Everyone had desires, and so did the professor.
After satisfying her desire for power—at least, her desire for power at this stage—her desires began to shift.
On television, muscular young men stretched their bodies onstage. As she watched them, an uncontrollable desire began to spread through the professor's heart.
Bodybuilding, along with bodybuilding competitions, remained one of the Federation's most popular activities.
Many people worked toward the goal of having strong, healthy bodies. That was one of the reasons there were so many gyms in the Federation.
Whether they were beautiful or ugly, fat or thin, everyone would give it a try whenever they had nothing better to do. What if they managed to stick with it?
Bodybuilding was still pursuing Classical Beauty, the standard hourglass-shaped physique.
They had strong, well-developed upper and lower bodies, along with an extremely slender waist.
This classical bodybuilding physique was what people had always pursued. Although a few "pot-bellied bodybuilders" had appeared recently, mainstream aesthetics had not yet gone astray.
But no one knew how far they were from going astray.
Judging by the proportion of pot-bellied bodybuilders making it to the finals as a whole in the major competitions, this group was gradually emerging.
Just as the professor yearned for a muscular body to satisfy herself, the sudden ringing of the telephone made her jolt.
She stared blankly as the phone rang several times before answering it.
"This is..."
"Did I disturb you by calling so late?"
The professor immediately recognized Lin Qi's voice. His voice had always been gentle; she could picture the smile on his face just from hearing it.
"No, no, I wasn't doing anything anyway." The professor hurriedly composed herself, turned around, and held the receiver in a more comfortable position.
Lin Qi's gentle voice came through the receiver