ashesinthewind

Yes, a very happy one, but it takes a lot of time.

I hated what he told You Shulang when he broke up with him. Seriously, it was just mean and unfair to Shulang and it sounded like it was You Shulang's fault when it was just Lu Zhen being delusional that Fan Xiao would date him.

I give him credit for being young and for being fooled by Fan Xiao like everyone else, but a lot of it was his own doing.

It's meant as endearment, weird as it sounds. You Shulang is about 6 years older than Lu Zhen, which is not old enough to call him that, but there you go. Spoiler: Later, Shulang dislikes being called that by other people and tells them not to do it.

There is a second couple in the book, but it's very, very minor and if possible, even more toxic than the mains. I'm not sure they will include it at all, because it's not relevant for the plot. Next week we'll know for sure.

Thank you! I banned them because I didn't want to concern myself with them anymore, but I'd really like to see what they look like.

They changed it at the last moment. Episode 3 is coming next Saturday. :(

The leads aren't doing it visually for you, which is fine, but you don't get to decide whether they are doing it for the rest of us. The leads are doing it visually for most people here, including me. And nope, your standarts are not better than mine.

There's nothing wrong with the Thai vibe of a drama, too, it's just obviously not for you.

This is so funny because I was just reading the thread on Reddit and someone was gushing about how good-looking You Shulang is and said they think he's the best looking one in the cast.
😂How anyone can say he's not handsome enough is beyond me. But well, taste is subjective.

The series was completely filmed in Thailand, but Fan Xiao has a very strong Thai background, he speaks Thai, was raised there, etc. The Thai vibe is there because it's canon. It would destroy his character if they were to remove it.

Exactly this! He isn't. I'm not a fan of toxic relationshipts and characters in general, but here I was rooting for them until the end.

Did they? They showed the car accident as a flashback in Fan Xiao's mind, at least this is what I understood. The car accident was before the hospital scene.

It's absolutely valid. Lu Zhen has his weaknesses, but he's not the main person at fault here.

Except that they've moved everything to Thailand, they are keeping it very close to the novel, thank you! Fan Xiao doesn't need to be toned down, You Shulang can handle him. :)

I'm a little sad they've changed the releasing schedule, there will be no episode 3 tomorrow.

Hopefully they will soon and before the series is released, it's been quite a long time. It can't remember it taking that long with other series.

I don't understand how I can view all of the Chinese BLs on Gaga without VPN and exactly the one I've been anticipating most and have been actively waiting for is geoblocked. I can't afford to pay for VPN and every single streaming service, so Viki is not an option.

I'm in Europe, but it doesn't matter, Gaga kicked all of us out. :( I use Express VPN and it works for me.

It's confirmed, on Gaga it says that it's coming on Saturday, and on Viki it says that it will be available in 2 days. Are they waiting for an official release schedule for all episodes maybe?

It works on Gaga with VPN without problems. I normally pick Malaysia, but other countries work too.

Why aren't they adding the airing date?

The novel is a rather heavy read and Fan Xiao is a very toxic ML, be warned. But it's a great book which I recommend anyway and if this is any indication, I was rooting for the mains to end up together unlike in My Stand-In and some other similar toxic BLs. From what I've seen, the adaptation is very close to the book so I'd say just watch and decide for yourself.

OK, please read futher only if you want spoilers.

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Lu Zhen is You Shulang's boyfriend before Fan Xiao. He's rather weak and gullible, but not a villain. Fan Xiao's plan from the beginning is to split Shulang and Lu Zhen up so he can have You Shulang for himself and he succeeds by making Lu Zhen believe he likes him and leave You Shulang for him.

So nope, Lu Zhen is not the one who ruins anyone's relationship, that's Fan Xiao. :D