Shocking! The school heartthrob who was adopted by a wealthy family is actually a heiress!

Chapter 176 Me and My Brother
"I've learned a bit about it," Qin Zhao replied, going along with the flow.

Lin Jianwei nodded: "Doing quizzes isn't included in today's chat. If you'd like to do some, I have some tests here. See which ones you're interested in?"

In addition to the questionnaire she had done before, there were also complex trauma questionnaires, timeline technical charts, and so on.

The Complex Trauma Questionnaire has six main components: history of trauma exposure (violence/emotional abuse), difficulty in regulating emotions, interpersonal relationships (dependence/abandonment), identity disorder, dissociation symptoms, and somatization reactions (pain/fatigue/hypervigilance).

Qin Zhao lowered her eyelids slightly and picked up the table she had made before: "This one looks more comprehensive."

She put down the paper: "If I don't do the questions, what is your diagnosis of me? How should I resolve this?"

“The word ‘diagnosis’ isn’t quite right here. I’d rather call it a healing process,” Lin Jianwei said, looking at her. “Like a cold or fever, our minds can occasionally catch a cold. Some people can heal themselves with their own immune system, but it takes longer and is more strenuous.”

I'm like a tonic, helping to make the process faster and easier.

"I won't label you arbitrarily, and you don't need to rush to diagnose yourself," said Lin Jianwei.

"You are a very smart child, excellent in cognition, social adaptation, and emotional regulation. I believe that with your strength, you can completely cure this cold. However, due to age, experience, and various other reasons, the process may be more complicated."

"As for what you just said—'solution'," Lin Jianwei said softly, "more than solving, emotions need to be seen."

"Summer brings torrential rain, winter brings snow, the seasons cycle, we don't think there's anything wrong with that, nor do we want all four seasons to be the same. Human emotions are the same, unhappiness, anger, sadness, resentment, helplessness are just human emotions."

All we have to do is see it, acknowledge it, and accept it.

"And I hope I can help you get through this potentially difficult process."

Qin Zhao: "Thank you, I feel much better."

"..."

After they went out, Qin Qiong came to greet them.

She held Qin Zhao's hand: "How are you feeling, Zhao Zhao?"

Qin Zhao: "Dr. Lin is very professional, I'm much better now."

Qin Qiong thanked Lin Jianwei.

After seeing her off, Qin Qiong asked her, "Did you enjoy chatting with that older sister?"

Qin Zhao's eyelids drooped slightly, and he said half-jokingly, "Mom, how can you enjoy chatting with doctors?"

Qin Qiong paused for a moment, then said, "That's true."

Qin Zhao took her hand and said, "I'm fine. Dr. Lin said it's normal to feel stressed, and you just need to adjust and accept it. Besides, I've already added Dr. Lin's contact information, so I'll contact her directly if I have any problems in the future."

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After Qin Zhao returned home, he started doing practice problems.

When Qin Qiong brought her a fruit platter, he noticed she wasn't practicing for the IELTS anymore. She put the fruit platter down and asked, "Why are you doing college entrance exam papers?"

Qin Zhao gripped his pen: "I'm about to start planning for university. After studying abroad, I realized I don't really want to go abroad that much. I'm not used to living and eating there. It's much easier to communicate in China, and I can be closer to you all."

"But I don't know how well I'll do on the exam." She seemed a little downcast. "Mom, what do you think? Is it okay for me to take the college entrance exam?"

"Of course you can. But Zhao Zhao, taking the college entrance exam can be very tough." Qin Qiong looked at her. "Don't rush, you can think about it slowly these next few days. It seems that summer camps at domestic universities have ended. Later, we can ask a teacher to take us to experience the educational atmosphere of domestic universities and see which one you prefer. Then we can find a teacher to prepare accordingly."

"Thank you, Mom~" Qin Zhao wrapped his arms around her waist and gave her a kiss.

Qin Qiong patted her head: "No matter what, Mom will always be there for you. Don't put too much pressure on yourself, okay?"

Qin Zhao lowered his eyelashes and hummed in agreement.

dinner.

I prepared pork ribs with preserved plums.

Place it between the two of them.

Lin Shi glanced at her.

Qin Zhao seemed not to notice and continued eating the other dishes.

Lin Shi: "There are spare ribs."

Qin Zhao paused for a moment, then hummed in agreement: "I'm not really in the mood for this today, you eat." The ribs in his mouth suddenly tasted bland, and Lin Shi put down his chopsticks: "Are you still angry?"

Qin Qiong and Lin Zheng's gazes also fell over. Qin Zhao smiled and said, "Why would I be angry with you? I'm eating other dishes."

He's smiling, very polite.

But something felt off, though I couldn't quite put my finger on it.

Lin Shi pointed to another dish she was eating: "You want to eat this?"

Qin Zhao smiled and said, "It's alright."

The next second, there was another serving of that dish in the bowl.

Qin Zhao's eyelashes fluttered as she looked at him.

Lin Shi: "Eat, you just said you wanted to eat."

Qin Zhao lowered his eyes and finished his food: "Thank you, brother."

Lin Shi's expression then returned to its usual carefree and nonchalant state.

Qin Qiong and Lin Zheng smiled.

Lin Shi: "Want to go go-karting? You didn't get to go last time. Let's all go together this time."

Qin Zhao: "I need to write a test paper."

"Why are you doing test papers every day?" Lin Shi complained. "Don't you understand the importance of balancing work and rest? You'll only study well if you have fun."

Lin Zheng: "Yes, your brother is right. We need to relax a bit. School starts soon, how about our family goes on another vacation?"

“We’ve had enough of this summer vacation,” Lin Shi said, pouting. “Go on your honeymoon with Mom. Why are you hanging out with us every day?”

"You brat!" Lin Zheng pretended to get angry. "We haven't even complained about you yet."

"What about Zhaozhao?" Qin Qiong looked at her. "What arrangements do you want to make for her?"

Qin Zhao: "I'll go with my brother."

Lin Shi instantly became agitated, stood up on the spot, and extended his hand to Qin Zhao.

Qin Zhao had no choice but to shake hands with him.

Lin Shi made a pretentious gesture: "It's 2:1 now! AKA Invincible Lin Shi's little brother Qin Zhao vs. Tyrannical Lin Zheng! Ms. Qin, what's your choice!"

"..."

Lin Zheng: "I think you just want to eat bamboo shoots stir-fried with pork. You tyrannical Lin Zheng, is that how you call your father? Ms. Qin, I'm Mr. Lin."

"..."

Qin Qiong: "Exactly, you've become invincible, so how did Zhao Zhao become a subordinate?"

"So, would you choose the fierce and invincible Lin Shi or the handsome Lin Zheng?"

Choose the one with the longest word count.

Lin Zheng: "Wife."

Qin Qiong: "Even if I choose you, it's still 2:2."

Lin Shi gave a "yes" sign and held up his drink bottle: "Down with fatherhood! No more being slaves to parents! Today is our new world!"

"..."

As Qin Qiong was going to bed, she asked Qin Zhao, "Don't you want to go out? How about Mom stays home with you?"

"No need, Mom." Qin Zhao hugged her. "You and Dad go on your honeymoon."

"You kid..."

I'm so tired today, the next chapter might not be until... I'm not sure, don't wait...

There are probably four, five, or six more chapters left (Zhao Zhao confesses, probably).
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