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I used to like Dilraba a lot. Checked most of her drama. Now everytime I watch her drama I only see Dilraba. Not the character she is supposed to portray. Anyway I will still give a try to this one...

It's sad but it also hints at the feelings and psychology of the different characters. I find them very interesting.

Ep 7. The dialogues are so good. Even if nothing really happens it gives a lot of info about what the characters feel inside.

I think there are other couples. Young Do's ex wife. She is a nutcase but I hope she can find her happiness with her idol bf. Also her agent and the veterinarian... I like Eun Ha too. Hope she finds the right one for her.

Yes I guess we will see character development. If they end up together it's fine with me if it is well told.

Takuya looks a real spoiled kid who is in the office just to play. I like their scenes together but I don't find them very compatible. Also he is focused on Ai now. I would find it weird that he uses her as a spare wheel.

Their "chemistry" mainly comes from the sexual tension between them and how the toxic guy is able to put her in one hell of a state just with his words or his behaviour. It's not a good chemistry. It's a wrong chemistry leading to a toxic relationship.

Imo, if your house is messy, you should not invite people in. It is same with the heart. I believe Na Bi met Jae Eon and started a relationship with him before the cleaned her heart from her past relationship. How could she pass from a narcissistic pervert to a manipulative fckboi?

I think she should not jump emotionally in the arms of Do Hyuk. It would be another mistake from her. She should get rid of Jae Eon before she starts anything new.

Chemistry is not only made by the looks and if the two persons look cute together. Chemistry is for a huge part made by dialogues and how their words and thus their mind echo to each other. I liked to see them together but there was something awkward. Mainly because he confessed she was his first Love. It kind of made her look uncomfortable and in their dialogue, she was trying to navigate to avoid having to reply to his questions or explain her true (complicated) situation. So it could not create real chemistry.

I have the feeling he will be the turkey of thanksgiving.

But you cannot say it is not love and it is just sex. From her point of view, he has everything to make her curious. He is handsome, dark, mysterious, knows how to talk to her, rude at times, he is a real deal in bed... Even if she knows nothing about him she still thinks about him all the time and her mind comes back to him or his words when she tries to not think about him. Isn't this love?

I agree with you this relationship is toxic and in reality, she is not happy. But people are not always so objective. Sometime people need that to grow up. Later they call this a crazy love.

I also think her right man is none of these two. But ok we will see.

Sometimes the FL ends up with the SML. Baker King Kim Tak Gu for example. But their relationship and chemistry must be very good or the audience will not understand. So Far SML is cute but I don't see any chemistry between them. Personally I hope she gets away from these two men and find her happinness elsewhere

Lots of changes in this ep6. Na Bi getting closer to her childhood best friend. Jae Yeon looking for her. Lucky boy, mum gifted you a car for your birthday to transport sculpture things : a Maserati Levante tag price 100,000.00 USD. Poor boi. Is this the reason he treats women so bad? The story is told from his side now... I guess we will know soon.

I liked him in Vincenzo. He was better than the SML. He has great acting skills but his handsomeness is unusual. Too different from South Korean male standards of beauty. This works against him in the race to leading roles.

The cast looks good and the storyline is interesting. I like that they are a married couple. Will watch this one.

Thanks for your reply. Now I have a better understanding of the situation in the book. There is ground for him to be prejudiced or for her to be "ashamed" . But in the drama it is very unclear. I fear I will disagree with you. There is no ground in their common past and no addition of little events for him to be prejudiced towards her. And to see that he quickly becomes caring for her... it is even more weird and not understandable. This is were the writing of the drama is lacking.

Also for the other points I underlined, for me it has to be logic and consistent. I accept that he noticed she is a fighter but him taking her on his shoulder in front of everyone? Using the shower head to water her? Looking after her the whole nigh in the hospital? ... out of the blue? That's strange. You don't do that to a girl unless you feel you are close enough to tease her.

Noble idiocy can be an explanation but for me, if he really likes her and cares for her, he should involve her because they are an item. He should not say "I don't want her to see me in my downfall". She is here to see you and help you in your downfall. It is what she did. She helped his family during that time. Same for him putting her in the dark and calling his ex for help??

All these details make the romance not savoury and not sparkling for me but I will keep watching to see how it ends.

Thank you for your long answer and for taking the time to make your point. Anyway I have to confess I did not read all of it. Because you referred to the book for a huge part. I did not read the book and I do not want to be spoiled of what will or might happen.

The drama is inspired from the book but I assume it is a piece of entertainment in itself. It should not be judged in connexion with the original story but it should be judged on its own qualities and flaws.

So I am just judging this drama on what it shows to me. There are things that I like and things that are poorly executed and make people disappointed.

I loved the first part with XS falling in love and throwing herself at the young talented but naïve doctor. I am dubious about the part XS and YZ became closer. I hated the part when YZ was in limbo and drank like an idiot because it was too out of character. Also the scenes were stuffed with lecturing speeches drippling with nice and good values. Now I like it again because business wise it is time for showdown and the good guys are chasing the bad guys.

Romance wise, I am not so interested anymore. The romances, the three of them: first couple (XS and YZ), secondary couple (Xiang Yuan and FanLu), third couple (SiQi and QunFei)... they have no sparks.

I understand the romance plot and the business plot but I think it is poorly executed because these two plotlines are poorly mixed. Business wise, an international fund eyes your company, uses an inside man to get rid of you and then launches an aggressive takeover bid, that's understandable. Romance wise, falling for the ex of your best friend or for the older borther of your ex... why not?

But the mixing of the two with elements unanswered, loose ends... it makes it tasteless. Like you said there is no sparks between the two leads. Business or Romance wise, they should be together fighting together and have interactions to prove their feelings for each other. Supporting the other one... Protecting the other one... That's not love. That's duty. And this drama is trying to sell duty as love. This is why it does not work.

Fan Lu and Xian Yuan.. I don't even buy their story. Them can change and become better people? but I absolutely don't care. Fanlu despised her husband from the very begining. I don't see how suddenly she gives a value to her marriage. As for her husband, he needs to pay for the wrong he did but I am pretty sure they will let him unscathed because he became nice to his wife.

This part is quite unclear for me. Because at some point of the story, she tells him about what happened between them and that it made him prejudiced towards her. But there is no reason. He just helped a drunk woman...