Mstique

Ok, the more I think about it, the more I raise my eyebrow. I may have miss key information (due to skipping)…

1 -WHY is the 2sml having such a hard time confirming the identity of his Mei Mei/fl. Surely other people saw her? and could recognize her? I mean, there were a bunch of soldiers and his “fiancé” at the cliff? Surely one of them could provide a description ? drew a sketch? a stick figure? anything? You mean to tell me he couldn’t drag anyone to confirm her identity or secretly drew of sketch of the fl and ask people around.

2-did they even provide us with a timeline of their relationship? I mean, the fl is around 16 now…so her “relationship” with the sml took place when? how long did it last? how old is the 2sml?

So many questions.

I haven’t watched ep 23-24 yet.

How old is the fl in the drama?

Cdramas sure know how to turn red flags mls in novels into the greenest flags. The ml here does not ressemble the ml in the novel. Same observation in his previous drama AYTO.

Every single time

Even the belt was similar pure comedy!

I just find this whole scene unnecessary, that’s all.

The perk is being able to hold her as he would not have been able to even touch her if he was not in this sibling relationship as men and women are suppose to be separated.

🎶 “here comes the men in black
men in black
various shades of bla- ack” lol

Well, she said she was killed by that man? she fell of a cliff? he could’ve yelled ”I never saw her face” lol not that it would have helped much. It would probably make her hate him more lol. I’m
so over this plotline. Definitely no second
male lead syndrome at all.

Thanks!

The ml is sure enjoying some perks in this “sibling” relationship

It is kinda of hard to watch it as a bro and sis drama when they have them sitting by a tree, on a moonlight night, her hugging her and him holding her with a romantic music playing in the background. lol

Thanks for your comment as there were some points that I was unaware of. Which ep is the scene with the candles and the dolls?

I also wanted to add that the husband was terrible! He got that low-born Qiao woman pregnant and made her his concubine to avoid the scandal. He then started giving concubine Qiao preferential treatment over his main life, Madam Gu, a wife who came from a good family and had brought him a massive dowry. Madam Gu was also depressed when she left for the temple.

I explained it more in detail a few comments below. In brief, I was referring to the interaction that the fl had with the sml when they were playing chess at ep 19. She told him that his Mei Mei was her maid and that she died and blamed him for it, and he replied by saying “impossible” “she’s alive”, without addressing the elephant in the room and asking the right questions. For example, why do you think I cause her death? The fl also does not wonder about this behaviour: why is he looking for her when he tried to kill her? why is he reacting this way today? The whole interaction was weak and contradictory.

The ml being so obsessed with the fl is not as convincing as it is in the novel where she was his lawfully bedded wife whom he loved dearly. The fl would have likely stayed with him if she didn’t mistake him for being her killer when she was reborn.

So of course when he finds out the truth about her in novel, he wants her back because she is HIS wife. He is living in the past but the fl has already moved on. She also feels guilt for blaming him.

Both the ml and the sml are red flags in the novel to be honest lol

Watched 20 episodes: I was so happy when the ml topped the exam! I actually started clapping. It is refreshing to see a ml and fl that are so in sync with each other since day 1. Looking forward to how they will make the transition and praying that it’ll be organic and not rushed. Not gonna lie, I am liking this drama more than a lot that came out in 2024, like AYTO and The Double

The fl sees the ml as her brother but you are her conscious. Well done!

which ep?

Thank you!!! I am so tired of his storyline with the fl. The whole misunderstanding could have been cleared if they asked the right questions. They are intelligent and analytical people but their interaction in ep 19 was weak and so contradictory to them being smart and analytical. I stopped caring about this plotline.

I agree with you @innocent. No one is expecting outright kisses.

How did this ambiguous era started a long time ago when the fl has been thinking and treated her brother as a sibling the entire time (I have not yet watched ep 21-22). Sure the ml knows the truth but the fl does not. Even in ep 20, she was talking about his marriage to another woman and that she would be a good sister in law. She has giving us nothing yet.