Chapter 164: Slim (4)
Everly’s premonition didn’t seem to come true.
Amid overwhelming marketing campaigns and countless success stories from people who had lost weight, SSU fat-burning capsules spread across the United States at a speed far beyond imagination. Eventually, almost every overweight person with even a bit of money had taken this drug.
With so many people taking it, there were bound to be a few odd cases—some reluctant to spend money on the powder tablets, others with their own “interpretations” of how medicine works. In short, there were always a few “geniuses” who didn’t follow the instructions properly.
These people quickly tasted the consequences of their own decisions. Within just a few days of stopping the powder pills, some experienced extreme weight loss, becoming little more than skin and bones, while others suffered varying degrees of organ failure and ended up in the ICU. Related news reports appeared from time to time, serving as a warning to others who didn’t follow the instructions.
Aside from these “geniuses,” anyone who strictly followed the directions could lose weight at a relatively reasonable pace, slimming down gradually step by step.
From this perspective, aside from being expensive, SSU didn’t seem to have any other problems.
Unfortunately, Everly hadn’t realized that for certain people in this country, “expensive” itself could be a huge problem.
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By early May, SSU had been wildly popular for over a month, and its weight-loss effects had begun to show.