But she waited and waited, and even shouted again and again. Still, Ding Jiayi hadn't come to open the door for her. Qiao Zijin finally sensed something amiss. "Mom, what do you mean by this? I know you're at home. Mom, don't you think you're going overboard by not opening the door or answering my call? You even changed the locks!"
Qiao Zijin grew more startled as she said all that. Something was truly amiss. Was her mom trying to prevent her from coming home?
Qiao Zijin panicked, finally thinking about all those things she had done to Ding Jiayi before leaving the capital. "Mom, I know you're still angry at me because of what happened in the capital. I-I'll apologize to you. Will that do? Mom, if there's anything, we can chat after you open the door. You can tell me all your dissatisfaction and I'll apologize to you. Mom, it'll be embarrassing if someone else sees me standing here. Mom, open the door."
