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It is doing increasingly well in China so that's the most important thing. I have seen amazing C-dramas that are rated low/average on this site because they don't focus on romance or don't have the popular traffic stars I-fans here like (while they rate those dramas 9+ lmao). This is a quality drama regardless of the rating. I have not seen a single negative comment yet on Chinese platforms when it comes to the plot and acting.

Tian Rong living her best life will be the best revenge for sure.

Yeah, it is kind of obvious that after college, their values are already clashing. The shoes were the first signs of this difference. Mujia doesn't let anything affect her work but Xiao Ding was checking the stocks during work (plus not completing his tasks) which already showed their difference.

Xiao Ding's mom is such a grey character but I think it is a realistic portrayal. I am glad they never got married since Xiao Ding is too insecure and his parents will definitely be too involved in the future (and it is obvious they want someone who is capable but also not too capable to the point that Xiao Ding gets left behind).

I didn't read the novel but I know they changed quite a lot from the novel. I don't know if Lawyer Wu is the same as she was in the novel or not.

By the time Mujia's mom went to go find Xiao Ding, she already knew about the stock market incident. So she was still blaming Mujia and pushing Mujia to get back with Xiao Ding despite it sadly. It is very common for that time especially since Mujia was with Xiao Ding for so long.

From what I understood, there are a bunch of companies working on this Li Ming Building project from financing, supplies, etc. Li Guang's company is one of those companies and he is one of the small investors. This other character is the bigger investor but there is a lot of problem with that character such as being short-sighted, taking shortcuts, etc. So Li Guang was finding ways to basically get this person out and it is tough since that character is a bigger investor/his company had more investment in that project. Thus a bunch of internal conflicts that didn't officially get resolved while the Li Ming Building project already began with its construction.

Lmao no, she said she is willing to even d*e for Fan and Mujia dragged her to the roof and said, "Jump then". Of course she didn't but yeah she was going through it. She is building her independence though as of the recent episodes which is great to see.

LMAOOO good question, I think it has something to do with like analyzing data/reporting trends or something. But it seems like a 9-5 job that he can leave on time/no overtime.

Yup. It was very sad to see because she believed it with all the "I can't live without you" comments.

No problem! I will try to update daily! But yeah definitely rewatch again with subs when they are out because I think the dialogues in this drama are pretty important with how the characters develop and life lessons.

Probably! I know Mujia is not going to be falling for him anytime soon lol. I am sure she will have a lot to consider. Mujia also said she dates to marry. Meaning whoever she dates, she will have the intention to marry them. So if she decides to date Li Guang, she will have to decide if this is a man who is marriage material and that Li Guang is someone who will actually want to marry her, and not just have this be some fling.

For sure! I think they are doing a great job of having us like Mujia and Li Guang as separate people first. Both ambitious people who is really driven about work and what they want in life. So when they come together, it would make sense.

Lmao, even the C-side from the comments I have seen were shocked. They were pleasantly surprised (since so many dramas just jump into the ship right away) that the drama is putting the female characters first with really slow burn romance. Since this drama spans over 10 years, it will take around that 10 years probably for them to fully develop. 😂 The few moments here and there are nice though. I feel like they are also focusing on the ML's own career/dreams regarding that building project too right now which is great because it is letting us see why he can be attractive especially to someone like Mujia who is pretty ambitious and probably would want a partner like that too.

Yup, plus with the age gap, it will seem like one of those typical CEO and young woman who is naive and fall for the CEO who will protect her. For this relationship to work, they need to be equal in their careers and positions in life. This type of relationship only works if it shows that the FL with everything great and established in life still picked this ML despite the age gap. Because there is something to this relationship more than just some CEO pressuring a young woman to date him and young woman giving in.

It was tough for sure. Because every other line, you might think, well, he is not wrong about this, but then he goes back to putting her down. And you have to see Tian Rong justifying it for him.

The main focus is about their individual growth and careers. There is romance though but also breakups. Both Mujia and Tian Rong (our double FLs) don't start off dating their endgames. They were both with boyfriends they had from college. The romance they have here is a lot more realistic tbh, not one of those romcom fluff drama where every episode is focused on romantic moments. There will be more romantic moments when they actually get with their main MLs but it probably isn't happening really soon. This drama kind of focus on building them up as individuals first, their romances are secondary.

Yup! The scriptwriter for this drama is really good at changing things from the novel and the director is great at the pacing of this drama. I haven't skipped any scenes yet. Plus all the actors can act.

