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

While Si Nian was waiting for Lin Tinghan in the car, she received a call from Song Shuyi.

As soon as the call connected, Song Shuyi's voice, choked with emotion, came through: "Niannian, I want to see you."

"Shuyi? What's wrong? Are you crying?"

"I'm so confused right now, I don't know what to do. Where are you? I'm coming to find you."

"I'm still outside. I'll be back at Yun Jin Mansion in a bit. Shall we meet there?"

"OK."

Song Shuyi has always been a carefree and easygoing person, so Si Nian guessed the culprit almost without thinking that he could cry like this.

She asked, "Did you and your brother have a fight?"

"I guess so, but not really. We haven't even had a chance to argue yet. It's hard to explain over the phone. I'll tell you in detail when we meet."

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Si Nian waited for Lin Tinghan for a while before Lin Tinghan came out of the hotel.

He held a toy box in his hand, casually put it aside, and leaned back in his chair with a slightly tired expression. He pinched the bridge of his nose, closed his eyes, and seemed to be thinking about something.

Si Nian knew that Chen Bitong had specifically called Lin Tinghan down to whisper something to him.

As for what was said, Si Nian was too lazy to find out.

If she cared, she would have made an excuse from the beginning to prevent Lian Lintinghan from going down with Chen Bitong.

The car started up again, and Si Nian spoke up, "Ting Han, I have something to do here and need to go back to Yun Jin Mansion first. I probably won't be able to go to the hospital with you to see Heng Heng."

Lin Tinghan opened his eyes and looked at Si Nian. "What is it?"

Si Nian didn't intend to lie: "Shu Yi is in a bad mood, she needs to talk to me about something."

Lin Tinghan clicked his tongue.

The relationship between Song Shuyi and Lin Tinghan is not harmonious.

Even before they got married, Song Shuyi already disliked Lin Tinghan.

Lin Tinghan was too lazy to try and win Song Shuyi's favor.

Behind the scenes, the two disliked each other, but on the surface, they did not show any major conflict.

After all, Song Shuyi's brother, Song Zeming, had a fairly good relationship with Lin Tinghan.

Out of respect for Song Zeming, Lin Tinghan wouldn't say anything about Song Shuyi.

"Alright, you two meet first, I'll go keep Hengheng company."

Lin Tinghan said, then instructed the driver to turn around, "Go to Yunjin Mansion first."

After speaking, Lin Tinghan's gaze fell on Si Nian's lips.

He frowned slightly and suddenly asked, "What happened to your mouth?"

Si Nian subconsciously touched her lips, which had been bitten by Xie Jingyao.

"I was in a rush when I got the call and accidentally bumped into the door."

"So careless," Lin Tinghan said meaningfully.

"Hmm." Si Nian turned around, turned her head to look out the car window, and watched the scenery rushing past outside the window without saying anything more.

Lin Tinghan didn't press the wound on her lip any further to ask about it.

After dropping her off at Yunjin Mansion, Lin Tinghan said, "I won't disturb you and your best friend's reunion. I'm going to the hospital first. Remember to contact me when you're done talking."

"Um."

Si Nian got off the bus with her bag.

Lin Tinghan watched her retreating figure through the car window, but did not rush to leave.

He leaned back in his seat and told the driver, "Wait a bit, we'll go to the hospital later."

Not long after Si Nian returned to Yun Jin Mansion, Song Shuyi came looking for her.

The other person's eyes were red, and their face showed an unconcealable panic.

"Niannian!" As soon as they met, Song Shuyi grabbed Si Nian's hand. Her palms were icy cold, and the cold sweat made Si Nian tremble.

Si Nian also tensed up, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Do you remember my boyfriend from college?

"I remember him. That scumbag ran off with your money abroad and cut off all contact with you. He was so afraid you'd ask for your money back that he didn't even dare keep you as a friend."

Song Shuyi closed the door, pulled Si Nian to sit on the sofa, and said with trembling lips, "He seems to be dead..."

Si Nian paused. "Dead? Where did you hear about his death?"

"I didn't hear it clearly, but it was as if he had evaporated from the world, vanished without a trace."

"Maybe they ran off with your money and are hiding their tracks to avoid your revenge."

"No, I ran into his sister a few days ago. His sister... his mother passed away four years ago because she couldn't afford medical treatment. He's known for being very filial. When we were dating, he wouldn't spend a single penny of my money. I tried to send him gifts, but he sent most of them back home. If he were still alive, how could he just watch his mother die?"

"It's hard to say whether it's because he passed away, is it?"

"The most important point is that he also lost contact with his sister for four years! In their last phone call, his sister said that her brother seemed to be seriously injured, like he was giving his last words but dared not say more."