Lin Feng's roommates, Yang Ming and Zhong Jialiang, cheered instinctively upon seeing him. However, it was only Wang Zikai who, after confirming Lin Feng was safe and sound, finally felt a heavy weight lift from his heart and rushed forward to give Lin Feng an earnest hug...

"Brother Feng, I'm so relieved that you're fine…" Wang Zikai said, his voice trembling. He tried hard to maintain a normal expression, but his voice still carried a hint of a sob...

"What could possibly happen to me..." Lin Feng said with a calm smile, gently patting Wang Zikai's shoulder to comfort him. He knew his absence for so many days had probably made Wang Zikai worry that he had been illegally detained by the Qingzi Sect or something similar. "I had some matters to attend to, so I took a few days off. Don't overthink things."

Yang Ming and Zhong Jialiang, unaware of Wang Zikai's true concerns, assumed he was merely anxious about the school sports meet. They couldn't help but secretly laugh at Wang Zikai for being so timid, getting so worked up over such a trivial matter!

"Hmph! Lin Feng, you actually have the nerve to show your face!" Li Zhi, the Industrial Management class monitor, after his initial shock, gradually regained his confidence. He then began to question Lin Feng in his capacity as class monitor about his whereabouts these past few days. "You've skipped classes for so long without even submitting a leave request! You practically vanished! Even Teacher Xu doesn't know where you went. She's been trying to contact you constantly but couldn't get through. Don't you think you owe her a reasonable explanation?!"

"Li Zhi, my personal matters are none of your concern! As for Teacher Xu, I'll explain everything to her clearly later..." Lin Feng turned to look at Li Zhi. He chuckled inwardly. In fact, when he decided to go on the mission with Wu Mei, he had already called Xu Jing, his class counselor, and Chen Chuanfeng, the department head, to request leave. Although he hadn't explained the specific situation, Chen Chuanfeng and Xu Jing at least knew Lin Feng had left school for some important matter...

As for what Li Zhi said about Teacher Xu not knowing his true whereabouts and being anxious to contact him, that was probably true. Lin Feng knew he had a conflict with the Qingzi Sect. Given his prolonged absence, it was normal for her to be worried.

"Hmph! I have no interest in your personal affairs. I was just thinking, you disappeared for so long without even asking for leave in person; Teacher Xu must have been dissatisfied with you for a while now!" Li Zhi, relying on his frequent contact with the counselor due to his role as class monitor, habitually made threats based on such assumptions... However, the relationship between Lin Feng and Xu Jing was not as simple as an ordinary teacher-student one.

Lin Feng curiously glanced at Li Zhi and countered with a cold smile, "Whether Teacher Xu is satisfied with me or not is none of your business. Are you really acting as Teacher Xu's spokesperson now, Li Zhi? Don't forget, you just said that I'm the department head of the Student Union's Athletic Department and you're just a regular staff member. My position is much higher than yours!"

Li Zhi's face flushed red and even grew a bit stiff. He had truly shot himself in the foot this time. Just moments ago, wanting to shirk responsibility for the Industrial Management class's registration for the school sports meet, he had casually mentioned that Lin Feng, as the head of the Student Union's Athletic Department, held a higher position than him. Lin Feng had immediately used those very words to shut him up. Li Zhi was left speechless, unsure how to retort...

Lin Feng smiled triumphantly. This Li Zhi really needed to be put in his place. If he wasn't taught a lesson, he'd actually start thinking he was the boss of the Industrial Management class...

Li Zhi's face remained stiff. After a good while, his eyes suddenly caught sight of a familiar, graceful figure passing by in the corridor outside the door. A sharp glint flashed in his eyes as an idea struck him. He suddenly looked at Lin Feng provocatively and demanded in a stern voice, "Lin Feng, I can't control your absenteeism from school, but just now, you said you would lead our Industrial Management class to first place in the overall team scores at the school sports meet. Were you serious?! If you can't fulfill that promise, will you take the blame and resign as a consequence?!"

"Li Zhi, stop trying to pressure Brother Feng! He was just casually joking earlier; who said it was a promise?" Wang Zikai glared at Li Zhi and loudly explained on Lin Feng's behalf.

It should be known that over a hundred classes from the entire university participated in the school sports meet. For each class, besides the mandatory men's and women's relay races, there were five track and field events each for men and women. In each event, first place earned 5 points, second place 3 points, third place 2 points, and positions outside the top three earned only 1 point. The points for relay races were doubled. The final calculated total score was the class's team score...

The class ranking first in this score among all participating classes in the school sports meet would be the annual team champion. In the more than ten years that Jiangzhou University had used this rule to determine the team champion, a class from the School of Physical Education had won almost every year. There were even many years when different specialized classes from the School of Physical Education swept the top three places...

How many professionally trained athletes could the new Industrial and Commercial Management class possibly have? In the vast majority of events, the Industrial Management class probably wouldn't even make it into the top three. No, they hadn't even gathered enough people for the long-distance running events yet! Wang Zikai couldn't even begin to imagine the possibility of their Industrial Management class winning first place... That's why he spoke up to defend Lin Feng.

"Hmph! A true man stands by his word! What's said in front of so many people must naturally be followed through!" Li Zhi, of course, knew that the chances of the Industrial Management class winning the team championship were minuscule, which was why he was so certain. He glanced sideways at Lin Feng and declared, "Lin Feng, I'll lay it out for you: if you can lead our Industrial Management class to first place in the university's overall team score, I'll do anything you ask! If you can't, hmph... making empty promises, casually trifling with your classmates' feelings like that—it wouldn't be unjust for you to resign and take the blame!"

Lin Feng just looked at Li Zhi with a faint smile and asked in a deep voice, "You're serious? You'll do anything I ask?"

"Brother Feng, don't agree to his terms..." When Wang Zikai saw Lin Feng actually seem tempted, he couldn't help but worry. Brother Feng, don't fall for it! This is based on team scores; it doesn't matter how formidable you are individually! Even if you could secure three first-place finishes, our class's total score still wouldn't stand a chance against those classes from the School of Physical Education, packed with countless professionally trained athletes!

Li Zhi suddenly said with a confident smile, as if he had everything planned, "In front of Teacher Xu, I certainly wouldn't lie!"

Just then, an intrigued Xu Jing finally walked in through the back door, an engaging smile on her face. She looked at Lin Feng with great interest and asked in her sweet voice, "Lin Feng, are you guaranteeing that our Industrial Management class will win the team championship at this year's school sports meet?"

When Wang Zikai saw Xu Jing enter, his face instantly stiffened... He mentally cursed Li Zhi for his shamelessness. So, Li Zhi had secretly spotted Teacher Xu standing outside the door and had deliberately spoken that way to bait Brother Feng into making a grand claim in front of Teacher Xu—one that would be difficult to retract... Wang Zikai looked at Lin Feng anxiously, praying inwardly, Brother Feng, please don't say anything impulsive or rash in front of Teacher Xu!

Lin Feng, however, showed no surprise at Xu Jing's appearance. He chuckled as he looked at Teacher Xu and nodded. "Yes, Teacher Xu. I think I can probably manage it!"

Wang Zikai was stunned. He inwardly lamented, It's over. Brother Feng must have completely lost his mind, actually agreeing to such an impossible task right in front of Teacher Xu...

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