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The mom is the main problem, yes.

Modern drama? With whom?

Ah, I actually love FL's brother and best friend's relationship. I also usually do not care for the second couples in c-dramas. Most of the times I hit fast-forward in c-dramas, the reason would be second couples. In this one, I actually dig them a lot.

I guess it is a preference. I always dug Noona romance, if done right.

BCE is more a family drama, romance takes backseat. I usually do not care for such dramas, but BCE hooked me from ep 1. I started for Xu Kai, and stayed for the story, even though Xu Kai doesn't get much screen time.

Oh, I didn't fast-forward a single scene yet, and there's very few (can count on one hand) c dramas that I haven't fast-forwarded at least a single scene.

Where is it fully on YouTube? I did find one source but it has no audio when OSTs are playing in the drama.

In ABAY? ML did have x rated thoughts about FL after her break up, but not real feelings, I don't think so.

ALP is one of the top c-dramas ever for me. I especially adored Xu Kai. The way he portrayed 3 different characters; you love the first one, pity the second one, and hate the last one but also, at the same, can't help but love him, too. ALP was one of Xu Kai's finest performances. But he did peak in WOL.

ABAY will also probably have romance from halfway through the drama, if they follow the novel closely. I wouldn't say slow burn romance, because neither had feelings for each other before they had a one-night stand halfway through the novel (novel is 80 chaps long, they have the one-night stand at around 43-ish chapter?). From there, the romance just blows.

Ep 26 teaser is funny, I lol'ed.

Love this MV. Shows us what's to come:
https://twitter.com/XuKai4life/status/1780447635339616684

Knowing what's to come in the upcoming episodes, the last scene in episode 18 made me cry just out of nowhere.

Another thing: I usually don't like the second couple romance in c-dramas, but in this one, I'm rooting for them as much I'm rooting for the main couple.

Are there still naysayers? Xu Kai's acting skills have always been good, and he is constantly improving his skill set. Especially in his last two dramas, WOL and S&F6, where he unleashed his skillset with full force.

From all of their off-screen interactions, it seems like they have a good, genuine friendship.

Wow, the Xin family is a mess. And in all this mess, they still dare to pull MCH into it again and again and again.

Yu Zheng never publicly declared his hatred for Xu Kai, at least as far as I know. But privately, he created many "scandals" against Xu Kai. He also doesn't do shit to defend Xu Kai if other people create "scandals" against Xu Kai. Like recently, when Xu Kai's other drama, ABAY, was rumoured to air, rumours spread that Xu Kai has contracted HIV by sleeping around with a lot of women (apparently, this supposedly resulted in ABAY being postponed). His studio didn't do shit, so he personally had to go to the police station and lodge a complaint against the rumour mongers.

Oh yes, I noticed this to be a problem in the Mai family. Mai papa and Mai mama seemed to stutter quite a few times before. And this was the first time MCH has stuttered. So, I thought it was a family trait, lol.

I also get a bit of a stutter when I'm extremely nervous or incensed.

What's up with YZ's studio?
I know XK's boss is toxic.

Xu Kai's boss.

Bro, I still have PTSD whenever I think about FL's mother from Something In The Rain.

Oh yes, I agree that she isn't simply out for greed.

By defending, I'm not referring to you. I'm referring to the drama. A lot of Chinese dramas these days portray these kinds of parents, and in the end brush off their actions by saying "they are parents". It frustrates the hell out of me.
I hope BCE does not fall into this category.