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I skipped through most of SRQ’s scenes. I just couldn’t take it anymore.

True! I totally agree

Exactly! It was so obvious he was being pushed forward

I agree. You could tell something was off with how they excessively upgraded his role.

Oh wow! A lot of people must have complained. I can’t wait.

PS: C-drama need to learn to end their stories and not wait for viewers complaints to add a last minute extra

He must have liked him too much to forget to give the main leads proper story telling 🤭

What is clear from this drama, is that they really wanted to promote the actor who played Su Ronqing, because his screen time was excessive especially when not even necessary.
Another major oversight by the team is after a 3 year skip meant they should have shown or at least mentioned the child she was pregnant with or if she lost it.
In the end an interesting drama with typical C-drama issues. BTW 8-8.5 rating for me.

Earlier, she used to be a critical critique. You can expect similar opinions from comparable shitty dramas. Not anymore. I guess she got to make income from YT as well.

Yes, I pay her less mind now with her ridiculous reviews. She praises dramas that are subpar just because she likes the actor. But, she will criticise a drama with similar themes and acting if she doesn’t like the actors.

Thanks so much for the info. I suspected the voice sounded similar, but the lips didn't match the dubbing in the Eps. 1-40 it felt weird. But, in 40.5, the voices matched the lip movement.

Now, I understand what AvenueX meant by the last battle being so unnecessary, and these 5 minutes could have been included in Ep.40.

All in all, it is a good drama if you are not picky with attention to detail. There are some mind-boggling plot holes here and there.

Another thing is that their actual voice is so much better (Ep. 40.5 extra), so the filmmakers should have used it. SMH at C-drama and its weird and off-putting film-making practices.

I do hope they learn how to end dramas properly. There is no need for all the dramatic and open-ended endings. It's uncalled for. It means they need to learn how to tell a story.

However, she mentions it earlier in the episodes to her brother, which is why her brother doesn't challenge her face-to-face (the Emperor).
In the earlier episodes, she alluded to all the sacrifices she made as a hostage, which secured her brother's throne. Essentially, her brother got the throne because she was taken as the kingdom hostage.

Okay, I will be reducing my initial rating from 9.5/10 to 9/10. I felt something was missing by the time the curtain fell on the drama. Also, I did not like that they didn't show Nan Ya in the events that took place 6 years later or any of his other friends. They placed too much emphasis on the police characters. Then they should have made them the main leads, instead of those described as leads. phew!
All the same, it is a great C-drama which shows China's progress in modern drama production.

It is understandable. Partly because he still likes Nan Ya and partly, because of guilt of him not doing more to help her when they were teenagers. He also feels even more guilty learning he technically was the cause of her first assault (if he hadn't invited her out, her useless step-brother would not have had the chance).

Ok, I am just here to rant about this freaking awesome series. I just finished Ep.15 and am on the edge of my seat. I am giving it a 9.5 now and if they carry on like this and round it off nicely, this will be one of my 10/10 rating C-drama. Great cast and cinematography right here. Great work to the cast and crew so far!

No. I meant attempt to kill them as children. She succeeded with FL’s older brother.

True. However, greed isn't enough to kill grandkids. The whole premise makes no logical sense. A detailed background about her would have sufficed instead of just focusing all the story on the main lead.

So, why did she hate the family so damn much? It wasn't stated or clarified. I waited and waited until the show just ended. It seemed the writer just wanted to create a super villain just for the sake of it.

Looks like the last 3 episodes were drama for the sake of drama. Also, it wasn't properly explained why that woman villain had so much hate for the Hong family to go as far as trying to kill kids. I mean, she not being treated well by the Chairman's children isn't enough reason to have such hate. Also, I thought he was probably her son's father or maybe the family was responsible for her jail time, but none of that was mentioned. So, they made her super evil to create drama. SMH! Even the son's obsession was over-exaggerated for drama's sake. Phew! I was emotionally invested just to be let down (all the tears I shredded were for this???) Anyway, I am glad it has ended.

Very grown-up series. I enjoyed it even with its flaws. I love when C-dramas aren’t just idol based with grown characters acting like teenagers. Thanks to Avenuex for the recommendation. In as much as I like C-dramas that are costume based, good modern dramas are very useful in understanding and improving Chinese language.
Another good thing about this drama is it focused on the female characters and they remained the focus until the end. Not making it all about romance. It’s nice they were able to stick to their theme.