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Mixed emotion in this drama

I watch this for Zhang Jinyi because the makeup, hairstyle, clothing and filter are pretty good and it was the one the best Zhang Jinyi looks for me. The chemistry between her and Zhao Zhendong are satisfying but the plot is not for me. I remember Wang Kaimu-Ye Xinxin version which acclaimed the best adaptation is not for my liking too.

First episode inexplicably froze on the scene where the FL looks at the ML , and he suddenly takes off his glasses, turns around and glances back, and there's a long slow-motion shot, which made me a little awkward. There is mismatch fact on this drama which i annoyed they want to bring 70's-90's vibe and people using smartphone? this is not fantasy drama.

Maybe fans of both actor could enjoy this drama.

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Pure Revenge with No Romance

I waited this drama for last year and watch again in this year to make proper review.

Satisfying revenge drama with a strong FL. There's no romance, so you don't have to worry. It's not a case of the FL being stronger than the ML, and there are no generic seduction scenes. FL is rational, clear-headed, and decisive in her actions. The overall pacing is tight and smooth, with no empty talk.

FL never suffers a loss from beginning to end, making for a highly satisfying experience. The production is excellent, even dividing the series into chapters. The cinematography is superb, with well-controlled camera angles. Coupled with the FL's outstanding performance, the viewing experience is very immersive, even reminiscent of a blockbuster film. The only drawback is the rushed ending, and the villains throughout the series suffer from severe intellectual decline, resorting to nothing more than destroying people's innocence--a rather frustrating tactic.

Cheng Qiaosi as antagonist is decent enough but this is Han Yutong powerhouse acting showcase. Both of the lead are doing great job.

Recommended to watch if you want to watch pure revenge drama.

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Despite all criticism, I still enjoy this drama.

I remember when i want watch this drama on Youtube everyone almost complained about the Plot and Female Lead was too weak and this drama ends up on my waiting list. User @bibiyee convinced me to watch since I don't familiar with Li Shi Yao acting. I love Huang Yunyun and Dong Yi, they are quite underrated and no one of my drama friends talk about them.

Surprisingly, I enjoy this drama since i lower my expectation. Neither of Male Leads have green flag attitude they got their own red flag. The plot is not too dragging.

Huang Yunyun tends to play fickle female lead and the backstory of her action is make me understand since all her life was dedicated to ML (Li Shiyao) and know nothing about outside of the world.
Maybe it's just me but Li Shi Yao looks unwell in this drama maybe he got sick but he still delivered as scumbag manipulator ML. Dong Yi as SML are quite look green flag but scheming person. He kidnapped FL for power play (Lucky FL are quite accepting since she wanted to run away from ML)

The ending was okay even i prefer FL to heal herself first but I remember this is period drama.

Still recommended if you can tolerate anyone weakness character or scheming men who used woman for their power play.

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Mature Romance Story

I have watched Wang Gege-Wang Kaimu previous drama before and like it. I decide to watch since i like the CP and the plot seems decent and different compare to their previous one. Their chemistry in untouchable and it become one of my favorite on screen CP for both actors.

Since the previous one is more lean into romcon. It's kind of not too melodramatic but it quite mature romance. Love FL and ML character and relationship growth feel like you seeing sprout into little flower. The way they both try to release their inner trauma due their parents divorce are quite realistic and not too heavy. Too bad they kind toned down ML profession (since it's quite sensitive for the country).

Recommended if you want to see slice of life mature romance.

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It was Okay but...

Finally i can see Zeng Hui with other Female Cast more than Han Yutong (I love the CP but paired the too much would give me aesthetic fatigue) and Zhang Jinyi is one of my favorite actress.

The Plot is ML wants to trap FL fiancé by sending him a woman to get FL attention. He pretend to calm down FL to become negotiator. He make strategy to get FL break up with his fiancé since ML fell in love with FL for 9 years.

Zeng Hui is good as Green Tea ML even there is no male lead could beat Wang Peiyan on this field. Zhang Jinyi is portrayed as decent FL who not easily being fool. Actually they could have get more chemistry but somehow Zeng Hui maintains to keep distance since he loves his IRL girlfriend so much.

Still recommended to Zeng Hui fans who are not into real CP fans

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Quite promising but Chaotic Ending (in both way)

I never though this drama is slowly turn to be reverse harem. But i quite enjoy the chaotic of the relationship.

The Plot is about FL found her husband had affair with green tea and want to divorce him. She went to bar to met stranger with mask who happened to be ML and just hooked up and left. ML was devastated and want to search FL without know her real identity. But FL met ML by knowing he is her husband uncle. Because she is too scared of him She search younger man who pretends to be her personal secretary.

I like how despicable SML aka FL ex husband character progression even he didn't deserve to be with FL he is just want to redeem himself to become slave and make his mother furious. The bonds between the MLs are quite harmonious despite they dislike each other

The ending is quite chaotic, She just got her harem without any commitment.

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Got Sour feeling but first version still win despite many version!

First, I don't like this troupe (wont call it One Night Stand but FL is giving her virginity to ML due her blackmail about her bully cousin and poof she is disappeared after that while she know she was pregnant) but i watched it and this is the first version. The first version is follow the original novel so its kinda have sour feeling and morally grey ML. Fu Yushu can portrayed introverted but strong sense of boundaries since she is married by paper only when met Male Lead (Dong Yi) who didn't realized she is the chubby girl he had secretly loved with denial. Dong Yi is success to make ML douchebag without restrained since he just knew she is married but he just want to chase Female Lead. The tug-of-war feeling is there with complex feeling without being dragged on the middle. The ending is not clear for me but i still recommended it if you want get sour feeling and watch morally grey character.

