MAGICWONDERS

I do get she doesn't want to make her relationship public cause shes dating her boss (cause she wants to prove she can do itcher self, she doesn't want her hard work to be devalued, plus has more to lose) but now she feels ready, his response is i dont think i could love you like your ex...bro werent you calling her your girlfriend (like what kind of love were you talking about then) plus you hugged your best friend too (and you openly knew about her feelings) she didnt tell her ex cause he might slip up and tell someone who doesn't know...plus she hasnt told her parents so telling an ex first is weird

Yess I agree - but they have painted this greener male lead - which makes the female lead seem a bit weird ( as she is exactly the same person in the novel)

I think this production team should have chosen if they were gonna stick to the novel or not-- i think theres a lot of contradicting lines and actions

Yesss! They made the ML light green to the point where the FML seems weird and contradicting - the FML leads logic doesnt make sense...so i don't know how they are gonna justify the breakup

Exactly! It was perfect in the novel cause of all that built up emotions ...but this episodes shows him giving her validation and security
....whereas she hasn't replicated any of that

Also she sleeps with him ...but also sleeps in the guest room

These tweaks have made him pale green - and are gonna make her a red flag - i dont even know how she's gonna break up when shes the one hiding

They made the man pale Green, in the show so now i wonder how they are gonna break up ( this ep he gave her validation, love, respect) full bundle hows it gonna work

Yesss!! This the same issue i have, a green male lead at expense of an orange female lead

I believe she isnt a red flag but the changes they have made make the FML at fault as it seems this is what she wanted.
As per the novel he didnt want anything emotional ( didnt want lables)

As per the Novel he didnt like emotional attachment so he probs broke up with the women as she become clingy

the TV show really shifts the narrative by making Luan Nian seem like a misunderstood "yellow flag" when, in the book, he was straight-up manipulative. By trying to make him more likeable, the writers end up pinning all the blame on Shang Zhitao, making her look like the toxic one when they both had serious issues. They frame their secret physical arrangement as this mutual, casual adult choice, completely erasing the fact that it was his idea and his rules from day one. Sure, she had her own flaws and massive insecurities, but those didn't just appear out of nowhere—they were a direct reaction to years of his coldness, secrecy, and condescension. When she tried to walk away the first time to save her own dignity, he actively manipulated her right back into the cycle.

A light Green ML at the expense of a Red FML (novel vs adaptation comparison)

Exactly the rest of them were doing it in pairs

Ik it! The build up for the Lizard

Strong feeling it will do well

She looks like IOI doyeon

I thought mu Qingyan obtained Zeiwi method, and thought Mu zhengyang didnt betray anyone.

They deviated from the Novel right??

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