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

Lin Tinghan was stunned when he saw the woman appear at the door.

He immediately grabbed the door as it was about to close, "Wait, don't close the door yet!"

The man rolled his eyes. "Lin Tinghan, you still have the nerve to show your face? What are you doing here?"

Lin Tinghan knocked hard on the door, then pulled it open. "I have something to discuss with my wife."

"The wedding didn't even take place, so how could you have a wife?"

Song Shuyi made a sarcastic remark and was about to slam the door shut again.

Lin Tinghan called out to Si Nian, who was sitting on the sofa, "Niannian, I've come to find you. I have something to tell you!"

Si Nian got up from the sofa after hearing Lin Tinghan's voice at the door.

But to her surprise, Xie Jingyao appeared with Lin Tinghan!

I saw two men standing together at the door.

Si Nian's heart tightened, and it seemed to stop beating for two seconds.

She paused for a moment before finding her voice: "You...why did you suddenly come?"

For a moment, she didn't know who she was asking that question to.

Xie Jingyao sneered from the side.

Si Nian felt her scalp tingle.

After Lin Tinghan forcefully opened the door, his gaze lingered on Song Shuyi's face for a few seconds, then he looked at Xie Jingyao before stepping forward to Si Nian and saying, "I have something to tell you."

"What is it?"

Lin Tinghan hesitated for a moment, then pulled Si Nian aside.

He didn't rush to the point, but instead asked, "Are Xie Jingyao and your best friend together?"

"..." Si Nian looked at him with a questioning look in her eyes.

Lin Tinghan added, "You didn't know they're dating? Xie Jingyao came here today to see his girlfriend."

He glanced at Song Shuyi.

"I never expected his girlfriend to be Song Shuyi."

What is all this?

Si Nian didn't know why Lin Tinghan misunderstood, nor did she intend to correct him.

She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then feigned composure and asked, "You came all this way just to tell me this?"

"Oh no, I meant to tell you that things are really complicated with your mother-in-law lately, so it's not easy for me to handle things here. But don't worry, I won't stand idly by."

"Your family has made it clear to me that they don't want you involved in this matter, and I don't want to put you in a difficult position either," Si Nian said in a neutral tone.

But Lin Tinghan couldn't help but feel moved when she heard this.

He couldn't help but grasp Si Nian's shoulders.

"Niannian, I know you don't want to drag me down, but we are husband and wife, one."

Si Nian took a step back without showing any emotion. "I've already declared to the public that we're not husband and wife. Aunt Lan also wants us to separate."

"My mother has already told me what happened. She just wants me to lay low for a while, but I don't care." Lin Tinghan lowered his voice slightly. "I'm here today to tell you that I will try my best to put pressure on the Lin family to reopen the investigation into what happened back then and clear my mother-in-law's name."

Si Nianxin shuddered. She frowned and looked at Lin Tinghan: "Why are you re-examining what happened back then? It's all settled now, there's no need to bring it up again."

"Because I discovered that there was something fishy about what happened back then. The relationships behind your stepfather are complicated. I ignored this at the time and only focused on finding a lawyer to save your mother-in-law's life. It was only recently, after reinvestigating, that I discovered that your stepfather's death might not be so simple."

Lin Tinghan did not notice Si Nian's sudden change in expression.

He continued, "Fortunately, Bitong reminded me that if we simply make my mother-in-law meet the conditions for medical parole and get her out, she will always be a criminal. Only by solving this problem at its root can my mother-in-law stand openly in the sunlight."

Si Nian clenched her fists involuntarily.

It's Chen Bitong again.

Why did she bring up the matter of re-investigating what happened back then at this time? Could it be that she knows something about it?

But then she changed her mind.

When the incident occurred, Chen Bitong had already broken up with Lin Tinghan and left Beijing.

How could she possibly know!

Si Nian suppressed her turbulent emotions.

"There's no need to re-investigate what happened back then. The most important thing right now is to solve the murder case involving my mother."

Lin Tinghan's expression turned serious. He hummed in agreement, "Niannian, wait for me. I will help my mother-in-law."

"Still not finished whispering? Looks like I've come at a very bad time." A slightly somber voice sounded from the doorway.