Making a Sex Tape?

520 Apartment.

"I disagree!"

Monica exploded upon hearing this, pointing at Adam and shouting, "You cheated!"

"Honey, don't get agitated."

Monica's boyfriend, Dr. Richard with the beard, quickly reassured her.

"Hi, Richard."

Adam greeted him with a smile.

"Hi, Adam."

Uncle Richard with the beard responded with a smile and gave him an apologetic look.

"Monica, calm down."

Adam laughed and said, "Rachel invited me, not the other way around. So how about this, our bet is off, and we call it a draw?"

"No!"

Monica shook her head and said, "Without you, I don't believe Rachel would actually dare to be a bridesmaid, so I won our bet."

Two years ago, when Rachel appeared at the Central Perk in her wedding dress, Monica lost Adam 500 to Adam. Not to be outdone, she made another bet with Adam that Rachel and Barry would never appear together in a church again.

First, they bet $500, then increased it to $1000, and finally wanted to increase it again but was stopped by the cautious Ross, so the bet was $1000, with a two-year deadline.

It's been exactly two years now, so the timing isn't a problem.

With Mindy's invitation to Rachel to be her bridesmaid—a 'disaster from heaven'—the outcome of the bet now hinges on whether Rachel dares to go.

Monica knew Rachel was planning to go, but she decided to take the gamble.

There's no such thing as losing when you gamble.

Besides, she really didn't believe Rachel would actually dare to go.

Monica, a gambler with an explosive competitive spirit, was unwilling to accept even a draw.

Monica!

Rachel looked at her in disbelief and exclaimed, "You actually bet something like this?"

"Sorry."

Monica gave Rachel an apologetic look, but then looked up at Adam with her head held high. "The bet must continue. As one of the bettors, you can't interfere unless you concede."

"All right."

Adam and the determined Monica exchanged a glance, and Adam nodded, saying, "I concede."

"You admit defeat? I won?"

Monica was stunned for a moment, then jumped up and laughed loudly, "Haha, I won! Give me the money, you loser!"

"You win this time."

Adam took out his checkbook from his wallet, wrote a check for $1,000, handed it to Monica, and said with a smile, "But you won't be so lucky next time."

"You've gone too far."

Rachel said angrily, "Can't you see that Adam is letting you have your way?"

"I know."

Monica took the check, kissed it, and said apologetically, "But he can hold on, so theoretically I still win."

Rachel, I'm sorry, I already lost to him once, and I don't want to lose again, or I'll go crazy.

At this point, she waved the check and exclaimed, "I'll treat everyone to a big meal tomorrow night!"

"Yeah!"

Joey cheered immediately, but when he saw everyone looking at him, he smiled sheepishly and said, "I'm helping Adam. I'm going to help him get his money back."

Thank you.

Adam smiled and patted Joey on the shoulder.

Monica is that kind of person; she's too competitive. When she was a child, she would even resort to dirty tricks against her own brother Ross in order to win, let alone Adam.

"What did you do tonight? Why are you dressed so formally?"

Chandler asked curiously.

There's a party going on.

Adam explained, "I was going to apply to Columbia University Medical School, and Leonard introduced me to some people there."

"Did Leonard take you there?"

Uncle Richard with the beard said in surprise, "It seems he's really good to you. He used to hate these kinds of occasions."

That's right!

Richard also knew Leonard because he was also a doctor and a good friend of Monica's parents, and Leonard used to live in the same neighborhood.

"Of course."

Monica snuggled up to Richard, who was 'good enough to be her dad,' and teased, 'This isn't the first time Ross has been jealous about this.'

"Not just Ross."

Rachel chimed in, "Even I'm starting to doubt whether Adam is my parents' biological son."

"Hey Richard, aren't you a doctor too? Why didn't you go to this party?"

Joey asked curiously.

"Cough cough."

Chandler coughed loudly.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Joey, not immediately picking up on Chandler's hint, looked concerned.

"I am a doctor, but I run my own clinic and I don't usually attend these kinds of gatherings."

Richard smiled.

"There are so many doctors in New York, if they all went there, wouldn't it be chaos?"

Monica glared at Joey and spoke up for her beloved boyfriend.

"Yes."

Adam smoothed things over, saying, "Besides, Richard would rather spend time with Monica than attend a boring party, wouldn't he?"

"Certainly."

Richard saw Monica looking up at him and quickly smiled indulgently.

Monica was completely captivated, unable to control the curve of her lips.

As someone who's obsessed with older men, she truly adores Richard, her father's former good friend, her good uncle, and now her perfect boyfriend.

If Adam hadn't repeatedly reminded her, she really would have agreed to Richard's request to make some commemorative videotapes.

Doing anything with the person you love is happiness, and she already wants to marry him, so what's the big deal about making a short video?

However, Adam's repeated emphasis kept echoing in her mind.

What if?

It's better to be safe than sorry.

If she breaks up with him and then meets someone she loves deeply, what will that person think when they see this videotape?

She felt the possibility was too small and didn't take it to heart.

But if, as Adam said, it accidentally gets out and is seen by all our acquaintances and even our parents, that would be incredibly embarrassing.

You know, her parents and Richard are good friends and often see each other, so the chances of them accidentally seeing each other are quite high.

Phoebe still vividly remembers what happened after she was recognized because her twin sister made a short film.

She doesn't want to be that kind of 'actress'.

Adam watched this scene and shook his head inwardly.

Richard is over fifty years old this year, while Monica is only in her twenties. It's a real age difference between father and daughter, and they are the kind of people who marry and have children late.

Ten years later, Monica will still be in her prime, while Richard will be a complete old man. In this country that places great importance on the unspeakable, what future is there between the two of them?

To say how outstanding Richard, he's still just an Ophthalmology Department, at the bottom of the medical hierarchy, far inferior to Leonard.

The only explanation for all of this is that he has a special personal charm.

Rachel and Phoebe thought so, as did Joey and Chandler. Chandler even grew a beard and imitated Richard by smoking a cigar.

This is a financially independent and incredibly charming older man!

Monica's situation is not an isolated case.

Adam has met a female writer at a banquet in the past two years who is very good at interpreting the relationship between men and women. She is just like a certain female singer in the future, who uses writing books and songs to dissect her ex-boyfriend.

Despite her extensive experience, she couldn't resist the allure of the charming older man nicknamed "Big Shot," suffering repeated setbacks and immense pain.

Of course, Adam, who had studied psychology, secretly speculated that she might have done it on purpose.

Only in this way can one savor the tenderness of the relationship and the luxurious atmosphere.

The other party is a billionaire from high society, who is practically a god-like male protagonist to the target group of readers who yearn for wealth and love.

They're all ancient foxes, so naturally they're playing with Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio.

Adam gave the female writer no chance to get close at all.

He didn't want to become the male protagonist in a book, with all his private bedroom secrets exposed to everyone.

Even calling him the greatest man of all time wouldn't do.