After Rebirth, My Ex-Girlfriend Became Obsessive - Chapter 96

Lin Duxi stood frozen in place, the familiar, gentle voice in her mind now materializing into reality. The sound she had longed to hear for so long was finally ringing in her ears, carrying the lazy, affectionate tone of someone just waking up.

Only then did she realize she was no longer lying on a cold hospital bed, hopelessly waiting for her life to slip away. Instead, she was in a room at the Anyu Hotel.

Because Anyu had said she missed her. And she had missed Anyu too-so much that she booked the earliest flight to the hotel where Anyu was staying, obediently waiting for her return.

The familiar sensations relentlessly stimulated her senses. Lin Duxi had never felt such exhilaration before. Anyu was right beside her, even holding her as she slept-something she hadn’t dared to dream of during countless sleepless nights.

Anyu was still drowsy. Last night, she had been overjoyed to see Lin Duxi, and after sharing a few drinks, they had both forgotten to restrain themselves, only falling asleep in the early hours of the morning.

She wanted to pull Lin Duxi closer and sleep a little longer, but in the next moment, she noticed the tension in the body nestled against hers and the suppressed breathing. The last remnants of sleepiness vanished instantly. She looked down at Lin Duxi, whose body trembled from overwhelming emotion, her fluffy hair quivering slightly.

Anyu’s heart clenched as a sudden realization struck her.

Lin Duxi lay in her arms with her eyes closed, too stunned to believe this wasn’t an illusion. Memories from two lifetimes collided in her mind, and in her dazed state, she didn’t dare move, afraid that even the slightest motion would shatter the dream and leave her alone once more.

She would lose her mind if that happened.

A warm, wet sensation spread across Anyu’s chest. Tears seemed to seep through her skin, scalding her heart with an aching soreness.

“Lin Duxi,” Anyu called softly, her voice hoarse as she struggled to contain the surging emotions.

Lin Duxi didn’t respond, only tightening her arms around Anyu’s waist.

Suppressed sobs escaped through clenched teeth, the muffled cries striking Anyu’s heart like waves.

Anyu’s eyes also grew misty, the moisture slowly welling up in her chest.

Lin Duxi has regained her memories of the past life, she thought.

She cupped Lin Duxi’s chin with one hand, gently tilting her face up to meet her gaze. What she saw were tear-streaked cheeks, damp lashes, and shimmering eyes filled with shattered light, trembling slightly-rippling through Anyu’s heart like waves.

Lin Duxi had already cried herself into a mess. Half of Anyu’s front was soaked with her tears, and even now, they continued to fall. Her beautiful eyes were red, and without her usual makeup, much of her sharpness was softened, leaving her looking pitiful and utterly endearing.

Anyu reached up, her pale fingers brushing away the tears at the corners of Lin Duxi’s eyes, and couldn’t help but smile.

“So cute.”

Lin Duxi immediately stopped crying, her lips pursing as her damp eyes glared at Anyu in protest. She was crying so miserably, yet Anyu still teased her.

But the joy of reuniting with her beloved was too overwhelming. In an instant, that faint indignation was swept away, leaving only pure, overflowing love-an emotion so deep in her gaze that Anyu couldn’t fully decipher it.

Seeing that Lin Duxi had finally stopped crying, Anyu relaxed. She hadn’t been lying or teasing her-Lin Duxi’s tearful expression was both heartbreaking and adorable. A faint amusement rose in her chest, but she suppressed it, afraid of embarrassing her girlfriend further.

Then it occurred to her-now that Lin Duxi had regained her memories of the past life, she knew much more. Words lingered on the tip of Anyu’s tongue, circling several times, but in the end, she swallowed them back.

She continued wiping Lin Duxi’s tears, her eyes filled with tenderness.

Lin Duxi’s lashes fluttered, but her gaze never wavered. In fact, from the moment she opened her eyes, she hadn’t looked away from Anyu’s face even once, her eyes brimming with devotion.

Her world consisted solely of Anyu-she could only see her A’Yu.

The intensity of Lin Duxi’s gaze was too much. Anyu’s ears gradually turned pink under the scrutiny, the blush spreading to her neck. She felt as if the places Lin Duxi stared at were burning, and after drying her tears, Anyu quickly averted her eyes.

