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The link I used at the time was for their wix website and it is not working anymore. They have deleted a lot of dramas and some like In Time With You are missing the last few episodes for months and probably will never have these episodes uploaded.

First I was angry at the fact the the whole restaurant scene where NDS was supposed to tell her the truth was just him having a drunk breakdown, although I was not surprised that they made a bogus preview about it, I was still mad. Then the episode kept dragging with so many chances of him telling her the truth but nothing happened. And when he finally reached the conclusion that it would be better for him to be the one to tell her instead of her finding through someone else, I knew where it was going.

Like really? The writers chose the most frustrating and hurtful way for her to find the truth. Now everyone will feel like trash after this because no one told her the truth and she found out the hard way. Sigh

I just finished watching episode 9 and I am pretty mad at the writers right now. Tell me if you already watched so I can rant about it. I dont want to spoilt it for you in case you havent.

Personal yes, romantic I just dont feel it. But like I said, that could and will probably change the moment she finds out he was the one writing the letters.

I agree and think the same about any other second lead in any other drama. If he is not going to get the girl, why torture him? Sometimes I think drama writers are sadists or even psychopaths. They enjoy torturing the characters.

She does definitely see him as important, like when she made sure he would be their mentor no matter what. I just personally did not see these things in a romantic light. I just think they have a great working relationship/friendship but other than that, she does not seem to be interested on a romantic level, which might change after she finds out he was the one sending her the letters.

There could always be a plot twist. They could have promoted NDS just to fool us and then make her end up with HJP. Though I do believe they did not think that far and will probably go the predictable route.

I do remember another Chinese drama I watched a few years ago. The male lead and female lead were sold as a package to the viewers and they were together for most of the drama. The second male lead was her best friend. Then a few episodes near the end, she realizes she actually loves the second male lead and they end up together. One of the few dramas where this happens. Coincidently, in real life the actors playing the female lead and second male lead actually got married.

Yeah, I think they say sweet and sour. In my native language we say agridoce. But yeah, this one is definitely very tragic with a lot of deaths and people that are unhappy and unable to do what they want because no one really has freedom inside the Palace.

Yeah. I think the best thing would be for her to not date anyone, focus on their start up and get to know them better and then decide. That way she would have time to figure out her feelings and make her decision.

True. But I think there is more chance of it being with the Grandma because so far I have not seen anything that indicates she will choose him. But maybe things will change with the next episodes since she will find out the truth. We are halfway through so a lot can happen. Not long ago I watched a chinese drama where the FML was together with someone else for like 20 episodes but then there was a situation that made it impossible for them to be together (he was basically forced to marry someone else) and she ended up finding comfort in the other lead and then marrying him. So everything is possible.

I already shared the link in the spoiler.

True. This lie was kept for so long because without it there would be no drama. lol
Now I am guessing that she will go date HJP cause he is her "first love" and then realize that she actually loves NDS and go back to him in the end. That is the most cliché and predictable way this can go. Hopefully it wont happen. I dont want to see her date HJP if that will only cause all 3 of them to be hurt. I would rather have her date no one and get her feelings sorted before making a decision.

If they make HJP and DM date, they better be the endgame. I dont like people going back and forth in their romantic relationships.

It definitely will be hard for that to happen. But this is the drama world. I have seen main leads forgive and get along with someone who was the villain 99% of the drama and that even tried to kill them or caused the death of someone they cared for. So anything is possible.

I agree with the Grandma - HJP endgame tho. They have a pretty nice relationship. XD

I dont remember HJP wanting to ever tell the truth. I remember him wanting NDS to stop meeting her so they could get it over with.

About NDS not telling the truth, part of him never wanted to tell the truth because he knew there was a huge chance he would lose her, so all he needed was someone "stopping" him. The moment he met the grandma she went along with the lie saying it had been so long since they met and all that, so how was he going to say, "actually grandma, lets be real, we dont know each other, I am not the NDS that wrote her letters". It would be an awkward situation. And then with all the work they have been doing, there wasnt really an opportunity for him to tell her the truth. They were way too focused on work to have such a serious conversation. And that is why you should never start a lie, because it is easy to start one, but the longer you keep it, the harder it will be to tell the truth. And most of the times you end up telling smaller lies to cover for the bigger one.

He basically missed his chance to tell her the truth and kept her in the dark. I actually thought he would tell her the truth when he told her that the woman that wrote on that notebook and was going blind was her grandma. But I like that he came up with an idea for his work that would be something helpful for the grandmother, instead of something that would make them a lot of money. That shows that deep down he is a good guy. And on a human level, even with him being a nerd and everything, I feel he is more human than HJP. I am not saying HJP is not a good person or does not feel empathy. But NDS found practical ways to help people while I have not seen that much care from HJP.

