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Well, you are supposed to find out on the latter episodes but since you already know and to further explain, Song Mo's father loves another woman who used to be an official's daughter. That woman's family became criminal when Duke of Ding (Jiang Meisun) found out their corruption. Therefore, the woman's family was punished. In a turn of events, the emperor arranged the marriage of Song Mo's father to Duke of Ding's sister. Song Mo's father hates the Jiang Clan because of what happened to the woman he loves. He didn't like what happened but he accepted it for money and power. Behind the back of Song Mo's mother, he had an affair with that woman when they met again. The child of them is Song Han. Song Mo was already born that time and his mom was carrying another child (turns out to be a girl). Song Mo's father swapped the child of his beloved to the child born by Song Mo's mother so that Song Han can be accepted as legitimate child and no one will question his identity. That is why Song Mo's father hate Song Mo because everything in the Duke of Ying household (title, money and power) should go to Song Han. He wants Song Han to have it all instead since he is the child of him and the woman he loves.

I don't think SM's character is written to be scheming. In the drama, they already portrayed DZ as the one great at scheming and strategy. SM, on the otherhand is a straightforward person. DZ coming into SM life made him realize that not everything needs to be done as soon as he wants. It is not a sign of weakness or being a puppet towards DZ but rather he acknowledges that DZ was right most of the times and her decisions benefitted not only him but the bigger picture of what his goal really is. He is smart tho because he knows when to listen and admit what is better. However, one of his weakness is his anger. DZ helps him on that, that's how she saved him.

Just finished it! Watched it for 2 days straight 😂 I like the story and the characters. I'm loving that both leads have great minds and are of one mind. They worked so good together. It's so good to see MZY and LYR have a drama now as the MLs. What's also good is the ending. They didn't really forced something in the end to support how everything happened but I like that they added the very last part where there's a possibility of another endings in a funny way hahaha it's a great watch!!

Just finished watching this one after putting it in my watchlist for months lol I ended up watching the other SF that was released in the same time as this before. But I'm glad about this one! The story is interesting although there are parts like I get a little annoyed of how the FL story was written (times where she always needs to be saved or like just standing beside ML w/o nothing) I don't dislike the FL hahaha just not those parts bc I think her story is interesting as well. Nonetheless, the story of them 4 is a very heartwarming friendship. I also like the ending, to me atleast, the writer did not give another "let's do whatever we can to save LS" but rather accepted that as they are mortals and LS clan has a punishment from Divine Realm then it is something they couldn't stop. But the writer gave us a sense of assurance that both leads still ended up together happily after 100 years (bc YTH has been given that) and that ML and ZY has found their own selves in their respective places. I like that they gave such a warm ending to all the leads. People should give this a chance if they're still contemplating to watch it 😊

I'm currently liking this show! Just started it yesterday in Netflix but I already saw this air in WeTV before. I just postponed watching it but now it's better since all episodes are out and I can continuously watch it. Well, I can't stop because I'm loving the plot hahahaha also didn't noticed why I felt the chemistry is nice between DYX and YSX, I forgot they starred in Moonlight together 😭 Anyway, I just came to confirm that one so now I'm gonna go back to watching lol

I once posted here that I will wait for the whole episodes to be out but curiosity got me and I have watched until episode 10 before. I stopped and watched some Cdramas and went on some travel. I just finished a Cdrama this week so I told myself I will finish this drama this weekend. And I did finish it today. I love it! I seldom watch Kdramas for years now (I've been watching Kdramas since 2005 and got into Cdramas in 2017 since I'm more of a fan of historical/historical fantasy genre). Despite that, Go Ahead became one of my fav Cdramas. So when I heard of a Korean remake, I was actually excited for it.

