[Urban] Campus Maple Leaves Red (Complete) - 6

[Volume 1: First Encounter with Maple Leaves] Chapter 3: When There's No Way Out (6)

"Classmates, you say the teacher is biased. Well, I'd like to ask you why you say the teacher is biased?"

Looking at the quiet little ones, Teacher Li asked them with a smile.

"Let me speak first."

Bai Xue stopped the little ones who wanted to speak up and looked at Teacher Li very seriously and said, "Teacher Li, how many times a day have you come to the class during this period?"

"At least three or four times."

Although she was very busy during this period, Teacher Li considered herself to be a responsible homeroom teacher.

"Then how long does Teacher Li stay in the class each time she comes?"

It seems that the number of times she comes has not decreased, but the quality of her visits is also something Bai Xue cares about.

"It should be no different from before."

That's right, since she does what she should do every time she comes to the class, the time spent should not be too different, so Teacher Li is very confident.

"Are you all satisfied with Teacher Li's answer just now?"

After asking Teacher Li two questions, Bai Xue turned to ask her classmates.

"No!"

The students' answers were unanimous.

"Ms. Li, do you know why everyone is dissatisfied with your answer?"

After receiving the students' answers, Bai Xue looked at Ms. Li and asked.

"Well... I really didn't notice that. But I'd like to know, is it because you feel I've been spending less time in class lately that you think I'm less concerned about you, and therefore think I'm being biased?"

It's easy to handle one student's misunderstanding, but if an entire class thinks that way, it's not a simple problem. So Ms. Li seriously inquired of her students.

"Ms. Li, what you just said is only one aspect, but not the main one."

As soon as Ms. Li finished speaking, Xing Yueyue stood up for Bai Xue and continued, "Ms. Li, you are our homeroom teacher for Class 2 of Grade 9, but you are also the principal of this school, and you also teach high school classes. So, if you spend less time in class because of these things, we will absolutely not say anything about you. What we want to say is that you've been spending less time in class not because of the reason I just mentioned, but because you've been less concerned about us for other reasons. As for what those reasons are, Ms. Li, you should know very well, right?"

This period of time? Lately, besides being in class, I've spent most of my time with the team. Could it be that my focus on the team has made these kids feel unbalanced? Thinking it over, Teacher Li quickly explained, "Recently, I've been very concerned about our school's basketball team. However, as you know, Teacher Xie is the only one carrying the team, and our school simply can't spare anyone to assist her. So, I was forced to help out. But don't worry, I'll definitely come to class more often to talk to everyone and make sure the team's affairs don't affect our class."

"Teacher Li, we know what you just said, and we fully support you going to our school's team to assist Teacher Xie. Besides, you helped the team with training, and our school won first place in the city competition. We're all very proud of you. What we're asking is, has the Education Bureau already sent someone to assist Teacher Xie?"

"Yes, and the Education Bureau has also transferred several players from other schools to our school to strengthen our team. We hope our team will achieve good results in the provincial middle school basketball tournament in August."

Since she wanted to explain things thoroughly, Teacher Li elaborated on this point.

"Teacher Li, is the person the Education Bureau sent to assist Teacher Xie this time highly skilled?"

After Teacher Li finished speaking, Xing Yueyue asked a question that seemed unrelated to the one she had been pursuing.

"Yes, the person the Education Bureau sent to assist Teacher Xie this time is highly skilled. She is the coach of the Fifth Middle School team. Their school won first place in the boys' team and second place in the girls' team in this city competition."

Teacher Li explained in more detail.

"Teacher Li, this is the question we want to ask! Teacher Li, before, when no one else from the school assisted Teacher Xie, we fully supported you in helping. But now that the Education Bureau has sent such a skilled coach to assist Teacher Xie, Teacher Li, you should have completed your task. Since you have completed your task, why are you still always with the team and rarely have time to care about us? Is it because the girls' team won first place in the city competition and brought glory to the school, while we didn't bring any honor to the school, so you care about them and not us?"

Pointing to the heart of the problem, Xing Yueyue's tone became a little agitated, but her reasoning became clearer.

"Hehe..."

Looking at Xing Yueyue, her chest heaving with excitement, and the rest of the class staring at her intently, Teacher Li smiled and asked, "Do you know how tough team training is?"

"Yes!"

The students all nodded in unison. "And do you know how tiring team training is?"

Teacher Li continued.

"Yes."

The little heads nodded in unison again.

"Since team training is both tough and tiring, do you think I would be willing to train with them every day?"

Combining the two questions, Teacher Li asked.

