364: It's beyond saving.

The afternoon's match was much more intense than the morning's. The strength of class one could not be underestimated; otherwise, they wouldn't have easily defeated class two.

Although class three achieved the final victory, Lin Zifeng had played the entire game, and the other key players had also played for more than three quarters.

Therefore, after the game ended, Lin Zifeng and the others were drenched in sweat from exhaustion.

class three had taken first place, so the students of class three were naturally very happy, but the happiest of all was the class teacher of class three, Li Jiaqiang.

He promised the students of class three in front of everyone that he would treat them to a meal at the cafeteria tomorrow night. This was also a reward from the Party School, and they would be given extra food tomorrow night.

And Li Jiaqiang's promise to treat them to a meal included providing the drinks for tomorrow night.

Usually, drinking is not allowed within the Party School, but this was a reward for the class that won the championship; the other three classes could only watch with envy.

Drinks for more than thirty people were not a small amount. Do not forget that they were all people within the system, and none of them were light drinkers.

Thus, the group happily thanked Li Jiaqiang before dispersing.

"Zifeng, you and Brother Qiang should go back and take a shower and change clothes first. We will go outside the main gate to wait for you. You won the championship today, so we must celebrate properly."

Li Yanran said with a look of anticipation. Seeing Lin Zifeng hesitate, she quickly leaned closer to him and whispered, "You have already rejected me twice. If you refuse me again, I will lose a lot of face."

Hearing that Li Yanran had already spoken to this extent, Lin Zifeng had no choice but to nod and agree. Only then did Li Yanran leave with Zhao Rulin and Li Dongliang.

In truth, Lin Zifeng knew clearly in his heart that Li Yanran had romantic intentions toward him. He had hinted to her multiple times that he was already married and had children.

However, she seemed to pay no mind to it and continued to act as she pleased.

Therefore, Lin Zifeng tried his best to avoid contact with Li Yanran to prevent himself from losing control.

In fact, as a normal man, facing such a beautiful Li Yanran, it was impossible for him not to be tempted; he was simply suppressing his desires.

There was a reason for this, as he truly loved Chen Yuxi deeply and did not want anything to go wrong with his marriage.

One must know that Li Yanran's background was not simple! She was the daughter of Minister Li Chenghe.

If he were to really take advantage of her, even if he were her savior, if they turned against him, he would be in serious trouble.

Therefore, when facing Li Yanran, while suppressing his desires, Lin Zifeng was also filled with concerns.

Seeing Lin Zifeng walking toward the dormitory with a troubled expression, Yang Zhongqiang, who was walking beside him, asked curiously, "Zifeng, what are you thinking about? You are so deep in thought."

Lin Zifeng pulled himself out of his thoughts, shook his head, and said, "I'm not thinking of anything, Brother Qiang." How could he tell Yang Zhongqiang what was in his heart!

"Zifeng, why do I feel like you have been avoiding Yanran? And when Yanran invited you out for a small gathering, you seemed troubled and even unhappy. What are you worried about? Isn't it perfectly normal for friends to have a small gathering?"

Yang Zhongqiang asked with some confusion.

"Brother Qiang, I just feel that as a married man, it is not good to have too much contact with a single beauty like Yanran."

Lin Zifeng said vaguely.

Although Lin Zifeng did not elaborate, Yang Zhongqiang understood what he meant, so he thought to himself, Zifeng is truly disciplined!

If this were any other man, he would definitely be unable to refuse such a temptation.

If it were himself, if Yanran were not his own cousin, he wouldn't be able to resist such a temptation either.

But Yang Zhongqiang couldn't say anything; he could only admire Lin Zifeng's willpower in his heart.

After agreeing to meet downstairs again after showering and changing clothes, he and Lin Zifeng returned to their respective dormitories.

After showering and changing into a new set of clothes, Lin Zifeng did not rush downstairs. He first made a video call to Chen Yuxi to share about today's basketball game, teased Lin Yining for a while, and spoke with Chen Yuqing and the child for a while before hanging up the video.

Afterward, he made a video call to Jiang Yufei for a few minutes before walking out of the dormitory and arriving downstairs.

Therefore, by the time he walked out of the dormitory building, Yang Zhongqiang had already been waiting for him for more than ten minutes.

Seeing Lin Zifeng come out, Yang Zhongqiang smiled and said, "Zifeng, why did it take you so long? With your looks and temperament, you don't need careful grooming to be handsome enough."

"Sorry, Brother Qiang, for keeping you waiting. I was just on a video call with my Spouse, which is why I came down a bit late."

"What kind of relationship do we have! How could this little thing matter? Let's go, let's not let Yanran and the others wait too long."

Yang Zhongqiang finished saying this with an indifferent expression and walked toward the main gate with Lin Zifeng.

When the two arrived outside the main gate, the three of them were already waiting by the roadside in two cars.

Seeing that Zhao Rulin was driving a car alone, Yang Zhongqiang walked quickly a few steps and sat in the passenger seat next to Zhao Rulin. Li Yanran opened the rear window and waved at him, signaling for Lin Zifeng to sit in their car.

Lin Zifeng walked around the front of the car, opened the passenger door, and sat in the passenger seat, not sitting in the back seat with Li Yanran.

Seeing him sit in the passenger seat, Li Yanran looked at Lin Zifeng with a bit of grievance but didn't say anything.

However, she knew that he was intentionally keeping his distance from her. She felt somewhat upset but could not say anything.

After all, no one could find fault with Lin Zifeng's actions.

Li Dongliang drove away from the main gate of the Party School and headed in the direction of the clubhouse.

Zhao Rulin followed behind, driving and saying, "Husband, why do I feel like Zifeng is intentionally keeping his distance from Yanran? You saw it too just now; Yanran waved for Zifeng to sit in the back with her, but Zifeng ignored it and sat straight in the passenger seat."

"Shouldn't he? Don't forget, Zifeng is already married and has children. If he doesn't keep his distance from Yanran and they end up doing something they shouldn't, how will Zifeng face this in the future? He must love his Spouse very much; just now, he didn't forget to make a video call to his Spouse to share about today's basketball game! If something happened between him and Yanran, he wouldn't be able to give Yanran a title. He doesn't want to affect his marriage, so isn't it appropriate for him to do this? Given Yanran's attitude toward Zifeng, as long as Zifeng showed even the slightest inclination, Yanran would throw herself at him. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Zifeng is Yanran's 'white moonlight.' If Zifeng doesn't act this way, what should he do?"

Yang Zhongqiang shook his head and said.

Hearing what Yang Zhongqiang said, Zhao Rulin nodded and said, "The reason Yanran is like this isn't just because Zifeng is our savior. That girl fell in love with Zifeng at first sight! She is willing to be Zifeng's secret lover just to be with him; she is already a bit hopeless."