Zhystel

There is a SML but he is more of a villain than someone who competes with ML for FL’s love. Even though he does like the FL, it’s not really the point of his role and it barely affects the story.

No misunderstandings and love triangle. The main characters’ relationship is perfectly healthy.

XL's scenes did get cut off a lot in S2. A whole chapter of him and XY was completely omitted in the drama, which was a shame because many of my favorite moments were there.

What truly differentiated XY's love for XL and TSJ for me was the conditions in which that love occurred in.

TSJ was easy to love. He was kind, not an enemy, and did not have much to do other than follow XY. Hence, XY learned how to love him. He fit the exact criteria that XY set for one to be her companion for life— devotion and presence.

Meanwhile, XL was cruel, an enemy, has a huge responsibility of leading an army, and even made it seem to XY that she was only a pawn to him and that all they had were mere transactions. Yet this is exactly what sets XY's love for him apart— that despite all these circumstances, XY still loved him. XY still cared for him and did not want him to die (which the novel provided more evidence of than the drama did) regardless of how cold-hearted he was to her. Not even his attempted murder of CX stopped XY from begging CX to spare XL. It was love that was unwanted— something she feared, yet was still there 'til the very end.

LYF2 is so hard to rate. There are some amazing scenes, but S2 as a whole was messy and underwhelming.

She probably knew that one arrow was harmless to XL lol he wouldn't be alive for so long if one arrow could affect him, yet she could not shoot another arrow that would actually injure XL. She was also really furious in that moment, I mean, who wouldn't? XL almost killed one of her dearest people who had been with her since childhood. Here's the narration in the novel in case you did not understand the scene well.

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Xiao Yao pulled back another arrow. But — blood was spreading like a plum blossom on his white robe and Xiao Yao's heart hurt so she closed her eyes and in that moment her arrow flew forward and missed, grazing his arm. Xiang Liu stopped in his tracks and he smiled at Xiao Yao, it appeared to be mocking but was in truth hiding his joy.

Xiao Yao wanted to pull another arrow but her heart was jumbled and she couldn't do it anymore. She finally put her bow down, all the energy from Feng Long's death dissipated and Xiao Yao turned to Left Ear "Let's go back!"

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Despite XL being the main enemy and even set on killing XY's loved ones— she still could not harm him. Even after all this, XY still asked CX to spare XL who already severed all ties with her (which was unfortunately omitted in the drama). It was the first and last time that she begged CX for something— and it was for XL to stay alive. If this is mere attraction, then what exactly is love? Lmao.

Although some people like how CX's character was changed, I personally was so disappointed at how they made those scenes a "dream/illusion". CX being the one to kill TSJ was such an important part of the story and to his own character. It was also the only thing I've been looking forward to aside from XL's scenes. It's such a waste that YZ and ZWY gave their all for those scenes only for it to come out as irrelevant in the drama.

I'm not asking for much, really. It's not like I need additional YaoLiu scenes, I just needed a proper adaptation and clear conveyance of the truths in the novel. Such a shame that the drama failed to show so much of the great things I loved in the novel.

I just know Ah Nian is a YaoLiu shipper too!

And yet they exaggerated XY's reaction to some other things. This feels so unfair. I think I'll have to reread the novel after this as a coping mechanism because XY's feelings for XL has been downgraded a lot in the drama.

After XL's death, I unconciously just stared at nowhere while the episode is still playing. I couldn't even watch the next scenes because I feel like all the life out me have been sucked out.

It's disappointing though how XY's reaction to XL's death has been diminished compared to the novel.

Chubby falling into the bowl of wine is probably the only thing that made me smile in the last episodes lol it was so cute

I really hoped that XY would at least feel XL catching her that time :(

The part where XL kissed XY's scars away as his tears dropped one after another was one of the most beautiful yet heartbreaking scenes I've seen in the drama.

The way XL broke down for the very first time when he ran and caught XY in his arms as soon as she passed out got me sobbing hard. Tan Jian Ci the actor that you are!

Cang Xuan should've been in love with Feng Long instead

Can someone explain to me why they had to make it a dream/illusion?

Finally a scene that actually got my full attention on the screen. YZ and ZWY's acting at the end was amazing. I just wish they didn't have to split the scene because it ruins the momentum.

painful but bearable. i heard it's a happy ending though.

We're not complaining about those types of changes??? Literally most of the changes didn't even require a different setting or CGI or some kind of material. They just needed to be acted out or said, instead they are omitted for no justifiable reason.

Anyways, the writing is starting to feel lazy now— and I've noticed this not just for YaoLiu scenes but also in general. The only thing I'm looking forward to now is the ending.