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I think it’s normal!

When the ratings are this high, people are curious and will check it out. That means even people that normally don’t go for this genre. Some prefer angsty, complicated, drawn out stories so the simplicity of HL is just not their cup of tea.

Then, there are people that created an MDL account just to give this drama a bad review or rating it a 1 after watching a few episodes (or so they say). I personally don’t understand why anyone would go through all that trouble but whatever makes them happy.

At the end of the day, this show touched a lot of audiences and that’s all that counts.

Or continue to watch just so they can nitpick at every little thing. Really, it’s a simple love story. it’s not that serious lol

same situation here…

I personally never got the hype. I guess he did pretty good in Oath of Love but I’m not sure because I dropped it. Couldn’t stand the FL. Other than that, I don’t think I’ve watched any dramas with him in it.

Their whole no nonsense vibe matches! I find that roommate extremely cute and I think will look good with San Yang lol

I wouldn’t call it a love triangle because they were not contenders and there were no issues at all. During my dating years guys would ask me out at the same time (and I would decline). I would never call it love triangles or pentagon because it’s not even a big deal.

Chinese actors and actresses work hard lol!

Omg China is really beautiful! it’s so big and every city has its only flavor. I’ve only been to a few but Chengdu is one of the cities on my visit list.

Same for me, it just barely budged LLTG out of number 1! For such a simple story, it’s says a lot.

Although I’m not a fan, Xiao Zhan is classically handsome and looks exceptionally good in costume. I couldn’t get into Untamed but heard he did really well there.

I just couldn’t get into it because it just seems overdone. Also, the FL kind of made it difficult for me to continue. Her visuals and acting is just not great.

Imo - yes. it’s much better. Everything from chemistry, acting, visuals, story, cast (EVERY SINGLE ONE), styling are all better than WIFTY.

I literally dropped 4 dramas because I couldn’t get into it - I can’t move on! Longest Promise, Destined, Legend of Anle and Yang Yang’s fireman drama all dropped.

If you love watching romcom - this is for you. If you’re into more complicated, intricate storylines maybe not. This drama is so good but it really depends on what you like!

Yes exactly. WIFTY was fine but it’s like any other highschool drama for me. I thought the whole cast from HL had so much more chemistry as well and it’s aimed for a slightly more mature audience.

I was actually excited to watch WIFTY after finishing HL because it’s by the same author. I got up to episode 6 and while cute, I didn’t see anything too special about it. It reminded me of A Love So Beautiful with a stoic ML and bubbly (borderline stalker) FL chasing after him. Maybe it’s the timing for me as well because I just dropped another drama with a FL constantly chasing after the ML (A Date With the Future) and just need a break from that storyline. WIFTY is now currently on the back burner.

She’s darling!

ZLS is one of the few Chinese actresses that can do both ancient and modern dramas imo. Most of the time I find actresses super corny in modern dramas but she’s stylish, fresh and fun.

Romcom! Fluffiest I’ve seen :)

You didn’t like how it elongated his legs after stuffing his shirt in his pants?? Come on 😉

I think for some viewers the high school years felt longer than it should be because they had to cut 5 episodes out. From what I see, most of the cut scenes were of them adulting. It’s really a shame because some of the scenes looked pretty darn good.

I thought that Lusi’s portrayal of a shy young girl with a crush was on point! I’ve seen too many dramas lately where girls literally “rip their their face off” (Cantonese saying) chasing a guy so this was a welcomed change. I also like that she knew when to give up on her crush - when she thought he had a gf. However, everyone feels differently so I see how some might think she needs to be more confident.

They didn’t say but I see that they were next to each other during the beach scene and were not uncomfortable. Maybe it worked out or maybe they just remained good friends. I’m okay with either!