Chapter 520

Men and women had differential views on beauty, which were worlds apart. Women often aimed to be as skinny as possible, even when it was unhealthy. Resting her chin in her hand, Helen commented, "I used to play badminton a lot when I was a kid. I had muscular arms, and the boys in my class teased me for being too bulky. Back then, I didn't really understand much." Julien didn't hold back. "They were ignorant fools." Helen had disliked that phase of her life. After she stopped playing, her weight dropped, and those same boys began trying to cozy up to her. She wanted nothing to do with them and deleted all their contacts after graduation. "True, I think so too." Helen tilted her chin slightly, curiosity sparkling in her eyes. "Don't all men prefer skinny women?" "That's something 17 or 18-year-old boys might think," Julien replied. "They're immature, with narrow perspectives. Take your classmates, for example—they didn't know how to respect others. Beauty is limited to the individu