I'm very happy with the remake. Of course not everything from Go Ahead is here since this is a shorter drama and it is a "remake" but I really like it! I kept recommending this drama now to some friends. For a 16-episode drama and a "Remake" if some people forgot, this is actually good. People cannot expect an original story from Go Ahead because this drama just based on it and not "copied" it. Every remake has their own renditions so I don't see why people expect for everything to be the same. As a fan of Go Ahead, I have rewatched that drama for lots of times but I watched Family by Choice as a separate drama just basing on Go Ahead instead of nitpicking every detail that "Oh Hae Jun should have been a baker" etc etc. I will comment tho on how I was worried for the leads' acting because TSY and ZXC from Go Ahead was super good. JCY is still not up to TSY level BUT she definitely improved from when she started acting. I say this as a fan of IOI. I have seen her act awkwardly before and I'm glad she is much better with her facial expressions here. Same with BHS, I don't know much about his other dramas but he did well just not as well as ZXC if you know that guy, you would be blown by his talent. It's because there were some scenes I find BHS awkward. For HIY, well SWL isn't really much of a standout for me so when HIY broke down in front of BHS in one scene, I knew for sure that HIY did really well here. Overall, the acting is good. The story is good that's why I like it

For everyone still hesistating to watch this. I am once again saying it to anybody who thinks or feel that Family by Choice or Go Ahead is a love triangle or a sibling relationship. It is not. They just simply grew together like childhood friends do but close as "siblings". The only thing I did find different is Go Ahead kind of focuses more on the family than the romance which was shown a lot here in Family by Choice. And so, I hoped they have shown more of KHJ and PD hahahaha since they were going to romancy side anyway. It was a great watch! I am glad I watched this remake

Hmmm. I see. It's good to see someone else's different perspective. I haven't reached yet YN's part so maybe on this part, we'll agree that this sudden change will be somewhat questionable. And oh ok, I guess it's also because I started to watch this drama w/o reading the plot then ofc I have started it knowing they were siblings from the start and so all the sudden change on their feelings will always be weird to me as the story was already built on me that they were siblings. Apart from that, I'm liking the story & the characters so for me this is good 😊

I understand that but still, he and her found out who they are to each other when they met again. He found out she wasn't her sister at all only after a while then suddenly his sisterly care (his geniune way of helping her as both of them tries to help each other) turned into romantic one (and his maid kept on adding fuel to the fire) while YN will eventually do as well after the truth is laid out (not yet on this part). Which again is still weird to me. Maybe you can accept this easily but my opinion & my mind does not see it the way you do. To me, it was a geniune brother-sister relationship at the start but was suddenly turned romantic as to the reason idk why the writer did that? I know this was a written drama/novel (not sure if this has novel) but we can have dramas who are siblings as leads and they have their each own love interest (2nd leads). The plot can still work that way tho 🤷🏽‍♀️ In any case, I'm not saying the drama is bad, it's just that the relationship thing in this drama kind off throws some people off 😊

Just recently started this drama. Now, I'm halfway through it. I like the story. The plot is interesting and the flow is good. But I still can't shake off the relationship thing. Yes, you can go on argue about them not being biological siblings and I know this is an old setting, therefore, even relatives in the past can get married to each other. But again, I'm watching it on a present day. Just because they're not biological siblings means it's ok in my head because they're both in the same family registry/by law anyway. It kinda felt like step siblings/adopted siblings. I also felt you can't argue the "they didn't grew up together", yeah they didn't but they knew since young they were "siblings" before the reveal. If the case was childhood friends who grew up together, that would be different. In any case, I'm just glad the whole story and plot kind of overshadows these thoughts so when they have tense/romance scenes, I just try to skip those. I'm actually glad both leads are smart and talented. Even the people around them are not too dumb. If not for the "sibling" part, I can really get on the chemistry bc they both look good together. That's it. Another half of the drama remaining to watch. I'm curious how the case gets unfold.

I haven't watched this yet since I want to wait for all episodes to be out. I have watched the cdrama ver a lot and I am trying to read the comments how similar or different it is to this kdrama ver. However, fellow viewers of the cdrama ver, why is it that most of you think there was a "love triangle" in the OG one? Have we watched the same drama bc afaik, that isn't really "love triangle" as we all know why ZQ decided to confess. It wasn't romantic but rather he wants to be part of the family but just misjudged that that is the only way to be part of the family. I'm disappointed if you think his character was just a "love triangle" part when in fact his character is someone if in real life I would like to hug. In cdrama or maybe here, I just felt how sad his story is. I hope may be it cdrama or kdrama ver (again, I don't know the plot of Family by choice) if you try to understand the characters, you'll see it's one of the good dramas out there. To me Go Ahead is just as amazing as Reply if you get me so I am giving expectations on this one 😊

