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bethcha
2 people found this review helpful
Dec 19, 2022
40 of 40 episodes seen
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Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
I loved the drama. Loved the lead chemistry even though Yang Mi is 9 years older than Xu Kai, but Yang Mi looked good and well kept; Xu Kai as always, looked handsome. The leads acted very well in their roles. I liked the script with humor across the entire drama. Yang Hua with his buddy who most of the times got YH in trouble because of his silliness plans :D About the only thing I didn't like is the screen time. Yang Mi had probably 70% of the screen time vs. Xu Kai's getting like 30% or less. Overall, it was a light hearted with some romance drama. It was really entertaining and I plan to rewatch it.

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Kim_YeJin
4 people found this review helpful
Dec 12, 2022
40 of 40 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
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Good watch.

The reason why i watched this drama is the ML, i was waiting for a long time for this modern drama of xu kai, and i kinda liked it.
Some may say the plot wasnt up to the mark, but what i have to share is that:
I really did enjoy watching this drama. As opposite to the trailer, this drama presents a lot of office politics and stuff, (which in my opinion hasnt been clearly portrayed in the trailer).
If you are bingewatching, good for you, coz the way every episode ends on clifhangers,oh man! I had a hardtime waiting.
Definitely toward the end of the show , things could have been better. Not a fan of last minute reconcilations so...truthfully speaking ...it hurts when such lovely couples get separated.
All those lovey-dovey things in the trailer....goes by without much focus in the actual drama , they mostly talk work almost all the time.
But i did have a good share of laugh and giggles , and i would totally agree to that.
The way the office politics is portrayed seems so real and i specially love the dynamic relationship Qin Shi has with her colleague Li Dai, i mean i just find it amazing, how they tease and taunt each other but stand united when need be.

I love the character of Yang Hua, he's awesome. 1000x thumbs up (those who have watched the drama will understand ;)
Some people have raised the issue that ...he should've been more persistent and shouldnt have let go Qin Shi so easily, but i beg to differ.
Like he himself mentioned "he didnt wanted to be an excuse". All he wanted to hear from Qin Shi was her confession. Anyway
Qin Shi is a strong independent woman. We all know ..
What i didnt like was the parallel story of mei mei, i mean , i find the character of mei mei in exact contrast to that of qin shi(both strong independent working women but totally different ideologies in marriage matters). That is to say one is exact opposite to the other, where one is afraid of taking risks, and the other is constantly taking risks (i cant believe how could she put up with qin wen yu for so long . She should have divorced him the 1st time she caught him cheating, why tolerate?)
How qin shi was so apprehensive about her own marriage is totally understandable, she grew up in a family with so many relationship issues, its normal for a person to become the way she was.

The climax disappoints me because, the whole purpose of divorce was sidelined, by their 5 minute rushed up reconcilation in the end. Matter-of-factly, qin shi never actually confessed her love to yanghua. I think in this...writers should have done something. I mean there were so many ways, to move toward a more satisfying ending , but sadly they didnt give it much thought , or maybe there was more of it . A lot of people have said that, they had to cut a lot of scenes, to make it fit in the 40 E thing... maybe there is more.....i really really hope it gets out eventually(if there is)......it just feels a bit iffy.
I mean there are scenes that abruptly end, for example , the night yang hua was playing video games in qin shi's room. He said he wanted to ask something , which we never got to hear, and then we find him playing videogames after a while .
There are a lot of similar instances. Also the ending scene . All they do is hug and then BAM!!!! Problem solved , they reconcile, without qin shi ever confessing her love , so ultimately, it was Yang Hua , who came backmto qin shi AGAIN!!.

Like I mentioned before, i feel that the teaser was totally inappropriate, wrt the content of drama. Its like they combined all the lovey-dovey scenes into a trailer, just like that. It hardly had enough office related stuff, which i found misguiding . From the initial teaser, it appeared to be more on the romantic side, given the title as well. I believe this is why a lot of people are discontent with it .

But in my opinion :
I feel that the story was really good as far as the story progression is concerned . It kept me hooked up. Obviously the divorce in E36 was heartbreaking, it was necessary though. Think with the perspective of real life for once.... what yang hua did was something anyone would do. It was necessary. And No! He isnt rude with FL. After getting to know about Qin Shi's true feelings though li dai, Yang hua was constantly present on screen expressing his love for qin shi.
But but but ..... its just the ending that i didnt like.
Firstly, we never hear Qin Shi confessing her love to yanghua, which is really sad.
Secondly, their reconcilation was delayed to the last 5 minutes.
Thirdly, i feel there should have been more of communication between the leads , toward resolving their differences, near the end .
And lastly , THEY SHOULD HAVE MADE a TIME LAPSE OF 1 YEAR OR SO, TO SHOW Qin Shi and YANG HUA HAPPILY MARRIED , WITH YANG HUA WORKING , you know like , THEIR LIFE AFTER REAL MARRIAGE, and YANGHUA'S CAREER FINALLY TAKING OFF FOR GOOD. Stuff like that.
I think that could have been a better ending.

