"Student Lu Ruo," the principal's voice drifted in from outside the car window. "Why haven't you headed home yet?"
Old Madam Gu turned her head to address the principal. "I am an old woman, waiting for my granddaughter here. Are you one of her teachers?"
The frantic pounding in Lu Ruo's heart gradually calmed as she listened to Old Madam Gu. She played along, saying, "No, Grandma, he is the principal of our school."
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