Sheriziya

Yep. It's almost 15 years ago..... LYY was 13 (if I'm correct) and he's now 27.... That's one hell of a long time to hold a grudge.

Yeah, I agree. I mean, it's been more than 10 years..... Can't people let bygones be bygones?
I also do NOT understand (both from the novel and the drama) why the sister seems to have a much bigger problem with the whole issue than YG's mother. I mean, she's, if I'm correct, about 5 years older than YG, which makes her the same age as LYY.
Also, sure, LYY apparently hurt Meng Xiao Dong, but those two seem to have worked it out and got over it, even before LYY retirement. So why is YG's sister so bad about it?

I had the same feeling about the sister!

I guess it's all about the status of the referees. YG's mother was a referee at the time. And it's because LYY refused to apologize or explain.
I do agree it's all a bit overdone, also in the novel, as far as I'm concerned.

For both it's the first love.
There will be a misunderstanding, but it's cleared quite quickly. No love triangle, thankfully.
The family will eventually agree. The half-sister..... Well, what can I say? She's.... mean.

Anyone else thinking we might get an express drop with the last 4-6 episodes like WeTV does regularly with other series as well?
I wouldn't mind :D :D

Secret love from Wu Tong for Lin Yiyang???? I'm surely missing something here....

You're welcome :)
And I agree. The sister isn't nice. Perhaps she feels she's better than YG because she's older? :shrug:

Okay, I found the passage I was looking for:
Her family is a restructured family. One brother and one sister were brought by their parents, but she was the only one who was born to them. My elder brother and sister are children of two divorced families when they were teenagers.

This is from the English translation on MTL. I'm not sure how accurate this is.
The English translation mixes up Point of views, so one moment it's 3rd person YG and the next it's 1st person YG and things like that. If I understand it correctly this is YG essentially saying she has an older brother and an older sister. I think YG is the only child from both her father AND her mother. Her half-brother and half-sister are possibly from either parent with another parent, if I understand it correctly.

Let me see if I can find the info. I do know she is her half-sister. :)

And you're right :D

Errrr.... Where does LYY have a daughter in the novel? I think I may have missed that part. I know he has a NIECE, which is quite different. I don't remember about him having a daughter. In which chapter is that? Or is that line meant to be linked to YG?

I think, but I'm not 100% sure, YG also has an older half-brother. That is to say if I understand this translation (from MTL) correctly:
Her family is a restructured family. One brother and one sister were brought by their parents, but she was the only one who was born to them. My elder brother and sister are children of two divorced families when they were teenagers.

I really don't like YG's sister. From what I understand from the book she is her real sister, from another father or mother, I don't remember. YG also has an older real brother in the book. Same problem. They don't treat her well.

I felt lucky I have already read the book (even thought he English translations are REALLY bad for a great part!), but .... let's just say, it will get better :) If they stay true to the book.
Seen that they have actually included some actual literal conversations from the book, I'm guessing they'll stay true to the book :)

Oh, thanks for that detail! I'll check it once I'm finished watching ep18 :D

They indeed do it more often. I think it's also because they kinda want to keep their relationship sorta a secret, because of her parents? But friends already know....

As for adults in their late twenties... I see it happen so often! Even when their out for dinner, they have more attention for their phone then for their dining partner! Unfortunately I see it more and more with elder generations as well. The mobile phone is.....

She speaks very good English. I vaguely remember her playing an American before in another series. It's annoying I can't remember which one it was.
Go Go Squid (2) perhaps?
What other series has at least the male lead going to America?
I vaguely remember she was an assistant or something for the boss in America, or perhaps somewhere else?
I think she also came to China with her boss....

Could it be Marina Maloy? Not sure though....

ETA: I just Marina's instagram. From all other projects she has done, she has a reel in her stories. AASSOL isn't in there, so I guess she's not it.

:D :D I noticed that too! I had to laugh so hard!

Ah! I do remember he changed her name to Red Fish. I don't remember where anymore though.
LYY Had tears in his eyes when YG left? Oh, I have to watch that again! And I'm watching on a big monitor which is hooked to my laptop!
The chat group thing is something I new from the novel. I think I also remember seeing it in the episode :D
I'll be rewatching everything again when the series has ended, I think. Right now I'm waiting till the next episode is available for me to watch :)

Right? I mean, I know emperors have state affairs and such, but they also have family and friends. And here we truly get to see that. I absolutely LOVE that :D

You mean Berry? I know she was in another modern series as well. I just don't remember which series anymore.

Happy Chinese New Year! May it be a wonderful year for you as well!

What is one of the details you missed earlier of which you now think "How could I have missed that"? #HonestlyCurious