Who would study psychology unless they had some issues?!

His gaze lingered briefly on the face in the blue shirt and he comforted, "It’s okay, even though you weren’t recommended for further studies, we still have a good place to study now. Beidu Normal University’s psychology program is ranked first in the country."

The person in the blue shirt gave a dry laugh, "Yeah..."

But it wasn’t over yet. Mo Kai paused and then, as if his curiosity hadn’t been satisfied, said, "Isn’t the unified exam line for Beidu University’s psychology department quite high this year? I heard the retests are pretty ruthless. Did you apply for the academic master’s or the professional master’s?"

"Academic master’s," the person in the blue shirt instinctively replied.

"Academic master’s, huh," Mo Kai nodded, "You just said your first choice was also Beidu University, so your preliminary exam scores must be quite high to have made it to Beidu University’s retest, right?"

"...Yes."

"Awesome, really awesome. Although I was recommended for further studies and didn’t take the national exam, I heard Beidu University is very popular and the retests are particularly ruthless. It’s really impressive to get into the retest!"

He used several compliments within one sentence; even for [Positive Attention] in psychological consultation, it seemed a bit overdone.

This made the person in the blue shirt’s chin involuntarily rise a bit, as if truly being [Supported].

"But you made it to the retest... theoretically, being a student from the school, you should have an advantage, right? After all, you’ve been there for four years, and the retest teachers are basically ones who’ve taught you and know you."

"If it really doesn’t work out, can’t your undergraduate advisor speak on your behalf?" Mo Kai said, "So why did you have to settle for an adjustment in the end?"

"Did you not perform well, or was there some accident?"

The person in the blue shirt’s posture stiffened, from his waist and chest to his chin.

No response for a long while.

At this point, Mo Kai showed a rather awkward expression, "Oh, well... let’s look on the bright side."

He seemed to be trying to compensate, "Our school’s psychology program is first nationally, and Teacher Bai is even more incredible. I heard initially Beidu University invited our teacher as well, but the conditions here were better, so he finally came here. In other words, the faculty we’re enjoying now is still at Beidu University level, still Beidu University’s top tier!"

"Think about it, if you’d stayed at the university and couldn’t be recommended, you wouldn’t have had the freedom to choose your teachers. If you ended up with a relaxed teacher, at worst you’d have no achievements and difficulty graduating. But if you got a super pushy teacher, those three years... could be tough!"

The person in the blue shirt nodded hesitantly, "Ah... yeah."

Mo Kai continued to comfort, "I’m being honest, look on the bright side, it’s really lucky to be able to choose our teacher; he has high standards for accepting students!"

Mo Kai pointed at Nan Zhubin, "Like Senior Brother Nan—do you know why, although we’re both first-year master’s students, I call him Senior Brother?"

"Because he got in early, it was Teacher Bai who personally discovered him during a conference in Jiangdu and invited him to apply!"

"In other words, the teacher takes in students only if he approves of them!"

Mo Kai then sighed, "As for me, during my undergraduate studies, I pestered the teacher for over a year. But in the end, the teacher still didn’t think much of me; it was only because my family brought several projects to the research group that the teacher reluctantly nodded."

When he spoke of this, Mo Kai lowered his voice, as if he trusted the person in the blue shirt greatly, whispering, "You shouldn’t tell anyone this, it’s really embarrassing."

Unintentionally, the watch on his wrist caught the person in the blue shirt’s eye.

With the person in the blue shirt’s perspective, he couldn’t make out the watch’s brand, only feeling its complex structure and elaborate design. But the less he could discern, the more he felt the watch glimmered in that moment.

"Ah... is that so?" the person in the blue shirt answered somewhat mechanically.

"So that’s why," Mo Kai gave two firm pats on the blue-shirted person’s shoulder, "You can be said to be the only new student who came in through the standard national exam route, really impressive."

"Look on the bright side!" Mo Kai emphasized again.

The person in the blue shirt hesitated, unable to speak, feeling a rush of panic as he couldn’t help but let his gaze shift away, glancing around.

At this moment, he noticed Nan Zhubin had somehow turned his head away, not even glancing in his direction.

Opposite them, the entire office had somehow quieted down, everyone was looking in their direction.

Or rather—everyone was looking at Nan Zhubin.

Clearly this was the spot by the door, yet because of that person’s presence, it became the focal point of the entire office.

...

Much of the conversation among the three earlier was overheard by those in the office.

Bai Qinghua first glanced at the person in the blue shirt, then his gaze shifted to Mo Kai, paused for two seconds, and finally settled on Nan Zhubin’s face.

The corners of his mouth slightly lifted.

"Ahem, okay." Bai Qinghua cleared his throat.

The sound wasn’t loud, yet crisply cut off all the noise.

Everyone, including Chonghui and Shi Qianqian, adjusted their posture slightly.

"Since everyone’s here, let’s begin our group meeting."

"Today, our research group welcomes three new students. Nan Zhubin and Mo Kai, everyone knows them. In addition, there’s Xiaolan, an outstanding student from Beidu University—"

Faced with the praise, this time the person in the blue shirt’s posture—waist, chest, chin—didn’t react, but merely slightly curled his lips, showing a humble response upon being named.

"It’s not easy, all the newcomers are juniors. The single ladies in our research group can pay more attention~"

Bai Qinghua laughed softly.

The eyes of the single senior sisters in the research group were all focused on Nan Zhubin. Only Shi Qianqian clicked her tongue after a two-second pause and looked away.