CannotSleep

This is not really a romance. Not totally sure how I feel about this one. Downloaded for Ye Hao Ran. He does a good psycho, lol.
Liked the suspense and trying to figure out what would happen next. Not a fan of the ending.
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And now I desperately have to watch something else to get this mess outta my head.
RUN AWAY from this one, lol....

I hate them both. I hated the ML the whole time; I hated the FL the last few episodes. The ending makes me angry. After ALL the stuff she went through at the beginning w/ML and 2FL and they still end up together. Sorry, the moment her child and father died because of ML/2FL, that was it for him as far as I am concerned. So, ok, forgiveness. But going back to him? NO FREAKING WAY. His excuse that he needed to take over the family was ridiculous when it came to their lives. The poor 2ML was such a better choice, but, hey, it's a C-drama short. I was hoping it would go in a different direction. So disappointing. And no chemistry w/MC IMO.

Only watch this one if you want to be disappointed and angry at the end.

I kinda like Wang Zi Lin, so gave it a try even though I knew I was probably not going to be thrilled w/his character.

and, Ok. the FL does become a strong woman, but then she goes and does stupid stuff.
Spoilers below.

He Ling Yao was FIRE in https://mydramalist.com/805730-shi-kong-zhan-you
I wish this one had had that level of passion, lol! There were a couple of steamy kisses and bed scenes the next morning, but I didn't feel much passion. I did love how crazy the FL's character was and how HLY portrayed her. She stood up and took no prisoners. There wasn't as much time spent on her family in this one, but that may have been cut because of the number of episodes. First time watching this ML and that's really why I decided to try this drama. He did ok and you could tell he was a newer actor. I think he could grow into a better one with even better kisses, lol. I really liked ML's cousin and how she and FL got along. Really liked his aunt and how she helped them in the bedroom and how supportive of FL she was. Some of your typical push/pull/does she/he like me stuff. HE w/ML proposing at her new noodle shop and telling him they are having a child.

I really wanted to try this one out because I had not watched He Yu Yang before and I had watched He Ling Hao in one where she was full of passion.
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sweet at times, but mostly awkward and a bit boring. No chemistry w/MC, a couple of press lip kisses. The voice dubbing on this one was kinda irritating. Freaky little dog. Liked that FL's friend called out the witch that tried to break up MC by telling FL she was a sub for her when they had, in fact, not been involved. FL could not believe ML had had a crush on her because she had no self confidence in that area after having been betrayed by scum ex. Who, of course, was delusional thinking he could treat her any way and she would still come back to him. FL's dad scum, too. HE w/wedding as they had already gotten the marriage certificate at the beginning.

Well, I watched for Ben Wang, but was disappointed.
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sorry. I've had and seen A LOT of dogs in my day, but that little doggie is downright freaky looking. If I woke up and it was in my bed, I'd scream....

Whoever decided to use this particular voice actor for Wang Hao Zhen made a mistake. That voice does not match for him. Unfortunately, it's distracting me from the drama. Just saying...
But, I'll still watch in hopes I get to see WHZ kiss, lol...
The things we'll watch for our kissing fix....

Liked how the ML told FL near the end that they had both had had difficult childhoods, but they could overcome that by loving themselves and their children and having a good life together. That was the best message from this.

Wow! He was crazy psychotic in "Crabapple". Creepy and perverted. He did a great job of acting that role.

Wow. Not a single lip kiss, rest fake kisses, in the video I watched. What a waste for Ma Xiao Yu. Of course, it was from 2023 and his acting was not as good as in later dramas. Not my favorite plot lines, but it was MXY, so had to watch. Kinda irritating at times w/not being honest with identity and pregnancy. At the end, I'm not sure if they had remarried or not. They are living together and she goes into labor. Could have been better.

Well, since this one is from 2023, there's room for improvement. Which MXY has since then. Not my favorite storyline.
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What a terrible end which wasn't an end but a loop. So, the ML is all screwed up and it's a plot where he see an 18 year old girl and he's 24 and decides he wants her to sleep with. Her dad needs money or whatever and gives her to him. Since the ML is an emotional idiot, he can't decide if he really loves her or just wants to possess her. She falls in love with him only to overhear him on the phone saying she's basically a plaything and he's not marrying her. This puts her into a downward spiral which leads to her challenging him, which he most definitely doesn't like. FL becomes depressed and attempts suicide and both ML and FL agree to her being hypnotized to forget. ML stashes her away w/a bar and comes back for her later. Meanwhile, both his half brothers like her. Her mom forces her to marry ML because they all know what happened in the past while she is clueless. Stuff happens w/her family, his family in quest for inheritance and other family issues. Older half brother tries to hurt/kill MC. ML's dad is a scumbag who got his mom pregnant w/him and then married her sister. FL tries to figure out why she is missing memories and what connection she has to ML. Eventually, ML allows her to undergo hypnosis to recover her memories. Meanwhile, they are married and have slept together. She regains her memories, but forgets ML. Ends with her walking out of hospital, seeing him, stopping and asking if they know each other. Which is what she asked before when they meet near the beginning of the drama. Dang loop. Chemistry was meh and a couple of steamy kisses. ML was a total arse. He took a young girl, lead her down a dark path and then wondered why she changed.

AAARRRGGHHHH!!!!
I really hate this end.
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For what it was, more suspense and revenge, it was decent. FL was crazy due to treatment from family. ML was obsessed. There were no kisses in this 2:11 video other than FL pressing side lip kiss to ML which you really didn't even see. Lots of abuse to the FL by family. Her revenge plan had definite flaws. I kinda liked the 2ml as he was also expressive of loving FL. Wild twists at the end w/reveal that FL is actually the madame's daughter and the daughter the madame raised was not hers. It's confusing because the maid, who was the husband's lover, seems to say earlier that the girl raised as real daughter was actually her daughter, but by the end she's not and the maid incites another crazy girl to stab the fake daughter. In the end, the abusive stepmom, who is actually her mom, throws herself in front of the FL to save her being stabbed. The maid gets stabbed. The ML carries off the FL and says, basically, she's saved and will be with him. The end. If you are looking for passion, this isn't it. Lol.

Not sure I should have tortured myself with this one. I kept waiting for more romance, better chemistry and some kisses. What I got was FL being abused and kinda lackluster finish with one barely there kiss. I really watched because I normally like Lin Yong Ju.

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Good twist at the end when you find out he is the same guy, just had his memory wiped by HIS PARENTS because he loved the FL too much. HE w/ML's memories regained and MC married. Still begs the question on why she thought the Jiang family killed the ML ten years ago. How could there be evidence when later you find out ML blocked a knife for her and was lost at sea? Maybe scenes left out that explain it. Steamy scene for about ½ the drama.

Liu Yan Qiao should have more short dramas. Good looking and good kisser, lol. MC had decent chemistry and several steamy scenes. ML was also aggressive and domineering. 2Ml was crazypants and totally deserved his crazypants adopted sister. Even though the FL was on a quest to find out who murdered her first love, who the ML looked like, she felt guilty for thinking of ML as his substitute
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