The novel does better job at showing both the leads actually growing up, improving, without the leads shadowing each other. Though, the novel version ML is worse, and I like the drama version better though the story was cut off sm that there was no development of the characters seen thoroughly nor the background was cleared like in the novel. Though, particularly the story line is great but the novel has glazed the looks as well like the drama lol.
The alternative ending is based on novel, and it's more like parallel universe since Wei Yan had seen the future, and then avoided all the tragedies. It's in extra stories of the novel, but cannot really be differentiated from the novel as it's also one of the realities written.
My past self is obsessed with this drama and honestly, I still love it, even though it's not as appealing to me as before as I have grown up, yet it's one of those comforting and nostalgic dramas to me...
I completed the drama the day it finished airing but i didnt knew they'll be releasing extra ep !! I just finished watching the extra ep IT WAS GOOD ONE LOL