My heart hurts

So much carnage from people's greed and vying for power. Li Ni just wanted a quiet life with his friends and here he finds himself in the middle of their deaths. I don't think he can recover from this.

1000 cranes

He did it! I can't even imagine the situation Ji Han finds himself in. It was a stupid dare gone bad, and he's suffering on his own. I don't think he feels for CEO Yoon the way she feels for him. What a mix up! A comedy of errors.

Jealousy

Jealousy, thy name is Gu Xun. He has so much competition, so I bet he has so much regret turning her down to begin with. And she is amazingly good at what she does, plus she's pretty, so of course she attracts men to her side.

A chessboard, indeed

We still have the madman, Liu ChengFeng, lose in the wild and now scheming princes in the palace. And all this, when they have barely gotten out of the last encounter with the traitor Sun Jing. No wonder Li Ni just wants to guard the border.

Finally, they cleared their misunderstandings

It's been so painful to see them dance around each other, knowing they had a huge misunderstanding. I hope they can move towards each other now.

So painful to watch

I was so sad for her family and for Lin Xi. Of course she wouldn't have been able to concentrate and take the tests once she knew of her Dad's condition. It was poor timing but it really set her back. And just when she and Ji Jun Xing were getting closer too...

The last scene on the mountain was the best

There will always be misunderstandings between parents and children. And there are sometimes extreme reactions from either group. I'm glad her classmates found her in time and that her mother finally heard her.

Such a treat to see them working together

As much as it was fun to see them best each other, it's actually better to see them work together. I like seeing the ML in this type of role when he can be cheeky but also serious, with action scenes and romantic ones (similar to his Arsenal Military Academy role).

Why did he say that?

In the end, Song Lin Xue was being mean about what she said about Lin Xi. Instead of correcting her, Ji Jun Xing said all those mean things. Ugh! What was that all about?! Sarcasm?

Dynamics have already changed

While she was trying to get to know him as a friend, he had already started falling for her without knowing exactly how it happened. This is such a feel-good story and I'm enjoying it.

This is heartbreak

I hope Tong Nian's Mom is happy. She caused her daughter's heartbreak, and she even had the gall to ask Han ShangYan to be the bad guy. Even after she knew his history with parents dying when he was so young, she was so prejudice against him instead of trying to get to know him.

Mother interferes

Ugh! I hate this trope where the Mom is cruel, interferes and they break up. But, it looks like that's where we're headed. Han ShangYan has started to be cruel to Tong Nian so she'll doubt his feelings for her, even going so far as to say he gave the cat away. I felt so bad for both of them, not being able to explain what's going on.

More couple time

Just what I wanted -- more couple time for the leads. She has calmed down in some ways and he has certainly developed feelings, more than worry and protectiveness. As they spend time together and get to know each other, I think he's really falling for her now.

A public confession

Wow, I didn't expect that. Yin Guo didn't either, and YiYang had never told her about it. It truly was love at first sight. His eyes just adored her from that first time.

The way they encourage each other is priceless

FL: "No matter what happens, you still have me. Think about it. When you pursued me, you were just a poor student and I was nothing. No matter how bad it was, things can't be worse than that. Right? And now I'm ranked third in the world. No matter how bad it gets, you are still the boyfriend of the world's third-ranked player."FL: "I am your escape route in life."By the end of episode 16, ML has flown to China to be with FL for her birthday.