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Chapter 78 The Last Consultation

"Teacher Nan, Teacher Nan!"

In his sleep, someone was shaking Nan Zhuren's body.

Only one person would do that.

He looked up and, sure enough, saw his assistant Shen Bing's face.

"Teacher Nan, a visitor is coming in twenty minutes. Why don't you get up and prepare?"

Nan Zhuren responded with a "okay," patted his face, and tried to clear his head.

But this time, after successfully waking Nan Zhuren, Shen Bing did not leave immediately; instead, he hesitated.

After a long while, he couldn't help but ask Nan Zhuren, "Teacher Nan, can I ask you a question?"

"what's up?"

"I heard you caused quite a stir at Jiangda that day?" Shen Bing asked, his face full of gossip. "Are those rumors true?"

Nan Zhuren smiled faintly: "I signed a confidentiality agreement."

Shen Bing immediately became anxious: "But I'm your assistant! I went to Jiangda with you, and then you turned around and left me there to work by myself. Now you're not even telling me what you're going to do! You really are..."

Nan Zhuren ignored Shen Bing, picked up her file rack, found an empty consultation room, and went inside.

After he left, several consulting assistants and young consultants approached Shen Bing, all with gossip on their faces.

"Abing, Abing, you guys did a really great job on this project at Jiang University!"

"I heard that Professor Nan even got a very young professor admitted to the hospital because of a visitor. Is that true?"

Shen Bing, who had just been furious and red-faced because of Nan Zhuren, suddenly straightened his face: "Sorry, I signed a confidentiality agreement."

……

Twenty minutes later.

Inside the consultation room.

When Nan Zhuren saw the girl sit down, he felt his eyes brighten a little.

Not long ago, she exuded a gloomy, depressed, and timid aura, but now she is like a newborn, radiating sunshine from the inside out.

Nan Zhuren joked, "Although we talked not long ago, it feels like we haven't seen each other for a long time."

Chen Ting joked, "'A day apart feels like three autumns,' if that's the case, then we really haven't seen each other for several years."

Nan Zhuren and Chen Ting both laughed.

Several days have passed since that day when Wang An, the stressor, was cut off in class.

Chen Ting also received her first consultation since that incident.

Nan Zhuren hoped this would be Chen Ting's last consultation.

"How do you feel now?"

Upon hearing Nan Zhuren's question, Chen Ting smiled and said, "At least he's much better at school."

After that day, thanks to the students who recorded the class on their phones, we were able to recover.

Wang An's hysterical videos began to spread like a virus.

A righteous counselor steps forward, the victim musters the courage to confront the devil, and the seemingly respectable teacher breaks down and self-destructs on the spot.

The short video possessed almost all the qualities necessary for widespread dissemination, making it impossible to contain.

It's not that there weren't unseen forces trying to suppress the heat of the matter, but those videos spread just too quickly and too widely.

Moreover, subsequently, some parents of students in the class stepped in. Keep in mind that this is the law department of Jiangnan University, where every student is exceptionally gifted; and the families that can raise such gifted children are certainly not lacking in wealth and influence.

Even Chen Ting's father is someone who has the ability to contribute to this incident.

"Looking back now, things seem quite easy to resolve." Chen Ting smiled, with a sense of relief and a touch of confusion. "But at the time, I don't know why, I just felt powerless to resist, as if the whole sky was collapsing and pressing down on me."

Even now, Chen Ting still feels a bit unreal.

“When you look back, it often seems like everything was so easy,” Nan Zhuren comforted him.

"But only those who have personally walked this path step by step can know how arduous the journey has been, and how difficult it has been to reach where you are today."

Nan Zhuren habitually paid close attention.

Chen Ting smiled after hearing this comforting remark.

She corrected, "It's not 'I,' it's 'we.' Without you, Teacher Nan, I couldn't have done anything."

Chen Ting is now filled with gratitude towards Nan Zhuren, so much so that her words still contain visible enthusiasm and excitement.

Instead of raising a glass in celebration like a comrade-in-arms, Nan Zhuren watched with a polite, professional smile as he guided Chen Ting to calm down little by little.

Then he said, "If things go well enough, I hope this will be our last consultation today."

Chen Ting was taken aback.

This change in attitude clearly made Chen Ting somewhat uncomfortable.

At this moment, Nan Zhuren shed his identity as a "friend" and reverted to being a "consultant".

This was Nan Zhuren's deliberate act.

Because at this moment, Chen Ting's state began to fall in another direction of counseling—[transference].

……

Transference is a term from the psychoanalytic school of psychological counseling, referring to a strong emotion that a client feels towards the counselor. This emotion usually stems from the client's feelings towards other important people or things in their past life.

For example, if a client comes to a therapist because they have been cheated on in a relationship, they may transfer their feelings of love for their partner to the therapist, thus developing feelings of affection for the therapist that go beyond friendship; or they may transfer their hatred for the third party to the therapist, thus developing unfounded hatred.

Transference involves a variety of emotions, which can be positive or negative, depending on the client and the therapist.

However, generally speaking, transference often has a negative impact on counseling.

For example, Chen Ting's current transference of affection towards Nan Zhuren.

Because she had not received support from her family for a long time, which allowed someone like Wang An to take advantage of her vulnerability, Chen Ting has undoubtedly always needed a sense of security.

At this moment, Nan Zhuren appeared and stood by her side, helping her overcome the difficulties together.

In general counseling, transference can occur simply by offering comfort, support, and positive regard; not to mention what Nan Zhuren has done now, it is perfectly normal for Chen Ting to develop transference towards Nan Zhuren.

But regardless of what feelings Chen Ting is developing for Nan Zhuren, Nan Zhuren needs to curb this tendency in order for the consultation to proceed smoothly.

……

Nan Zhuren thought for a moment.

He asked, "Did you come alone today?"

Chen Ting shook her head: "No."

This answer was somewhat different from what Nan Zhuren had expected. Could it be that Chen Ma had accompanied them again?
"Who did you come with?"

"You should know Teacher Nan, it's Xia Tian."

　This case will soon be archived.

　　What do you guys think the protagonist's new psychological cheat code should be like?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)