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

Watching Lin Tinghan leave in a hurry, Si Nian stood there, feeling a little numb.

An overwhelming sense of despair washed over her.

Things really did unfold exactly as Xie Jingyao had predicted.

Lin Tinghan will also be too busy to take care of herself, so who can help Feng He?

Si Nian sat on the sofa and unconsciously buried her face in her hands.

She was now extremely eager to see Feng He; she wanted to know the truth and what had happened.

……

At this moment, a large crowd had gathered in the distance at the foot of the Lin Group building.

In the center, two men held up a huge banner with several large, scarlet characters written in red calligraphy on a white cloth.

[A life for a life! Give me back my wife's life!]

Three people were kneeling directly opposite the banner, with mourning cloths tied around their heads, crying and shouting for their lives!

The crowd in the distance was taking pictures with their phones.

At the same time, people started to discuss and speculate about what had happened.

Some say it's because the Lin Group exploited its employees, causing one of them to die suddenly at a young age, and now the family is demanding an explanation.

Some say it's because the Lin Group protects criminals and has no regard for the law.

When Lin Tinghan arrived, he saw that a large crowd had already gathered. He frowned and strode towards the center.

His bodyguards blocked the crowd and cleared a path for him.

He went up and saw a crowd causing a disturbance at the company entrance. He instructed the security guards to come over and pull the people away.

As soon as the security guards approached, the family members lay on the ground wailing.

Lin Tinghan's eardrums throbbed from the noise.

He suppressed his anger and said, "What kind of compensation do you want? Shall we talk in the office? Just name your price!"

One of the men roared, "I want your mother-in-law to pay for my wife's life! Your mother-in-law brutally murdered my wife, and because of your temporary cover-up, it's been labeled as mutual assault. I refuse to accept this! I won't listen!"

Lin Tinghan gave the bodyguards a look, and the bodyguards stepped forward and forcibly pulled the person up.

He deliberately raised his voice and said, "It's so hot outside, you'll get heatstroke. Come to my office and cool off. If you have any complaints, just tell me. Don't worry, I'll take full responsibility no matter what happens!"

Security guards were also on the sidelines, dispersing the crowd and getting everyone to disperse.

……

While Si Nian was extremely anxious and restless, she received a phone call from Zhao Yulan.

"Aunt Lan."

Zhao Yulan sounded a little anxious, "Niannian, what trouble has your mother caused this time? The internet is flooded with speculation and insults against the Lin family."

Si Nian gripped her phone tightly, her voice strained: "I'm sorry, Aunt Lan, I don't know much either. I just found out that my mother seems to have had some conflict with her cellmate in prison, and it seems that someone died."

"This mother is completely unbecoming of a mother. Besides dragging her daughter down, she's dragging us down too. Do you even know how badly she's affected the Lin family?!"

Si Nian moved her lips and said dryly, "I'm sorry, Aunt Lan."

"Apologizing to me won't do any good. Now, hurry up and think of a way to stop my reporters from blocking my doorstep. Not only can I not leave, but my company is also swarming with reporters!"

Si Nian listened to Zhao Yulan's resentful voice.

Before she could speak, Zhao Yulan changed the subject and said, "Why don't you make it public and say that you and your mother have long since severed ties, and that you should stop caring about her and have no further contact with her?"

Si Nian clearly wouldn't accept this. Her voice was hoarse as she said to Zhao Yulan, "Aunt Lan, severing ties won't convince anyone, and I can't bring myself to stop caring about her."

"What ability do you still have to control her now? You married into the Lin family, so you are now a member of the Lin family. Your every word and action represents the Lin family. I don't expect you to bring him much help, but at least don't hold him back."

"..."

"Either you sever ties with your mother, or you divorce Tinghan. No, we can't say divorce. Anyway, the wedding never went through, so just say you weren't married."

Si Nian knew that the Lin family had suffered a lot of trouble today because of Feng He's matter, and she could understand Zhao Yulan's resentment.

"Okay, then let's do it your way."

Zhao Yulan did not try to stop her.

She acted quickly, holding a press conference in the afternoon.

She directly announced to the public that Si Nian was not the daughter-in-law of the Lin family.

She also emphasized that there was an accident on the wedding day, but the reason for the accident could not be disclosed because it involved Si Nian's privacy.

For a time, the reporter asked Zhao Yulan a series of questions.

"Mrs. Lin, why are you the one clarifying your son's marital status? Why hasn't Young Master Lin made a public appearance?"

"The wedding of the Second Young Master Lin caused quite a stir back then, but footage of the ceremony never taking place has been leaked. Was it because the wedding never actually took place?"

"The 'accident' you mentioned, do you mean the day Young Master Lin was on a date with his first love, or did something happen to your future daughter-in-law?"

Zhao Yulan was stumped by a barrage of questions and didn't know how to answer them for a moment.

After giving a few ambiguous answers to questions, she hurriedly stepped off the stage and left.

She then called Si Nian and asked her to come to the press conference as soon as possible.

When Si Nian arrived at the rest room and found Zhao Yulan, she saw Zhao Yulan angrily patting her chest repeatedly.

Upon seeing Si Nian arrive, she hurriedly said, "Oh dear, you need to go out and deal with those reporters quickly. I can't handle them anymore; they all look like they're going to eat me alive."

Si Nian was pushed onto the stage at the last minute. Before she went up, Zhao Yulan said to her, "Niannian, considering that the Lin family has raised you for so many years, you can't hide in the back anymore. This time, everything is in your hands."

"By the way, don't reveal Hengheng's existence. Just keep insisting that you and Tinghan are not married."

Si Nian took a deep breath and nodded.

She has always been grateful to the Lin family, after all, they raised her for so many years.

After being beaten into the hospital by her stepfather, she naturally didn't want to go home and be beaten again.

She and Zhou Huai were hiding from their stepfather at the time.

However, as students, their abilities are limited.

If the Lin family hadn't taken her in, her life certainly wouldn't have been so peaceful.

When Si Nian appeared in front of everyone, various cameras and microphones were shoved in front of her, constantly filming and asking questions.

Si Nian calmed down and said slowly, "I'm sorry everyone, I need to clarify something here: Lin Tinghan and I are not husband and wife."

"On our wedding day, we realized that the other person might not be the one we had chosen in mind, so we separated amicably."

"As for the incident of my mother injuring someone in prison, I believe the police will make a judgment. Before the result is released, I hope everyone will not spread rumors or misinformation."

After Si Nian finished speaking, she stepped off the stage and left without lingering.

But as soon as she turned around, she saw a familiar man.

The other person's eyes held an barely suppressed urgency for questioning.