Dark Side
Las Vegas.
Luxury suite.
"This is a formidable opponent; you need to be careful."
Adam reminded him.
"I know."
Juno smiled and said, "But it's okay."
Adam was taken aback, then his lips twitched.
He almost forgot that although Ben Campbell was very cunning and had once risked committing crimes for his future, no matter what, how could he compare to the man in front of him?
That's like showing off one's limited skills before an expert; it's like a small fry compared to a great wizard.
The two chatted for a while longer, and then Adam carried the food tray into the house.
Heather was amazing last night, Adam plans to spend the whole day with her.
Yeah, do nothing.
Night fell.
Adam went to Chandler's suite and gave Chandler a wink.
Chandler returned a look of slight hesitation.
Adam then turned his attention to Monica and asked with a smile, "How are you feeling?"
"I was wrong, I won't gamble anymore."
Monica called out reflexively.
"Hahaha."
Everyone burst into laughter.
"It seems that last night's admonition meeting was quite successful."
Adam was delighted.
Monica's gambling addiction stemmed from her competitiveness and obsessive-compulsive disorder caused by her fastidiousness.
Ross, who also belongs to the competitive Geller Family, has a much smaller gambling addiction because he doesn't have obsessive-compulsive disorder and is particularly careful with money.
Even when he's at the gambling table, he's ruthless and doesn't care about family or friends, but he knows when to stop.
For example, in the original timeline, the three girls in the group of six were resentful that the boys wouldn't play cards with them, feeling that they were discriminating against them. So they started gambling. After losing the first time, they even hired a gambling expert to teach them, but they still lost the second time.
Throughout this process, Ross acted unusually mean, constantly asking for money and refusing to give face to the goddess Rachel, while spewing all sorts of sarcastic remarks.
But when Rachel learned that she had failed the job interview and was extremely depressed, Ross immediately and wisely admitted defeat.
But what if it were Monica instead?
Why deliberately admit defeat when you could have won?
Stop joking.
She would only win the bet first, and then do everything she could to Rachel.
It's impossible for me to admit defeat; I'll never admit defeat in this lifetime.
Just like in the original timeline, Monica said to Chandler, "Sir, if you marry me, you will never have a chance to win again."
However, unlike the universally disliked gambling addict, Monica values relationships more and can restrain her gambling addiction, or rather, her obsessive-compulsive disorder, for the sake of love.
For example, in the original timeline, in order to take Rachel, who was unwilling, to see an eye doctor, she was able to suppress the strong urge to clean up immediately despite Rachel's messy apartment, and still took Rachel to see an eye doctor.
Of course, she still instructed Chandler to clean up immediately.
Even without Chandler as a boyfriend to command, Adam believes that Monica would still choose her friend over taking her friend to the doctor for her OCD.
And that is indeed the case.
The admonition meeting that Adam and his group held had an exceptionally significant effect.
Anyone could see that Monica was enduring a lot of hardship, but she really was.
"I hate Las Vegas!"
Monica exclaimed.
"Rachel, what's wrong with you again? Are you still angry with Ross?"
Adam then turned his attention to Rachel.
"I don't have time to be angry with him."
Rachel said something she didn't mean.
"What exactly happened?"
Adam laughed and said, "Ross isn't here, we can criticize him together."
"I don't know either."
Rachel said with distress, "I always feel that Ross doesn't care about me as much as he used to. You see, he yells at me all the time. Can you imagine what it would have been like before?"
"Hehe."
Adam laughed and said, "That's it?"
"Of course not."
Rachel got excited and revealed, "You know what? What I can't stand the most is that he actually counts during every time we do that. I overheard him before we came to Las Vegas, and when I confronted him about it, he wouldn't admit it."
"What?!"
Monica had no time to resist her gambling addiction anymore, and was directly shocked by Rachel's bombshell revelation.
"298 times!"
Rachel covered her forehead and said, "What kind of loser would you have to be to count this?"
"OMG!"
Monica gasped, covering her Sheldon and crying out, "I can't hear this! I don't want to hear this!"
With that, he quickly disappeared.
So, what are your thoughts now?
Adam smiled but did not comment.
It must be said that women's intuition is very accurate.
Before and after falling in love, Ross was a completely different person.
Before falling in love, they were extremely caring and attentive.
After they started dating, it was the same at first, but as time went on, Ross began to transform into a raging cult leader.
There was a reason why the Museum of Prehistoric Creatures where he worked eventually fired him for having a temper.
The number 298 perfectly explains why this change occurred.
Just as Sheldon used the most reliable and irrefutable mathematics to analyze whether Penny was a slut.
This also applies perfectly to Ross and Rachel.
First of all, Ross and Rachel officially dated for almost a year (even if it's 365 days). In the early stages, they were delayed for a lot of time due to various lack of opportunities before finally getting together (minus 5 days).
Then we need to deduct the monthly menstrual period (7 days * 12 = 84 days), sickness, going home, vacation, other things to do, and not being in the mood, etc. (7 days * 12 = 84 days per month).
That is, 365 - 5 - 84 - 84 = 192 days
298/192 ≈ 1.6 times/day
298/52 = 5.7 times/week ≈ 6 times/week
In other words, Ross only gives Rachel one day off per week. Excluding the days she can't, he goes on a crazy 1.6-times-a-day schedule whenever he has time.
Normal couples typically have sex two or three times a week, and no more than 100 to 150 times a year.
Compared to the other two, the 996 work schedule is a blessing.
In this situation, even if Ross had previously regarded Rachel as a goddess, his attitude would inevitably be different a year later.
After all, just like money, once the amount reaches a certain level, it's just a number, and you lose interest in the money itself.
Furthermore, Ross not only had a crazy crush on Rachel back then, but also hated her because of that love. In high school, he formed an alliance called "I Hate Rachel" with Rachel's ex-husband, Little Pi.
The initiator was Ross.
The lines that ' Little Pi ' uses to roast Rachel are ones that Ross has also said before.
Even players like Leonard and Howard, who are considered "losers," don't seem to have counted the number of times they've had intimate encounters with their girlfriends.
Ross's performance makes it hard not to suspect that he has mental issues.
Take advantage of the opportunity to unleash your full potential, lest you suddenly lose it and regret it later?
And it was precisely because of this excessive output that he reached the seven-year itch ahead of time?
Terrifying Upon Closer Inspection.
Of course, Adam would never reveal these analyses, otherwise Ross would probably really turn against him.
Phoebe had an ex-boyfriend who was a psychologist. He could shut others down and make them angry. Nobody liked him.
Everyone has a dark side they don't want others to know.
Ross was no exception, but that doesn't negate the fact that he was a good friend. After all, many dark sides are hidden very deeply, and even they themselves are unaware of them.
Moreover, Adam had no right to criticize him...
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