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Wang GeGe is especially awesome in this as the cool, unfazed, badass heroine. Such a fun dynamic between the lead characters! Quite a lot of humor and great chemistry (not much kissing but good skinship and moments of sexual tension).

Starting premise: The ML father's side of the family goes bankrupt and there's gossip that he's sure to become someones kept man. The FL has liked the ML since highschool despite him being her "nemisis" because he followed her stepsister at that time. She comes across the ML one night when she's drunk and decides that he should only be touched by her, and brings him home. The ML is not as destitute as it seems because his mother's family has found him and they are rich and supportive. However,the ML wants to stay with the FL whom he's always secretly loved, so doesn't tell her he's now the heir of the Duan family. The FL thus becomes his sponsor and steps up to protect him everytime he gets bullied, which is so much fun to watch!

Both links below are on licensed channels November 2024.
This has better subtitles (the imbeded subtitles, not the ones that show when the CC button is activated, those are worse), but it doesn't have the first 23 minutes! 2hrs 5mins total:
https://youtu.be/IsXLH44ui6o?si=w3ACKxapEE3tRHs_
So I started with this one, which is 2hrs 28mins total, then switched to the previous link after 25 minutes:
https://youtu.be/b3xvfSNzGLE?si=OnPKpDgs0UDgjVC_

You're welcome! Glad you found the review and link helpful :D

A charming and good actor. Glad to see him getting more lead roles in vertically filmed micro dramas. Just watched a sweet one today (not yet listed on MDL but can search for on youtube): Flash Marriage with the Movie Emperor 影帝的闪婚娇妻她藏不住了 (2024). It's Liang SiWei with actress Zhai YiYing.
The basic plot stretches credulity (leads don't know they are married to each other and never look at their marriage certificates), but it's a little different than many with that plotline.
The FL protects the ML (or at least tries to) almost as much as he does her. The way they fall for each other is very believable.
There's also no sadism (not common for this plotline anyway), no workplace bullying, no green tea's, no long and pointless arguments or grandstanding with antagonists, the exploitative family members are few and don't get a ton of screen time, there are no crazy plot shenanigans (like kidnappings or attempted murder), and no druggings.

I found it here in Nov 2024:
https://youtu.be/g9AGVzhlMSs?si=r3m3Ce-JuhYB6O8P
It's shorter than I expected, at 1 hr 5min long, but that matches the details in MDL. Enjoy!

FL is Zhang Ying Ying. My favorite of the "fake fool and fake cripple" vertical dramas so far (as of Nov 2024)! The way the FL deals with antagonists while still staying believably foolish is very clever, often really funny, and satisfying. It's believable how the ML starts falling for her as he starts to suspect she may not be as 'simple' as she first appeared. The leads feel like a good match for each other, and I like how they work together. I also thought there was good timing with the plot: the FL acting the fool continues for only the first half, so there's plenty of time after for the lead couple to interact without any pretenses. The FL is also believable as a formidable CEO; she's very capable and both mentally and emotionally strong.
Watched with good subtitles on licensed channel Drama Zone:
https://youtu.be/_N2ufx5A3vw?si=XIIMWMPaAr3S2UKE

Also here: https://youtu.be/YrnGdZyOMak?si=TH2eR1ieoHV-H3LR

Congratulations on marriage to actress Bai Xin Yi! Her profile: https://mydramalist.com/people/41739-bai-xin-yi
In the live stream of their engagement party on Oct 7th 2024, they said they would be husband and wife on the 9th and go right back to work shooting for a show. In another live stream on Oct 10th, they confirmed that they got their legal marriage certificates. Also mentioned they were thinking of holding their wedding ceremony in about a year. :)

Possibly enjoyable for fans of the lead actors with the use of fast-forwarding. A vertically filmed micro drama (I rate these on their own sliding scale). General spoilers. Mediocre melodrama that got more and more ridiculous.
The two leads were great and had good chemistry; they kept me watching but couldn't save the show. I did like that the FL was pretending to be of low IQ ("simple" after some trauma) but NOT that her mind had reverted to that of a 3-6 year old child (like the version with Yang Mie Mie and Yu Long). She was aware of adult topics (like what a husband and wife would do together) so the ML starting to show affection towards her wasn't as weird as it was in the other version. I also liked how adamantly the ML stood up for the FL even though they had just met because she was his legal wife and he took protecting her seriously. He became even more passionate about protecting her the more he got to know her. There are a couple heart-fluttering lip presses and face caresses (but not a lot of sweetness, romance, or moments of sexual tension).

