In summary, I didn't hate it but it didn't hit any sweet spots either. Visuals and music were good. I liked the idea of fantasy elements but it had unfulfilled potential. I liked the actors' individual performances but I wasn't left feeling all fluffy inside. It's a bit like, going to a buffet and eating random dishes, you leave with a full belly but it was a bit of a mish mash.

Ivy Chen was better as a mature but sloppy FL character, her quirkiness was awkward. I'm completely biased and kept watching for Wang ZiQi. His character's motivations was clear cut but the deviation from them, ie falling in love, felt less convincing. The chemistry between the leads was somewhat lacking.

The FL's conflicted feelings of choosing a familiar relationship of 2ML because it is a "safe" choice even though he's a complete asshat, is a real thing that happens IRL. However, I wonder whether this story line would be more palatable if 2ML was a more decent option. It would give more value to the OTP because a relationship with a passerby would be better than 2ML.

I liked most of the support characters but did we need to see all of Miao Miao's blind dates? The time would have been better having chats with old Hu. The antagonist was good at being politely sneaky but wasn't scary or threatening.

The fantasy elements regarding the Guardian descendants were promising but frustrating. ML and audience were being kicked from pillar to post. The prescribed guardian path, rules, consequences and possibilities needed to be clearer. There were mechanisms and occurrences that felt contrived. The characters were robbed of making their own choices. I'm underwhelmed by the last episode; hey, have a random new character that "fixes" everything. I don't want to pick apart at it too much or I really will start hating it.

Overall, I guess I'm simply a bit disappointed. The buffet looked yummy and I really wanted to like it more.