My impression of the first 10 episodes can be summed up in one word – infuriating! But, on the bright side, we’ve gotten Xia Yan separated from her scumbag boyfriend. The series begins with Xiao Lei finding out that her fiancé had a chick on the side, thus ending her wedding, but this guy was an angel compared to Lin Hao. By the end of episode 10, I absolutely loathed this guy. Not only was he the boy toy of a married woman, but he allows everyone to believe that Xia Yan’s relationship with President Xu is the reason for their break-up, acting as though he’s the injured party. He's a despicable coward who has the unfortunate ability to look innocent in those glasses.

To add gasoline to this hot mess of infidelity, we also have vindictive b****** (VBs) bursting at the seams. XY’s first boss installed his mistress as XY's boss, causing XY to jump ship when Xu’s company offers her an interview. However, Director Xue has the hots for Xu so she does everything in her power to keep XY from being hired. Thus, VB#2 makes her appearance, and you’ve got to ask yourself – why the hell would anyone accept a position, no matter how good the pay or opportunity, when you’ve got another VB just waiting to take you down? You’re jumping from the frying pan into the fire.

As for Xia Yan’s friends: I like the maturity of the doctor, Xiang Nan, but I find the love match the scriptwriter created for her a bit odd. I love the combination of Xiao Lei with the older, divorced bookshop owner – they seem perfect for each other. I’m hoping the scriptwriter won’t disappoint me, but I won’t bet my life on it. She's showing signs of Lin Hao worship. As for Han Shuang, I dislike her. The only reason she’s not in the VB category right now is because she’s one of the friends.

Despite what I said above, I’m giving this drama 9 stars, based purely on the likeability of Xia Yan and President Xu (Cheng Yi). XY is one of those rare gems – a mature C-drama heroine…although she does have an unfortunate tendency to wear her skirts/shorts too short. Also, kudos to her and Xiao Lei for not having any stuff animals sitting around their living room. But tell me - what is it with C-dramas and Chanel? This is the third drama where someone has been wearing Chanel jewelry! As for Cheng Yi, he’s another rare gem – a CEO who’s not an unemotional, overbearing jerk. Right now, he’s actually a pretty decent guy although he could have told her the truth about that night at the hotel when she woke up. I’ll keep watching this drama for these two. I’m hoping now that we’ve gotten rid of the scumbag boyfriend, XY can start to fall in love with a guy worthy of her affection, but of course, we still have a slew of VBs waiting in the wings to wreak havoc and cause me to reach for the Nerf bricks.

Episode 14: Shuang has just gone up in my esteem since Xiaolei plummeted to last place. A divorced dad you can't accept but a cheating, mentally unstable creep is ok? I'm really disappointed in this character.

Episode 17-18: VB#2 makes her move. Lin Hao needs counseling. Prediction: Ling Wei is going to show up at some point. The ex always shows up in C-dramas unless they're dead.

Ep 19-22: And, as predicted, the ex flies in on her broom! Where the hell is the company's apology to Xia Yan for falsely accusing her? I love Xu, but he's such a nice guy I worry that lingering feelings for VB3 will blind him to her true character. Shuang's right - Xiaolei is stupid.

Ep 23-24: Still infuriating. I fast forwarded thru most of it. I can see breaking with your friends over a man who's worthy, but everyone knows Lin Hao is a cheating weasel so Xiaolei is just a gullible fool, a really pathetic character. Shuang's impulsive marriage is crazy and typical of her.

Ep 27-30: This is an utterly exasperating hot mess! If it wasn't for MC, I'd drop it. Shuang's a psycho - totally controlled by her emotions, and Xiaolei is absolutely pathetic. And they saved the ultimate VB for last since you just know Ling Wei is behind all this. I'm removing another star bc these episodes were just unbelievably crazy.

Ep 31-32: More stars coming off. Thank God there's only a few more episodes left in this train wreck. How many times is SG going to falsely accuse XY in the same sterile, stainless room with the same jerk? Bet she doesn't get an apology this time either.

Ep 33-34: Apparently, President Yan is the only smart, clear-thinking man in this disaster. Too bad he's not ML. I hate to say it but Cheng Yi is too nice a guy. So, our finale can be summed up as VB Strikes Back and Return of the VB.

Final thoughts: President Yan is the best character. 35 episodes of hot chaos and you couldn't have a better ending for MC? At least, MC didn't let misunderstandings/other people separate them - just career opportunities. Hate this trend in dramas where career trumps love.