Kelekat

She accepts him just as he is. Why can't he see that he's not doing the same for her. She's wealthy. That's a part of who she is. Why can't he see that he's not accepting that part of her by forcing her to live to within HIS means and give up the things she loves in the process?

His not being wealthy is okay with her. Her being wealthy is NOT okay with him. She's accepting all of him. He's NOT accepting all of her. He's forcing her to deny herself and that's unhealthy.

On ep. 29 I am SO GLAD the FL's best friend FINALLY told her boyfriend off for making her have to give up everything she has and loves just to appease him so he can maintain his own self-worth. She has to keep giving up everything just for him to maintain his fucking PRIDE?

Earning his own way and not living off her doesn't mean she should have to give up everything she has. If she wants to go somewhere and she wants to pay for it what's so wrong about accepting it? Why should he feel ashamed to accept what she can give? When he does the things he can afford to do for her it's not like she doesn't appreciate them either. If she turned her nose up at him then I'd get it but she loves the simplest things with him. Sunset walks and spending time together. Him making her happy doesn't require him spending money on her. He just can't let go of his damn father looking down on him for wanting to be with someone who has more than they do. That whole family's mentality is extremely messed up. It's all about their damn PRIDE.

It reminds me of the husband in Crazy Rich Asians. The one who cheated on the ML's sister in that movie. She had to hide all the things she bought for herself just so he wouldn't feel less like a man. His solution was to gas light her and treat her like she was the reason their relationship fell apart when the truth was he wasn't MAN enough to accept that she had more than him and was, overall, better than him in every way.

A woman should never have to give everything up to be with a man. Never. Actually, a PERSON should never have to give everything up to be with another PERSON - male or female. If they're doing it because their family is cutting them off or something that's fine but if they're doing it to make the other person feel better about themselves then they need to start running as far away from them as possible. That will never end well. That's what leads to cheating, abusive relationships, resentment, etc.

Whew! I'm on ep 25 now and I think we're going to make it past this hurdle without the drama taking a dark turn!

I'm on ep 24 now and I'm getting nervous. I seriously hope the show doesn't take a last minute dark turn with the business dealings. Like the srb (spoiled rich bitch) getting away with some bullshit that either prevents the ML from getting his promotion and/or gets the FL fired or both, or that other team's manager working with her (the srb) to steal the ML's business plan and get the promotion instead. That would ruin the overall good vibes of the show thus far. I'm seriously hoping with all my might that they don't go there.

This drama has turned out to be surprisingly good and wholesome and lovely thus far, with just a touch of spicy - just what I needed - so I don't want to be disappointed now.

I saw someone else on here say they never break up. I'm only on ep 24 now so I can't confirm yet though.

Once the leads become stable in their relationship, I must admit, they are adorable.

Plus those two senior account managers have become absolutely hilarious!

Lord now the ML's failure to set boundaries with his junior is pissing me off. This show!

Spoke too soon. ON HIS BIRTHDAY she overreacts and gets sensitive and bails on him. All over a misunderstanding. It's his damn birthday! Why is it so damn hard for her to just talk to him about it? If she thinks he's kept a token of his feelings for his first love and she doesn't like it, as his girlfriend tell him that?! Her first instinct is always to RUN!

I'll give her credit in that she's improved enough to not stay gone for the rest of the night AND she did attempt to muster up the courage to talk to him about what was bothering her but she asked so indirectly that he missed the point entirely. Instead of talking things through with him properly - like a mature adult in a damn mature relationship, especially one that's headed towards MARRIAGE - she goes and builds all this shit up in her head. She's ALWAYS not giving him the benefit of the doubt!!! UGH! She makes me angry.

Seriously. What about the way he treats her - CONSTANTLY - leaves her to always doubt him?

