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Chapter 383 - 376: Nan Zhubin’s Gaze

Chapter 383: Chapter 376: Nan Zhubin’s Gaze

The news about Wang Rui is still under wraps by the school administration.

In matters involving teachers and the school’s management, it’s standard procedure to keep students tight-lipped.

Even members of the sports team only know that the testimonies and materials they submitted were accepted, but no one knows Wang Rui’s ultimate fate.

After all, there was a teacher once taken away by the police for crossing legal boundaries, but because this teacher excelled at improving student grades, parents collectively petitioned, and he ended up only being dismissed from the school.

It is said that this teacher now works at a private institution and often teaches small classes to students introduced by the school.

Therefore, upon hearing the news that Wang Rui is officially "criminally detained," everyone on the sports team was wide-eyed.

Faced with expressions wanting to say something but too shocked to speak.

"Perhaps in the past, everyone always thought that teachers could do anything to improve students’ grades. The education bureau prohibited extra classes, yet the school continued; corporal punishment was forbidden, but teachers still punished the underperforming students; the bureau said performance wasn’t everything, but the school still classed by grades, teachers would even give nicknames to those who didn’t do well..."

Because of such reductions over time, the teachers’ authority in students’ minds expanded almost limitlessly, even to the point of "being able to do anything they want."

No matter what the higher-ups say, the rules set by teachers and the school are the largest.

"But this time is different." Lin Junkai took a deep breath, "Wang Rui indeed did something wrong, her reasoning holds no ground. It’s even verified by the police."

Zhang Zihao abruptly stood up: "You’re talking nonsense! We all don’t know, how could you know!"

Faced with an out-of-control group member, Nan Zhubin promptly intervened.

"Zihao, don’t interrupt when others are speaking. If you have your thoughts to express, you can wait until Junkai finishes sharing before speaking."

Zhang Zihao glared fiercely at Nan Zhubin.

Yes, this guy is taking sides!

He’s the one who ruined Coach Wang, who disrupted everyone’s previously orderly high school exam life!

Zhang Zihao looked around and found that after the initial shock of hearing about Wang Rui’s outcome, everyone was showing varying degrees of joy.

This realization made his face turn even paler.

He couldn’t help but kick his chair, wanting to leave.

"Are you running away?" Lin Junkai said expressionlessly.

Zhang Zihao stopped moving. The simple taunt ineffective against adults, was exceptionally solid on a teen this age.

"Running away? I’d rather hear what you have to say!"

Lin Junkai chuckled lightly.

"It’s useless to ask the school leaders. They’d only tell us not to overthink."

"But I provided evidence to the police earlier. And Wang Rui’s infraction being a self-reported case means if I go directly to the police, while they won’t tell me in great detail... they won’t hide the basic situation."

"In a while, they might even post an official announcement online, so just keep an eye out."

Zhang Zihao opened his mouth, his face blanching further.

He glanced around, finding himself unable to decipher others’ expressions.

"Zhang Zihao, I know what you’re thinking. Are you nostalgic for the old days?"

"What grades, you’re enjoying bullying others. But don’t forget, you were once..."

"Lin Junkai!"

A voice suddenly interrupted Lin Junkai’s words.

Both Lin Junkai and Zhang Zihao were taken aback.

Zhang Zihao’s complexion, which had been growing paler due to Lin Junkai’s narration, regained some warmth.

"Junkai, in group counseling, we can comment on others’ words, but we must avoid language that personally attacks."

Nan Zhubin’s tone was gentle yet firm, but his eyes carried a certain power.

Lin Junkai opened his mouth: "Sorry, Mr. Nan, I..."

"Let’s return to what you started with, do you have anything to add to your emotional sharing?"

Lin Junkai’s open shoulders slightly relaxed, and he bowed his head and sat down: "No, sorry... Mr. Nan."

Nan Zhubin turned to Zhang Zihao: "Zihao, you seemed to have a different view on Junkai’s comments, feel free to express it now."

Lin Junkai shook his head dumbfoundedly, indicating he had nothing to say.

Since sitting across from Nan Zhubin, Lin Junkai rarely looked him straight in the eye.

Even the occasional eye contact was aggressive, confrontational. Such emotionally-charged eye contact naturally fails to see anything objectively.

But now, after a clear comparison, Zhang Zihao was surprised to find—Nan Zhubin looked at him and Lin Junkai with the same gaze.

A kind of gentle seriousness.

This gaze was consistent when looking at everyone and maintained throughout the long span of group counseling.

Thinking back, it seems that during his earlier provocations in the speaking phase, Mr. Nan also watched him with the same steady gaze.

No matter the phase of group counseling, regardless of who was speaking, no matter what the speaker said.

Nan Zhubin’s gaze remained consistent.

Zhang Zihao froze for a moment.

Nan Zhubin no longer looked at Lin Junkai and Zhang Zihao but swept his gaze over all the students.

"Who would like to speak next?"

The students fell silent for a moment, seemingly startled by Nan Zhubin’s sudden display of seriousness.

However, having built good group counseling relations in prior sessions, they regained their composure and continued to speak.

Then, they all looked at Nan Zhubin.

In earlier gloomy group counseling atmospheres, Nan Zhubin always deliberately injected some humor, with increasingly better results each time.

But nearing the end now, Nan Zhubin reacted differently.

"In today’s group supervision, we explored our emotions together and saw how systemic pressures clouded our vision. The insights and growth gained during group counseling have now become landmarks for us to understand ourselves anew."

Nan Zhubin slowly said, "You are not numbered prisoners trapped in an experiment, but free individuals holding the power to rewrite the script."

"In future learning and life, we might meet many more times. I believe the insights provided by this group counseling need time for digestion, and I hope when we meet again, everyone can show growth from what they’ve gained."

The students exchanged glances, looking at one another.

"Our group counseling today concludes here."

...

After a while.

The students rose gradually with thoughtful expressions. They bid farewell to Nan Zhubin and Teacher Xiao Zhao in sequence, leaving the counseling room at different paces.

The time reached noon, and the sunlight became even warmer and brighter than when the session started.

With the students gone, Teacher Xiao Zhao felt the warmth of such sunlight even more intensely.

Once the students were out, Teacher Xiao Zhao, who was tidying up the aftermath in the classroom, couldn’t help but say to Nan Zhubin:

"Mr. Nan, the last part of the group counseling... I didn’t quite get it!"