After being reborn, her aloof ex-husband and her crazy deceased husband got into a fight.

Lan Tingzhou thought he should have a good talk with Gan Cai'er.

So he let go of Gan Cai'er's hand, took out two more teacups, and poured a cup of tea for each of them.

He handed a glass to Gan Cai'er.

"So, in this second life, you want to repay my kindness?"

Gan Cai'er nodded.

Lan Tingzhou took a sip of tea, thinking to himself, "No wonder she's been different these past two years. She hasn't clung to me for a long time, nor does she cling to me every day anymore." Lan Tingzhou pursed his lips, unsure whether he liked or disliked this change.

But when it came to her talk of repaying a debt of gratitude, he knew he didn't like it, and his eyes darkened.

"Before the wedding, my father-in-law came to see me specifically to discuss with me not wanting you to have children too early," Lan Tingzhou said calmly.

Gan Cai'er's eyes widened suddenly. Was that so?

He said that your mother was too young when she gave birth to your brother, which caused her health to be depleted, and that's why she passed away at a young age. He doesn't want you to go through the same thing, and he hopes you won't have children until you're over twenty.

"I agreed."

"So, it's not that I don't want your child."

Gan Cai'er was completely stunned; she had no idea that the truth was like this!

"Furthermore, my father-in-law also told me that you use acupuncture to stimulate acupoints to expel semen after each sexual encounter."

Gan Cai'er's face suddenly flushed crimson. How could her father have to tell everyone about something like this?!

The method of acupuncture to expel semen was taught to Gan Cai'er by Wei Yulan; it was once a secret technique in her brothel.

Actually, Gan Cai'er originally wanted to have a child with Lan Tingzhou as soon as they got married. But Wei Yulan told her every day how difficult childbirth was, how she was on the verge of death, and how the younger she was, the more likely she was to die along with her unborn child.

Wei Yulan threatened her for almost half a year, and Gan Cai'er finally got scared and promised that she would never have children before she turned twenty.

Unexpectedly, Lan Tingzhou also agreed. No wonder, in her previous life, Lan Tingzhou never pressured her about having children.

For a moment, Gan Cai'er was filled with mixed emotions.

Lan Tingzhou glanced at Gan Cai'er's expression, which shifted between realization, sighing, and lamentation, and felt slightly relieved. It seemed that she would no longer think that he disliked her child.

"You said before that Shen Yunxi saved you and your daughter in the dilapidated temple?" Lan Tingzhou continued to ask.

"Yes. If it weren't for her help, Fu'er and I would probably have died in that temple long ago."

"You two are very close, very good friends?"

Gan Cai'er was taken aback and shook her head.

If you're talking about familiarity, then yes, they are, after all, she's Lan Tingzhou's sweetheart. But to say they're close? Absolutely not. The fact that she doesn't bother Shen Yunxi every day is already a good thing.

In her past life, she both envied and resented Shen Yunxi. Whenever she saw him, her heart ached with bitterness, and she was never at ease. It wasn't until Shen Yunxi saved her that the knot in her heart was finally untied.

"Since you are not close friends, how did she, a woman confined to the inner quarters, know that you were kicked out of the Meng family and also know exactly where you are?"

Gan Cai'er was stunned by the question.

"Then, perhaps she just happened to be passing by?"

"Is it possible that she happened to have some wound medicine on her? And that this medicine just happens to be the right medicine for your condition and can cure your illness?" Lan Tingzhou glanced at her indifferently.

Gan Cai'er was completely speechless. After Lan Tingzhou's explanation, the events of her past life seemed too coincidental.

"Then tell me, what happened?" Gan Cai'er looked at him hopefully.

Lan Tingzhou lowered his eyes and remained silent. He didn't want to speak.

The only explanation he could think of was that he had been keeping an eye on Gan Cai'er without interruption, which was why Shen Yunxi was able to rush over to save her so quickly.

She divorced him and eloped with Meng Yu, yet he still kept an eye on her... The anger he had suppressed in his heart suddenly flared up again.

He frowned, looked at Gan Cai'er, and said, "Do you know that Meng Yu was supposed to set off for the northern frontier next month?"

Gan Cai'er was taken aback upon hearing this, as if she had suddenly realized something. She looked sharply at Lan Tingzhou, her eyes filled with horror: "No, could it be that you did something to make him leave early?"

"In your heart, am I a good person?" Lan Tingzhou suddenly smiled as he looked at Gan Cai'er's surprised expression.

"Ah Cai, you still don't understand me. I may wish to be a gentleman, but I am definitely not a good person."

“I can make him leave early, and I can also make sure he never comes back.”

Gan Cai'er stood there dumbfounded, as if Lan Tingzhou had scared her silly.

"Ah Cai, let's not bring up the matter of divorce again."

After that, Lan Tingzhou went to the study and never came back.