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That's still too low for him. He could do great somewhere else. He literally just went to Linji to solve some cases for the emperor

I thought I was the only one ff

Also, why are people wanting him to beg her? Beg for what, exactly? Cause he left her on their marriage day?
How come no one talks about the trap she set for him? He'd NEVER be able to be an official if he married her that day, cause of the promise grandma made her do. He'd have shackles and be forever attached to the Rong family.
He was never at fault, and till this day, RSB never told him about that! Actually, him leaving her there was him, unknowingly, saving himself.
The one that should beg to be with LJL is definitely RSB.

And there are people coming to defend RSB!! This is so toxiccccc. Idc whether she had to hide her emotions or not, we all saw how she talked back to her grandma. She can be active in a relationship if she wants, SHE DOESN'T WANT!
I'm extremely sure RSB doesn't love LJL, she may like him, but not love!

I agreeee. I think she could expand the Rong business to the capital. Since LJL's someone important to the emperor and his intellect is too great for just a provincial town. She could expand to the capital and live there with him, she'd be an administrator. Have plantations near the capital, and manage the business in the capital

Province? That's too low, it seems he's a duke. He can't be just a provincial prefect, it's not fitting of someone trusted by the emperor.

Thank you for all the info! I doubt we'll have a true capital arc, unless it'll be only 5 episodes.... too low. Maybe it'll just be sending the tea and going back to Linji

Is it? Thank you! I didn't know that about the billing.
Although they definitely aren't on equal footing. LJL has more freedom than RSB, but RSB appears more than than LJL

The way the drama is going, he will abandon his career and his only thing will be "Rong Shan Bao's husband". I hope he ends up alone, if it's gonna be like this

Now I hope there's a 2nd season. Maybe this one could end with LJL going to the capital and leaving RSB behind after noticing she doesn't care about their relationship as much as he cares. And then, 2nd season would be RSB realizing what she lost, and going to the capital to fight for him😌😏

It was! Even recently he was 1st billing. But as we've seen, this is basically Rong Shan Bao and the Rong family! That's why Neo's fans and many people are frustrated. Cause he's only being used as a tool and a lover for RSB, not as the main protagonist he should be

I agree. Although I didn't mind the distrustful part, that added some spicy to the drama. I dont like that they still keep thay up. RSB still doesn't trust LJL, she knows he'll do things for her cause she knows he loves her, but I doubt she loves him. I think she finds him amusing, useful, someone with a mindset similar to hers, good body build, handsome. And that's it, I don't think it's love.
If it really were love, she'd have prioritized him already. She doesn't even prioritize herself.
I like the drama because it's different, not like every drama (only the ML is like everything we've seen, being a simp). But I'm extremely frustrated with the situation with LJL. And from the trailers (till 30), it won't change!!! He'll keep fighting alone and trying to keep RSB, and RSB will stray more and more.

If we have an open ending, or an ending where LJL stays in the capital, away from the Rong family and RSB, for me, that's a HAPPY ENDING!
My boy deserves way more than just being RSB's simp/concubine/tool!

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Based on the trailers, LJL will keep fighting alone for this relationship...............
We'll keep seeing the Rong family......

OmG, I completely agree, again! It wasn't on my watch list either, although not because of Yu Zheng. But I really wanted to give it a try for Neo and Nazha, this is the first drama with them that I'll be finishing, lol.
But I'm sad they made LJL appear to be a love boy, and RSB's character is not developing, she's still as slow (to give up on her family) as ever. She seems to want everything, but the only thing she actively fights for are her tea plantations. The rest appears for her, she inherited the tea knowledge privilege (being 1st born, 1st family, intelligent, Rong), even LJL literally fell in front of her, asking to be rescued. I hope she starts fighting for things other than tea leaves.

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I'm kind of scared. As you said, this drama is about LJL, but we spent 26+ eps on the Rong family. Only had some small interactions with LJL, we'll have less than 10 episodes on him, and that's not even something we're sure.
I also hope he doesn't marry into the Rong family. He should be able to marry her as himself, and she should also manage her Rong house. Doesn't she wanna change things? Change this weird rule, they can be themselves and marry each other!!

I completely agree!
Before, we used to see RSB being more active, flirting with LJL to get info out of him and then being flustered cause she was slowly falling in love. Now, she keeps using him. He may not mind, but for us, viewers, it's boring and repetitive. He keeps bowing and humbling himself, trying to win her love, while she doesn't do a thing, only nods and smile sometimes (even her smiles are used when she's using him).
I think from ep 28 onwards we'll see her change, since someone interested in him will appear. But I hope it's not him convincing her to not be jealous, and only him fighting for this relationship. I hope she truly feels jealous and confronts him, talk to him, do something instead of only watching and hearing what others says, or doing whatever she wants only inside her mind.

I think I should go back to watching eps daily. I decided to wait and binge 6 episodes, but the pace didn't pick up, it's getting draggy and boring. The plot keeps repeating and repeating. (PS. I've yet to watch 26)
Sometimes they go fight villains, and they do it the very same way. Someone dies, they find out who, they try to find evidence, they try to bring justice, RSB is misunderstood. And then, they're at the tea plantation again.
I hope this drama gets better again, for me, after ep 21, everything got boring. Even this push and pull between RSB and LJL is getting old.
I want to see RSB being active in this relationship too, not that flirty investigation, but really trying to make this relationship work. LJL is doing everything, he's not even finding openings, he's trying to open things himself since RSB is too attached to being 'Rong'.

A lot of them are married or dating, it's less problematic than in South Korea. The fans go crazy when a couple is born

They did. Ren Jia Lun hardly does kissing scenes. Idk if right now he does, but he didn't do kissing scenes, probably cause he's married.
As for how to check, you can search on the internet if doubles were used for each drama, cause normally we can't see that in castings.