equanimity
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Lin Bei Xing, I like you, regardless of how the world may change, I like you always.
Well, to be honest, I do not usually pick Chinese modern dramas because I find the stories very average and endings anti-climax and especially avoid school settings because they are the usual stuff like exams, tests, results, puppy love, etc., but I decided to watch this after reading the good reviews and was pleasantly surprised and touched by the story...
STORY: Lin Beixing, the female lead, by accident, time travelled to her high school days by using her 2010 handphone and deleting messages in that phone, so each time she deleted a message, she was brought back to the school and each time she went back, she tried to save the life of Zhang Wansen, the male lead, and eventually learned about Zhang Wansen's heartfelt secret. When he was young, Zhang Wansen was a weak boy easily bullied, but a chance meeting in the zoo with Lin Beixing who rescued him from bullies and encouraged him to pursue his dream to become a borderless veterinarian, his heart warmed up to Lin Beixing and his liking for her became rooted in his heart. Throughout his school life from elementary school, he tried to get close to Lin Beixing and when they grew older, he was always trying to let her know that he was the 'girl' (he was dressed as a girl then) they met in the zoo, always trying to muster courage to make her notice him and tried ways to impress her, like practising hard at playing basketball when he knew that she liked boys who played basketball, etc.
Alas, it was this playing basketball and a subsequent fire accident that eventually led to a misunderstanding and caused them to miss 8 years until they were in the same class in high school but at that time Lin Beixing had eyes for only Zhan Yu, thinking that the latter was the one who saved her in the fire. Zhang Wansen, though feeling sad, never gave up liking Lin Beixing and was always behind her, helping her to solve her troubles, never seeking for repayment. He prepared notes for her exams and even gave up going abroad (and therefore gave up being a borderless veterinarian), instead using the money to help pay for her brother's debts, but also because of this help, eventually causing him his life and never being able to send the message from his handphone, the message he wanted to send to Beixing, "I like you.".
Eventually, Lin Beixing learned of his existence, his liking for her for such a long time and they did manage to have a brief 'relationship' in one of her time travels and most importantly, she also finally realised that if any one of them said the words, "I like you", to each other, the time zone she was in would end immediately, she would thus lose Zhang Wansen and be separated from him, so in the very last time travel, she decided that she would make Zhang Wansen dislike her, but by doing this, even if it made Zhang Wansen sad and at a loss, he still did not stop his concern and care for her, quietly collecting evidence of the bad guy's deeds to protect her and when he happened to read Lin Beixing's diary and understood the truth behind Lin Beixing's cold attitude towards him, he kept quiet about it, did not confront her whatsoever, instead went along with her 'intentions' and pretended to distance himself from her and dislike her.
ACTING/CAST: The male and female leads had very good chemistry, I didn't see any unnaturalness in them at all. Although I did feel that they look older than their ages in the drama, their acting overcame all. The other side characters also performed well. No one in particular, acted badly, in my opinion.
MUSIC: The music was good enough, did bring in the emotions.
ENDING: Lin Beixing continued working in the zoo, passed the interview for the international animal protection organisation and eventually was on the way to become a borderless veterinarian. This is literally carrying the dream of Zhang Wansen and living for him. I shall not say in detail here, but I really hope that the one standing behind holding the umbrella for her, was Zhang Wansen, in the very last scene.
AFTERTHOUGHTS: What really touched me in this drama, was the quiet sacrifices Zhang Wansen made for Lin Beixing. All he ever wanted was for Lin Beixing to be happy and safe. Protecting Lin Beixing was his life mission and regardless of any time zone that Lin Beixing time-travelled into, his liking for her was always there and he was always ahead of her in thinking for her, protecting her. Even when he thought she killed a man, he didn't even check or confirm the details carefully, but instead went ahead of her to surrender to the police first, just to protect her. All these done without any expectations, without ever expecting Lin Beixing to know his liking for her or what he did or to like him back or repay him. I was touched by such a person. Love, even if not known, will always be enduring and I guess the reason for Lin Beixing to be able to time-travel was that God did not want Zhang Wansen to be forgotten by her. Every time Lin Beixing turned back, Zhang Wansen was there. No wonder the old man at the beach said to Lin Beixing, "your world is not in the present, nor in the future, it's in your past, it's in that every moment you turned back."
What also touched me, was when Lin Beixing tearfully realised later that each time she managed to time-travel back, she always landed in those moments Zhang Wansen had regrets for, like not being able to watch fireworks with her, take graduation photo with her, do the rabbit dance with her, take the university entrance exams together with her, walk out of the exam hall together with her, cycle together, watch a live band concert together, watch the first snow together with her, etc.
Such a boy like Zhang Wansen, I guess any girl would hope to meet. At least to me, he will always be worth remembering and well-deserving of the love from the girl he likes.
