Zhou Yuanyuan made the decision for her without any room for argument, stomping on the accelerator to speed up and dropping her off at the apartment while carefully skirting the speed limit.
Even though Yang Yuran knew the code, she rang the doorbell like a guest instead. The superfluous act was just to warn Qin Muyu that Zhou Yuanyuan was with her, so she'd better be on her best behavior and change out of her usual loungewear.
After pressing the bell twice with no answer, she only managed to draw a probing glance from Zhou Yuanyuan.
Putting on more of a show would only be digging her own grave, Yang Yuran pulled out her keys, covering up her scheming with a fabrication, "Your brother lives on the first floor, so I temporarily disabled the fingerprint and passcode features. We agreed on a rule for when either of us stays over, that knocking first would save us from any awkwardness."
