"Help, there's a pervert!" Her panicked cries followed him out. Justin broke into a cold sweat - good thing he reacted quickly, or he'd have been unable to escape and beaten to a pulp today.After washing up in the male restroom and calming down, Justin finally returned to the court. There were two teams - his finance class team for the tournament, and the sports department team. Their skill levels were worlds apart. The sports students were athletic experts, playing them was like pitting middle schoolers against kindergarteners.The sports boys were trash talking arrogantly. Two key players, Travis and Vincent, led the taunts. With abilities strong enough to play for the provincial association, they inspired fear."Well if it isn't the little brothers from finance! What made you think you could play us at basketball? Isn't that asking to be thrashed? Hey, you're missing a player right? Can't even get enough people, what's the point of playing? Just go home kiddos, save yourselves the

"What do we do? Justin's on another level...he makes NBA stars look amateur. We're totally outmatched!""Don't whimper like a loser just because we lost one half. There's still time to crush them later. Get fired up! I don't want quitters on my squad," Travis growled."Easier said than done, boss. Justin's their MVP for sure now. We need a plan to contain him, or he'll keep clowning us.""Who said I don't have a plan? I've got an ace up my sleeve." Travis smirked. What ace could he possibly have? The jocks wondered anxiously.To ensure victory, Travis recruited provincial basketball team players as ringers - taking professional athletes to crush college kids was overkill, but he was desperate.Getting the whole team in would be impossible, so Travis turned to his brother Peyton, the team captain. The siblings shared superb athletic talent, but Peyton shone brighter and earned a provincial team spot.The 30-minute break ended swiftly. The finance team kept their lineup, now understand

"That's where you're wrong. Your goading won't work on me. I refuse because everything we've struggled for was achieved together with my brothers behind me. I won't waste all their hard work for my own sake, unlike you and your selfishness."This statement was met with thunderous applause and cheers.Listen to that - willing to be branded a coward to protect his team's interests. That's what a real man's sense of duty and responsibility looks like. And look at Peyton - he'll stop at nothing, using every dirty underhanded trick just to accomplish his own goal.Peyton was now just a clown, leaping about only to earn everyone's contempt. Even if he somehow won the game, it would be no honorable victory.Even Miles yelled out encouragement from the stands. Not only were this kid's skills unmatched, but his calm and principled approach to dealing with issues was outstanding. Recruiting someone like him would be a huge boon - Miles could envision the rise of a future sports star, no, basket

Hearing this, the Finance students reacted in shock. So this was the provincial team's head coach personally inviting Justin to become their new captain?That meant Justin would be replacing Peyton's position, rocketing up the ranks.The Phys Ed students gazed at Justin with envy, jealousy and hatred. This was their long sought after dream opportunity, which they had struggled bitterly to attain, yet Justin just strolled in, leading this group of Finance newbies for a single game, and easily obtained what they desperately coveted. For Justin it was like plucking fruit from a tree.The Finance students also watched enviously, but were more happy for Justin's sake. This brought great honor to their Nova City University, to their Finance Department. One of them becoming captain of the provincial basketball team, what an amazing feat! Let's see those Phys Ed jerks dare to strut arrogantly in front of them anymore, haha! Just thinking about it felt so satisfying!But Justin didn't see it t

Seeing the people at the table, Nicole's gaze lingered on Justin in faint confusion, but without much reaction.When she saw Bella however, her face lit up as she gushed, "This must be Bella right? My how you've blossomed into a beauty! Sister-in-law, am I right? I could tell since she was little that Bella was a natural beauty. Just look at her now, a refined graceful lady far exceeding those TV starlets!""Bella, do you still remember auntie Nicole? You used to love the scallion pancakes and osmanthus cakes I made, remember?"Bella did have some vague impressions, so she promptly stood and affectionately called her Auntie, immediately delighting Nicole as she fluttered around excitedly, makeup almost shaking off from her thrilled motions.During all this, Justin kept eating without pause, completely indifferent towards this woman, not even bothering to get acquainted. Rather than waste time exchanging pleasantries with two strangers, he'd prefer to eat more mouthfuls. Mm, this brais