Ross Buddha of the Western Heaven

One month later.

520 Apartment.

Rachel's dream of becoming a literary icon is shattered, and forced by life's circumstances, Rachel begins looking for a job.

But after submitting countless resumes, no one wanted her. In the end, it was Gunther, the manager of Central Perk, who had a crush on her. Even though she was clumsy and not suitable at all, he still offered her a job as a waitress.

However, with Adam as a living example around her, she did not completely give up writing.

So she began living the life of Adam woman, working while writing in her spare time.

Life was pretty good until she contacted her ex-fiancé again, intending to return the engagement ring to him.

Has anyone seen my engagement ring?

Rachel touched her fingers and hurriedly walked out of the bedroom.

"If you want to appear big, you don't need to stand so far away, do you?"

Adam casually quipped, "It's so smooth."

"God, God, God!"

Rachel glared at Adam, then went into a frenzy again. "Don't you think I'm panicking enough? I'm about to return the diamond ring, but it's gone."

How should I talk to Barry?

Hey, do you remember that girl who left you on the altar in her wedding dress, making you lose face in front of everyone?

She's lost your family heirloom engagement ring again!

"Relax."

Adam laughed and said, "It's not as embarrassing as you think. Do you think he won't take remedial action?"

"What?!"

Rachel exclaimed, looking completely bewildered.

"One is that you no longer love him and so you leave him on the altar of the wedding; the other is that you went crazy or even contracted some indescribable disease and suddenly had a relapse and ran away."

Adam joked, "If it were you, which one would you choose?"

"It must have gone mad from the disease and run away!"

Joey and Chandler nodded in unison.

No! No! No!

Rachel shook her head, repeatedly denying it. "No! No! No! He couldn't have done that! He loves me so much..."

However, his tone was initially one of laughter, then hesitation, and finally anger.

Once Adam pointed it out to her, she knew that, regardless of gender, the most likely choice would be the second option.

If it were her, she would have done the same!

"Adam!"

Monica glared at Adam, signaling him to stop talking nonsense, and stepped forward to comfort Rachel, saying, "Not all men are this bad... Let's find your engagement ring first."

"Yes, yes!"

Rachel nodded repeatedly, as if grasping at a last straw. "Barry isn't that kind of person."

Everyone started searching.

Joey asked curiously, "When was the last time you wore it?"

"Fool, of course it was before she went missing."

Phoebe was talking nonsense with a straight face.

"These days, there aren't many idiots like that."

Chandler looked at Phoebe, his usual sarcastic remark ringing out.

Finally, Rachel remembered that the last time she saw the diamond ring was when she was helping to make lasagna.

Then, amidst Monica's frantic state, the group found the engagement ring inside the lasagna.

Rachel's ex-fiancé Barry, is a dentist, and dentists have always been a typical middle-class profession, not only because of their high income, but also because most of those who can afford to go to medical school and become doctors come from middle-class or higher backgrounds.

His family heirloom engagement ring was naturally of high quality.

They are indeed quite large!

"Adam, I want to discuss something with you."

Rachel received the engagement ring, but instead of returning it immediately, she gave Adam a charming smile.

"No way."

Adam refused without even thinking.

"What do you mean no way?"

Rachel approached Adam and said with a forced smile, "I just wanted to borrow your car for a bit."

"No way!"

Adam shook his head again.

Just kidding, a car is always a man's second wife. Even if Adam didn't cherish it to that extent, he still didn't want to lend his newly bought car to the devilish woman.

Rachel's driving skills are undeniable. In the future, Monica will get her father's Porsche sports car, and anyone can borrow it except Rachel, which speaks volumes.

"Fine, don't lend it then! Who cares!"

Seeing that Adam was completely unmoved, Rachel knew she wouldn't be able to borrow anything, so she rolled her eyes at him and went back to her room to get ready.

There's a lot to consider when meeting up with an ex.

If it's a complete breakup, she'll definitely do everything she can to look radiant and show her ex that she's doing better without him.

But now, she felt a pang of guilt and lingering affection, so she couldn't dress up like that. She should dress more simply and look more tired, so that he would know that she was also very sad to leave him.

Borrowing Adam's car, besides wanting to drive around in a new car, could also be a way of subtly implying to her ex that she's always being pursued, and if her ex still has feelings for her, she should hurry up and try to win her over while she's still thinking about him.

Whether she accepts it after he licks her is another matter entirely.

Knock knock.

Just then, someone knocked on the door.

Monica thought her parents had arrived, so she quickly went to open the door. But when she opened it, she saw her distraught Ross again. Suppressing her inner annoyance, she asked as gently as possible, "What's wrong?"

"Carol is pregnant."

"Wh-what?"

Ross's words left Monica speechless and stammering.

What are you going to do?

Adam smiled knowingly.

"Carol said she and Susan wanted me to be involved, but if I felt uncomfortable, I could choose not to participate; it was all up to me."

Ross answered unconsciously as he walked around.

"It's all up to you, haha!"

Adam scoffed.

"What's wrong?"

Ross looked at Adam with a puzzled expression.

"If you don't participate, will you need to pay child support?"

Adam didn't answer; instead, he asked a question.

"That's my child too, of course I want him."

Ross frowned.

"That settles it then."

Adam shrugged and said, "You don't decide anything. You're just a Tool Person to provide 'gold'."

"What?!"

Everyone was utterly shocked and exclaimed in unison.

"Isn't it obvious?"

Adam analyzed. "First, Carol cheated on Ross and separated from Ross. After more than half a year, their relationship suddenly warmed up. There was a week of so-called vacillation between Ross and Susan. In the end, she chose Susan and then insisted on divorce."

Now pregnant with Ross's child, Susan wasn't angry about Ross and Carol's brief reconciliation. On the contrary, she invited Ross to join her without any reservations and considerately said that all decisions would be made by Ross.

But the result is that regardless of whether Ross joins or not, he still has to pay child support.

Think about it carefully. Aside from the double meaning of 'gold,' did Ross really make a decision? He just seems like a Tool Person to everyone.

"..."

Ross was dumbfounded, even more shocked than when his lesbian ex-wife came to his door at work saying she was pregnant with his child. A thousand words were stuck in his throat, and after a long while, he could only utter one sentence. "Holy shit!"