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Chapter 338 - 336 Turning Point

Chapter 338: Chapter 336 Turning Point

In the cultural context of the Chinese people, "red" is often considered an ominous color.

Generally, it indicates negative information like "warning," "problem," or "error."

Using this color to mark the [Body Map] actually means highlighting areas of the body that have issues.

From Nan Zhubin’s perspective, during Li Mingchen’s accidental fall, the problem doesn’t only lie in his dizzy mind but certainly also in his weak body due to long-term dieting.

To be more specific, it’s the "stomach."

If Li Mingchen could mark the stomach red at this moment, then everything would be smooth, showing that Li Mingchen has gained cognition during the time he didn’t see Nan Zhubin and has realized his problems.

On this basis, Nan Zhubin even thinks that today’s session might be finished in forty minutes.

But not marking it red is also within expectations; just proceed with the process.

After the blue and red pen, Nan Zhubin handed over the green pen.

"Alright, next, let’s mark the ’healthy’ parts of your body, the parts you believe ’won’t have issues,’ with green."

Li Mingchen took the green colored pencil, thought for a bit, and marked his right hand and left leg.

This time, he meticulously filled in all the blank areas within the borders, turning the entire right hand and left leg green.

And after marking these two areas, Li Mingchen put the colored pencil down.

With this action, Nan Zhubin’s gaze involuntarily froze.

...

The turning point in the counseling seemed to come too quickly.

Firstly, Li Mingchen’s choice of application this time is completely different than the previous two times. Previously, for the blue "excellent" part and the red "problem" part, Li Mingchen only partially marked the "arms" and "head" parts.

But now the right hand and left leg are entirely marked green.

The subtext shown by the former is "excellent but not so excellent," "problematic but not so problematic" — neither crisp nor ambiguous;

The latter represents "completely healthy" — straightforward, simple, and definite.

Why is there such a distinction?

This is the first question.

Secondly, this time Li Mingchen only marked the "healthy" symbolic green on his right hand and left foot.

His left hand and right foot are still wrapped in bandages, understandable not to mark them green.

Then what about the torso?

Nan Zhubin’s gaze moved upward — the torso part of the drawn figure on the map is still blank at the moment.

No blue, no red, and no green.

This phenomenon indicates that Li Mingchen believes his body isn’t "unhealthy" but also not "healthy" at the moment.

It’s a bit convoluted, so let’s organize it in different language — at this moment, Li Mingchen neither considers his torso "unhealthy" nor "healthy."

General [Anorexia Nervosa] wouldn’t think like that.

They would unhesitantly mark their torso green, indicating "healthy."

Li Mingchen’s current reaction is a major breakthrough in the counseling, a counseling node that can instantly extend into a new in-depth direction!

Following the usual process, Nan Zhubin should continue to guide the [Body Map] technique at this moment.

But now, Nan Zhubin decisively abandons any inherent processes.

Directly begins [Confrontation]!

...

Nan Zhubin lined up the three color watercolor pens in front of Li Mingchen at once.

"Next, we need to fill in all the blanks in front of the portrait."

"You can freely choose the color of the watercolor pen, freely fill the position above," Nan Zhubin deliberately said, observing Li Mingchen’s expression.

[Pressing lips, frowning.]

[Eyes lose focus, blank stare.]

As expected, [conflict] and [struggle].

Li Mingchen hesitated for quite a while before picking up the green watercolor pen, filling in the blank part of the little man’s head, then suspended his action.

Nan Zhubin pointed to the head area: "Why did you mark it green?"

Li Mingchen thought for a moment: "When the accident happened, my head was dizzy, so there was a small red patch here. But now I feel my mind is fairly clear, it’s ’healthy,’ so I marked it green."

This question is merely a setup.

Nan Zhubin incessantly pointed towards the torso area: "What about here? I saw you hesitated for a long time, did you think about what color to mark here?"

This is the question Nan Zhubin truly wants to ask.

Li Mingchen opened his mouth but didn’t speak.

Nan Zhubin continued: "Let me ask differently — is your torso ’healthy’?"

Li Mingchen still didn’t speak.

Nan Zhubin changed his approach again: "Then, is your torso ’unhealthy’?"

This time Li Mingchen answered, but didn’t respond directly to Nan Zhubin’s posed question: "Mr. Nan, are you referring to my not eating situation?"

A clear avoidance defense.

Li Mingchen said: "The assessment report you gave me before, my mom talked to me about. It’s just... in your view, eating less ’eating less’ is seen as a problem. But for us in sports who have to control weight, it’s not like that, we ’must’ diet."

"Mr. Nan, you know boxers, right? Professional boxers are even required not to drink water for several days before stepping into the ring to control weight. This behavior seems suicidal in outsiders’ eyes, but it’s normal in the context of competitive sports..."

Li Mingchen’s narration remains quite fluent, as if prepared as a script in advance.

However—

[Frequent blinking, wandering gaze.]

[Single corner drop, asymmetrical mouth move.]

[Repeated lip licking and swallowing causing speaking pause.]

[——he’s not confident in what he’s saying.]

After observing micro expressions, Nan Zhubin directly starts confrontation.

"But as far as I know, boxers only diet before matches to control the weight class, right? They quickly replenish energy and weight after weigh-ins to ensure competitive status."

"In other words, their situation can’t be considered a ’normal’ worth imitating, and many boxers have publicly acknowledged such rapid weight loss behavior as ’suicidal’ — this isn’t some ’outsider’s view.’"

"Moreover—" Nan Zhubin pointed outside the door, "When I evaluated you last time, did you see my colleague? How do you think about his physique?"

This sentence refers to Chonghui.

Li Mingchen fell silent. Chonghui’s body shape, even in formal suits, exudes a sense of power; and a semi-professional athlete’s gaze automatically replenishes the muscles and lines on Chonghui covered by fabric in the mind.