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I would say moderate amount. The majority is during her High school years. She has a few issues in adulthood but she learns to communicate more.

More specific spoilery stuff mentioned below...skip the rest if you want to go in blind.






YiFan goes through a lot of family struggles, death of a parent, horrible new family members, an abusive situation(trigger warning SA) all while in high school. She feels ashamed & scared & just wants to get as far away from her family as she can...forgetting about the promises she had made with Sang Yan. Sang Yan never forgets her nor does he ever move on from her. He pursued her first, now it's her turn to pursue HIM. There will be a significant time jump from senior year to adulthood, but I don't know if production will edit this time jump length. They don't interact during their college years.
I believe there is about 3-6months to a year of dancing around their feelings while they live together. as Sang Yan wants to be pursued. The novel jumps a bit while they are courting each other & going about their lives. When Sang Yan shows up for the wedding of his college roommate they are together & they have an argument right when he goes to visit his little sister in college(it's why he has no luggage & is so ready to throw down with his bestie) but they make up within a few days.

I love that they cut out that Jia Xu is a smoker.
It's why the window is open in Sang Yan's bedroom, why he is outside the karaoke place sitting on the steps, the confrontation with the neighborhood bullies is a lot more intense in the novel because the guys actually light a cigarette/lighter & hold it near the bully's face. Any time you see Jia Xu sitting outside 100% of the time in the novel he was smoking a cigarette.
spoiler cause it's the source material not really the drama.

Considering the things YiFan had to deal with with her "family" that rating is needed. also with her former neighbor...

Thank you, Love. All news sources I've seen just now are using the world "global" when talking about Netflix, so I think you're right. I just need to be patient.
God, I feel like such a fan girl right now with how impatient I'm acting. I have faith production got the story/characters right. Imma go touch some grass and head off to work for the night. 😊

Can I ask which country people are seeing it on their Netflix as the US Netflix still doesn't have a show page for it. I'm hoping I could use my VPN and just change my location. If that doesn't work I'm going to have to use one of my back up sites...which I prefer not to do as I want them to get the views.

Dude! when I tell you I was kicking my feet with little squeaks of joy when they dropped the new trailer & the bts video of BJT & the director discussing wardrobe/styling & how to approach a scene! I'm so grateful that he was the actor cast for the role. Though I do understand why some are disappointed about the same cast not being used I need them to at least SEE BJT as Sang Yan before they judge. Also, I need them to checkout the original IP to see how YiFan sees him. Also thanks for bringing this comment of mine back to my attention. I will be using some of this for my reviews later down the road. 😊

Was LITERALLY just looking into this one this morning. That's an insane coincidence.

I just want them all to have their moment in the sun. I just know my co-workers are gonna be sick of me. (I give them updates on the shows I'm watching. )

I love it when actors research their role and the director collaborates with them instead of just telling the actor to read the lines and wear this, do that. I love seeing the creative process on a production.

Slowly catching up to the airing. 2 of my shows are ending this weekend. & then I'll mainly be focused in on The First Frost(I've been waiting for this one for about 2 years at this point)
I think im going to try & get as caught up as possible before the 18th. (currently on episode 11)

i kind of hope that they hold off on this one until March/April(cherry blossom season/spring) just so that, selfishly, I can focus on each one separately.
Also because from all the material I've seen of this show it gives spring vibes. & I love it when a show airs during the season it's mainly set in.

Heads up to those who are unaware of the original source material there are a few things that the tags have left out. I don't know how much they will be keeping in when it comes to the FL's trauma but she does go through some tough experiences in the novel. If attempted SA is a trigger for you, you might want to wait until viewers can say what production shows verses tells us. Although it is never the main focus of the novel it is the catalyst for their separation & her sleep walking. So yeah. It will hopefully be handled really well & no one will have issues, but I just wanted to give a heads up incase people are just coming after watching Hidden Love. This is a much darker story, but the love that the leads have for each other makes up for it.

Every once in a while Deng Wei looks like a Chinese cousin of Yuta of NCT. Please tell me I'm not the only one who sees a resemblance.

His train tickets 🥹🥹

maybe I'm not even 100% sure they have official confirmed the 18th as the air date as I have just entered the chat. Trying to close while scrolling is not recommended. if you have a link to a confirmed source please send it my way. 😊

Just like in Hidden Love this novel only focuses on one couple's journey. I hope they stick to the novel tbh.

I haven't gotten a reminder notification from them and if it's airing on the 18th I figures they would have sent it out based on my watched list. when I searched the site nothing came up. it might be delayed from YouKu's air dates.

looks like The First Frost might be airing mid February.

Honestly, although I loved the drama, from a production standpoint it did fall short in many areas. The editing was...a choice. There was a LOT of tell not show. I think about 4 episodes were cut when they went to get their license to air. Some plots/storylines were left hanging.
All the acting was great, and the chemistry was great for all the couples & families. But those 4ish hours of story that got cut down was very noticeable.

it was two things. The Yang sister who is married to the Emperor was caught up in a palace intrigue by another woman(they say Queen, but not exactly sure if it's his mother or wife they are speaking about) okay so no more palace backing.
The Second part is that someone from the family reported the Yangs for buying land/homes cheaply. (it's a whole other issue. think abuse of power) Their land, wealth, businesses & properties are all seized by the government.