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Chapter 275 - 273: Case... Filed Successfully?

Chapter 275: Chapter 273: Case... Filed Successfully?

Facing Doctor Chen’s self-blame narrative.

Nan Zhubin was silent for a moment.

Finally, he provided some [Support].

"If this were within Psychological Consultation, I usually wouldn’t say this kind of thing."

Nan Zhubin organized his words: "Although I just pointed out some of Jie’s ’issues’, these problems are actually ... very common in our country."

"Almost all teenagers and adolescents develop various issues because of their families. These issues are either unnoticed or ignored, or they seek help but do not receive proper intervention, and ultimately they accompany them as they grow, even for a lifetime."

"But, like I said at the beginning, actually you surpass 99% of the fathers I know, at least— from beginning to end, Jie has always regarded you as a role model."

"Jie’s issues... shouldn’t have resulted in such an outcome."

"What caused the entire situation to spiral into an uncontrollable abyss was Lin Lulin!"

...

Even though I’ve said this before.

But saying it once more at this moment is still very necessary.

The same kind of message, when it appears at different moments of a conversation, can exert different effects—

When this [Support] appeared at the beginning of the conversation, it served as a foundation to give Doctor Chen a base level of strength to receive the information that followed;

Following this, Nan Zhubin mentions Chen Jie’s "issues", which, while answering Doctor Chen’s doubts, inevitably cast a shadow over his heart;

To then have the [Support] appear once more at this moment, it can somewhat pull Doctor Chen’s heavy emotions back.

But what Nan Zhubin can do is just that.

How much Doctor Chen can pull his emotions back, and what mindset he maintains after this conversation, depends entirely on how he adjusts himself.

If there are still problems, then it requires the degree of intervention that only professional Psychological Consultation can provide.

...

After accepting this [Support] from Nan Zhubin, Doctor Chen didn’t respond further.

And Nan Zhubin, thus concluded his conversation that felt like both an intervention and a friend’s consolation. He leaned back on the seat and closed his eyes to rest.

Weng Pinting had been quite taciturn, not making a sound, only slowing down the car, allowing everyone inside to be more stable.

Until.

"Screech——"

The body slightly floated, back leaving the seat momentarily before slowly settling back.

The car stopped.

"We’re here," Weng Pinting said.

Nan Zhubin opened the car door, and a three-story small villa appeared before him.

From his angle, he saw gray-white exterior walls with complementary deep brown wooden grids, and a sloping roof covered in dark gray tiles. There was also a small courtyard paved with bluestone slabs in the front, an iron gate decorated with hydrangea bushes, and a semi-open garage.

It surely couldn’t compare with the old mansion villas in those TV dramas, size-wise it seemed more like a refined, enlarged version of a rural self-inspection small mansion or a single-family home from Europe and America.

But for this small villa to appear in the outskirts of Jiangdu was a bit problematic.

If Nan Zhubin remembered correctly, it was just about an hour’s metro commute from this area to the city center.

Nan Zhubin slowly turned his head: "...your home?"

Weng Pinting nodded as if it was obvious: "When Howard coaxed me into coming back then, I planned on staying in Jiangdu for the long term, so I thought about investing in a property. And then I happened to bump into Lu Jia— I have to say again, she really knows the real estate industry in Jiangdu very well."

"I guess I was lucky. When I came across this house, the original owner was just about to move abroad, so they lowered the price to sell it. Lu Jia and I each pooled a little bit to ensure our financial health, and bought it together."

"I didn’t think much about it when buying, but now it’s not as easy to sell, and I can’t go back to Beidu, so I can only continue developing here in Jiangdu."

Nan Zhubin nodded gravely.

Despite Weng Pinting’s words seeming to carry a note of complaint.

But buying a villa while ensuring asset health, and then starting her own Psychological Consultation studio... this senior sister is a bit more capable than I thought.

Is it still too late to bring up borrowing money again?

"Wait a minute..." Nan Zhubin suddenly found a blind spot, "Did Lu Jia also buy this villa with you?"

Does it mean Lu Jia also lives here?

Weng Pinting snorted: "What else? Would I let you live here in my solitary situation? Not just you, when my junior comes over from Beidu later, he will also have to be temporarily accommodated here."

The senior sister heartily slapped Nan Zhubin’s shoulder: "Don’t worry, there are plenty of guest rooms, even if we brought over the entire project team, it wouldn’t be a problem."

Nan Zhubin nodded dumbfoundedly, feeling that something was a bit off.

No more words need to be said.

Weng Pinting helped Nan Zhubin take out his luggage together. Doctor Chen, although still appearing thoughtful, also helped move Nan Zhubin’s belongings.

During this process, Weng Pinting asked Nan Zhubin one more question.

"Let me ask you again, are you sure you want to stay in Jiangdu for Li Minglu? Whether considering it from the learning angle or the project angle, going to Beidu ahead to join the teacher’s project team is a better choice."

Nan Zhubin nodded without any hesitation.

The [case] of Li Minglu hasn’t been [archived] yet, and I haven’t gained the corresponding [Psychological Skill Deepening].

Weng Pinting only thought Nan Zhubin was simply being responsible to the client, wanting to see it through to the end; although she logically didn’t support it, she had more approval in her eyes when looking at Nan Zhubin.

"It was indeed right to recommend you to the teacher." She thumped Nan Zhubin’s shoulder enthusiastically.

Nan Zhubin cooperatively curled a corner of his mouth, just about to say something.

Suddenly, his body paused, as if sensing some kind of change had occurred.

He was very familiar with this feeling.

Once... it happened during Chen Ting’s [case archiving]!

Nan Zhubin blinked. Had something psychological happened miraculously on Li Minglu’s part?

[... No, it’s not right!]

Nan Zhubin suddenly lifted his head and looked in a direction.

There, Doctor Chen was setting down Nan Zhubin’s luggage, exhaling a long breath.

On his face, an inexplicable sense of relaxation appeared, as though something clicked, finally allowing him to unload the burden he had been carrying for so long.

"Mr. Nan." Sensing Nan Zhubin’s gaze, Doctor Chen smiled.

After seemingly preparing his words for a long time, he quickly stepped forward, stopping a step away from Nan Zhubin, and softly said:

"Mr. Nan, thank you."

"At that time, when Jie jumped in front of me, I couldn’t save her... it had a significant impact on me."

"I wasn’t even able to save my own daughter, I didn’t even know how she became ’ill’ — with this thought, with this self-blame, I haven’t been able to face other patients."

Doctor Chen exhaled deeply: "But now, I feel I am no longer the same."