P.S. A movie of this drama is coming up in 2023, I will definitely watch it and I hope I can see everlasting happiness with Zhang Wansen and Lin Beixing living together, spending time together in the same time zone always. And most importantly, be able to say "I like you" to each other without any fears of losing each other or be separated from each other.
STORY: Lin Beixing, the female lead, by accident, time travelled to her high school days by using her 2010 handphone and deleting messages in that phone, so each time she deleted a message, she was brought back to the school and each time she went back, she tried to save the life of Zhang Wansen, the male lead, and eventually learned about Zhang Wansen's heartfelt secret. When he was young, Zhang Wansen was a weak boy easily bullied, but a chance meeting in the zoo with Lin Beixing who rescued him from bullies and encouraged him to pursue his dream to become a borderless veterinarian, his heart warmed up to Lin Beixing and his liking for her became rooted in his heart. Throughout his school life from elementary school, he tried to get close to Lin Beixing and when they grew older, he was always trying to let her know that he was the 'girl' (he was dressed as a girl then) they met in the zoo, always trying to muster courage to make her notice him and tried ways to impress her, like practising hard at playing basketball when he knew that she liked boys who played basketball, etc.
Alas, it was this playing basketball and a subsequent fire accident that eventually led to a misunderstanding and caused them to miss 8 years until they were in the same class in high school but at that time Lin Beixing had eyes for only Zhan Yu, thinking that the latter was the one who saved her in the fire. Zhang Wansen, though feeling sad, never gave up liking Lin Beixing and was always behind her, helping her to solve her troubles, never seeking for repayment. He prepared notes for her exams and even gave up going abroad (and therefore gave up being a borderless veterinarian), instead using the money to help pay for her brother's debts, but also because of this help, eventually causing him his life and never being able to send the message from his handphone, the message he wanted to send to Beixing, "I like you.".
Eventually, Lin Beixing learned of his existence, his liking for her for such a long time and they did manage to have a brief 'relationship' in one of her time travels and most importantly, she also finally realised that if any one of them said the words, "I like you", to each other, the time zone she was in would end immediately, she would thus lose Zhang Wansen and be separated from him, so in the very last time travel, she decided that she would make Zhang Wansen dislike her, but by doing this, even if it made Zhang Wansen sad and at a loss, he still did not stop his concern and care for her, quietly collecting evidence of the bad guy's deeds to protect her and when he happened to read Lin Beixing's diary and understood the truth behind Lin Beixing's cold attitude towards him, he kept quiet about it, did not confront her whatsoever, instead went along with her 'intentions' and pretended to distance himself from her and dislike her.
ACTING/CAST: The male and female leads had very good chemistry, I didn't see any unnaturalness in them at all. Although I did feel that they look older than their ages in the drama, their acting overcame all. The other side characters also performed well. No one in particular, acted badly, in my opinion.
MUSIC: The music was good enough, did bring in the emotions.
ENDING: Lin Beixing continued working in the zoo, passed the interview for the international animal protection organisation and eventually was on the way to become a borderless veterinarian. This is literally carrying the dream of Zhang Wansen and living for him. I shall not say in detail here, but I really hope that the one standing behind holding the umbrella for her, was Zhang Wansen, in the very last scene.
AFTERTHOUGHTS: What really touched me in this drama, was the quiet sacrifices Zhang Wansen made for Lin Beixing. All he ever wanted was for Lin Beixing to be happy and safe. Protecting Lin Beixing was his life mission and regardless of any time zone that Lin Beixing time-travelled into, his liking for her was always there and he was always ahead of her in thinking for her, protecting her. Even when he thought she killed a man, he didn't even check or confirm the details carefully, but instead went ahead of her to surrender to the police first, just to protect her. All these done without any expectations, without ever expecting Lin Beixing to know his liking for her or what he did or to like him back or repay him. I was touched by such a person. Love, even if not known, will always be enduring and I guess the reason for Lin Beixing to be able to time-travel was that God did not want Zhang Wansen to be forgotten by her. Every time Lin Beixing turned back, Zhang Wansen was there. No wonder the old man at the beach said to Lin Beixing, "your world is not in the present, nor in the future, it's in your past, it's in that every moment you turned back."
What also touched me, was when Lin Beixing tearfully realised later that each time she managed to time-travel back, she always landed in those moments Zhang Wansen had regrets for, like not being able to watch fireworks with her, take graduation photo with her, do the rabbit dance with her, take the university entrance exams together with her, walk out of the exam hall together with her, cycle together, watch a live band concert together, watch the first snow together with her, etc.
Such a boy like Zhang Wansen, I guess any girl would hope to meet. At least to me, he will always be worth remembering and well-deserving of the love from the girl he likes.
P.S. A movie of this drama is coming up in 2023, I will definitely watch it and I hope I can see everlasting happiness with Zhang Wansen and Lin Beixing living together, spending time together in the same time zone always. And most importantly, be able to say "I like you" to each other without any fears of losing each other or be separated from each other.
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