Fellow Daoist, Please Stay
Medical Center.
The ward.
"Adam, how is my mother?"
Ted said nervously.
"Mrs. Mosby has Stress-induced Cardiomyopathy..."
Adam explained the situation, "There's not much we can do right now. We can only be more careful in the future, especially on this day every year. Try not to be too emotionally overjoyed or sad. Make sure someone is with you in the end, or you could just go to the hospital on that day in advance to ensure your safety."
In the hospital, emergency treatment can be administered at any time.
If your heart stops beating, it's nothing serious.
I can save you in a heartbeat.
"I'm sorry, Mom."
Upon hearing this, Ted immediately felt extremely guilty. "Today is my birthday, but it's also your day of suffering. Those pains and joys still trouble you to this day, and it's all my fault."
Adam couldn't help but glance at him.
Tsk tsk!
A tough guy, a logical genius!
However, to some extent, there's nothing wrong with that statement.
It's all your fault, Ted!
"There is no pain, only joy."
Ted's mother laughed awkwardly.
Ted's father seemed to understand something, a faint smile on his face, somewhat cold, but he didn't care.
It seems they are indeed only superficially united.
It's just because of her personality that she doesn't like to talk about unhappy things and doesn't want to hurt Ted's feelings, so she has been keeping it a secret.
Adam couldn't help but imagine 3D models of Ted and Ted's father's heads standing side by side in his mind, and then zoomed in to carefully observe their similarities.
Emmm.
Old Wang next door is quite a playboy.
But Ted's father is clearly stronger in combat.
Adam couldn't help but picture a classic scene from the Investiture of the Gods in the primordial era.
Ted was speeding ahead in his car when Ted father shouted from behind, "Fellow Daoist, please wait!"
Then.
Better to die for your fellow Daoist than for me.
Although there are some downsides.
But Adam watched with great pleasure, remaining silent and lost in thought for quite some time before his mind returned to reality.
After exchanging a few more words with Ted's parents, Adam left the ward.
As expected, Ted followed.
"Adam, thank you."
"You're welcome."
Adam laughed and said, "We're all friends."
"Speaking of which..."
Ted stretched out his arm, pursed his lips, and said casually, "It's my birthday today. Marshall and Lily are throwing me a birthday party tonight. You'll have to come and join us."
"Feel sorry."
Adam said apologetically, "I really don't have time..."
Then he told me about Alice Grey.
This reason is 100% effective.
No one could say anything.
Ted is the same.
Of course, if it were Marshall and Lily, he would probably make time to go.
After all, time is like a sponge; you can always squeeze some out.
However, just like the six members of Friends, Adam's core group only consists of Chandler and Monica.
In The How I Met Your Mother the Five, Adam's core group is simply Marshall and Lily.
Leonard said, "There are two types of top doctors: one is cold to the point of being heartless, like Alice Grey and Gregory House, and the other is becoming cold to the point of being heartless, like Richard Webber and Preston Burke!"
Doctors who care about all their patients either fail to improve their skills or suffer an emotional breakdown on their journey, making it impossible for them to reach the top.
Adam has only been interning for three months now, but how much joy and sorrow has he already witnessed?
These will all accumulate negative emotions to some extent.
The Path of a Great Doctor in the future is endless.
George and Meredith loved going to the pediatric ward to watch newborns through the window, which helped them reduce their workload.
Even though Adam is a cheater, if he wants to reach the top, he still needs to find a way to eliminate these accumulating negative emotions.
In those friendships where time and energy are limited, would he choose the heartwarming and touching interactions between Chandler Monica, Marshall Lily, or the nonsensical and shameless interactions between Joey, Ted, and Barney?
Before embarking on the Path of a Great Doctor, Adam chose the latter.
But now, the latter has disappeared from his options.
"I see."
Ted rubbed his hands together, looking very conflicted.
"Rest assured."
Adam knew what he was thinking, but he wouldn't let him have his way. He said with a half-smile, "Even if you're not here, you won't be short of gifts. I've already prepared the most thoughtful gift for you."
Is it the one I'm thinking of?
Ted was somewhat excited.
"No."
Adam shook his head.
"Come on!"
Ted pleaded, "Adam, it's my birthday today, please give me your phone number."
"No."
Adam smiled and said, "I just received this gift today, and I think it's perfect for you. It just so happens to be your birthday, it's such a coincidence, so I had to give it to you as a birthday present. If you want my phone number as a birthday present, I can give it to you next year."
"..."
Ted's face darkened.
My birthday is next year?
That's a whole year away.
The phone number only has 5 months and 17 days left.
Do you think I'm stupid?
In fact, he hadn't even waited a single day of the six-month agreement he had made with Adam before he started pestering Adam in various ways, trying to get his phone number ahead of time.
They even got Lily and Marshall involved.
However, Adam did not budge an inch.
At this time, Ted had no virtue; he was merely a Ted the Sun-Dog.
How could such a good girl as Teresa be ruined by Ted the Sun-Dog?
"What kind of gift could be as extravagant as you described?"
Ted did not believe.
Do you want to see it now?
Adam was taken aback, but then he realized that it wasn't uncommon for people to open their gifts on the spot, so he understood.
To be honest, things aren't that complicated in the East Country.
They don't even need packaging; you can tell just by looking at them.
"May I?"
Ted was still thinking about Teresa's phone number, eager to see it now so he could rebuke Adam with a "you're giving this to me" look and make Adam "change his mind".
"Alright."
Adam laughed and said, "Actually, this is even better. The gift is more effective when viewed from here."
He took Ted to see the birthday present he had given him.
"What is this?"
When Ted saw his birthday present, he was completely dumbfounded.
Crunch, crunch.
Adam flicked the CT scan, making a sound.
"This is the gift I'm giving you. I guarantee it'll be special and unforgettable for you."
That's right!
Adam delivered Mr. Linden's CT scan, put his arm around the dumbfounded Ted, pointed to the location of the bullet in the CT scan, and vividly told Ted the story of Mr. and Mrs. Lyndon.
"Ted, any thoughts?"
"..."
Ted is speechless.
"The Lyndons are undoubtedly truly in love."
Adam laughed and said, "But the deeper the love, the deeper the hate. Mr. Linden cheated on his Mrs. Linden shot him in the head. Do you think Mrs. Linden might be a sharpshooter? Did she not want to kill Mr. Linden, but just want to scare him?"
Ted swallowed hard, remaining speechless.
"You've met quite a few good girls over the years."
Adam smiled knowingly and said, "Before the breakup, you truly loved them, and they truly loved you too. I heard you only met one girl who learned the Israeli martial art, Zira Maga."
At this point, he patted Ted on the shoulder heavily. "Yeah, you're really lucky."
Ted flinched and blurted out, "I hate guns!"
"Hehe."
Adam couldn't help but laugh.
If I remember correctly, Robin is a complete gun fanatic.
Not only does he own a gun, but he also subscribes to various gun magazines and goes shooting to vent his frustrations whenever he has free time.
Ted, on the other hand, is a staunch anti-gun advocate.
Is there a subconscious fear of becoming "Mr. Linden" that he actually knows what's going on?
Neither knows.
However, in the original timeline, they would have ended up together and lived happily ever after.
Adam couldn't help but picture Robin in her S.H.I.E.L.D.. uniform, a gun slung over her shoulder, looking dashing and heroic.
Wait, why did I say "again"...?
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