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

Since that banquet, Huang Lanxiang has not been to Jinxiufang again. For the first few days, she claimed to be unwell and needed to rest at home, but later she directly resigned.

"Yesterday, Xiangniang came to the shop to quit her job. Everyone tried to persuade her for a long time, but she insisted on leaving. You know, we finally trained her to be a skilled worker, and now she just wants to leave... Sigh, it's really infuriating!"

Mr. Zhang complained to Gan Cai'er that he was very dissatisfied with Huang Lanxiang.

You see, Jinxiufang is currently experiencing rapid growth, with orders piling up. Boss Zhang is eager to make his mark.

The embroiderers in the shop are working non-stop, so busy that they don't even have time to eat. Right now, the shop is short-staffed, but Huang Lanxiang is choosing this critical moment to quit. Isn't that sabotaging the business?

Jinxiufang treated her very well.

"Lady Lan, do you think she might have been poached by another shop?" Boss Zhang speculated.

"It shouldn't be," Gan Cai'er shook her head.

Gan Cai'er knew perfectly well why Huang Lanxiang insisted on leaving; it was simply because she felt guilty and dared not see her.

"The shop is indeed short-staffed, especially the embroiderers. We can't find replacements right away."

"Madam Lan, you've always had a good relationship with Xiangniang. Do you think you could step in and try to persuade her again? We can discuss wages and everything else. We can even raise her wages by another 10% or 20%!"

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

Huang Lanxiang, she is someone you should go and see.

Gan Cai'er rode in a carriage towards Huangjiapo outside the city. Before getting into the carriage, Xiao Hong went to the kitchen to find a rolling pin and tucked it into her waistband.

"What are you doing?" Gan Cai'er asked.

"That ungrateful wretch, I'll beat her to death!"

Gan Cai'er looked at her speechlessly.

"Xiao Hong, killing someone is against the law."

"Then beat him half to death!" Xiao Hong said fiercely.

As a result, Xiaohong's rolling pin was completely useless.

As soon as Huang Lanxiang saw Gan Cai'er, before Gan Cai'er and her servant could even speak, she knelt down on both knees and kowtowed repeatedly, making a loud "bang bang bang" sound as her head hit the ground.

“Lady Lan, I know I have wronged you. You can hit me or kill me as you please, I will not say a word.”

Huang Lanxiang's action completely baffled Gan Cai'er and Xiao Hong. The two women stood in front of Huang Lanxiang, exchanging bewildered glances.

Seeing the blood mixed with dirt streaming down Huang Lanxiang's forehead, Gan Cai'er paused for a moment before speaking:

What use is your life to me?

"Do you know what will happen to me if Wu Xin's scheme succeeds?"

“At that time, I would be called impure, divorced, and kicked out of the Lan family. Wu Xin would become the new Mrs. Lan, while I would be burdened with a stigma for the rest of my life, unable to hold my head up in front of people, and might even become homeless.”

"As a married woman myself, you should know that you have not only ruined my reputation, but also the rest of my life!"

"Xiangniang, I came here today to know why? I have never treated you badly, so why did you harm me like this?!"

Gan Cai'er's voice was not loud and her tone was calm, but her questions struck Huang Lanxiang like heavy hammers.

Huang Lanxiang shrank back twice, her face ashen. She stammered, "Eighth Miss said that she, she won't let anything happen to you. She just fell in love with Young Master Lan at first sight and wants to, wants to enter the Lan family."

"Really, she promised me!"

"You've ruined my young lady's reputation, and you call that nothing?! Do you think it'll be considered a big deal if that filthy scoundrel actually touches or assaults her?!"

Xiao Hong flew into a rage and grabbed a rolling pin, ready to attack.

Gan Cai'er grabbed her and held her down.

"What did Wu Xin promise you?" Gan Cai'er asked.

"She said that if I tricked you into drinking the tea, she would have Lord Wu help my younger brother get a spot in the special imperial examination," Huang Lanxiang said in a low voice, her head bowed.

Gan Cai'er's gaze fell on Huang Lanxiang, who was kneeling there, her body hunched over, her head bowed low, as if she wanted to lower herself into the dust.

Her hair was neatly combed, but it was dry, shriveled, and lacked luster. She wore a thin jacket that was patched and repaired repeatedly, and her hands were covered with needle marks and calluses.

Who would have thought that she was actually a girl in her early twenties?

Gan Cai'er would rather she sell herself in order to gain some benefits for herself, such as Wu Xin promising to find her a good family or a better future, or at the very least, to get some money to buy herself some new clothes.

It seems pointless to scold or condemn Huang Lanxiang, who has nothing but knows everything.

Gan Cai'er pulled Xiao Hong away.

They hadn't walked far when they suddenly heard a muffled thud behind them.

Then, a woman screamed in terror.

"Lanxiang, Lanxiang!! What are you doing~~~"

"Why did you think of doing this?!"

"Help! Help! Someone help me!"

"Lanxiang, wake up!!"

Gan Cai'er stopped, turning back in astonishment to see Huang Lanxiang slumped limply under the jujube tree, silent and bleeding profusely from her head. A woman rushed over, picked her up, and cried out in disarray.

If Gan Cai'er remembers correctly, this is Huang Lanxiang's mother.

On the trunk of the jujube tree next to it, there was a large pool of fresh blood, and the blood was slowly flowing down.

It seems that Huang Lanxiang must have exerted all her strength when she crashed into the tree.

It seems that when she agreed to Wu Xin's request, she had already chosen her own way out.

This death would both alleviate her unease and erase all traces of anything detrimental to Huang Tinghai.

Gan Cai'er suddenly remembered the woman in her past life who sat under the jujube tree, quietly doing embroidery, and smiled timidly at her.

She thought that if she hadn't dragged her into this situation, perhaps her fate wouldn't have been like this.

Three days later, Huang Lanxiang died.

A few days later, on her way to Jinxiufang, Gan Cai'er saw Huang Tinghai. He and several friends were coming out of a restaurant. He was wearing a light blue outer robe and had a slightly arrogant expression, as if nothing had happened. He was still that young genius, aloof and unconcerned.

Gan Cai'er did some quick calculations and realized that today was not yet the seventh day after Huang Lanxiang's death.

She looked up at the gray sky in the distance and wondered: Xiangniang, are you worth it?

Soon after, Niu Si also died.