Over 80% of the students said no, because nobody wants to do something so tough and tiring. One and a half thought, maybe someone isn't afraid of hardship? The remaining half scoffed, muttering in a voice only the two of them could hear: "Tch—who are you trying to fool with this talk of hardship and fatigue! Everyone knows how beautiful the girls on the team are, and how many people would love to endure hardship and fatigue with them but never get the chance!" And now, someone is clearly captivated by the beautiful female team members. The elder could easily stay there and not want to go home, yet he comes here complaining about being tired and exhausted! Hmph!

"Do you remember Vice Mayor Fang who inspected our school a few days ago?"

Seeing the expressions on the children's faces, Teacher Li changed the subject.

"Was it Vice Mayor Fang Jing?"

While many children nodded in agreement, Xing Yueyue pressed on.

"Yes, it was Vice Mayor Fang Jing,"

Teacher Li affirmed.

"Does Teacher Li's participation in helping the team have anything to do with her being the vice mayor?"

Xing Yueyue pressed for the answer.

"Yes! It was Vice Mayor Fang who personally requested it, making Teacher Li suffer with the team! Tell me, how could Teacher Li disobey Vice Mayor Fang's orders?"

To be honest, Teacher Li's usual physical exercise over the years was no less than the amount of exercise she did during the school's girls' team training. The things she had persisted in for decades, Teacher Li now complaining about as if it were hardship—the meaning behind it seemed to go beyond that, didn't it?

"Did Vice Mayor Fang really send you to help the team?"

Xing Yueyue asked again, somewhat surprised.

Li was also surprised by Xing Yueyue's concern, but he still answered, "Yes, it was Fang..."

"I'll go ask her why she did this!"

Before Teacher Li could finish speaking, Xing Yueyue interrupted him, taking out her phone to dial a number as she walked out of the classroom.

Everyone was surprised that Xing Yueyue was going to ask the mayor a question. However, the reason Teacher Li hadn't been in class as often as expected wasn't the issue. The understanding children, after forgiving their teacher, chatted with her about topics that made them happy.

The children were making such a big scene just because he hadn't been in class a little longer, demanding an explanation. Teacher Li was half moved by the children's trust and reliance, and half impressed by the boldness and decisiveness of today's children! Yes, children's psychology and way of thinking are completely different now.

Teacher Li was only moved and impressed; he didn't take the matter too seriously, so he didn't think deeply about whether it was just the surface-level issue.

Bai Xue and Zhang Hao are siblings; Bai Xue takes her mother's surname, and Zhang Hao takes his father's. This wasn't because there was anything wrong with their family, but because their parents and family members all agreed to this after the twins were born.

In Class 2 of the third year of junior high school, Bai Xue and Xing Yueyue were rivals in every aspect, but their competition was hidden and subtle. Even though this competition became more intense after Teacher Li became the class teacher for a semester, it was still limited to the two of them.

These two girls, who were just beginning to experience love, secretly fell in love with their class teacher. The intense competition between the girls was greatly changed by an unexpected event.

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A new class teacher, who was also said to be the principal of the school. He stood on the podium and gave a simple introduction of himself, then went down from the podium and introduced himself to each of the students in the class. After

all the students had introduced themselves, he went back to the podium and began to formally call the roll. However, he did not look at the roster when he called the roll, but called their names one by one according to the order in which all the students had met him.

His exceptional memory immediately astonished all the students in the class, and his gentle and approachable manner won them all over.

From that day on, he showed them how rich and colorful Chinese language classes could be, and how interesting learning Chinese could be. He often read texts aloud to the class, and through his tone that changed with the ups and downs of the plot, the students listened quietly and gradually learned how to understand a text that seemed dull or even somewhat 'childish'.

He would also call on a student to read aloud, and unconsciously, these students adopted his mindset, immersing themselves in the scenes described in the text. Even those who didn't read aloud were drawn into this state of mind by the clear reading, allowing the text to be clearly imprinted in their minds.

A text that is deeply memorized through reading aloud only requires a little guidance to grasp its key points, thus clarifying previously blurred information.

Before he came to No. 33 Middle School, the classroom atmosphere had been disorganized for several years. The most notorious example of this disorganization was the current Grade 9 Class 2, which was also the Grade 8 Class 2 when he first took over. For

the first week after his arrival, he rarely started lecturing immediately upon stepping onto the podium. Instead, he subtly drew all the students' attention to the lesson through a few witty and engaging casual remarks. With heightened focus, his casual remarks seamlessly integrated into the text, and the entire class passed by silently in a lingering, engaging atmosphere.

Gradually, not only his Chinese classes became more organized, but the disorganization also disappeared in other subjects. Even the most restless student in the class accepted his suggestion to try concentrating on things he disliked for twenty minutes.

