TaleNeverTold

Actually, the story is difficult. His mom was not the preferred mate, so the family forced the alpha father to get mated to omega which bore two true alpha sons, after which the father considered his lineage secured and went back to his love and thus Nakhit was born. He didn’t live with the family and resented them much but then his mom died and he had to move in with his father’s family. His father spoils him a lot and forces his older sons to take care and cover for him. So Nakhin is a mix of spoiled and tragic.

Care to write some? :)

What’s up with ‘pure’ omega? We know there’s a distinction between ‘alpha’ (the youngest brother) and ‘true alpha’ (two older brothers). And we know there’s ‘omega’ (the cutie pie Pharsa saves, don’t make me type his name from memory). So if Phatsa is ‘pure omega’, what does it mean?

Question for those who have read the novel or knows the depth of ABO lore that I am yet to reach (I’ve been in the trenches long enough but I acknowledge there may be more to learn)…

He got obsessed with FL over her resemblance to his late wife. He then died trying to save her.

You’re writing fanfiction now! Good for you! Now, it’s just for you to figure out WHY did she kill Third Lady Chen and how.
Maybe, Third Lady Chen wanted to rule the household…
Or maybe, Second Lady Chen was falling in love with CYY when Third Lady Chen swooped in and stole him. And since he was completely indifferent to both of them, it hurt somewhat. But now that CYY is heads over heals with his new lady, old resentment flared up.
Imagination is a very big playground, enjoy!
P.S. I maintain that Second Lady Chen is low-key crushing on CYY and she does not think GJZ is good enough for him. And GJZ gets jealous at some point… I wrote some smut about it :)

I think it has something to do with the idea that Fu Hai Lian and his wife’s sect were secretly supporting a northern invasion threat, just so it kept brewing and kept everyone on their toes so that young emperor would always turn to Fu Hai Lian for help - and then northern neighbours went ahead and actually invaded, so turned from pretend threat to real one. That’s the double-cross.

It’s been a month for me and I’m done trying to move on. I’ve accepted the new obsession which is convenient for me too as Ci Sha and ASM has healed me for some previous obsessions (for example, I’m not moving on from The Prisoner of Beauty and Liu Yuning but I’m easily past the Pursuit of Jade and Zhang Linhe. Yep, I’ve said it :)
So, deep dives into random YT clips and ASM fanfiction :) standard kit!

1) for the main couple - yes. 2) ummm... barely there, blink and you'll miss it

The storyline is a funnel, i.e. it starts relatively small in three directions (FL household and ML political career and SML life/romantic aspirations) and gradually gains scale on all accounts - from a courtyard drama at first to a full-scale war in the end. It also gains speed exponentially, i.e. it moves slowly in the first half, picks up speed in the second half and galops in the last five episodes. So, when the very last shot of the last episode is of main couple walking away from a grand fire behind them, it is meant to be a poetic bookend to the beginning of the story when FL stole a lantern from the ML to burn down something that upset her. However, many viewers see this ending as abrupt, there isn't any 'epilogue' and 'two years later' sequence. Also, few secondary lines remain somewhat unresolved - you can assume how the characters ended up happy/unhappy based on the cues provided but you don't get to SEE it - there are no scenes, no voice over, no nothing about them. Just big fire - and fade to black. So, it is still a happy end but it's more of an artsy movie style rather than classic C-drama style where you get five minutes of 'happily ever after' collage. Hence, some people are upset with this ending.

YX definitely went out with a bang! And in a way, it was his own version of happy ending — he got to claim the glory and the family pride and the right to sit at his father’s table in havens.

My headcanons for all of this ‘what happened after’ are below in this chat =) I’m sure you have ideas about the ending of these plot lines too =)

Not sure he ‘allowed’ those men anything. It is a point in the drama where we see when he FINDS OUT about her being hurt and harassed and is beating himself up over not protecting her. And he did go to protect and save her multiple time, he is THE ONLY ONE who did protect her throughout the story - and she acknowledged it after their marriage, how much she grew to rely on him. As for her staying outside his office… he did not handle his jealousy well but he did tell her that he needs to stay away for a while. She (a functional adult) CHOSE to stay outside of his office to force him or to guilt him out of his hiding. Was he right to handle this situation like this? No! Was she right? Also big No! That situation was not about being right, it was about stepping over the past and learning to communicate.

