Countless Roads

Paige's apartment.

The living room outside.

Adam and David chatted and laughed.

In the bedroom.

Linda looked helpless.

She didn't feel embarrassed at all when her own daughter did something like that and she caught her in the act.

On the contrary, she gradually became embarrassed as she faced her daughter's indifferent expression, which had initially made her angry.

What kind of mess is this?!

"Paige."

Linda asked cautiously, "What exactly is going on between you and Adam?"

"Didn't Mom notice?"

Paige looked at her in surprise. "It's just a purely indescribable relationship."

"..."

Linda's mouth dropped open in astonishment.

She has been accompanying her child to school all these years.

In her eyes, her daughter is a child she is proud of.

But who would have thought that after only a few months of pursuing love, such explicit words would come out of Paige's mouth so openly.

This was something she found hard to accept.

"That's what he told you?"

Linda realized what was happening and gritted her teeth.

That bastard Adam, how dare he treat her precious daughter like that.

That's outrageous!

"No."

Paige shook her head. "I was the one who approached him. Mom, you know, I only have one and a half friends. Sheldon will always be a neutral, wooden little brat. I had no choice but to approach the other half."

"But you're a girl, this will put you at a disadvantage."

Linda hesitated.

"Losing out?"

Paige blinked. "Mom, remember when my research got stuck a few months ago? After summoning Adam, my thinking immediately became clear, and the path forward became clear."

He is my muse, providing me with a constant stream of scientific inspiration. If anyone should suffer a loss, it's him; how could I possibly suffer a loss?

"... You can't say that."

Linda was both amused and exasperated.

She understood what her daughter meant.

For her daughter, who is devoted to studying Mathematical Science, nothing is more important than scientific research.

Adam was able to provide his daughter with a constant stream of inspiration.

For my daughter, this is the greatest gain.

The typical power dynamic between men and women, where one party gains at the expense of the other, does not apply to her unique daughter.

But understanding is one thing.

As an ordinary person, she still felt that Adam had gotten the better deal and was very unhappy about it.

"Paige, how about I stay and keep you company?"

Linda thought for a moment and then hesitated.

"Need not."

Paige shook her head. "I have Lisa, that's enough. You go keep Uncle David company. There are too many people in the apartment."

"..."

Linda feels so tired.

She's my biological mother!

Who is Lisa?

"Adam's assistant."

Paige replied casually, "Now you'll be my assistant and handle all the miscellaneous tasks."

"He even hired an assistant for you?"

Linda said with a complicated expression, "Paige, you are the youngest mathematician in history. As long as you ask, you don't need to rely on him at all. The school will also arrange an assistant for you."

"Lisa is very capable."

Paige shook her head. "With her around, it saves me a lot of trouble. The assistants assigned by the school can't do this much."

Linda was taken aback, then looked around the bedroom and realized that it had been completely changed.

Understated luxury emanates from every detail.

She immediately understood why Lisa was so capable.

Adam is willing to spend money!

She was both relieved and worried about this discovery.

It was reassuring that Adam took it to heart.

The concern is how long Adam will be willing to take it seriously!

What are your plans?

Linda said seriously.

"What are your plans?"

Paige asked in surprise, "You're not saying I'm marrying Adam, are you?"

"Since you like him and he likes you, and things are already like this, what's wrong with getting married?"

Linda countered with a question.

"And then, like you and Dad, you'll argue endlessly and eventually get divorced?"

Paige said calmly, "I'm not interested. That would take too much time and energy. Marriage is a boring shackle that has hindered many scientists from making further progress."

If Einstein hadn't had two wives, multiple lovers, and spent so much time and energy on his teacher's daughter, university classmate, his cousin, his cousin's daughter, and secretary, he would have been much better off.

The Unified Field Theory may have been perfected long ago, and we may already be piloting warp drive spaceships to explore the universe.

Schrödinger, if he had so many wives and lovers, and spent so much time and energy on female students, actresses, and female office workers.

If he had hired a lab assistant who could actually help him, instead of just hiring the assistant because he was attracted to her wife, he might have already told us whether Schrödinger's Cat was dead or alive.

Madame Curie ...

"OK, OK!"

Linda, feeling a headache coming on, raised her hand to interrupt, saying, "No need to say more, I understand what you mean."

The bedroom fell silent for a moment.

Linda's mind was filled with Paige's words, and her eyes were brimming with self-reproach.

It's all her fault!

No!

Blame it on that bastard Barry!

If it weren't for him insisting on arguing with her and saying things like, "You care too much about your daughter and have poured all your love into her, leaving me nothing," etc.

How could a daughter possibly have such extreme thoughts when the ugly side of marriage is completely exposed to her?

It's a ghost!

Paige is your daughter too!

I love you with all my heart, my unique daughter who needs extra care. Am I wrong?

Then she thought of Adam's current profession.

Damn doctor!

Paige divorced Barry when she was eleven years old.

From then on, she took Paige to school on her own.

Given the lack of paternal love, it's quite possible that Paige subconsciously feels closer to Adam, who has the same profession as her father.

Then consider Adam's mature demeanor and his thick skin—a skin so thick that even middle-aged people who have weathered the storms of society would be ashamed of themselves.

Linda felt increasingly guilty and upset.

She was unhappy that Paige and Adam were living together in this way that had no future, but the image of Paige giving up on herself because of their divorce kept replaying in her mind.

I dare not say any more harsh words.

"Well."

Linda sighed, "You're still young, so there's no rush. But if you want to continue your relationship with Adam, don't accept his monetary gifts. Only when there's no financial relationship can you truly be equals."

This is a summary of her painful experiences as a housewife for many years.

Why did she endure so much for so long? It was because she had no source of income and relied entirely on her husband.

"I didn't ask for anything."

Paige frowned and said, "We don't owe each other anything, we're equals."

She didn't care about such trivial matters at all.

It's good to have it, but it doesn't matter if you don't.

She really didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Just as Adam named the formula she was working on the Duncan - Adler formula.

They were all just things I made on the spot.

It's no big deal.

If the mind is still, how can the flag move?

Linda was speechless.

In the end, all I could do was offer some safety advice.

Paige was only eighteen, just turned eighteen. It wasn't really a big deal for her to have an ambiguous relationship with Adam for a few years at that time.

Many scientists get married in their thirties.

As for what will happen in the future, Paige has plenty of time to wait and see.

But the premise is to take good safety measures and absolutely avoid causing any deaths!