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

Lin Tinghan felt the weight on his shoulder and instinctively grasped Si Nian's hand.

"If you had been this obedient earlier, I would never have been angry with you."

Si Nian suppressed the churning sensation in her stomach.

The alcohol made her speak slowly and deliberately: "So, are you still angry with me?"

Lin Tinghan subconsciously squeezed her hand. "Don't make a fuss about divorce or throw a tantrum anymore. I'll give you whatever you want."

"Really?" Si Nian's hazy eyes were misty, making people's hearts soften.

"Yes," Lin Tinghan promised solemnly.

Si Nian's fingers traced the documents that had been prepared in advance inside her bag.

But she knew that now was not a good time to speak.

When Si Nian leaned her head lightly on Lin Tinghan's shoulder, Chen Bitong's expression turned sour.

She couldn't hear what Si Nian was saying as she leaned on Lin Tinghan's shoulder, but she could tell from her tone that she was being coquettish.

Seeing this, Chen Bitong ladled a cup of black chicken soup into a bowl and placed it in front of Lin Tinghan.

"Tinghan, how about a bowl of warming chicken soup?"

Lin Tinghan was about to reach out.

"Tinghan, I feel a little unwell," Si Nian interrupted.

"Are you drunk? Shall I take you to rest?"

Si Nian nodded.

Lin Tinghan helped Si Nian up, letting Si Nian lean against him.

He asked the waiter to book a room upstairs.

Then, he helped Si Nian inside and tucked her into the blankets.

"You can take a nap here. I'll come and get you after Wen Shuang's birthday party is over, and take you home."

Si Nian held his hand and leaned her body limply against his chest, as if she didn't want him to leave right now.

Lin Tinghan had never felt Si Nian depend on him like this before.

He couldn't help but reach out and hug her tightly, then lowered his head to kiss the woman in his arms.

But the other person started crying first.

"What's wrong? Niannian, why are you crying?"

"I feel insecure... Is it because Hengheng and Chen Bitong are more important to you than me?"

Lin Tinghan heard Si Nian's jealous words.

The turmoil in his heart almost made him smile uncontrollably. He asked, "Are you jealous?"

"You're so good to them, but so bad to me. It makes me very sad."

Lin Tinghan rubbed her back with his hand, "Not letting you perform on stage means I'm treating you badly? You almost killed Hengheng, and now you want me to divorce you. If I don't teach you a lesson, you'll think you're something special."

"Believe it or not, I really didn't intend for Hengheng to have an allergic reaction to cake. Like you said, Hengheng will be your only son, and even if he doesn't like me, I can't bear to lay a hand on him."

She continued, "And how come the surveillance was turned off that day? It's too much of a coincidence, like someone dug a pit and was waiting for me to jump in."

Lin Tinghan listened to Si Nian's aggrieved words.

Doubts gradually began to arise in his mind.

But at the time, all the blame was directed at Si Nian.

Si Nian still seemed determined to stick to her guns and argue with him to the end, so he had no interest in investigating whether Si Nian was doing it on purpose.

Si Nian continued, "You don't believe me. Although I'm sad, I've endured it. But my mother is innocent. Why would someone harm her in prison? After all, she's your mother-in-law. How could you be so heartless..."

Lin Tinghan frowned and retorted, "When did I order anyone to attack her?"

"The day I visited my mother in prison, I saw that she had many injuries on her face."

Si Nian took out her phone and found the video she received in the car after visiting Feng He in prison, showing Feng He being threatened and beaten.

Lin Tinghan stared at the screen, his eyes growing colder and colder.

He said firmly, "I just haven't been arranging for the people in prison to take care of her on time this month! But I never instructed them to beat my mother-in-law!"

Si Nian didn't believe his words, but she said, "Seeing my mother injured like this, I feel so heartbroken as her daughter."

Lin Tinghan helped Si Nian turn off her phone. "Niannian, I really wouldn't do that. I'll have someone investigate right now to find out what happened."

He took out a tissue and wiped Si Nian's tears.

Si Nian cried until her nose was red, and said, "My mother is so badly injured, can we apply for medical parole? Ting Han, please, please help me, I know you can do something."

Seeing Si Nian like this, Lin Tinghan couldn't bring himself to refuse, and he nodded almost as if possessed.

Si Nian then stopped crying and smiled.

"Thank you, Tinghan. If you can get my mom out of trouble, I promise I won't make you angry anymore, okay?"

"Don't worry, I'll do it as soon as possible."

Having spent so much time with Lin Tinghan, Si Nian knew what kind of personality Lin Tinghan had.

Her vulnerability constantly evokes his protective instincts.

Ke Sinian is not, at heart, someone who is good at showing weakness when faced with difficulties.

So over the years, the friction between her and Lin Tinghan has always led to a cold war between them, with neither willing to back down.

Seeing that the time was almost ripe, Si Nian said, "After bringing my mother back, I want to arrange for her to live near our marital home."

"That's easy. I'll buy my mother-in-law a house near Jingheyuan."

"I'd already made my selection; I didn't expect we'd think of the same thing."

"Um?"

Si Nian took out the documents and contracts from her bag.

"Consider this my early birthday present," she said.

"Okay." Lin Tinghan picked up the pen, glanced at the purchase contract at the top, and signed it without thinking.

Si Nian pointed to several pages and asked him to sign them, "You also need to sign this one."

Lin Tinghan was about to continue writing when there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Mr. Lin, something terrible has happened!"

Lin Tinghan paused in his actions, opened the door, and looked at his assistant who hurriedly said, "The Third Miss has had a relapse."

Lin Tinghan's eyes turned cold, and he started to leave.

Si Nian rushed forward, "What happened? Wen Shuang had an accident?"

Lin Tinghan looked at Si Nian anxiously, "I'm going to check on Wen Shuang, I'll come back to keep you company in a bit."

"There's one last signature left. Sign it before you go."

Lin Tinghan frowned when he saw the woman blocking his way.

But then he remembered how Si Nian had just been acting cute towards him, so he suppressed his impatience and signed his name at the last place.

After signing, he tossed the pen to her and left without hesitation.

Si Nian closed the door and looked at the divorce agreement hidden on the last page of the contract, which Lin Tinghan had already signed.

The grievance and worry on her face vanished completely, replaced by an unconcealable coldness.

She took a picture of the divorce agreement signed by Lin Tinghan and sent it to Attorney Zhao.

Then put all the files away safely.

Then, there was another knock on the door.

Si Nian quickly threw her bag onto the sofa some distance away.

She thought it was Lin Tinghan turning back, but as soon as she opened the door, she saw Xie Jingyao's gloomy face.

"You're really good at charming men, sister-in-law," Xie Jingyao said in a sinister tone.