drama like movie

One simple drama with each ep around 5-10 min, feel like watching 2 hours movie than drama.

What I really like: because this very short drama, so they don't stretch it into unbearable plot. Everything just on the spot. & the actor/ess play they character good, especially Xu Dan as Gu Fei Er, sometimes really want to slap that face, really one smooth snake...

What I don't really like: They make the ending kinda open, with not much explanation about something...

Overall does this worth to watch...? Yeah in my opinion this still worth ur time to watch.

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uhm....

Watch this for my alphabet challenge. And stay watch purely just for it, if not for the challenge I already dropped this. Haha… It's a messed up plot with a lot of holes….

Story about Joke & Jack. Joke is a young man from a wealthy family who feels unappreciated because he has a better brother. To release the stress from his dad, Joke decided to do some stealing and ended up making a name as Joker.

Jack, on the other hand, is a young man who grew up in a poor neighborhood. He tried his best to live his life day to day & free from debt.

One day, Joke met Jack in the bar where he works at. Few days later, they met again while Joke in the scamming action. By accident, Joke’s entangled Jack in his action. Felt guilty, Joke surrendered himself to the police, resulting in him being imprisoned.

Jack on the other hand, because of all the circumstances that happened after Joke scamming, forced him to work for the loan shark boss as debt collector.

Fast forward to 5 years later, Joke is finally free from prison. The first thing he does is look for Jack to ask for forgiveness. Joke never expected Jack to change into a cold man because of his job for the boss. But soon, he’ll learn that it's all only on the surface. Jack never really changed for these 5 years, he was still the same kind guy that Joke knew.

So the story forth is about Joke trying to get closer & be friends with Jack. So, what will their story become…?

That's pretty much the story without giving the spoiler. The only good thing about this drama is the relationship between Joke and his dad. And also Jack’s funny and warm grandma. Oh I love this old lady...

In the end it's an interesting story on paper, but there are so many holes in the plot. So just watch this if you are wondering, but I suggest you better search for something else.

Below I'll write about the messy plot I'm talking about in the beginning. But that also means SPOILER ALERT!!! Read it at your own risk.












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One of the worst stealing scenes in the drama world. They did give us warning about the fact it's not like this in the real world. But oh come on… Can't you come out with a better one than these messy holes…

These holes alone take up a huge chunk from my score. Because if it's only about how they messed up in the stealing process because of one stupid thing, it's still better. But this one… OH MY GODDDDD!!! Really stupid.

Joke, try to rob the bank. He can easily go to the bank manager room, take the money from the safe inside the room & just give it to Jack…

Or like when Joke and the gank steal the ring for the boss. Ugh that really one big messy plot, start from planning till the execution all big headache for me to watch it.

The only better execution of the stealing plot is when Joke and the gank steal the jewel. That's quite smooth. But unfortunately still close up with the stupid escape.

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Fill with BIG and SMALL SPOILER!!! Read it at your own risk!!!

This special episodes is the compilation of director cut you may say. Some ep is like the little continuing of the drama, but some other more like the alternate universe. Let me elaborate it...

The first episode,
is like the alternate ending of Dong Jun (DJ) & Ye Ding Zhi (DZ) fight, where DZ decided not continue with the fight and go with DJ instead. This first ep make me happy, I really hope I can see the continuing of this alternate story, than this kind of special episodes....

The 2nd ep,
Where DJ bring DZ's son to the monk and pay respect to DZ. This episode tear down all my hope for the continuing of the alternate story version. And make me wonder what this special episodes about then...

The 3th ep,
DJ back to the school. I don't know this continue from what ep and lazy to re-watch just to find this one.

The 4th ep,
DJ meet White-haired deity and given the question: "Who is he...?" This question in the end make DJ question about his own existence. I don't know this continue from what ep and lazy to re-watch just to find this one. Prob still quite the beginning.

The 5th ep,
DZ back to Tian Qi City with Ji Ruo Feng & go to Bai Xiao Hall headquarter. I don't know this continue from what ep and lazy to re-watch just to find this one.

The 6th ep,
In the middle of 39th ep. After DZ fight with DJ & return to his house.

