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The Writers forgot to take their Adderall.

She was framed for her grandmother's death by her sister, her father, and her mother. When her mother is in prison, she admits to not liking her and didnt feel a connection with her. The only saving grace in her family is her maternal aunt who is an absolute gem of a human being. She was taken in my a mob boss who she saved during her nightshift. Im confused as she barely worked in the hospital during the show. But shes also a student who almost gets kicked out of school until the ML comes and saves her. It feels like the writers were trying to hit a bucket list of tropes. Honestly, I'm suprrised no one suffered amnesia halfway through. The revenge on her family was satisfying. So I guess there is that.

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A Genuine Joy to Watch

FREAKING FINALLY someone calls out the double standard of chastity. Liang Si Wei generally picks out likeable/kind characters and this was no exception. From the start when Wang Jian called out chastity as a, "man's vanity prize" I knew this was the drama for me. Her revenge on her family wasnt a focal point to me (because Liang Si Wei...) until I realized that the father didnt just beat his wife who had just delivered a baby. He beat the baby to death too. Now, I think the four of them got off too easy. I am happy that the sister found her happy ending with the FLs brother. Although, I didnt quite understand if he was her adoptive brother or cousin. Language barrier? Either way, one of my only republican era shows I enjoyed this is a must-see!

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That Marriage Stone Needs to Ban Them

Wow. They casted everyone so incredibly well and thr chemistry was absolutely fire for all of the couples.
Actors breakdown: The ML Hao Ming Hao did a great job but I felt he needed more emotional range. or maybe it was just the character. The FL Lu Yu Xiao was AMAZING. i will definitely be looking up her other dramas as this is the first of hers I have watched.
It would be nice to see Yu Cheng En in a character that doesn't give off "Peter pettigrew" vibes. He Nan (the Queen of abyss) did a good job with the complex role she had. I did wonder why she always looked like she was going to cry but maybe she was wearing uncomfortable contacts or something. Her love interest did a great job. I genuinely had no clue whose side he was on until further into the series.
I generally am NOT a fan of chinese OST (nothing personal just not my preference) and I LOVED this one. Im currently searching Spotify for the actual score.
Plotline: I felt like it kinda dragged between episodes 30 to 34. Like there are only so many times you can go in circles. That being said the show gave me a Ashes of Love/Eternal Love of a Dream. I would definitely suggest watching this one!

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Tear Jerker

This one is devestatingly amazing. It delves into the true meaning of love and letting go for the one you love.
The story centers around two unloved chaebols who fall in love only to meet a tragic demise. He is able to go back to the day they met and chooses to pursue her properly. However, going back in time comes with a heavy price: it ages him and drastically deteriorates his health. Despite this he attempts to live a good life with her until once again they meet a tragic demise. On his third and last rebirth he protects her by silently supporting her as he is now an old man whose health barely allows him to live. He changes her life only to die of old age/sickness before they ever properly meet. However, she is happy which was his goal. It is devastating and wholesome and a true testament of love. The actors did a phenomenal job and major kudos to the ML who mamaged to portray different aging characters over one vertical drama.
That being said the last minute where the writers attempted to soften the blow by msking it out to be 2 actors playing a scene cheapened the beautiful storyline and the messages that came across.

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Digging 2 Graves for Revenge

Her story is heartbreaking. You don't get to pick your parents. She tried and tried and he was terrible to her. I get his mom was wronged and she was mad but what he did was horrible. The daughter didnt do anything wrong to anyone and the mother couldn't care less. Honestly, the real villains here are her mom and his dad. They should have said something to her. A lot of people were mad that it was HEA but this was the best ending for them. You cant forgive what he did. You can only move on. Overall I enjoyed, however I do wonder why this ML closes these scumbaggyish roles....

