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

"Yes, go ahead." Xie Jingyao tightened his grip slightly, his voice hoarse.

"I can't come to your ward too often these next few days. After Lin Tinghan and I had our argument, he'll definitely have someone keep an eye on me."

When Xie Jingyao heard Si Nian mention Lin Tinghan, he immediately became impatient. He clicked his tongue, released his grip, and said to her, "He's my ex-husband, why are you still so concerned about him?"

"I haven't received the divorce certificate yet, and I don't want anything to change in that regard, besides..."

"What's the big deal? Besides, are you going to treat your savior coldly because of an ex-husband?"

"These are two different things."

Xie Jingyao released his grip. "How many days exactly are these days?"

"The Lin family will probably send me my divorce certificate from Lin Tinghan around the end of the month."

"You mean you can't come to see me while I'm in the hospital?"

"No, it's just not too frequently."

Xie Jingyao's fingers tapped on the edge of the bed. He pondered for a moment, then asked her suspiciously, "You wouldn't have changed your mind and don't want to divorce Lin Tinghan anymore, would you?"

"How could that be? I just didn't want things to get too awkward with Lin Tinghan. After all, we grew up together, and my brother's heart is in his body. I don't want anything to happen to his health."

She was mainly worried that Lin Tinghan might get sick from the anger, which could affect his heart.

Upon hearing this, Xie Jingyao gave a cold snort, "Quite a variety of excuses."

Si Nian turned around and shook his arm. "It's not an excuse. My divorce from him is a done deal."

"It had better be that way, so I don't find out you're playing me." Xie Jingyao's tone turned serious as he pinched Si Nian's chin.

Si Nian nodded.

Xie Jingyao's coercive attitude put pressure on Si Nian, but it also calmed her down a little.

The more Xie Jingyao cared about this matter, the more effort he would put into helping her mother.

She knew that the breakup hadn't been amicable, and Xie Jingyao must have felt resentful.

As for whether this resentment stemmed from emotional reasons or a feeling of being humiliated, Si Nian had no way of knowing.

Si Nian ate a few more mouthfuls of porridge with Xie Jingyao before leaving his ward and returning to her own.

Not long after she arrived, Lin Yufeng appeared at the door of the ward.

Seeing this, Si Nian sat up and said, "Brother Yu Feng."

Lin Yufeng said to her, "Niannian, your discharge procedures are complete. Go back to your own hospital for observation. Tinghan is waiting for you downstairs."

Because of Lin Tinghan's health condition, the Lin family has put a lot of effort into medical treatment.

The Lin family's hospital boasts numerous authoritative cardiologists.

The medical team specializing in Lin Tinghan's physical condition is also one of the top in China.

Therefore, when Lin Tinghan fell ill, she naturally returned to her own hospital for treatment.

Si Nian declined, saying, "Brother Yu Feng, my condition isn't serious, so let's not go through the hassle of transferring to another hospital."

"It's not a matter of how serious it is," Lin Yufeng sighed. "It's because Tinghan specifically instructed me to bring you back."

"..."

"You know how bad Ting Han's temper is. If you don't go back with him, he might get really angry."

Lin Yufeng stepped forward and patted Si Nian on the shoulder. Si Nian pondered for a moment, then stood up and said, "I can go back to the Lin family's hospital, but Brother Yufeng, can I ask you for a favor?"

"you say."

"I don't want anything to change in the matter of my divorce from Tinghan."

Lin Yufeng paused for a moment, his tone firm despite his question, "Did you overhear what Tinghan said outside the ward?"

"Um."

"After all these years of relationship between you and Tinghan, are you really willing to divorce him?"

"Sometimes, the affection between two people doesn't necessarily have to be continued through a marital relationship."

Si Nian feared that if things dragged on any longer, she and Lin Tinghan wouldn't even be able to remain friends.

"Since that's what you think, I'll try to persuade Tinghan again."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Yufeng."

Si Nian was taken away from the hospital by Lin Yufeng.

The Lin family's cars were parked not far away. After Lin Yufeng got into one of them, he pointed to another car and said, "Tinghan is over there."

Seeing this, Lin Tinghan's driver stretched out his arm to guide the way, leading Si Nian to Lin Tinghan's car.

Lin Tinghan sat expressionlessly in the back row, as if he hadn't seen Si Nian at all.

Si Nian didn't rush to speak. After sitting down, she silently watched the scenery rushing past the window.

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Tinghan suddenly spoke up.

"Don't you have anything to explain to me?"