Chapter 934: Ruler of Esports 48

Hearing Ari’s envious complaint, Tang Wan replied calmly, “My brain isn’t any different from yours. I’m just better at studying.”

Her tone was light, but what she said wasn’t entirely wrong.

At this age, the body and mind were at their peak responsiveness, which was why professional e-sports players were getting younger and younger. Many teenagers, barely fifteen or sixteen, chose to drop out after middle school to chase their dreams in gaming. Everyone knew how brutal the industry was, yet that didn’t stop wave after wave of young players from stepping into it—most of them without ever reaching the professional stage.

After Ari spoke, Old Leopard sighed dramatically, quoting a line in a melancholy tone. “Why is there such a huge gap between people’s brains? Truly… worth pondering!”

He really couldn’t understand it.

Someone like the captain, even if he retired, would never have to worry about his future. But as for the rest of them… aside from streaming, they had no idea what they could do afterward.

Hearing this, Fan Tong raised an eyebrow. “What else could it be? Talent. You were born to play games.”

The room fell silent for a second—then burst into laughter.

“Hahaha! That actually makes sense!”

“I’m a gaming genius, okay? Of course I’m bad at studying!”

“So it’s true—when God closes one door, he opens another window!”

“Yeah, but for the captain and sister-in-law, God just opened the entire skylight!”

The laughter grew louder, and even Tang Wan couldn’t help smiling.

After she finished submitting her university applications, the finals arrived.

Their opponent was the NSDD team—Lin Haiyang’s team.

When the TG team arrived at the venue, the NSDD team happened to be there as well. The moment Lin Haiyang saw Tang Wan, his eyes narrowed slightly before he stepped forward.

“Wan Wan, long time no see,” he said with a faint smile. “I didn’t expect you to become a professional player.”

The others immediately sensed something and looked between them in surprise.

“You know her?” the NSDD captain asked.

Lin Haiyang nodded, then added deliberately, “I didn’t believe it when I saw her online. But now that I’ve seen her in person… I’m sure. She’s my ex-girlfriend.”

The atmosphere froze.

The TG team’s expressions darkened almost instantly.

They didn’t care about Tang Wan’s past—but bringing this up right before the finals was clearly intentional. Emotions could easily affect performance, especially under this kind of pressure.

What Lin Haiyang was doing… was calculated.

Fan Tong’s expression turned cold. Without hesitation, he stepped forward and stood beside Tang Wan, his posture protective.

Tang Wan had never spoken about Lin Haiyang before, but that didn’t matter. Just from this move alone, Fan Tong could already tell—this man wasn’t worth anything.

What kind of decent person would publicly call a girl his “ex” in front of others like this?

Tang Wan, however, only looked at Lin Haiyang with mild surprise.

“Ex-girlfriend?” she repeated lightly, then let out a small laugh. “Lin Haiyang, are you joking? We were just neighbors.”

She tilted her head slightly, her tone calm but sharp.

“You chased me before, didn’t you? Wasn’t it just so I could help you copy your homework?”