Carter Read Too Much Into It

Medical Center.

VIP ward.

"Barney, your fracture is healed, but don't forget that your Charm Poison hasn't been completely cleared up yet."

Adam cautioned, "Don't go out and cause trouble for others now."

"Don't lie to me."

Barney scoffed, "I already found out. As long as the safety measures are in place, there's no problem at all. So many doctors in your hospital have gotten it. Are you all going to wait six months?"

"This is different."

Adam retorted, "You said it yourself, New York can't do without you, Barney Stinson. All of them combined don't have as wide a reach as you alone. Just because they can doesn't mean you can, unless you're like Joey."

"What's wrong with Joey?"

Barney's eyes lit up.

"He has reformed now."

Adam laughed and told him that Joey had also begun to restrain his philandering in order to prevent a tragedy from happening.

"Barney, what about you?"

That was more than ten years later.

Barney dismissed it. "We'll see."

He then gave a disdainful smile, "Joey Tribiani, he's really getting old!"

"Pray."

Adam quipped, "Will I be this lucky again next time?"

"Barney, I think you should consider Adam's suggestion."

James hesitated and said, "He's both your good friend and a doctor; he wouldn't harm you."

"James?"

Barney looked at his brother with disbelief.

Don't look at me like that.

James laughed and said, "It's just that you've had really bad luck. As your brother, if I had to choose between lifestyle and safety, I would always choose your safety."

"Good brother."

Barney raised his chin and pointed at Adam: "If you really care about me, take me away from this hospital and away from this man right now. He's my bad luck. As long as I stay far away from him, I can live a safe and carefree life."

"I'm still here~"

Adam said slowly.

"Don't talk nonsense."

James laughed and said, "That's impossible."

Then, ignoring Barney, he looked at Adam and asked, "Did someone just jump off a building?"

"Um."

Adam then recounted the events.

"That's too much."

James said angrily, "Everyone has the freedom to choose whether to be a man or a woman. It's their own decision. Why should outsiders look down on her? Adam, you look after Barney. I'll go check on her."

With that, she picked up the high heel and stormed out of the ward.

"Him too?"

Adam seemed to be deep in thought.

"That's right."

Barney laughed, "James is gay, so we're the best partners forever. Ted isn't even worthy to carry his shoes."

Then.

Adam listened as Barney recounted his and James's epic battle, a story of how brothers working together could overcome any obstacle.

For example.

The two went to a bar.

First, each person scans the other's area.

Barney is looking at handsome guys.

James is looking at beautiful women.

Then.

James approached and harassed the beautiful woman Barney had his eye on, who was wearing low-rise jeans, had a tattoo on her lower back, and was sitting at the bar drinking.

"Wow, honey, what a cool tattoo."

"Get out of here, you damned scoundrel!"

Even the most open-minded woman would feel deeply uncomfortable with James's direct physical advances.

"Hello, hello, hello!"

At this moment, Barney appeared, stepped forward, pulled James away, and said in a serious tone.

"Her tattoos weren't meant to invite others to touch her, but to express her inner self. I believe her inner world is indeed like a dolphin in a flower garden."

Adam couldn't help but laugh out loud when he heard this.

But he also knew that no matter how ridiculous those words sounded, many girls would fall for them.

That is indeed the case.

Barney's words, combined with his good looks and high-end custom-made suit, immediately brought a smile to the beautiful woman's face.

Then.

James got angry and had a typical East Country conversation with Barney.

What are you looking at?

"What are you looking at?"

"Take another look and try!"

"I'll take a look!"

"Don't get excited, you're pretty good, okay?"

As Barney thrust closer, ramming him head-on, James finally raised his hands in surrender, winked at Barney, and slunk away.

Leave the great hero Barney there to act cool!

"Tell me if he harasses you again."

After saying that, he turned and left, silently counting in his mind. "1, 2, 3..."

"Thank you, but you should stay... just in case."

Within three seconds, the beautiful woman indeed spoke up behind him, trying to persuade him to stay.

Barney turned around and exchanged a glance with the beautiful woman. After confirming their eyes were open, he knew that his heroic rescue of the damsel in distress had been a success.

Let's go somewhere else.

It was Barney's turn to provide the assist.

The routine is simpler.

James fell down among the men.

Barney was calling out, "Help! He's stopped breathing! Does anyone know how to give him CPR?"

James is also a handsome guy.

Since this is a group of men, there will inevitably be an ugly guy who rushes up first, eyes shining. "I can do it, I can do it!"

At this point, Barney would skip over the unattractive guy who was being proactive and point directly to the handsome guy that James had his eye on.

The two brothers work together so well.

Their most successful case was dating a brother and sister.

If James hadn't been out of New York, Ted wouldn't have had a chance.

Adam listened to Barney recount his past glories while taking him to get an MRI.

Nurse station.

"Still thinking about what happened earlier?"

Seeing John Carter standing there lost in thought, the nurse comforted him, "It's not your fault."

"Thanks."

Carter gave her a grateful look.

"You're welcome."

The nurse smiled sweetly and said, "And if it weren't for you, we wouldn't have seen Dr. Duncan's handsome side. He leaped to catch someone jumping off a building, then did a windmill stunt and easily pulled the person back up in mid-air. Wasn't that so cool!"

"..."

Carter's face stiffened.

He really shouldn't have been so polite.

They weren't actually concerned about his feelings; they just wanted to talk about how handsome Dr. Duncan was.

"Carter, you were there, you should know best what happened. Give me a detailed description of what happened."

The nurse smiled.

"Didn't you already know that?"

Carter forced a smile.

"Their perspective is different from yours."

The nurse urged.

Carter was helpless.

The first lesson Adam taught him was not to offend the nurse.

He could only recount the events once.

The nurse kept interrupting him, asking about his thoughts at the time. When she heard his shock and gratitude, she would smile with satisfaction.

"You care so much about Dr. Duncan, you must know a lot about Dr. Duncan, right?"

Carter hesitated.

"Certainly."

The nurse patted her chest and said, "No one understands Dr. Duncan better than me."

"Dr. Duncan asked me about pig's trotters and said that Braised Pork Hock are the best. What does that mean?"

Carter asked the question that had been on his mind.

"This one?"

The nurse stroked her chin, her eyes darting around, snapped her fingers, and pointed at Carter: "I understand."

"How so?"

Carter looked at her expectantly.

Do you know how to Braised Pork Hock?

The young nurse looked at him with a smile.

"Won't."

Carter shook his head.

"That won't do."

The nurse waved her hand and said, "When you get back tonight, you'll have to learn how to Braised Pork Hock. It's best to learn from an expert."

"You mean Dr. Duncan wants to eat my braised pig's trotters?"

Carter's mouth dropped open.

"Wrong!"

The nurse shook her finger. "Dr. Duncan is a billionaire. He can have someone make whatever he wants to eat. Why would he want to eat a pig's trotter made by a novice like you?"

Didn't you want to learn from him?

He gave me a chance!

It must be said, Dr. Duncan was incredibly kind.

Carter's eyes lit up as he heard this, and he murmured, "I'll find someone to learn how to Braised Pork Hock tonight!"