When Dr. Lu across the street heard about the slimming effect of the body-shaping capsules, he was immediately overjoyed. After get off work, he drove more than 60 kilometers to pick up the medicine.

Dai Li gave me two boxes of body-slimming capsules, enough for two courses of treatment for one month. After one month, my weight will basically return to a healthy and well-proportioned state.

Dr. Lu was naturally grateful and, knowing that the drug had not yet been officially released, he insisted on paying the set price.

After that, he walked around half of the city and returned home around eight o'clock.

The family had already had dinner at this time. His parents didn't expect him to come back today, so they didn't leave him any food. Because his home was too far from the hospital, he usually lived in the hospital dormitory and only came back occasionally during holidays or weekends.

When the Lu family's parents saw their eldest son, they both asked in bewilderment, "Why did you come back so suddenly? You didn't even call us in advance. We didn't even prepare any food for you. How about some noodles? I'll ask your dad to make you a bowl of noodles."

Doctor Lu said that everything was fine, and then asked about his brother: "Where's Lu Tongyu? Did he go running outside again?"

Mother Lu: "In the room. I went in after dinner."

Dr. Lu was about to go into Lu Tongyu's room to look for him when his mother stopped him. "He's in a bad mood today. His request to return to the team for training was rejected again. If it's still about training, don't bother him. Your father and I will try to persuade him slowly in a couple of days."

Both of her sons were stubborn. One insisted on continuing sprinting regardless of his health, while the other strongly opposed his younger brother's sprinting. Lu Tongyu had just suffered another blow today and was in a very depressed mood. They would definitely quarrel later.

Dr. Lu: "I want to talk to him about training, but I'm not trying to persuade him to give up."

He never objected to his brother sprinting; what he objected to was his brother sprinting while sick.

Mother Lu became nervous: "If you don't persuade him to give up, you will still support him?"

Dr. Lu massaged Mrs. Lu's shoulders and smiled easily, "Neither. It's too early to talk about stopping him or supporting him now. I've found a way to help him lose weight. Once his physical condition recovers in a month, I will certainly support him in continuing his sprinting."

Mother Lu looked at her eldest son suspiciously: "I can help him lose weight, but how? Tongyu has tried everything."

"Just wait and see the results." Dr. Lu deliberately kept the other in suspense and then knocked on his brother's door.

Dr. Lu knocked on the door several times before Lu Tongyu in the room let him in.

Lu Tongyu didn't turn on the lights in the room, the windows were closed, and the whole room was filled with the smell of sweat due to lack of air circulation.

He was playing computer games in the dark, and there were bags of leftover potato chips, spicy strips and beef jerky on the computer desk.

Dr. Lu frowned upon seeing this.

Lu Tongyu is a professional sprinter with strict requirements on weight. His daily food must also ensure nutritional balance. Regardless of whether he is preparing for a competition or not, he always restrains himself and does not eat snacks indiscriminately.

Today he bought a bunch of snacks in one go, and instead of going out for a run, he stayed at home playing games.

It's somewhat of a sign of self-abandonment.

Dr. Lu came into the room and turned on the light for Lu Tongyu, then opened the window to ventilate the room.

"I want to talk to you about something after you finish this game."

Lu Tongyu stared at the computer screen expressionlessly and replied perfunctorily, "Whatever you want to say, go ahead. I'm listening."

Dr. Lu stared at him for a while, and when he realized that he had no intention of stopping, he gave in and sighed.

"I found some medicine for you to lose weight. Remember to take it for a month. After a month, your weight will be back to what it was before."

As he spoke, Dr. Lu cleaned the snack bag on the computer desk and placed the body-shaping capsules on Lu Tongyu's desk.

After he finished speaking, Lu Tongyu didn't react at all.

"Can you please be serious, I'm talking to you."

Dr. Lu’s response was still silence.

"Do you still want to continue sprinting?" Dr. Lu's patience ran out and he was about to turn off his computer monitor.

Lu Tongyu replied with a blank expression: "I won't run away anymore."

Dr. Lu was stunned for a moment and asked, "What did you say? You're not going to run away?"

"I said I won't run away. You and your parents can rest assured now." Lu Tongyu got angry without warning and threw the mouse in his hand onto the table.

Dr. Lu was also furious, but fortunately he was older and had better control over his emotions. Moreover, he had found a solution to the problem today and was not here to quarrel with his brother.

