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

The next day, after finishing his shift at the Hanlin Academy, Lan Tingzhou did not go home, but instead went to the East City Ziwu Changjie Street.

After Mo Yan parked the carriage, Lan Tingzhou pushed open the door and stepped out. He stood in front of the house for a long time. This place was slightly different from when he last came; a plaque now hung above the gate, bearing two large characters: Meng Residence.

Looking at the plaque, Lan Tingzhou felt that these two characters shouldn't be there.

When Xiao Hong ran up in a panic to say that Lan Tingzhou had arrived, Gan Cai'er was also in a panic.

The two stared at each other.

"Miss, what should we do now?" Xiao Hong was very flustered.

With a "bang!", Gan Cai'er slammed the door shut, nervously fidgeting with her fingers: "I won't see you yet."

Her first instinct was to run away.

“But Steward Zhao has already invited them into the manor.” Xiao Hong’s heart was also in her throat. “Should I send someone to invite Young Master Meng to the manor?”

"No way." Gan Cai'er shook her head firmly.

She didn't think anything good would come of these two meeting. Then, she took two deep breaths to calm her racing mind and opened the closed door again.

"I'd better go."

Whether you stick your neck out or not, you'll get stabbed anyway, so it's better to do some things sooner rather than later.

So, Gan Cai'er met Lan Tingzhou in the main hall. They had only been apart for two days, but upon seeing each other again, Gan Cai'er felt as if a lifetime had passed.

Indeed, it was a lifetime ago. The last time Gan Cai'er met Lan Tingzhou in the same place was in a previous life.

After Gan Cai'er took her seat, Lan Tingzhou waved for everyone in the room to leave. Soon, only he and Gan Cai'er remained in the main hall.

Gan Cai'er lowered her head, not daring to look Lan Tingzhou in the eye. Lan Tingzhou didn't ask anything, but simply took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to her. Gan Cai'er hesitated before taking it, unfolding it, and the three words "Letter of Divorce" immediately came into view.

She suddenly felt a sting in her nose and her eyes stung slightly. A thin layer of tears blurred her vision, making it impossible for her to see the other words on the paper.

Although she knew this day would come after her rebirth, when it actually arrived, her heart was still filled with a dense, persistent pain.

However, despite the heartache, she also felt at peace. At least, she no longer felt guilty towards Lan Tingzhou, and she was no longer threatened by Meng Yu.

Gan Cai'er carefully folded the divorce papers and quietly thanked her.

"Although I have written the divorce papers, I have one condition," Lan Tingzhou said calmly.

Gan Cai'er looked up at him.

"The date on my divorce papers is two months from now. So you have to take it to the government office to register it two months later."

"Why?" Gan Cai'er was taken aback. She hadn't noticed this before. But this time, he wasn't in a hurry to marry Shen Yunxi?

Seeing the surprise in Gan Cai'er's eyes, as if she was unwilling, Lan Tingzhou's face darkened for a moment.

"Are you in a hurry to marry him?" he asked.

Gan Cai'er was stunned, and then shook her head.

"No."

Her divorce from Lan Tingzhou had nothing to do with Meng Yu. She simply didn't want to hold him back any longer and wanted to return him to Shen Yunxi. Since he wasn't in a hurry to marry Shen Yunxi, she didn't need to worry about it. Whether they divorced now or in two months, it made no difference to her.

After that, the two sat facing each other in silence. Just as Gan Cai'er was about to take her leave and return to her room, she suddenly heard Lan Tingzhou speak.

"He came to my house yesterday and told me that you love him very much. Ah Cai, do you really love him?"

Gan Cai'er was stunned upon hearing this.

Did she love Meng Yu? In her past life, perhaps she did.

In her past life, she had deeply loved Lan Tingzhou, and she had also deeply loved Meng Yu. But in the end, her love was either misplaced or betrayed.

Therefore, in this second life, she doesn't want to touch any love or romance again, nor does she dare to hope for love.

"My divorce from you has nothing to do with him. His obsession with me is simply because he wronged me too much in his past life."

Lan Tingzhou nodded, then stood up.

"Ah Cai, why don't you come with me for a stroll around the mansion?"

What? He wants to wander around here? Gan Cai was puzzled and looked at him with a question in her mind.

This house is just an ordinary, common dwelling in Kyoto; there's nothing special about it, and it wasn't designed by a famous artist. What's there to see here?

Seeing the confusion in Gan Cai'er's eyes, Lan Tingzhou smiled faintly: "I suppose this must be the Lan family mansion from my previous life?"

So that's how it is. Gan Cai'er suddenly realized.

After they had talked things out, she no longer needed to hide her past life from him. So, she nodded.

"Then let's go."

Lan Tingzhou went out of the hall first. Gan Cai'er followed silently behind him. She didn't know what else to say to him, so she could only follow him silently as they walked through the courtyard.

The courtyard wasn't large; it took less than half an hour to walk through it.

Meng Yu once said that he and Gan Cai'er had gone through two lifetimes and crossed life and death to be together again, but Lan Tingzhou was not like that. Yet now, as Lan Tingzhou walked through this mansion, everything felt strangely familiar.

He seemed to know all the details—which corner to turn, which tree to encounter, what kind of bamboo to plant outside the study—as if he had been there countless times before.

In a corner of the small garden was a small pond with several red carp swimming in it, and a few oddly shaped rocks beside it. When Lanting Boat arrived at this spot, it stopped and lingered there for a long time.

"What's wrong?" Gan Cai'er asked curiously.

"Where is that place?" Lan Tingzhou raised his chin.

Gan Cai'er looked in the direction he indicated and saw a small moon gate leading to a courtyard. The courtyard was extremely small, only about the size of a palm, with two side rooms on the side. The side rooms were also very small; if a bed, wardrobe, and table were placed in them, it would be difficult to even turn around.

Gan Cai'er's eyes dimmed for a moment.

“That’s an unused courtyard, usually used to store odds and ends,” Gan Cai’er said.

"Did you live here later?" Lan Tingzhou asked, turning around.

"How did you know?!" Gan Cai'er exclaimed in surprise.

Lantingzhou did not answer.

He had stopped here without thinking as he passed by. Everything around him felt strangely familiar, as if he had stood here for a long time.

After touring the house, Lan Tingzhou took his leave. Before leaving, he turned back to Gan Cai'er and said, "Before we go to the government office to register our divorce, you'd better not go out again and stay here."

"Why?!" Gan Cai'er was stunned for a moment, then resolutely refused.

"If I don't go out, how will Caiyun Pavilion be managed?"

"There's a manager and staff in the shop. They can handle small matters, but for important matters, just have them come to the house to find you."

"As for why you can't go out? My career advancement is at a critical juncture, and I absolutely cannot afford to be affected in any way."

"Two months from now, you can go out however you like."

Gan Cai'er felt a pang in her heart, and she pursed her lips, ultimately saying nothing more. It was only two months; she would simply stay indoors!

Lan Tingzhou left. After leaving the house, he stood in front of the plaque and looked at it for a long time.

"Young Master, what's wrong?" Mo Yan asked.

"These two characters are too offensive and need to be changed."

"What?!" Mo Yan looked at the plaque, then at her young master, completely bewildered. This was someone else's gate! Why would her young master want to alter someone else's lintel?! Wouldn't he get beaten up?

"Go back home."

Lantingzhou got into the carriage without looking back.