Wang Chuqin was still in the hospital.
After a full medical checkup, it turned out that excessive waist rotation when hitting the ball had caused chronic strain to the ligaments and muscles of his lumbar spine; fluid buildup in his knee joint had increased, bringing the risk of a recurring old injury; and his left arm had suffered a certain degree of shoulder joint damage from the repeated pulling, smashing, chopping, and looping motions.
Only then did the coaching staff realize that Wang Chuqin's talk of retirement hadn't been purely a joke; years of competing on multiple fronts had simply pushed his body past its limits. Yet this kid had an extreme tolerance for pain, keeping everything to himself and shouldering his physical ailments all alone.
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