Jeamie

i think its deliberate. He did it to show he is going to exist in her life

someone posted it up on facebook. sorry i dont know where it was ... but did you know, Jing Boran personally handwrote the episode title calligraphy for every episode of The Early Spring? i believe he practise calligraphy. so when i saw the picture of his note on facebook, i recognise the handwriting as his

I need to talk about the post-breakup fight over Luke.

On first watch, I thought it was just a petty argument. Two stubborn people using the dog as ammunition. But on second watch, it hit me differently.

He wasn't fighting over the dog. He was fighting for her.

Luke was the only thing he had left of their life together. The only thread still connecting them. The only reason he could still show up at her door. The only excuse he had to keep seeing her.

Think about it. She left without a word. She cut him off completely. She changed her number. She disappeared from his life like she had never been there. He had nothing. No way to reach her. No way to find her. No way to even know if she was okay.

Except Luke.

So when he fought over Luke, he was holding on to the only piece of her he had left. The only reason she might still open the door and talk to him.

That line, "Breaking up is like getting a divorce," says everything. It's not about the dog. It's about the life they built together. The home they shared. The family they created, even if it was never officially named.

The reason this scene is heartbreaking" is that it uses the most childish argument to wrap up the most sorrowful inability to let go.

FYi in case you didnt catch this- i came across Jing Bo Ran message to viewers. He wrote:

To Netflix viewers,

Thank you to every one of you around the world who loves The Early Spring. I'm so happy that this story has been able to cross regions and languages and meet all of you.

"You don't have to be perfect to be worthy of love."

May we all grow through love and remain our truest selves, and may The Early Spring bring you warmth and beauty.

Thank you all for your love and companionship.

hahahahaha

same.. my first encounter with him. his acting is top notch.
In a BTS interview he said... man, luan nian just cried a little (during the huge breakup scene), and audience already pity him. lol... then he added- he should cry more. He has total understanding of luke's character. He knows he is not a likeable character there but there is definitely redemption qualities in this man.

i agree,.. i didnt think he was bad either. And i dont think he deserved to be the only one apologising. Sigh. he loved her the way he knew how to love. but he has also been making alot of changes along the way - respecting her wishes that he needed to acknowledge and compliment her too. She needed the words of affirmation

i paid for the youku full access lol... but i found something here- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uhfR8ZSbDpg

essentially when jing boran started his lines ...welcome to flora museum of time... sun qian already burst into tears....

it really hurt him.... the fact he has done so much (behind the scene) and she still left him. he was so clueless when she came on to him with all the accusations. Poor thing. He probably could try to explain - but i dont think he can. She was not in a calm state to have that conversation.

Dont get me wrong, i am not saying anyone is a flag here (still dont understand why so many ppl happily put that label on someone). it's just that i place myself in his shoes, and i felt bad for him. He was trying to be rational - but she was already emotionally at her very end - and said a lot of things that was really awful to hear. Some which he deserve but ......no not really. I really saw he has indeed put in a lot of effort and made changes to be nicer for her.

i saw the BTS.... and Sun Qian was an emotional mess.... she was so touched by the proposal

if my memory serve me....he was going to leave to the US to take over the position there (so that flora can keep her job at LIME?). So i am guessing he left early to see his parents, before he took up the residency in the states. That's why he was super alarm when he got the msg. Normally she would text him "wishing you well" msg during New Year. That's why he asked his mom if the day he got the msg, was a special day.

lumi is just the best sidekick ... Luke has a lot to thank her for

While waiting- watch this- https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc-6aHOzGcN/?stkn=MWk1YzhzdW83ZWUxbg==

Luke the dog also wants some love
hilarious....

still, nothing prepared me for the tears that came uncontrollably watching Tao and Sun yu suffering the loss of their flat mate. the actors really did a good job here.

same.. tears streaming down my face without me even noticing when she read his thoughts in the diary. and i am someone who barely even cries.... my heart is filled with sadness for all the pain he carried. the line where he said, staying away is also a kind of love - broke me

same... it was so sad. the words he left in his diary even sadder. And sun Yu saying she fell in love with an angel breaks my heart. in did he was just the most kindest, gentlest soul

I broke my word and watched episodes 18 and 19, even though I said I was going to refrain. It only took catching one scene on YouTube, and all my resolve fell through. Sigh.

Anyway, I was left pondering the breakup at the end of Episode 18, titled "Bucket List." I felt so bad for both of them. It was just the wrong timing for her to ask him for a future. He was still struggling to understand her actions from before. To him, it must have looked like she was still keeping her options open.

Since Luan Nian's love language is action, witnessing the app issue and the ex-boyfriend issue must have all fed into his insecurities, despite his self-assured exterior and the pedestal Flora puts him on.

Flora's monologue at the end of Episode 18 really got to me:

"What Luan Nian said that day was gentle and sincere, but his words cut through our relationship like a knife, laying the truth bare. Some people are simply out of reach. We were never truly at the same wavelength."

Indeed, Luan Nian did speak "better" this time. He did not use any of those curt, cutting words he normally would throw out. But what exactly did Flora deduce from his response and come to the conclusion? Is she saying she was trying, and felt hurt that he did not want to recognise a future together because she felt he was above her, or that they were simply too different? Any thoughts?

Because Luan Nian was very clear. He said he knows he is not the best person to get along with. He knows he has a bad temper and all his flaws. All he wants from her is the certainty that he is the one, despite his flaws. But he felt she might change her mind, due to her actions of being close to her ex, her roommate, and the app situation. He needed her to prove that she would choose him, flaws and all.

i have stopped watching since sunday thinking it may be better to just hit the remaining episodes all at one go, that way no lingering heartbreak.... lol, but i may not be able to resist the temptation. We shall see.

my thoughts as well... i think the writers didnt think this through properly. They are trying to honour the original work (which i love btw), but make the ML more nicer for the cdrama, so it actually dont make sense for her not to tell him at the stage where luo nian has done a lot to give her more security and acknowledgement. In the book it is understandable why she didnt tell.

i finished it in a day! so hooked.. i couldnt do anything else by read and read and read. And this is me, who have not read any books in a good 25 years!