EDIT: I started this series because I'm a fan of Luo Yunxi, I've loved his past series, so I figured this would be a cute watch.

It started that way and then halfway through became intolerable to watch. The acting was fine, even though the main pair had very little chemistry by the end of it, but the storyline, the plot, was a complete waste of time. I wish I could surgically remove this show from my brain.

Here are some of the only pros:
- Luo Yunxi
- The two side pairs are cute- though one of them really made me angry at one point that I didn't want them together at all anymore.
- Family and character development

Now for the cons:
- The writing is terrible. They lose complete sight of where the story is going and just repeat arcs with different characters.
- Their villains aren't clever at all, their schemes are idiotic and shouldn't have worked if the writers remembered any of their past storylines and character growth.
- The main pair get neglected for half the series and then are suddenly hit with angst. It got to the point that I stopped rooting for them.
-They completely annihilate any character growth to make their horrible villain arc work and then give that villain a sympathetic death for no reason.

There are so many more cons, but I'm honestly so exhausted from this show. I gave it the benefit of the doubt because I wanted to stick around for the pairings, but I wish I hadn't. A complete waste of time, and my friend and I watched in 2x speed to get it over with.


Here's the thing: This show started out so well-written. It got my friend and I so hooked and invested in the characters and the relationships, especially the character development of Xinbai and Suolou. It was going so well until they killed off a villain duo and then introduced the main villain duo. For one, they already had this dynamic with the past arc and villains. It felt like lazy, pointless writing. And then they add another love interest and antagonist into the mix super late into the show. I liked him as a character at first (not a love interest), but then the writers really messed with his character potential. Had they introduced him before Nanxing and Xinbai were a solid, trusting pair, it could have worked, but they introduced him too late and pushed him as a love interest so hard for no reason. Then, on top of that, they have him and the other two antagonists coming up with pointless, doomed to fail schemes that have no chance of working because the main love pair are so solid in their relationship. So either the writers came up with a useless plot, or their scheme will work and then completely destroy all of the writing and work they put into the series during the last few episodes. It's horrible writing, it really just...falls apart.

On top of that, they've also completely annihilated some of their best characters to make this villain arc even somewhat work. Suolou is so clever and knows about the politics of things, but somehow can't solve her engagement issue when there were obvious solutions right there? And Nanxing as well! She trusts a character that she specifically tells others not to trust an episode prior for no other reason then "she's kind." The writers have completely annihilated their character growth and intelligence in order to make their useless, pointless villain plot work, and it's frustrating. I wish I could quit watching but I'm 33 episodes in and am already invested in the three pairs and want to see how things end with them without this trash Zornia plot. Can't wait to just...be done this show and move on to something more well-written.