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

Upon hearing Xie Jingyao's voice, Si Nian subconsciously gripped her phone tighter and looked up at Zhao Yulan.

She had no idea how much Xie Jingyao had orchestrated things that led her and Lin Tinghan to this point.

She remained silent.

Xie Jingyao changed the subject, sneering, "So you're willing to unblock me?"

"My piano is with you, isn't it?"

Xie Jingyao did not answer directly, but instead plucked a string on the instrument.

Si Nian feigned composure and said, "Thank you. When can I pick up the instrument?"

Xie Jingyao replied with a hint of laziness, "It depends on my mood."

"Please return the instrument to Teacher Chen when it is convenient for you."

"I don't do errands."

Si Nian, suppressing her impatience, continued, "Then send me the address, and I'll go pick it up."

"It's not finished yet, and we haven't tested it."

"When can we pick it up?"

"I've been a bit busy lately, I'll talk to you when I have time."

"Okay," Si Nian said politely. "Then please let me know when you're done fixing it."

"..."

Xie Jingyao hung up the phone without responding.

Si Nian put her phone away and breathed a sigh of relief.

Xie Jingyao still had some humanity and didn't intend to harm her zither.

Zhao Yulan asked from the side, "The teacher who repaired your violin? Is it fixed now?"

"Not yet, it may take a few more days to pick it up."

Zhao Yulan said with a mix of helplessness and indulgence, "Hengheng is quite vengeful. Don't take it to heart. He's just a little boy; it's normal for him to be a bit mischievous."

When Zhao Yulan mentioned Hengheng, she didn't blame him for his unruly behavior; instead, she seemed to dote on him.

She continued, "Niannian, Hengheng is actually a very likable child. If you spend more time with him, you'll like him too."

He's Tinghan's child, so he's your child too. Besides, what mother is more loving than a foster mother?

Si Nian got a headache just hearing Hengheng mentioned, so she changed the subject, "Aunt Lan, the Lin family has been kind to me. As for what you said about getting divorced right after getting married, which caused the Lin family to lose face, I did not think it through before."

"That's right, you should at least consider it..."

Before Zhao Yulan could finish speaking, Si Nian was interrupted, "So we can keep our divorce from Lin Tinghan a secret for now."

"Wait a while, and announce it whenever you feel it's convenient. I won't say anything more."

Zhao Yulan was somewhat surprised by Si Nian's resolute decision.

Seeing that Si Nian was going to continue packing her clothes, she quickly stopped her.

"Niannian, Tinghan promised your brother that he would take care of you for the rest of his life. If he treats you badly, I will be the first to not let him off the hook!"

I will absolutely not let that woman Chen Bitong cause trouble, you believe me.

"Aunt Lan." Si Nian was about to speak when Zhao Yulan interrupted her again.

"Besides, Tinghan's follow-up examination period is coming up soon. If you start a divorce at this time, it might affect his examination..."

Niannian, if you can't even consider other people's feelings, at least consider your brother's heart.

Mentioning Zhou Huai made Si Nian's heart clench so tightly that she had difficulty breathing.

Seeing this, Zhao Yulan said, "You should calm down for a while. After Tinghan's follow-up examination, if there are no problems, and you still want a divorce, I won't stop you."

Even if Tinghan doesn't want to divorce you then, I'll help you.

Before leaving, Zhao Yulan took the divorce agreement with her.

She said that if Si Nian calms down and still insists on divorce, she will personally hand the divorce agreement to Lin Tinghan.

Si Nian leaned weakly against the door.

Honestly, even if she and Lin Tinghan were divorced, could they really avoid seeing each other?

Zhou Huai's heart meant that she and Lin Tinghan could never truly sever ties.

That was the only memento her brother left her.

In the evening, Lin Tinghan took Hengheng back to Jinghe Garden.

After he had the nanny take Hengheng away, he went to the music room and found Si Nian.

"Are you still practicing the piano so late?" Lin Tinghan asked.

Si Nian simply held the cello but did not play it.

She put the violin aside, saying, "It's so badly broken, I can't even play it."

Lin Tinghan rubbed his nose and helped Si Nian put away the broken cello. "I ordered a cello for you today as a birthday present."

"Thank you, but there's no need to go to so much trouble," Si Nian said indifferently.

Seeing her like this, Lin Tinghan couldn't help but reach out and pinch her cheek: "Are you still angry with Hengheng? Why don't you take out your anger on me instead of your son's?

Si Nian pushed his hand away. "Didn't you already pay up to avoid trouble? I've already taken your 30 million, why should I still be angry with your son?"

"Are you really not angry anymore?" Lin Tinghan reached out to hug her.

"You had a flare-up today, so get some rest."

After being rejected, Lin Tinghan simply reached out and hugged Si Nian, pressing her cheek against his chest.

Listening to the sound of his heart beating one after another, Si Nian stopped struggling.

"Niannian, I'm very happy today."

"..."

"Hengheng's physical examination results are in, and he did not inherit my disease."

At the time, so many doctors asserted that I would not be able to have children, and that even if I forced myself to have a child, I would definitely inherit a serious heart condition.

Either you suffer from illness your whole life, or you can't survive in the womb, but Hengheng is lucky; he has no problems at all.

Si Nian subconsciously clenched her fists. Listening to Lin Tinghan's words, she moved her slightly bitter lips and said, "That's great... Congratulations."

"Niannian, will you be happy for me?"

If Lin Tinghan wasn't her legal husband, Si Nian thought she would definitely be happy for him.

"I don't know," Si Nian answered truthfully.

Lin Tinghan relaxed Si Nian, as if she had been doused with cold water.

"I know you can't accept him right now, but he will be my only child, Niannian, don't make things difficult for me."

"You won't be in a difficult position."

Si Nian never intended for Lin Tinghan to choose between her and Heng Heng.

Lin Tinghan was about to say something more when her phone suddenly rang.

"Bitong? What's wrong?"

A woman's drunken voice came from the other end of the phone.

Lin Tinghan frowned slightly, then got up and walked out of the music room.

Without turning around, he said to Si Nian, "I have something to do here. You don't need to wait for me tonight. Go to sleep first."

Si Nian didn't ask any further questions.

The next morning, when Si Nian woke up, Heng Heng was crying and looking for her parents.

Two nannies chased after him, trying to comfort him.

They never mentioned taking Hengheng to find Lin Tinghan.

It was obviously because Lin Tinghan hadn't come back and wasn't home.

Si Nian passed by Heng Heng, who angrily raised the Lego set in her hand, as if she wanted to throw it at her.

But in the instant her eyes met Si Nian's, Heng Heng didn't dare to throw it out. She just muttered softly, "My mom and dad will be together sooner or later. Dad wouldn't like a bad woman..."

Si Nian had no interest in arguing with the child so early in the morning, so she drove straight to the testing facility.

However, what she never expected was that when she received the paternity test results for Lin Tinghan and Lin Ziheng...

What is shown above, however, does not conform to a biological father-son relationship!

Si Nian almost thought she was seeing things. She held the test report and looked at it over and over again.