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Uh, no, your child should be more important than your girlfriend, I’m afraid.

People are projecting a lot of emotions that have no basis in the story on this guy just because when he heard his arranged marriage partner wasn’t going to marry him, he asked for her sister instead…

After a certain point, the only thing that kept me watching was Tor's hotness TBH. The plot became a mess and the romance failed to develop fully. It felt like the leads' relationship remained unequal throughout, with Anong being a lot more affectionate and supportive than Wichai, even if he initially started out as the perfect love interest. I like that he remained true to his moral principles to the end and I understand why Anong was attracted to him (he's a good man + again, Tor looks amazing!), but the drama didn't show that he truly valued her, whereas she was always very generous with her affection.

That said, the final episode was good. I like that they took their time with the happy ending instead of wasting 45 minutes on more mother-in-law bullshit and only giving us a wrap-up scene or two in the final minutes, which is what I was afraid of. The way they handled it, by focusing on Anong and Wichai through the years instead of children, promotions, weddings, etc., went some way toward mitigating the issue I mentioned, by showing us that Wichai and Anong's relationship would only become deeper and warmer with time. I wish they could have put some of that development in the actual story, though...

It sounds like her mother married a rich man who adopted Hee-joo officially, but she continued to be treated as an outsider by his family, which is why they sacrificed her when her stepsister refused to go through with the political marriage.

The first episode was very trashy but fun lol. People need to open their third eye and see the vision.

"If you are investigated for misconduct, I'll take the blame for everything!"

Bitch, YOU ARE to blame for everything!!! It would make total sense for you to take responsibility for your own actions!!! You're not doing him a favor here!!!

Her martyr act after causing every single problem her children have faced in life drives me crazy lmao

I mean, yeah, children are more important than girlfriends, so we prioritise finding time to spend with our kids. That makes total sense.

I disagree.

So this is basically In the Mood for Love, daily soap opera edition?

I read the novel and it's hands down one of the best of its genre. The depth of the characters and the complexity of their relationships are unmatched. The portrayal of female friendships and familial ties in all their ambiguity, mutual support, mutual misunderstanding, resentment, codependence, and competition is truly literary, like something out of Ferrante's novels. I hope the drama keeps this nuance and focus on the women in the story instead of flattening them out into mere plot devices.

The romance develops slowly for most of the story and gets a bit frustrating after the halfway mark, but the resolution in the final act is very satisfying and makes up for it. The leads like each other a lot, wait for each other, and ultimately take active steps to be together, instead of one person doing all the work and the other passively going along with it, which happens all too often in Asian dramas and usually saps my interest in the ending. Again, I hope they hit the same notes in the drama and don't change the details/gestures/love declarations to something more cliché and less impactful.

All that said, Zhang Jingyi is getting a bit long in the tooth for these high schooler roles and Zhou Yiran doesn't have Mu Sheng's charisma and manly good looks IMO. Zhao Jinmai and Wang Xingyue would have been more suitable for these roles, even though they're also a bit too old.

Honestly, the cast is great, but the source material is a little lacking... The romance in the novel is very underwhelming. I hope they change some things in the drama to make it more engaging.

Weirdest thing about this show is how everyone treats Wichai like a leper, including his own mother and Anong's brothers. He's a tall handsome judge who's always helping other people and being a goody two-shoes! He is the definition of a desirable match for any woman: kind, attractive, stable, considerate. Are we truly supposed to pretend he's not a good marriage prospect? It's obvious the rogues' gallery of scammers and losers Anong's brothers tried to set her up with can't hold a candle to Wichai, yet he and all the people around him seem convinced no one would ever want him.

I'm happy he's getting more roles! I can see him working his way up to lead roles in a few years.

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Was the actress playing the younger version of Jeong-sook's mother in episode 3 Kim Shi-eun? She needs to be in more stuff...

I've been skipping around and multitasking while watching this drama, so some details have flown over my head. Can someone please remind me how old Anong and Wichai are supposed to be? I feel like Anong should be around 25 and Wichai around 31-32, but I'm just going off vibes here.

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lol it was obviously plastic surgery, and that's totally fine. If anyone wants to sue me, they can go ahead.

I also noticed her face looks different now. I'm sure she's had work done because absolutely everyone in the Chinese entertainment industry does it under pressure from their agency. In her case, I think she looks good. She just needs to put her foot down if they ask her to get more surgeries because Chinese execs LOVE to ruin beautiful women's faces with too many nose jobs and excessive eyelid interventions.

You can skip straight to episode 10 without missing anything.