idk if I can get on with this plot of the ML and his LIVE IN girlfriend in the same apartment that he’s supposed…
The novel author addressed that when she was writing it and it makes sense so I'll just copy-paste it here: Some readers have asked whether Feifei would feel uncomfortable later when she gets together with Li Yifei, knowing he was once with Gui Lili in that room. Well, what about Li Yifei thinking about Qian Fei’s seven years with Wang Ruohai? Overthinking can be terrifying; many details are just too real. It’s better not to dwell on them, or you might get hurt. Let me tell you a true story about a colleague of mine. Her ex-husband was a scumbag; the typical cheating type. They divorced. In Beijing, she had a female friend, A, who was living with a guy, B. Both A and B were great people, but their personalities didn’t mesh, so they broke up amicably and remained friends. Later, A married someone else and is very happy. Then A thought my colleague was also a great person and decided to set her up with her ex-boyfriend B. Now, my colleague and B are married and deeply in love. I’m friends with both of them on WeChat, and whenever I see them posting pictures of their adorable little daughter, my heart melts. That’s just how reality is. Stories where a virgin meets another virgin, falls in love, gets married, and stays together for life—do such fairy tales still exist in Beijing? Probably very, very few. This city is too pragmatic; if you’re not, you won’t survive.
Don't have time to write a long post, but in the face of so much negativity, and some claims, I wanted to clarify…
Regarding the side characters...
Firstly, having 2 side couples is a Chinese formula. It's what the Chinese audience likes. The drama was made with the Chinese audience in mind. We international viewers should accept that unless the Chinese audience starts to dislike them, we're stuck with it.
Secondly, those two side couples are novel fan faves. So much so that in the published novel, they expanded their stories. And so we get that in the drama (with changes). This is common with many drama adaptations. The novel's extra chapters get integrated into the main story flow.
Some people can't seem to grasp the concept of romance being the journey to becoming a couple instead of being a couple already and being lovely-dovey-kiss-kiss-hug-hug. Y'all go watch tiktok and leave dramas alone.
There was three years ago. A lot of platforms bought it, coming from the success of Fireworks of My Heart (also with Wang Churan). But it didn't air for years. The anticipation died down. The promo was so basic, no "fireworks". Just a bunch of social media posts. The fact that it performed well isn't because of any hype.
done watching . I wish they could show more about the past life because I want to see cunning ning’er and how…
The novel didn't really show much of the hows of her actions in her previous life, especially how she "usurped" her sister's study companion slot and used the handkerchief to "steal" her marriage. Even how she really used the Jinyiwei Commander Zhou wasn't really fleshed out. More details of the previous life details actually revolved around Zhang Zhe.
Companies caring about employees?nah!!(applies universally to all sectors)
That's coz your company doesn't think they "invested" in you that they "need to recoup (and gain some)" from your work. That's the mentality of entertainment companies. They think their "product" has a limited shelf life so they work them to the bone.
The novel is set in Shanghai where the man lives in the 30s just when Japan invades and bombs Shanghai. It has a big impact on the plot since the guy's life is in jeopardy in his timeline. Not sure about Korean history, but I guess they have some similarities when Japan invaded.
I like PBG and we've seen SYE in this period in Jeongnyeon but she didn't get to wear more period outfit than her hanbok.
Thoughts on novel ver ending? https://www.tonboriday.com/2026/01/love-beyond-grave-original-novel.html
The ending was not even explained. What is this headline? I know you want to get on top of searches with this headline, but at least actually discuss it.
Some readers have asked whether Feifei would feel uncomfortable later when she gets together with Li Yifei, knowing he was once with Gui Lili in that room. Well, what about Li Yifei thinking about Qian Fei’s seven years with Wang Ruohai? Overthinking can be terrifying; many details are just too real. It’s better not to dwell on them, or you might get hurt.
Let me tell you a true story about a colleague of mine. Her ex-husband was a scumbag; the typical cheating type. They divorced. In Beijing, she had a female friend, A, who was living with a guy, B. Both A and B were great people, but their personalities didn’t mesh, so they broke up amicably and remained friends. Later, A married someone else and is very happy. Then A thought my colleague was also a great person and decided to set her up with her ex-boyfriend B. Now, my colleague and B are married and deeply in love. I’m friends with both of them on WeChat, and whenever I see them posting pictures of their adorable little daughter, my heart melts.
That’s just how reality is. Stories where a virgin meets another virgin, falls in love, gets married, and stays together for life—do such fairy tales still exist in Beijing? Probably very, very few. This city is too pragmatic; if you’re not, you won’t survive.
Firstly, having 2 side couples is a Chinese formula. It's what the Chinese audience likes. The drama was made with the Chinese audience in mind. We international viewers should accept that unless the Chinese audience starts to dislike them, we're stuck with it.
Secondly, those two side couples are novel fan faves. So much so that in the published novel, they expanded their stories. And so we get that in the drama (with changes). This is common with many drama adaptations. The novel's extra chapters get integrated into the main story flow.
https://webnovel.leonparenzo.com/story/why-not-cross-by-boat/
This site includes bonus chapter 108 (others don't)
Y'all go watch tiktok and leave dramas alone.
But it didn't air for years. The anticipation died down. The promo was so basic, no "fireworks". Just a bunch of social media posts.
The fact that it performed well isn't because of any hype.
The novel is set in Shanghai where the man lives in the 30s just when Japan invades and bombs Shanghai. It has a big impact on the plot since the guy's life is in jeopardy in his timeline. Not sure about Korean history, but I guess they have some similarities when Japan invaded.
I like PBG and we've seen SYE in this period in Jeongnyeon but she didn't get to wear more period outfit than her hanbok.