The drama is good but took so long. I watched it because I like the leads. I know they wanted to show the love story was built from friendship to love but it was so long it got a little boring. CH and SN story got me curious tho, they could have shown more to their story. Also, the story behind ZM and XSS which was not really related to the leads got me interested as well. Overall, it was good but people who are interested to watch this should expect a slow pace type of story

No. Both of them had their time together and lost it. It's like having the right love at a wrong time. In the movie, both of them have grown and understand more of themselves separately, realizing what they missed and how they have already accepted things which mostly happens in life. You should watch it. It's just a matter of perspective, there's no side to be with on because everyone has their own mistakes and regrets 🙂

I think I saw that things will get better/interesting past ep 15 but no, sadly for me, sorry. As much as I love the actors and actresses, the plot and the drama itself is not giving me something. I finished ep 21 by clicking >>10. That's how much I am fast forwarding this drama hoping to see a glimpse of something that would interest me. I think it's about time for me to decide to drop it or just try to finish while forwarding the rest of the episodes

They are!!! Their chemistry is really good!

Hmmm CXZ doesn't have an eye for art hahahahahaha

I just finished everything and tbh I don't know how to put my own words. I started this drama with a little expectation. This is the 2nd drama I've watched of both ZWY and WCH so I'm really watching it for the plot. And I'm super happy that I did. They're now one of my fav couple leads in Cdrama. Their chemistry is just amazing. Their acting is great. They've been casted really well. I know in the first parts of the drama there has been quite a number of debates between ML and FL bc of the plot but from those times until the last episode, we have come to love the development of the characters. For me, I especially love Xueji. She isn't shown much but I love how she grew up and showcase her intelligence in her own way just like how LMT was able to show her strength as a person and as woman. From her amnesia to going back as Luwen. I love how the writers also wrote CXZ, from a cold person to a very loving one. Actually, all the characters has been casted and written nicely. It wasn't excessive. Like every character in this drama has contributed into something. Also the actors and actresses are great. As I said, I had a little expectation from the cast as this is the 2nd time I have watched some of them (mostly first time I'm seeing) but I'm just completely amazed how good they are.

And the wedding. I will never forget the wedding. Just because of this episode, I can rewatch the whole drama lol. I just love them CXZ and LMT together. To me, the ending is satisfying. I don't need to see over the top, rushed happy ending. This one is enough. Close enough to what the novel readers said was the ending. No one has to foolishly die for sacrifice, no need for excessive plotting to end the villain. No need for dramatic punishment because Prince Sui failing was already the greatest punishment for him. That was it. They have shown us how Xueji is now happy and carefree in the palace, how Ziyu is now at peace and is now able to do what he wants as the emperor. We saw how He Zhen followed her dreams to stand up on her own and how Zhao Quan who only used to follow around CXZ finally found the love of his life (his drawings will be forever a masterpiece lol). And of course. we finally saw our two leads going back to where it all started, together with Moru, Fanhu and our "what a sin" Nanny Li lol finally a time for them to be together after all the things that occupied their time. I like it. I am satisfied.

Lastly, thanks to the writers for mostly showing couples can be equals, that they can both showcase their strengths and support each other. I love that. Only a few can pull off an equal footing type of drama bc sometimes some strong characters tend to be watered down to showcase main character. And I'm glad up until the end, they gave all the characters a share of strength and intelligence for the finale. If anyone asks, this is very recommendable!! And I will rewatch....

Thanks everyone.

I see. I must have missed that. I thought they added another character towards the end. Thanks

I like this! You are right. Recently there are no marriage scenes in most dramas but only scenes like what you've said, contract marriage or forced. And usually we will just see the leads dressed in wedding attire, smiling at each other as the finale. Or they just end up smiling and hugging with no marriage scenes. But this drama gave us a satisfying marriage scene. We've seen the leads grew and develop their love, the obstacles they faced and we even get all the usual things in wedding. The wedding preparations, procession, dowry, groom picking up the bride and especially, the ceremony (even a short after wedding). It felt nice watching it.

Ohh wow, great info, thanksss. So this means following the drama, there is a huge chance Cui Xingdi is a villain. He is really the one working with Prince Sui

I was literally kicking my feet in the air the whole wedding scene especially that after wedding scene where CXZ was drunk and asks LMT to call her "husband" 😭😭 I just love them together! Meanwhile, what's with the sudden Great Master addition? Could it be CXZ brother bc I can't think of a character that seems younger than Prince Sui to have a mid role?