Who would study psychology unless they had some issues?! Chapter 507 - 498: Unending Phone Calls

The chanical phone ring was still ringing, but Nan Zhihao didn’t move.

Once, twice, three tis.

Finally, it hung up due to no one answering.

Only then did Nan Zhihao breathe a sigh of relief and finally take action.

He opened his wardrobe and selected a dark top and pants. After thinking, he added a sun-proof jacket and a black hat.

When he reached for the mask, he hesitated for two seconds, then slowly put his hand down.

"Let’s just go with this," Nan Zhihao murmured to himself.

Nan Zhihao carefully adjusted the slightly tilted brim of his hat and checked his appearance in the mirror.

Just as he was about to go out.

Buzz—buzz—

The phone, set to silent, started vibrating again.

Looking at the caller ID, Nan Zhihao took a deep breath.

He knew that if he didn’t answer the call today, the other party would definitely keep calling back.

"Hello, Lawyer Zhan." Nan Zhubin put the phone to his ear.

"Hello, Zhihao." A voice, calm yet enthusiastic, ca through the phone, "Yes, it’s ."

"I’ve been busy with the case these days, visiting several victims, so of whom are your fellow veterans. This kind of group is really despicable, don’t you think?"

Nan Zhihao was silent for a mont.

Then nodded: "Yeah."

"I really sympathize with your situation. Didn’t we discuss this last ti? I want to collect evidence from all of you and file a joint lawsuit, so I wanted to discuss this further with you."

"Also, I heard you’ve been experiencing so ongoing impacts, causing continuous loss and harm. We can solve all these problems at once and secure the best compensation for you, if there are any other issues, we can clear them up too, right?"

Lawyer Zhan spoke a lot in one breath, while Nan Zhihao remained silent.

"I heard the court has been in touch with your Psychological Consultant lately. I went over and talked about your situation a few days ago..."

Hearing this, Nan Zhihao’s heart tightened, finally unable to remain silent: "Did you go to Teacher Nan? What did he say?"

"He respects your opinion, and I agree with him. That’s why I’m reaching out to you again."

Hearing this answer, Nan Zhihao breathed a sigh of relief. Lawyer Zhan then continued with a long stretch of persuasion over the phone, which Nan Zhihao seed to listen to, yet not listen to.

Just when he was about to speak, suddenly—

His phone vibrated again.

Buzz—buzz—

Seeing the caller ID this ti, Nan Zhihao’s heart tightened.

"Lawyer Zhan, I’ll think about it. There’s a call from ho; I need to take it first."

"Oh? Okay..."

Lawyer Zhan’s voice abruptly stopped.

...

The dorm room suddenly fell into silence, with only the sound of the phone vibrating.

Buzz—buzz—

Though Nan Zhihao said he ended the call for another one, after hanging up with Lawyer Zhan, he didn’t pick up the next call.

Instead, he placed the phone back on the table, watching the caller ID appear.

Buzz—buzz—

With each vibration, the phone’s body began to slowly shift, like a relentless woman persistently knocking on a door.

Buzz—buzz—

Nan Zhihao took a deep breath, as if building so ntal fortitude.

After a short while, he forced a smile and spoke softly as he answered the phone: "Hello, Mom?"

"Ah, Ahao." A voice ca from the other end, a bit raspy, "What are you doing, why did it take so long to answer the phone?"

Nan Zhihao paused and said: "I was just washing up and changing clothes. Our school has a seminar this morning, and I need to go as a volunteer."

"Oh, attending events, volunteering is great." There was a laugh from the other end, the voice a bit more cheerful, as if hearing so good news, "It’s good to get out more. It seems you’re doing better recently."

Nan Zhihao’s brows furrowed slightly, taking a deep breath.

He forced a smile, seemingly trying to make himself a little happier, and then slowly said: "Yeah, things have been a lot better lately."

After saying this, the smile on his lips quickly faded.

For Nan Zhihao, speaking seed to be exhausting. But the person on the other end didn’t seem to stop.

"Ahao, how’s that matter?" The voice on the other end lowered slightly, "When that thing was sent to our family group, it really shocked your dad and ."

Nan Zhihao took another deep breath, trying hard to make his voice softer: "Mom, that was fake, didn’t I say so? The teacher helped clarify, the police gave proof, stamped, I sent it to the group. Justice is in the heart of people, there’s definitely nothing wrong now—I’ve explained all this, haven’t I?"

The voice on the other end asked again: "It won’t affect your studies, will it?"

Nan Zhihao took another deep breath: "The teachers are sensible people, they know what’s going on. Besides, they’ve already stepped in to clarify on my behalf, there won’t be any problems. I’ve said this before too, haven’t I?"

"Ah, don’t be so impatient; mom is worried about you." The voice on the other end complained.

Nan Zhihao closed his eyes, took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and forced a brief smile onto his face.

Then suddenly, the voice on the other end lowered: "Ahao, it’s been so long, I didn’t dare bring it up before, now it’s okay to ask—who was it that ca to find you that day, what happened?"

"Mom, that was a scamr; how would I know who it was?"

The voice on the other end suddenly turned secretive: "Do you think there’s a chance that your comrade was part of the scamrs? I’ve been looking up so news online recently, so retired kids quickly spend all their money, then look for people..."

"Mom." Nan Zhihao’s smile couldn’t hold up, interrupting, "No, why would you think that? It won’t happen!"

The person on the other end retorted: "You never know. Lots of news out there, you might still be getting scamd now?"

"Mom." Once again, Nan Zhihao took a deep breath, gritting his teeth, "The other day, the court contacted , saying they’ve caught the scamrs."

The voice on the other end paused: "Really? That’s good, the court spoke to you, do you need to go there now? I read online that in cases like yours, you have to watch the police closely or they won’t..."

"Mom, it’s not necessary. Are you looking at cases where money was scamd? I wasn’t." Nan Zhihao interrupted again, "The court’s contacted ; I’ll follow their notifications."

"You should keep a closer watch on these things, otherwise they’re not proactive; I read online that you should also..."

"Mom!"

Nan Zhihao’s voice suddenly rose: "There’s no need to, I told you ’no need’ to, I can’t go every day! I’ve specifically asked, I’m also anxious, do you trust what’s online, or what I’ve inquired directly from the court?"

This burst of sternness silenced the other end, leaving it speechless for a good while.

After a little while, the voice on the other end spoke slowly, as if scared: "Why are you so impatient, mom’s just concerned about you."

Nan Zhihao gripped the hourglass pendant on his chest tightly, taking deep breaths, seemingly suppressing sothing.

Then, he heard a lancholy voice from the other end: "Then I won’t care about you anymore in the future."