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We kept shopping until noon, then went to eat KFC. After finishing, we all went home. As soon as I walked in the door, my parents surrounded me: "Where have you been, you little rascal! A Fei came back a long time ago, and so did A Fei. I told him to keep an eye on you; how did he fail at that?" My mom was scolding me, so I quickly explained, "This has nothing to do with A Fei. I intentionally avoided him to chat with the Team members." I couldn't let A Fei take the blame; he was already feeling down, and if I stirred things up, he would definitely go crazy.
In the afternoon, with nothing to do, I went to A Fei's house to hang out. As soon as I entered, Aunt Yu came over to greet me: "Jie is here! How's the injury on your head? Does it still hurt?" "It's fine, it doesn't hurt anymore. Luckily, my head is pretty hard," I replied with a grin. "Hey, Aunt Yu, where's A Fei?" I looked around as I walked in. Aunt Yu mysteriously pointed toward A Fei's room and whispered, "After he came back this morning, he locked himself in his room and didn't even eat lunch. I heard from your mom that it was because your school got eliminated. You should go comfort him." Nodding in understanding, I headed toward A Fei's room.
I gently pushed open the door; thankfully, it wasn't locked. A Fei was sitting on his bed in a daze, and the silver Eagle was quietly lying on his bedside table. "Hey, A Fei, I'm here! Aren't you going to greet me?" I closed the door behind me. A Fei turned his head and smiled at me: "You're here! I thought you only knew how to hang out with Xia Ying and forgot about your brothers." "Please! Do you think everyone is like you, prioritizing romance over friendship?" I sat down beside him and put my hand on his shoulder, whispering: "A Fei, it's my fault. My injury caused us to fall behind in the organization." A Fei turned to look at me: "No, we still lost even when you were there. Our overall strength just isn't good enough."
"Next season will be different! Next season is when we really make our mark! Don't forget that you encouraged me before," I motivated him. A Fei sighed deeply: "Sigh... Next season we'll be graduating; it's our last chance to challenge the Olympic Sports Center. We have a year to adjust our condition. I'm planning to spend the summer at the school gym. I refuse to believe we can't build exceptional physical strength!" He slammed his fist down hard on the bed. I nudged his head playfully: "I'll join you; this summer we won't go anywhere else but practice at the gym. But... there's still a year until the next City High League. Isn't it a bit early for us to be training so hard?"
"Training early is better! Plus, there's winter break too. We'll practice during summer and then again during winter break; after winter break, the City High League will start soon," A Fei said with a smile. I really admired his determination; perhaps he wanted to prevent future problems. But is preparing for next summer's competition really useful right now? If we get lazy during winter, won't all our summer training be for nothing? Sigh... Xia Ying and Sha Xiaomei are definitely going to freak out; they won't spend an entire summer at the school gym with us.
It was time for us to urgently review our studies in preparation for final exams. With less than a month left until the tests, we were studying like crazy. Often on Saturdays and Sundays, we had our heads buried in books and practice papers. It had been a while since Situ Yanan reached out to me; she was probably also doing her final push for exams. By the way, during the City High League, led by Jiang Lingfeng, Hejiang Middle School defeated Zhao Ziyang's team from Sangyue High School in both matches to reach the finals. They ended this final high school battle of the "Wind God" versus "Sun Commander" with an undefeated record of ten wins and zero losses against another team led by one of the Five Great Point Guards, Shangguan Leinuo, meeting at the Olympic Sports Center. Ultimately, after two overtime periods, Hejiang High School triumphed over Experiment Three with a score of 1614, claiming victory in this year's City High League, shattering Experiment Three's dream of a three-peat championship. In his final year of high school, Jiang Lingfeng fulfilled his wish by helping Hejiang Middle School lift the championship trophy and was named MVP of the 01 season's City High League. Captain of Wind God, you finally achieved your dream.
The day before exams, I gathered with A Fei, Ouyang, Jiang Lingfeng, Song Huajing, Lu Lei, and Senior Zhongqi, along with Bing Ge (I managed to convince Shuai Dong and Pang Hao not to join) at the Wishing Tree in Lijing Park. I couldn't help but turn my head; they were all top-notch players. We sat side by side under the tree. "Lingfeng, which university are you planning to apply for?" Bing Ge asked first. "I don't know yet; given my grades, it seems unlikely I'll get into Tsinghua or Peking University," replied Jiang Lingfeng jokingly. Senior Zhongqi smiled: "You guys should apply to the same university; Lingfeng's performance in this year's City High League will surely make him a target for UBA (University Basketball Association) powerhouse teams." Yan Bing should also receive attention due to her performance over these years in City High League.
"And what about you? Which university are you planning to apply for? You should join us," Jiang Lingfeng and Bing Ge asked Zhongqi simultaneously. Senior Zhongqi smiled calmly: "I want to apply for a decent university and become an office worker; I'm not interested in playing basketball anymore." "What!" Bing Ge, Jiang Lingfeng, A Fei, Ouyang, Song Huajing, and Lu Lei all gasped in shock while only I remained unfazed because Senior Zhongqi had already shared this thought with me last time. We all felt regretful since Senior Zhongqi was an excellent point guard who would have made a significant impact even at university.
"Zhongqi, have you really thought this through?" Bing Ge asked him. Senior Zhongqi looked at the clouds far away with a smile: "Yes; I don't want to pressure myself throughout my entire life like this anymore. The life I want is one where I can be happy and carefree—ideally becoming a white-collar worker in a big company managing subordinates while listening to my boss's critiques and doing my job well." Ouyang joked: "That's typical corporate life," which made us all laugh. We continued discussing our future paths under the tree; Song Huajing still wanted to pursue “Thunderbolt” further and promised us that she would continue competing against us in UBA as well. We agreed that every summer before finals we would gather here again under this tree one last time before graduation when Jiang Lingfeng summarized: “Graduates! No matter where our paths lead us in the future, let’s work hard together!” Goodbye, high school champions!
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