A suggestion made without coercion subtly changed many restless students in class. A goal achievable with minimal effort transformed a person's attitude towards the world around them over time: even something I disliked, I would diligently complete when needed.

In his eyes, his attitude towards classmates never differed based on academic performance. He treated everyone with equal respect, patiently and meticulously explaining concepts. He understood each student, and each student, while understanding the textbook, was also gradually understanding their true selves.

He knew a great deal, never irritated by questions, and was always calmly humorous. Most importantly, you received the respect you deserved from him! Thus, the boys in the class affectionately admired him, while many of the girls, within this admiration, slowly developed a budding affection.

The school's girls' team was a beautiful sight at No. 33 Middle School. Seeing their crushes constantly surrounded by this beautiful scene, several girls in Class 2 of Grade 9, under the influence of an unknown psychology, suddenly felt a sense of worry: would their crushes get lost in this beautiful scene and slowly drift further and further away?

Originally, Bai Xue and Xing Yueyue were secretly engaged in a fierce competition for this affection, but when their crushes were drawn into the beautiful scene of the school's girls' team, the two girls, who were neck and neck in their competition, suddenly felt a shared sense of grievance.

However, pulling the crushes of the two competing girls back from that beautiful scene required a very convincing explanation. Where could they find a convincing explanation? This really worried both girls. Then,

the Education Bureau sent new coaches and players! This way, their crushes wouldn't be so lost in that beautiful scene anymore! However, the two girls' elation lasted only two days, because the person they were so attached to actually went back after leaving that place! Furious and helpless, Xing Yueyue sought out her rival, Bai Xue. After a brief discussion, the two reached a consensus: put aside their internal competition, the most important thing now was to win back the person who was completely captivated by that place!

The power of the masses is great! One of the girls, having reached an agreement, casually mentioned in class: "Teacher Li is only thinking about the school girls' team now; she's almost forgotten about us students!" To further convince them, the two girls cited detailed examples of unusual changes in Teacher Li's behavior in the class before and after she joined the school girls' team.

Many other girls, still clinging to Teacher Li in their naiveté, had already sensed the change in their beloved. Although most of them felt only disappointment and jealousy, they hadn't considered such a deeper aspect. Now, with this hint, their intense disappointment and jealousy instantly convinced them of the truth! So, without a second thought, they formed an alliance against the odds.

The little boy, caught up in the fervor of admiration, became even more impulsive than anyone else when the girls started clamoring! Shouting slogans, they joined the alliance without hesitation.

After getting answers from Teacher Li, and with the guidance of two insightful individuals, their enthusiasm grew into an unstoppable torrent.

Xing Yueyue, dejected after the phone call, knew without asking that the answer she sought had been confirmed—the answer she least wanted to know. However, her dejection didn't mean she would completely give up on fighting for her rights.

And so, under her and Bai Xue's renewed encouragement, Teacher Li, at the request of the entire class, was forced to make necessary promises. These included visiting the class whenever possible, interacting more with the students… and, with the high school entrance exam approaching, overseeing the class's review sessions and providing specialized tutoring when necessary…

In fact, all of Teacher Li's assurances boiled down to one thing: spend as little time as possible with the girls' team and dedicate more time to your own classes.

This morning, Zhang Nan missed the girls' team training due to illness, and six other players who did attend also appeared listless.

They all suspected they had caught a cold, so to prevent the other players from being infected, Xie Xin and the coach from No. 5 Middle School discussed the matter. The players with colds were to return to their dormitories for isolation and rest, while those who hadn't caught the cold continued training after taking preventative measures.

However, training had only been going on for a short while when even those who had taken precautions said one after another: "I think I might have caught a cold too, I'll go isolate and rest too."

Soon, only four players who had come with the No. 5 Middle School coach remained on the court.

Colds are common and frequently occurring illnesses, so they are generally not taken seriously. But when a cold spreads to the entire group, it requires serious attention!

After letting the four players still training rest, Xie Xin and the coach from No. 5 Middle School quickly sought out the principal, who had just come from Class 2 of the third grade, to discuss the matter.

A collective cold? Principal Li was initially taken aback by the report, but as he anxiously recounted who had caught a cold, his anxiety subsided considerably. He patted Xie Xin on the shoulder, who was still anxiously reporting, and said, "Teacher Xie, don't worry. I have a way to deal with this cold."

There are many treatments for common and frequently occurring illnesses, but even though colds are common and persistent, they aren't something that can be cured in a few days! Haven't you seen people with colds that linger for ten days or half a month without getting better?

Xie Xin absolutely acknowledged that Principal Li was a skilled massage therapist, but could someone who knew massage necessarily cure a cold? And judging from Principal Li's confident demeanor, it seemed he really did have some miraculous cure?

