MaryB23

Watching the clips from part 2 just has me screaming. So so much is going to happen

Episode 1 ( that intro to LBY's character still gives me tingles), The episode where she removes the arrow from his chest, Episode 22 ( the one where they roll on the roof), Episode 24 ( the proposal)

Actually, at this point, NN still does not understand the depths of what LBY feels for her. He is neither fickle nor controlling when it comes to her. Something the book does really well that I hope the show will too is depict the depths of LBY's love for NN. It transcends propriety and even logic at times ( If you read the scene in the book where LBY sees NN for the first time, the wordings used there are so vivid and picturesque. She is like a ray of sunlight to him, rendering him breathless). If NN understood this at this point in the story she wouldn't doubt the "oneness" her and LBY would have as a married couple.

So no I don't think LBY doesn't understand the concept of "walking on eggshells". I mean he has seen firsthand through his "mom" what happens to women who fall out of favor with their husbands and have no power. It's more like he would never make NN live according to the whims of his mood. She begins to understand this much later. I can't blame her right now because she really hasn't gotten the chance to know him

I wish people would stop comparing the two!!!!! They're not even the same genre and now ZLS has started getting a lot of hate for no reason because of people who keep comparing the two. They are two separate works of arts in different genres. You can appreciate one without comparing to the other. LLTG has NOTHING to do with IS.

TBH I am too busy loving Lu Si. I really started paying attention to her this year and I have been binging her works. Started with Oh My Emperor a couple months ago then watched Love Better than Immortality. Wanted to watch WRTW but decided on LLTG first

I mean TBH most of the shows he has been in up un til recently, he was a minor. Even the long Ballad was filmed when he was like 17 or so and considering his co star was like 28, I get it. That's why I am so excited about the casting and pairing. Wu Lei is finally an adult and Lu Si is pretty much the same age as him (1 year apart).

He has kisses in this drama (LLTG) quite a few actually based on the BTS, GIFs, and oST videos I have seen

You need these episodes to understand CSS, why she is the way she is and why her biggest desire is to leave that family.

Yup it was hard carried by these factors and the story that by a few episodes in I stopped paying attention to the CGI

Your response still doesn't negate my argument: it's clear to the viewers that her mom does love her and is trying to make up for lost time. but the FACT is her mom is going about it the wrong way and really TRULY doesn't see the good in CSS. She thinks she has been ruined by the aunt and there's hardly any positive about her.

LMAOO YS is still very far from truly being in love with CSS and realizing what she appreciates. So far he is like her mom- caring for her but never able to say one good or positive thing to her/ about her - something CSS hates very much

Yeah I am waiting too. I couldn't resist Love Like Galaxy and now I am loosing it wait for new episodes.

Even her actions indicate she is expressing her love wrong! In the earlier episodes the third aunt Shun Hua castigates her of being biased against CSS because she doesn't want to be seen as mistreating YY. Actions may speak louder than words, but even her actions leave a whole lot to be desired. There were so many times the things she does are unnecessary - for example the scene when she was sick and CSS&YY were taking care of her; she could have just let both of them take care of her and be happy, but noooo she had to put down CSS and hurt her. Don't classify it as Asian caring cause even today a lot of children have distanced themselves from their parents in old age for all the horrible things they did and said to them as kids.

Everyone present at that banquet was ashamed of Xuan Yi and her behavior to her daughter. No one for any reason should say such demeaning and cruel words to and about their child. "She is ignorant, rude, cunning, scheming, worthless, and not worthy of LBY; if she wasn't my daughter I definitely wouldn't let her into the Cheng family" Whaaaaat? and that's just a summary of a ll the horrible things she said. Even the dad who was also trying to get the engagement stopped was shocked by the things she said. The Emperor was teary eyed and indignant at the words, which is even why he asked CSS what her opinion was cause clearly if her mom is talking all this crap about her she shouldn't be deciding for her

I am about to rewatch my fave scenes from this week's episodes lol

Mans said of course I would still marry you!!! Ugh so sweet

Nope his relationship does not mirror. The Emperor does not mistreat or constantly put down his kids for LBY. He loves them BOTH and treats BOTH his kids and LBY nicely. If the Emperor were truly biased he would have made LBY a prince to compete with his actual kids. The Emperor said it himself in today's episodes - he cares for LBY cause of the death of his sworn brother Huo, but how can LBY compare to his actual kids. THIS is the difference, Xuan Yi behaves unnaturally to break a perceived bias. She doesn't want people to say she sent Lady Ge away and is now favoring her daughter over Yang Yang; but now rather than being even, she is being extremely biased against her own daughter.

The things she does to CSS are unnatural and excessive, sometimes bordering on childish and petty. For example the scene she was sick and CSS & YY were taking care of her, she could have accepted both their care and been happy but noooo she had to sad horrid things to put down CSS who was taking care of her. CSS doesn't care about her mom caring for YY, heck CSS herself loves YY and always sticks up for her. The problem CSS has is her mom's disregard for her and mistreating her in favor of YY. If she would treat them equally CSS would be fine as she never even grew up being doted on so she wouldn't care.

His statement was everything - " She is pure and decisive, willing to love and hate, She is the only one worthy to walk along me in life; in this life I will marry her and no one else". LY also saw the good in CSS. It is so important to be with someone that can look pass your flaws, embrace them, and help turn them into positives.

Even the grandmother who maltreated CSS would never publicly humiliate CSS and make her worthless like that. Cause I mean what about CSS future, if you her mother says such horrid things about her, who would want to marry or associate with her anymore.

The thing is, if she wanted to "save" her like you say, there was no reason to be this extreme. She abandoned her daughter and feels guilty about it and such feels the need to over do things now and make decisions for her. She tries to play on CSS intelligence, CSS even mentioned it, when she was trying to be with LY her mom kept bringing up LBY and how she should give him a chance. Now LBY comes to propose and her next thing is my daughter is worthless and isn't worthy of LBY.

No matter if we know that the mother actually does love CSS, her heart is on the wrongest of places - she TRULY does not see the good in CSS and that is her fatal flaw as a mother.

You're very correct. He engages her as an excuse to come back to Ruyang