He tried to reason with Lu Tongyu calmly: "What do you mean we can rest assured? Mom and Dad have always been worried about your health. Whether you want to continue sprinting or not, as long as your health is not healed, Mom and Dad will always worry about you."

Lu Tongyu stared at the dead figure on the screen without saying a word.

"Why did you suddenly say you didn't want to continue sprinting? Even if you could get back to your original weight, you still didn't want to run?"

Lu Tongyu no longer has the same desire to restore his weight as before, and now he can't even muster any interest.

“Because I found it boring.”

Dr. Lu looked at him in astonishment. He had never said such negative remarks when Lu Tongyu's condition was more serious. He always believed that he would continue to fulfill his dream after he recovered.

"Isn't this your childhood dream? Don't you still want to win the world championship? How can it be meaningless?"

Lu Tongyu sneered.

Becoming the world sprint champion was indeed his lifelong dream. For this, he gave up all his fun time. While other students were playing games and reading comics, he was training on the track and field.

After years of hard training day after day, many of his former teammates gave up halfway because they couldn't stand the hardship and saw no hope for the future.

He was the only one who never complained or got tired, and insisted on training every day regardless of rain or shine.

His speed did not increase on the first day, but was accumulated through years of hard work and repeated breakthroughs of his physical limits.

Lu Tongyu didn’t feel that he was working hard. The increased speed was the best comfort for him.

As he grew older, he gradually began to participate in competitions within the city and province. Through one outstanding result after another and one honorary medal after another, his name gradually came into the public eye.

At this time, his popularity among the people was extremely high. Everyone knew that a sprinter had emerged in the country. Not only did sports fans have high hopes for him, but ordinary audiences also hoped that he could win glory for the country.

But national support is a double-edged sword. When you are in good times, it is flowers and applause.

People all over the Internet praised him generously, used all kinds of nice words to describe him, and secretly sent gifts to his school. Even when his mother went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, the vegetable seller would give her two green onions for free after recognizing her.

Everyone you meet is a good person, and the world you see is full of kindness.

When you are in adversity, those who once praised you and liked you seem to disappear overnight.

What was given to him were no longer flowers, but bricks and all kinds of ugly insults.

He clearly did nothing wrong, he was just sick.

Just because he could no longer bear the expectations of the masses, he was abandoned.

In sports, when your performance is no longer outstanding, there will always be people who will deify you and spit on you.

He used to be called Speedy God Lu, but now he is called Fat Pig.

Unable to lose weight smoothly, with no hope of returning to the team, and endless abuse on the Internet, all these pressures are constantly weighing on Lu Tongyu.

Today, the team once again rejected his application to return to the team. The team still said the same old thing, asking him to focus on recovering from his illness, as health is more important.

After returning home disappointed, he received another push notification from the news app, and the title of the article happened to have his name on it.

Even though he knew that the comments under the article would not be nice, he couldn't control himself and clicked on it anyway.

Just as Lu Tongyu had expected, the comment section was disgusting. Even the praise and compliments for Lu Tongyu in the article were used by them to mock and insult him.

The screen was filled with sarcasm and ridicule, which made Lu Tongyu stunned.

At that moment, Lu Tongyu didn't know what he was still holding on to. He worked so hard to regain his weight, not caring about the burden on his body, the suffering he would endure, or the occupational diseases he was suffering from.

He just wants to return to the track and field as soon as possible and live up to everyone's expectations.

But now, no one is looking forward to his performance in the competition anymore.

His efforts suddenly seemed utterly ridiculous.

After letting go, Lu Tongyu began to give up on himself. He bought a bunch of snacks that he had never eaten before, and went home to play games that he had never had time to play before.

When buying snacks, some parents use him as an example to educate their children not to eat too many snacks, otherwise they will become like the fat brother when they grow up.

At that time, he was too lazy to defend himself and accepted his new identity as a fat otaku.

I was very happy to be a fat otaku for an afternoon. It was at least much easier than training.

Lu Tongyu leaned back in the computer chair, resting his head on the pillow and staring at the snow-white ceiling: "I don't want to think about it now. I think what you said to my parents is right. I can't regard sprinting as the whole of life. I should face the reality. In addition to sprinting, I still have to complete my studies so that I can find a good job in the future."

If Dr. Lu had heard his brother's words one day earlier, he might have been glad that his brother had finally stopped being so stubborn and started looking forward.

