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

Chen Bitong was taken aback.

"What's wrong with me?"

Lin Tinghan's tone was slightly impatient, "I shouldn't have listened to your bad advice. If I had continued to bribe the people in prison, my mother-in-law wouldn't have been bullied or made enemies with her fellow inmates."

Without enmity, there would be no incident of someone being injured and killed in the middle of the night.

The deceased's family would not have come to the Lin's Building and caused such a scene.

Si Nian would not deliberately claim that she and he were not in a marital relationship in order to protect him when pressed by reporters.

And he would be even less closely watched by the Lin family, who feared that he might jump out at this time and make remarks that would be detrimental to the Lin family.

Chen Bitong's eyes darted around. "But you can't blame me entirely. In the end, it was Si Nian's mother who was too ruthless. Who would have thought that she would not only kill her husband, but also dare to kill someone during her rehabilitation?"

Lin Tinghan sat on the edge of the bed with a headache.

"It's no use talking about this now. I've been sneaking around. As long as my mother-in-law's matter isn't resolved, those reporters outside will probably keep an eye on me."

Chen Bitong said, "Actually, it's quite pitiful for Niannian to have a mother like that. Besides holding her back, he can't do anything. Why can't he be ruthless and sever ties with his mother for your sake and the Lin family?"

Lin Tinghan took a deep breath: "Her mother is her only family in this world."

"But I remember that Niannian and her mother weren't close. I always thought that you were the closest person to her in the world."

Lin Tinghan's feelings were somewhat complicated.

Ultimately, if Si Nian truly puts him first in her heart, and is willing to sever ties with her mother and stop interfering in her mother's affairs for his sake, then all the difficulties she faces will be easily resolved.

The reason the deceased's family is making such a fuss is simply because they are worried that the Lin family will interfere and obstruct the normal progress of the judicial process.

If Si Nian's mother can pay with her life, then neither media reporters nor public figures will hold a grudge against the Lin family anymore.

However, Zhao Yulan clearly told him that Si Nian did not agree to sever ties with his mother.

He couldn't bring up the matter with Si Nian again.

Lin Tinghan stayed at the hospital until dark.

After leaving the hospital, he did not go back to the Lin family immediately, but instead sent a message to Si Nian, asking where she was.

Unable to get a reply, Lin Tinghan called the nanny at Jingheyuan.

It turned out that Si Nian hadn't returned to their bridal chamber for many days!

Where else could she go besides the Summer Palace?

Lin Tinghan subconsciously thought of Yunjin Mansion.

So he got up and went to the house in Yunjin Mansion.

When Zhou Huai came to buy the house, he and Si Nian both had a place reserved.

Lin Tinghan had also registered for facial recognition, so she entered the building smoothly.

Just as I was about to press the elevator button, I saw a familiar face.

"Ah Yao?" Lin Tinghan spoke first.

Xie Jingyao turned around and paused slightly when he saw Lin Tinghan.

Lin Tinghan inquired, "You live here too?"

"I'm here to find someone."

"Me too, my wife lives here, I came to see her."

Xie Jingyao's voice was somewhat cold. He raised his lips and asked, "Aren't you divorced?"

Lin Tinghan coughed lightly, "We're not really divorced. My mother-in-law has been dealing with some issues lately, and my wife didn't want to drag me into it. She just said that to appease those rabble."

"..."

Xie Jingyao's eyes suddenly turned cold, devoid of any warmth.

Lin Tinghan ignored Xie Jingyao's expression and continued to probe, "Are you here to find a girlfriend?"

"I suppose so," Xie Jingyao replied indifferently.

Lin Tinghan's mind was filled with the female voice she had heard at Xie Jingyao's house.

Is Xie Jingyao really dating someone?

Does that mean Wen Shuang is really going to continue having a one-sided crush?

Lin Tinghan raised his hand to press the elevator button.

I noticed that Xie Jingyao had already turned it on.

Looking at the lit-up floor, Lin Tinghan frowned slightly.

The elevator doors opened, and Lin Tinghan stepped out first.

He arrived at the door of Si Nian's room and rang the doorbell.

He then saw Xie Jingyao, who was following him at a distance with his hands in his pockets.

Lin Tinghan couldn't help but ask, "Your girlfriend isn't in this apartment either, is she?"

"What a coincidence, isn't it?"

Lin Tinghan frowned, his tone turning serious: "Who are you looking for?"

Xie Jingyao hadn't even had a chance to speak.

The door was suddenly opened.