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I know I was being sarcastic, I’m both a top and a bottom myself and I love being both. Being a top doesn’t make you more masculine and being a bottom doesn’t make you weaker.
I put quotation marks there to show the sarcasm.

A Mother’s Love, A Son’s Pain

Everyone will hate the mother, but there are always two sides to every story.

In a place where same sex relationships are still not accepted, remember China is a lot harder than Western countries and in a culture where family reputation means everything, her choices come from fear, from survival, from love twisted by pressure she has carried for too long.

She lost her husband. She raised her sons alone through years of struggle. Every penny she saved was for them to build a future, even as she denied herself medicine while sickness slowly took her body. A mother who gives everything does not always know how to let go when her children grow in a direction she never imagined.

But what she did wrong was wanting both her sons to be “normal” . And blaming Yi Chen for “corrupting” his younger brother. Love like that cannot be taught or stolen. Sexuality is not something that can be changed or influenced, no matter who people want to blame.

I have seven older siblings who are straight, a younger brother who is also straight, and I am gay. No one influenced me. Just as I did not influence my younger brother. It simply is what it is.

She loves her sons deeply, but love without understanding can still hurt. Forcing marriage, rejecting who they are, speaking from pain instead of acceptance, it breaks what she is trying so desperately to protect.

And still, I feel sorrow for her too. A mother trying to hold onto a world that is slipping away from her, afraid of losing her family in every possible way.

Yi Chen is caught in something unbearable. On one side, a dying mother begging. On the other, the person he loves most. You can find another lover in time, but you cannot replace a mother.
It is not a simple choice. It is grief on both sides. Sacrifice on both sides. And no matter what he chooses, someone will be broken.

Wow, I was not expecting that NC scene at the end of Episode 5 😳🔥 It was so erotic and passionate, especially for a historical drama from China 🇨🇳✨ Seeing the prince as the bottom completely changed the dynamic 😏 “You should be the top. You will be the ruler of the kingdom.”

Same, it’s so rare that I love both couples in a BL. At first I thought the student was under 18, so I was like “okay this is wrong,” but then it was revealed he’s 19, so the teacher storyline felt okay after that. The checking up with the dentist scene was so hot too 😭 Next time I’m at the dentist I’m definitely going to think about that scene.

Yet another great double episodes. Episode 4 and 5 absolutely shattered me.

XuYuan spent his whole life believing he was born cursed. No friends, no warmth, no place that ever felt like home. The entire town looked at him like he carried bad luck in his bones. Then Zhan Wang walked into his life like sunlight through a shattered window.

He stayed.

He never laughed at XuYuan’s silence. He filled the empty spaces with patience, with kindness, with hands that rebuilt broken things. He fixed his house like he was trying to fix every year XuYuan spent alone. He dragged him into sports just to see him smile once. Bought him things not because XuYuan asked, but because nobody had ever thought he deserved anything before.

And the cruelest part is that XuYuan probably never understood just how deeply he was loved.
Because people do not fight this hard for someone they do not love. They do not become light for another person over and over again while the world keeps turning dark. Zhan Wang saw a boy abandoned by everyone else and decided he would spend every day proving he was worth staying for.

No matter how unbearable XuYuan’s life became, Zhan Wang kept showing up like sunrise after endless rain.

Yes, ep 4 and 5. If you scroll up and click on episode tab, it will tell you as well

For everyone’s information, you don’t need to watch Season 1 and 2 before watching Season 3. All three seasons have different plots, different actors, and are not related at all.

Having said that, I think Season 3 is the best, followed by Season 1, then Season 2.

The first 2 episodes are free on Viki’s official platform, so even if you do not want to pay for a membership for the later episodes, please at least watch the first 2 on Viki to support them because every view counts. If we want more good quality BL dramas with longer run times, please support them by watching on Viki instead of illegal websites.

https://www.viki.com/tv/41421c-love-class-3#episodes

Why are you promoting illegal websites? The actors work so hard, and they deserve to be watched legally. The first episode is free on Viki, and for future episodes, if you do not want to pay for Viki or cannot afford it, then that is your personal choice. But do not come on here promoting illegal websites. If you want good quality shows in the future, support them the legal way.

