Lily stared blankly at the shattered glass on the ground, anxiety rising as though the sharp sound had found its way into her heart.Then she crouched down to pick them up before Olivia quickly grabbed her. "Don't! Let me do it!""I'm sorry…" Lily mumbled. It seemed like she was in a trance."What are you apologizing for? This is your studio," Olivia joked, trying to lighten the mood.She noticed Lily's absentmindedness today but did not bring it up or ask any questions. Once she saw how out of it Lily was, Olivia knew Lily couldn't continue working."Go and rest. Leave this to me!" Olivia said, pushing Lily out before she turned to clean up the mess on the floor.It was fortunate that the contents were merely perfume-making raw materials. Even if it were broken and scattered, it wouldn't be harmful.Once she was done cleaning up, she saw Lily sitting on the sofa outside with a calm look. However, Lily seemed immersed in her phone, scrolling through her messages."Has Mr. Russe
"What do you mean?" Olivia was a little curious.After all, it was a yes-or-no question."Instead of saying that I'm helping her lose weight, it's more of trying to cure her illness."When Lily picked up the teacup, there was an anti-scalding cover over it. It wasn't hot enough to burn her hand, but she felt refreshed when the heat blew against her face."Cure her illness?" Olivia asked, a little puzzled. Then something clicked. "I get it now. Other things cause obesity. Does it have something to do with her endocrine system?"To her surprise, Lily shook her head. "No."After saying a word, she fell silent again and blew on the tea as if deep in thought.Olivia did not bug her either. She just found all this a little strange.After a while, Lily finally spoke. "I haven't figured it out yet. It's just a wild guess. I'll have to look deeper into it.""Oh," Olivia responded. Just as she stretched out her arm to pick up her glass of tea, she saw Lily put hers down and stand up. "I
"Aren’t I welcome here?" Lily said as she strode in."Why, of course, you are. Why wouldn't you be?" The older man said it with a smile. "However…"Seeing how he was protecting his food with his hands, Lily sighed. "The doctor told me I shouldn't eat spicy food throughout my pregnancy.""Then you can't have this. I put a lot of peppers in it. Oh my, what a pity!" He quickly said before returning to his meal with a joyful expression.Seeing this, she shook her head, speechless.Who would have thought that the world-famous miracle doctor's favorite thing to do was to eat? On top of that, he was also very protective of his food. He would always be afraid that someone might steal it. Even after Lily clarified that she was not interested, he would still protect it.Dominic casually asked as he ate, "By the way, I heard your experiment was a success. Not bad! You're my apprentice, indeed!"He was triumphant, with a proud look on his face. Although outsiders did not know that Lily was
Without waiting for Lily’s answer, Dominic grumbled, “That research institute is up to no good, isn’t it? What the hell are they doing?”“No, no, it’s not the research institute.” Lily shook her head and continued, “It’s something I’ve noticed, but I’m not sure if it would work.”“It is possible, but there are too many uncertainties! How much we can absorb from the herbs after cooking could be studied based on experience accumulated over the generations, but to study how much we would absorb through their scents is a whole new level of difficulty, not to mention the interaction between different herbs. It’s not only tough but also risky!”Dominic picked up a glass of water and took a sip. “I wonder what kind of test subjects are required to obtain accurate data for an experiment like this?”He thought about it, looked over his shoulder, and asked, “Using monkeys?”Lily was surprised.“We can consider monkeys as closest to human beings. However, one could only obtain data that are
Anastasia returned home joyfully and noticed that Maria was there again. She grew impatient seeing the miracle doctor with her aunt waiting for her.‘Didn’t I tell her I don’t want to see him? Why can’t she leave me alone? If she continues like this, I wouldn’t want her to enter the house anymore.’Although upset, Anastasia still greeted her aunt, “Hi, Aunt Maria.”“Tasia, you’re finally home. You’re always coming home so late day after day, and yet your father has never gotten worried. What is he thinking?” Maria knew their relationship had been strained for the last two days and conveyed her concerns instead of getting to her point.“I’m a grownup, and I wasn’t going to shady places, so why worry? You seem quite free to come here so often,” Anastasia spoke bluntly and lifted her eyelids as she looked over to Austin, who remained quiet on the sidelines.“Also, you’re always accompanied by a man of dubious background. Aren’t you afraid my uncle would get jealous?” She said half-jo
“Mr. Fike…” Maria worried Austin would get upset and hurriedly try to explain her niece’s behavior. However, Austin ignored her and focused his attention on Anastasia.Anastasia turned to look at him straight into his eyes. “Why do you care?”Austin smiled indifferently and said, “Did she also tell you that as long as you have a reasonable diet and adjust your nutrition structure well, you would be able to eat until you’re full while losing weight?”Anastasia looked at him warily without saying anything, but Maria babbled loudly, “What kind of deviant theory is that?! How can we not go hungry when we try to lose weight? How can we be full and yet slim down? That’s total b*llshit! Tasia, you mustn't believe that!”“No, to a certain degree, she’s right,” Austin said, to Maria’s surprise.Maria was puzzled.“You think that she’s right too?” Without realizing it, Anastasia became less hostile toward Austin.“I’m saying to a certain degree, “Austin said blandly.Many weight loss exp
Austin rested his fingers on Anastasia’s wrist and dropped his smile, looking much more solemn.She was nervous.In the past, they had engaged many doctors. Some gave her X-rays, and some took her pulse, but they had not discovered anything and simply said her endocrine system was unstable and needed treatment.She later took herbal medicine for a while, and it was so bitter that she wanted to cry. Ultimately, the result was not good, and she gradually gave it up.She also went to the gym. Being obese, she was not suitable for strenuous exercises and could only walk about and perform simple activities. But back at home, she would fall into a deep sleep and wake up feeling hungrier. This disrupted her circadian rhythm and made her want to eat more.After a while, she slowly lost hope and gave up.For the past two days, she has been happy at Lily’s house. She neither thought about losing weight nor whether she would feel guilty eating a particular food. It was as if she gave her bo
“You’re no ordinary fat person.” Shaking his head, Austin narrowed his eyes at her. “I can tell your obesity is not caused by something common from your pulse. I think you're... poisoned.”“Poisoned?”Maria and Anastasia spoke aloud almost at the same time. This was shocking to them.Anastasia had met many doctors and coaches and tried all sorts of methods. Some told her that her DNA caused her obesity, some said it was the result of her letting herself go, and some claimed that it was a psychological problem and asked her to see a psychiatrist. However, no one had ever told her that she was poisoned.“No way. It can’t be, right?” Horrified, Maria spluttered. “How can she be poisoned?”“That’s right!” Catching herself, Anastasia also thought it was ridiculous. “Even though you’re a miracle doctor, you can’t spout nonsense. I’ve seen many mainstream and alternative medicine doctors, but none has ever said I was poisoned. Are you trying to say that they are all bad doctors and could