Before Meng Anli even reached the academy gates, Lu Zhiyuan contacted her through the Communication Mirror.
He fired off a string of questions.
"Anli, are you alright?"
"How could you just go over there like that?"
"You should have asked me to go with you. Only after taking office did I truly realize just how angry Meng Mingde could get."
Meng Anli asked curiously, "Why could you tell?"
Lu Zhiyuan fell silent for a moment, then said somewhat hesitantly, "It isn't important. In any case, Meng Mingde should hate you very much now. He won't let you off easily..."
After blurting it out so bluntly, he realized his words might hurt Anli.
"Anli, what I meant was..."
"It's alright." Meng Anli smiled and soothed him. "Uncle Lu, I think I hate him more."
"Anli, you and A Yao..." Lu Zhiyuan's voice suddenly turned somewhat melancholy. "You must protect yourselves."
A bad feeling rose in Meng Anli's heart. "Uncle Lu, did something happen?"
"No, I'm just feeling lingering fear. I want you to stay away from Meng Mingde."
"Don't worry, Uncle Lu. I'll protect myself."
After speaking with Uncle Lu, Meng Anli still felt something was off, so she contacted Lu Yao again.
After she repeated their entire conversation, Lu Yao did not take it to heart.
"It's fine. Dad is just like that. Every now and then, he says something inexplicably sentimental. You'll understand once you spend more time with him. He must have heard that Meng Mingde took you away and gotten worried about you."
"Then I must have been overthinking it." Meng Anli relaxed. "Are you finished over there? I'll come pick you up."
"No need, I'm almost at the academy." Lu Yao was brimming with excitement. "We succeeded! Next, we just need to find someone to test