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Chapter 212 - 210: Mr. Nan is Different

Chapter 212: Chapter 210: Mr. Nan is Different

Wang Sui quickly wiped her hands subconsciously, wanting to find her own phone.

But she soon realized that it was actually Li Minglu’s phone ringing.

Yes, the couple’s phone ringtones were exactly the same.

However, Li Minglu didn’t like socializing in the first place, and after getting ill, he almost completely cut off contact with the outside world.

There are now very few people who can call him.

Li Minglu only reacted after Wang Sui had wiped her hands dry, pressing the answer button.

"Hello? Oh, it’s Editor Liao."

Li Minglu instinctively mentioned the identity of the person on the other end of the line, saying a name Wang Sui also recognized.

"I just sent the finished painting over."

At the same time, he pressed the speaker button and placed the phone on the table.

Wang Sui shook her clean hands in the air as she walked over.

Although Li Minglu barely socializes now, due to maintaining work connections, there are certainly some contacts with the client side.

Even with Li Minglu’s current condition, his life almost completely relies on Wang Sui, who even took over his social interactions.

But clients still demand periodic direct communication with Li Minglu himself.

"Yes, yes, Teacher Li, we received the artwork and reviewed it overnight."

The voice on the other side sounded relieved: "The painting is really excellent. The sense of maintaining a neat structure while expressing personal style, only you can bring it out..."

Li Minglu listened quietly, expressionless.

Wang Sui listened quietly as well, her face showing obvious confusion at first, but soon her mouth curled up in pride.

"Editor Liao, you’re flattering us." After the flattery ended, Wang Sui modestly responded on behalf of Li Minglu with a smile.

"Oh, it’s Teacher Wang, you’re indeed there too." A voice with faux surprise came from the other side.

The two sides exchanged some polite flattery back and forth before starting to discuss the issue of subsequent artworks.

Throughout this process, Li Minglu remained silent.

Until it was almost over.

"Then Teacher Li, we’re looking forward to your future works."

"Alright Editor Liao, goodbye."

After saying this, Li Minglu turned around as if having completed a task, preparing to return to the studio.

But Wang Sui suddenly spoke up: "Where are you going? I still have something I haven’t finished talking to you about."

Li Minglu turned his head: "?"

Wang Sui, frowning, was about to speak when suddenly, the phone rang again.

It was still Li Minglu’s phone.

Wang Sui relaxed her brow, watching as Li Minglu picked up the phone and was about to say something just like before.

"Hello, who is this? Ah..."

Wang Sui blinked, thinking that perhaps Editor Liao had something more to say.

"Mr. Nan?!" But Li Minglu involuntarily raised his voice, saying something entirely different from what Wang Sui had guessed.

"Yes, Teacher Li, sorry to disturb you at this late hour." A voice came from the other end of the line.

Visitors’ identities vary, and consultants need to change their address based on the visitor’s identity and profession.

At the initial meeting, formal and slightly distant titles are certainly used. However, due to the consulting relationship established between Nan Zhubin and Li Minglu during the last consultation, they can use titles that are formal yet slightly amiable.

"No, no, not at all, I just finished my midnight snack..." Li Minglu responded with a bit of nervousness.

"And earlier I was working, the phone wasn’t by my side, Mr. Nan, you couldn’t reach me..."

"I see," Nan Zhubin began to explain, "usually it’s my assistant who contacts you and your wife, but we’ve had some business changes recently, so I personally called this time."

There have indeed been significant business changes at Yan Nuo Center recently, and the situation is quite special.

"No, no, not presumptuous." Li Minglu shook his head, "Mr. Nan, what do you want to say..."

"It’s not a big deal, just wanted to record your current state, and confirm if there’s any change in our consultation time next week, just routine procedures..."

Li Minglu nodded: "Yes, yes..."

Li Minglu couldn’t remember how long they talked or what they talked about.

He suddenly said: "Mr. Nan, I’m sorry..."

This sentence was inexplicable.

But Nan Zhubin was not perplexed: "No, no, there’s nothing you need to apologize for."

They talked a little more afterward.

When Li Minglu hung up the phone and turned his head, he found his wife staring at him.

"A-Lu, why didn’t you put the phone on speaker just now?"

Li Minglu blinked: "What do you mean? I clearly..."

He looked at his phone, suddenly dazed.

Only then did he realize that he’d been using the handset throughout the conversation with Nan Zhubin.

Throughout the entire process, he didn’t feel anything was wrong, everything felt so natural.

"If it’s so, it’s so, if not, it’s not. You’re starting to fool me again with open eyes and saying nonsensical things. Is this something you can fool about?!"

Wang Sui unconsciously raised her voice: "What did he just say to you?!"

Li Minglu subconsciously answered: "About the consultation, he confirmed whether my next consultation time is the same as before..."

Wang Sui took a hard breath with her arms akimbo.

Because she was washing dishes just now, her sleeves were rolled up. In this posture, she easily overshadowed Li Minglu.

"I just said there was something else, right? This is what I wanted to talk to you about."

Wang Sui almost gritted out her words: "I don’t like that Mr. Nan."

"I’m planning to transfer you back to the previous psychological clinic."

Without much thought, Li Minglu said: "But I just agreed with Mr. Nan, after finishing the consultation with him, I feel... better than ever before!"

When he said this, he realized what he had said.

Even he was shocked that he would say such a thing.

Wang Sui took another deep breath.

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Two days later, Monday.

[Monthly Goal: Complete 10 hours of "psychological consultation" within a month (10/10), followed by 1 "Psychological Ability Training"]

[Life Development: Archive 1 "case archive" (1/1), followed by 1 "Psychological Skill Deepening"]

[This month’s goals have been completed]

[You have received [Psychological Ability Training]]

[[Emotional Infection] +1]

In the dream psychological counseling office, Nan Zhubin clenched a fist excitedly.

After a day of consultation, he gained another point in [Emotional Infection].

This ability had been working throughout the consultations with Cheng Hui before.

[Empathy], [Self-exposure] and other techniques all require the clients to feel what the consultant is expressing.

Ideally, they should feel and empathize.

And these are where [Emotional Infection] works.

In other words, if Nan Zhubin didn’t have the [+3] Emotional Infection back then, he wouldn’t have used such an overtly aggressive approach with Cheng Hui.

Even if he used it, the effect wouldn’t have been nearly as good.

And now, his [Emotional Infection] has reached [+4].

With the current efficiency at Jiang University Consultation Center, where Nan Zhubin is maximizing consultation hours every day,

he can basically complete two [Monthly Goals] every three days.

You have to know, there’s still more than half of the month left.

If Nan Zhubin maximizes all the remaining psychological consultations, he could easily complete the [Monthly Goal]... ten more times!