Leonard's Mysterious Journey
New York University Medical Center.
"Look, here we go again. How many times has this happened this month?"
"This is the third time."
"Their family is really plagued by illness and misfortune."
"When you stop loving each other, troubles and conflicts naturally arise."
"It's always the children who get hurt."
"Yes, how do adoption agencies approve applications from families like theirs?"
"They're rich."
"..."
All sorts of gossip reached Adam's ears.
Adam glanced at the John Coleman family sitting in a row and shook his head inwardly.
Several months have passed since John Coleman made a mistake that any man would make, resulting in his wife's miscarriage.
Adam had almost forgotten about him until recently, when the Coleman family once again became the focus of the hospital, with a lot of gossip flying around, comparable to the doxing in his previous life.
It is said that John Coleman's wife cremated her miscarried child and buried the ashes in her own garden, where she planted a flower. Looking at the blooming flower was like seeing her deceased daughter, which truly reflects a romantic sentiment characteristic of an artist.
Then comes the 'popular' phenomenon of alcoholism and withdrawal.
Finally, after a series of intense interventions by a psychologist, the Colemans realized their mistake and decided to adopt a child to make up for the loss of their daughter.
After successfully adopting a little lady-like daughter, the Coleman family, who should have been a happy family, encountered a series of problems.
First, their adopted daughter broke her leg.
Then John's wife left their deaf and mute young daughter in the car, which suddenly went out of control and nearly caused an accident.
Now the treehouse is on fire again, and the son jumped down from it, suffering serious injuries and falling into a coma.
John's wife was on the verge of a breakdown, while John, as her husband, remained indifferent.
This time, everyone was able to understand to some extent.
Because all these misfortunes point to John's wife, and the children's accidents all happened under her care, carelessness, irritability, and neuroticism are now the labels attached to John's wife.
I heard that John even caught his wife secretly buying alcohol, and even though John claimed she only bought it but didn't drink it, nobody believed her.
When negative emotions like depression and stress hit, America in American TV shows, regardless of age or gender, start drinking heavily. This is standard practice, and everyone knows this ironclad rule!
Adam looked at the Coleman family from afar and saw John's wife sitting there, staring blankly with occasional flashes of resentment. Following her gaze, he saw a strange little girl.
"Huh?"
Adam was astonished. She was clearly just a well-behaved and delicate little girl, yet she made him feel uneasy all over. This feeling...
She had her hair tied in pigtails, and wore black choker-like fabric decorations around her neck and on her wrists. Just as Adam was about to take a closer look, his eyes met hers when she suddenly turned around and looked at him.
The little girl's face was expressionless at first, then turned into an innocent smile.
Adam returned the most gentle and harmless smile, then turned and left, secretly reassured that he must stay away from the Coleman family.
Location: My ex-girlfriend Amazing Amy!
After a quick glance, Adam finally understood that the little girl who gave him a strange feeling was exuding an aura similar to that of his ex-girlfriend Amazing Amy.
"Damn system, what kind of American TV Show World did I transmigrate into? There are so many perverts here!"
Adam thought to himself, "Why can't it just be a comedic fusion world like the Big Bang Theory, Friends, and How I Met Your Mother?"
But despite his complaints, upon calm reflection, he could understand. Life is inherently complex, and comedy itself is a form of tragedy. With so many comedic worlds merging together, the tragic atmosphere naturally becomes even more intense.
What is closely linked to tragedy?
Zhou Shuren's third younger brother, Ren Shuzhou, once said, "For those involved, tragedy is always terrifying!"
Happy America, terrifying every day!
If you can't afford to offend them, you can at least avoid them.
at the same time.
Upon receiving the 'evidence' mailed by Adam, Leonard was overjoyed and no longer content with simply showing off the 'evidence' to his classmates and friends.
He, Leonard Rich Hofstadter, wanted to go a step further: find Adam, invite Adam to his house, and, incidentally, broaden the horizons of those 'country bumpkins' at his usual haunts like schools and Comic Book Store, letting them see the real celebrity.
New Jersey is right next to New York, and many New Jersey residents like to call themselves New York.
For example, in How I Met Your Mother, Barney and Ted try to impress girls by pretending to be foreigners who have just arrived in New York. They trick two girls into being their tour guides, but the girls actually believe they are foreigners and take them to a series of tourist attractions typical of elementary school spring outings, such as the Natural History Museum, the City Planning Museum, and the History Museum.
Barney remained calm and continued his pursuit with undiminished enthusiasm, but Ted, whose legs were about to give out and who still hadn't succeeded, lost his patience. Upon discovering that the two girls weren't from New York but from New Jersey, he completely exploded, yelling at the two girls, "New Jersey isn't New York!"
This is blatant regional discrimination!
However, there is a reason why New Jersey residents dare to say this: transportation between New Jersey and New York is very convenient. Traveling from one borough of New York to another is not much shorter than traveling from New York to New Jersey.
Many people who cannot afford to live in New York choose to work in New York but live in New Jersey.
So, on his day off, without telling his family, young Leonard set off alone, excitedly following the address on the email to find Adam.
This method of finding people is somewhat unreliable; it might not be possible to find an ordinary person, but it works every time Adam is found.
Leonard found the apartment and knocked on the door of room 520. He learned from Monica that Adam was volunteering at New York University Medical Center. Intrigued, he declined Monica's suggestion to stay and wait and took the subway directly to the hospital.
"Adam!"
"Leonard?"
Adam was somewhat surprised to see Leonard being brought over by the nurse, but not overly surprised.
Adam had already considered this when he mailed sample copies to his friends.
Although I don't want to affect Leonard and Sheldon's future meeting, it's just not right to send sample copies to Sheldon and Juno but not to Leonard.
Furthermore, there were still about ten years to go, giving Adam ample time and resources to facilitate the formation of this group.
"Wait here for a moment, I'll go hand over the shift."
Adam gave his instructions and left.
Leonard looked around the hospital with curiosity, glancing left and right. Suddenly, someone bumped into him. He looked up and saw a little girl glaring at him fiercely before quickly walking away.
"Sorry."
Leonard was startled. He only came to his senses after the little girl walked away. He habitually apologized first, but then realized that no one was in front of him.
Feeling guilty, he subconsciously followed the little girl's figure.
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