in the drama, XD despises himself and only BYL's belief that he is a good person seems to be curing him of his…
No, when the novel’s Xiao duo forced her, he clearly knew she was in pain. BYL went to the palace as the emperor’s concubine when xiao duo planned to elope with her, she didn’t explain it to xiao duo. The emperor threatened her and she couldn’t risk losing xiao duo’s life. Xiao duo thought she accepted everything & decided to be the emperor’s concubine for real. He got triggered when he got to know that byl served the emperor in bed (not true, someone else took her place becuz byl has xiao duo in her heart). He got angry, humiliated her, and forced himself on her. She asks him to stop but he doesn’t listen cuz he wants her to feel the pain. Then, he finds out that she lost her virginity to him. So, he calms down & they get together again. He starts acting sweet like nothing happened. It’s messed up but yea, that’s how the novel progressed.
in the drama, XD despises himself and only BYL's belief that he is a good person seems to be curing him of his…
yea, the author must've lost it. It's a shame, she's a woman herself. agreed, those characters should def stay in the novel. i would never associate the novel & the drama's xiao duo together
According to the media: its a university love story between the FL and ML. The FL met the ML at 18 and fell in love during the university. They studied hard & progressed together but because of the FL's poor economical status, the ML's family refused to accept the FL and their relationship. With her confidence and self-esteem crushed, she returns to her hometown and decided to start a business. The ML follows her there hoping to support her with her plans. Together they work hard and develop a tea business in her hometown and promote the tea industry. The story has a sweet and happy ending.
in the drama, XD despises himself and only BYL's belief that he is a good person seems to be curing him of his…
In the drama, I believe that self hatred is becoz of the blood stains in his hands (killing many people) to climb the ladder and not because he physically assaulted someone. Xiao duo replaced his brother and entered the palace at a very young age as an eunuch and in the novel, there's a part where it says how no woman has ever seen xiao duo's intimate body or gotten this close to him so there's no way the novel/ drama's xiao duo r@ped someone. As for killing innocents, he might have indirectly been responsible for that. It could have been under the stance, survival of the fittest. Both yinlou & xiao duo were their firsts and i was angry at the fact that he forced himself on her (the second time they got intimate). the pain was due to yinlou losing her virginity but that doesn't justify novel xiao duo forcing himself on her.
I look at drama's xiao duo as a better written character by the screenwriter (keeping the viewers & wang hedi's reputation in mind) & not entirely as the novel's xiao duo. Even if its a redemption arc like you said, he would be subjected to repent for his sins & giving a happy ending to a r@pist would send a completely wrong msg since its such a sensitive topic. Hence I'm sure that the drama's xiao duo would never be portrayed like that. The drama is gaining n times more attention than the novel so the crew can't afford to risk and make such a big mistake.
I planned to watch, but I did read comments that complain about many scenes being cut. Were the scenes cut very…
romantic parts like a few kiss scenes were cut. I'm actually enjoying the drama because I can feel their trust, chemistry & bonding even without the kiss scenes. Like another user mentioned here, they have a lot of skinship if you notice.
just finished reading the novel. It is a uniquely crafted story with romance, angst and so many twists. We rarely come across a detailed love story between a revenge-driven powerful eunuch and street smart lady. Their story was unconventional and refreshing.
For the certain scenes that I didn't like or came as a shock, I think its because the author either has a backward mentality or thinks women were treated like this in ancient times (somewhat true tho). I do get it, how much ever we swoon on respectful historical MLs who treat women equally and respect their partners' wishes, that was mostly not the case in ancient china. So, its like a story that really happened in ancient times and for ancient people to consider a great love legend.
But, ig I have the right to complain a bit too. I'm not complaining about sexism, it is prevalent and I tolerate that when I watch it in ancient dramas because that's how it was in the past but r@pe is different. If you watch a drama or read a novel with a character who does that, will you say that person is worthy of love? watching someone forcing their partner in a slap kiss thai lakorn is better than watching the same story in a romantic cdrama because while watching such lakorns, you know what you signed up for. I might be whining too much but this hard to digest after loving and admiring xiao duo's character after seeing the drama version. I don't wish to read a nice novel and start disliking the main lead on the contrary. How much ever the novel Xiao Duo was sweeter after that scene, I kept feeling bitter while reading it. It was hard to say I wish I had a man like Xiao Duo in my life after that.
