I couldn’t agree more! The FL was the one who fell first and made the first move, yet she got upset when the…
Yeah. The accident storyline part and her way of treating the ML were completely out of her character. Since ep 1, she was shown to know exactly how to do the right thing when it came to her parents or her best friend, she even sacrificed herself to cater to their needs. Yet she strangely lacked that same discernment regarding the ML.
She overstepped his boundaries from the get-go, and pushed him away when he needed her most. The moment she realized how deeply he cared for her, she became reckless with his feelings, consistently putting her own desires and needs above his and ignoring his emotions whenever her own were at stake. This directly clashed with the personality the drama built up from the beginning.
Overall, the drama was fine, but it wasn't exceptional enough to warrant an 8.8 rating, especially given the inconsistent characterization of the FL and the fillers scattered throughout. Even the ending felt abrupt and incomplete. While the cinematography was well-crafted, the music was lovely, and the leads had great chemistry, the story did rely on cliché tropes.
The childhood connection and the 'coincidence' of the ML crossing paths with the FL in real life - only to become her tenant almost immediately -felt too convenient to be believable. Even if he had valid reasons for renting in her neighborhood, the timing was just too unrealistic. For once, I’d like to see a drama where the leads fall in love based on their current lives, where one main lead doesn't have to do all the heavy lifting in the relationship, and there's no pre-existing past connection. I started this drama because of the high rating, but I didn’t get the hype.
this is actually a refreshing take. i’m team Zhiyu all the way. i felt that she was so unfair, even at the start…
It was almost as if, from the moment he caught her interest, she became obsessed with him to the point of overstepping boundaries without a second thought. She clearly knows how to do the right thing when it comes to her parents or her best friend, even sacrificing herself to cater to their needs, yet she strangely lacks that same discernment regarding the ML. This shows she took him for granted.
The moment she realized how deeply he cared for her, she became reckless with his feelings, consistently putting her own desires and needs above his and ignoring his emotions whenever her own were at stake. This directly clashed with her personality the drama built up from the first episode. She treated him unfairly, and pushing him away with such harsh words was completely unnecessary.
I couldn’t agree more! The FL was the one who fell first and made the first move, yet she got upset when the…
Had the writers not created such an ungrateful, self-centered FL, who only cared about her own feelings and prioritized her parents' opinions over the ML's despite knowing they were wrong about him, I'd have rated this drama much higher. She intentionally wounded the ML with her words, treated him like a doormat and took his love for granted. I honestly don't understand how the drama maintained an 8.8 rating.
Seems to be a common trope in Chinese dramas that the FL can treat the ML like literal garbage and that’s considered…
I couldn’t agree more! The FL was the one who fell first and made the first move, yet she got upset when the ML didn't reciprocate immediately. She tried everything to make him realize his 'mistake,' but once he finally reached the point where he couldn't bear to be away from her and she became his whole world, she failed to prioritize him the way he did for her when it mattered most.
The real test of a relationship is how you act when your partner is going through their worst moments. If you let go of their hand during their darkest hour, your love simply isn't strong enough. The FL didn't just break up with him; she did it using the harshest words imaginable - words he never deserved to hear from the love of his life. She even claimed she should never have fallen for him. Then, despite seeing that he wouldn't leave her side after her father’s accident, she brought him to her parents' house only to blurt out how he reminded her father of his painful past.
Later, when she discovered his secret search for his father’s perpetrators and ran into him at the factory, she pushed him away yet again. She only gave in after he pulled her into a tight embrace, following her accusations that his words were hollow and that he cared more about hatred and secrets than her. She only yielded after he repeatedly proved that she was his ultimate weakness.
While she protected him from being insulted by others, that doesn't excuse her cruelty during her father’s accident. She could have simply expressed her dilemma - the guilt of being with him after learning about his past and explained that she needed to separate for her father’s sake. Instead, she chose the harshest words possible to pierce his heart, forcing him to chase her endlessly and endure her moods.