Dr. Lu was in a complicated mood. He turned Lu Tongyu's computer chair to face him.

He told Lu Tongyu seriously: "I don't know what your plan is, but my parents and I will support your choice. However, whether you choose to study or continue sprinting, I hope you can lose weight healthily, instead of being morbidly obese like you are now."

Lu Tongyu: "I don't want to lose weight, you've seen it before, I've tried all kinds of weight loss methods."

This time, Dr. Lu directly handed the body-shaping capsule to Lu Tongyu.

"I found these slimming capsules specifically for you. Don't mistake them for ordinary diet pills. I got them for you through connections and backdoors. Take them regularly for a month. If you don't lose weight, come to me."

Lu Tongyu took a look at the simple and plain outer packaging box, then gave his brother a complicated look.

After all, his brother is a medical student from a reputable medical school. He often tells his parents not to trust the health products advertised on TV, as all the promises made in the advertisements are just a waste of money.

Under his brother's constant warning, his parents dared not buy health supplements, so why did his brother still believe in diet pills?

Even Lu Tongyu, a non-medical professional, knows that the main ingredient of most weight-loss drugs is laxative. To put it bluntly, they achieve the effect of short-term weight loss by dehydrating you. What you lose is not fat, but water in your body.

But considering that his brother was so concerned and had good intentions, Lu Tongyu didn't bother to worry about whether he would have diarrhea. He broke open a body-slimming capsule, put it in his mouth and gulped down a mouthful of water.

Dr. Lu patted his shoulder with a look of relief: "Remember to take one pill every day on time. It doesn't matter if you miss a dose, but the time it takes to regain your weight will be delayed."

Lu Tongyu waved his hand: "I know, go eat quickly, your noodles are about to clumping up."

Dr. Lu stayed at home and slept that night. He got up more than an hour earlier than usual the next day. It was still dark and Lu's parents were still asleep.

But as soon as he opened the door, he ran into Lu Tongyu who was out for a morning run. This had been Lu Tongyu's biological clock for many years. He would wake up at a certain time, and if he didn't get up and run a lap, he would feel uncomfortable all over.

Even though I said I didn't want to run anymore, my body still got up as usual.

Since he had already seen it, Dr. Lu naturally had to remind him to take today's portion of body shaping capsules.

After being reminded by Dr. Lu, Lu Tongyu remembered that he did not have diarrhea after taking the diet pills yesterday, but instead had a bowel movement this morning.

He didn't think much about it, just thinking that the weight loss pills Dr. Lu gave him had too little laxative content, or that they were ineffective.

Lu Tongyu only took the body-slimming capsules for a few days, and he would only remember to take them after Dr. Lu reminded him.

Dr. Lu would remind him every day at first, but later he found that he cooperated every time and thought that he had developed a habit of taking medicine. Later, as he became busier with work, he stopped reminding him every day.

Lu Tongyu cooperated with his brother simply because he didn't want to let his brother down. He ate obediently when his brother was supervising him, and he didn't eat when his brother was too busy to take care of him. He never believed that the body-slimming capsules would be effective.

Lu Tongyu commutes to school every day. He no longer joins the track and field team, nor does he pester his coach to apply to rejoin the team. Apart from his morning run, he completely cuts himself off from track and field sprinting and is cramming professional knowledge every day.

He was truly planning for his future, a future without sprinting.

Even though he knew that the World Track and Field Championships were being held in full swing abroad, he never watched the entire competition.

The school he attends is the Sports University, and almost everyone except him pays attention to sports events.

At noon, he was eating in the cafeteria. The alumni at the table behind him were discussing the 50-meter sprint semi-finals that morning.

"What a shame, Wang Weiwen didn't make it to the finals. He was 0.12 seconds slower."

"I saw Wang Weiwen coming down and he was crying, covering his eyes with a towel."

"How could Wang Weiwen not cry? His good buddy Lu Tongyu temporarily left the competition and might not be able to run again. He went to the competition with the hopes of two people, but in the end he didn't even make it to the finals."

"Wang Weiwen must be under a lot of pressure. After Lu Tongyu temporarily left the competition, everyone's attention was focused on him, and the criticism fell on him as well."

"It goes without saying that the pressure must be huge. He also has an old leg injury that hasn't fully recovered. I heard that Wang Weiwen often went to the hospital for physical therapy during his preparations."