The beach kissing scene was so romantic and beautifully shot. Peak and Pearl once again nailed it. Hopefully they get another series together again.

thank you, do you have the link to the novel please?

So in the novel, Qin Lang was sexual involved with the older brother Yi Chen and then later with the younger brother too? That's like doing it with your brother in law? That feels really messed up.

Yi Chen didn’t really date Qin Lang. They were more like close friends pretending to date, and they didn’t even kiss.

But I do agree that Lu Feng has shown his love very strongly. He literally confessed his love for Yi Chen even in front of his dying father on death row. He was also willing to sacrifice his career and fortune just to be with the person he loves.

I haven’t read the novel, so I don’t know what will happen next, but I have a feeling Yi Chen’s mother might force him to marry a woman or threaten to hurt herself if he refuses. That’s such a common trope in these kinds of stories. Yi Chen already lost his father, so I can see him feeling trapped because he wouldn’t want to lose his mother too.

Surely I’m not the only one thinking this. The trailer looked so happy with the two couples going to the sauna and holding hands in public on the street. I seriously thought those scenes would happen in Episode 12 as the happy ending. But no, it all happened in Episode 6 😭 I was so shocked and surprised.
The next 6 episodes are going to be wild, toxic, brutal, and probably no more lovely dovey moments. And honestly… I am so here for it

I get where you’re coming from, but in Episode 5 Yi Chen literally said: “I do not want expensive cars. I do not want a luxury house. I only want more time with you. Even if you are broke and have nothing, I will support you.”

So I don’t think it’s fair to say only Lu Feng is sacrificing. Lu Feng can give up money because he’s rich, but Yi Chen sacrificed in his own way too. For the past 4 years he never moved on, never dated anyone else, stayed sad, and even kept the ring until now. Time and loyalty are sacrifices too, and sometimes they’re worth more than money.

Also, the reason he doesn’t want to go public is because of his family situation. His parents are homophobic, his father passed away, and now his mother is alone and constantly
pushing him to get a girlfriend and have kids. He doesn’t want to hurt her. China is still very conservative about LGBTQ relationships, and coming out publicly is not easy.

I’m from Australia where same-sex rights exist, and even here some people are still scared to come out publicly. So Yi Chen being afraid doesn’t mean he loves Lu Feng any less.

I don’t think he’s cringe at all. To me, he comes across as cute and innocent, and I actually think he’s a really good actor. His emotional scenes felt natural to me, so I don’t see anything wrong with his acting at all.

I agreed, sometimes you don’t realise how much a person means to you until they’re gone. He’s so childish. He knows his brother is with his lover, yet he’s always trying to third-wheel them. Honestly, you’re right, Qin Lang need to dump him so he can taste his own medicine.

I never disliked the younger brother before. I always thought he truly loved his older brother and wanted to protect him, even if he went about it the wrong way.
But after episode 6, I really don’t like him anymore. First, he hid that text message from his older brother for years because he thought their relationship was “not normal,” yet he is gay himself, which makes him seem hypocritical.
Second, he completely misunderstood his boyfriend over another woman when the boyfriend did nothing wrong. He only greeted her politely and was forced by his mother to go on that date anyway. Instead of talking things through properly, he immediately brought up breaking up.
And honestly, if my boyfriend cooked all those homemade dishes for me with so much love and effort, I would be grateful. But instead, he complains that the food tastes bad and wants to break up over it. The younger brother’s character has become so annoying now that I can’t defend him anymore.

I get that some people prefer lighter genres, and that’s completely fine. But my point was never just about the sadness or the terminal illness. I’m talking about the acting, plot, storytelling, and emotional depth. Even without the brain cancer storyline, Lost to You would still be a genuinely strong BL because the characters feel real and the writing is actually meaningful.

A lot of Chinese BLs like this are underrated compared to some popular Thai BLs that get hype despite weak plots or mediocre acting. Not every series needs to be fluffy to be good. Some stories leave a lasting impact because they’re written with depth and emotion, and that’s exactly why I think Lost to You deserves more recognition.

Also please watch Double Helix