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Story of Zhang Linghe's sexy and strong jaw
I am such a sucker for Bai Lu. And such a sucker for Zhang Linghe. Because of that, I was expecting great chemistry between the two of them. However - although their kisses were hot up until she started to fight him (I mean, the angles on his strong jaw are to die for) - their chemistry was not that great.
A lot of the time it felt like XW was a father scolding a daughter, only then to become obsessed with her. Mind you: I understand the obsession, given his background and his mental disease. But we keep seeing him on the edge, at war with himself and his self-doubt, and no follow-up from the FL. She just keeps following him around, throws herself into danger because she wants to help multiple people - but she never really does it because she wants to help HIM. She goes to the capital because of Feiying, not because she is worried he will die. Or at least that's what it felt like.
I feel that if there was more focus on how the FL would help the ML with his mental health, it would make more sense for the way their feelings developed. Instead, she is just constantly scared (with reason), and then it almost seems like she just goes, "well, this is my life now so I'm just going to see if I can love him back."
I'm still giving it an 8.5 because not everything is about romance. Zhang Linghe's character was extremely interesting and always unpredictable. It was also sweet to watch how everyone stayed friends in the end.
A lot of the time it felt like XW was a father scolding a daughter, only then to become obsessed with her. Mind you: I understand the obsession, given his background and his mental disease. But we keep seeing him on the edge, at war with himself and his self-doubt, and no follow-up from the FL. She just keeps following him around, throws herself into danger because she wants to help multiple people - but she never really does it because she wants to help HIM. She goes to the capital because of Feiying, not because she is worried he will die. Or at least that's what it felt like.
I feel that if there was more focus on how the FL would help the ML with his mental health, it would make more sense for the way their feelings developed. Instead, she is just constantly scared (with reason), and then it almost seems like she just goes, "well, this is my life now so I'm just going to see if I can love him back."
I'm still giving it an 8.5 because not everything is about romance. Zhang Linghe's character was extremely interesting and always unpredictable. It was also sweet to watch how everyone stayed friends in the end.
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