The 7th ep,
Sikong Chang Feng meet Jin Xuan & got spear lesson. I don't know this continue from what ep, but I think this more of alternate story then continue from any episode.

The 8th ep,
Before DJ & his uncle visit sword convention, where DJ got his sword.

The 9th ep,
The deeper though of Yue Yao, when she think about the fate of her country. After ep 6.

The 10th ep,
Li Chang Sheng (CS) meet with the woman in the tower. This before CS take off for his journey.

The 11th ep,
Mo Xiao Hei & Liu Yue meet & have conversation. I don't know this continue from what ep but I think this is before the test to enter the academy

The 12th ep,
Where DJ met his fairy in the restaurant. This when I feel the start of the ep kinda weird, cause the ep before where DJ should be met with his fairy, but the next ep just start the fairy already start her journey. And I really wonder which ep this is from...

The 13th ep,
The monk visit DZ after Yi Wen Jun come to his house.

So yeah that's pretty much the overall story of this special ep. For you still watch the drama maybe can have more closer with this little special episodes. But for us who finished watch then watch this special ep, it can quite headache watch this...

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It took bad to worst

OMG when I think the director can't make anymore messed except with the cast of Hero, he definitely proof me wrong....

I quite exciting when Thai want to adapt this, I think finally we get the proper romance, expect to get the romance better than Addicted. But boy oh boy... First they shock us with the cast of Hero, which like an alien among the teenage cast. Come on... You choose adult to play teenage boy & act romance with teenage boy... Until before this go aired still hope we get new cast for Hero or Pop. That's about disappointed cast, now what more can go wrong from here... UGHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Fair warning... This review will gonna fill with a lot of my rampage about the story & everything....

But first thing first... Story...

Story about Hero, a general's son who run away from home, cause his dad remarried. Hiro go to his aunt home & go to school where his aunt work as a principal. In that school, Hero meet Pop, a prodigy student that always sleep in the class but can still be a top student. Pop attract Hero attention & soon Hero learn that Pop is a poor student. Short story, Hiro get more and more attach to Pop.

And one day, they learn that turn out, whose Hiro dad's remarried is Pop's mom. That's create conflict in their relationship, but that's not enough to make Hiro stay away from Pop. They're soon accept the fact they're now brothers, and that's make their relationship even closer.

And this drama end when Hiro's dad learn about their relationship & start to against it. But it's not really end at the cliffhanger like the book or stay with me version.

And that's the end and maybe the only good thing about this drama version... How this version ended not really a cliffhanger.

In short, just watch anything else. Don't watch this crap....

Below I'm going to rampaging about everything but that's also mean BIG SPOILER ALERT!!! Read it at ur own risk.












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1. They ruined the whole story.... Nothing good really comes out from this version. Even the fact of Hero's mom death is like taken lightly.
2. One of the worst chemistry between the lead.
3. The way they combine the scene... UGH!!! From where should I start this... It's like they pick one scene & just stick it to the next scene, some scene make me wonder when that's coming from, how come this after that's scene... UGH!!!! Really get me one of the worst headache.
4. The actor need to learn to act first, before accepting any more role. Pop's expression is one of the worst & plain in the drama world. He sometimes even worse than the old Hu Yi Tian. Only & Tiger are not better too... They're really like a kid that get their first role...

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Part 1

Finally watch another quite decent short period drama…

The story about A Qi | Leng Li (LL). Like MDL told us, A Qi was murdered by He Lian Chen (LC), the third prince of the Yan Kingdom. And LL just did suicide, because LL was set up to marry He Lian Xuan (LX), the fifth prince of the Yan Kingdom, but LL didn't want to. With the arrangement of fate (by writer), A Qi and LL soul switched places. And after that, A Qi who held a grudge against LC decided to marry LX and with that decision, A Qi officially became LL in this lifetime.

LX is known as a silly prince. But LL likes him, cause he is more pure than any man she knew. And with each incident, it makes LL & LX closer and closer to each other. And slowly but sure LL & LX fall in love with each other.

