Xiang Liu and Xiao Yao’s Story and Romance

 HeadInTheClouds:

In the novel XL wears predominantly white; even as FFB. (aside: XL in the drama is a lot more emotional and of the “mortal world” compared to the one in the novel).

Yes, that is the reason I am not so happy with the costume department of the drama. I think they overdid to make FFB distinguished from XL. 

However, 3 out of 5 encounters between XL and XY after 37 years, FFB wore white outfit. It seems that he delibrately wore white more often toward the ending of FFB. It is understandable that he wore white when he robbed her in the wedding ceremony. The previous event where XY encountered him in the casino after her engagement with FL, then he brought her to the Li rong donkey meat seller, he also wore white. After that he walked her back to Zhurong's masion and farewelled. She saw his figured like northern snow mountain

Xiang Liu stared at Xiao Yao and she avoided his piercing gaze and asked “Who was that old man selling donkey meat?”

“He used to be a subordinate of Qi Yo and one of the survivors in the final battle in Yi Province. Carrying all the memories of those who perished, it’s easier just to have died.” Xiang Liu smiled “Actually, to a General, the best ending is to die on the battlefield.”

It was a warm Summer night but Xiao Yao suddenly felt her entire body turn cold in an instant.

They arrived outside Little Zhu Rong’s residence and Xiao Yao and Xiang Liu both stopped at the same time. But one didn’t depart and the other didn’t go in. They just silently stood there.

In the past she felt they had so many opportunities to see each other, but it wasn’t clear when it began that Xiao Yao started to feel that she was seeing less and less of him. Until tonight, when this feeling became impossible to ignore.

After a few moments, Xiang Liu said “You go inside!”

Xiao Yao wanted to talk to him but she didn’t know what she wanted to say. She said “Now is not like before, you shouldn’t come to the Middle Plains so often anymore.”

Xiao Yao thought Xiang Liu would mock her, asking whether she was worried Zhuan Xu would kill him, or worried he would kill Zhuan Xu. But surprisingly Xiang Liu said nothing and continued to just look at her.

Xiao Yao quietly stood there waiting, but she didn’t know what she was waiting for.

Xiang Liu cold voice spoke “You go inside!”

Xiao Yao smiled and curtsied to him before turning to knock on the door. The door opened and Xiao Yao stepped inside while Xiang Liu continued to stand outside, white robe black hair, tall and proud, like the white snow on the black mountains in the North, even if it was covered with flowers it would still look imposing.

Xiao Yao couldn’t take another step and stood rooted in place staring at him as the door slowly closed and Xiang Liu disappeared from sight. (Chapter 29)

This marked the moment she realized FFB would step out of her life and caused immersed distraught that later she told other doctor to convince them to work on the medical book (in chapter 41). She starting working on editing the medical book because of losing FFB (and later XL as well). It took her so long (42 years) to settle down her sorrow and moved on the wedding with Jing (actually she had no reasonable excuse to delay the wedding anymore =)) ).

Unfortunately, yesterday, I watched a short BTS footage of Jing in which he sat in the Lirong donkey meat seller. XL and XY passed by the frame for a second. And drama XL was wearing violet outfit (violet, not the wine-red outfit like in Season 1) 

 Elise:

Honestly, same. I like XL more than I like TJC (shocking, I know lol)

In my opinion, LMLMV is very fluffy and not my cup of tea at all. That's all I'm going to say about it. What do you think of the drama?

Aside from LMLMV, I'm also watching Liu Yu Ning's A Journey to Love and it's very action packed. Right off the bat, it got my attention. The female lead is interesting and one of my favorite actors, Alen Fang, is in it too. 

It's ok to like a character more than the actor

I can confidently say I like TJC because of Xiangliu......and I was able to watch his other works because of my likeness for his character Xiangliu

Gradually I have grown to appreciate the actor himself cos my goodness!, I love his voice and he's so talented

It's particularly hard for me to get into LMLMV because it's so cheesy lol...so fluffy like lying on feathers of sugar ,hahaha

But I'm enjoying the novel , so fingers crossed I can watch the drama after I'm done with the novel

 Taspia:

What happened in the novel when FF Bei was coming into the  Xiao Yao boudoir???

How is this incident written in the novel????

you can read the novel here Lost You Forever light novel - Read Lost You Forever light novel online at lightnovelreader.org (readln.org) 

Chapter 17 Read Lost You Forever Chapter 17 (readln.org) when FFB came to XY's boudoir

@H29279

We posted at nearly the same time about Xiang Liu and the lotus flower. Thanks for all the extra details in yours.

 H19279:

Yes, that is the reason I am not so happy with the costume department of the drama. I think they overdid to make FFB distinguished from XL.

For what purpose do you think?

One gets the feeling that they wanted to sell FFB as more real to who Xiang Liu really is rather than the Resistance Army's Strategic Advisor version of him. It's in line with the emotional version of Xiang Liu in the drama.

Personally, FFB's love of freedom and exploring the world is very much Xiang Liu, but the flirtatious behaviour and the indolent way that he carried himself seem more like the persona that he put on to play FFB, good-for-nothing 2nd son.

 H19279:

However, 3 out of 5 encounters between XL and XY after 37 years, FFB wore white outfit. It seems that he delibrately wore white more often toward the ending of FFB

It's very much symbolic of Xiang Liu letting go of the "mortal world" inhabited by his FFB persona and Xiao Yao to fully embrace the path that he'd chosen.

 H19279:

This marked the moment she realized FFB would step out of her life and caused immersed distraught that later she told other doctor to convince them to work on the medical book (in chapter 41). She starting working on editing the medical book because of losing FFB (and later XL as well). It took her so long (42 years) to settle down her sorrow and moved on the wedding with Jing (actually she had no reasonable excuse to delay the wedding anymore =)) ).

Is it any wonder that she got drunk on her wedding night and didn't consummate the marriage? Nobody forced her to marry Jing, she chose that herself. Good luck to Xiao Yao.

@liddi

Thank you very much Liddi, sorry for always asking for your help.

btw, I feel like those three books are all about yaoliu.hihi ^^

@H19279 @windiaaa  @liddi

Thank you, guys, for all the info, I swear the more I read, the more I belive this book is all about XY and XL. And CX, but not as a love interest. Actually both XY and CX's love interest are hidden, XY married Jing and CX married lots of women, but no doubt in my mind that CX's only love is XY and XY's true love is XL. I really don't belive anymore that she loved Jing in that special way, I honestly think the bugs are a testimony în this regard. 

 windiaaa041293:

btw, I feel like those three books are all about yaoliu.hihi ^^

 blabla100:

Thank you, guys, for all the info, I swear the more I read, the more I belive this book is all about XY and XL.

Absolutely. I'll just copy and paste my comment from 1 week ago.

IMO, Xiang Liu and Xiao Yao's relationship is the true love story of Lost You Forever. Jing was just the guy that she ended up with because our author didn't have our heroine healed sufficiently from her childhood trauma to stand on her own (and because of romance convention). 

And Cang Xuan is there to provide the backdrop for the conflict that kept them apart ;-)

 Elise:

I'm 2 days late to this reply but welcome. Always nice to see new people here. Also, I wonder whatever happened to Fei Fei, the creator of this forum.

I’ve been wondering about this as well. I found that Fei Fei on another comment section and sent a message but never got any reply :(

I guess we took over this forum now :D