Xie Xin was full of suspicion, while the coach of No. 5 Middle School widened his eyes. Yes, this person was truly unfathomable! Not only was he skilled in training the team, but he was also a skilled healer!

Escorted by a suspicious gaze and a surprised, admiring one, Principal Li walked towards the girls' team dormitory, which was temporarily 'isolated' due to a cold.

Nearly an hour later, Principal Li returned from the girls' team dormitory. He told Xie Xin and the coach from No. 5 Middle School that the girls' team members were all fine and guaranteed to train normally tomorrow. He then gathered the four players resting on the sidelines to begin training.

These four players, bolstering the No. 33 Middle School girls' team, included three former key players from No. 5 Middle School's original team and one key player from No. 3 Middle School's team.

Wouldn't it be better to gather all the outstanding players from various schools into one team? The answer is no. A team's ability to perform at a high level isn't simply a matter of putting all the best players together. It involves the team's overall style and tactical arrangements, the coordination and cooperation between players and coaches, between players themselves, the team's core playing style, and the core leadership of the players—all things that cannot be resolved in a few days. Besides

, such blatant cheating might be exposed by other participating teams!

The three players from No. 5 Middle School are a center known for his tank-like skills, a point guard, and a small forward. The player from No. 3 Middle School is a versatile player; she can play shooting guard, ball-handler, and even small forward depending on the tactical changes.

Their fundamentals and tactical awareness are top-notch among middle schools in Jiangzhong City. However, they all share a common weakness: a lack of stamina to run an entire game.

The No. 33 Middle School girls' team, whose core tactics revolve around team defense and fast breaks, demands extremely high stamina from its players. Their average height and other physical differences are compensated for by their relentless running. If we add the four new players, the No. 33 Middle School girls' team should be considered near-top-tier among all middle school girls' basketball teams in Jiangzhong City.

However, looking at the entire province, Jiangzhong City's middle school girls' basketball level is only just above average. Therefore, to achieve ideal results in the provincial competition, they must fight hard in every game!

This fighting spirit isn't just about willpower; it also demands exceptional physical reserves! The four new players will face such a test.

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Among the four girls, Tank is the one who needs to increase her physical reserves the most to adapt to the team's playing style. However, this girl, who is called Tank, whose real name is Wang Yarou, only has a hobby for basketball. Therefore, she can train in ball skills, but she usually only touches on physical training. If the intensity of exercise is increased, she will retreat.

The original coach of No. 5 Middle School was very optimistic about Yarou's development in basketball and was full of expectations for this seventeen-year-old. Unfortunately, the coach had the intention to cultivate her, but she had no intention to support her. So, the coach of No. 5 Middle School could only sigh.

Yuanyuan was a model (although she had played basketball for a few days before) who joined the basketball team halfway through her career and received systematic training. But it is possible to make someone who previously had no physical strength and no ability to compete improve in less than a year. To reach a level where she could compete with the strongest opponents on the basketball court, her own efforts were one aspect, but the person who created the training plan for her and consistently supervised her training was equally crucial.

For Ya Rou, on whom she had placed such high hopes, the biggest reason for the Fifth Middle School team's loss in the final stages of the city competition was their decline in stamina. But Ya Rou is Ya Rou; knowing her lack of stamina was a significant weakness, she still didn't take physical training seriously. It was because her family only enjoyed basketball but didn't intend for her to pursue it as a future career path.

The Fifth Middle School coach brought her to the Thirty-Third Middle School to help, their real intention being to see who could get Ya Rou to put more effort into physical training.

The atmosphere during the one-on-one half-court offense and defense practice was quite relaxed, but a small suggestion from Coach Li, who was only on the defensive side, subtly changed the atmosphere of the training.

Coach Li suggested that the offensive team would take ten shots in ten minutes, and if they made three, he, as the defender, would have to circle the half-court to catch the ball. If the attacking team fails to score three baskets, there are two options: one is for the loser to run around an obstacle course while the other runs after them, getting hit by the ball if caught. The other option is the same as the loser, to run around half the court and head the ball.

The shortest of the four girls is the one from No. 3 Middle School, but she's about the same height as Teacher Li, and her mid-range and long-range shooting is outstanding among female middle school players in Jiangzhong City. The remaining three are all significantly taller than Teacher Li. Although Teacher Li is a man and has good basketball skills, his suggestion is still a subtle but significant challenge to the four girls. "Are we really going to have a 30% shooting percentage?" Ya Rou is the first to show this challenge. Although basketball is just a hobby for her, if you underestimate her like this, her somewhat arrogant heart will definitely want to take it seriously and compete.