But the moment she turned her head, Lin Duxi caught sight of her pink-tipped ears, and a smile finally bloomed on her face.

Anyu couldn’t take it anymore. She covered Lin Duxi’s eyes with her hand, the fluttering lashes tickling her palm.

“Alright, rest for a bit. I’ll go get an ice pack. If you keep crying like this, your eyes will swell.”

She had barely lifted herself up when the woman in her arms yanked her back down.

Anyu: “?”

Lin Duxi clung to her, burying her face in the crook of Anyu’s neck.

“Don’t go,” she murmured, her voice still thick with unshed tears, the broken tone tugging at Anyu’s heart.

Anyu stopped moving and instead wrapped her arms around her, holding her close.

“I won’t leave. We’ll just wear sunglasses.”

Lin Duxi gave a muffled “Mm” and nestled deeper into her embrace, slowly calming her breathing.

The warmth washed over Lin Duxi, dispelling the cold that had taken root in her heart, gently soothing her restless thoughts.

After the initial euphoria of reuniting with her beloved faded, the memories and the turbulence of reality gradually settled. The fragmented pieces of Lin Duxi’s mind finally pieced together the full picture.

She had succeeded. She had returned.

“That person” had indeed allowed Anyu to be reborn, and her consciousness had followed the power of “that person” here.

The obsession that had consumed her for so long had finally been realized. Lin Duxi trembled with excitement.

An Yu mistook her reaction for dwelling on painful memories and covered her eyes again.

“Don’t overthink things.”

Lin Duxi obediently pushed those thoughts aside. The fact that she could see Anyu meant her plan had succeeded. Nothing else mattered anymore.

She nuzzled closer, holding An Yu tightly.

She was truly exhausted-entangled by dreams and having slept too late the night before, her energy was nearly drained. The moment she allowed herself to relax slightly, drowsiness crept over her.

Yet she didn’t want to sleep. Anyu’s embrace was too comforting, the familiar faint fragrance seeping into her heart, gently soothing her restless emotions. She was afraid that if she fell asleep now, she might wake up to find it all just another dream.

Even if it were a dream, she wished she could sleep forever and never wake.

Anyu’s arms were too warm, too secure. Lin Duxi fought against her drowsiness but ultimately succumbed to instinct, nestling into her embrace as her breathing soon steadied into sleep.

Anyu loosened her hold slightly, gazing at Lin Duxi’s sleeping face. The redness around her eyes from earlier tears pierced Anyu’s heart like needles.

Lin Duxi must have regained her memories of the past life. Last night, when Anyu was half-asleep, she had heard the system’s agonized wail-a cold, hate-filled voice that cut through her mind like a blade. She had clutched her head, enduring the pain for a long while.

At that time, she remembered Lin Duxi’s face had also been uneasy, as if trapped in a nightmare.

The system’s scream must have been connected to Lin Duxi recovering her memories. That was Anyu’s assumption.

In their previous life, she had thought she and Lin Duxi had no real connection. But she was wrong. Lin Ze, the one who killed her, the system that had chosen her, and Lin Duxi’s distraught reaction upon remembering-all of it pointed to one undeniable truth:

Their relationship in the past life was nothing like what she had imagined. There were still things she didn’t know.

But those answers would have to wait until Lin Duxi woke up.

Anyu no longer felt sleepy, but Lin Duxi in her arms was deep in slumber. Since there was no work at noon, staying curled up together sounded like a pleasant way to pass the time. With that thought, Anyu closed her eyes again, savoring this fleeting moment of peace.

When Lin Duxi woke again, it was already noon. Still lying in bed, she instinctively reached for the photo she used to keep in the bedside drawer-only to grasp empty air.

The next second, she opened her eyes and saw the hotel’s chandelier above. A soft, self-deprecating laugh escaped her.

She had been reborn. This wasn’t that cold hospital bed-this was Anyu’s hotel room.

As the thought crossed her mind, she reached out to touch the person beside her, only to feel cold, empty sheets.

