After Being Reborn, My Ex-Girlfriend Became Obsessed - Chapter 102

As soon as An Yu finished filming, she rushed back to see Lin Duxi, briefly appearing on trending topics online. Netizens were joking around, but only An Yu knew there was more to it than just wanting to see Lin Duxi quickly.

The next day was Lin Duxi’s follow-up appointment.

Ever since Lin Duxi told An Yu about her sessions with the psychologist, An Yu hadn’t been able to stop worrying. This time, she was determined to accompany Lin Duxi.

Faced with An Yu’s subtle attentions from early morning, Lin Duxi couldn’t ignore her. She deliberately teased her with a playful thought.

By the fifth time An Yu casually draped her arm around Lin Duxi, Lin Duxi could no longer contain the swelling sweetness in her heart and tilted her head toward her.

“An Yu, do you want to come with me to the hospital?”

An Yu was momentarily stunned, then lowered her eyes. After a brief pause, she looked up at her, her eyes revealing cautious inquiry, which made Lin Duxi’s heart soften.

“Sure,” Lin Duxi replied.

An Yu’s eyes immediately lit up with a faint gleam. She had been worried that Lin Duxi might refuse, forgetting that Lin Duxi had wanted her to come all along.

Lin Duxi curved her brows and swallowed the words she had wanted to say.

Because of this small incident, Lin Duxi’s mood lightened considerably. The usually dull, uneventful route became warm with An Yu’s presence.

At a red light, she stopped the car and instinctively glanced at An Yu sitting in the passenger seat, her gaze as soft as water.

An Yu was intently looking at the shops outside the window. This area was a bit far from their home, and An Yu rarely came here, yet looking at the shops, she had a vague sense of familiarity.

She was so absorbed that she didn’t notice Lin Duxi watching her side profile, slightly frowning. “What are you looking at?”

An Yu: “I think I’ve been here before.”

Lin Duxi raised an eyebrow, following her gaze to the shops on both sides of the street. “You have a good memory, An Yu.”

An Yu turned to her: “You knew?”

The light turned green. Lin Duxi focused back on driving. “You’ll know when we arrive.”

When Lin Duxi parked in the garage, An Yu suddenly remembered a café she had seen earlier and pieced it together.

“This café is just near the hospital where we first met,” she recalled. She remembered having an appointment with Shi Yu there and coincidentally running into Lin Duxi. The memory clicked together.

“So that time when you said you had something to do, you were actually going for a follow-up here,” An Yu murmured.

Lin Duxi closed the car door. “See, An Yu is clever.”

An Yu was slightly dazed, murmuring with lowered head: “If I were clever, I should have realized it back then.”

Lin Duxi: “What?”

An Yu held her hand: “Nothing. Your appointment with the doctor is due. Let’s go.”

What happened in the past couldn’t be undone. Regret was useless; what mattered was the present, An Yu thought.

Following Lin Duxi out of the garage, she recalled the café incident and couldn’t help but chuckle.

“When I went to the appointment, Shi Yu told me she had met someone she liked nearby but was too shy to approach them.”

Lin Duxi: “And then?”

An Yu continued: “I don’t know the details, but later I found out the person Shi Yu liked was a doctor. They met at the welfare center and are together now.”

Lin Duxi listened, smiling at the first part, but sensing something odd when she heard the latter. They were now on the stairs approaching the psychologist’s office. “Did Shi Yu ever say the doctor’s name?”

An Yu noticed her subtle change in tone. She thought, “It can’t be such a coincidence.” “I only know the surname is Jiang.”

Lin Duxi’s face froze for a moment, then she slowly said: “The psychologist’s surname is also Jiang.”

Before either could react, the psychologist’s office door opened, and Jiang Yu and Shi Yu appeared.

Eight eyes met, and the corridor fell silent, awkwardly still.

Jiang Yu and Lin Duxi were the first to react. Jiang Yu greeted An Yu and Lin Duxi with a handshake.

“Miss Lin, you’re here.”

Lin Duxi nodded: “Dr. Jiang.”

An Yu realized and shook her hand: “Hello, Dr. Jiang.”

Jiang Yu looked at An Yu intently, making her slightly uneasy. She raised her gaze to meet Jiang Yu’s eyes.

“Miss An, nice to meet you.” Jiang Yu then glanced at the time: “Your appointment will start soon. Please rest, Miss Lin; we’ll begin shortly.”

She looked at Shi Yu, who had been staring blankly, curious.

“You two know each other?”

Shi Yu came back to reality: “Yes, we were high school classmates.” She then glanced at An Yu and Lin Duxi, finally noticing their tightly held hands but quickly looking away.

“Wow, these two.”

An Yu accompanied Lin Duxi into the psychologist’s office. Jiang Yu put on glasses and took out a record sheet.

Lin Duxi gradually shared her recent situation. Throughout, An Yu held her hand, feeling Lin Duxi tense whenever she mentioned certain matters, making her heart ache as if she were experiencing them herself.

