Washington.
Grossman's house.
When Adam arrived, he was hugged by a small figure in his thigh.
"Emma."
Adam and Peggy looked at each other, looked down, and smiled slightly: "Did you hear what your sister Peggy said? Are you happy to go to Pasadena with us?"
"Happy."
Emma raised her little face, full of joy: "I like playing with Adam the most."
"..."
Hearing the movement, David, who wiped the corners of his eyes, came out of the bedroom and his face became stiff when he heard these words.
This daughter...
Forget it, the heart is tired, he is powerless, let's leave it to Peggy and Adam.
They are one kind of people.
And they are also Emma's relatives.
"nice! You love it."
Adam picked up Emma, walked in, and smiled at her: "I'll find a good teacher for you, you will love her."
"Ok."
Emma is very well-behaved: "I believe in you, Adam."
"I hope you can always maintain this mentality."
Peggy looked at Emma who held Adam's neck and looked provocatively at her, and smiled meaningfully.
"Adam."
David wiped away his tears and walked out to greet Adam.
"David."
Adam nodded to him and let Emma down.
"Go for a walk?"
David proposed.
"Okay, just go to see your new studio."
Adam smiled and nodded.
In the past few years, David's career has made great progress and he has a small fortune.
Originally, he could rent a luxurious studio in an office building in the city, which was also convenient for his business.
But in order to get along with his daughter Emado and to commemorate his late wife Linda, he stayed at home.
The original studio has not changed.
However, a new studio was added next to it.
"Adam, Peggy said, Emma's situation like this will live on your side."
David and Adam walked side by side on the trail and said anxiously: "An orange cat was drowned in the fountain just now..."
"It looks like we need to live longer."
Adam suddenly nodded and said, "David, you also know that Emma's situation is a bit special.
She was born without crying or laughing.
Later, as she grew up, she gradually felt joy, anger, sorrow and joy.
But that's only because she can understand what emotions are.
It's not that she can feel the joy, anger, sorrow, and joy.
The brain MRI showed that when chatting with her, whether it is she likes or she hates.
The Block District is extremely active.
However, the amygdala and adjacent limbic cortex did not respond.
Block area is the language center.
The amygdala and the adjacent limbic cortex are the areas that generate emotions, recognize emotions, and regulate emotions.
In other words, she can understand but can't feel emotions.
The various emotions that she showed later were entirely the deduction of emotions after she grew up slowly, because of her high IQ understanding that social needs emotions, through analysis and understanding.
Switch to an ordinary family, because Emma grew up too fast, so she knew how to conceal her disguise when she was young, and she would most likely be ignored..."
"But fortunately there are you."
David took the call and smiled bitterly: "Otherwise, I would indeed have all kinds of emotions suddenly when she was two years old, and after she was ecstatic, I was deceived.
My own daughter, but I didn’t know she was mentally ill..."
"This situation is very rare."
Adam comforted: "Moreover, mental illness is not all a serial perverted murderer in the stereotype..."
"That drowned orange cat..."
David mourned.
"do not worry."
Adam continued to comfort: "Emma is still young and has this kind of mental illness, which has wiped out human nature.
For her, drowning an orange cat is no different from an ordinary child trampling on an ant.
She can't feel emotions, and is accustomed to manipulating everyone around her, and lying sickly about it...
These are her instincts for survival.
There is also education.
And we have the best teacher, trust me..."
"I believe you."
David sighed: "Besides placing hope on you, I really don't know what to do.
Since I heard you talk about Emma's situation, I have also read a lot of information.
Many mental illnesses are congenital and cannot be treated at all..."
"There are always more solutions than difficulties."
Adam smiled and said: "Different coping methods will guide Emma to what kind of person.
Continue to stay with you, unless you also annihilate others, desires, morals...everything, only keep your unconditional and unprincipled love for Emma.
Otherwise, she would regard all the changes in her mind as a threat to her.
Did you see that hornet's nest? "
Speaking of this, Adam pointed to the hornet's nest under the eaves of the studio: "Like these wasps, once they feel threatened, they will attack.
Emma is the same.
Because she can't feel emotions, she doesn't have the love of her daughter for her father.
Coupled with her high IQ.
Your situation is actually very dangerous.
I don't think you can have such a bottomless love, and can't control her and guide her, right? "
David was shocked.
He really couldn't imagine that there would be such a situation where he couldn't bear to say that could happen.
But think about it, is it impossible to happen?
In recent years, his sister Angela has been trying to reintroduce him, reorganize a family, and want to give Emma a stepmother.
And Emma did ask several times if he wanted to date.
Not happy at first.
After that, there is no objection.
But every time he really wants to go on a date, there are always surprises waiting for him.
Now think about it, this is not Emma's manipulation, it also represents Emma's truest reaction.
She doesn't like change!
He really loves her, and is even willing to be single for her for twenty years.
But Emma is more than just him loving her.
She needs everyone to love her as much as he does, to satisfy her.
Otherwise it is a threat to her.
Think of the orange cat drowning in the fountain today...
The future is so terrible, he can't even imagine it.
"Don't worry too much, everything is still too late."
Adam patted David on the shoulder: "She is only six years old after all. All she needs is a mentor who suits her best."
"Ok."
David forced a smile.
In the afternoon.
David watched his daughter Emma say goodbye to him, got into Adam's car and disappeared into the distance.
Feeling lost in my heart, and as if I had some explanation, it was extremely complicated, standing there for a long time without leaving.
California.
Pasadena.
Adam's car stopped in front of a villa near California Institute of Technology.
"Welcome over You must be Emma."
Juno walked out of the villa and smiled at Emma who got out of the car and raised his eyes.
Emma glanced at her and couldn't help taking a step back, staring at Juno alertly.
"Dear sister, this is the surprise my sister arranged for you."
Peggy walked to Emma's side and smiled at her: "This is Juno, Adam's best friend, and will be your mentor.
I believe you will get along very happily.
She will teach you many things.
Drowning an orange cat threatens to intimidate others. This kind of thing is still too low-level..."
"Emma is only six years old, is she interested in biological anatomy?"
Juno said in surprise: "It's amazing, sister, but I didn't get interested until I was ten years old..."
Emma: "..."