American TV series World Rescue

California.

Pasadena.

TBBT Apartments.

The entrance to room 4A.

"Angelo, hurry up!"

After Mary left, Arthur packed up and got ready to go to work, standing at the door to urge her.

At this time, Penny went upstairs carrying the washed clothes downstairs. When she saw Arthur, she smiled ambiguously and said, "So~ how's it going~"

"It's okay~"

Arthur didn't know why, but he still replied in the same accent as Penny.

"Just okay?"

Penny said ambiguously: "I think it should be very good!"

“Alright and very good only describe the degree of good change and have no objective range.”

Arthur explained, and then he thought of something. The self-confidence that was destroyed by Penny a few days ago, because of Mary's initiative, returned to him, and even reached the peak of his life. After thirty years of Hedong and thirty years of Hexi, The tone said: "Why do you ask that?"

She thought to herself, "Penny must have regretted it! I'm so charming! How could she refuse!"

"Well, a little birdie told me that you and Mary were indescribable last night~"

Penny's words shocked Arthur. How could Penny know about this kind of thing?

"Angelo!!!"

Arthur could only growl at Angelo in the room.

"So, are you serious? Do you like her?"

Penny gossiped.

"Those are two different questions, and I don't know..."

Arthur stammered, not knowing how to talk about his affair with the girl he coveted, so he could only change the subject and continue shouting at Angelo: "Angelo, we really have to go!"

"For a man who has just had the unspeakable, you are surprisingly nervous!"

Angelo walked over and complained: "It looks like Mary is more like a sage man!"

California Institute of Technology.

Mary's office.

When Arthur came over, Mary was standing in front of the whiteboard thinking. The whiteboard was full of complex mathematical formulas. Like Angelo, she was usually so idle and bored most of the time, at least to outsiders. .

"Hi, Mary~"

"Hi, Arthur."

Mary responded without looking back.

"Hello~"

Arthur walked up behind Mary, stretched out his arms to hug her, put his head against Mary, and said in a sweet tone like a couple.

"Uh, what are you doing?"

This action finally drew Mary's attention, and a trace of helplessness flashed in her eyes. Thinking that Arthur was Owen's good friend, the scolding words turned into gentler inquiries.

"I just want to get close to you~"

Arthur still didn't understand the situation, so he held Mary's body and wandered around: "By the way, do you want to sneak into the radiation laboratory and take a decontamination bath together?"

"Okay, Arthur, what do you think happened between us?"

Mary saw that Arthur really regarded her as her boyfriend, so she had to remind him directly.

"I don't know, but I think your perception may be different from mine."

Arthur finally reacted and let go of Mary.

"Look, Arthur, we're all Owen's family and friends, so I don't want to get into trouble between us."

Mary turned around, faced Arthur, and said sincerely: "But I must tell the truth."

"All right."

Arthur had already foreseen the ending and said with a sad face.

“None of us are neuroscientists, but we all understand the indescribable principles of biochemistry!”

Mary said bluntly: "In other words, dopamine in the brain is released in the synapses, causing a sense of pleasure. If you insert an electrode into the brain of a mouse and give it a control button, it will keep pressing that button until it dies."

"Who wouldn't?"

Arthur shrugged and smiled bitterly.

"The difference between us and mice is that we can't implant electrodes in our hypothalamus, so you guys come in handy!"

"It's nice to be able to make a difference."

Arthur said speechlessly: "We?"

"Oh, Arthur~"

Mary looked at Arthur with pity: "You should know the relationship between Owen and I. We are both my father's children. Owen inherited most of my father's talents, and I inherited my father's wisdom and attitude towards life.

Like my father, my lover can only be mathematics and science. Others, such as you, are my sources of inspiration. "

"What about us now?"

Arthur struggled.

"I don't know how you feel, but in a short period of time, you are no longer enough to inspire me."

Mary said frankly: "We are all scientists, and everything is for scientific progress and human development. You should be able to understand, right?"

"...Well, thank you for giving me the opportunity to contribute to scientific progress and human development. Now I can finally have the confidence to respond to Angelo's sarcasm~"

Arthur laughed at himself.

