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🙏 Oh awesome, thank you so much for the translation!
I didn’t know google translate would work off of photos- that's very good to know 😁

Me too! Sigh... on with the search for today... lol

That was fascinating, thank you for sharing the link! 🙏😊

Thank you!

The FL and SML have been married for 8 years. The SML is ambiguous with the SFL. He says he just sees her like a sister, but he neglects the FL for her. The ML's mother also bribes the FL to divorce him. The FL is already inclined to do so. Once she makes up her mind, she doesn't waiver, even though she still feels hurt and sad, she puts herself first. She had been working for the SML but quits and applies for the job as secretary to the ML. Over time their respect and appreciation of each other grows. Unfortunately the ending feels like it stops 2/3rds of the way through the story. The FL has been thinking the ML is gay and at the very end he says he is not and is interested in her. So, it feels obvious that they will get together, but we don't get to see the last bits of progression towards it. Still, definitely worth a watch!

I loved the natural progression between the leads! Two people who don't know each other (no childhood connection either), who start running across each other, and go from respecting each other, to more. It's specially clear from the ML side that his respect grows to admiration to a romantic inclination. The leads have great chemistry even though there aren’t any kisses.

And the acting is fantastic. Chen Si's sardonic smile appears frequently and is captivating! The FL character is mentally strong and clever. The ML assists her a few times but she also gets herself out of situations. So by the end, when someone asks if he's going to help her out while she deals with a scene with the SML and SFL, he says no need. He just smiles proudly knowing that she orchestrated the current scene and is quite capable of completing it to her own satisfaction. I could tell that the FL in turn appreciates the ML assistance and protection throughout the story but also appreciates that a lot of times he asks her before doing anything and respects her decisions.

As @rahminapuspa4805 commented on youtube: "this is great story.... love that FL is smart, resolute but still have fragile sid e... love that scumbag husband is not potrayed completely evil, just a scumbag with fickle heart,... and of course Chen Si is great...he is super cool but not cold, attractive without being too flirty.... The script is great...not new plot but delivered very well."

Plot summary and my impressions below. Includes general spoilers.
Watched on an authorized channel as of 5/16/25:
https://youtu.be/1xyxWLIj_ZE?si=cuYkujgK_YPLNoy1
Though the sound cut out in spots, the subtitles still showed. Jwells posted a lot of other links to try, check there first.

Great acting. Very melodramatic plot. The story wasn't my cup of tea but I ended up watching most of the scenes with the lead actors and fast-forwarded the rest.

Update: these links no longer work

Hi, sorry I didn’t see your comment until now! I just rewatched it recently and he kind of has the inkling/suspicion it might be her in the second half and asks her about it a couple times. Part of the story is the FL making up crazier and crazier things (many at her friend's urging) to cover things up. So at least there's a purpose to the delay. The ML gets confirmation right at the end. On the plus side, he never mistakes anyone else for being with him that night so there's no mistaken or usurped-identity issues with this plot.

😆 I'm impressed you made it all the way through! 👏 lol

Lol! 😆 You should at least get a laugh out of it, and I would happily take some blame for that ;)

Thanks for the link to watch. It's now on MDL, as of 3/15/25 :)
https://mydramalist.com/786062-wan-li-gao-kong-meng-yu-ni

I give this one a 10/10 (I rate vertical dramas on their own sliding scale). It was my favorite vertical drama of 2024.
To re-watch it on 3/15/25, I found it on YouTube by searching "secret love at 30,000 feet". Posted by BingeShorts:
https://youtu.be/BnvJCc_KPVY?si=FLkVxX4VwYDMQMPW
In full screen view the very good English subtitles are viewable. They have added constant background music (and some unnecessary sound effects), but at least it changes often to match the moods of scenes and doesn't drown out the actor's voices. I found it a little annoying but got used to it.

That's the one! Thank you :D

Shoot, thank you for the update!

I was able to find him on Weibo as 朱一未. :)

Great to know, Ill keep checking back.

And yup; I'm pulling this show up again today exactly because I want some laughter and comfort, lol!

Thank you so much for that link! Awesome news 😁

What? Wow, calm down please. I commented on the sexual dynamic in the story because, like it or not, that is a big attraction for many peole when watching romantic stories. If you look closely, you'll see that I said nothing about needing them to take things further than they did. I don't need sex in a romance to find it satisfying. What I commented on was how unrealistic what they chose to show was. And it was awkward in spots.

I personally did not enjoy this as much, or find it as well written and acted, as many other BL's and romances I've seen. But it was better than average. Hence my rating of 6.

If you loved it, that's great, give it a 10. I certainly have nothing against you doing so.

Feel like it's worth clarifying what the audience finds out at the beginning (the synopsis feels a little misleading): while the ML is indeed fixated on the FL and his current pursuit initially worries her, she really "ran away from the ML" in the first place because in highschool other girls bullied her severely after he publicly professed that he liked her. In her mind, he was intrinsically linked to that horror of an experience, but he himself never did anything severe to her directly (back then or currently). The ML truly yearns for real affection from the FL and is definitely pushy, but at the same time, tries to curb his behaviors that she doesn't like, and does a lot of thoughtful/sweet actions too. So, some toxicity (not sadistic), yet I still found myself able to sympathize/empathize with him.

As @hurraza8492 said on YouTube:
"In real life, this could be a dangerous situation to be in, with mental and emotional trauma. In this case, the ML was overly obsessed with the FL without harming her, trying to change himself for her, and taking medical treatment, [as well as taking care of her parents]."

This is a well written and acted, complex, and interesting story. The writer actually seems to have experience or know someone with depression; the depiction of it was much more accurate than any other vertical drama I've seen to date (as of Nov 2024).