Chapter 1113 - 830: Interpreting the Pie Chart Is Also Important

Even though Jie Nianzhou had explained earlier, Nan Zhubin still had the visitor now face the completed pie chart and re-interpret each section again.

Just like the difference between "writing down" and "thinking in one’s mind," "speaking out loud" is also an action that can give the visitor a unique experience.

At this moment, faced with Nan Zhubin’s question.

After pondering for a moment, Jie Nianzhou replied, "[The acquiescence of some people]... I think the school in the Port District, where my former mentor transferred to, must have known about the situation. Yet they allowed it to happen."

"No... they might not just have ’acquiesced,’ but ’encouraged’ it as well..."

Nan Zhubin nodded slightly to himself, recognizing that this was a new realization the visitor gained after "speaking out loud." He further updated his own cognition.

Nan Zhubin asked again, "What about the remaining parts?"

Jie Nianzhou was silent for a while: "...I’m not too sure. It could be others, it could be luck, or there might be other parts I don’t know that played a role. I categorized them all into this section."

After Jie Nianzhou finished answering, Nan Zhubin nodded and concluded, "So your responsibility is ’organizing the data,’ and your mentor’s responsibility is ’taking away the data,’ can I understand it like that?"

Jie Nianzhou nodded.

Nan Zhubin asked, "Are these two actions the same in nature?"

The answer was definitely no.

But Jie Nianzhou just remained silent after hearing Nan Zhubin’s question and didn’t provide the obvious answer.

Nan Zhubin tried to guide him: "You see—one is doing the work as required, and the other is actively making a decision that violates rules. Comparing them on the same level, doesn’t it feel unfair?"

Nan Zhubin used a bit of [self-feedback]: "At least I think it’s unfair."

Jie Nianzhou did not reply. But his gaze shifted slightly within the frame.

After waiting for three breaths and still not getting a response from Jie Nianzhou.

Nan Zhubin gently nodded, "Okay, let’s approach this question from another angle."

He said while picking up a pen and writing a new sentence at the top of the paper.

"Earlier, you said you had the thought, ’I ruined everyone,’ right?"

This time, Jie Nianzhou nodded, "Yes."

He affirmed Nan Zhubin’s question.

Nan Zhubin asked meticulously, "Who does the ’everyone’ refer to?"

Jie Nianzhou pressed his lips, "...Those senior brothers and sisters. Those PhDs who were affected by this incident."

Nan Zhubin stared at Jie Nianzhou’s eyes through the screen: "They were affected because you organized the data?"

"Yes..."

Nan Zhubin observed Jie Nianzhou’s expression and remained silent.

After a breath, Jie Nianzhou’s expression softened slightly: "...It’s not entirely true, right."

Like an outsider, Nan Zhubin inquisitively said, "Not entirely, so what else?"

Jie Nianzhou remained silent, but this silence was different from previous times. His lips repeatedly pressed and relaxed, as if suppressing something.

After two breaths, the suppressed things were finally released: "Because the mentor left, the project was discontinued. They have to start over."

Nan Zhubin exhaled deeply.

After the [responsibility pie chart], this subsequent series of questions is a significantly important [fact decomposition] technique in cognitive restructuring.

It is about splitting ambiguous, emotionally charged statements and restoring them to objective facts.

When Jie Nianzhou said, "I ruined everyone," the sentence itself already automatically contained a causal relationship. The task of decomposition is to allow Jie Nianzhou to see more intuitively—that the causal chain between the two was subjectively glued together by him.

And this concept, once written down and spoken out, is far more powerful than it just fleeting through Jie Nianzhou’s mind—for the visitor, achieving this step is already growth.

...

Nan Zhubin glanced at the time display in the top right corner of his phone.

There wasn’t much time today, but he had many tasks.

Soothing the pressure unexpectedly exerted by the visitor’s life and transforming it to promote the visitor’s growth, while ensuring the visitor wouldn’t—at least not to a large extent—continue being hurt by similar pressure sources in the future.

Originally, Nan Zhubin planned to have Jie Nianzhou draw a pie chart regarding the pressure source of Bi Yanling and digest it.

But currently, although Jie Nianzhou grew from the first pie chart task, it wasn’t deep enough; coupled with the limited time today...

He would have to combine the responsibility pie chart tasks related to Bi Yanling and the former mentor as a transition. This would help Jie Nianzhou grow deeply while letting him learn some techniques to handle the pressure from Bi Yanling.

Nan Zhubin adjusted today’s consultation plan for the second time according to the current situation—the first adjustment was when Jie Nianzhou requested to cancel today’s consultation.

"Alright, now we will draw a new pie chart. Still regarding the matter with your former mentor."

Nan Zhubin picked up the pie chart he had just drawn and set it aside.

"This time, we’ll divide it by ’who made crucial decisions’ rather than right or wrong."

As he spoke, Nan Zhubin drew a circle on the paper, then looked up at the screen.

"In this matter, who do you think made the crucial decisions?" Nan Zhubin asked.

"...The mentor. He decided to leave, decided to take the data with him."