"Thank you~"

Mary ignored the sarcasm in Arthur's words and just regarded him as sincerely thanking him.

"Well."

Arthur walked to the door, stopped, turned around, and asked unwillingly: "When can I give you inspiration again?"

"It's hard to say this!"

Mary shrugged and said, "Let me tell you about my father's deeds. Among the thousands of people who provided inspiration for my father, less than a hundred were able to provide a second inspiration, and less than fifty were able to provide a third inspiration. There are even fewer who provide inspiration.

This is still a woman among thousands of people. Although I don’t have the same conditions as my father, sometimes I have to feel aggrieved..."

"..."

Arthur's heart dropped when he heard this.

"...But that doesn't mean that objects that can provide me with a steady source of inspiration are common."

Mary smiled and said: "Dad only found a few people out of thousands of people. I haven't met many people in total over the years..."

"How much is not much?"

Arthur couldn't help but interrupt. Seeing Mary looking at him, she said guiltily: "You know, I just want to calculate the probability~"

"let me see."

Mary tilted her head and thought for a while, then smiled and said: "It should be less than 100. After all, high-quality sources of inspiration are not easy to come across, and I am not the kind of casual person!"

Arthur's mouth twitched, speechless, and thought to himself: "Are you sure you're not? I don't sound like what you think I do!"

"So, calculating the probability, until now I have not met anyone who can provide me with a stable source of inspiration. This is normal, isn't it?"

Mary shrugged and smiled: "After all, you are included in my sample."

"Thanks."

Arthur was heartbroken for a moment, but still confirmed unwillingly.

"Obviously you're not!"

Mary answered in the affirmative.

Arthur walked out of Mary's office heartbroken and met Harley in the corridor.

"Tsk, tsk, isn't this Dr. Ma!"

Harley smiled with an ambiguous tone.

"Ma, doctor?"

Arthur looked confused.

"Everyone in the circle of friends is full of news about you and Mary. The Beast Serenade you performed together last night made everyone excited!"

Harry suppressed a smile: "So the title of Dr. Ma is well deserved~"

"How did this get uploaded to Moments?"

Arthur's mouth twitched.

"I uploaded it!"

Harley said bluntly.

"..."

Arthur was speechless for a while, and then asked: "How did you know?"

"A little bird told me that!"

Harley winked: "Obviously, Arthur, you are a beast~"

Arthur's face changed for a while, and finally the corner of his mouth curled up: "This is true! From now on, my nickname will be Dr. Ma!"

"Shall I give you the nickname Haki?"

Harley and Arthur walked side by side towards the office area where the physicist was located, and joked with a smile: "Dr. Ma is a very awesome existence. For example, the WeChat and Moments we use now are from Dr. Ma's company.

The one I use for online shopping is Dr. Ma. The richest man on the other side was also called Dr. Ma when he started his business! Although you are the only real doctor, you should feel honored to be called the same as them..."

At night.

Bar downstairs.

"Where's Zhang Wei?"

Owen asked Harley.

"He said he was working overtime and couldn't come."

Harley took a sip of her beer.

"Working overtime? Isn't he a student?"

Shahida asked curiously.

"Well, he works part-time as an intern at a law firm."

Harley complained: "Do you know what he does as an intern?"

"Paralegal?"

Shahida said.

"Roughly the same."

Harry suppressed a smile and said, "But he's in the IT department, can't you tell?"

"Yeah. It seems like he actually knows a lot."

Shahida nodded.

"He kept saying that he was actually a genius just like us."

Harley smiled and said, "It's just that I'm jealous of the talent!"

"Ha ha."

Shahida smiled and said: "He is quite interesting. I think he must be very popular in the law firm, right? By the way, what exactly does he do?"

"Burn a disc!"

Harley said word by word.

"..."

Shahida was immediately confused and said in disbelief: "Is there still such an ancient profession now?"

"Of course, nostalgic!"

Harley laughed.

"Isn't it difficult to find other suitable jobs?"

Shahida frowned and said: "For someone like him, there should be many opportunities!"

"certainly."

