Cang Xuan and Xiao Yao, LYF Season 2

 Sssnoopyyy:

I think it comes out Aug 8th! Can’t wait to see and hear his beautiful voice again. I am still not over the messy S2 and my YaoXuan ship so hoping this new series will help me get over the hump

LOL, and me too. I enjoyed ZWY's acting so much in LYF, it was stellar, so I'm curious how he is in this next drama. He did obsessive and brooding so very well in LYF....

 CX/XY will always be my ship 🥰  I can put up with her with JIng, XY is happy (for now), but in my mind, I have an alternate ending where CX's confession makes her consider him in a new light....and our ship sails happily ever after when he chooses differently this time. I know, not going to happen! 

 Sssnoopyyy:

Ofc I know we were all  (or should say not) prepared for the climax to be an illusion per the script. That was already one thing that really bugged me, but to have the confession scene play out like that too? Him choosing the throne over XY? I don’t know why they had to include those lines, to prove CX cares about that most? Even though it was already emphasized he was not a power hungry person and the reason he chose it was to protect all he had left? I mean yes, he technically chose the throne over XY, but he didn’t really have much of a choice as a kid . It was the only way he and XY could be safe, it was his destiny. I feel like that just diminished the impact of him giving her the flower and contradicted everything that was shown from S1 til now. Am I the only one unhappy about this???

I'm unhappy too about this. I wasn't prepared for it to be an illusion. At first I was ok with it, curious how it would change the ending. But then those lines - choosing power over XY - and then the flower - which she then wore in her hair after!! - I agree with all you say. His character wasn't power hungry too. I just saw those lines today (finished the drama) so am still ranting in my head. My CX is always obsessive about her! At least he is back to looking for her at the very last scene, even though he looked more lost than anything. Sob. He is lost without her.

 Katelyn Arshi:

Yessss, the "what could have been" is just killing us. It' really hard to get over that endless yearning like CX for XY.

Yes!  Watching the FMV again (which is amazing and makes my CX/XY heart so happy!) , I suddenly thought, how lonely CX must be for the rest of his life now. In a way, I wonder if the writers wanted to redeem CX by having him give up XY similarly to what XL did for XY? He just had to give her away in marriage, but that last look at him in QST, he is bereft. He doesn't know where she is in the world.

 Blackrabbit63:

Is there any LYF fan fic? I don't usually look at it, mostly I just rewrite things in my head and imagine it differently. I really like the FMV Katelyn found for us. 

I don't think there's a lot of Cang Xuan fan fic ... except the racy stuff.   I don't know about the Chinese fan fic sites.  Here's the links for AO3 tag Lost You Forever.

English.

https://archiveofourown.org/works?work_search%5Bsort_column%5D=revised_at&work_search%5Bother_tag_names%5D=&work_search%5Bexcluded_tag_names%5D=&work_search%5Bcrossover%5D=&work_search%5Bcomplete%5D=&work_search%5Bwords_from%5D=&work_search%5Bwords_to%5D=&work_search%5Bdate_from%5D=&work_search%5Bdate_to%5D=&work_search%5Bquery%5D=&work_search%5Blanguage_id%5D=en&commit=Sort+and+Filter&tag_id=%E9%95%BF%E7%9B%B8%E6%80%9D+%7C+Lost+You+Forever+%28TV%29

Chinese

https://archiveofourown.org/tags/%E9%95%BF%E7%9B%B8%E6%80%9D%20%7C%20Lost%20You%20Forever%20(TV)/works

 Blackrabbit63:

Absolutely!  I am hoping they are offered something together soon. I will miss them together here.  A one of a kind "brother and sister" magical pairing. Even now, XY is wandering around with the flower (poinciana?) in her hair, from him ? ?

Yeah, I think in the novel he said she had to wear it in order to marry Tushan Jing (someone can correct me if I'm wrong). In the drama, there is not such obligation, so it's more of a sweet gesture for her to continue wearing it.

ZWY certainly suited the role of CX. Even with the changes, it was great to see different sides of CX.

 Sssnoopyyy:

Looool he is the master of brooding. 100% more attractive. I think his new drama will be more light hearted but the Rise of Ning (which will probably be released after) seems broody - he falls for his “sister” there too apparently haha

I managed to get the poster fo ZWY that Katelyn posted earlier, he in his warrior outfit, as my cell phone home page. Now I can have brooding CX every time I open my phone! While he is battle weary, it's such a good shot of his face. He definitely photographs well in black and white. lol 

I'm looking forward to Rise of Ning very much too - I saw that about his 'sister' also. 

Thanks for answering the novel question too about the flower, too. Very interesting, the changes by the drama to keep her as his sister and he the 'good' brother in the end- yes,  definitely can see this for the drama, for the censors.  I think I will prefer the novel  for this part of the story at least, because he doesn't do this little about-face at the end, like he does in the drama. *Sob* he looks so lost at the end of the drama, standing there looking for a sign of her.....

The last few episodes of LYF were so tear-laden for me, I have to wait a few days before I can re-watch the drama in whole. Ep 19 to 21 - just Niagara Falls for me here. And then XL's final part - *SOB* I have not recovered yet. I'm starting  the novel shortly to go further into the LYF world 💓and see what the drama left out/changed. I'll probably cry reading it, too, lol. Then I can do a re-watch after! 

 Sunbath12:

ZWY certainly suited the role of CX. Even with the changes, it was great to see different sides of CX.

 Katelyn Arshi:

ZWY is very impressive as CX.  His interpretation is very detailed with the character's inner turmoil of pain and restrain of being lovesick. A man with great power yet so powerless in love. His love and madness are so moving and interesting. 

I agree with both of you. We got to see so much of ZWY's acting skills in this performance. He really went deep in some of the different portrayals he did - the drugs descent, the obsession with XY, the desire to protect her even from Jing - and honestly, Jing did hurt her! I understand CX! lol I really appreciated all he gave to his role. CX was entirely believable as a love-torn brother who became Emperor. I agree, his love and madness are moving and interesting to watch. I'm so glad the drama kept much of this intact and it passed the censors.