Once they get through those first hurdles the romance between the leads does become rather pleasant and soothing. The other stuff wasn't stressful to watch, it just took away from the smoothness of the ride. But now, by the end of ep 9, things seem to have balanced out so it's truly enjoyable. Unfortunately, there are 33 episodes on Viki (I believe one might be a special episode) so there's a lot that can go wrong with the drama. I'm hoping it continues to be a smooth ride though.

I sincerely dislike how no one corrects that one manager for his petulant, insolent behavior and constant attitude towards the ML as his superior, but continues to allow him to portray the ML as the bad guy in the scenario. Be fair. Call out his unprofessionalism too, even if you dislike the ML's management style. I get that the FL doesn't want to correct him herself since he's her senior but what about the other female manager. It's clear she just doesn't care either way though. Plus the FL could find ways to point out the manager's biases without seeming like she's choosing sides. The story is written so one-sidedly against the ML that it gets frustrating to watch at times.

Oh! Another thing that pissed me off! She saw how the men in the office were trying to bully him when he took the position but she never tried to show him her support even when they were outside of the office. Yet when he put his foot down, justifiably so, with them, she had the gall to be upset on their behalf. Her loyalty clearly wasn't with him through all of it.

She takes their commitment way too lightly. It's a turnoff for me.

Also, I'm sorry but the one-sided, female-only viewpoint the best friend gives of why the FL is the one who feels insecure and why the ML is the idiot who handled things badly is also a no-no for me. I'm a woman but I like seeing equality portrayed in relationships. The fact is that, instead of talking to him and telling him how his actions made her feel, the FL's reaction is to give him the cold shoulder and run back to her parents. How is a marriage supposed to work with that kind of mindset? At least the ML is doing the work of trying to understand and bridge the gap between them. What has she done to bridge the gap and repair the issue? What effort has she made?

He's also the boss. Her taking how he chooses to handle his subordinates personally shows both a lack of professionalism and a lack of maturity on her part. Based on the best-friend's assessment of why the FL is so upset, she's showing she CAN'T separate work from her private life. Her expecting him to consider her feelings when he does his work is ridiculous.

Her wanting him to take the time to explain his decision to her outside of work I can understand - she's trying to get to know him still - but she went into it already mad at him, didn't give him the benefit of the doubt at all (she NEVER does) and then doesn't get why her accusations would make him throw up walls?? Yet HE is the one in the wrong here? She's constantly trying to back out of the relationship.

I don't like when shows do this shit. It's very one-sided.

Don't get me wrong. I've been enjoying the show otherwise for the most part but these aspects of it aren't working for me the way I'm sure the writers hoped it would. I get that many people will see nothing wrong with the viewpoint the show is going with. I just disagree...for now. Maybe (hopefully) they'll explain it better and I'll feel more satisfied again.

I'm on ep 6 and I've found that the minute there's the conflict between them the FL is quick to bail, immediately running back to her parent's home each time. As an adult who understands the work marriage takes, it's pretty frustrating to watch. I can see why the ML has no confidence in confessing his feelings to her either. She gives him no sense of security in the relationship. From his perspective, for her their relationship is one of convenience, one that she'll quickly do away with if it doesn't suit her needs any longer - as she's shown by her actions twice now. Each time it's external, work-related matters that she's allowed to affect their relationship too. She doesn't take the time to understand him before running out on him either. How could he possibly feel secure?

LMAOOOOO!!!

Ugh and then he proceeds to hit on her AGAIN! THIS is the man y'all want the FL to be with??? A man who has no problem going behind his friend's back to try to get his girl to break up with him? You guys actually think this man cares about her? HIS PROPOSITION IS THAT HE'LL FALL IN LOVE WITH HER IF SHE FALLS FOR HIM! Seriously?! They literally just finished taking about how that kind of love isn't real but that's what he keeps offering her. Then he played it off as a joke only to come right back to it in the end?

I'm so pissed off I'm done watching this show. He is sickening and she is STUPID and GULLIBLE.