My only hope for this story is the drama. I genuinely hope the drama doesn't disappoint. I will forget the novel and the novel Xiao duo if the drama's Xiao duo is nice till the end. Something tells me he will be. I really like the drama and the main characters. Drama's Xiao Duo is too handsome to hate lol
I read a part that I wished I didn’t read and was grateful that the Xiao Duo in the drama version would never…
I won’t forgive the novel version of xiao duo. I’m angry at the author for ruining her own character. The author is a woman herself, does she not know what r@pe is or think it’s romantic to force your beloved and cause them pain ??!!
I truly believe this won’t happen in the drama. I really don’t want to hate the drama version of xiao duo. I like the drama so far and I hope I don’t regret it. I’ll be so thankful to the whole crew if the drama doesn’t follow all the cruel things in the novel
I'm reading the novel now... only half-way through... I had to pause the drama because compared to the cooler…
It’s somewhere around chapter 60 to 75. I would hate to spoil it but here you go. According to me, novel xiao duo r@ped yinlou by what I have just read. She asks him to stop & he forces himself on her & even tells her he wants her to feel the pain. I was shocked to read that part. The author is crazy to make the ML of her novel do smth like that & justify it as love.
I’m just gonna believe that the drama won’t be like the novel & forget about the novel. For once, I’ll praise the director/ script writer for changing things instead of the author.
I read a part that I wished I didn’t read and was grateful that the Xiao Duo in the drama version would never…
omg fr!! I am so glad we have a drama version of Xiao duo with Wang hedi beautifully carrying the character. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I read the parts were novel xiao duo was so cruel to yinlou
its a university love story between the FL and ML. The FL met the ML at 18 and fell in love during the university. They studied hard & progressed together but because of the FL's poor economical status, the ML's family refused to accept the FL and their relationship. With her confidence and self-esteem crushed, she returns to her hometown and decided to start a business. The ML follows her there hoping to support her with her plans. Together they work hard and develop a tea business in her hometown and promote the tea industry. The story has a sweet and happy ending.
I look at drama's xiao duo as a better written character by the screenwriter (keeping the viewers & wang hedi's reputation in mind) & not entirely as the novel's xiao duo. Even if its a redemption arc like you said, he would be subjected to repent for his sins & giving a happy ending to a r@pist would send a completely wrong msg since its such a sensitive topic. Hence I'm sure that the drama's xiao duo would never be portrayed like that. The drama is gaining n times more attention than the novel so the crew can't afford to risk and make such a big mistake.
For the certain scenes that I didn't like or came as a shock, I think its because the author either has a backward mentality or thinks women were treated like this in ancient times (somewhat true tho). I do get it, how much ever we swoon on respectful historical MLs who treat women equally and respect their partners' wishes, that was mostly not the case in ancient china. So, its like a story that really happened in ancient times and for ancient people to consider a great love legend.
But, ig I have the right to complain a bit too. I'm not complaining about sexism, it is prevalent and I tolerate that when I watch it in ancient dramas because that's how it was in the past but r@pe is different. If you watch a drama or read a novel with a character who does that, will you say that person is worthy of love? watching someone forcing their partner in a slap kiss thai lakorn is better than watching the same story in a romantic cdrama because while watching such lakorns, you know what you signed up for. I might be whining too much but this hard to digest after loving and admiring xiao duo's character after seeing the drama version. I don't wish to read a nice novel and start disliking the main lead on the contrary. How much ever the novel Xiao Duo was sweeter after that scene, I kept feeling bitter while reading it. It was hard to say I wish I had a man like Xiao Duo in my life after that.
My only hope for this story is the drama. I genuinely hope the drama doesn't disappoint. I will forget the novel and the novel Xiao duo if the drama's Xiao duo is nice till the end. Something tells me he will be. I really like the drama and the main characters. Drama's Xiao Duo is too handsome to hate lol
I truly believe this won’t happen in
the drama. I really don’t want to hate the drama version of xiao duo. I like the drama so far and I hope I don’t regret it. I’ll be so thankful to the whole crew if the drama doesn’t follow all the cruel things in the novel
I’m just gonna believe that the drama won’t be like the novel & forget about the novel. For once, I’ll praise the director/ script writer for changing things instead of the author.