This is why it doesn't absolve her when she eventually helps him with his father's case. She only did that after he proved his devotion and respected her boundaries. A perfect example is when she ran into his mother at his place; he rushed there to formally introduce her not as his 'girlfriend,' but as the 'love of his life.' He respected her decision to stay apart while still acknowledging his own feelings.
It also really irked me when she rejected his marriage proposal in front of her parents. Given how supportive he had been from the start, it was obvious he would have championed her dreams. Instead, she argued that she had spent her whole life doing what was expected of her and wanted to focus on her career first. She spoke as if being married to him would somehow hinder her. Believing that, let alone saying it in front of him, is like an insult to his love. Yet, in the end, he still gave in to all her demands.
The problem isn't that the FL didn't support or love him; the problem is that she didn't prioritize him the way he prioritized her.
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She overstepped his boundaries from the get-go, and pushed him away when he needed her most. The moment she realized how deeply he cared for her, she became reckless with his feelings, consistently putting her own desires and needs above his and ignoring his emotions whenever her own were at stake. This directly clashed with the personality the drama built up from the beginning.
Overall, the drama was fine, but it wasn't exceptional enough to warrant an 8.8 rating, especially given the inconsistent characterization of the FL and the fillers scattered throughout. Even the ending felt abrupt and incomplete. While the cinematography was well-crafted, the music was lovely, and the leads had great chemistry, the story did rely on cliché tropes.
The childhood connection and the 'coincidence' of the ML crossing paths with the FL in real life - only to become her tenant almost immediately -felt too convenient to be believable. Even if he had valid reasons for renting in her neighborhood, the timing was just too unrealistic. For once, I’d like to see a drama where the leads fall in love based on their current lives, where one main lead doesn't have to do all the heavy lifting in the relationship, and there's no pre-existing past connection. I started this drama because of the high rating, but I didn’t get the hype.
The moment she realized how deeply he cared for her, she became reckless with his feelings, consistently putting her own desires and needs above his and ignoring his emotions whenever her own were at stake. This directly clashed with her personality the drama built up from the first episode. She treated him unfairly, and pushing him away with such harsh words was completely unnecessary.
The real test of a relationship is how you act when your partner is going through their worst moments. If you let go of their hand during their darkest hour, your love simply isn't strong enough. The FL didn't just break up with him; she did it using the harshest words imaginable - words he never deserved to hear from the love of his life. She even claimed she should never have fallen for him. Then, despite seeing that he wouldn't leave her side after her father’s accident, she brought him to her parents' house only to blurt out how he reminded her father of his painful past.
Later, when she discovered his secret search for his father’s perpetrators and ran into him at the factory, she pushed him away yet again. She only gave in after he pulled her into a tight embrace, following her accusations that his words were hollow and that he cared more about hatred and secrets than her. She only yielded after he repeatedly proved that she was his ultimate weakness.
While she protected him from being insulted by others, that doesn't excuse her cruelty during her father’s accident. She could have simply expressed her dilemma - the guilt of being with him after learning about his past and explained that she needed to separate for her father’s sake. Instead, she chose the harshest words possible to pierce his heart, forcing him to chase her endlessly and endure her moods.
This is why it doesn't absolve her when she eventually helps him with his father's case. She only did that after he proved his devotion and respected her boundaries. A perfect example is when she ran into his mother at his place; he rushed there to formally introduce her not as his 'girlfriend,' but as the 'love of his life.' He respected her decision to stay apart while still acknowledging his own feelings.
It also really irked me when she rejected his marriage proposal in front of her parents. Given how supportive he had been from the start, it was obvious he would have championed her dreams. Instead, she argued that she had spent her whole life doing what was expected of her and wanted to focus on her career first. She spoke as if being married to him would somehow hinder her. Believing that, let alone saying it in front of him, is like an insult to his love. Yet, in the end, he still gave in to all her demands.
The problem isn't that the FL didn't support or love him; the problem is that she didn't prioritize him the way he prioritized her.