The next day, Monday, when classes resumed, Old Wu's anger had significantly subsided.
Qingran and Xie Ying'an, surprisingly in sync, insisted on withdrawing from the competition, which infuriated Old Wu to no end.
On the day of the preliminaries, the first one to be questioned by Professor Yan was Li Qingran, which clearly left a profound impression of her problem-solving approach on the professor.
The second one questioned was Xie Ying'an, whose extraordinary speed in solving problems also deeply impressed the professors from Q University.
Even the school authorities indicated that they highly valued these two students and intended to focus on their development. Now, if both of them refused to participate, what meaning would this competition hold for F University?
Old Wu tried to persuade them earnestly, but it did not have the slightest effect.
Just as Old Wu was about to exert pressure.