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Explosive Chemistry

Okay, the brother didn't just have amnesia. He had a whole personality change and I love that the main leads called him out on it. The 2FL was shortsighted. She could have stayed quietly by the 2MLs side and he likely would never have found out what she did. On that note, why do you owe someone your whole life if they saved your life. It sets the groundwork for people pretending to save people and them making astronomical requests of the person they "saved." Case in point.
A standout scene was when Liang Si Wei (ML) begged her to choose him and like him. It reminded me of Meredith Grey in the elevator scene in Grey's anatomy. I was scared it was foreshadowing a breakup but thankfully it didn't. The leads had explosive chemistry that translated really well on the screen. It was hard to remember they weren't a real couple.

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SLEEP? Who needs sleep when you could be binging this?!

IDK how to even express myself after this mastpiece of a show. I went from cheering, dreading uncovered secrets, fear, praying they would just let each other go, and then finally peace and happiness that they were able to fall into place after they each grew up and worked on themselves. One needed to learn to love himself and the other how to love others. It's a story about *how* to love. Regret, remorse, love, and lust are all big themes and of course, BL time. I think the turning point for Fan Xiao was when he pressed the send button for the whistleblower information. He knew he needed to be punished and didnt want Hao Yiran to have to live with making the decision to send him to prison. Hao Yirens turning point came when he chose not to be alone and adopted Tian Tian. He started veering towards his self-redemption when he abandoned his worthless brother who only saw him as an ATM. I love that they adopted the kid at the end and that they both worked through their issues. Everything came full circle.

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This show is a perfect example of what a good cast, director, script, and staff can do. An undercover cop saves a girl with a gambling dad. She eventually becomes a journalist and finds him again. The story sounds simple enough but with absolutely phenomenal chemistry, acting, and directing it turned it into a masterpiece. I'm not negating the script. It was a good script but I've seen plenty of good scripts butchered by terrible acting or good actors that have been in so many roles together it's boring to watching them.
Do I think the dad got off easy? Yes.
Did I really want to see a wedding? Yes.
Would I watch another season of this? Hell yes.

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All Rounder

Wow. I did not expect that. This show had everything. It was heavy in a way that you genuinely felt for the FL but at the same time they casted the ex-best friend so well and she played her part so well that it's kept feeling bad for her despite the fact that she was a liar, cheater, and all around devil of human being. Do I feel bad she lost her baby? No. That child would have been exploited and twisted mentally his/her entire life. As would the poor dummy who believed her in the first place. I love that his parents took the FL in and regardless of everything still loved her. I would have loved to see more interactions between them and the FL but I get they were essential to the plot points. The FLs parents were 100% in the wrong. You don't need to isolate and abandon the daughter you raised for twenty years in order to make your daughter feel loved. If you do that is extremely telling on the biodaughter than anything else. Finally, the ML. He is not a green flag. He's a whole damn football field. He gave her reassurances, let everyone in his company know who she was, and even spoke (and got advice) about her with his family. Honestly, with everything her ex-husband, ex-best friend, and adopted parents put her through: she deserves it. Great chemistry. Great casting. Great Costumes. Great editing and directing. We need more dramas like this!

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Paced Oddly

Of the many many many (did i mention many) adaptations of this storyline this is one of the better ones. That being said I would apply that to the acting. I felt the editing/screenplay were weirdly paced. Somehow managing to be dragged out and too fast all at the same time. And no one like someone that finishes fast. I saw BTS last night and Im tired. Long story short: (ready in a Joey voice) acting good chemistry good going to bed now? Also good. (Also the cufflink he dropped alternated between a solid blue one and a patterned light blue one. Set manager where you at?)

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ouch

It was painful watching Guo Yuxin carry the whole show on her own. I mean yes the ML was well built but that was it. His whole emotional range was, "I'm about to blow up" and that's it.
That being said the writing was at least not... yeah, no nothing creative or different here. Past trauma is not a reason to emotionally or physically abuse someone. Also, he had YEARS where he could have been honest with her. He _chose_ not to and therefore left the door open for a third party to mess with their marriage. She deserved better. Hell, that poor secretary deserved better. I think the best parts the ML had was when the FL thought he was gay and together with his secretary. It probably would have been a relief and less therapy bills for the both of them.

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