Listen to Him, He's a Doctor!

MacLaren's Pub.

"Oh my god! Time flies so fast, Marshall and Lily are already engaged."

Looking at Marshall and Lily's affectionate display, Ted's eyes were filled with emotion and impulse. "I've made up my mind!"

"No!"

Adam and Barney exclaimed in unison.

"Well, well, great minds think alike."

Barney looked at Adam smugly, with the expression of someone looking at a like-minded brother.

"You've already rejected it before I've even said anything?"

Ted said with dissatisfaction.

"You don't know why Barney likes to crash weddings so much, do you?"

Adam countered with a question.

"To pick up bridesmaids."

Ted asked, puzzled, "But what does this have to do with negating a decision I haven't even voiced yet?"

"It's very important."

Adam joked, "At a wedding, bridesmaids are more susceptible to Barney's mischief due to the happy and romantic atmosphere. And now, the romantic atmosphere of Marshall and Lily's engagement will also affect you, so don't make any decisions at this time."

Barney was not ashamed, but rather proud, nodding and smiling in deep agreement.

"You equate me with a bridesmaid?"

Ted's lips twitched slightly.

"Oh, Ted, you're no different from the bridesmaids in terms of romance and sensibility, you're even better than them, so you're more influenced than they are."

Adam said in a serious tone, "If you don't believe me, ask Lily and the others."

"No!"

Ted glanced at Lily, saw her tilting her head and smiling, then looked at Marshall, who was shrugging and smiling, and exclaimed incredulously, "I can't believe you guys are looking at me like that?"

There's nothing wrong with being romantic and sentimental; it's one of your strengths.

Lily explained, "Compared to the stereotypical 'straight man,' many girls dream of having a guy like you."

"Not just girls."

Adam joked.

"Well said! Let's give each other a high five!"

Barney laughed and held out his hand to give Adam a high five in celebration.

Adam sensed Barney's expectation and, considering that he had been very honest lately and had never deliberately distorted or misinterpreted his words to do anything excessive, laughed and gave him a high five in celebration.

"Hey bro, what decision are you going to make?"

Marshall, being Ted's best friend, noticed Ted's somewhat depressed state and couldn't help but ask him what was wrong.

"Now that you and Lily are engaged, it will be Marshall, Lily and me instead of Marshall, Lily and me."

Ted looked at his best friend gratefully. After all, his best friend cared about him. The decision he had been making up resurfaced in his mind, and he said, "I'm tired of this kind of life. I'm going to start looking for my soulmate."

The same sentence can have different meanings depending on the pauses in the tone.

"No!!!"

Upon hearing this, Barney exploded. "Ted has gone mad! Call 911 right now!"

"See? Typical bridesmaid impulse."

Adam shrugged.

"Ted, the relationship between the three of us will never change. It will always be Marshall, Lily, and Ted."

Marshall comforted her.

"I know."

Ted said insincerely, "I just don't want your kids to call me Uncle Ted, the old bachelor, in the future."

"I don't think you're ready yet. You'd better spend a few more years with Barney."

Adam suggested.

"Thanks!"

Barney grabbed Adam's hand and made an exaggerated gesture of gratitude.

"I'm ready."

Ted retorted.

"You are indeed prepared, but prepared to hurt good girls."

Adam scoffed, "If you go looking with this idea in mind, the girls you meet will go from being nine bad and one good to all good. But can you guarantee that after you've lured them into having the same impulses for love and marriage as you, your feelings will remain unchanged? Most likely, they'll get the feeling, but you'll suddenly lose it and then give up."

"I..."

Ted was speechless, and chuckled awkwardly, "That's how love is. How can you find your soulmate all at once?"

"It's okay to just date, and it's even okay to date someone like Barney who's a real player in the gaming world."

Adam said with a half-smile, "After all, everyone knows in their hearts that we're just playing around, not taking it seriously."

But now you're using the guise of finding true love and getting married to attract good girls who have also been inspired by your idea of true love and marriage.

When the time comes, you'll leave without feeling anything, leaving a good girl scarred and heartbroken.

This guy is way worse than Barney, are you sure you want to do this?

"Hi!"

Upon hearing this, Barney tightened his tie, raised his head, and said, "No one can compare to Barney Stinson."

"I..."

Ted was speechless; most of the emotion and impulse he had felt earlier because of Marshall and Lily's engagement had dissipated.

His integrity remains intact.

If no one mocks him to his face, or continues to mock him, he'll just pretend he doesn't know he's the king of scumbags.

However, once his despicable nature is exposed, he can't be as shameless and openly scum as Barney.

"It seems you do have some idea of what's going on."

Adam laughed and said, "That's good. Remember this feeling. Play around with Barney for a few more years. When you're completely tired of playing around, then we can talk about true love."

In a past life, I watched the American sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" and was deeply impressed by the scene where Ted left a message for his girlfriend on her birthday to break up with her.

When he called, his girlfriend's friends and family were all hiding in her house, preparing to give her a surprise birthday party.

Everyone squatted there, bewildered after hearing Ted's scumbag words, and then welcomed the arrival of Ted's ex-girlfriend, who was beaming with surprise. The scene was...

If that's all there is to it, then he's just a typical scumbag.

The key point is that Ted was severely provoked by Marshall and Lily, and wanted to pursue true love. Then, looking back on the past, he found that his ex-girlfriend was perfect, so he started pursuing her again.

Ted's romance was irresistible to his ex-girlfriend, leading to a reconciliation.

Then, after a few weeks, Ted's impulsiveness subsided, and just as his ex-girlfriend, who had been devastated by Ted's hurt over the years, was regaining hope for love, Ted suddenly broke up with her again.

Of course, this time was an improvement; it wasn't a phone message breakup, but a face-to-face breakup on her birthday.

Fortunately, she didn't waste these past few years; she's been practicing Qila Maga all along.

Enraged, she directly taught Ted a lesson on how to be a decent human being, and also made him realize that Zira Maga was not yoga, but a special boxing style invented by the Israeli army for street guerrilla warfare...

This is just one of the typical behaviors of Ted, the king of scumbags; there are countless others.

I am a good man (or a scumbag), I am a good man (or a scumbag)!

"Listen to him."

Barney put his arm around Ted and said in a serious tone, "This guy is a doctor!"

"..."

Ted didn't want to talk anymore.

"For Marshall and Lily!"

Adam raised his glass. "Cheers!"

Cheers!

Seeing this, Ted could only suppress his frustration and clink glasses with everyone.