Contract Marriage - childhood sweethearts!

Others may have differing opinions and that's ok.
I would rate this drama a 7.5 out of 10. It was quite easy to watch but I still found myself skipping over some scenes. The 2nd FL was super annoying as any antagonist and just did not want to face reality that Lu Bo Yan never had any feelings for her; & only considered her a business partner, as she was his company's rep and potentially a friend.

I confess I suffered from 2nd ML syndrome, Justin Li is so good looking that early on I had hoped that there might be an opportunity for him and the FL to have a 'connection' - it was unfortunate that he allowed himself to be influenced by the 2nd FL and ended up going down the wrong path!

Su Jia Nan is a strong independent woman who wants recognition for her own efforts in her work as a writer, of online & published novels and rookie screenwriter. As her online novel commences to gain public interest the comments online & around her are mainly focused on her being married to Lu Bo Yan. Hence undermining all her efforts to get to where she is and overshadowing her talent. I don't think it was heartless or selfish of her not to want LBY's help - Yes, I understand that his intentions were good, he wanted to help her in whatever way he could and protect her etc. Which was easy for him as he had money, and an excellent reputation and therefore many connections. BUT just because he could help her it didn't mean that he should interfere & ignore that SJN had asked him not to.
I really disliked the scenes where LBY would drag or forcefully grab SJN by the hand and drag her off and when he would bark out orders 'forbidding her to do something etc.' That's not what I call love but insecurity & distrust on his part. His behaviour was sometime obsessive & condescending.

Ep 22 - Just to clarify, SJN fell asleep from exhaustion on the couch in KRC's hotel room while working together with KRC (the producer) and the two lead actors on the script. She only went to his hotel room as the lead actors suggested they should meet there. She didn't do anything wrong although it may have seemed terrible for LBY that she did not go home that night & then when he went to the hotel to find her the next morning, some of the movie crews were gossiping about his wife & the producer staying in the same hotel room all night etc. I just don't understand why he didn't just ask her what had happened & allow her to explain!

Ep 24 - not sure what the screenwriter was thinking with incorporating the temporary amnesia troupe? I found the last episode a bit confusing, and although the drama ended well it felt like the screenwriter tried to fit too much in the last episode which detracted from my overall enjoyment of the show.

On a lighter note, I loved the little She-Devil and Angel characters, they were so cute!!

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