After pressing the doorbell a few more times and still being ignored, Ning Xiaofei resorted to pounding on the door hard.
"Husband, Tianye... Mu Tianye... I know I was wrong, you can hit me or scold me all you want, just open the door... Mu Tianye..."
Despite her shouting, there was no response from inside.
Her hands grew tired from knocking, her throat tired from shouting, but the door remained tightly closed.
"Fine, you're asking for it, you won't open it, huh..." Ning Xiaofei gasped for breath as she sat down on the steps, "I don't believe this, you'd better not come out then."
Meanwhile.
Mu Tianye had already returned to Lanting Apartment, entered the passcode, unlocked the door, and pushed it open.
Glancing at the living room, the man slammed the door shut with force.
"Ning Xiaofei, get out here!"
No one responded.
He frowned as he went upstairs and entered the master bedroom, which was tidied up without a single sign of having been slept in.