Fortunately, the final results were good. An Yu sighed in relief even more than Lin Duxi.

Later, Lin Duxi and Jiang Yu had a private conversation. Seeing Lin Duxi gradually recovering, An Yu assumed everything was fine and quietly left.

Jiang Yu and Lin Duxi watched An Yu leave, then turned to each other.

Jiang Yu: “It’s the first time in all these years that I’ve seen ‘An Yu’.” She had always known An Yu’s importance to Lin Duxi, but seeing it reflected in the report shocked her.

Lin Duxi couldn’t help but smile: “Mm, An Yu.”

Jiang Yu: “Her presence really can be a huge factor in your recovery.” She glanced at the report.

Lin Duxi looked down, smiling faintly. She knew naturally.

Her illness had originated from An Yu; the only solution was also An Yu. Fortunately, An Yu was more than willing.

An Yu closed the door and saw Shi Yu sitting in the corridor.

Shi Yu immediately teased: “Here to accompany your girlfriend?”

An Yu smiled, sitting beside her: “How did you know?”

Shi Yu: “…Did you think that publicly showing you and Lin Duxi on Weibo would be a small matter?”

An Yu: “Really?”

Shi Yu was speechless. Who acts like this, showing off in front of someone?

“Are you and Dr. Jiang together now?” An Yu suddenly asked.

Shi Yu was startled and blushed: “Mm, she came to the bar last time, we explained everything, and now we’re together.”

Seeing An Yu still looking at her, Shi Yu thought she would say something like congratulations and leaned forward attentively, only for An Yu to smile and say slowly:

“Mm, Lin Duxi and I are together too.”

Shi Yu: “…”

No way to talk to her.

Coincidentally, the office door opened, and An Yu’s attention immediately went to Lin Duxi, avoiding Shi Yu’s rolling eyes.

“Finished?” An Yu got up and walked over.

“Mm, let’s go. I’m hungry,” Lin Duxi naturally took her hand.

Shi Yu chose to close her eyes.

“Miss Lin’s mental state is recovering well. Hopefully, the next follow-up will be even better,” Jiang Yu came out, sincerely wishing them well.

They said goodbye and left.

They spent some time there, and by then it was past lunch, so they bought food and went home.

“What were you two just talking about?” Lin Duxi asked suddenly.

An Yu, driving, replied: “I asked if she was dating Dr. Jiang.”

Lin Duxi squinted: “Oh, really?” She lay back in her seat. The several hours of counseling had drained her, and she needed rest.

An Yu noticed a hint of jealousy in her tone and couldn’t help but smile.

“I also told her we’re together,” she said, her eyes smiling.

Lin Duxi opened her eyes and saw her smiling profile. The light traced her face, making her skin look even fairer, her long hair falling lazily, stirring a wave in Lin Duxi’s heart.

She suddenly thought that if this moment could last forever, it wouldn’t be so hard to accept.

An Yu’s contract had less than two months left. During this time, her popularity surged. The company, knowing her value, wouldn’t miss the opportunity to maximize profit.

Even after finishing filming, An Yu was bombarded with business events and variety shows. Although Ning Xuan helped block some poor opportunities, she was still busy, barely having time to breathe.

Lin Duxi noticed and felt heartache.

When An Yu caught a cold, the company wanted her to recover and continue working. Lin Duxi naturally disagreed, but An Yu had a contract.

Lin Duxi sat by An Yu’s bedside, looking at her flushed cheeks, her heart heavy as if pressed by something suffocating.

She suddenly remembered a variety show she and An Yu had declined earlier, a slow-living type show. Lin Duxi had a business trip then, so they had refused. Now it came back, offering a good chance for An Yu to rest.

Once An Yu recovered slightly, Lin Duxi handed her the script.

An Yu skimmed it: “Isn’t this the variety show we turned down last time?”

Lin Duxi bent down and handed her a glass of water. An Yu eagerly drank the warm water, and only after half a cup did Lin Duxi explain.

“Last time, we didn’t have time, so we refused. But now we do. Let’s go. Together.” Lin Duxi’s eyes were bright.

Seeing her sincere gaze, An Yu couldn’t say no. Moreover, the words ‘together with Lin Duxi’ were too tempting.

“Okay, but my company might not agree,” An Yu said, her excitement quickly fading.

Lin Duxi sat beside her, gently wiping her forehead, speaking in a soft, lingering tone: “An Yu, you’re still sleepy. This show is well-known; your company won’t disagree.”

Their distance closed instantly. The warmth from their noses nearly touching raised the room’s temperature.

Breathing intermingled, hearts racing.

An Yu, thinking about her illness, barely struggled out of Lin Duxi’s warm embrace, pushing her slightly.

“No, you might catch it.”

Lin Duxi’s eyes reddened, teetering on the edge of emotional collapse. She hugged An Yu tightly.

“If I really catch it, I could empathize with you,” she said, voice tinged with slight grievance.

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