This season (part) close with… Behind that LX ‘silliness’, LX hides a hidden identity. And LL finally found out about that. So what will happen to them in the end…?

That's pretty much the story in this part. Let's talk about what I like and don't like.

What I like:
+ The decent plot for short duration drama
+ Good acting from all the actor/ess involved

What I don't like:
- Some episodes feel like they still prolong it
- Again a little bit disappearing sound & sub, make us who watch it not really understand what's going on.
- Some incidents or plots feel like force. I can't really give examples, cause it does not really leave much impression in my brain.
- I don’t like when dramas divided into 2 part, but decided to called the 2nd part as 2nd season. And even hater when it comes to short dramas...

Overall a really good production for short duration drama

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So excited when this come out. The trailer look very interesting & entertaining. Many familiar face & couple as usual, so not so much surprising about the pairing...

Story about 4 couple & at first 2 group of friends. Peem & Phum, Toey & Q, Tan & Khaofang (Fang), and lastly Pun & Chain. Their originally from 2 group of friends, Peem's friend & Phum's friend, but by the end of this drama they all merge into 1 big group of friend.

The story begin with the fight between Peem & Phum. And with Tan as the middleman to merge each group, their journey begin... Ep 1-10 is pretty much to establish their friendship, we get to know each character. From ep 11-16 is when the relationship get deeper. Especially Peem - Phum & Toey - Q.

1st couple. Peem & Phum
The story begin with the fight between Peem & Phum. Phum who accidentally messed with Peem's painting but didn't want to apologize, made Peem's angry & kick Phum in the nut. That incident pissed Phum & made him decided to give Peem lesson by made Peem become Phum's slave. And with that, their wheel of story begin...

Because of Peem become Phum's slave, Phum got close to Peem & got to know him. Phum got to know how genuine Peem with his feeling & his friendship. Yeah Peem is one good & positive man, he's not really pissed with Phum who made him his slave, but Peem act as Phum's friend. And Phum's who raise with money, didn't met many people with genuine friendship. That made Peem become special in Phum's eye. And of course slowly but sure, their feeling become special to each other.

2nd couple. Toey & Q.
Toey is Q's mantee or junior. And from the very first ep, we already can see how Toey looked at Q with admiration eye. Q on the other side is still not sure. Although slowly but sure we can see that Q also have special feeling for Toey. Especially when their friend tried to made Q jealous by making Toey has special bond with Chain.

3rd couple. Tan & Khaofang (Fang).
The story open with Tan who had feeling with Fang, Phum's brother. We see how he tried to persue Fang through Phum. And soon we see Fang also return Tan's feeling & they become couple.

4th couple. Pun & Chain
The slow Pun with Chain. Really cute yet frustated with this couple. Through out the entire drama, we can see how they treat each other special, yet nothing happen until the last episode. Haha...

That's pretty much about the drama. Now let's discuss what I like & don't like...

What I like:
+ All the couple is so adorable...
+ They're not only tell story about each couple, but also a little about family. Epecially Phum's family
+ I like they really take time to establish each relationship & the progress of each couple. Epecially Peem - Phum & Toey - Q.
+ Not only focus about each / one particular couple. But still also them as a group of friends. This the 2nd time GMMTV with interesting drama that's also focus with group of friend.
+ Nothing jealousy over the top & no over protective...
+ The good music...

What I don't like:
- Too much episodes. Usually GMMTV only has 12 ep max, this has 16 ep. Yes their couple is much more than usual, but 16 ep still a bit much. They sometimes prolong the event.
- Sometimes Tan is a bit much for me, the way he act around Fang, make it become annoying

Overall I really happy with this drama...

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Short drama

Zhao Yi Qin is one of the pitiful actor in my opinion. He's not so bad, in term of acting, but his big 'boom' in drama haven't come yet. So yeah we much see him in short drama & he is one of the good face to be seen.... With him in short drama, at least I know, the drama will not too bad.

But unfortunately this time, not so much...

The story nothing too new... 2 sibling hate each other, parents always defend one against another. And of course they're fighting over the same guy, that's in the end make the elder sister [Ning Xi (NX)] framed by his own sister.

