Ted: Look, I know this is hard to understand, but right now, I have a quiet, simple, happy little life. And I like it that way. I know what my answer has to be.
[cut to Ted in Barney's office:]
Ted: I can't take the job, Barney. I'm done with that life. No hard feelings?
Barney: Of course not. [shakes Ted's hand]
Ted: All right.
[As Ted leaves Barney's office, he passes a woman:]
Rachel: Hey, Professor Mosby.
Ted: Hey, Rachel.