"I didn’t have many friends. I kept to myself all the time. My days were spent either in class or in the library or study hall, reading."
"But after I graduated and entered the workforce..."
Zhuo Xingfa shook his head and sighed. "A personality like mine just doesn’t cut it. I couldn’t fit in, and my work performance was terrible."
"After going through three jobs in a row, I knew I had to change."
"I forced myself to strike up conversations with strangers every day, and I even started seeing a psychologist regularly for counseling..."
Zhuo Xingfa smiled at Yan Feifan, pumped his arm, and said forcefully, "Mr. Yan, when a person truly resolves to change themselves, nothing is impossible."
"I’m living proof!"
Hearing the man’s explanation and noticing the look of adoration and admiration in Qee Xiaodan’s eyes as she gazed at Zhuo Xingfa, Yan Feifan couldn’t help but wonder if his own strange feeling was perhaps just a prejudice.
After all, there were plenty of successful people in the world who, with great perseverance and determination, had broken out of their shells and reinvented themselves.
Especially in all sorts of "chicken soup for the soul" articles and in the biographies of some famous people.
’Why couldn’t Zhuo Xingfa be one of them?’
Today was just a preliminary examination.
Besides, Zhuo Xingfa was a company owner. He would need time to recuperate after the surgery, so he also had to make arrangements for his business affairs in advance.
The two parties discussed the surgery, settled on a tentative date, and then Zhuo Xingfa took his leave, accompanied by Qee Xiaodan.
As soon as the two had left, Qin Ying saw that Yan Feifan was still lost in thought and said in a low voice, "Feifan, I know what you’re worried about."
"I have similar concerns."
"I’ve spoken with him several times and have also observed him discreetly. I found him to be positive, cheerful, and forward-looking, with nothing seeming out of place."
"I even specifically asked Mr. Miao from the psychiatry department to speak with him, and Mr. Miao also said there were no issues."
Chen Yu said slowly, "With Mr. Miao’s experience, if he says there are no issues, then there are definitely no issues."
Yan Feifan couldn’t help but curl his lip. "Not necessarily. Even Mr. Miao can misjudge people."
He added silently in his head, ’Like me, for example!’
"Feifan, does that mean you’ve discovered something?" Qin Ying asked with concern.
Yan Feifan shook his head. "It’s just a strange feeling. No matter how much a person’s personality changes, they should still be capable of feeling shy or embarrassed."
"On the contrary, this guy Zhuo Xingfa parades his condition in front of us as if he’s proud of it, not ashamed. And that’s with you, his girlfriend’s cousin, right here."
"If you ask me, his personality change has been a bit of an overcorrection."
Now that Yan Feifan had pointed it out, Qin Ying suddenly felt that Zhuo Xingfa had indeed been showing off a bit.
It was as if he was afraid people *wouldn’t* notice his defect.
Yan Feifan added slowly, "Personality changes can have psychological causes, but they can also have physiological ones."
"For example, tumors, viruses, hormonal imbalances, and so on... these can all affect a person’s brain and nervous system."
Qin Ying nodded. "Physiological causes... I overlooked that."
"I’ll arrange for him to have another detailed psychological evaluation and physical examination under the guise of routine pre-op checks..."