Boyfriend's passive-aggressive behavior, she turns the tables and makes him her backup option.

"Um?"

Hearing Si Nian's puzzled voice.

Song Shuyi said, "Look, what do you mean by this? He's a hero saving a damsel in distress. He saved you twice in a row. I used to think of him as a fickle scumbag, but you said he saved you once at the fire scene, and now he gave up the best time to discuss the project for you and almost got implicated. Now I'm too embarrassed to even open my mouth to scold him."

"No wonder you only scolded Lin Tinghan."

"But Niannian, don't forget, there's a woman with him who's always been in a complicated relationship with him. I remember clearly, when they were buying all sorts of matching items next to me, the way that woman looked at him with such a knowing gaze, it was definitely not just a casual friendship."

Si Nian gave a long, drawn-out "hmm".

"He's having an ambiguous relationship with that woman, yet he's doing all this for you. It makes me start to suspect that he's intentionally getting close to you. Otherwise, can someone really have two people in their heart at the same time?"

For a moment, Si Nian didn't know how to answer the question.

The relationship between Qin Miaoran and Xie Jingyao must be special, but she didn't know just how special it was.

Song Shuyi reminded her, "Anyway, it won't hurt to be more careful. Men are fine to have fun with, but don't get too emotionally involved too easily."

"Yes, I know."

As soon as Si Nian finished speaking, her doorbell rang.

Upon seeing Xie Jingyao's face on the monitor, Si Nian said to Song Shuyi, "I'll hang up now, I'll talk to you later."

"OK."

When Xie Jingyao appeared before Si Nian after opening the door, he first looked her up and down before asking, "Besides your hand, were you injured anywhere else that day?"

The incident was urgent, and the police arrived quickly.

He didn't have time to examine Si Nian carefully.

Si Nian shook her head, perhaps because Lin Tinghan had specifically arranged for that person.

The man was just trying to provoke her, tearing her clothes but not actually doing anything to her except breaking her fingers.

After closing the door, Xie Jingyao pulled Si Nian to sit on the sofa. He examined Si Nian's fingers and asked, "What did the doctor say? How long will it take for your fingers to recover?"

"It will take two or three months, at the earliest two months, before you can play the violin again, but to get back to your previous level, you will need to take it slowly."

Xie Jingyao's eyes darkened. "This damned thing, it can be so ruthless to you."

Si Nian could tell from this sentence that Xie Jingyao was referring to the man as someone arranged by Lin Tinghan.

"Did I implicate you in what happened at the press conference that day?" she asked.

"It's nothing, it has nothing to do with you, it's between Lin Tinghan and me."

"Why did you come to the lounge to see me again that day, when you were perfectly fine?"

Xie Jingyao stared at Si Nian, he hesitated for a moment, as if considering how to speak.

Xie Jingyao has never been one to look back and hesitate.

So Si Nian asked him, "Did someone leak something to you?"

"Lin Tinghan's assistant told him that he had a conflict with someone and asked if Lin Tinghan wanted to handle it, but he refused."

Listening to it now, it's clear that the conversation between the assistant and Lin Tinghan was meant for Xie Jingyao to hear.

"Why did you still walk into such an obvious trap?" Si Nian couldn't help but ask.

"If you don't go in, wouldn't all your husband's efforts be wasted?"

Si Nian found the words "your husband" from Xie Jingyao's mouth slightly grating.

"Can't you speak properly?"

Xie Jingyao chuckled and pulled Si Nian into his arms. "What's wrong? Are you upset about that sickly guy? That's right. A scoundrel like him who'll stop at nothing doesn't deserve a wife."

"..."

"Niannian." Xie Jingyao buried his face in Si Nian's neck and suddenly called out to her.

"What's wrong?"

"You said before that you and Lin Tinghan would be officially divorced by the end of the month, so why don't you try me again?"

"Why did you change the subject so quickly?" Si Nian felt the movement in her neck and unconsciously shrank back. "You mean how to try again? Physically or...?"

I want them all.

"I don't understand." Si Nian's heart tightened.

"Do you really want me to spell it out? Then I'll tell you: I want to ask you if you're willing to continue our on-again, off-again relationship and get back together."

Xie Jingyao buried his face in his hands. "I said I'd make you my lover out of spite."