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She was being delusional if I'm not mistaken. She claimed that GX complained to her father about her presense at the Gala so the father stopped taking her to events to appease GX's wishes (in reality looks like GX didn't even bother to remember her).

I feel like the real reason why he stopped taking her to events was because of the rumours that may have spread in his inner circle after Lin's accident. Ep 22's preview indicates that the father knew about the date but was under the wrong assumption that Lin was interested in the god daughter and had been asking around about her AND then the god daughter agreed to go out on a date with him before the accident happened. The father seems spineless enough to keep her away from his business circle simply to avoid similar incidents in the future.

As for her friends abandoning her- not surprised really given the circles she's attracted to. The moment they find out she's the mistress's kid, there's no going back😅

Yes that's what I think as well. She's too proud and full of herself to impersonate XG but pretending to be his daughter (pretty much adopted in a way), can be a good loophole for her. She did go to the Gala event as Nie's guest afterall.

Not really sure but this could also explain why Nie didn't take her to future gala events? Since our dear NAIVE Mr Nie figured everybody assumed she was his daughter (but he didn't realize the WHY behind it)?🙈

Even I nearly dropped the drama because it took so long and it made no sense why they spent so much time on GX's college era. Now I guess it kind of makes sense. It kind of gives us an idea what 2011 was like for GX and how what we saw doesn't really mesh with Lyn's 2011 flashbacks.

Still wish if it wasn't sooo long 🙈

I guess it depends on the circumstances and how much you are willing to bet on your future with the other person?

Personally I wouldn't go for it since I'm very passive and non confrontational . So the idea of balancing a new relationship while nursing a broken crush feels too complicated. Guess I haven't really met anyone worth going overboard over?

In Lin's case, in a way it makes sense since he has already lost so much for the sake of his wish to be with XG. Now that he has got a second chance, he isn't willing to lose it. It also helps that XG doesn't seem to be as terrible as he first thought after the way "she" treated him back in 2011/ their initial moments in the office. The only thing I'm curious about is that it's kind of clear that Xu seems to like her back too so how is Lyn so confidant🙈

LYS's mums story is similar to XG and ZX's story- only unlike ZX, Lin's father eventually accepted the mum's continuous confessions. Lin's dad's reasoning was just like ZX's but he wasn't afraid to accept the challenge eventually instead of wollowing in self pity like with ZX.

(I guess it did help in the mum's case that she didn't have her own version of Rong to sabotage their moments)

NGL I laughed when LYS got mad at XG for asking him if his specialty was TCM since I got the same vibe between the 2 MLs 🤣
(The fact that Best Thing's ML was JinMai's costar twice made it even more funny)

Yeah that would make sense- use a loophole. Calling herself XG would have made things complicated since her main objective with Lin was probably to be future Mrs DOCTOR Lin (considering how she conveniently avoided him after the accident).

Confession is basically Planner part A 😉

Actually if we really think about it, Plan A was whatever he was planning back in 2011 (he said "I have a plan" to his friend) 🥲

I think it helps that the ML himself is under the impression that the FL rejected him once years ago so he’s being a bit cautious unlike with most cocky “CEO” MLs?

Then again, the guy is so meticulous, it wouldn’t be surprising if he has a planner stashed somewhere filled with all his dating - marriage plans itemized🤭

Ohhh…I thought the friend misunderstood that she was Nie’s daughter. Didn’t think she would sink that low enough to actually introduce herself to the friend as XG.🤦‍♀️ Or did she pretend to be “his daughter” but didn’t use XG’s name perhaps?

The real challenge comes up if ep 32-36’s express pass is released along with ep 31. MDL will be a nightmare filled with spoilers/ complaints/ praise while us poor Netflix users will have to wait patiently for a few extra days/ fight the temptation to watch it elsewhere🙈

Netflix follows the VIP schedule since they normally don’t have an express pass unlike with Tencent. If you are comparing it with the pirate site’s uploads, the pirate site probably has access to the SVIP episodes 🙈

This pace isn’t that bad TBH. In the past Netflix has had even 4 episodes or so delays.😅

The beginning is quite slow but once the ML and FL meet in ep 4-5, the drama gets more interesting. Corporate side story has its ups and downs depending on your interest in the industry (PV during the early 2010s).

SML is your typical cliche pity party. The female opponent (not sure if you can call her SFL since she’s not mentioned in the top 5) will most likely be an irritating pain in the ass.

The story is not mind blowing so far but the slow burn between the MC is entertaining and feels natural. Since there is no rich CEO- POOR assistant trope here, their dynamic is interesting and feels fresh to me. Both leads are smart and grounded so they don’t come off as arrogant/ vapid. Their actions/ reactions are justifiable usually and at the same time they are both self aware enough to rectify their mistakes without any unnecessary drama.

There is one key misunderstanding from the past that hasn’t been addressed yet as of ep 18 so it will be interesting to see how the couple will confront it once the time comes.

Did the daughter actually pretend to be XG?? I thought people just assumed she was Nie’s daughter since even her clique from a few episodes back seemed to know about her “situation” 🙈

The writer effectively buried Xu alive with this one scene 🙈

TMAI🙈

The angsty episodes aren't out yet TBH. They'll be out later this week/ next week most likely.
(31st -3rd jan based on the calendar schedule in the discussion panel)

Yes, you are correct
2013 based on the wedding invitation. Currently we are in February 2013 more or less.

https://x.com/romcomdayaris/status/2005205287410827548?s=20

It's 2013 based on the wedding invitation :)

https://x.com/romcomdayaris/status/2005205287410827548?s=20

They actually do look a bit alike at first glance if you don't focus 🙈

(I was wondering for 2 episodes why the cousin was playing cupid so badly trying to set up XG with all his guy friends until I checked the scene again 🤦‍♀️)