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I haven't read the novel so this is just my speculation - it is hard to be convicted for assault because it is difficult to prove. Doubly, from the flash ack it seems like it was an attempted assault but was interrupted so even if he was convicted it would probably be a very light sentence. (This is also assuming it happened only the 1 time. Its not clear yet.)

In my opinion acupuncture is a pseudoscience, at best there is a mild therapeutic effect due to placebo if the person believes it's working (after all, it does require you to lay down and be calm so that it can be applied in the first place) And the risks of injury or infection if not done properly scare me. I can suspend my disbelief enough to enjoy the drama though lol & I do find it interesting through a historical perspective.

The apple thing is basically aromatherapy. I am sure it helps for some people. Though even in the show they later say the insence satchet is better than the apple.

For things like the actual medicine, I am sure there is some benefits/effects in the same way that eating a healthy meal would naturally have benefits or like taking supplements.

if i had the resources to make edits, i would have definitely made a "if The Best Thing was a thriller" edit like that 😂

i do agree a lot of modern dramas make mundane things seem like life or death to make the stakes feel higher. for example i was recently watching Go Go Squid, and i feel like the whole issue between the ML there and his friends in the past was really weird for ML to hold such a passionate grudge over. but if a modern drama doesn't have a thriller element (lovely runner, strong woman do bong soon) they kind have to ham things up.

though personally, i don't feel they are going overboard here. he doesn't have a problem with her going, if he did then he wouldn't have continued pursuing her. i think the issue stems from herself and how her ex treated her regarding the issue, shooting down the idea early on in their relationship and then calling her selfish and a terrible partner when she brought it up again.
on top of that from her perspective her ex bf being away a lot and basically being a long distance relationship that failed, it feels decently realistic to me that she would be scared to try again and worried about being too selfish :/

tbh i had this feeling even in the earlier episodes like when he smiles at her leaving that breakfast food stall (i think the 1st time they met after their first appointment). i was torn between thinking "its cute he likes her so soon" and "if the music was scary music and dark lighting i wouldnt even question it right now" 🤣🤣

The ML in Blossom does not have any memories of the past life. He just has a few vague dreams of the FL (in a mask) & feels an inexplicable connection to her.

Yeah :/ I'll just sleep and hope they are fixed when I wake up lol

i watch on an "alternative" site and the subs also have an issue starting at around 19 minutes :/ so it must be the source subs from Youku that's the problem, so not just you

As of episode 3 I think at least so far I like Zhang Wang Yi's character here more than the ones in Are You The One and Rise Of Ning (those are the only other 2 dramas i have seen of him) - the characters feel a bit similar to each other but here he's more outwardly expressive (even if so far thats mostly been him putting on a front lol)

here's the relationship chart- all of her sisters are actually cousins from her uncle -- so her only actual sibling is her older brother. https://x.com/soonsetra/status/1895034351282499936?t=Gvjfh-fuM93WDNpcT99WyQ&s=19

I was really confused in ep 3 because at first i thought the women visiting (her elder sister Jiang Qian) was her merchant best friend from the previous episodes (the one who married her ex fiance, I can't find her on the cast list). I was hoping to compare their MDL photos to see if they actually look similar or if my brain is just playing tricks on me

Changing a rating only takes a handful of clicks.

watching ep 1 now - just have to say i am so easily influenced when the opening credits are either artsy like this (rise of ning, flourished peony are also like this for example or even a modern drama example The Best Thing) or uses mainly non-spoilerly cinematic shots (like blossom and new life begins).

my brain goes oh- the intro is artsy and intriguing so it must be good 😆

I don't really mind it either- though it does sometimes feel like a different drama during those scenes.

I really appreciate the way this drama frames it's episodes, it makes it really worthwile to watch while airing. I have noticed some cdramas cut their episodes almost randomly but the episodes here are done very intentionally.

UM WTF WAS THAT IN EPISODE 18 😬 at first i thought it was sang yan but the scary music?!
(please do NOT reply to me with novel spoilers)

This series will have only 28 episodes.

The original novels were different writers - it's the dramas themselves that have the same screenwriter

If you didn't even watch the full scene then why comment about it???? She WAS shy and embarrassed about it, but the ML (as any man in the medical field should) just tells her she doesn't need to be embarrassed because having a healthy cycle is important.

If you want to express your thoughts, why not do it until you actually watch the scene.

And it's not "romanticizing" periods, it's just normalizing talking about them like normal adults.

I really hope the misunderstanding gets resolved by the end of the episode. Obviously if there's no conflicts at all it would be quite boring but this type of comedic misunderstanding is one of my least favorite - where we know but the character doesn't. It's just painful to watch a person make decisions on faulty information 😭 mega 2nd hand embrassment