I'm on ep 5 and Shion disgusts me. He's sneaky and SUPER manipulative. He doesn't care about the FL at all. All he cares about is breaking them up. He's befriending her to get to close to her to see what will work to get her to leave the ML. First he gets her alone, then he pretends to want to be with her, when he realizes that isn't going to work he dupes her into telling him the truth about their contract relationship (she's the f*ing idiot that fell for his trick - I'm so pissed about that) then he immediately uses that information to try to convince her she's setting herself up for a life of unhappiness. He's not doing any of this because he cares for her. He's met her TWICE. Yet he's spending this entire third meeting buddying up to her AND trying to split them up with every breath. Do you really think the ML's best friend is the person who should be having these conversations with her? It's inappropriate to say the least and he's being a shitty ass friend. That's the kind of person you want the FL to end up with?

I get that much more will likely happen which may be why you want them to end up together but what I've seen of that Shion guy in just such a short time really disgusts me. The way he pretends to be looking out for her and being kind and caring is the most sickening part of it. He doesn't care about her. This entire dialogue and time they are spending together is for the sole purpose of him trying to split them up.

Then he wraps that up with purposely hitting on HIS BEST FRIEND'S WOMAN all over again. Whether they are in a contractual relationship or not they are in a damn relationship and that's his best friend. You don't go behind your best friend's back and try to get his girl to break up with him, worse yet try to get her to be with you. THAT is who you want the FL to end up with???

I'm on ep 5 and so far the only things I've seen from the ML's best friend is him manipulating the the FL by pretending to care and look out for her. He's bonding with her but trying multiple ways to get her to split up with the ML. He's EXTREMELY manipulative and very, very good at it. There's no way he's as close to her as he is pretending to be, not after meeting her only twice and his method of calling her out without the ML present - pretending to want to discuss wedding plans - was also manipulative. He wanted her alone to feel her out and to figure out what method would work on her to leave his friend. First it was the appalling proposition that she be with him instead - I bet if she went along with it he wouldn't have said he was just joking. Then he duped the idiot - and yes, she's a f*ing idiot - into telling her about the contractual relationship. Then he proceeded to pretend he was looking out for her best interest by pointing out she'd be giving up on love in her future. If y'all can't see that's him just trying to coerce her into breaking up with the ML y'all are blind. No offense to you. Just saying you aren't seeing what's actually happening. He's not being a friend.

Maybe later on he does actually start caring about her but what I've seen of him since the end of ep 4 and on into ep 5 makes me not like him at all. He can't get the ML to break up with her (I'm guessing he's in agreement with the ML's parents but I realize I may be wrong) so he's gotten the FL alone to convince her to be the one to leave. Any other drama y'all would see that as shitty behavior but he's doing it so sneakily here that even some of you watching aren't catching on to what's happening.

Plus every single thing the best friend is doing is trying to disuade her from going forward with the 'marriage':
First he pretends to hit on her, asking her to choose him.
Then he tries to get her to see that she's giving up on love by choosing this kind of relationship. The way he does everything is EXTREMELY manipulative. He's not saying these things because he cares about her, he's only met her twice before. They aren't close. He clearly has ulterior motives AND he's friends with the ML's dad.

The level of stupidity the FL showed when she let it slip the the ML's best friend that they were in a contract relationship pissed me off so badly that I don't even want to bother finish watching this. Like that's how fucking stupid I think she was. The ML LITERALLY TOLD HER to be careful and not let the guy know and that he's very insightful so be very careful around him. So why TF would she believe that the ML suddenly upped and told him about their contract. Without mentioning it to her no less. How f*ing stupid can you be!

This after he just showed how much he was testing her by "pretending" to try to steal her. The man asked her out alone - by pretending to want to discuss wedding plans with his best friend mind you - then "fakes" hitting on you, then suddenly says of course the ML told him about the fake contract. You're just gonna continue believing everything the man says?

Nah, that right there was enough to make me not interested in this anymore. Seriously, I'm dropping it.