"Wang Weiwen's speed is still a little behind Lu Tongyu. If it was Lu Tongyu in his prime, he would have had a good chance of winning a medal this time. It's such a pity for Lu Tongyu."

"Lu Tongyu retired at the peak of his form. I wonder who will be the next hope for track and field sprinting."

Sprinting has always been a disadvantage for Asians. There are only a handful of people who can reach the finals in world competitions, and even fewer who have the chance to win a medal.

There are very few people who are so talented and hardworking. Without Lu Tongyu, I don’t know how many years we have to wait before we can find the next Lu Tongyu.

The people at the back table sighed in unison, picked up their plates and left.

After hearing that his former partner and teammate missed the finals, Lu Tongyu lost his appetite and left after eating a few bites of food.

After the class ended that day, on the way home, Lu Tongyu saw the push notification that Wang Weiwen was returning to China with the track and field team.

As always, the comment section of the current news platform is filled with a lot of sarcastic voices.

[Mr. Zhang downstairs]: We didn’t even make it to the finals, and we went out to embarrass ourselves. We might as well not go out and save our country some money.

[Liming Subsidiary Food]: He was not focused during the competition. I don’t know whether he went out for fun or for competition with public funds. He carried a lot of bags and bought a lot of luxury goods.

[Laobiao Car Dealership]: Wang Weiwen’s leg injury hasn’t fully healed yet. If he hadn’t had that old injury and hadn’t lost that 0.12 seconds, he would have had no problem reaching the finals.

[User 293045]: With his speed, can he get first place if he makes it to the finals? Then what difference does it make if he doesn't get first place or not?

[Good Life]: I see that Wang Weiwen has gained a lot of weight and looks more and more like Lu Tongyu. This shows how good the food in the national team is. They are all fat and strong, but they just can't produce any results.

[Xiao Guoguo]: Don’t talk nonsense if you don’t know the situation. Lu Tongyu gained weight after he fell ill, not because of overeating.

[Hua Jie's die-hard fan] replied to [Xiao Guoguo]: This is the first time I heard that being sick will make you fat. I lost more than 20 pounds in a month last year when I was sick. You really know how to make excuses for a fat pig. The money you earn in a year is not even as much as others earn in an hour. Have you shared the money they earn?

Although many people spoke up for Lu Tongyu and Wang Weiwen, and explained Lu Tongyu's illness and Wang Weiwen's leg injury, it still couldn't stop some netizens from mindlessly attacking them.

For people with low quality, if you don’t bring back the medal, you deserve to be scolded.

Lu Tongyu has been thinking about whether to send a message to Wang Weiwen.

In the end, he gave up, thinking that his concern might bring pressure to Wang Weiwen.

Let's wait until he gets the results before congratulating him.

Because Wang Weiwen lost the World Championships, Lu Tongyu was in a low mood and didn't even notice the acquaintance walking towards him.

It was only after the acquaintance across the street called him a few times that he came to his senses.

The person who called him was an aunt from the same community, who was also a card-playing friend of Lu's mother.

This aunt hadn't seen Lu Tongyu for a long time and stared at him curiously for a long time.

Then the aunt clapped her hands in joy and said, "Tongyu, you've lost a lot of weight recently. Your face looks sunken."

Lu Tongyu said blankly: "No."

Auntie: "Auntie's eyesight is not wrong, you have definitely lost weight, 20 pounds, no, 30 pounds, at least 30 pounds. If you don't believe me, follow me and go weigh yourself right now."

After saying that, the aunt pulled him to a nearby drugstore and forcibly pushed the tall man, who was about 1.8 meters tall and weighed more than 200 kilograms, onto the scale at the door of the drugstore.

When Lu Tongyu stepped on the scale, it showed 130 kilograms, which was 18 kilograms less than his original weight of 148 kilograms!

He was dumbfounded.

The aunt asked, "How much did you weigh originally?"

Lu Tongyu replied blankly: "148 kilograms."

Auntie said proudly: "See, auntie said you have lost weight."

Lu Tongyu still couldn't believe it: "Isn't this scale broken?"

"Get out of the way." Auntie pushed him away and stood on the scale herself.

Seeing the weight displayed above, the aunt's face was not very happy. She curled her lips and muttered, "Why did I gain weight again?"

It was not until this time that Lu Tongyu believed that he had lost more than 30 pounds.

Since he gave up sprinting, he has not continued his high-intensity weight loss regimen in recent times, so naturally he has not stepped on the scale every day, and he has not felt that he has lost weight.

