Very cute, but STOMP the brakes on the secondary couple

Prefacing this by saying I liked the show more than I expected to- but only because of Li Cheng and Muren.

I resisted watching this until it finished airing and I'm glad I did, because the storyline between Ye Xingsi and Fu Yongjie was so incredibly uncomfortable and unsettling to watch I know I would have just dropped the whole show if I wasn't able to skip ahead. I did watch the key points though. The reality is that Fu Yongjie is a violent stalker who raped Ye Xingsi. I'm not saying that dark elements don't have a place in stories, but I do have a problem with how the narrative framed it, as if Xingsi had no other chance of a happy romantic life unless he chose to be with Yongjie and that this was inevitable. I've known people like Yongjie and their desire for control is not attractive nor does it stop with just possessing the object of their obsession once. The writers really dropped the ball with this one.

All of the positive feelings I have for this show come from the main storyline. I think it was an adorable comedy of errors type romance, and I love that Meifang was sincere in wanting to help Li Cheng realize his love. I'm a sucker for m/f friendships. The dynamic between Li Cheng, Muren and Xiao Ye was adorable and I love how the actors played off each other. I do have to give the people behind the scenes props for that.

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