Ted's Perfect Match Appears
Medical Center.
"Ted, how have you been lately?"
Adam glanced at him and asked with a smile.
"This..."
Ted met Adam's gaze, and his words began to waver. "Adam, I was just about to tell you that Erica and I broke up. I'm sorry..."
"Oh."
Adam nodded. "Is it a breakup over the phone, or a breakup via text message or email?"
"..."
Ted was immediately embarrassed and said awkwardly, "No, no, this time Erica and I broke up peacefully face to face, not like you're imagining."
"You! You!"
Lily looked at Ted with a hint of disappointment and exasperation.
Because Adam only mentioned in a few words the immoral things Ted had done.
"It doesn't matter."
Adam laughed and said, "I know Erica's birthday hasn't come yet. Since you two have broken up, there won't be any awkwardness like you suddenly calling her at her birthday party. That's enough."
"Is that enough?"
Lily looked at Adam incredulously. "I remember Erica is your darling girlfriend Paige's older sister, right? You even introduced them to each other. Is that all you ask of Ted?"
"Of course, that's not all the requirements."
Adam shook his head.
"Phew, I knew it."
Lily breathed a sigh of relief and then turned her gaze to the embarrassed Ted, preparing to join Adam in criticizing Ted.
In her opinion, Erica was beautiful, had a good personality (she could tolerate her art ex-boyfriend's domestic violence and had no temper), and was introduced by Adam, so how could Ted just break up with her like that?
Is Erica sad?
Adam looked at Ted with a serious expression.
"I'm not sad."
Ted quickly said, "Actually, we live in different places, and breaking up was a mutual decision we made after discussing it."
"OK".
Adam stared at Ted for a moment, then nodded.
"OK?"
Lily stared wide-eyed at Adam.
"Not okay, what else do you want?"
Adam shrugged and said, "Ted didn't do anything too outrageous, nor did he hurt Erica too much. This is just a perfectly normal and peaceful breakup."
Emmm.
He introduced Ted to Erica simply to distract Erica from Adam's efforts to deal with her artist ex-boyfriend.
Joke.
Adam wasn't about to let Paige off easily, since he was trying to lay a hand on her.
By now, that bastard has already been imprisoned after being reported by concerned citizens for his involvement in the Western Poison Fan Poisoning case.
With so many influential figures around him, without a powerful background, he could easily spend the rest of his life in jail.
Adam believed that as long as his people continued to pay attention, the world would remain just enough.
However, Adam still broke his promise. To keep it a secret and prevent Adam from thinking about him, he didn't put a soap bag on Adam's wrist, the kind that won't slip off when bathing.
The special supplies found in American TV Show World and prisons—any user who owns even one of these items will beam with confidence.
Erica has long forgotten that jerk, Ted, the Tool Person, has brilliantly fulfilled his role as the Prince of Romance.
They eventually broke up amicably.
What more could Adam possibly want?
"Thank you for understanding, Adam!"
Ted looked gratefully at the forgiving Adam.
If he were Adam, he probably wouldn't be as magnanimous as Adam; at the very least, he would complain a bit.
"You're welcome."
Adam readily accepted Ted's gratitude.
Ring ring.
Just then, Ted's phone rang.
Who is it?
Lily said irritably, "Is it another time Barney's asking you to celebrate your single status?"
"No."
Ted held his phone, looked at the number displayed on it, and exclaimed in surprise, "It looks like the number for Dating End Station."
"The Dating End Station?"
Lily's eyes widened. "Is this the one who said a few months ago that you would never find true love again and would grow old alone?"
"Yes, that's the Dating End Station because I broke the 100% success rate record, which almost made me collapse."
Ted quipped, "In the end, I had to comfort her with the love story of the Roach-Rat you guys found, and get her to keep helping me look for them, for free."
"Has she found it?"
Adam also became interested.
"Ted, connect me quickly, connect me quickly!"
Lily and Marshall urged.
"All right."
