The moment the video started playing, Chu Yao was slightly taken aback. The Lu Hailan from her memories was an elegant, beautiful woman, but the person on the screen now was gaunt.
Even through the screen, Chu Yao could tell she looked terribly unwell.
"Yaoyao, it's been a while."
In the video, Lu Hailan greeted Chu Yao with a smile. Her voice was soft and gentle, and her expression was warm, though tinged with a hint of exhaustion.
"Yaoyao, things are a little difficult for me at the moment, but in a few days, I'll definitely come to the Imperial City and apologize to you on behalf of that little brat. If he bullies you again, you just tell me, and I'll have your back."
Lu Hailan's appearance and tone of voice were completely different from the almost motherly figure Chu Yao remembered.
But her words instantly pulled Chu Yao back to her childhood. Back then, Lu Hailan had said the same thing: if Lu Xize bullied her, she would have her back.