Ya Rou's offensive zone is generally under the basket. Due to her superior weight and strength, she likes to use her plump, fleshy buttocks to easily shove her defender aside before making an easy layup. However, as a relatively well-rounded center, her mid-range shot is also quite good; it's just that she uses it effectively on the court.

After inbounding the ball from center circle and dribbling a little inside the free-throw arc, Ya Rou makes a sudden stop and jumps to shoot. Coach Li, who was on defense, was consistently in position, but he didn't try to block Ya Rou's first shot, simply watching the basketball arc over his head and into the basket.

Returning to center circle to inbound the ball, Ya Rou took six shots in the remaining time. Two mid-range jumpers were blocked, and four layups missed. With only a 10% shooting percentage, she faced one of two options proposed by Teacher Li:

a 1.9-meter-tall girl had to lie prone on the court, dribbling the ball around half the court! Without hesitation, Ya Rou chose the other option: obstacle course running.

Bright orange cone-shaped obstacles, spaced one meter apart along the court's sidelines, were set up. Ya Rou had already dribbled around five obstacles before Teacher Li picked her up with the ball.

At the eighth obstacle, Teacher Li caught up with Ya Rou, and with a loud thud, the basketball in his hand slammed into Ya Rou's plump bottom!

Before she could even rub the stinging pain from the basketball, Ya Rou had to frantically run around the obstacles again. Because the proposal was that she had to complete the entire obstacle course.

She finished the obstacle course, but Ya Rou's plump bottom was slammed into her five times by the basketball!

Whether it was humiliation or anger, Ya Rou couldn't say. As soon as she finished the last obstacle, she bit her lip and stood on the court. She needed to launch a second attack immediately; she needed to regain some face.

In the second ten minutes, Ya Rou didn't score a single point. Running around the ninth obstacle, when the basketball hit her backside for the second time, Ya Rou's tears flowed silently.

Standing on the court for the third time, in the third ten minutes, Ya Rou, whose strength suddenly seemed to have been drained, was blocked three times in the first four minutes. When she finally dribbled the ball to the basket, tears streaming down her face, her hands went empty, and the ball was stolen.

Having lost all her strength, Ya Rou slumped onto the court, sobbing softly.

The remaining ten minutes passed in Ya Rou's sobs. But since she had joined the game, the rules wouldn't change just because someone was crying.

Holding a basketball, Teacher Li used his eyes to stop the other teammates from comforting Ya Rou. When the allotted ten minutes were up, he calmly asked Ya Rou, "You lost again. Does our agreement still stand?"

Crying is a vague way of demanding compromise; it's just that when you try to use it to get someone to tacitly agree, they hand you the choice instead.

Compromise through tacit agreement can preserve some dignity, but if you admit to compromise yourself, you lose even that last bit of dignity.

Wiping away her tears, Ya Rou limped towards the long row of obstacle courses. Almost every step was met with heavy blows from the basketball. After struggling around the last obstacle, Ya Rou, sobbing loudly, collapsed at the edge of the field.

The coach from No. 5 Middle School couldn't bear to watch any longer, but just as she was about to walk towards the weeping Ya Rou, a man's cold gaze swept over her, causing her to turn her face away and stop in her tracks.

The sun had already set, and the last of the four team members was knocked down by the basketball and landed on the last obstacle. The four girls, who were lying on the court feeling like their bodies were falling apart, suddenly sat up when they heard Teacher Li dribbling the basketball towards them.

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After giving each of the four girls a 15-minute relaxation massage, it was completely dark. When Teacher Li helped the four girls who were still lying on the mats and didn't want to get up, Xie Xin and the coach of No. 5 Middle School brought over dinner with several team members.

The four girls wolfed down their food after receiving it from the coach and teammates, and Teacher Li also ate ravenously, making the people who brought them food smirk.

Since the whole team will be in closed training starting tomorrow, Ya Rou and the other three new team members will also be staying in the school dormitory. Besides the player from No. 3 Middle School who shared a dormitory with Xie Xin, Ya Rou and the original players from No. 5 Middle School each moved into one of the three dormitories for the school's girls' team. Therefore, another purpose of Xie Xin and the others' visit to the court was to show the four new players their new dormitories.

The coach from No. 5 Middle School had her own Chery car, so the 17-18 kilometer journey from the city to No. 33 Middle School was nothing to her. However, she said that to cooperate with the team's closed training, she would also be staying at No. 33 Middle School for a period of time, and she chose to stay with Xie Xin.

After settling the four girls into their new dormitories with the two female coaches, and also visiting the other team members who only said they had a cold and weren't feeling well but had neither a cough nor a fever, Teacher Li left the school alone and headed towards her dormitory.

The clear night sky was filled with twinkling stars, and the cool breeze felt very refreshing. Such a night and such a breeze instantly invigorated Teacher Li, whose steps were slightly weary.