Her breath hitched. In a panic, she threw off the covers and scrambled out of bed-just as the bedroom door opened from the outside. Anyu stood in the doorway, a tray in her hands.

Seeing Lin Duxi’s stunned expression, she couldn’t help but smile.

“Perfect timing, I was just about to wake you-”

Before she could finish, Lin Duxi lunged forward, crashing into her and pinning her against the door. Luckily, Anyu had moved the tray aside just in time, preventing the food from spilling.

Lin Duxi clung to her slender frame, burying her face in Anyu’s neck before suddenly biting down on her collarbone in frustration.

Anyu hissed in pain.

Only then did Lin Duxi release her, pressing a tender kiss over the teeth marks left behind.

“Just now… I thought you’d disappeared again.” Her voice was fragile, trembling in a way that made Anyu’s heart ache.

Anyu didn’t know what Lin Duxi had endured in their past life, but seeing her like this-so fearful of loss-felt like a hand squeezing her heart, making it hard to breathe.

The pain was unbearable.

“I’m sorry,” Anyu murmured softly.

Lin Duxi let go, then pinched the soft flesh at Anyu’s waist in retaliation, making her laugh.

“I won’t forgive you,” Lin Duxi chided, but the warmth in her eyes betrayed her-she had already let go of her anger.

She took the tray from Anyu’s hands and set it on the bedside table. The bedroom had a carpet, so walking barefoot wasn’t cold.

Anyu followed her to the edge of the bed. “Eat something first. Have some congee.”

Lin Duxi glanced at the food, then at Anyu, before obediently sitting back on the bed and pulling the covers over herself. Then she stared at Anyu expectantly.

Understanding, Anyu picked up the bowl of congee and began feeding her spoonful by spoonful.

Lin Duxi accepted each bite quietly, her gaze never leaving Anyu.

When the last spoonful was finished, Anyu set the bowl aside. Turning back, she saw the solemn expression on Lin Duxi’s face and immediately understood.

Lin Duxi lowered her eyes, her fingers nervously gripping the sheets. Anyu reached out, intertwining their hands.

“We’re the same,” Anyu said gently, giving Lin Duxi an opening when she seemed unsure where to start.

Lin Duxi nodded, then continued, “At first, it was just dreams-scattered fragments of memories. But as time passed, they became clearer.”

“It was after the system punished me,” Anyu said without thinking, then paused in surprise-this time, there was no static interference when she said the word “system.”

Lin Duxi also looked stunned. “So that thing is called the  system  .”

Anyu: “What happened next?”

Lin Duxi went on, “After you… left, I realized everything was the system’s doing. So I fused my own power with its energy. Every time it used a punishment, my power would erode its strength, and my memories would grow clearer.”

Anyu’s eyes widened in realization. “That’s why the system weakened every time it punished me.”

“Lin Ze’s actions were also its doing,” Lin Duxi said coldly, though her voice remained tender.

“Because I didn’t end up with Pei Lu, it thought eliminating me would fix things,” Anyu quickly pieced together.

“But it realized that wasn’t the case. Even after manipulating Lin Ze to push you off that rooftop, the timeline still didn’t correct itself. So it had no choice but to make you重生 (reborn).”

As she spoke, her voice grew quieter. She looked at Lin Duxi, her chestnut eyes trembling slightly.

She couldn’t imagine how Lin Duxi had uncovered all this-or how she had found a way to counteract the system.

But Lin Duxi only gazed at her with admiration, cupping her face before leaning in to peck the corner of her lips.

“My Anyu is so clever.”

Yet Anyu still didn’t fully understand. In their past life, she and Lin Duxi had barely interacted. Why would the system go to such lengths?

Unless… she had always held an irreplaceable place in Lin Duxi’s heart-one so firm that the system couldn’t overwrite it, forcing it to resort to rebirth in an attempt to erase her from Lin Duxi’s soul.

Seeing the confusion in Anyu’s eyes, Lin Duxi knew exactly what she was wondering about.

She didn’t explain. Instead, she simply looked at Anyu, her eyes brimming with a love as deep as the ocean, stirring waves in her heart.

“An Yu only needs to know this-I have never stopped loving you.”

“In our past life, or this one, my love for you has never faded.”