Guilty pleasure, well-made mini drama

I accidentally found this on YT and gave it a try. It started like an old-fashioned bodice ripper romance, and very steamy for Chinese drama so I couldn’t help watching more. And the ML is OMG so handsome! The FL too, she looks almost like a manga character. For such a mini drama, the production was really high quality, with good actors, luxurious costumes and beautiful settings. It had a halfway decent plot which was okay but with the main focus on the romance. There was a lot of kissing, hugging and sitting half-naked in steaming bathtubs, more than I‘ve ever seen in a CD. What I really didn’t like: In the beginning, the hero did some things to humiliate the heroine (mainly due to a misunderstanding, he thought she’d betrayed his love) but it was very over the top, cruel and simply abusive. It really ruined his character for me and even if he somehow turned into that super gentle loving guy later, what he did to her should be unforgivable. I‘m really worried that such toxic relationships are presented as normal to young girls. As an adult woman, I can see that it‘s just a fictional fantasy. However, the love story soon turned sweet and the hero was humiliated, too, so he atoned for his sins in the end. The heroine was clever and feisty. All in all a very enjoyable and entertaining watch, but don’t take it too seriously. 😊

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