"Which bastard was so insidious? Making such a sneaky move?"

The cries of agony and speculations mingled together.

Zhao Yan's ingratiating smile froze instantly. She hadn't expected Su An to refuse so decisively, without giving her any face at all.

Wang Xiaoya and Chen Xiaocao were also stunned. They looked at each other, their faces full of confusion.

When did Su An find teammates?

How could they not know? Could it be... Liu Landi? The two of them subconsciously looked at Liu Landi behind them, who also shook her head blankly.

Amidst the chaos and speculation, a tall and imposing figure pushed through the noisy crowd and walked straight to Su Tang with a clear purpose.

It's Jiang Yan.

The moment he appeared, the surrounding noise seemed to be silenced.

The crowd that had been huddled together just moments before automatically parted to make way for him, as if Moses had parted the sea.

Everyone stared wide-eyed, and an unbelievable thought simultaneously flooded their minds.

Could it be... that the teammate Su An was talking about is Jiang Yan?!

The moment this thought came out, the entire audience gasped!

First and second place! Two sharpshooters! If they team up, how will anyone else survive?!

Not far away, Bai Wei's face drained of all color in an instant. She watched Jiang Yan walk step by step toward Su Tang, her nails digging deeply into her palms.

Impossible... How could the person Jiang Yan mentioned be her?

Bai Wei felt a bittersweet ache in her heart, so painful that she could hardly breathe.

All eyes in the room instantly focused on these two people.

Jiang Yan looked at Su Tang, whose eyes, which were always calm, were now shining with an unprecedented light.

It was an appreciation born of a worthy opponent, and an undisguised, earnest invitation. He smiled and began:

"Comrade Su An... I formally invite you to be my teammate. Together, let's win this competition..."

He admitted it!

He admitted it in public!

His first choice wasn't Bai Wei, but Su An! A suppressed gasp rippled through the crowd.

Bai Wei swayed, almost losing her balance, and her last glimmer of hope was shattered.

Qiao Lin, who had been rejected by Jiang Yan before, was now consumed by jealousy, her eyes red with envy. Why not me? What is it about me that I lack compared to her?!

Just when everyone thought Su An would agree and this "perfect match" was about to be born.

Su Tang merely glanced at Jiang Yan indifferently, and before Jiang Yan could even finish speaking, she calmly interrupted him.

“Comrade Jiang Yan,” her voice remained flat, as if stating something perfectly ordinary, “I think you might not have heard me clearly just now, so I’ll say it again: I already have teammates.”

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