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So true. It's very hard for one to see one's behavior when one is embroiled in the situation. Many parents cannot see their own mistakes, and many kids can be critical of such mistakes but may commit the same mistakes when they become parents themselves. It's really easy said than done, I'm afraid.

For me, Chen Ting's behavior is a very familiar scene. That's why I can't bring myself to criticize her despite she torments me because I've seen so many such parents especially in the old days when mental illness was being stigmatized.

Haven't watched AvenueX channel lately. Too many drama episodes to chase currently and I'm way behind.

Yes, I have seen many mental abuses like this, and I and many people around me have also gone through this type of abuses. This is made even worse when parents bring about morality based on filial piety especially in the eastern world. Any disobedience is seen as not being filial pious and are being punished mentally.

Wish we have 10 life's. On the other hand, we may really have 10 life's but we don't know it :D Guess SF has been using his 10 life's trying to figure it out too. LOL!

Ziqiu is for Mingyue. That's the only love line I can see for him because the writers have dropped hints all over the place, very subtly. Ziqiu's personality requires Mingyue's considerate and sensitive traits. Now that Zhuang Bei and Tan Can are set, just wait for the spark for this pair :)

So many new episodes are out. Yay!

Wow! This is so complicated. My brain is fried. I need 10 brains to figure this out.

Nah! It's not going to happen. The relationship is platonic at best.

Jianjian is the difficult one to address xiao Chengzi; she'd have to call her, saozi or da sao.

Chen Ting has already hinted that Ling Xiao has never been the brother Xiao Cheng Zi wants. So I think she finds the brother she wants in Ziqiu, and for Ziqiu, his little sister has been hijacked by Ling Xiao, and now Xiao Cheng Zi comes into his life to replace that void. He has always wanted a complete family. Now he has it.

Right! Such abuses normally exist in making the kids feel guilty, demanding them to obey to the whims of the parents. I really hate that and stand against it. Parents should never tie their love to any conditions, like, "If you listen to me, I'll love you more," "To show your filial piety, you must obey me," etc.

One thing though, all the 3 kids have no mothers, and yet all the mothers, including Zhuang Bei's mother who hires a faked girlfriend, are portrayed in a negative light. The fathers, except Li Haichao, are mostly a**h***s with no bones. It does give the message that, "Who cares to have a mother?"

Wow! Thank you. Yes, I remember that remark but didn't think much of it at the time. And yes, it now makes it even better to know the exact location of that beautiful place. Brilliant ending. Love it!

Great article. Love it. Hope more viewers are encouraged to watch this fine drama after reading your article.

"A mother is supposed to be a safe haven for their children, to love her children n protecting them." ---
That is when she is sane. Chen Ting is not.

Now the hole in his heart is healed.

LOL! Haichao is no match with her in terms of pulling a fast one.

Right! Too bad many viewers interpret it wrongly hence they think it's a tragic ending. People tend to jump into conclusion without carefully understanding the scenes and all the little hints. I'm glad you see it differently now :D

Mingyue's mother is a very typical Asian mother - the tiger mom :D

OMG! This is so illuminating. Thanks for the insight!

Right! I've been thinking about this too. Did he tell the shop assistant that he needs to get some bras for his sister or for his girlfriend XD?