He had his reasons for being her husband, and she could not directly fall out with him.

Both of them had their own constraints. She had taken the initiative to speak sternly to see to what extent he was willing to compromise for this matter.

The fact was: staying and being her husband was very important to the person in front of her, so important that he could swallow his anger and was willing to make concessions.

Pei Yuanshao was so angry that his body trembled. Since his rebirth, he had been making plans at every step, and everything had been under his control.

The enemy was in the dark, but he was even darker, taking the upper hand.

There were hardly any people who could threaten him, but today, he was actually being threatened by this ugly, poor, and illiterate rough woman in front of him…

Anger turned into laughter. He turned his gaze, his black eyes as cold as ice. “What do you want?”

Liu Changning raised her head at the sound. She gave him a brief glance and rarely showed a faint smile. “Three rules. You probably know that after going through life and death yesterday, my mind is not functioning well, and I only want peace and quiet. Although I don’t know what purpose you have for refusing to leave, but… if you really don’t want to be divorced, I’m not someone who can handle disturbances. After this morning’s commotion, there can never be a second time. This is the first rule.”

Liu Changning finished speaking and glanced at him sideways, seeing the person across from her tightly gripping the red whip at his waist, restraining himself.

She grinned at him and continued to make demands without holding back. “You can rest assured that I have no more feelings for you. From now on, you don’t need to seduce me like that. Of course, you can flirt with whomever you want as long as it doesn’t interfere with my affairs. We’ll mind our own business. Is that agreeable?”

Hitting with a stick and giving a red date, this was a new skill she had learned in her previous life as a white-collar worker.

As soon as these words were spoken, Pei Yuanshao’s expression visibly eased a little. He stroked the red whip and lifted his chin at her, saying coldly, “You’ve become much smarter?”

“Thank you for the compliment. After all, I almost died once, although it wasn’t directly related to you, but it was for your sake. People say once bitten by a snake, you’ll fear a well rope for ten years. Being cautious of you will allow me to live a long life!”

Pei Yuanshao narrowed his eyes. The woman in front of him was different. Where was the honest, hardworking Liu Changning? There was clearly a strong resentment inside her.

He had a guess in his heart. If this person wasn’t also reborn like him…

If that was the case, everything could be explained. The same drastic change in personality after facing a life and death crisis, it was a familiar situation. It was identical to the change that occurred when he was reborn after falling from a horse.

Although he had doubts in his heart, his expression did not show it. He raised his hand to rub the mole at the corner of his eye, indicating for her to continue speaking. In any case, he would leave sooner or later. Since she was taking the initiative to set rules, if they were reasonable, there was no harm in agreeing.

Liu Changning raised her hand again to wipe the sweat from her forehead. This body had actually been hollowed out long ago, and at this moment, it was just an empty shell. Talking for a while, sweat poured down like rain, and her entire body was exhausted.

She sat back in the wooden chair, resting her chin on her hands, and said in a calm voice, “Since you have no objections, go and cook. I’m a fair person. The household chores need to be shared between us. If you think it’s feasible, start with cooking!”

Liu Changning’s own cooking skills were poor, and she detested the greasy smoke, so this task could only be pushed onto her green tea bitch husband.

Pei Yuanshao: …

The anger that had just subsided was reignited. In both lifetimes, no one had ever dared to be so dismissive of him to his face.

The Empress of the Golden Phoenix Dynasty cooking for a peasant household, who would dare to imagine?

He parted his thin lips, ready to mock her.

“You…”

He lowered his head and met her indifferent eyes.

His heart skipped a beat. Such a pair of eyes that seemed to have seen through life and death, when placed on this person’s face, reminded him of the prisoners who had been imprisoned for many years in the water prison of his previous life, those who were extremely vicious and had seen through life and death, thus having no fear. If he did not agree, that contract would probably be nothing more than spending some time in prison for her.

And all his plans would be at risk of being exposed at any time!

At a critical moment, there could be no mistakes!

Pei Yuanshao clenched his fists, forcing himself to calm down. His dark eyes stared fixedly at her. After a long while, he finally suppressed the anger in his heart and said through gritted teeth, “Fine!”

Liu Changning smiled in response, her eyes softening slightly. She dismissively urged him, “It’s good that you understand, husband. You may leave now. I haven’t eaten for a day and have no energy to speak anymore!”

The man in red stood beside the wooden chair in the main hall, his face dark and gloomy. As he lowered his head, his eyes were obscure and unclear.

He didn’t say anything more and turned to leave.

Surprisingly, the direction he headed was indeed the kitchen!

Liu Changning watched his figure gradually disappear, the corners of her lips curved. To deal with this kind of white lotus, being soft wouldn’t work. It was necessary to grasp his weakness to suppress him.

Although she couldn’t drive him away, in order to have a peaceful life in the future, she wasn’t afraid to confront him and teach him how to behave.

Liu Changning squinted her eyes. When she came back to her senses, her forehead was once again covered in fine beads of sweat. She wiped the sweat away, feeling extremely annoyed.

The original owner was penniless, leaving her with nothing but a troublesome husband and a body that was on the verge of falling apart.

Liu Changning leaned sideways on the wooden chair, tapping her legs rhythmically with her heavily calloused hands. She contemplated whether she could try her luck in the mountains behind the village tomorrow and find some herbs.

The constitution of this body urgently needed improvement, but the original owner’s belongings consisted of only five copper coins and almost no valuable possessions.

The house was also dilapidated. Although she could endure the simple environment for a while, the original owner’s body couldn’t handle it. If the cold air entered her body and she didn’t receive proper conditioning soon, even if she had a prescription, it would be too late to turn things around.

With this in mind, the trip to the mountains tomorrow had to be put on the agenda.

As Liu Changning was pondering in the hall, black smoke suddenly billowed from the kitchen.

She narrowed her eyes, sprung up in one swift motion, and rushed out the door.