Who would study psychology unless they had some issues?!-Chapter 363 - 360: Trick

Such an indifferent tone, without any pleasantries.

This demeanor is completely different from the usual social style Nan Zhubin exhibits in front of Vice Principal Ma.

Vice Principal Ma couldn’t help but be taken aback.

The pace of conversation began to veer into unfamiliar territory, making him a bit uneasy for a moment.

At the same time—it’s been a long time since a young teacher spoke to him like this.

Vice Principal Ma’s rationality involuntarily shrank another layer.

But Vice Principal Ma still forcibly held his emotions in check, putting "business" first.

"Mr. Nan." Vice Principal Ma took a deep breath, tentatively asking, "Regarding Xu Pengcheng’s situation during the day, what do you think?"

"Hard to say, but it’s very likely due to long-term [anorexia] causing malnutrition, stemming from long-term bullying and [academic anxiety]."

Nan Zhubin didn’t hold back, calmly said: "As for whether these two issues have reached the level of [disease], we’ll need more in-depth assessment measures to know, like scale evaluations and such."

Hearing the anticipated answer, Vice Principal Ma steadied himself; this was his main purpose for today.

"Mr. Nan, do you think there might be a [depression] issue?"

[Pupil diameter increased, blink frequency decreased.]

[Deepening of furrows between brows, slight tremors in cheek muscles.]

[—High-intensity focus, is this his main purpose for today’s conversation?]

Vice Principal Ma is particularly concerned about whether Xu Pengcheng has a [depression] issue?

"It’s not out of the question." Nan Zhubin said, "[Depression] is very common, most psychological issues will have concurrent [depression]."

After hearing Nan Zhubin’s answer, Vice Principal Ma took a deep breath and sighed: "Ah, how did things get to this point."

He couldn’t help but shake his head and start pacing anxiously in place, seemingly very troubled.

For today’s high schools, student safety issues due to depression are the most common and the most serious.

If it’s a misstep caused by [neurotic eating disorder] or [anxiety], it seems easier to explain;

But if you add the issue of [depression], then it becomes very sensitive... doesn’t it?

Wait a minute.

Nan Zhubin’s pupils shrank, his focus suddenly shifted to Vice Principal Ma’s face.

[After his gaze quickly swept over my face, he forcefully shifted away, observing my reaction.]

[Frowning occurred later than speech expression, a deliberately created expression.]

[Frowning is also excessively mechanical and stiff, with a deliberate exertion—]

He’s pretending to be troubled, and this feigned trouble is to conceal his true thoughts!

What needs to be concealed with [trouble]?

It’s [excitement].

Vice Principal Ma’s sudden acceleration in physical movements at this moment seemed due to [trouble] and overwhelm, but could also be an unconscious release of inner [excitement].

What does he want to conceal? What is he excited about?

...

Nan Zhubin’s tone was somewhat incredulous: "Are you pleased that Xu Pengcheng might have [depression]?"

This came out.

Vice Principal Ma’s absurd, chaotic body language suddenly halted, like a computer with a bug abruptly crashing.

"Mr. Nan, what are you saying? How could I be pleased about a student’s [depression]..."

"I got it right." Nan Zhubin resolutely interrupted Vice Principal Ma.

Vice Principal Ma’s throat tightened, and his face flushed red.

Chonghui, who had remained silent, leaned back completely on the sofa, watching Nan Zhubin start his familiar self-dialogue again, revealing a satisfaction akin to appreciating a piece of art.

No matter how many times you watch, it never gets old.

...

Nan Zhubin’s gaze towards Vice Principal Ma turned increasingly cold: "You think Xu Pengcheng’s [depression] is actually a good thing?"

"Why?"

Nan Zhubin began to ponder, started to speculate, affirming his guesses through Vice Principal Ma’s expressions.

"You think Xu Pengcheng’s [depression] is better than [anorexia] and [anxiety], what’s ’good’ about [depression]... because the situation of [depression] is more prevalent?"

"—I got it right."

"Why is being more prevalent better? No, or why is [depression] so common among high school students, because of academic pressure—it’s academic pressure."

Nan Zhubin observed Vice Principal Ma’s expression and his eyes lit up, his thoughts cleared.

"You want to change the nature of the matter. Because if Xu Pengcheng’s main issue is [depression], you can explain it as him developing psychological problems due to academic pressure and falling short in performance."

"Whereas if it’s [anorexia] and [anxiety], it would inevitably be linked to campus bullying, and even teacher-instigated campus bullying, which is far more serious compared to [depression]."

"You already know it’s impossible to suppress the matter now, but you still want to minimize the problem, choosing the lesser of two evils?!"

Nan Zhubin understood.

If Xu Pengcheng’s fall was directly linked to the [anorexia] issue, it would undoubtedly be a nailed teaching accident. Not only does it involve teachers wrongly arranging teaching plans but also incites bullying problems.

This doesn’t just violate disciplinary regulations, it connects with the criminal law.

But if it’s [depression], then it can be argued. Because such cases are too common, it can be said the student couldn’t handle the situation, even claiming "there are inevitably a few such unavoidable cases every year during college entrance exams."

The penalty intensity, compared to the other situation, would be much less.

Even [anxiety], [anorexia], etc., can also be said to be triggered by [depression]; or, although there was incitement to bully, the student’s final fall was ultimately the [depression] issue.

Many things are feared without choice, without direction, only having to face a single severe punishment result.

But once there is a choice of the lesser of two evils, efforts can be made to maneuver, to operate.

To—reduce penalties!

Vice Principal Ma is indeed experienced; his conversation with Nan Zhubin is clearly an attempt at the so-called "maneuvering".

Nan Zhubin looked at Vice Principal Ma’s expression, affirmatively said: "—I got it right."

Vice Principal Ma’s body’s and facial expressions suddenly rebooted like a crashed computer, but this time it wasn’t due to ridiculous concealment.

It was genuine panic.

He not only hadn’t seen Nan Zhubin like this, he hadn’t seen anyone like this!

How could someone self-ask, self-answer, self-talk their way into uncovering the secrets of one’s heart?

"You want this part of our conversation to act as an inducement, right? I may not be the one responsible for Xu Pengcheng’s psychological assessment in the future, but you plan to have me commissioned by the school or recommended, to personally make a [depression] diagnosis for Xu Pengcheng."

Nan Zhubin looked at Vice Principal Ma’s expression: "—Great, I got it right again."

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