However, the doorknob wouldn't turn.
"Ah! I'm... I'm fine! I just saw a massive rat. It scared me so much I started trembling," Qin Lan said, quickly scrambling to her feet despite the weakness in her legs and hurriedly pulling on her clothes. "I accidentally locked the door from the inside. I'll open it for you now."
But Luo Qingli waited outside for a whole minute, and the door still hadn't opened. "Sister Lan, what's going on?"
Extremely flustered, Qin Lan finished getting dressed and made up an excuse. "I'm trying to open it! The door... seems to be a bit stuck. Just a moment."
She shot a furious glare at Chen Xiao, hurriedly opened the window to air out the room, and only then did she walk over to open the door.
Meanwhile, Chen Xiao sat in the office chair as if nothing had happened.
When Luo Qingli walked in, a faint, strange odor seemed to linger in the air, making her frown.
"Sister Lan, why are you walking so strangely?"
