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Yeah, same here. As it is, it's so unsatisfying.

As far as I can observe, all the versions are similar except for episode 19. The difference in the so-called versions are mainly due to the added prologue in front of an episode or preview at the end. The content in the body is basically the same. As for episode 19, they cut out a big chunk of the content, making it very hard to understand. So if you watch this episode from the link I provided here, maybe you can understand the story better.

Love your analysis and deep thought into the characters and their intermingling. Come to think of it, yes, not many knew about GXW's existence except XF, GJ and Adu. General Pei knew LCY went into the Danchi camp on a covert mission, but never knew of his identity as a "boy friend" of XF and the assumed name he used. He also didn't know LCY and XF fell in love and was about to get married. He didn't know the friendship LCY had with the warriors and XF's family. (As upstanding as General Pei is, he might have probably kicked LCY's a*** for being such a hypocrite.) All who knew about the Danchi marriage and GXW were slaughtered, except XF and Adu. GJ wasn't there so I assume he didn't know about the marriage also.
Like you, I also need time to figure all these out. Right now, my brain is still mushy after finishing the whole drama.

I think after the Danchi killing, Gu Jian had been remorseful and trying to make things up for Xiao Feng. Numerous times he tried to withdrawn himself from the entanglement, but each time, he was reminded of his duty as the last surviving descendant of the Gu family. He was very torn. I hate his killing for a mistaken identity. It seems so unfair. Everyone except Li Chen Yin, knew who Gu Xiao Wu was and yet no one said anything. This logic doesn't go well with me.

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll check it out.

A modern version may not be as heart-wrenching as this one. I don't think the modern ladies would want to be used as puppets, to be manipulated like this without putting up a fight. A modern day Li Chen Yin would have had his bu** kicked long time ago.

The lesson learned here is: "See something, say something"

Everybody, except the two - Li Chen Yin and Xiao Feng, knows everything that had happened and yet no one says anything, especially General Pei. He could have told Li Chen Yin that Gu Xiao Wu was he himself and not Gu Jian. He could have revealed what had happened to Li Chen Yin (like his memory lost by jumping into the Wang Juang Hu, he was the one who cheated Xiao Feng and led to the decimation of her tribe etc). Then all these unnecessary killings could have been avoided. But then, with the current flow, that's how the story has to develop to stir up our emotions and makes us boil.

100 fireflies

I really don't have any idea on this. The ending tends to show there's still something going on. We just have to use our imagination.

That's the thing that bugs me most - even after he regains his memory, he knows he had killed her tribe, he shows no remorse. I don't get it.

Hahaha! Love to have you as a sister!

Yes, that's what I'd do!

Watching this drama to heal my sodden mushy heart after watching "Goodbye My Princess". This drama is my panacea. It is cute, sweet, light-hearted, funny and happy, what a much needed contrast.

So I'm currently binge watching Destiny's Love, trying to catch up with all the episodes that being aired. I normally don't watch contemporary dramas, but I need a break to heal from "Goodbye My Princess".
My verdict so far for "Destiny's Love": It's a simple, light-hearted, funny drama - a true panacea for my broken heart at this moment. It switches in and out from modern days and historical. It also has a Korean equivalent (I don't know the title). The theme itself is not new, but suits my bruised soul just fine.

Yes, Chen Xing Xu is such a wonderful actor. He captures love, hatred, kindness, cruelty, playfulness, seriousness, freedom, constraint, joy, pain, confidence disappointment - all of these emotions with no problem.

He has a beautiful voice. Such a talented entertainer. He's new to me. I need to watch out more for him.

How to heal your broken fragile hearts after watching this drama:
1) Come back to this forum multiple times a day to seek solace from equally broken hearts like yours.
2) Re-watch the drama and try to better understand the Li Chen Yin's character so that you don't hate him as much as before.
3) Try to love the Li Chen Yin's character by pitying him.
4) Binge watch another drama.
More suggestions welcome.

For me, I have been a walking body since then.

I know what you mean. When I first started with Chinese dramas, I couldn't understand many of their logic, why they do and say certain things; they just didn't make sense to me. But after sometime, I began to understand how they view the world especially in their dramas. I began to enjoy them, letting go of the small little logic that doesn't make sense to me. If the logic were too flawed and I cannot accept, then I'd drop the dramas.

Yay! Long live girls' power!