For one, yes, I also wanted to see GJZ do some ‘big feelings’ gesture.
But for two, I see the story slightly differently from where she stands. She did get interested in CYY first but because of his overwhelming presence in her family life, it is repeated through the show just how much out of her league he is to the point she’d never even thought to entertain the idea of getting to his level. At first, she’s feisty and outspoken with anyone but him as she sees him as superior. Partially, it’s the age, but also his social and political status - way, waaaaaay out of her league. Also, she did get interested in the nephew because of his heroic saving of her which was CYY’s deed so her infatuation with her savior was just temporarily misplaced. And in the end, after being disappointed with her crush, after being disappointed with the institute of marriage because of her parents and deciding not to get married at all - after all that she’d still agreed to marry him. She still considered herself to now be on his level. They have even established that she would gain nothing out of this marriage, so her marrying him out of no other reason than love IS her BIG ROMANTIC GESTURE. Thoughts?

It is HE for the main couple, not a HE for SML and TML, and as the ending is a bit abrupt we don’t get to find out what happens to many secondary characters. But I watched for the main couple and I’m perfectly happy with the ending =)

As far as I remember that specific BTS, no

Ye Xian.
Based on BTS, the scene in episode 26 where Ye Xian shows up with his inappropriate wedding gift to GJZ home was supposed to be longer, with CYY actually exchanging words and then, after a brief altercation, kicking him to the ground. In the episode we only see a kick and fall.
It's not out of jealousy as GJZ very clearly established that she has no romantic feelings towards Ye Xian and has romantic feelings towards CYY. It is because Ye Xian may see his visit to be a grand romantic gesture (same as he did with kowtowing to her mother's memorial tablet) but CYY sees is as potential stain on GJZ's reputation (when an unattached man visits unmarried woman late at night with romantically-suggestive gifts).
So it's not a deleted scene, it's an extended scene.

Oh no, she did show some signs of disdain towards Gu Jin Zhao, I do remember her snide remarks and side eye. I also wrote like full two pages of Qin Xialan being a petty shit to Gu Jin Zhao because she cannot process her stupid little crush. But Gu Jin Zhao found a way (a good one!) to move past that little bout of jealousy so all is good =)
As for Jin Rong - I needed a bit more exposure to the gambling world for him to have useful contacts. Also, I'm not sure that little kidnapping excursion would have healed him completely, he needed few more smacks on the head from his brother-in-law to get a grip on his life =) but now he's good, promise!

Ok, I haven't gotten to Chen Yanwen yet (I have something for him in Chapter 6 or so) but I have established a conflict with Qin Xianlan, Second Lady Chen. In short, she has a 'minor, very innocent, and not entirely recognized romantically-inclined affection for Jin Zhao’s husband'. I have not yet figured out the way to resolve it - I will let it slide, I can't see Jin Zhao being threatened by this one-sided crush, so there will be no big blowout resolution, Second Lady Chen will simply fade to the background.
As for Gu Jinrong, he has had few run ins with shady side of gambling business (is there non-shady side of gambling business?) but then was firmly sat right by Gu Jin Zhao and continued on with his life on a straight and narrow. He now runs Gu Jin Zhao's banking business (yes, they had banking system in China back then, I checked). He's very helpful when Jin Zhao tries to solve the counterfeit scheme and for his help he's offered a position in the Ministry of Revenues. He gracefully declines, preferring business side of life to officialdom.

Me. I came up with this. Now, in the comments section. I do write fanfiction, it’s my normal go-to when some story needs fixing or just needs more =) As for Gu Jinrong and Qin Xianlan, I’ll think of something for them, but tomorrow as it’s late where I am now =) Maybe, I’ll even throw in some Chen Yanwen, I’m feeling vindictive.