Discrimination Was Never an Option

Las Vegas.

Adam was caught in a profound internal struggle.

at the same time.

On a plane flying from New York to Las Vegas.

"What's wrong?"

Susie, the big-mouthed beauty, noticed Chandler's unease and asked in surprise.

"Nothing."

Chandler hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"Honey, there's something you can tell me."

Susie looked at him.

Through Chandler's efforts, Susie not only forgave him but also became his girlfriend. The future is uncertain, but at this moment they are deeply in love.

"OK".

Chandler did indeed have a desire to confide in her at that moment. Meeting his girlfriend's concerned gaze, he turned to her and carefully asked, "Susie, do you remember why you hated me so much back then?"

"..."

Susie said irritably, "Of course it was you who lifted my skirt in public."

At this point, she leaned close to Chandler's ear, bit his Sheldon, and said seductively, "Would you still be willing to do that now?"

"Of course not."

Chandler quickly shook his head. "I'm not making excuses for myself. The reason I did that was entirely to protect myself with humor."

"I know."

Susie touched Chandler's face.

"And the reason why this is the case."

Chandler said with difficulty, "It's because of my parents, you know, my dad, well, he wanted to be my mom more..."

"I know."

Susie looked at her boyfriend with pity. "Everyone knows."

"Oh."

Chandler joked, "Yeah, not everyone's dad dresses like Hollywood star, let alone a Hollywood actress, and shows up at a parent-teacher meeting so openly."

"Don't overthink it; a person can't fight against their own nature."

Susie advised, "Your father just did what he felt he should do."

Chandler remained silent.

Is this what's bothering you?

Susie kissed Chandler: "Don't think about these unhappy things. We're here for vacation, in Las Vegas! Free luxury suite! Baby!"

"It's Las Vegas!"

Chandler smiled wryly and said, "That's exactly what I'm worried about."

"What?"

Susie was puzzled.

"Adam said Joey was going to do something inappropriate for children."

Chandler hesitated, "And my dad works as a drag queen in Las Vegas, I'm afraid of running into him."

At this point, he simply said, "I haven't seen him for several years. He calls me and writes to me, but I haven't replied. He says he wants to come to New York to see me, but I always say I'm too busy."

"You hate him?"

Susie held Chandler's hand.

I guess so.

Chandler joked, "If he hadn't been so manly, my family and my childhood would have been completely different. At the very least, he would never have lifted your skirt in fourth grade."

"Hehe."

Susie laughed and patted Chandler on the shoulder.

"Why?"

Chandler said sadly, "Why couldn't he have just been patient? Even for my sake? God, I was only ten years old then."

I watched them argue every day, and then I watched helplessly as they retaliated by vying to seduce our male servants. They had no idea how much this affected me, and they didn't care at all.

"Poor little thing."

Susie looked at her with pity.

"After my dad ran off with Mr. Garibaldi, my mom tried her best to be a cool single mom, even handing me insurance herself, but it was too late."

Chandler joked, "Throughout junior and senior high school, all I heard were my classmates enthusiastically discussing my mother's masterpieces like 'The Bitch Lover' and 'Love at Midnight.'"

So when I became an adult and went to university, I completely distanced myself from them.

Over the years, I have never gone home and have never Christmas.

But every time that time of family reunion arrives, even when I'm alone in my dorm or apartment, the harsh arguments they had at Christmas years ago still often echo in my ears.

"How pitiful."

Susie touched Chandler's face, her eyes darting around, and whispered seductively in Chandler's ear, "Let me make it up to you? I'll go to the bathroom first, and you can come over in ten seconds and knock twice."

"Are you serious?"

Chandler's sadness immediately faltered.

Susie didn't answer. She got up, winked at Chandler, bit her lip, tossed her long hair, and went to the bathroom.

Chandler looked left and right, quite conflicted, but finally got up and followed.

A few minutes later.

"How are you feeling now? Are you still sad?"

Susie, who had returned to her seat, smiled at Chandler was slumped over next to her and exuding an air of utter indifference.

"Wait a mininute."

Chandler said seriously, "I think I'll be sad again later."

Susie smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"Just kidding."

Chandler laughed and said, "But thank you anyway. It was you and Adam who helped me see things clearly."

"Just now in the bathroom, were you thinking not only of me, but also of Adam?"

Susie was 'terrified'.

"There's nothing I can do; I'm my parents' son."

Chandler's self-deprecating humor came naturally. "Okay, just kidding. Adam has always been very supportive of me, encouraging and helping me get out of the shadows of my childhood. Without him, I wouldn't have had the courage to ask you for forgiveness. And look at us now, how great is that?"

"So you want to forgive your father now?"

Susie understood.

"Yes, not only my dad, but also my mom."

Chandler held Susie's hand. "I've caused you psychological trauma for over twenty years, but you've forgiven me. I think I should give them a chance too, shouldn't I?"

"You have a good friend, Chandler Bing."

Susie said, moved.

"No."

Chandler turned to look at Monica, Ross, Rachel, and Phoebe sitting over there, and said with deep affection, "I have a group of good friends!"

Before Adam appeared, it was Ross, Monica, and the others who supported and comforted him.

If there was a block of ice in his heart, it was Ross, Monica, and the others who warmed and thawed it most of the way before Adam shattered it in one fell swoop.

Las Vegas.

Small theater.

As Helena walked away to greet the other guests, Adam finally snapped out of his daze, prompted by Juno and the others, and couldn't help but smile wryly to himself.

It wasn't that he discriminated against Helena.

In his previous life, as a nobody in the Webnovel world, he always looked up to those big shots who achieved amazing results and then dressed as women to repay their readers.

If it were him, and his grades reached that level, he wouldn't mind dressing as a woman.

So how could he possibly discriminate against or ridicule him?

His relationship with Helena was indeed very complicated.

If he's not mistaken, Helena should be Chandler's father and Nora's ex-husband.

And what about him?

He was Chandler's good friend, and also Nora's 'good friend'.

Now, Helena is flirting with him in such an ambiguous way; it's only because he has good composure that he would have lost his composure long ago.