NX got drug one night, and slept with an unknown man, thinking it's her boyfriend, Su Yan. As the result, she's pregnant. One day accident happen & she can't preserve his pregnancy.

Five years later, she's out for revenge against the ones who betrayed her and aims to fulfill her dreams in the process. Fate leads her to a man who helps pave the way.

That's pretty much the story... Feel like your everyday tik tok video right... Haha...

Now the bad part...
Even for short drama, this is one bad editing. I don't know from where the heck they pick the responsible man to do the job. It like a result of student who just learn to do the editing. I even can say for sure, some YouTubers still better do the editing than this man....

So they must say thanx to Zhao Yi Qin. If not him i don't know what score will i give this drama....

Overall this just another short drama. 16 ep with 4 min each, so it's about 64 min total.

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Long time heard about this drama, finally watch this.

For short drama, this is quite good. Have beginning, middle and ending. But as usual with short drama, this also had it's shortage.

Story about Xiao Hong Ye (HY) and Gu Meng (GM), a couple that even though love each other but had family grudge toward each other. Xiao family alienated by Gu family & for revenge, HY also alienated Gu family, just left GM alone.

The story start when GM try to kill HY but unsuccessful & hit her head, causing her to get amnesia. Since that day, HY captivating GM in his house & their journey begin...

The silly story about how you can't change ur feeling even though ur memory already been erased. GM a few time lost her memory & everytime she keep falling for HY.

I quite like the chemistry between Guan Chang & Li Jiu Lin. And the quality of this short drama actually not really bad. But unfortunately a few times I feel they have several more scene that don't include in the final edit. And it make me feel like watching jump scene & that's sometimes make the logic didn't make sense. Like how HY so defense GM after GM took the bullet for HY.

But overall for short drama this quite good drama to watch.

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Beautiful story with badass FL

Really really happy to watch this drama. Really sad when it's over, I just want to keep watching them, not ready yet to say goodbye... Really hope what in the final scene is really happening.... :(

In this drama we get friendships, brotherhood, maturity of a character & yet the perfect examples of people foolish & selfishness and every character imperfection.

In here we got very badass FL that not often we see in dramaland. Ren Ru Yi (RY) is one ruthless killing machine that usually move by herself, trust no one but once she trust someone she's willing to risk everything for that person.

Ning Yuan Zhou (YZ) as ML on the other hand is a perfect spy & leader that everyone looked up to.

Together with the task on hand, to save the King of Wu Kingdom that's been capture by An Kingdom, start their journey. And in this journey also come YZ's brothers / companion & Princess Yang Ying, who disguised herself as a man / prince.

What i really like about this drama:
+ How RY shamelessly tease & seduce YZ at first. At first, her goal only to have baby with YZ, not make YZ be her husband. Haha... She got a 'task' from Empress Wu to have baby instead husband, so yeah she's try to complete that 'task'.
+ But of course with given time both RY & YZ start really falling in love & have trust with each other. Really like the growth of their relationship.
+ The badass Princess Yang Ying (YY). Oh this maybe one of my most beloved support character. Really like the growth in YY's character. She's really grown from scaredy & childish princess into amazing prince & in the end amazing princess & woman. The aura when she must act as the prince is really something. And I really like how in the end, when she get back home to be with the 'family' she still became herself, a little chilish & spoiled.
+ All the brother of YZ's group. From playboy Yu Shi San, to the stoik Qian Zhao, to the youngest Yuan Lu & the foolish Sun Lang. I really like to see how they interact with each other. How they sometimes act like a woman who like gossip to how they act like boys when they decide to make fun of Li Tong Guang jealousy.
+ The growth of Wu Di [Emperor Wu]. He also grow from selfish brat that doesn't care about everyone else except himself to someone that have remorse & decided to do better.
+ Xiao Yan [Empress of Wu State] & Chu Yue (CY). 2 strong & interesting woman. I really like to see the relationship between CY & Shi San.
+ Alen Fang... I really like Alen Fang as Yu Shi San here... I think this is the best role for him
+ This drama had one of the best sword dance... Haha... Seeing them fighting really like watching sword dance....

