After Being Reborn, My Ex-Girlfriend Became Obsessed - Chapter 42

An Yu didn’t feel anything unusual at all. After reaching an agreement with Lin Duxi, she had visibly relaxed a bit.

Although she still didn’t know what Lin Duxi’s wish was, An Yu had tried to probe her after taking care of things. Lin Duxi, however, only smiled at her, her eyes lingering with affection.

“Not sure yet. But with this, plus the reward from last time for helping you with acting, you already owe me two. I need some time to think.”

So An Yu didn’t continue questioning her. At least for now, the issue in her mind about the restrictions had been resolved.

Since the system said that the “contact level” between the male and female lead includes interaction, An Yu planned to have Lin Duxi simply exchange a few words with Pei Lu. Once the contact level reached ten, she could get past it.

After everyone finished packing, the director arranged for a car to take the six of them to the foot of the glass walkway.

The area around Baimei Mountain was full of high mountains, and the glass walkway was built over a deep valley beside Baimei Mountain.

Standing at the foot of the mountain, An Yu’s calves involuntarily trembled. Yesterday’s exhausting climb still left her legs sore.

Fortunately, the production team wasn’t that cruel—they allowed people to take the cable car up to yesterday’s summit and then walk along the path to the glass walkway.

Since it was late yesterday, everyone had been crowded together, but now it was daytime and early, so Qiao Qingzhou didn’t make them all climb together.

Following the show’s team arrangement, the six people took the cable car in pairs while continuing the live broadcast.

An Yu stood at the foot of the mountain, her gaze drifting toward Lin Duxi. Lin Duxi, however, remained calm and simply accepted the director’s arrangement. She then turned back to meet An Yu’s gaze and smiled. An Yu understood her meaning immediately:

“A Yu, I’m listening to you.”

An Yu tilted her head speechlessly. The director said that since An Yu and Xie An’an had won the activities yesterday, they didn’t need to take the cable car—they could stay below at the market while waiting for the others to descend.

In the past, An Yu would never have wasted the opportunity to rest in the car, but now…

She looked toward Lin Duxi, who was negotiating with the staff nearby. Her gaze darkened slightly as she thought about what was coming next, a few strange feelings rising in her chest.

Xie An’an was calculating, realizing An Yu was surely worried about Lin Duxi. When she noticed An Yu’s slightly furrowed brow, she felt certain of her assumption and immediately decided:

“Director, An Yu and I will go together.”

Qiao Qingzhou raised her eyebrows: “Do you want to try the glass walkway too?”

Xie An’an: “Of course… well, since we’re here, we might as well experience everything. Right, An Yu?”

An Yu: “…Yeah.”

Xie An’an’s words naturally covered An Yu’s worry, so she didn’t say more and unconsciously let out a sigh of relief.

Since their decision was made on the spot, the production team hurriedly arranged their positions. By the time they boarded the cable car, the other four had almost reached the summit.

On the cable car, An Yu tilted her head, looking down at the shrinking mountain base. Although the view was beautiful, her mind was full of images of Lin Duxi and Pei Lu entering the cable car together—like torturing herself. The more she tried to resist the thought, the clearer it became.

At that moment, her mind suddenly lit up, and a string of numbers changed in her head:

[Male-Female Lead Contact Level 1/10]

An Yu: “…”

[Male-Female Lead Contact Level 2/10]

An Yu: “…”

[Male-Female Lead Contact Level …]

Unable to bear it, An Yu snapped: “Stop.”

She gripped the cable car’s metal door tightly; rust stained her pale fingers. She didn’t even look down.

Xie An’an yawned, noticing the cable car was too quiet. She looked ahead at the running cable cars. Although they were a bit far, she could see people talking inside and decided to make small talk:

“An Yu, are you afraid of heights?”

An Yu glanced at her, then returned her gaze to the scenery: “Not afraid.”

Xie An’an nodded: “Me neither.”

Silence.

[Hahaha, these two are so funny.]
[Mindless and unhappy.]
[An Yu, what are you looking at? Let me see too.]
[Yesterday it was almost dark, and the view wasn’t much. Now on the cable car, the scenery on Baimei Mountain is actually pretty nice.]

Curious, Xie An’an glanced at An Yu. Seeing her maintain a fixed posture and stare at a point, she immediately understood what An Yu was thinking and clicked her tongue mentally.

The lovestruck couple couldn’t separate; even not being on the same cable car made them pine for each other.

She shook her head and decided not to disturb An Yu further.

From the cable car to the glass walkway, there was still a distance. The production team led the others slowly along the path. Having spent a long time on Baimei Mountain yesterday, no one was particularly interested in sightseeing now.

