Hu Jiping was overjoyed to see Wu Hua arrive, and for a moment she was actually at a loss for words. After a brief pause, she asked, "Wu Hua, you haven't been to school for a long time. I heard you were sick—are you feeling better now?"
Wu Hua gave a vague reply: "Much better!" As the words left his mouth, the class bell rang.
Realizing it was almost eleven o'clock, he hurried downstairs, hopped into his car, and drove straight to the school gates.
Chapter 224