Unfortunately, not a lot of time is spent on the romance as crazy plot shenanigans are the focus. As such, it felt like the screenplay skipped over a couple important steps in the progression of their feelings.

The SML was horribly overacted- tried way too hard to be mentally unhinged and became completely laughable. The FL's second hand man had the most ridiculous and cringe worthy costume (think BDSM meets Phantom of the Opera!), and was also poorly overacted in his last scene. The grandma couldn't really act. The green tea character was ridiculous, as was the SFL character (FL's step sister) though at least their acting was fine if unnuanced.

In the live stream of their engagement party on Oct 7th 2024, they said they would be husband and wife on the 9th and go right back to work shooting for a show. In another live stream on Oct 10th, they confirmed that they got their legal marriage certificates. Also mentioned they were thinking of holding their wedding ceremony in about a year. :)

I'm glad your question prompted me to look because I like this pairing too, and it seems they have at least one more drama together.
Chinesemov.com tends to have more vertical dramas listed for actors (than MDL), though there is a lag with newer releases and there's less info (like they don't give synopsis). Still, they list native names as well as English, which you can copy and paste into YouTube to search.
Currently (as of 10/12/24), the only other drama on Chen Si's page that's with Yu Yin is:
https://tv-1.chinesemov.com/tv/2024/Cleaning-for-a-Company
I don't currently see it on YouTube, but it may be shared in the future.

Aw, thank you! It makes me happy to know you liked my review so much :)

Thank you so much for sharing the link- I've been wanting to watch this (with subtitles) for a while :D

Thank you for the correction, I've updated my notes! :)
I can't find the actual name of this actor when searching this title on YouTube or on Weibo, and I just scoured through all the comments too, bummer :(

I believe the actor is Zhang PeiBao (he's not on MDL yet).
A YouTube playlist of some of his dramas:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR_kD1OvdvkKFGmzLxTJpIpLifSA7_Plx&si=YNkggivVBHfLZCK6

Thank you for your lovely comment SesangT; it really made my week! So nice to know another person resonated with Taishin in this way too ♡

Agreed, the focus was on emotional intimacy, not physical, and that can be just as satisfying!

You're welcome :) And thank you for the comment- it makes me smile to know another person found this show and it's characters loveable too!

If you like non-toxic I highly recommend Heartbeat Deviation (also a vertically filmed drama). It's a heartwarming and realistically grown romance with a fantastic lead couple. It has a slow burn feel but with many butterfly-inducing moments, and was very satisfying. Here's the MDL page:
https://mydramalist.com/775573-heartbeat-deviation
In a spoiler-hidden comment, Jwells shared multiple youtube links for it.

7.5/10 A vertically filmed micro drama (I rate these on their own sliding scale).

Good for one watch. The lead actors are fantastic with good chemistry, and the gently blooming romance is very sweet. Both lead characters are smart, moral, competent, strong, and likeable. The ML also gives the FL the benefit of the doubt from the beginning, yay! The kids aren't written like real children of any age, let alone 5 years old, but overall the family dynamic is adorable.
The basic plot is a frequently used one, but the production does adjust some things so it's mostly enjoyable (there is a typical deranged SFL and I'm just getting so tired of those, lol). I did fast-forward through some of the scheming side characters.
The ending feels a bit rushed but is cute.

I'm not great at synopsis summaries, but I'll give it a go:
ML is drugged at a hotel, FL goes to sleep with someone to save her mother but enters the wrong dark room, after she leaves the SFL slips into place and pretends to be the one the ML took advantage of to make him be "responsible" for her. 5 years later, the FL comes back to China with twins. She and the ML start running into each other, then working together, and grow feelings for each other. Neither of them recognize the other from before, but everyone notices there's this kid that looks an aweful lot like the CEO...

See the comment by Jwells below. They listed a couple youtube links in their "spoiler" comment. The English translation is mediocre, but better than some. Enjoy!