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AsianBingeWatcher

Quezon City, Philippines

AsianBingeWatcher

Quezon City, Philippines
Cute Programmer chinese drama review
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Cute Programmer
1 people found this review helpful
by AsianBingeWatcher
Oct 12, 2021
30 of 30 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 7.5
This review may contain spoilers

Perseverance is Magical

I didn't plan on writing a review but it doesn't make sense for me how the top reviews for this drama are the low-scored ones. It was actually a pretty good watch for me.
Definitely, it's your typical rom-com , rich guy, multiple couples, cliche Chinese drama -- but aren't most Chinese dramas like this?

At the beginning, when she was pretending to be a boy, I couldn't find it interesting but it was really funny how he thought he was gay when he was already falling for her, that early on. Then, they got married, that's when it really started to kick for me. I'm a sucker for male leads who never admits their feelings but cares for the female lead so deeply -- oh, never fails to make me flutter.

I'm only guessing, people might not have liked the conflict, which explains the low score. There were also too many conflicts -- looking back, probably just one conflict that just branched out, which sucked. I would understand the Li Man part 'cause she's an ex who's obsessed, but when the FL ran away pregnant? They prolonged the Congqing 'arc' too much. I was already eager for them to get back together that I no longer gave a damn about DaHuang's and the cat couple's love stories. She was already pregnant, he's trying to win you back, just give in already! I think that's the only part I didn't like.

Going back to the Li Man 'arc'... I super commend the male lead during these episodes 'cause he was never swayed. He was very stern on not getting back together even after learning the truth... but still disappointed 'cause he never tries to explain to his wife.

On the other couples, i literally didn't give a damn on the Gu-Gu (cat couple). I even find their ending so-so, whatevs, don't care. I liked the sister and the best friend. Altho it doesn't do me justice when he just suddenly fell in love with her. I wanted more, but I guess it was explained by saying, "perseverance is magical."
Another thing I like is the male lead's family, his parents and his sister. His parents for being so lovey-dovey and ignoring their children, lol. But really, mostly for being ever so supportive. At least it saved us from hating another evil mother-in-law.

In general, this was actually a pretty good watch!! It was very similar to You Are My Destiny, except the pregnancy came a little bit later. and Anna = Li Man -- very similar, evil ex-girlfriends who ruins arranged marriages. Plus, I love Xing Zhao Lin so I would've persevered watching this anyway even if it's not any good, and i'm glad I did because PERSEVERANCE IS MAGICAL :P
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