"Exactly, Li Lei is just a fat, short loser. He's okay at school, but once he gets out into the real world, he'll be a total good-for-nothing, destined to amount to nothing!"
"Shh, keep your voices down. Don't let Li Lei hear you. We're still counting on him to help with our experiment..."
"What is there to be afraid of? Look at that dead-pig-like appearance of his. Us letting him help is doing him a favor, so he'd better know what's good for him."
"Totally. Once we graduate and hit the real world, he'll probably still have to depend on us!"
Every time Li Lei overheard these sharp and mean-spirited remarks, he wouldn't dare to make a sound, nor did he want to confront those people.
It was because he was insecure, sensitive, and cowardly; he really wanted to avoid getting into any kind of conflict with anyone.
As a child, Li Lei hadn't actually been fat. He fell ill during his adolescence, and the treatment required him to take hormone medications, which caused him to hopelessly gain weight and ruin his appearance.
Hormone-induced obesity was extremely difficult to lose. Even with years of strict self-discipline, Li Lei still hadn't managed to successfully shed the weight.
Clearly, he had already been working extremely hard at running, going to the school track to run ten laps every day, sweating profusely and panting for breath.
He also strictly controlled his diet, absolutely avoiding any high-calorie foods, eating nothing but plain, tasteless meals every day. Ever sin…
Chapter 74