The lights were on in her dormitory! Was Fei'er back? A surge of excitement welled up inside Ms. Li as she hurried upstairs.

Reaching the dormitory door, suppressing her excitement and anticipation, she gently unlocked it and tiptoed inside.

A smiling face watched her stealthily approaching. Caught off guard, Ms. Li scratched her head sheepishly and smiled at the person before her.

The person in the dormitory wasn't Fei'er, but Tie Yi, who had taken his daughter back to school that afternoon. Originally, even though her daughter was back in class, and although she desperately wanted to be with this man, she had maintained a woman's reserve (even though she had given herself to him) and intended to stay at home that evening.

However, that afternoon, Fei'er had called Xie Xin first, but Xie Xin told Fei'er that she had something to do and wasn't staying at the dormitory. She also told Fei'er that Tie Yi had also gone home because his daughter had gone home.

After listening to Xie Xin's words, Fei'er was silent for a moment, then spoke to Xie Xin with some worry about her

father-in-law. Fei'er was worried about her father-in-law's health; not that he was unwell, but rather that he was too energetic and had too much energy to release. She told Xie Xin very seriously that her father-in-law had been thoroughly aroused by the three of them lately and had no outlet for his energy. Knowing her father-in-law very well, she felt sorry for him, but more importantly, she knew that his heightened state, if left unreleased, would be very harmful to his health. Therefore, Fei'er hoped that at least one of the three of them could stay by his side in the future to prevent him from harming his health in the long run.

In addition, Fei'er bluntly mentioned the girls on Xie Xin's sports team. She said to Xie Xin, "You didn't notice how those girls treat their principal, did you?" In the past, based on her understanding of her father-in-law, Fei'er could have trusted that even if these girls who were flirting with him actually tried to flirt with him, he would definitely be able to control himself. But now, Fei'er had no confidence in her father-in-law at all. Therefore, Fei'er told Xie Xin not to let her father-in-law, whose fuse had already been lit, have too much contact with those girls who were flirting with him.

Xie Xin was still very confident in Principal Li's character; otherwise, she wouldn't have let a grown man so freely rub and massage her and the girls in the team. Even when the girls occasionally showed some flirtation towards this principal who was both a coach and the team doctor, Xie Xin, seeing his calm response, didn't stop her team members, but instead, under some inexplicable psychological influence, watched him make a fool of himself.

However, after Fei'er's reminder today, Xie Xin realized the seriousness of the problem: a man aroused to the point of burning with desire, surrounded by a group of beautiful girls who also wanted to tease him! Even if this man had excellent character and self-control, for men, a species that can be blinded by lust in extreme situations, it seems common to occasionally make a mistake that could lead to irreversible consequences.

Therefore, Xie Xin and Fei'er quickly reached an agreement on how to arrange her father-in-law's life. Although Xie Xin herself couldn't take care of Principal Li tonight because the coach and a team member from No. 5 Middle School were staying at her school dormitory, she immediately contacted Tie Yi, who had just sent her daughter back to school.

After a brief exchange, Principal Li returned to his dormitory to find the lights on.

"It's never too late to mend the fence," a timely and necessary measure for lambs still in the sheepfold, but for those already swallowed and chewed up, such actions are...

"Have you eaten?"

It's understandable for a man nearing fifty to play these little tricks, but to be so flustered when the trick falls flat! While Tie Yi found it amusing, he also felt a gentle touch on his heart, which transformed into a simple greeting.

"I just ate at school with Xin'er and the others."

It was only at home that such a simple greeting came, its simplicity instantly putting Li Feng, who had been somewhat awkward, at ease.

"I just squeezed some watermelon juice and it's on the coffee table. Have some first, I'll run you some water so you can take a shower later,"

Tie Yi said, handing Li Feng slippers to change into.

Mature women best understand the meaning of home. So, when they integrate themselves into their families, the atmosphere they naturally create slowly envelops you in its warmth and comfort.

This kind of homely warmth is something women of Fei'er's age can't yet fully appreciate. For Li Feng and his contemporaries, who have weathered half a lifetime of life's vicissitudes, as their romantic and colorful youth has quietly faded, this simple and peaceful warmth is like aged wine, needing to be held in their hands and savored quietly and slowly.

Tie Yi was gently embraced by Li Feng. Her body tensed slightly in the embrace before slowly relaxing, and she gently returned the embrace.

"Let's go shower together?"

Holding the petite woman, Li Feng lowered his head and whispered, his lips close to her delicate earlobe.

"Mmm!"

