Chapter 1193: Arctic Six Friends, I Take First Place in Piano
Hospital.
"Murphy, you're working in the lab today."
Adam took one look and knew what state Shaun was in, so he directly assigned him to work with Carly in the lab.
Barney Stinson might have been a scumbag, but a lot of the scumbag things he said actually made a certain amount of sense.
For example, the thing that could always soothe heartbreak was a new relationship.
Because there was only so much cruelty a person's brain could remember. It was either occupied by an ex-girlfriend or a current girlfriend.
If the feelings for an ex-girlfriend ran deep, and the ex-girlfriend had been cruel enough to be unforgettable—
Then have a few more relationships. That would definitely dilute the cruel memories.
Once the impression faded, the feelings faded too, and all the sadness would disappear.
"Okay."
Shaun held his breath and kept wringing his hands. He was clearly still shaken by Lea's sudden departure, but he still reflexively agreed to Adam's instructions.
"Dr. Duncan..."
At quitting time that evening, Adam received a call from President Seibert of the California Institute of Technology. At first, he thought the man was feeling unwell again, or had once more forced himself to take drugs and burn through his life for his career, but this time he was wrong.
"This is a good thing. Ask Sheldon about it..."
It turned out Sheldon had previously submitted an application to the National Science Foundation to survey Slow Magnetic Monopoles in the Arctic, and now a spot had opened up on the originally planned Arctic expedition team.
Sheldon now had a chance to conduct research in the Arctic.
"Dr. Duncan, could you pass the message along?"
President Seibert gave an awkward laugh over the phone. "I