Pressing the Attack

"Hi, Paige, long time no see."

Although he was amazed that Paige hadn't lost her charm as she grew up, but had become even more beautiful, Adam was no longer the high school student he used to be. He quickly calmed down and greeted her with a smile.

"It has indeed been a long time. Please come in."

Paige stepped aside, her tall, shapely figure giving way.

Adam walked in and was greeted by a whiteboard, the same one Sheldon had, covered with complex mathematical formulas. On the desk by the window, there was a thick stack of scratch paper, still filled with writing.

In an instant, an image of a beautiful young girl writing furiously under the lamplight flashed into his mind.

Where is your mother?

Adam asked casually as he looked around the apartment.

"What?"

Paige said with a half-smile, "You came in and started asking about my mother. You have feelings for her?"

"Hehe."

Adam chuckled and said, "Paige, you're much more humorous and cheerful than you were when you were a child."

"If she doesn't have feelings for my mother, then she must have feelings for me?"

Paige looked directly at Adam, and the strange light in her eyes made Adam's heart skip a beat.

"No way..."

Adam suddenly had a bold idea, but his long-standing habit of thinking of Paige and Juno's smiling face made him suppress the idea immediately.

"Ahem, stop joking, we're all friends."

"You live in New York, right next door. Why haven't you come to visit me, your friend, in the past seven years?"

Paige seemed somewhat aggressive.

"Sheldon is still your best friend. Has he come to see you?"

Adam laughed and retorted.

Paige's momentum faltered instantly.

Although she has high emotional intelligence, she cannot suppress the deep-seated pride in her soul, and there is only one and a half people who can catch her eye.

Adam's part was largely due to Sheldon's influence, and also because Adam had painstakingly fed her motivational speeches to persuade her to abandon her foolish actions.

Yes!

Looking back on what happened back then, she feels extremely ashamed.

It's hard to imagine why she was so fragile back then.

What is marriage?

It's just a matter of living together as a couple.

So what if we're divorced? It's not a big deal.

What's more interesting than getting caught up in romantic entanglements than exploring the deepest mysteries of the universe?

If it weren't for Adam, she would probably have remained mired in this for many years before understanding this truth. Even then, she would still be confident that with her intelligence, she could start over.

But Adam did save her many years, which allowed her to unveil more of the universe and achieve even greater things.

Therefore, even though Adam's intelligence did not meet her approval, he still became her friend, though not to the same extent as Sheldon, only half of her.

But half is enough to be considered worthy of being served in a formal setting.

"You've changed."

Paige looked Adam up and down with interest. "You weren't this confident before."

In her memory, Adam used to try his best to impress her, but he did so poorly and was often intimidated by her words or glances. Now, he was so confident and could retaliate against her immediately.

People always change.

Adam laughed.

His old, crappy system couldn't help him at all, and he was surrounded by a group of terrifying people who completely outclassed him in terms of intelligence, emotional intelligence, ruthlessness, and decisiveness. It's no wonder he couldn't be confident.

In addition, he was drawn to the Wisdom Points that her friendship brought him at that time.

If you need something from someone, you must treat them with courtesy.

Now that he has no desires for her, things are naturally different from before.

Tell me, why have you become so confident?

Paige looked at him with a smile, "Did you become a billionaire by writing books, or did you become a doctor who decides life and death by wielding a scalpel, or did one beautiful woman after another give you enough confidence as a man?"

"..."

Adam was somewhat unaccustomed to this level of directness.

"It seems we have all three."

Paige smiled, a look that made Adam smile wryly to himself, because it was so much like Juno's eyes, which seemed to have superpowers that could see right through people.

If Juno's talent is considered innate, then Paige's talent should be considered a super talent that comes with high intelligence and high emotional intelligence.

If she puts her mind to it, she can see through even the deepest mysteries of the universe, so how could she not see through a person's thoughts?

She's not the Trisolarans's Sophons.

"My mom and her boyfriend went on a trip abroad."

Paige suddenly changed the subject.

"Yeah?"

Adam nearly twisted his back from the sudden turn, and gave an awkward laugh, "So you called me here... is there anything I can help you with?"

No rush.

Paige winked and said playfully, "I believe you can do it."

Adam grinned, and a series of images involuntarily flashed through his mind...

So, how are things going between you and Juno?

Paige laughed.

"Well."

Adam was taken aback, but still said, "We're good friends, we've always been best friends."

"Just friends?"

Paige smiled and said, "I don't believe it!"

"Many people don't believe it."

Adam laughed and said, "But we are indeed best friends, the very innocent kind."

"Is it that you're not interested in her, or that she's not interested in you?"

Paige pressed on, "Sheldon and I are best friends, but I'm interested in him while he's asexual and doesn't have any romantic feelings for me."

"..."

Adam was speechless for a moment, then thought for a moment and said, "It's probably because neither of us is interested in that kind of relationship. Juno has Karen, and I have no interest in romance at all."

"Who doesn't know Adam Duncan, the playboy?"

Paige quipped, "Sheldon said his brother, Georgie Jr.., used to yell at you all the time."

"Hehe."

Adam smiled without saying a word.

Georgie Jr. cursed a few times, but he wasn't angry; after all, he and Veronica had a secret affair.

If he were Georgie Jr.., he would also berate himself.

Do you know why I contacted you?

Paige changed the subject.

"Why?"

Adam's heart started racing again.

"Sheldon asked me to contact you."

Paige's lips curled up, her smile somewhat wicked, "I've always wanted to study physiology with him, but he's always a child who never grows up. Not only does he have no interest in that kind of thing, but he's also extremely disgusted with it. He's practically blocking me."

Adam's heart started beating faster.

This wicked smile gave Paige's beautiful face a unique and extreme allure.

Adam, the Mount Akina Racing God, has never encountered him.

Even Heather, who was his favorite in the past and had a delicate appearance but was extremely ruthless, never gave him this feeling.

This is not a visual impact based on appearance or physique, but rather a spiritual impact based on temperament.

For a moment, Adam even had the illusion that he couldn't take it anymore.

"Ahem, that's very Sheldon..."

Adam instinctively wanted to break the somewhat ambiguous atmosphere, but he couldn't bring himself to say anything more.

Because Paige had already come right up to him, silencing him completely...