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Slight spoiler I think? It's a small clip of Shi Ying gazing at Zhu Yan. That piercing gaze. Omg.
https://twitter.com/D_TheEveryDay/status/1675699971847503873?s=20

They added so much rich depth to Shi Ying, which was lacking in the books. I'm so happy with the script writer. I love the pacing of the drama and that there's no ridiculous plot devices like there usually are for this type of genre. The chemistry between Shi Ying and Zhu Yan is perfect. And in the previews, it looks like it will be heating up.

Only Xiao Zhan can have his drama air drop & YET break & set records on the same day! The Longest Promise got a bao #1 hot search on Weibo & became the fastest Tencent drama to reach 23000, 24000, 25000, 26000, & 27000 heat index in the span of a FEW hours. And on top of that the drama super topic also exploded and had many high trending topics on Douyin. All with little to no promo. It's funny how every drama does so much promo days in advance with the leads updating every social media account, attending variety shows, and selling cp. And here we have Xiao Zhan making one Weibo post. Xiao Zhan let’s his work speak for itself. The KING for a reason!

It has received universal critical acclaim across all media and drama critics so I guess us "over zealous" fans have great taste. I'm sure y'all enjoy it.

I prefer him without bangs too. But he's handsome either way. He just gets 100x hotter with his hair pushed back. The bangs were a great addition though because they made XCS look like a teenager.

I think what XCS felt for HHL was more along the lines of puppy love. She was his first love. But TXM is his soulmate. That love runs deeper.

HHL really has no manners. She got what she deserved. Idk why she's having such an awful attitude.

I saw the preview for the upcoming eps and all I can say about HHL is that she's so shameless. The AUDACITY.

Seeing XCS struggle with his inability to walk these past episodes has been so gut wrenching. Xiao Zhan did such an amazing job making his legs look "dead." The attention to detail has been immaculate. Also seeing TXM cry silently for XCS broke my heart. Xiao Zhan and Li Qin portrayed those scenes so well. I was crying every time XCS felt defeated and hurt. But as much as I love all the angst I'm really looking forward to seeing XCS and TXM happy and in love. I'm really excited for this next chapter of their lives. (Not excited to see YGH and HHL again tho. lol)

XCS love confession to TXM was so sweet! I was smiling so hard during that scene. Those two have my entire heart! I'm really looking forward to seeing their life together.

This behind the scenes clip of the train scene between Xiao Chunsheng and TXM really moved me. Xiao Zhan giving another master class performance. He covers every detail for every scene. How he eats the orange (expressing shame), and how he trys to hold in tears until TMX turns away and then lets the tears flow. He even told the director how he thought was best to film the final shot of his tears and as a result got the perfect shot. He is extremely talented. I think he will become a director one day. He's someone who doesn't just memorize lines. He actually brings in his own thoughts and opinions for how his character should react. It's really a collaborative effort with the director. There's a rumor that before he accepted his latest drama Sunshine By My Side the script had to undergo several revisions before he would accept the role. Which, if true, means he has a say in his drama scripts. That says a lot about him as a professional actor. I genuinely hope he wins awards for his portrayal of Xiao ChunSheng. Because someone this hard working and talented deserves to be rewarded.
https://twitter.com/XiaoZhan_OFC/status/1667532137913004033?s=20

Xiao Zhan is really an amazing actor. He never disappoints. Episode 18 had me in tears. It's so nice to watch a drama where I don't have to explain the lead actors acting. Xiao Zhan makes me proud every time. Hope he gets acting award nominations. I can’t think of anyone more deserving.

Episode 18 spoilers.
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Yu Guo Hua is a huge piece of shit. First he sends XCS on that mission to get the coordinates. And when his superiors ask them to retreat he says that XCS went out. Putting the blame on him. When XCS gets the coordinates and takes his place, he returns to the camp and says XCS stepped on a land mine. He omits the part that it was because of him. Then he takes the credit for the coordinates and is branded a hero. I really couldn’t believe it. So much for brotherhood. Xiao ChunSheng deserves way better and I hope YGH gets his comeuppance.

Episode 18 was a lot. I balled my eyes out. 😭

Li Qin accepted a role for another drama and had to leave the set in the middle of filming. Because this was still during covid she had to undergo 1 month of quarantine. Resulting in lesser screen time so far.

You're not supposed to. This was a year ago so idk if those rules were established yet. And I don’t follow her so I don’t know if she got backlash for it.

Let’s just put the FL 2ndFL screen time discussions to rest. Li Qin accepted the role for another drama. That drama started filming in the middle of WDB. So she left the set to film the other one. And then got stuck in 1 month of quarantine before she could return. The script writer had to work hard to make up for it. The story is about XCS anyway and it’s a slice of life drama. The romance is not the focal point. There are more interesting topics to discuss tbh.

Li Qin decided to accept the role for another drama and that drama started filming in the middle of this one. So she left the set and had to do 1 month of quarantine before returning. Don’t blame the script writer. The lack of screen time falls on her.

I really enjoyed episodes 13 and 14. I love how smart and cunning XCS was against the mafia dude. I also really like his friendship with Duan Lei. Hope to see more of the two of them.

He was going to step back but YGH insisted that he also fight for her. She’s not a piece of meat and is allowed to like who she likes. And is allowed to also have a say in who she likes and who she liked is XCS. YGH has no say over her. And expecting her and XCS to give up their feelings for each other only to spare YGH’s feelings is not good. And I also wouldn’t call XCS a bad friend when they all use him all the time to solve their problems.