After getting off the cable car, An Yu couldn’t help but watch Lin Duxi. It wasn’t just a mental illusion—she really felt that Lin Duxi was in a good mood today. This made her already gloomy heart feel even heavier. She opened her phone and scrolled randomly to distract herself.

Lin Duxi was focused on completing the task they had agreed on, always serious about work. Seeing her serious demeanor when helping An Yu with acting last time, it was normal for her to be focused this time.

Her mind still flashed with the system notification showing contact level increasing. Seeing that Lin Duxi hadn’t interacted with Pei Lu, it seemed the system was right: just being together for a task increased contact, even without conversation. This thought slightly eased her irritation.

Lin Duxi walked casually, hands behind her back, secretly enjoying the intense gaze following her from behind. It excited her, and she couldn’t help but curl her lips slightly.

The glass walkway stretched across the valley, appearing to float in midair from a distance.

The director reached the building next to the walkway first. Seeing the others slowly arrive, she raised a megaphone:

“Welcome everyone to the glass walkway on Baimei Mountain! Let’s start without delay.”

The walkway was long, and walking in groups would take time. Qiao Qingzhou thought it would be good to add some flirtation here to excite viewers, so she decided to have one group walk a section, then the next group follow—saving time and feeding the audience’s interest in the couple.

First were Yu Fei and Feng Zhinian, who, though calm on the surface, screamed all the way across the glass. The livestream comments were filled with laughter.

An Yu frowned, glancing at Lin Duxi. Lin Duxi stood ahead on the walkway, head down, looking through the glass at the valley below. Her long lashes trembled slightly, looking exquisite.

An Yu withdrew her gaze, thinking that since Lin Duxi wasn’t afraid of heights, she should have no problem walking the glass walkway. Yet An Yu couldn’t help worrying.

At that moment, Lin Duxi turned back, and their eyes met in the air, intertwining in a way no one could untangle.

Lin Duxi stood by the walkway, with the valley before her. The wind blew freely, causing her clothes to sway. She tucked stray hair behind her ear, her dark, clear eyes smiling softly at An Yu, overflowing with warmth.

Qiao Qingzhou had read online comments over the past few days and had a sense of what was happening. As a woman, her intuition had become sharper seeing the interactions between Lin Duxi and An Yu.

In the entertainment industry, situations like this weren’t uncommon. Qiao Qingzhou had previously filmed indie movies and knew that even professional actors had moments of vulnerability. Yet she saw no flaws in Lin Duxi and An Yu.

She had once filmed a documentary following a lesbian couple for nearly four years, witnessing love, arguments, breakups, and reconciliations. No matter how severe the fights, their eyes never lost love for each other. When the documentary ended, she thought she would never see such pure love again.

But here, on Baimei Mountain, atop the summit, in Lin Duxi’s eyes, she saw the same pure, untainted, intense love. She was excited, her professional instinct wanting to film it. When she turned to An Yu, worriedly watching Lin Duxi move forward, her expression shifted.

“Teachers An Yu and Xie An’an, you may proceed.” Qiao Qingzhou said.

An Yu watched Lin Duxi walk a few meters ahead and, half in doubt, followed. Seeing things from outside and experiencing them firsthand were completely different. As she stepped onto the glass walkway and looked down into the deep valley, even though she wasn’t afraid of heights, her heart still skipped a beat.

She adjusted her breathing, looked up, and carefully followed Lin Duxi a few meters behind, keeping an eye on her condition and waiting for the contact level to rise.

[Male-Female Lead Contact Level 8/10]
[Male-Female Lead Contact Level 9/10]
[Male-Female Lead Contact Level 10/10, today’s task completed.]

Pei Lu thought Lin Duxi would scream, grab his sleeve, and plead for protection upon stepping onto the walkway. He had even prepared how to scold her while staying composed. Yet Lin Duxi had no reaction, walking as if on solid ground.

Instead, he started to feel weak-legged just a few steps in. Trying to appear unbothered only made his legs shake more. When he heard footsteps approaching from behind, he panicked further, not wanting to be laughed at, and stopped, pretending to be deep in thought.

Suddenly, footsteps came from beside him. Pei Lu smiled, ready to turn his head.

An Yu directly walked past him without a glance, moving to hold Lin Duxi—who seemed slightly off—in her arms.

Pei Lu’s face darkened immediately.

Xie An’an, behind them, was holding back laughter, walking past him. She stopped suddenly when she heard a crack underfoot as she approached An Yu and Lin Duxi.

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