Ted had also thought of this, took a deep breath, pursed his lips, and answered the phone, "Hello."
"Hello, I'm looking for Mr. Mosby. Ted Mosby."
A middle-aged man's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"That's me."
Ted responded.
"Mr. Mosby, how have you been lately?"
The man on the other end of the phone said, "I'm Bell Duncan from Dating End Station..."
"Holy shit!"
Adam and Lily called out in unison when they heard the name and the familiar voice.
"Honey, what's wrong?"
Marshall looked at Lily in surprise.
"Nothing."
Lily covered her mouth and shook her head guiltily.
"Wait, Duncan?"
Marshall was a little confused, but his attention quickly shifted to Adam.
"Hehe."
Adam awkwardly rubbed his forehead and gave a wry smile, "We'll talk about it later."
"You know him too?"
Lily looked at Adam with a bewitching gaze, and they began to communicate with each other through their eyes.
"Of course I know him, and you know him too?"
Adam looked at Lily with surprise.
"What exactly is your relationship with this person?"
Marshall's displeased gaze crept in.
There.
"... Mr. Mosby, did you apply for services at Dating End Station four months ago?"
"Right."
Ted laughed and said, "You guys still haven't helped me find what I want."
"Yes, that's why I called."
"We've found her, sir," Bell Duncan said. "We've found your soulmate."
"What?!"
Ted stood there, completely stunned.
"Please come as soon as possible."
Bell Duncan reminded him on the other end of the phone.
"OK."
Ted hung up the phone, dejected. "They said they've found my soulmate..."
"No way?"
"Really?"
Adam and Lily both gave perfunctory replies.
"Stop talking nonsense, what's going on with you guys?"
Marshall yelled in frustration, "You all know the guy who called Ted?"
"What?"
Ted couldn't help but look over.
"Adam, you go first!"
Marshall noticed Lily's evasive gaze and looked at Adam.
"His last name is Duncan, don't you think?"
Adam smiled wryly.
"Is he your relative?"
Ted was astonished.
"Let's go, I'll go with you to take a look."
Adam smiled wryly, "I haven't seen Uncle Bell in a long time either. I never expected him to come to New York."
"Uncle Bell?"
Lily and the other two exclaimed in unison.
"Bell Duncan, my father Bob Duncan's brother, my uncle."
Adam grinned and said, "But I really didn't expect that you, Lily, would know my Uncle Bell?"
"This..."
Lily blushed and hesitated, unwilling to speak.
"Lily?!"
Marshall was genuinely a little angry.
"Don't be angry, baby."
Lily hurriedly hugged Marshall and could only say, "Do you remember Scooter?"
"Of course I remember Scooter!"
Marshall gritted his teeth and said, "What does this have to do with your high school ex-boyfriend?!"
"Do you remember when we first met, and I broke up with Scooter because of my dreams?"
Lily smiled bitterly and said, "What if I said I didn't want to accept the life he had planned out for me?"
"Uh-huh!"
Marshall's face darkened.
"That was a life tailor-made for you in the literal sense!"
Lily said shyly, "When I graduated, Scooter not only prepared a diamond ring in advance to propose to me, but he also specially went to Chicago to find my favorite designer at the time to make a wedding dress for me."
When he and his friends drove to find the designer, they encountered Big Bear ...
"Big Bear?"
Marshall and Ted looked at Adam.
"My Uncle Bell's nickname."
Adam's lips twitched.
"I did not accept Scooter's marriage proposal, no matter how well he prepared, because I do not love him."
Lily looked at Marshall with deep affection. "I only love you, Marshall."
I love you too, baby.
Marshall's mood improved.
"I rejected Scooter's proposal that time."
Lily shrugged and said, "But Scooter and the others have become good friends with Big Bear."
P. S.: Thanks to Bookworm Red Stone for the donation! The new owner of the Dating End Station in "How I Met Your Mother" is played by the same actor as Adam's father, Bob. He also starred in "American Pie 3" with the actress who played Lily, which is a nice connection.