Like I said, he did not even like Dal Mi until she was pretty much dating NDS. He is now feeling like he is losing something that "belongs" to him but it was him who actually "gave it away" to someone else. As adults, the one who had the first chance to tell her the truth was HJP and he chose to find someone to impersonate him instead. So for me, that makes him no better than NDS.

But like I said, at the moment, the only likable character for me is Dal Mi. Neither NDS nor HJP are at a level where I support them being with Dal Mi. A lot has to happen before that. But I guess if the truth was found earlier, there would be no drama. They are pretty much basing the whole story on this lie and without it we would only be left with the business part of the drama and her relationship with her family.

Well, if he finds someone else I can definitely see them 5 having dinner like a family since there would be no hard feelings between them. I hope the writers at least find him someone. I think the most cliché would be to make him be with her sister.

Since people dont care much about age these days, he could always marry the grandmother and take care of her. Just kidding, that would be weird. lol

SDM sure respects HJP views, not so sure about him respecting hers tho. NDS did stood up for her when he broke the name plate.

Also, NDS seems less scheming to me. He is mostly insecure and craving affection. HJP found a person to impersonate him, when he could have just come clean right there and then and she probably would have understood. But he made the lie even bigger by getting NDS involved. Also, some of his attitudes did not impress me. He does not seem to understand how big of a lie it is and how much it impacts her life until he falls for her.

In real life, to be honest, I would choose neither of them. lol

I would not date someone who lied to me about something so important.

Ok, I found it. It is at the end of episode 6. He talks with HJP at exactly 1:12:00 and then he goes to her house and meets her grandmother. And then the rest probably happens during the first few minutes of episode 7.

Remember when he went to her house for the first time? He was going to tell the truth, which was the reason HJP drove there in a hurry to try and stop him. But then he met her grandmother who ended up making him keep another secret - that she is going blind. I cant remember the exact details but I know that he went with the intention of telling her the truth and even told HJP that day that he was going to tell her everything.

Yeah, I forgot about the handwriting thing. She was suspicious so she will probably go talk to him and he will finally tell her the truth.

I am pretty sure she will end up with NDS. Everything is pointing to that. They shoved HJP into the second male lead position since the start. And all these years I have watched dramas, I think I only saw the FML ending up with the SML 2 or 3 times, and these 2 or 3 times were out of hundreds of dramas. It is very rare.

Maybe him being the mentor is not the problem. Maybe it is because they made him come across as not that interested in her so his feelings did not feel that genuine to me. She clearly cared a big deal about all those years they were sending letters back and forth, while he was doing it mostly because he felt in debt and like he himself said, he is paying his debt. He eventually fell for her but by then I already could not see them together, also because I knew she probably would not end up with him anyway.

It is true that people should not be too similar and one should complement the other for the relationship to work. But there are certain things where they need to be on the same page, and one of them is business/income, especially if they are working together. They would take work home and argue over that.

Like you said, the best solution would probably be for her to start her own company, tho she seems to work pretty well with NDS, maybe because he nods to everything she says. lol

Anyway, as someone who has parents that have very different takes on life and who have not divorced just because they are used to this life, I just cannot imagine HJP and DM being together. When I talked about them arguing, I did not mean small arguments. I meant arguments at the same level as DM parents had.

Anyway, although we seem to have very different opinions, we agree on one thing, this lie needs to end and DM needs to know the truth asap. She has been lied to for way too long.

Go figure. I have been watching dramas for 10 years and I still cannot understand what goes through writers’ minds. I just want the lie to be over asap. No relationship that starts based on a lie lasts for long. And at this point, everyone involved is not very likable to me, be it NDS, HJP or the grandmother. DM deserves to know the truth so she can make informed decisions. She is no longer a kid that is being comforted by a "white lie". She is an adult woman that is making decisions, like choosing her life partner, based on a lie. And that is not fair for any of them and will only cause them pain.

Technically he is impersonating someone who doesnt exist, someone who was created by grandma and HJP and that happened to have the same name as him. My problem with it is that they got into a relationship because she saw him as someone that did not exist. While he had the chance to know her as who she really is, she did not. She basically got together with a stranger who she thought she knew her entire life.

NDS should have not kept lying even if he was insecure and afraid of losing her. I cannot fully hate him though, for 2 reasons - 1st because I understand what he is feeling and most important 2nd - because he actually tried to tell her the truth early on but was stopped by grandma and HJP. All of them are hurting her by keeping this lie and at least, after watching episode 9’s preview, I think NDS will finally tell her the truth. Had he not done this, the way things were going, HJP would probably be the one to do it so he could have a chance to be with her. That seems to be the vibe I was getting after he pulled the "she left her hair tie in my car" stunt. And if that was the case, he would be no better than NDS and I would be disappointed cause it would be a clear attempt from the writers to make us dislike HJP and turn to the endgame - NDS.

Of course he might not be the one she ends up with, but my experience watching dramas for 10 years tells me that HJP was forced into the second male lead position from the start and DM will end up with NDS no matter what happens. But like I said, I could be wrong.