The woman hesitated for a moment, then gently pinched the soft flesh of Li Feng's waist a few times before softly agreeing to his somewhat shameless suggestion. (

The last sentence is a fragment and doesn't translate directly.) A warm current flows across a three-inch chasm, a monk bathes in a hot spring half a foot deep. No need

for meter or rhyme, just something that flows smoothly.

"Who stayed here yesterday?"

Lying on Li Feng's firm chest, Tie Yi, who had just calmed down from her panting, asked, touching his still-erect member.

Zhang Nan had tidied the house almost imperceptibly when she left in the afternoon, but Tie Yi had only noticed the slight changes in the bathroom toiletries. Speaking out now, she was telling Li Feng that she knew a woman other than Fei'er and Xie Xin had stayed here, but she didn't mind. However, this lack of mind implied that Li Feng had to be honest.

"It was Zhang Nan,"

Li Feng replied apologetically, smoothing Tie Yi's sweat-dampened hair.

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"Old Li, do you know what Xin'er said when she called me this afternoon?"

Hearing Li Feng's answer, Tie Yi stopped stroking his chest and asked softly.

"It's about the girls on the team, right?"

Li Feng realized something from Tie Yi's question and asked back.

Taken aback by Li Feng's question, Tie Yi looked at him for a while and said, "You also know about the issues Xin'er and Fei'er are worried about, but it seems a bit too late now. So... what do you want to do about Zhang Nan's matter?"

"I haven't figured out a final solution to this matter yet. I want to wait until after the provincial basketball tournament is over before we talk about it. Because if we deal with it now, it might have a huge impact on the school and Zhang Nan and the others. So I want to put it aside for now, and deal with it after I've arranged everything and minimized all the negative impacts."

Li Feng stroked Tie Yi's face, carefully looking at the woman in front of him, and continued, "You, Xin'er, and Fei'er caused me a lot of trouble a few days ago, because I couldn't bear to part with any of the three of you. So when I faced the choice between the three of you, I was very..." The complexities and anguish within me. I know that no matter who I choose, it will cause great harm to the others, since it was my mistake that led to this situation, and I myself will never be able to forgive myself for it. All three of you are equally important to me; I can't bear to part with you, with Xin'er, and even more so with Fei'er. One reason is that you are all so wonderful, and the other is that I was too greedy. But no matter how greedy I was, my feelings for all three of you are genuine. So, for those few days, I kept thinking about how to make a choice without hurting any of you.”

Looking at the woman listening intently to him, Li Feng couldn't help but kiss her forehead and then said, "I'm so lucky, so incredibly lucky! It's your three incredibly generous tolerance that has given me this rare fortune! You've never criticized my philandering, nor have you ever complained about my greed. Originally, I was already very content to receive your tolerance and understanding, and I shouldn't have betrayed your kindness by doing anything inappropriate to Zhang Nan and the others. But I made one mistake after another, to the point that things spiraled out of control. This all happened because of me, which shows how incompetent I am; I can never control myself at crucial moments. This is true for you, and it's also true for Xin'er and Fei'er." "So... I'm sorry to every single one of you!"

He gently covered Li Feng's lips with his hand, stopping his increasingly agitated words. He kissed Li Feng's slightly flushed face and said, "Old Li, Xin'er, Fei'er, and I know very well what kind of person you are. The reason the three of us can stay by your side and be your women is because we all know what kind of person you are, which is why we made this choice without any regrets! And because we know what kind of person you are, we know that what happened between you and Zhang Nan was definitely not your intention. To be honest, Old Li, do you understand your own body?"

His own body? Besides being very healthy, rarely sick, and full of energy, the most troublesome problem lately seemed to be a certain part of his body that not only didn't obey his will, but also, due to its powerful and unrestrained impact, made him obey its commands when he was in a daze! But whether he made it obey him or he obeyed it, this thing was still his own body, so whether it had a problem or he had a problem, he had to take responsibility. Thinking of this, Li Feng said, "Xiao Yi, you don't need to make excuses for me like this. You know that the body is a part of a person, so no matter what..."

"Hehe..."

Tie Yi interrupted Li Feng while laughing, saying, "Old Li, I'm not trying to make excuses for you. I'm just saying, do you know what your current physical condition means to you?"

This physical condition, besides only making things worse, doesn't seem to have any positive connotations, does it? Li Feng really didn't know what else his constantly troublesome body could signify. He shook his head at the woman.

"Old Li, you've been too busy these past few days to think things through. Old Li, have you thought about why Fei'er, Xin'er, and I all agreed to be with you?"

Seeing Li Feng shake his head, Tie Yi began the first step of her inductive analysis.

Old Li hadn't seriously considered this question, so he could only shake his head at Tie Yi's question.

