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Yeah, this one is a hidden gem. People tend to look for red hot names, hence You are My Glory. I'm sure it's good, but I'm not watching that (YAMG).

Re-watching episode 1. I'm still laughing my head off. It's so good.

1997 to 2007. So in college, it should be around 1998 to 2002 :)

Now I want to watch it :)

Watch it with a lot of humor, yes.

Everything is good until the last two episodes when loose ends are not completely closed properly. You'll still love the ending, it's just that for many discerning viewers, the writing of the episodes becomes lazy and ruins the whole thing. Nonetheless, this is still my favorite youth drama of all time :)

Don't skip this one! It's not like one of those fluffy romance, but it's really good. Romance is not the focus here (depending how you define romance), yet it's very romantic, not in the traditional sense :)

It seems this is how people, at least on C-dramas, behave - they don't communicate with each other, they don't talk behind others' backs (???). Really weird! XD

Wow! I've never expected such a long and thorough answer from you. I can see you really love this drama. Thank you for your perspective :)

Oh no, are you guys saying, you've watched the whole drama without English subs? My heart goes out to you.

I'm sure you're right that they shouldn't spend too much time in coaxing each other since they have wasted 5 years, but don't you think there are still things they need to clarify with each other? Lu Shiyi also has the time to try to annoy Xia Xiaoju by claiming he is getting married, and Xia Xiaoju still can't say how she feels in her heart. Anyway, I guess the majority viewers think so too, hence rating it down at the last episodes :)

Of course, many viewers look at face, not skills nor story. That I don't really care because they can't diminish how good the drama really is. So at this end, I wouldn't be too worried about the rating here on MDL; it's not accurate anyway :)

Of course they deserve each other, don't get me wrong. I mean, the writers here have not written the story in such a way that it brings the viewers to say, "OK, I'm convinced. They need to get married ...." They just jump the gun. There's no proper build up for the rekindling of the romance. Right now as it is, the story goes, "They re-meet, they fight, they say yes, the end." There's a lot of loss opportunities to make the ending so beautiful and romantic. That's what is lacking :)

I believe most people, at least those comments I've read, feel that the writers/director have not done enough work in giving the viewers a more convincing rekindling of the romance. From their first meeting after 5 years, the encounters are basically frustrations. They haven't paved the way properly why the two should be together. They jump everything and give the viewers the proposal and the end. It's like, .... on your face type of feeling. Such a pity because this is such a wonderful drama and they mess up the final 2 episodes. It's a habit by most C-drama writers. Guess they all want to go home :)

The building up is so slow, but I relish every second of it, especially at his ancestral home in Zhenjiang. What an amazing building!

Wonder when Mei Xing would get into the same blunder XD

Yes, yes, yes :D

The brother and wife-to-be are creepy.

Yeah, it's such a pity because the whole drama has been so good. The last 2 episodes are just not keeping up with the initial momentum and quality. There are so many lost opportunities in the last 2 episodes that the production team could have made this drama so stand out.

Send me the links and I'm happy to translate for you :)