According to the novel, it was not her physical features that attracted him first because he had past relations…
Happy to help - hope you enjoy it! Even in the drama, we have similar subtle clues but they are very subtle. Luke is controlling but he hates clingy women/ sub par employees.
According to the novel, it was not her physical features that attracted him first because he had past relations…
In the novel at first he didn’t like her because he thought she was too naive and weak willed (even as an employee) but after he saw how hard she worked and how determined she was despite his ragging (he kept asking her to quit several times)/ other work related obstacles, he slowly couldn’t help getting attracted to her.
im enjoying it but i really think the synopsis shouldn’t have included the part where supposedly a rift is formed…
It’s not really a spoiler since within the first 5 mins of ep 1 as well as the trailer, the breakup is mentioned. We are technically watching their flashbacks. Present day would be after the break up.
(They need to mention about the reunion because some viewers may choose to skip the drama if they thought it had a sad ending)
NGL though, some plot summaries on MDL do overshare 🙈
Can someone please explain to me about the Kitty arc? I need more context, why is she so afraid of Dony, and what…
Considering the Team Dinner that happened right before Kitty’s incident, it’s likely that Kitty thought that she could get more points from Dony by being forward and supporting him. Afterall, up until then, Dony was seen as someone supportive - very vanilla? A simple average guy who just happens to have the power to give promotions and raises. Since you can’t manipulate Luke, Dony’s the next best thing.
Unfortunately, this may have backfired because Dony is a disgusting monster in disguise. Given how arrogant Kitty usually is with Flora, I’m afraid his assault must have been quite extreme enough to force her to get Flora’s help.
Flora - she’s a lot like Luke in a way (quite rigid and knows how to handle people like him) and sickos like him love to break strong women. He might also be aware that she has earned Luke’s support in a professional capacity so “conquering” Flora will hurt Luke. It’s probably a sick 2 for 1 deal in Dony’s POV. If he finds out that Flora went over his head and alerted Luke about the payment approval fraud, then he has even more reason to be aggressive.
No. She understands his mouth. It is much more than that.
Looks like they might follow a similar arc with the drama as well (not sure if it's confirmed tho). If Luke doesn't restrain himself, I can see this happening
They toned down Luan Nian’s character so much that now I think Tao Tao is the one being unfair and has problems.…
I'm really curious to know how they'll justify her "dirty relationship" comment from ep 1 🙈🙈🙈
Even if her life will be buried in stress like in the novel, I feel like the Luke we know now deserves a chance to explain himself at least since it now looks uncharacteristic of him to look down on her🙈 Then again, Luke can still mess it up if he says the wrong thing....
Ep 16- Luke's reaction to 🐶Luke's paw pretty much sums him up. He tries to be non chalant and cold but deep inside he loves fiercely- just needs the right trigger for him to be more explicit about it 🙈
Not exactly a red flag once you understand how he works but for some he might be since you do need to put a lot…
For instance, if someone always asks about your brain/ calls you stupid in anger, it ends up becoming verbal abuse. I’m not saying he should baby Tao but he needs to tone down. You cannot talk like that to a subordinate even - let alone your girlfriend.
He may have meant well but psychologically this can have an impact on a person too if they are already insecure.
Context is important of course. For instance his “stupid” comments in ep 15 and even in ep 14’s drive were clearly light hearted / out of fear so there was no harm done but ep 13 (Alex’s poaching incident) was too harsh. Even Luke and his friend agrees that he was too harsh here.
Probably in the car- the puddles and fogged glass Tao was leaning on towards the end of the scene were the clues.
Probably both in that case 🙈 They are supposed to do it in the car too according to the novel but I am not sure if it was this exact instance since they’ve changed the story abit/ I found it while skimming through the novel.
No. She understands his mouth. It is much more than that.
Technically his mouth did make things worse- rather than letting his panic takeover by egging her on by further making her feel like a nobody, he could have tried to be more tactful?🙈
Tao probably would have still left given how she is like but at least may be they wouldn't have to wait as long to reconcile? Tao figured out the truth within a year after the fight right?
(Read a few excerpts from the breakup floating around X so not sure if I missed something)
I am really curious why so many people are red flagging the ML... I have watched 11 episodes until now and I cannot…
Not exactly a red flag once you understand how he works but for some he might be since you do need to put a lot of effort to understand the truth behind his blunt nature.
Not many would put up with it in the long term in real life as it is borderline verbal abuse most of the time😅
It's kind of like having an extremely over-protective parent? There's a fine line between parental protective love and toxic love even if they genuinely mean well. It's the same idea hear.
I love Luke and believe he loves Tao but he has not made it clear that he loves her. In the earlier part she doesn't…
🙏🙏🙏🙏
I hope so too but not sure if it will happen. I noticed most of 2026's novel adoptions skipped the wedding/ post marriage arcs. The fact that they cut 8 episodes makes it sound daunting 🙈🙈🙈
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Even in the drama, we have similar subtle clues but they are very subtle. Luke is controlling but he hates clingy women/ sub par employees.
(They need to mention about the reunion because some viewers may choose to skip the drama if they thought it had a sad ending)
NGL though, some plot summaries on MDL do overshare 🙈
Unfortunately, this may have backfired because Dony is a disgusting monster in disguise. Given how arrogant Kitty usually is with Flora, I’m afraid his assault must have been quite extreme enough to force her to get Flora’s help.
Flora - she’s a lot like Luke in a way (quite rigid and knows how to handle people like him) and sickos like him love to break strong women. He might also be aware that she has earned Luke’s support in a professional capacity so “conquering” Flora will hurt Luke. It’s probably a sick 2 for 1 deal in Dony’s POV. If he finds out that Flora went over his head and alerted Luke about the payment approval fraud, then he has even more reason to be aggressive.
He essentially needs a partner who can understand and appreciate his unique sense of “crazy”
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I wish if I could be as patient as you 🙈
Even if her life will be buried in stress like in the novel, I feel like the Luke we know now deserves a chance to explain himself at least since it now looks uncharacteristic of him to look down on her🙈 Then again, Luke can still mess it up if he says the wrong thing....
He may have meant well but psychologically this can have an impact on a person too if they are already insecure.
Context is important of course. For instance his “stupid” comments in ep 15 and even in ep 14’s drive were clearly light hearted / out of fear so there was no harm done but ep 13 (Alex’s poaching incident) was too harsh. Even Luke and his friend agrees that he was too harsh here.
They are supposed to do it in the car too according to the novel but I am not sure if it was this exact instance since they’ve changed the story abit/ I found it while skimming through the novel.
Typical
Tao probably would have still left given how she is like but at least may be they wouldn't have to wait as long to reconcile? Tao figured out the truth within a year after the fight right?
(Read a few excerpts from the breakup floating around X so not sure if I missed something)
Not many would put up with it in the long term in real life as it is borderline verbal abuse most of the time😅
It's kind of like having an extremely over-protective parent? There's a fine line between parental protective love and toxic love even if they genuinely mean well. It's the same idea hear.
I hope so too but not sure if it will happen. I noticed most of 2026's novel adoptions skipped the wedding/ post marriage arcs. The fact that they cut 8 episodes makes it sound daunting 🙈🙈🙈