"Old Li, Fei'er, the three of us agreed to be with you for two reasons. One reason is that you're someone we can entrust our lives to. The other reason, and the most important reason, is that you can bring happiness to all three of us."

Seeing that Old Li was still confused by her initial explanation, Tie Yi continued, "Old Li, do you know what I mean by happiness?"

Making someone you love truly feel your sincere affection—doesn't that count as bringing her happiness? If we're talking about happiness, then it should be between two people. But now it's between one and three. Does that mean a person's sincere feelings have been divided into three parts? Can feelings divided into three parts still be considered sincere? If feelings divided into three parts are no longer sincere, can they still bring happiness to someone who has given their life to you? Unable to fully understand the meaning of happiness in Tie Yi's words, Li Feng shook his head.

"Happiness is actually being loved and loving the person who loves you. Being able to treat your lover with sincerity is already very rare. Even if such sincere love is divided into several parts, for the person being loved, as long as it is sincere enough, that's enough. Old Li, I know you have the same sincerity towards Fei'er and the three of us, so when we experience your sincerity towards the three of us, we still feel the happiness you bring us."

Seeing that Old Li's brows furrowed more and more as he explained, Tie Yi simply stopped explaining and used his fingers to smooth his brows.

Tie Yi smoothed away his furrowed brow with his fingers and continued, "Old Li, the matter between you and the three of us isn't complicated. To put it bluntly, besides feelings, sex is also very important in a marriage. In other words, if you were an ordinary man, the three of us wouldn't have stayed with you. It's not that we value sex above all else, but we all have to consider each other's needs. It's already difficult for an ordinary man to satisfy one woman sexually in his entire life, let alone three. I've been married before, and I know what unsatisfied sex means for a woman—it's torture, a long-term torment, both physically and mentally!" Because of this, some people call a marriage without sex an incomplete marriage. "

Slowly stroking Old Li's body, Tie Yi said in a soft, almost delirious voice, 'Old Li, do you know, it's because of your body that the three of us, Fei'er and I, accepted you. Old Li, do you know, the sex you gave me taught me what a truly happy woman is. Old Li. You don't know how important that feeling of reaching the clouds during sex is for a woman! Because at that moment, even if I died in that feeling, I would have no regrets. Old Li…'

The woman's eyes, as if in a dream, were clouded with a strange light, and her naked body, pressed tightly against Old Li's, began to writhe restlessly.

Don't you see, the squares roll down from the sky, piling up like mountains here. Don't you see, spring water flows beneath the ellipses, murmuring and confusing the world."

"Old Li."

"Hmm."

"How about I talk to Zhang Nan sometime these next few days?"

"Hmm... it's good for you to talk to her."

"Old Li, Fei'er and Xin'er both call you Dad." "

Hmm, Fei'er has been calling me that for a long time, and Xin'er probably learned it from Fei'er."

"Old Li, you're older than me, do you think it's okay for me to call you brother?"

"Hmm, Xiao Yi, you're like my little sister!"

"Then... then Old Li, I... I'll call you... call you Dad like Fei'er does, okay?"

"..."

Originally, he thought that after leading the school's girls' team to participate in the provincial competition, his path at No. 33 Middle School would come to an end. As for what awaited him in the unknown, Li Feng had thought about it, but could only imagine a vast darkness. Now, this path that seemed to be coming to an end seemed to have a new change. But Li Feng, who saw the new change as he approached the end of the road, couldn't say whether this change was because he had changed, or because others had changed, or perhaps everyone had changed.

The morning training was the first time the No. 33 Middle School girls' team had started their closed training. It turned out that all the players from No. 33 Middle School were trained by Xie Xin and the coach from No. 5 Middle School, while the four players who came as support were trained by Teacher Li.

The dignity and honor they had built on the basketball court were shattered after what seemed like a game-like challenge. The only way to reclaim what had been broken was to get back up where they had fallen!

Filled with hatred and stubbornness, Ya Rou and the other three players gritted their teeth and began physical training.

An hour and a half later, Ya Rou, who had the weakest stamina, was dragged out of the training group by Teacher Li, who grabbed her by the collar. This wasn't because Ya Rou wasn't working hard enough, but because if she continued training, she would suffer unnecessary injury from overtraining.

Two hours later, the other two players from No. 5 Middle School were also dragged out of the training area for the same reason. Half an hour later, while Ya Rou and the two players who had been dragged out earlier were doing cool-down exercises, the last player was also dragged out of the training area by Teacher Li.

Xie Xin and the No. 5 Middle School coach led the players in relaxation exercises. After the relaxation exercises, it was time for the team's tactical drills. Teacher Li then left the training ground and headed towards his class, Class 1 of Grade 11, where he teaches Chinese.

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