Alysha Johnson

HT own Hanhai, which is a direct rival company to Xingcheng. It was create earlier, is bigger, and more developed. If you own something, you would not want another company to threaten its market share. If Xingcheng do well, it will eat up Hanhai's market share.

So if HT bought Hanhai, it's because he don't want Xingcheng to grow to threaten Hanhai. HT's move of buying Xingcheng can be best described as "nip it in the bud". This is something that Mr. Xiao did said out loud when HT was contemplating buying Xingcheng in the beginning. Because once he bought it/invest in it, it will be part of his pawn in his game of chess.

Secondly, it can also mean he can merge the two companies together. If JX knew this in advance, and isn't worry about being bought out or merge - this it's just another day in the business. But she does not know. And what if she never intended to be eat up? What if she has dream to grow this company as big as possible? Well she don't have that choice now.

If Xingcheng was initially invest by another company, and not HT, it's to their best interest to grow Xingcheng as big as possible to rival Hanhai. But if HT own both company, it's his best interest to control both. Since Hanhai is the bigger and more famous one, Xingcheng will play supporting role.

The anger/argument came from the fact that she was misled this whole time. She thought she was fighting against Hanhai and that he was helping her. But it's not. It's like the feeling you got played by someone. She and her company are his pawn in his game of chess and she have NO IDEA> She wouldn't have felt this way if HT was honest with her from the beginning. BUT it's not to his advantage to be honest with her. She could have refused his investment, and he would have lost his pawn. He could have crushed her business without investing in it, but he probably genuinely believe that her product can do good. That is understandable from HT perspective as a businessman.

But he wait TOO LONG to tell her. If they are just founder-investor, he has no obligation to tell her. She would feel betrayed anyway, but not in a romantic sense. However, since they are in romantic relationship, what he did is akin to betrayal. He could have told her once they started getting serious. And it should be from his own mouth - from his POV, his reasoning for doing what he did.

Another upsetting thing for JX is how HT let JX sell off her shares to Changke. Her move was stupid and unjustifiable BUT he expected it, and used it to his advantage. And JX belatedly find out. HT know that Changke is working with his cousin Han Yuan. So he let Changke buy Xingchen's share, so he can have evidence of Han Yuan colluding with the enemy. Again - JX became a pawn in HT's scheme. Although for this one - JX was wrong too so she can't complain. But HT was accurate in predicting her move, he use his knowledge of her against her. Hence why JX said he's too scary.

They are both wrong but I really do think this FIGHT is necessary for this relationship.

I love this pairing but to be frank, when I look at their relationship in realistic term, I cringed a bit.
The drama tried to make it cute by showing us he have a crush on her since college so we know his feelings are genuine and long time coming, BUT they essentially started off with a boss-subordinate relationship.

From JX - this relationship is very new. She didn't start on equal footing with him at all. Although she did a lot, it's obvious to everyone and herself that HT helped a lot, AND he's also been steering the ship all along. So the power dynamic is very skewed. The only helping grace is that assumption that there's love/affection to make them equal - at least in one aspect of their relationship. But him hiding Hanhai brought out this fact that JX been trying to avoid all this time.

HT is a screwed businessman, and just because they have a relationship, doesn't mean he'll be honest with her. As a founder-investor, JX have no right to question HT's other investment, even when she feel used and play. Hanhai is the bigger company, Xingchen was bought to nib the threat early, and eventually it will be merge with Hanhai anyway. She, her company is just a pawn in the chess game of the whales. And one of the whale she is sleeping with. To be frank - I would feel super disgusted if I was her, not just with HT, but with myself. And this is why I cringed at this relationship because when you mix business with pleasure, you are playing with fire. She can keep it strictly business too if she don't get her feelings involved, but she did and that's why it got ugly.

However, her actions is NOT justified at all. And when she was discovered, she realized that she played herself AGAIN into his plot. The business world is cutthroat, but getting play by someone she is in a relationship must be a big blow in every sense. Of course again Im not saying what she did with Changke is justified, it is not. But this conflict finaly address the elephant in the room.