Another thing, i didn't like is the time frame of the drama .

2 years is too less to become what qin shi has become in cheng and hui
And 7 years relationship with tao junhui is just too much.
In my opinion, they should've made it more like 5years relationship with tao junhui & atleast 4 to 5 year history of working at the firm.
And near they end ...there's a time gap of 7 months .... i believe its too much. It should be like 3 months (that should suffice).

There were sad, happy, exciting , competitive, relaxing , soothing....and many more moments in this drama . I wouldn't say it was the best ive ever watched , coz truthfully speaking, i was expecting better from this drama. It wasn't that
spectacular, i was hoping it'd be. But i relly liked it , wish we had more Qin shi and Yang Hua screen time but...on end note ..i liked it.
You know what..... I'll give it a thumbs up

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Completed
llwa qweq
10 people found this review helpful
Dec 12, 2022
40 of 40 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 4.0
Story 3.5
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 3.5
Rewatch Value 1.0

Save your time by not watching this!

With this line of actors, I hoped the drama will accomplish something amazing but its another dud or farce to cash in on the feminist wave.

If you want to enjoy this drama keep your expectation very low. The cast tries their best to portray them as lovers but it is more or less a bro-sis or a mom-stepson vibe. If I had a opportunity of knowing what kind of drama this is, I will definitely avoid wasting my time.

The FL is a top tier actress but this series stains that. ML is not bad but not good either. Casting and direction-wise this series got 0/10.
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Lord Seungho
9 people found this review helpful
Dec 11, 2022
40 of 40 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 5.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 5.0

Don't have high expectation

With their charismatic and charming appearances, China's two biggest stars set unrealistic expectations, but when they don't meet your expectations, it can kill your mood. When I heard the lead actor's name, I thought, "Damn, what kind of drama are they making?" I won't say it's bad, but it also doesn't live up to the star's name. You feel like something is missing. Yes, life is full of struggle and sorrow, which I accept; they want to show every aspect of life, but where is the romance?

I felt like there was no romance at all. Somewhere, I feel like Xu Kai is not the leading actor but a supporting character. Yang Mi has more interaction with her ex-boyfriend than with her current boyfriend. They are living together but still feel awkward while talking. But one thing that this slow-burning drama has is great chemistry between the lead characters.

This drama begins with a fictitious marriage between two people who have never met. But one day, that guy suddenly arrives at the party when the girl doesn't know anything. When her boss saw him, she took him to a girl, and she kissed him on the spot. Guy knows nothing; she will explain everything; later, he asks her to be his wife because of his parents, and she asks to be his wife because of work.

Xu Kai has already played such a type of character, best supporting his boyfriend, even when he fell into your smile at the Arsenal Military Academy. I haven't seen any modern dramas with Yang Mi, so this time I liked her character. Overall, it is a good drama, but don't have too much expectation because the plot is predictable. Still, you enjoy this drama because of the lead characters' chemistry.

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Dropped 30/40
Nria
8 people found this review helpful
Dec 11, 2022
30 of 40 episodes seen
Dropped 0
Overall 5.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 3.5
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When you have high hopes of something its definitely gonna disappoint you

Hello guy, this is my honest review about this drama

So our main character are QS and YH but no in the last 10-15 episodes they wee the side couple for some reason.
But no our main couple were busy with the other 2 ML & FLs drama more

You know I had waited for this drama for like more than 7 months cause both of the main leads are my favourite actors but this Dra,a really disappointed in such way that after just reading the comments I went furious like they only give 5 mins for the mains to f**king know that they love each other.
It was roller coaster on which I would never like to seat it was too terrible .
I used to wait everyday for new episodes and this is what happened
The ACTING is just amazing YH all cute and attentive and QS all authoritative and supportive but then what the Writers messed it up

I am really sad that this drama was a FAIL.

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pancakedreams
2 people found this review helpful
14 days ago
40 of 40 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 10
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The Perfect C-Drama from beginning to end

Overall, the story line is great. It had a good pace - keeping us wanting more at the end of each episode. The relationship build up was also so exhilirating and did not create any unneccessary love triangle - all were necessary for their character build up. Absolutely loved this c-drama.

I am not sure why others commented that the ending sucks, or that they don't understand why they had a divorce. I think the last 3-4 episode explained it very well, multiple times why they divorced. Thankfully, I did not read those and give up on the series.