He still doesn't know why he lost weight, and returned home in a daze.

Lu's parents were also surprised when they heard him say that he had lost more than 30 pounds.

They lived together every day and hadn't noticed that Lu Tongyu had become thinner. After Lu Tongyu reminded them, the more Lu's parents looked at Lu Tongyu, the more they felt that he had indeed lost weight.

Mother Lu: "Why did you suddenly become thinner?"

Lu Tongyu was puzzled: "I don't know either. I haven't lost weight recently."

The Lu family analyzed various possibilities, but could not find the exact reason why Lu Tongyu became thinner. In the end, they could only ask their eldest son for advice.

Dr. Lu, who answered the call, smiled and said, "Isn't Tongyu taking body-slimming capsules? They are the ones that helped her lose weight."

Lu Tongyu blurted out: "But I haven't eaten it recently."

It was only then that Dr. Lu realized that Lu Tongyu had been perfunctorily answering him and that Lu Tongyu would not eat unless he reminded him.

He couldn't help but curse angrily: "If you listened to me and insisted on eating every day, you would have lost weight to less than 200 pounds by now."

Lu Tongyu: "Is it really that effective?"

"How else do you think you lost weight? Take today's slimming capsules. Get up tomorrow morning and weigh yourself. See how much weight you lost between yesterday and today!"

After saying that, Dr. Lu hung up the phone mercilessly. It was all because of his own brother that he was angry.

His brother wasted more than half a month's time.

Lu Tongyu didn't dare to perfunctorily answer his brother anymore, and took the correct dosage of the body-slimming capsules obediently.

The first thing I did the next morning was to weigh myself.

125 kilograms.

In just one night, he lost 5 kilograms!

Lu Tongyu stared at the number on the scale in disbelief for a long time.

He currently has no adverse reactions, has a good appetite, and his complexion is healthy and normal.

At this point he had to admit that my weight loss was closely related to the slimming capsules.

He finally believed that it would not be long before he would be able to return to his optimal weight and continue to fulfill his dream of track and field sprinting.

The dream of track and field, which had been dead, came back to life in Lu Tongyu's heart.

He even started counting on his fingers when he would be able to return to his target weight.

Lu Tongyu suppressed his inner excitement and did not share the good news immediately. He wanted to give his coach and teammates a surprise when the time comes.

When he was preparing to lose weight secretly to surprise his teammates, he received a call from his teammate Wang Weiwen.

He came to report his results to Lu Tongyu. The two of them were selected from the provincial sports school team to the national team, and then were admitted to the Sports University. They are good friends and good partners.

In the past, after the game, they would congratulate each other or comfort and encourage each other.

The old habits have not changed, it's just that it has changed from mutual to one-sided with Wang Weiwen.

Wang Weiwen was in a bad mood. It seemed that he had not yet recovered from the blow he suffered in the World Championships.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he apologized to Lu Tongyu: "Tongyu, I'm sorry, I didn't make it to the finals."

Lu Tongyu: "Your old injury hasn't healed yet, why don't you take a break for a while?"

Wang Weiwen gave a wry smile and said, "My old foot injury wasn't as serious as the rumors said. I deliberately didn't come forward to explain it. The old injury was just a fig leaf to cover up my grades."

Lu Tongyu: "Awen, don't say that. You're not slow, you're just not in good shape recently."

Wang Weiwen: "I know myself well. With my speed, no matter how good my condition is, it would be difficult for me to reach the finals. If it were you, no matter what your condition is..."

Halfway through his words, he thought of Lu Tongyu's current state and realized that Lu Tongyu could not always create miracles. The once sprinter Lu Shen had already left him and might never come back.

He felt very uncomfortable.

But Wang Weiwen doesn't believe that Lu Tongyu will give up. Lu Tongyu is still young and has a long career as a track and field athlete.

He still has a long time to wait for Lu Tongyu to return to the team.

Wang Weiwen solemnly promised Lu Tongyu: "Tongyu, I hope you don't give up. We have many people waiting for you. I will also be waiting for you in the team, waiting for you to train with me, and we will win medals together."

Lu Tongyu wanted to keep the secret of returning to the team until last, but Wang Weiwen's words made him unable to hold back, and excitement was surging in his chest.

He said in a trembling voice, "Awen, I think I'll be able to return to the team for training in another week."