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

Upon hearing Xie Jingyao's sarcastic remarks, Si Nian knew that he had misunderstood.

She quickly stepped forward to explain to him, "No, it's because Lin Tinghan and I had a fight, and then he had a heart attack. He just came out of the emergency room not long ago."

Xie Jingyao glanced at him indifferently, "Oh, so did you drive him crazy?"

Si Nian covered Xie Jingyao's mouth and pulled him aside forcefully.

Xie Jingyao's voice was quite loud; it was uncertain whether it could be heard inside the ward.

Xie Jingyao pulled Si Nian's hand away with some displeasure. "Why are you covering my mouth? Are you afraid your ex-husband will hear?"

Si Nian bit her lip and said to him, "Lin Tinghan's mother and brother are both here, please stop making trouble, okay?"

"What am I doing...cough cough." Xie Jingyao. Before he could finish speaking, he started coughing violently.

Seeing this, Si Nian quickly patted his back and asked, "How are you? Your voice doesn't sound right either. Did the smoke choke you?"

"Anyway, he'll outlive your sickly ex-husband. Alright, go back to caring about your ex-husband. Your savior won't die easily."

"..."

Xie Jingyao snorted coldly and got up to leave.

Si Nian quickly chased after her, "Don't be angry, I really don't not care about you."

"Do I need your concern?"

"When I woke up, Lin Tinghan was right next to me. He asked us what happened, and then we argued for a bit. Then he had another episode, and I didn't have time to go find you..."

Xie Jingyao slowed his pace.

After Si Nian caught up, he lowered his head slightly to look at her and asked, "What did he ask us?"

"He suspects we're having an affair. He thinks you wouldn't have rushed into the fire to save me if we didn't have a special relationship."

"Oh, what was your answer?" Xie Jingyao raised an eyebrow.

"I didn't admit it. I certainly can't tell him about our relationship."

Whether it's lingering ties with an ex or a seamless transition after a divorce, neither sounds very pleasant to say, right?

Moreover, if she told the truth, there was no other possibility but that Lin Tinghan and Xie Jingyao would turn against each other.

Si Nian actually regretted it a little. If she had been in a rational state, she wouldn't have gotten entangled with Xie Jingyao last night.

But last night in the private room, those few drinks made her think a little slower, and also emboldened her.

Not only that, but it also kept reminding her of the scenes she had with Xie Jingyao in the past.

That's why she impulsively agreed to let Xie Jingyao go upstairs for a "drink of water".

Si Nian gritted her teeth inwardly; estrogen during ovulation was truly harmful.

She finally understood what it meant to be driven by lust.

When Xie Jingyao heard Si Nian deny their relationship without hesitation, he couldn't help but sneer: "You really are a coward. You slept with me, and then you deny it to the death. Do you think he'll believe you?"

He continued, "And with me here, what are you afraid of? Or are you unwilling to let Lin Tinghan give up? Are you trying to have your cake and eat it too?"

"I just feel that our relationship isn't something we can openly tell the world... This has nothing to do with whether I'm afraid Lin Tinghan will give up, and it's certainly not about wanting to have my cake and eat it too."

Xie Jingyao snorted coldly and turned to walk into the ward.

He was coughing quite violently, and Si Nian followed him to the ward and quickly poured him a glass of water.

"Have some water to soothe your throat."

Xie Jingyao took it and drank a few sips. "At least you have some conscience."

Si Nian clenched her fingers and said to him with a hint of sincerity, "Thank you..."

"Thank me?"

"Thank you for coming to my rescue when I was most scared."

Upon hearing this, Xie Jingyao curled his lips into a smug smile. "Then I'm your savior, right?"

"Um!"

"Come over here and give your savior a shoulder massage."

Si Nian quickly went over and massaged his shoulders and arms. "Does this feel good?"

"It's alright, I'll massage this side too."

"OK."

"But surely Nian Nian wouldn't just offer verbal thanks for saving her life?"

"If you ever need my help in the future, just let me know."

"That's more like it. I'll tell you once I've thought it through."

During their conversation, a nurse came to Xie Jingyao's ward to give him an IV drip.

Si Nian then realized that Xie Jingyao's situation was much more serious than hers.

Although Si Nian stayed in the room longer, she had sealed the door tightly, so the smoke coming into the lounge wasn't very strong.

The two of them were truly choked when they ran out from the fourth floor.

Si Nian suffered mild burns to her respiratory tract.

Xie Jingyao also developed inflammation in his lungs and will need to stay in the hospital for at least half a month for observation and treatment.

If the lung complications become severe, it may even leave lasting effects.

As Si Nian listened to the nurse's brief description of Xie Jingyao's condition, her heart clenched.

Seeing her serious expression, Xie Jingyao asked, "Are you worried about me?"