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Cat Mouse couple with nice banter.

Just watched this drama. Its another uncle and nephew ex girlfriend relationship plot and secret marriage but i love how Feng Ming Chao showing his rizz as Uncle and his banter with Chen Luxi was worth to watch. The kisses had nice chemistry. Female lead brother was fun and her all family is not toxic. I just don't like how Second Male lead (Ji Jun Liang) was being obsessed with Female lead and his character was downhill in the end. The best part on this drama how Male lead put sticky note on Female lead when she sleeping and how both are playing cat& mouse with Female lead brother. The ending is so-so but still worth to watch for their banter.

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Spicy Revenge drama

Another Wen Moyan revenge dark drama.
Her Chemistry with Chen Minghao was overflowing and the kisses are sensual and lustful. The plot are not something new (reborn plot) but Female Lead are calculated to make false claim as His ex fiance real sister (His ex fiance has incest relationship with her real sister and his engagement to female lead just to hinder the scandal). Her previous life was too tragic even she remembers every part of it (Her rage moment about how she getting raped was make me shiver).
The ending is quite rushed and i was thinking how come he is just standing and do nothing.

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Can actresses stop using long nail manicure for ancient drama?

I watched this since this is first ever Han Yutong-Zeng Hui ancient drama.

This drama used real voice which is quite rare for Tinghuadao dramas. I am glad they are back to comedy route but the theme is almost same "husband chases wife" with difference they add up the reincarnation since ML was actually FL friends lover and emperor but he got amnesia on the first life and he left her while FL's friends was heartbroken and FL advised her to take out the money and she killed FL. On second life, FL take ML as her lover and break up with him to get his money. If you look for the kiss scene, it was like their another collaboration. It's basically their comfort zone.

Among the supporting characters, the eunuch next to the ML has very natural acting skills, which is comfortable to watch. I was also impressed by the young actress who played the FL. The young actress with relatively many scenes in the crying scenes was very moving and pleasing to the eye The emperor acts like a follower NPC, randomly appearing where the FL appears. I quite like FL friends who manages the shop, she brings the comedy. Ming Chuan in here as SML aka the top scholar was not quite memorable and just being use to stimulate the leads relationship and his trop was quite interesting when his love interest was appear (the widow of his brother).

Okay the things that i don't like in this drama were Han Yutong's long nails manicure. Girl,I love you but you are on period drama please take out your long manicure. Zeng Hui eyebrows was quite distracting too who the hell draw long ass thick eyebrow..

Anyway it was nice watch for light comedy.

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My personal favorite Wen Xi-Shang Chen version

I watch this last year and people prefer the first version while my best version are going to Xia Ningjun-Yu Yutong version.

The production level is slightly lower than the first version, but the plot, logic, details, and acting are all superior to the first version. While the ML and FL in this script are aloof, they're far from being completely unresponsive. They still experience emotional shifts when interacting with people they know well-you can connect the emotion to the main lead since it was close to reality.

The plot was more refined than first version making the underlying logic more plausible. The adoptive mother's coldness towards the FL also becomes much more believable (in the first version, it just felt a bit inexplicable or like a typical short drama trope).The FL's birth mother makes her stance clear early on and uses stronger methods. While her performance might not be as striking as in the first version,

The storyline involving Zhou Yuan is more detailed and doesn't rely on belittling the FL to highlight the ML's strength. The biggest advantage is the increased interaction between the ML and FL, making the plot sweeter and warmer. It unfolds gradually, showing the journey from strangers to roommates, then to lovers, and finally to partners. The cool, aloof demeanor doesn't necessarily need to be artificially created; the male and female leads perfectly embody this. FL older brother appears on last of episode hinting the season 2 of this drama.

Ultra-recommended to watch.

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twinkling watermelon shein version

This is Twinkling Watermelon shein version (because they only spend of stellar casts instead for refining the plot).

I love the cast especially the MLs but the FLs they always got me hit and miss sometimes and i prefer Li Keyi in this role more than her grandma role so her acting is pass while Yuyin got her chemistry better with Zhang Chi. For their performance i would rate like this: Zhang Chi>>>>>>>>>>Li Keyi=Wang Yilei>>Yuyin.

This could be the best campus drama if they didn't leave many plot holes about how FL and ML life after time traveling did they together, if FL is actually went to FL mom school after time travel, and FL mother's current destiny after time travel.

Regardless of all the flaw, it still watchable.

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OK,this is my limit.

I never understand why Ni Wu-Pei Huanyu got so many adaptation (16 version, i give up following the story) since there is unnecessary tug-and-war and misunderstanding with Open Ending. (If you like kind of sour story i just suggest to watch Dong Yi-Fu Yushu version instead). Personally i hope in Zeng Hui-Han Yutong version has angst with Open Ending (I want to have their film have Sad Ending since all of their collabs have Happy Ending) but i don't feel they follow the novel and just like their previous drama (for reference watch Tuning Hearts [2025]) Male Lead chase Female Lead with past misunderstanding. Their acting are on their comfort zone there is no complain just they kind bored of same plot formula on this CP.
Only recommended this, if you are true CP fans.

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