I Thought You Saw Me as a Brother

Las Vegas.

Caesars Palace.

Amidst the noise and commotion, everyone settled into their rooms.

Chandler and Susie.

Monica and Phoebe.

Joey and Ross.

Rachel has a room to herself.

"Adam, shall we talk later?"

Chandler whispered to Adam.

"OK".

Adam understood and immediately nodded, saying to the crowd, "Ladies and gentlemen, the night in Las Vegas has just begun, enjoy it to the fullest."

"Whoa!"

Monica clapped her hands and shouted, "Las Vegas, baby! Here I come!"

Adam couldn't help but laugh, and led Chandler out of the suite, reminding him, "Take care of Monica later, you know her."

"OK".

Chandler was taken aback at first, then nodded in realization and said, "I will."

Both of them knew that, given Monica's personality, tonight she would either lose everything and come back in a sorry state, or she would party all night long; there was no third outcome.

Outside the Caesars Palace.

The dazzling city that never sleeps showcases its unique charm to everyone.

"Something on your mind?"

The two strolled along the avenue, Adam glanced at Chandler.

"Um."

Chandler sighed.

"Tell me about it."

Adam knew what was going on, but he didn't intend to say it.

Because of his special relationship with Nora, neither of them intended to expose themselves to Chandler Nora.

Sometimes, a white lie is necessary.

Those who say they must be completely honest, and immediately at that, are simply unable to control their sudden emotions.

Just like Leonard pursued Penny for many years, finally got engaged, but kept delaying marriage. One day, on a whim, he said to Penny, "Let's go to Las Vegas and get married."

Las Vegas is the fastest place in the world to get married. Once you get there, you exchange vows in a chapel, and that's it—not just a casual marriage, but a legally recognized marriage.

It's fast, efficient, and cost-effective to the extreme.

After Penny agreed, the two drove to Las Vegas.

On the way, Leonard, looking constipated, revealed a secret: he had once kissed a female scientist while drunk during a scientific expedition at sea.

But they only kissed, and there was no further action because he stopped in time.

Penny gave Leonard a look like Howling Celestial Hound, and asked him what he meant and why he was bringing this up at this time.

Leonard said very sincerely, "We're getting married soon, so I don't want to lie to you about anything."

Penny took a few deep breaths and finally chose to forgive, but the good mood of impulsively getting married was gone.

Adam agrees with Leonard's mother, Beverly's, analysis.

When Leonard and Penny had been engaged for a year without any plans to get married, Beverly said that neither of Penny Leonard wanted to get married.

The reason Leonard impulsively revealed his distressing secret, which he had kept hidden for years, on his way to Las Vegas was probably because he subconsciously regretted it and wanted to sabotage the upcoming wedding.

Because Leonard's statement that he didn't want to lie to Penny about anything was completely nonsense.

Just kidding, every married couple has their secrets.

Do wives who don't shop online really exist?

Do husbands who don't hide money from each other exist?

Furthermore, can't Leonard keep secrets?

Don't be ridiculous. Even when Sheldon's favorite Chinese restaurant went out of business, he bought a whole trunk full of takeout boxes from that restaurant so Sheldon wouldn't get angry, and year after year he would pretend to bring Sheldon takeout from that old restaurant.

Do you dare say he can't keep a secret?

There was also the central air conditioning temperature in the apartment. Although it was ostensibly strictly in accordance with Sheldon's requirements, Leonard had secretly adjusted it long ago and kept it a secret for more than ten years until Sheldon moved out of the apartment.

evidence?

When Sheldon and his friends were eating, they heard crickets chirping. Based on the frequency of the chirping and the room temperature, Sheldon wrote down a formula on a whiteboard (this was said, but the formula on the whiteboard was indeed real, so the scene of Sheldon writing the formula was not filmed), and immediately determined the type of cricket.

Howard then countered that it was a different kind of cricket, arguing that he had been playing with crickets and making specimens since he was a child and was very familiar with them.

The two argued, neither able to convince the other, so they went to great lengths to catch the cricket, searching for information and consulting professors.

In the end, Sheldon actually lost, losing his precious comic book, which he kept in a bank safe, to Howard he looked down upon.

Sheldon was taken aback by the insect professor's heart-wrenching roar and didn't think about the problem in detail.

But mathematics doesn't lie.

Sheldon was right about counting the frequency of the crickets' chirping, and the apartment temperature was permanently set according to the Roommate Agreement, so Sheldon's calculations were almost never wrong, but he still lost.

The most likely explanation is that Leonard secretly tampered with the constant temperature setting, causing Sheldon to make a calculation error.

There are countless examples like this.

Therefore, Leonard is very good at keeping secrets.

On such an important and happy day, he suddenly came out honestly, which was definitely because he subconsciously regretted it. He didn't want to get married and wanted to cause trouble, but he didn't want to break it off himself, so he hoped that by revealing this unpleasant thing, he could make Penny stop.

But to everyone's surprise, Penny forgave him.

So, being honest only ruined the atmosphere of the day and served no purpose.

Let's return to the question of Adam and Nora.

When the two first met, Adam had not yet met Chandler and did not know that Nora was Chandler's mother. After Nora left New York, Adam met Chandler and learned the truth, and the two never had a close relationship again.

In our occasional contact over the past few years, we've discussed this topic and agreed that keeping it a secret is the best course of action for everyone.

Once Chandler finds out, he will only feel conflicted and upset.

Adam's unique place in his heart will also be distorted: it turns out that such a beautiful friendship does not exist in this world. I thought you treated me as a brother, but in fact you are my 'father'...

Of course, given Chandler's personality, he will eventually forgive Adam.

But why bother?

This isn't really a white lie, because a lie has to be told first, and Chandler would never have thought of it, so naturally he wouldn't have mentioned it.

Adam had no intention of harming Chandler, so he felt no psychological pressure whatsoever.

"Did you go see Joey's show?"

Chandler asked, "Have you seen a drag queen named Helena Hardbaschi?"

"Um."

Adam nodded, saying nothing more.

Now it's Chandler's turn to confide, and all he has to do is listen.

"He is my father."

Chandler smiled wryly.

"Ha?"

Adam's perfectly timed surprise.

"Yes."

Chandler, feeling a strong urge to confide in Adam, who had always helped and encouraged him, poured out all the stories about his father.

"I see."

Adam suddenly realized.

This time, he wasn't faking it.