The stupid selfish human:
* Li Tong Guang. OMG i don't know what the heck inside his head. He's over and over can't overcome his own feeling for RY. But this is also i feel is the minus in writing his character. He's such fickle human being. One minute he so determined to make RY as his own, but the other minute, after RY or YZ talk sense into him, he just change his mind so instantly. And that's just continue the pattern till the end... UGH!!!
* Li Zhun [Emperor of An State] & his prince. This is the perfect example of apple fall not far from its tree. Like father like son, both are very selfish till the end of the stage they don't care about their country & just about themselves.
* The third prince of Wu (I don't know his name, nor I found in the cast). I know he's been wrongly treated for his entire life. But when ur Kingdom in state of war & yet u still think of urself is really something...

Overall this really good drama to open this year....

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Watch this due to boredom & don't know what to watch. Know the ML so just though to myself, let me check this out. So here I'm finished watch this drama...

What I like:
+ The chemistry between our lead. I can feel the tense, the building romance & everything these couple want us to feel it...
+ The tough FL. Even though she's not familiar with the industry & her sister job, she's not complaining much & just get the job done.
+ The proof that male & female can have platonic relationship. Haha... ML & his sister not the real brother & sister, but their feeling purely only sibling love without other feeling...
+ The supportive family. ML & FL parent is just supportive of their relationship without much trouble.
+ The cute relationship between Gao Ling (GL) & Mu Xiao Man (XM). The time GL take to consider their relationship is good. Cause you know sometimes is not easy to take the feeling from brother love to romance love. You need time to think and contemplating, to separate your feeling & thought, to really really think the difference between brother love or something else.

What i don't like:
- The crazy entertainment industry people. The manager, Fang Jie, just kidnap FL cause he didn't want her sister work to be stop. Yeah I know maybe like he usually said he just don't want all the struggle Su Jin Qing done to that point to be wasted. But still what he did is never OK, what ever the reason
- The crazy sister. To be just disappear from the beginning is never OK. You only leave letter to tell about your absence without much thought for other people it just not OK. Even if you stress out, you need to tell other people about your plan, especially if that's affect other people, like the case in this drama.
- The ending is kinda something amiss. I don't know what, & can't put my finger to think what is it. It just something feel lack....

Overall this just another drama to watch

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Everybody has a history in their life, unless you know them from the baby & follow every thing that they do, never judge people from their past.

Just like AthenaTheStorierX wrote. This will be much more enjoyable if the story had more focus on the FL & her friend. Or if they just steer the plot better, with better ML whose even though know his wife past he still stand by her side not just judge her instead.

Really hate this kinda plot, where someone judge us by our past. Especially here they also talked how biased man & the worst kind of prejudice against woman can be. Men can be 'naughty' but want their woman remain pure, or in this case the 'pure' man get 'pure' woman. & to make it the story even worse the man keep listen to stupid advise his friend give him.

Just like Shiro, I also want to kick the man in the ball & give him just 1⭐But I also really like the FL & her friends. So yeah 5⭐ for all I guess...

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End of the journey

Finally our drama comes to the end. Or is it...? Haha... Keep reading till the end to know what I mean, or if you don't want be spoiled you can just skip reading the end of my review.

The story continue by the problem:
1. Qin Yu is paper people, which mean he don't bleed. Qin Chuan (QC) & his friend start to notice this. So Yian Yi Yi (YY) has to think fast how to fool these people or anybody from noticing this problem.
2. QC's mom start making problem with YY. Cause she think YY is the main reason why her son (QC) start to rebel against her. And I'm quite happy later on after QC & his mom have 1 on 1 talk she finally understand QC's feeling.
3. Like season 3, QY comes to real life has consequences for both QY & YY. And this season/part that consequences start to reveal itself. It start effecting QY & YY health, especially YY's health. Cause like Book Officer already explained in season 4, QY kinda take a little bit like life source/energy from YY.

Overall this little short drama serve us with full plate. Haha... One good & complete story to tell. This season (4 & 5) given take with 45 Min duration it's about 12 ep or with 30 min duration it's about 17 ep. Yeah longer than previous season & in my opinion kinda bored. I'm more enjoy previous season than this one.

