I Always Feel Like You're Bullying People

Medical Center.

Night falls.

Ted, Marshall, and Lily have arrived after hearing the news.

"Oh my!"

"How disgusting!"

"Take it away!"

They glanced at the various gonorrhea symptom charts that Adam had specially placed in Barney's ward, and everyone felt they couldn't stand it.

Barney, are you alright?

Ted looked at Barney was lying motionless on the bed with unfocused eyes, with concern.

Since Barney broke his leg and was hospitalized, and then made a bet with Adam, he's been focusing all his energy on the hospital.

Barney Stinson, who used to come to him every night, calling him 'legendary' and telling him to 'suit up,' and whom he despised, has been gone for a long time.

Ted said he missed it.

We don't cherish what we get easily, and we only regret it when we lose it.

Barney's fondness for Ted and his persistent attempts to replace Marshall as Ted's best friend are too overt. Ted always gives in halfway and occasionally complains.

This is practically a carbon copy of the goddess and the backup lover relationship.

Now that Barney's "love life" has hit a snag and he's heartbroken, "Goddess" Ted thinks it's time to take the initiative and let Barney feel her warmth, so he'll honestly be her backup and stop thinking about climbing the social ladder.

"I'm fine."

Barney murmured, his voice trembling.

"I'll go call Adam."

Seeing that Barney was not behaving properly, Lily turned around and left the ward to find Adam.

"It's all Adam's fault!"

Ted complained, "If he hadn't insisted on making that bet with Barney, Barney wouldn't have been infected with the Charm Poison and suffered such a blow."

"That's not entirely true."

Marshall spoke up for Adam: "I don't think Adam knew either. He just wanted to punish Barney by betting on him. After all, the Death Race for Babies Barney participated in last time killed two innocent bystanders, who were the breadwinners of two families."

"Can't we try a different way of punishing them?"

Ted still wanted to win back his backup boyfriend, so he didn't say anything wrong about him. Instead, he kept attacking Adam, the rival who had seduced his backup boyfriend. "It's too much to bet on this kind of thing every time."

"If we don't bet on this, what will we bet on?"

Adam's voice came from outside.

Ted looked over somewhat guiltily.

Adam, dressed in a white lab coat, walked in and looked at Ted with a half-smile, "Besides this, what else can teach Barney a lesson? Name one, so I can broaden my horizons."

"..."

Ted paused, speechless.

Barney is a total rascal; he doesn't seem to care about anything else.

"Adam, is Barney's illness really nothing to worry about?"

Marshall changed the subject.

"It's nothing, but it's also a big deal."

Adam's smile faded, and he spoke solemnly.

"Ah!"

Lily asked in surprise, "What's so important?"

"Barney was lucky this time."

Adam said expressionlessly, "If it's just a single Charm Poison, it's fine to get cured at the hospital. But what if it were a more serious case of gonorrhea, mixed gonorrhea, or even AIDS? You've seen the picture book, right? You should have some ideas about that kind of situation, right?"

The images from the picture book flashed through Lily's and her two companions' minds, and they all shuddered.

"Isn't it a bit too much?"

Ted couldn't help but retort, "How could I be that unlucky?"

"Exaggeration, bad luck?"

Adam scoffed, "Barney picks up girls every night. Over the years, he's practically explored half of New York. Isn't that an exaggeration? Even if he wasn't that unlucky at first, with such a large population, wasn't it inevitable that he'd get sick?"

You should say, Barney has only Charm Poison so far, that's ridiculously lucky, isn't it? You don't really think Barney is the chosen one of Goddess of Fortune, do you? Really? Really?

Without the protagonist's halo, given Barney's actions, it's no surprise he was infected with gonorrhea and AIDS.

Previously, Barney saw himself as a supervillain who could act recklessly and do whatever he wanted without getting into any trouble.

But when he encounters Adam, who uses the screenwriter's extremely unfriendly complex towards medical staff in American TV series and movies to clash with Barney's villainous aura, Barney immediately falls victim to his scheme.

Ted was speechless.

New York is a city of indulgence, Barney's habit of partying for only one night completely overlaps with that of other groups who also enjoy partying and are particularly prone to getting sick.

They hadn't originally thought of it that way, but Adam pointed it out to them.

You never know until you think about it, and once you do, you're shocked.

Looking at it this way, Barney really did seem to be the son of Goddess of Fortune before.

"Ted, you should be on my side."

Adam patted Ted on the shoulder and smiled meaningfully, "Given Barney's style, regardless of whether you were like this before, you'll definitely be on the same path in the future. If Barney gets it, then you'll get it too. Do you want it?"

"No!"

Ted shuddered and cried out in terror.

"I mean, I can't possibly be on the same page as Barney. We have Bro Code."

After Ted called out, he caught a glimpse of Adam's smile and felt deeply offended, so he quickly explained.

"Tsk tsk, you still believe in Barney's Bro Code?"

Adam clicked his tongue in amazement. "Okay, let's assume Barney will abide by the Bro Code Bro Code, but I remember it only covers things like current girlfriends, so you two could still become like-minded. So, I think you should be on my side, what do you think?"

"Ted, I think Adam is right."

Lily was the first to agree, "Barney can't keep playing around like this anymore, or he'll inevitably get a disgusting disease. This time, getting Charm Poison is a warning sign."

"Yes."

Marshall nodded in agreement. "Wouldn't it be great if you could find your own Lily, just like me, and live happily ever after?"

Ted was somewhat tempted. After all, Lily's marriage to Marshall had spurred him to find his own Lily, and he didn't approve of Barney's crazy ways of having fun.

What should we do?

Lily and her friends had been with Ted for so long, witnessing so many of each other's firsts, that she knew Ted with just a glance. So she asked with a smile.

"Keep an eye on him."

Adam laughed and said, "For the first three weeks, you should be injected with a full dose of penicillin once a week. Theoretically, you'll be fine, but you'll need to have a check-up every three months and six months thereafter, and every six months for the next three years."

Therefore, it's best to avoid any unspeakable activities for the first six months to prevent infecting others. You don't want to see others suffer, right? So you should keep a close eye on him.

Upon hearing this, Lily and the other two looked at Barney with sympathy, but still nodded in agreement.

This is the moral bottom line that every human being should have, so naturally they cannot refuse.

"Barney, this happened so suddenly, our previous bet is null and void. You've completed most of it in two weeks, so you win."

Adam then looked at Barney, who was still in a daze, and placed the crown he had worn before on Barney's head. "Look, this is the crown I gave you when I lost. I'm putting it on you. I admit you are the strongest!"

At this point, he gave two thumbs up.

"..."

Everyone was speechless, feeling that Adam was bullying Barney, and that this wasn't the first time...