asphyxia

idk what your view is on china's history but i hope you know that it's not like rape was condoned just because it was an ancient dynasty. some people overlooked it back then due to a lack of morals, and some still do in modern society. i won't incriminate xw because he did say that it's wiser to never show that you love someone so people can't take advantage of your weakness. he acted upon those words and showed minimal care for her while trying to protect her. whether someone disapproves or approves of his actions is all just opinionated :)

regarding to xiewei's condition, it translates to dementia in subtitles which i wouldn't say is too accurate since the direct translation is soul leaving syndrome. in chinese it's 离魂症, there's a baidu article about it and essentially it's used in many literary works relating to ancient times/dynasties in China. his condition is more peculiar since it's only related to snowy days, his traumatic event.

the dropped rating is slowly rising, overall rating should rise too ! :)

i haven’t read the novel but it appears that he clearly doesn’t consider her a prospect since he mentions that she’s a bit childish and speaks regarding XW’s relation

THAT RAIN SCENE WOAHHHH ik it was in the preview but seeing it real time just hit different, their eyes were so telling

lore *

ep11 lord drop insane

are you talking about the episode guide?

im in general not fond of the age gap relationships where there's a clear difference in mental maturity

ik its hinting that the teacher and student will be endgame but i still feel iffy about it

another phone ring and im punching my phone to mars

i also ship xw and xn more, but from the novel -> trailer -> drama it'll be made clear that she has romantic feelings for him. even if it's a short arc it's still love bc her whole rebirth process was just like waking up from a nap with an unchanged heart. she's now determined to change her fate but it doesn't erase past relations (how she turns still when yanlin touches her, how she fears xiewei, how she reacts differently to zhang zhe's name).

well their opposing personalities is kinda what makes her feel so remorseful about her actions in the previous life, although it's obvious who's endgame, in the next few episodes she will develop feelings for him again (as seen in trailer) and only later gets with xiewei once he's less reserved

xiewei, married with twins

the scene where he just let her fall and saved the instrument💀

she doesn't have a crush on xw cause he's just a cat-fearing instrument-loving traumatized weird guy, totally valid btw. zz will take her heart once again and xw will watch like wtf

for novels to be picked up for films they usually hafta include romance genre since it's like the fan favorite, the reverse harem thing will become more apparent once zz joins the mix. imo if they were obviously showing love 10eps in it would be rushed pacing since clearly theyre all very "traumatized" characters who wouldn't easily forget the past. i think their chemistry is interesting bc under the facade of "keeping her under my nose, ensuring she's never too far to spread my secret", xiewei develops actual love without realizing it. people have different preferences for pacing so totally understandable that it can seem slow, but in scheming dramas romance doesn't usually bloom quickly

in the ep11 trailer why does zhang zhe ask her those questions? maybe i cant pick up clues well but im so confused why he needed to run that by her, also does he have his previous memories

yes 100% the cast is perfect and pacing as well, neither too rushed or boring

ohhh i remember seeing the trailer but never actually set aside time for it, i do remember the comments on tencent were like flying everywhere