One thing I really like about this drama is that even for the characters you feel frustrated about like Xiao Ding's mom, there are also moments of ugh, I get it. Like none of the characters are straight up meant to be "bad" (except for Fan but he is such a typical man LMAO). They feel like regular people making decisions based on their unique circumstances which honestly is a breath of fresh air.

They all got their own lives to live and goals and doesn't revolve their lives around the main character (which I find a lot of dramas tend to do to the point that the supporting characters felt like they exist just to support or go against the MC).

Same! They would never say these things if it was a man getting promoted.

Yes! I know he will be back when Tian Rong starts flourishing and I can't wait until he gets put into his place!

Episode 8:

Tian Rong working hard at her job and slowly coming out of the breakup period is great to see. She definitely has talent in real estate since she is using her research/planning to buy 3 houses now to rent them out believing the house prices will eventually go up. Her parents were against it at first but were really supportive too at the end and gave her the money they saved to buy those houses. A huge risk but they see Rong's sincerity and believe in her.

The law firm is currently working on this case with Li Ming company and Li Guang is an investor/executive there. Seems like Li Ming company has some internal conflict and Li Guang is holding back from working with the law firm since he wants to resolve the internal conflict first.

Li Guang and Mujia officially met! One fun fact we find out about him, he is a foodie and invest in the food industry a lot. The wine confusion accident was pretty funny lmao. Wine seems to be a big symbolism for this budding relationship. Mujia doesn't know anything about wine and Li Guang gave her one saying to try it out. Feel like this is part of their future relationship where she will try out something she has never done before (and finds out she does enjoy it). She later gave that wine to Lawyer Wu so I think here she is drawing a line here between them.

New info we have on Mujia. Mujia's mom said she was 6 when the parents divorced and Mujia told her mom that "The place that has you is home" awwww.

BIG YIKES, Mujia's mom didn't know Mujia and Xiao Ding broke up yet and called him and found out from him. Her mom is maaaaad at Mujia since part of the money she gave Mujia for the house came from their relatives too. Omg she blamed Mujia for the breakup wow... and she wants Mujia back with Xiao Ding (she doesn't know at this point that Xiao Ding lost all the money for the house). Oh man, this is such a reality especially back in the early 2000s, the girl always get blamed for breakups and parents worried they won't be able to marry ugh.

Oh this is embarrassing, Mujia's mom went to Xiao Ding's house and his parents were there too. At this point, Mujia's mom knows Xiao Ding lost the money. Mujia's mom basically begging Xiao Ding to take back Mujia. I am about to lose it!! Xiao Ding's mom also blaming Mujia WOW. Xiao Ding's dad ended up giving Mujia and her mom the money they gave for the house and additional money since they felt regret over this situation too. Mujia's mom was against taking the money (since she wants them back together) and Mujia took the money to end it for good (but she planned to give the money back to Xiao Ding SIGH).

Episode 9:

Oof. Conflict over the Li Ming building project since a construction worker got hurt on site and the material used was wonky. The associated company involved in this building project told Mujia not to make this a big deal since her law firm is working for Li Ming company aka she should be on their side. A roller coaster because Mujia got thanked by the construction workers since they got their compensation quick.

Lawyer Wu informed Li Guang about this and it sees like he is working on a plan to deal with this since it has to do with the internal conflict previously mentioned. Tons of players involved with different motives from those wanting to save on money so imported cheap materials, wanting the building only for the rich people, etc. Li Guang told Lawyer Wu to report them (part of his plotting because he wants to get rid of some of the investors). Mujia ended up taking the fall for this (and got suspended) but Lawyer Wu hinted to her to basically trust the process. I think this is going to be a real teaching moment for Mujia.

Housing market is continuing to rise so Xiao Ding's parents are rushing him to make sure he gets a secondhand house now before it becomes impossible to buy in Beijing (Xiao Ding has been working more hours at this time to try to get the money he lost from the stock market). Tian Rong helped him buy a house (and Mujia was okay with this). Mujia also met with Xiao Ding later to give him back the money his parents gave her. They had a toast and said "Happy Breakup" to each other.

Tian Rong is being really frugal since she brought the 3 houses so she gotta save whatever she can. From water and to her own food (she hid this from her parents, so they don't worry). She is hustling.

Omg! Ended with a cliff hanger! Mujia was walking at night and there was someone following her!

Review for episode 8-9 under spoilers (oof a roller coaster):