HT can play circle around her. And he didn't bother to be honest about his business dealings because she is NOT his equal in this regards. But he doesn't mind using her as a pawn either. From JX POV, HT is a handsome, charming and successful man who can make any woman fall for him if he wants, and can have as much flavor of the month as he wants. And she probably felt like she's just the flavor of this month.

They both dealt with this very badly. HT should have been more forthcoming but he's not used to that because he's a loner in the business battle. JX can't understand him if he doesn't let her in and when he played circle around her, it's only natural that she question if this man even care about her at all.

They are lovey-dovey and there's genuine feelings but that's not enough. This conflict was long coming and would have play out eventually.

Xiao Yi Xiao is insidious. It's understandable when they were in their hook-up phase, but when they both decided it's going to get serious, he should have been upfront about his child and him not wanting to get marry. But no - he wait until she fall in love, then dump it on her. Why didn't he said it earlier? Because he know she wouldn't give him the time of the day. He wasted her time, but what worse is that she let her fall in love for real. THAT is not the definition of "treating somebody well".

The last 5 episodes are so convoluted that I emotionally checked out. I literally feel nothing for any of the characters anymore except maybe PWX - but is he even in there? Everyone except PWX is such a sh!tty person, and the "conflict" is so damn stupid. Like I just don't care anymore I just want it to be over.

Why does SGY said/know that Su family will rebel and be doomed? Did LR told her at any point?

I understand LR and SQR had some beef, but why does it mean that they’ll rebelled. What did I missed?

Ep 32 I’m confused can someone help explain.

I think it’s interest driven. Noble family would punish you if you betray them. Like Mr.Wang said he’s as good as dead if he give up any names. Whereas for humble family, there’s no punishment for betraying your own family.

I think XY look better with the updo in the previous season. Her half up/half down hairstyle doesn't look good on her.

Secondly - something that kinda a pet-peeve for me is the female attire. Everyone is so boring. At least for the 3ML you can tell they have distinct style. XY dress like any other females in the show AND sometime her dress is worst. Yes I understand that her character is supposedly don't dress well but visually it's a pet-peeve for me.
In this season, sometime I feel that even Jing's maid dress is better looking than some of XY outfit. They so simple and kind of blend in.

Badly made, acting is bad too.

i remember this series took over a year to film though.

People used to hate her in the beginning during Qingshui town and when XY just came back. She was being a HUGE brat.. but she's grown.

People used to hate her in the beginning during Qingshui town and when XY just came back. She was being a HUGE brat.. but she's grown.

Once Promised. They have a drama adaptation too.. and I don't recommend it

You may have your own definition and others have theirs. I am just pointing HOW some people sympathize with her even though YOU do not.
Secondly, I also just want to make it clear that sympathizing is not about thinking that FFYY is a victim. Some may think she's a victim in some aspect, and not others. But some can sympathize with FFYY while thinking she deserves her outcome. I just want to point it out because your statements sound like that sympathizing with her mean being okay with what she's done or thinking she's a victim. It's not.

You can empathize without agreeing. It's NOT about "infantilizing" women. No one said FFYY didn't deserve it. But people merely point out the different outcome for the two villains. Hou is just as guilty but he got off scott-free. The diabolical treatment is not missed.

People can empathize with her being betrayed, even if does not justify her action. Empathizing with someone's emotion does not mean you agree with everything they did. You just understand how someone feel in that position.

CX path is pretty tame because his parent generation already paid the blood price. They paid with their lives so CX can ascend the throne.

Yes you're right
Maybe Jing care now so he pluck the grey hair? or just dye it?
Anyway the grey is suppose to symbolize his heartache and now his heartache is gone that's why gone away with it.

If grey hair is stress induced, then yes it can be reversed.
It happened to me.

I think people are used to and love the idea of OTP. In a way I can understand why because it's fair.
If the ML is OTP with the FL, it's only fair that he is her OTP as well. Otherwise, it is hypocritical to have FL love multiple men just because she's the FL. I understand why some people are uncomfortable with that.
But life is often more complicated than that, and this story did not intend to make it easy for us when it come to OTP.

Yes in the book CX has other legitimate reasons as well.
The thing is all the Kings know this day will come.