Who would study psychology unless they had some issues?!-Chapter 880 - 711: Then Let’s Go Big

Nan Zhubin asked, "And the card that represents 'future'?"

The 'future' card drawn by Director Xing had a simple light gray background, with a pattern of a pair of wide open arms, with three human silhouettes in front of them.

He interpreted it as "a pair of arms embracing three people."

"I..." Director Xing pursed his lips, seemingly needing to muster some strength to say what he wanted to say next.

"I'm thinking... I could protect something. Just like these arms."

"What to protect?" Nan Zhubin pressed.

Sssss–hooo–

Director Xing took a deep breath, speaking haltingly, "Protect... my people."

This sentence seemed to drain a lot of his accumulated strength, to the point where when he said this, Director Xing had a feeling of unwillingness on his face.

...

Discussion broke out again among the audience.

"Brother Xing has such good intentions... I didn't notice before."

"That's not necessarily true; Brother Xing usually isn't... at least not that bad compared to some others..." The speaker's voice suddenly dropped, "He's pretty good."

"I think he might be acting." Another voice said stiffly, "Saying this kind of thing in front of so many people... who would speak the truth in such a moment? It sounds better than singing..."

...

Nan Zhubin wasn't distracted by the voices in the audience.

He seized upon the keywords from Director Xing's words.

"You hope the 'future' becomes like this," Nan Zhubin said, "but what about now? From what I know, something has recently happened at the company that you need to look after, right?"

This statement instantly quieted the audience.

It was the first time today's salon had pointedly hit upon a specific issue.

Or rather, it was the first time the company had openly discussed this issue in such a setting.

Although Nan Zhubin hadn't explicitly stated it, everyone knew what Nan Zhubin was referring to—layoffs.

"Because... I can't do that now," Director Xing said.

"I wish I could, but I can't," Director Xing repeated.

"Moreover... I think that when I can do that, I should feel happy, but I'm not happy now, I'm even very uncomfortable... So I hope there can be a change in the future." Director Xing's words were almost a murmur.

Nan Zhubin sighed.

Mo Kai and Chonghui, listening from below, exchanged a look, and couldn't help but sigh as well.

Their opinions of Director Xing had long since faded.

Nan Zhubin paused, standing at the brink of a pivotal moment, suddenly reluctant to take the next step.

If it was just for the demonstration, today's effect was actually sufficient.

Nan Zhubin's gaze swept over the audience; their expressions had undergone a drastic change compared to before attending the salon.

So he thought for a moment and said, "Thank you for sharing these three cards. It's clear that Director Xing, you still have many questions and reflections within you. Today's time is limited, but if you need further..."

Hooo—

...

Director Xing suddenly leaned forward.

"Teacher Nan." He called out, the emotion unlike the previous times he spoke.

Interrupting Nan Zhubin's unfinished words.

"I've said a lot, but my feeling is still the same as before, I feel very uncomfortable... It's even worse than before saying these things."

"You said today's salon is for mental health, for psychological therapy, right? Can you help me solve this? At least partly, at least make me feel a little better.

"Right here, right now!"

"At the very least... I want to know what my problem is, so I can solve it, right?"

He stared intensely into Nan Zhubin's eyes.

Nan Zhubin stared back at Director Xing.

For this kind of problem that requires long-term intervention, at least two or three sessions to see effects.

Nan Zhubin really could bring about a therapeutic effect right now.

Having understood Director Xing's situation, originally Nan Zhubin intended to be conservative, transferring him to the consulting room for gradual intervention.

But since Director Xing, as a visitor, insisted so strongly,

Why not be a bit bold, and make it a real consultation showcase?

"Have you thought about it?" Nan Zhubin asked.

"You feel very uncomfortable now, but have you tried to explore by yourself where the discomfort is coming from?"

The question made the visitor quickly nod.

This is a common situation for most visitors. They would ask the consultant, yet deep down they already have an answer.

Of course, their answer might not be as comprehensive as what the consultant sees. Still, making them articulate their own answer has a certain therapeutic effect.

"I want to be like my former colleague, better to subordinates, better to juniors. But for various reasons... I can't do that now." Director Xing's voice was very low.

Nan Zhubin didn't make Director Xing elaborate on those "various reasons," just nodded.

"And then... perhaps with my former colleague, I feel very..."

Director Xing looked up at Nan Zhubin, then lowered his head again, "I feel very guilty."

Nan Zhubin nodded. "'Guilt,' that's the emotion you perceive."

He nodded continuously, a gesture of acknowledgment.

And this acknowledgment was for the upcoming guidance.

"Is there a reason for this guilt?"

The question stunned Director Xing.

Only Nan Zhubin's voice could be heard: "'Guilt' is an emotion, and emotions arise from perceptions of certain behaviors or things."

Despite the two-body distance between Nan Zhubin and Director Xing, his voice seemed to sound directly in Director Xing's ear.

"What's your reason for feeling guilty?"

"I..."

Director Xing opened his mouth.

"I think... he once taught me how to do things so intently, helped me out of tight spots, solved problems for me, one of the first good people I've met... But when he encountered trouble, I was powerless, unable to help even a little."

This time, Nan Zhubin didn't nod.

"Is there more?" Nan Zhubin asked.

Director Xing opened his mouth.

This time, he didn't directly voice the answer.

Instead, he lowered his head.

Unaware of when, the three drawn cards lay directly in front of his sight.

On the far left, the card depicting a person walking a solitary path.

In the earlier interpretation, he always said that person was himself.

But now, as he looked at the person on the card, he suddenly realized something had changed.

Never before had he examined his heart so closely—even if it was through the manifestation on a card. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

On the card, the body outlined in simple lines gradually revealed a face.

"I think... I betrayed him, so I feel guilty," Director Xing said.

With these words, Director Xing seemed to exhale a breath of congestion.

His speech flowed more smoothly.

"I think I betrayed him back then,"

"He ended up in ICU because of work, yet I continued working. I wasn't on his side, I think I betrayed him."

"He was later fired by the company, I didn't say a word to him. I took the experience he taught me and continued working for the company, even when unfinished projects fell to me after his dismissal, I completed them, and all the credit became mine... This made me feel I betrayed him."

Director Xing's words at this moment were almost like confession.

"And... I think I should have stood by him, become like him. But the things I do now and the way he treated me before... have a huge gap, I feel I've become the person I hated back then, even the person he probably hated."

"...so I feel I betrayed him."