I think the character build up was great, the rivalry and frustration, as well as the swoonworthy moments. The only couple I thought wasted my time (while somewhat necessary), was the FL's 2nd elder brother and her best friend. Their relationship was necessary because it demonstrated the toxic nature of the relationship that scared the FL from getting married.

Another thing I really don't understand is why ML looks so tired and worn out in this entire series, when all he has is time (lol). The ML always looks impeccable in other c-dramas, so was a little curious why despite his best and lowest moments, he still look haggard.

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MyAsianHeart
2 people found this review helpful
Dec 18, 2022
40 of 40 episodes seen
Completed 1
Overall 5.5
Story 5.5
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 3.5
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AFTER THE LONG WAIT, I JUST FEEL SO SAD.

This is probably the longest drama i've ever waited since I got hooked with Chinese Dramas.

I really tried, trust me. I tried not to believe the reviews I read on how it just keeps on getting worse every episode.

The start was so good, and the storyline has lot of potentials. The main leads have chemistry but, as usual with Chinese dramas, the sexual chemistry is somehow forbidden and physical touch are always so awkward.

I skipped most parts starting episode 25. I've read reviews of the ending already and I just want to get this over with.

And the end? Even though I liked the "hug me" part? It's so sad because the audience deserve a heartbreaking scene with "I know what I want now" lines from Qin Shi. Too much kissing scenes that should've been in the other episodes.

I do agree with the mature conversations, and I really learned a lot about careers and relationship priorities in this drama. Too bad it lacks mainstream sweetness and scenes that will probably help this drama to trend.

I'll miss you Yang Hua and Qin Shi, sorry I don't think I'll rewatch this anytime soon.

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Sylwia
2 people found this review helpful
Jan 24, 2023
40 of 40 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.5
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
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Great Romance between Independent Woman and Cynical Man Ruined in Last Episodes

If I reviewed the first 35 episodes it'd be 9/10 or even 10/10, so I'll focus on the first part to keep the balance.

Qin Shi is an independent woman and a brilliant lawyer in her mid 30s, working for one of the best lawyer offices in the country.

Yang Hua is a smart, cynical, unemployed man of 28. I saw in the comments that some people thought he suffered from social anxiety. He didn't. We are shown on many occasions that he didn't really have a problem interacting with others. At times he was even more at ease than his outspoken wife i.e. while meeting foreign investors for the first time. He has no problem with irony and reading between the lines. He can also express himself very clearly whenever he wishes. He also says himself that he doesn't have a problem with crowds. But he simply doesn't want to meet others. He thought that meeting people was a waste of time, which is typical for cynics. Cynicism comes from disappointment in humanity, and that's what happened to Yang Hua. Personally, I loved the character because we usually get the shy boys or arrogant CEOs. A cynic in a drama is a gem!

The two very different people enter a fake marriage, but at the same time decide to create a wonderful romantic relationship. And that's what really makes the first 35 episodes so good. They are honest towards each other, straightforward, mutually supportive, looking for common solutions, and very very loyal. It's really rare to see such a couple in a drama.

On top of that they are in awe with each other's values. Yang Hua finds his wife arguing a point extremely sexy, and Qin Shi feels grateful for her husband's views on equality.

Now, do you know this feeling when you are anxious watching a drama, but not because you're afraid the Leads won't end up together, only because you see that, in order to write some angst, the authors ruin a character so much that they might not be able to redeem him?

That's what happened in this drama. The honest and straightforward Yang Hua suddenly begins to lie and play tricks to make the FL jealous. And the effect was so bad I rather feared than wished for a happy ending. And I'm really a forgiving person when it comes to all the usual plot bunnies in dramas as long as all the issues with an ex etc. can be written off as a misunderstanding. Here however, the ML creates the misunderstandings on purpose and later pretends the FL just misunderstood. It really is that bad!

So by all means: watch 35 episodes, and then skip to the last 10 minutes of the 40th episode. The ending is nice and sweet only if you haven't seen what happened in the meantime!

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THOMAS shelby
2 people found this review helpful
Feb 28, 2024
40 of 40 episodes seen
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Overall 9.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 10
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Perfect balance of office and romance genre

i love office related stuff in drama because it provides a realistic environment around the drama and both our leads has a great chemistry ... in drama they have a age gap of 6 years but it has never become a hurdle in their relationship ... both of them represents a mature relationship who discussed and tries to resolve every problem together ...

this drama is on Netflix before , also on amazon prime , even IQIYI has buy their airing rights which represent that MDL ratings are worse because this drama is very popular overseas ... on Youtube ep 1 got 2.5 million views in just one year which is a good a milestone ...

Supporting characters are all very well written and some are quite annoying which is also normal in our daily life because it is not possible that everyone around is you a good person ...
Li dai is my fav character from supporting cast , she is independent , beautiful , successful and knows who to support ...

