To be honest, I really love this manhua as I've read the webnovel using MTL years ago and has been my favorite GL ever since.
I think Ji Youyan's problem is more clear in the novel, but only because you can get inside her head. In the novel,
Ji Youyan's problem is her self-loathing. She genuinely believed in her past life that Jing Xiu didn't love her or couldn't keep loving her after all that she put her through. At that darkest moment of her life, there was no room for Jing Xiu, only her own self-loathing.
That's why I appreciate the story so much because the being reborn part is necessary in my eyes. I think theoretically the same thing could've been accomplished by Ji Youyan being in the hospital from excessive drinking and if Jing Xiu visited her, but she would never pursue Jing Xiu again in those cases because she would just deceive herself by believing "Jing Xiu was just being nice to her ex-girlfriend" rather than "Jing Xiu still cares for me".
Because Jing Xiu cancels her marriage and attends Ji Youyan's funeral, Ji Youyan is aware that she cares for her. That's what gives her the confidence to pursue Jing Xiu again. It is sad that someone can be so self-convinced of her own unworthiness that she would be stuck in place until she literally dies.
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