Harley said seriously: "I also asked him, and according to what he said, opportunities opened up to him like raindrops, but he dodged them one by one."

"puff!"

Shahida immediately sprayed wine: "Cough, cough, he can do it!"

"Don't get excited, there are more fun things to do!"

Harley patted Shahida and said with a playful smile: "Do you think he is really working overtime?"

"Is not it?"

Shahida was puzzled.

"Why do I need to take extra classes to burn CDs?"

Harry pouted and said, "This is just his excuse. He is probably drinking milk in the apartment!"

"Drink milk?"

Shahida was stunned: "Why?"

"The reason is very simple. First of all, he loves to drink milk. He must have lived in an orphanage since he was a child, and he is very yearning for mother's love. Well, that must be the case. I should have discovered it earlier, otherwise he would not..."

"Ahem!"

Owen had already heard what Harley meant and quickly interrupted. It was better not to talk about such inappropriate topics for children, especially since they were siblings!

"Virtue!"

Harley glanced at Owen sideways: "We are all our own, what can't we say? I haven't seen anything about you? Are you doing this with me?"

"We all know the first reason, what else is there?"

Shahida quickly smoothed things over.

"snort."

Harley snorted in dissatisfaction and changed the subject along with Shahida: "Secondly, milk is cheap! He can't bear to hang out in bars like us. The wine here is so expensive! Come here to drink One drink is enough for him to drink milk for a month!"

"That's it~"

Shahida was stunned.

In the United States, dinners for large groups are generally organized on an AA basis, so there must be reciprocity between friends, otherwise the cost of the party just to connect with each other will be enough for the poorer party!

People often hang out in bars. If they call you once and you don't come, if they call you a second time you still won't come. How can anyone call you a third time?

This is the real reality gap!

“We can have more parties in the apartment!”

Shahida suggested thoughtfully: "Anyway, we are not here to hang out in the bar, and Zhang Wei is right. The wine here is really too expensive. It is a waste!"

"You can't just hang out in the apartment upstairs all the time."

Owen reminded: "Just like last night, it was very inconvenient."

"That's true."

Shahida nodded.

They are all young people and have many needs. If they are all stuck in an apartment for a party, sometimes it will be very inconvenient. Not everyone is like the men and women in American TV dramas, who can't stand it when their friends are right outside the door.

It's not a specially customized soundproof room. The soundproofing effect of wooden doors is limited after all...

"It's not easy for Zhang Wei!"

Shahida sighed.

"When Heaven entrusts this person with a great responsibility, he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, and starve his body and skin!"

Owen smiled and said: "Zhang Wei will be fine in the future. I am very optimistic about him, both in terms of his character and career."

"Do you think so highly of him?"

Harley squinted her eyes and said, "Why can't I see Zhang Wei's potential? You were not familiar with him before, so why do you have such a strong impression? You are not a gay who hides deeply, are you?"

"..."

Owen stared at Harley speechlessly and complained: "I am too lazy to answer this, Shahida has the most say."

Shahida couldn't help laughing and pushed Owen.

"cut!"

Harley curled her lips and said: "I know what you mean, you make Shahida very happy~ But that doesn't mean you are not! Many of those at the top of the food chain are massacres!"

"Harley!"

Owen couldn't help but frown: "That's too much! Why do I feel that since I came back, you have become much more aggressive than before. Have I offended you in any way?"

"snort."

Harley snorted: "That's how I am!"

"Okay, how are Arthur and Mary?"

Shahida changed the subject.

"You don't know about Mary yet?"

Harry sneered: "She was as sexy as a devil beforehand, and as holy as a Buddha afterwards. Of course she dumped Arthur!"

"Ah! Then isn't Arthur even more sad?"

Shahida exclaimed.

"You are wrong! You don't understand men at all!"

Harry complained: "Arthur's hysteria some time ago was cured by Mary overnight. Although Mary dumped him directly afterwards, it does not mean that it never happened.

Arthur's accumulated hormones have been balanced, and his self-confidence has long been restored, and it is even stronger than before the injury. After all, Mary is also considered a beauty, and she is also a scientist! Ah! This is the man! "