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

Qin Qing recounted how, during a game they played in the private room, Si Nian was punished by having to feed a man a drink mouth-to-mouth, and Xie Jingyao took the initiative to kiss Si Nian.

Upon hearing this, Qin Miaoran's expression turned slightly strange.

After Qin Qing caught her, she asked, "Sister, you don't still like Xie Jingyao, do you? If your brother-in-law finds out, he'll make a scene again."

"No, how could that be?" Qin Miaoran denied quickly.

Qin Qing was not so easily fooled. She observed Lin Miaoran's expression and said to her, "Didn't the Lin family intend to arrange a marriage between Lin Wenshuang and Xie Jingyao before? I met the third young lady of the Lin family a while ago. I think she is a good person. She is beautiful and devoted. She even asked me to speak well of her to Xie Jingyao."

Qin Miaoran frowned and said, "That Miss Lin isn't A Yao's type. You don't need to get involved in this mess. Just leave them alone."

Qin Qing nodded knowingly.

Qin Miaoran seemed to realize that what she had just said was inappropriate, so she changed the subject and said to Qin Qing with a smile, "Qing, actually I think you and Ayao are a better match."

"I've always treated him like a buddy, and he's never seen me as a girl."

"That's a real pity. I was thinking of telling Dad that since I couldn't be with Ayao back then, it would be fine if our families arranged the marriage for you instead. I wouldn't mind. But... if you're not interested in him, then forget it."

After Qin Miaoran finished speaking, she pushed open the ward door and went inside.

Qin Qing stared at her retreating figure, her eyes filled with a complex mix of emotions.

……

Si Nian received a call from the police station the next day.

Police said there has been progress regarding her previous report that someone had deliberately tried to harm her by locking the door to her lounge from the inside, and they asked her to go to the police station to handle the matter.

After hanging up the phone, Si Nian got up and went to the police station.

Si Nian was not surprised to see Chen Bitong at the police station, but she was surprised to see Lin Tinghan there as well.

When she arrived, Chen Bitong was crying and talking to Lin Tinghan.

Lin Tinghan sat to the side, remaining silent the entire time, seemingly lost in thought.

Si Nian arrived.

He took the initiative and called out, "Niannian."

Upon seeing this, before the police could even speak, Chen Bitong stepped forward, grabbed Si Nian's hand, and cried, "Niannian, there must be some misunderstanding between us. How could I possibly want to harm you? I really didn't know you were in the break room. I locked the door because I was afraid the fire would spread to your break room and burn your things. I meant well."

She then turned to the police officer and said, "Officer, I really have a very close relationship with Niannian. We've known each other for many years, and I've always treated him like a younger sister..."

The police pulled her away and then said to Si Nian, "Ms. Si, after our investigation, it turns out that the person who accidentally locked your rest room door during the fire was Ms. Chen. Ms. Chen told your family that she had a very good relationship with you, and there was a misunderstanding, so we called you in to verify this."

Hearing the policeman's words, Si Nian couldn't help but chuckle. "Was it accidentally locked?"

She stared at Lin Tinghan. "You believed her story too, that it was locked by mistake?"

Lin Tinghan did not rush to answer.

She didn't even make eye contact with Si Nian.

Seeing him like this, Si Nian didn't expect him to stand on her side.

So she told the police the truth: "My relationship with Ms. Chen is not as close as she said, like sisters."

"Niannian!" Chen Bitong cried out, trying to stop her.

Si Nian said as if she hadn't heard, "She's my husband's mistress, so I think she's a suspect. It wasn't an accidental lock-up; she premeditatedly tried to kill me."

The two police officers were taken aback by Si Nian's words. They looked at each other for a few seconds, seemingly not expecting Si Nian to be so blunt.

Then he looked at Chen Bitong and Lin Tinghan.

No wonder the way these two spend time together is so strange.

How could a perpetrator see the victim's family as if they were a savior, practically bursting into tears?

The two officers' gazes lingered repeatedly on the person in front of them.

"Mr. Lin, is it true that Ms. Si said your relationship with this Ms. Chen is unusual?"

Lin Tinghan was taken aback by Si Nian's words. He paused, then explained with a somewhat embarrassed expression, "No, that's pure nonsense. Chen Bitong and I are completely innocent!"

He then added, "She was my ex-girlfriend, but we hadn't been in contact for many years. We only reconnected this year, but it's just a purely platonic friendship."

Lin Tinghan stepped forward, pulled Si Nian aside, and whispered to her, "Niannian, you can't talk nonsense here. Can you stop being stubborn?"