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

Si Nian's heart tightened, and she subconsciously clenched her fists.

After scanning Si Nian and Feng He, the police officer reminded them, "Visiting time is over."

Si Nian released her hand and nodded. "I understand. I'll go out now."

Feng He gripped her sleeve tightly and said, "Niannian, you have to believe me. Someone is really framing me. They want to kill me..."

Si Nianyi said meaningfully, "Mom, you're perfectly safe here. No one will kill you."

Feng He looked at Si Nian with pleading eyes.

Urged by the police, Si Nian pried Feng He's hands off.

Feng He pressed further, "Niannian, do you believe me?"

Si Nian asked, "Then do you know who wants to kill you?"

"Yes..." Feng He swallowed the words back before she could finish speaking.

Finally, she said, "I'm not quite sure."

"Miss, it's visiting hours. Don't make things difficult for us." The police officer's urging forced Si Nian to leave first.

After leaving the ward, Si Nian and Xie Jingyao walked out together.

She couldn't help but ask Xie Jingyao, "Is it safe for my mother to live here?"

"It's guarded 24 hours a day, so it's very safe."

Si Nian felt a little relieved, and then she said, "When I met with my mother, we talked about the surveillance footage from the day of the incident. My mother said she was framed. Is it possible that the surveillance footage was falsified?"

"..." Xie Jingyao did not answer immediately.

Si Nian pressed, "Could you send me that video again? I want to take a closer look."

"I can't forward it to you, but you can view it on my phone."

"OK."

After Si Nian returned to the car, she picked up Xie Jingyao's phone and watched the few minutes of surveillance video over and over again.

She dragged the progress bar, pausing the video as Feng He and her roommate had a heated argument, watching Feng He's face in the video.

It has been confirmed that the image was not generated by AI; it is indeed Feng He herself.

This plunged Si Nian into an unprecedented dilemma.

The video clearly records the entire process of Feng He and her fellow inmates fighting.

But Feng He insisted that she had been framed...

If she was indeed framed, what methods would the person who framed her use to make this seemingly flawless surveillance video appear in front of her?

Si Nian thought about it the whole way but still couldn't figure it out.

Si Nian remained silent with her brows furrowed.

Xie Jingyao asked her, "Do you think there's something fishy about this?"

"I can't say for sure either. My mother keeps claiming that her cellmates wanted to kill her, that they were the ones who did it."

While waiting at a traffic light, Xie Jingyao tapped his fingers on the steering wheel: "I've already sent people to investigate her fellow inmates."

"The cellmate who clashed with my mother initially received benefits from the Lin family. He took good care of my mother in prison. Later, he suddenly turned against her. I initially thought it was Lin Tinghan's order, but later Lin Tinghan told me that he just didn't give any bribes that month."

"If we don't bribe them for a month, they won't turn on us this badly. Go all out."

"Yes, that's what I'm wondering about too."

Feng He said that her fellow inmates were instructed by someone to kill her. Si Nian pressed her to tell her who was instructing them. Feng He seemed to know some inside information, but hesitated and did not say it.

Si Nian told Xie Jingyao about this. After listening, Xie Jingyao pondered for a while and said, "Perhaps your mother has offended someone in the shadows."

This gave Si Nian a headache, as she had no clue who was behind it.

Si Nian watched the surveillance video again, trying to find a breakthrough.

Just then, several messages popped up on my phone.

Si Nian swiped up, intending to clear the screen, but accidentally clicked into the chat box.

The message consisted of several selfies sent by Qin Qing.

In the photo, Qin Qing is wearing the racing suit of the same team as Xie Jingyao, leaning against a cool racing car.

Which one looks better? Help me choose one to post on my WeChat Moments.

The competition starts at 10 AM. Remember to be on time; there's a surprise for you.

[Xie Jingyao, where are you? If you stand me up today, I'm not done with you.]

The constant stream of messages from Qin Qing kept Xie Jingyao's phone buzzing.

Si Nian looked at the screen and seemed to see a hint of coquetry in Qin Qing's words.

Si Nian handed her phone to Xie Jingyao and said, "Someone sent you a message."

Xie Jingyao glanced at it, but didn't reply immediately.

Instead, he asked Si Nian, "Where will I take you?"

"Go to the band."

The orchestra's teacher called her today.

Let her go back to the orchestra for rehearsals when she has time.

Upon hearing this, Xie Jingyao nodded and escorted her to the orchestra.

After Si Nian got out of the car, Xie Jingyao picked up his phone and looked at the series of messages Qin Qing had sent him.

He sent a voice message: "My girlfriend was using my phone and that's when I saw your message."