The spoiler!!! Just keep reading if you want to know. If not just stop until here! Read with your own risk!









They keep the open ending with possible future story!!! Don't know should be happy & excited to watch the continuing of their story or just being indifferent. Because for me this season already quite bored. That's why I lower the score.

And also comes the inconsistency with the plot. Book officer clearly tell QY that he will not gonna remember YY when he return to book. But in the end the writer still decided to leave QY memory intact, cause he still comes back to real life again....

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One calm movie

This is heart warming movie, tell a story about a girl that sick of a life in city & she decided to back to her small hometown & live there for a period of time, healing herself & re-build the relationship with her neighbor & friends.

If you also kinda sick with the life in the city, with all the hardship in the big city & all the stuff the big city can offer you. You can take a peek of what kind of life the little village can offer you.

This movie have very calm environment that can bring peace to your soul. No conflict or anything in the movie, just like Booklover_95 wrote in her/his review: "No angst, no forced laughter, no tears but just sit through it and feel refreshed just watching it." Really one movie to heal your head from all the problem you have in your real life & enjoy the ride for this movie

The one point about this movie for me that I don't too like. The time is so damn slow.... Even after watch it with double speed still so damn slow for me.... But if you want to watch something refreshing & for playing in the background this movie can be your choice. But in the end to watch this kind of movie sometimes still quite good & refreshing for our soul....

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What the heck!!!!!!

Oh hell I really want to hang the director big time!!!! and oh hell yeah I'm about to write another rampage review again about this series & the big reveal in the end. If you don't want to know just don't read it!!!

The save review first. So you can at least read safely...

What I like about this mini series:
+ The relationship between He Dun (HD) & Qian Kai Yi (KY) is more blooming. I really like how KY support HD with her trauma & assist HD to overcome her trauma/past.
+ Finally HD can forgive herself about her brother pass away & how she finally mend her relationship with her dad.
+ Some light into HD past, the truth relationship between HD and her parent.
+ The story about grief & how important support group is.
Overall this really just like the title He Dun's Happiness, so yeah everything about her happiness.

And that's the good things end about this mini series

Now the rampage & the reveal!!!! Read it with your own risk!!!!






They leave us with another cliffhanger!!!!! Why!!! Why!!! Why!!!

Will we got another mini series and this time about Ye Jia Hui (JH)!!!!

Why in the end they talk about JH & his dad and also HD & KY!!! What happen with HD????!!! Did JH's crazy dad really kidnap her or not????!!!! And what happen with JH & his leg???!!! And And And also what happen with JH's crazy dad in the end???!!! What is actually the true purpose of JH's crazy dad

Why!!! Why!!! Why!!! You're not using the rest of duration for explaining us the whole situation, but shot another scene that not even connected with the whole situation???!!! So many mystery to unravel....

At this point I really think they really try to prolong this series as long and as many series as possible! Really pissed me off!!!

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Unexpected ending

Consider a few times to watch or not this drama, because I don't too like Shen Yue. But I quite like our ML, Chen Zhe Yuan, so I still decided to watch this.

At first I really though this just our regular imagination story. Where our FL get her dream man from the story. Although I really like where the 'dream man' that came out not our regular hero/good man, but more of a bad/villain man at first. But however Xiao Wu Di (WD) still our ML, so he must change from bad man to good man. Hehe... And the method to call WD every time to Nan Xing is also really fun & very unusual. I like it...Haha...

So yeah at first I only plan to give it score between 7-8. But it all change in the very last episode. Really interesting how they change all the perspective of our story. Maybe that due to the new regulation in China where they limited this kind of time travel story or whatever. But I really intrigue by the explanation of the last episode.

Oh btw, I really like our second couple Lu Zi Chen (ZC) & Ye Qing. I quite glad they're not our main couple. If not we got the usual story, where very straight, cold and naïve man like get advice from his best friend how to chase girl, or they will gonna create 1001 cheesy way to make them finally become a couple.... ZC himself sometimes remind me of Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory. Haha.... Some stupidity.... :P

Overall this quite unique & original story to watch for...

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