OST s of this drama are quite good which provides a sexual tension with the scenes ...

i will definitely rewatch it again in future ... i am glad i tried it

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Ongoing 25/40
Gerry Parks
3 people found this review helpful
Jan 24, 2023
25 of 40 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 3.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
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over half way thru

At this point, I have to write this. If you are a person who likes repeated montages; sappy annoying snippets of a song, and the allowing people to run unchecked- this is for you.

I hate when the same montages are repeated again and again, and the overuse of them period. I don't need one every show. At this point, it's getting to be a bit of both, Why have one every time the FL or ML thinks about the other, whether it's to kiss them or in general do I need the repeat of a montage? But this, I can deal with by fast forwarding; there isn't and words.

What I'm hating is the same song verses played over and over. The English part along with the music is reminiscent of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" . The English is 'come away with me' or something like that, Trying not to think of it to hard- its gives me a headache and gritting my teeth. That one line is in English, the rest in Chinese. But when you read the verses, it's not that great of a song. It seems to be played at least 3 times every episode , I can't fast forward thru that, there's dialogue.

Up to now, I thought the leads had good chemistry and I was rooting for them. But I'm tiring of the 'let's keep our distance cause of the contract' and/or shyness. The FL has lived with a man before, plus she had a box of condoms in her nightstand- she knows about sex. The ML, sometime I'm not sure if he does.

And the male lead. I love the actor Xu Kai, but not so much as this character right now. During the first episode when his mom is yelling at him about blind dates- I wondered if he had Asperger's. After watching the last couple of shows (I'm at 25 now ), I think he does. I really thought when they introduced the 2ML and his fiancée, the leads would change partners later on. Especially when the lie comes out and gets complicated.

I'm growing tired of the continuing 'main drama' story about the embezzlement and money laundering, etc. It's gotten old and with the other plots going on, I lose track of that story line plot,

I read some of the reviews and they say the last 4, or so, shows suck. Right now these points, plus the standard jealous new girlfriend of former lover trope is really petty and the former lover is so disconnected from what she's doing right in front of him. When the FL does something wrong, he's on it in a hot second; current fiancée, he's oblivious. Annoying. Oh and so is the FL 2nd brother and cheating on his wife. She needs to kick him to the curb and move on. Her in-laws should use her as his replacement in the family.

I'm going to finish this, but I really don't have any hopes that it will get any better than this or have any highlights I can root for.
Honestly, I think it didn't need 40 episodes, or rework the story so you have one or two plots going and concluding as they progress through the relationship.

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tyrabt
1 people found this review helpful
May 26, 2023
40 of 40 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 10
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Everything about this drama is perfect


Before watching this, i read the reviews to prepare myself but somehow it actually exceeded my expectations after finishing it. Every role in this drama makes sense and made this drama even better (except yao yao being YH ex is kinda out of the blue).

Most people hate the last 4 episodes, but for me, the pace, the plot are good enough and I hardly skip any scene and play it at normal speed (which I rarely do for cdrama). They have been lovey dovey from the beginning until ep 36, so i think to have 5 minutes closure is more than enough because YH clearly showed how much he love QS throughout their breakup. I agree it’s quite petty for married couple, but since they started without dating and not knowing each other better, i think YH giving QS her alone time is a perfect move.

Many actors became emotionless +boring playing stoic kind of guy, but Xukai did a great job with this role. He clearly looks super in love even with simple expression and action. It made me punching the air everytime YH and QS together. Their chemistry does look good to me even with their big age gap.

Overall, SAHPH became one of my favourite cdrama and please give it a try if you enjoy watching a cute fluffy romance while the characters actually have real life job to do (QH solving cases half of the drama)

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Yderella
1 people found this review helpful
May 5, 2023
40 of 40 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 3.0

soft story but the last ep drive me crazy

Story: as you read the story summaries you will understand some side of story but not all of it. For me the stroy was kinda OKAY and i hadn't problem with it. What i like most in this drama that is the couple take care of each other really great and made me feel warmth and I sense love between them. But something bothering me whole time was the lies they should have say and it was not professional. Both ML and FL in this drama were intelligent in their career.
Casts: as you know well Yang mi and Xukai are really great casts and they know the emotions between characters well so I loved this side of drama. Also other casts did their best.
Music: bgms and musics was okay for me but i mostly like that song said: go away with me tonight.. :) it was pretty matched with scenes.
Rewatch Value: it was pretty hard for me to watched it again because of the lasts episode was pretty confusing for me on feeling side so i just watched it once and that first time was good but i can't watch it twice. The last episode annoyed me a lot :(
Hope you have a great day/night guys:)

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