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

The initial investigation revealed that Yao Ling's death was suspicious.

He also told Si Nian that Yao Ling had a son with a serious heart condition, and that the person receiving treatment at the Lin family hospital was Xie Jingyao.

Lin Tinghan's words, forcing them to divorce, seemed to explode in Si Nian's mind like a bombshell.

At the same time, a suspicion that terrified her arose.

If everything was planned by Xie Jingyao from the very beginning...

The goal was to severely damage the Lin family and force him to divorce Lin Tinghan. Xie Jingyao has now completed most of his plan.

The days when Yao Ling's family went to the temporary building to cause trouble created a huge uproar in society, causing the Lin family's stock to plummet and lose billions of dollars in a single day.

This forced the Lin family to conduct emergency public relations efforts, announcing the wedding between Si Nian and Lin Tinghan, but the event did not proceed smoothly.

While Si Nian was hastily choosing to sever ties with the Lin family, she placed her hopes on Xie Jingyao.

She took the initiative to find Xie Jingyao and agreed to his previous request to become his mistress and make a deal with him.

Xie Jingyao spoke with certainty, saying that the only person who could help her in this matter was himself, Xie Jingyao.

Could it be that all of this was premeditated by Xie Jingyao, which is why he was so certain and everything proceeded according to his plan, leading everyone into the trap he had laid...?

Si Nian shivered involuntarily.

She felt that she might have underestimated Xie Jingyao.

When Xie Jingyao first came to her, Si Nian only thought it was because they had broken up and she had dumped Xie Jingyao.

This made him feel unbalanced, which is why he wanted to break her up with Lin Tinghan.

But now it seems that his ultimate goal was far from getting them to divorce.

"What's wrong, Niannian?" Lin Tinghan opened the car door and saw that Si Nian was lost in thought and hadn't gotten into the car. He couldn't help but ask.

Si Nian snapped out of her daze, her lips moved, and she barely managed to find her voice.

"It's nothing, it's just... I'm worried that things won't go well for my mom."

Lin Tinghan reassured her, "Don't worry, you can leave this matter of your mother-in-law entirely to me, okay?"

Si Nian looked at Lin Tinghan. They had known each other for thirteen years. She knew that even if Lin Tinghan's love for her wasn't particularly sincere or passionate, he would do his best to keep his promises.

But Lin Tinghan and she are currently in the open, while the person behind them is in the shadows.

If it really is Xie Jingyao, he has the powerful Xie family as his backing.

The chances that she and Lin Tinghan could successfully resist seem extremely slim.

Lin Tinghan took Si Nian's hand and pulled her to a seat. "Once the bionic project with Lairui Technology is finalized, all the problems will be solved."

"Is Xie Jingyao the Lin family's strongest competitor in this project?"

Upon hearing Si Nian mention Xie Jingyao's name, Lin Tinghan gave a lukewarm "hmm".

The pressure on his hands unconsciously increased a bit.

"The Lin family has a 60% advantage in this project, while Xie Jingyao has 40%. That's why he's resorting to any means to make things difficult for me. Niannian, you should stay away from him in the future."

"Um."

Si Nian's thoughts drifted away.

"Niannian, what do you want to eat for lunch? I'll take you."

"No, I want to go back to Yunjin Mansion to rest."

"I know you're worried about your mother-in-law, but you also need to take care of your own health."

"I know, I'll just order takeout if I'm hungry."

Lin Tinghan noticed that Si Nian seemed listless and didn't want to talk much.

He moved his lips but didn't say anything more. Instead, he told the driver to take Si Nian back.

Back at Yunjin Mansion, Si Nian collapsed onto the bed, closing her sore eyes, but her mind was in turmoil, unable to stop thinking.

She wasn't asleep in bed; she just buried her face in her hands, closed her eyes, and lay there for who knows how long.

Until her phone vibrated a few times.

I received the latest news from Xie Jingyao.

Have you forgotten who saved your life?

The doctor wants me to stay in the hospital for another ten days. Since you're not coming to keep me company, I'm getting injections and taking medicine all by myself, and it's so boring.

Si Nian glanced at it, then put her phone down again, without replying immediately.

She didn't know how to face Xie Jingyao for a moment.

Should we confront him directly, or try to find out his true purpose?

Si Nian couldn't sort out her thoughts.

It was nearing evening.

Song Shuyi sent Si Nian a photo.

I ran into that guy surnamed Xie again.

Si Nian clicked on the photo and saw Xie Jingyao wearing sunglasses and driving a convertible sports car.

Oversized sunglasses covered half of his face, but his fair cheeks were quite eye-catching in the darkening night.

Si Nian couldn't see anything amiss about his boredom.