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There's no "but" for me here. There's just so much to love about this drama, especially if you appreciate factors such as beautiful cinematography, color grading, music/sound selections & synchronization.

As of the latest ep 21, he doesn't know yet. He probably suspects she's not feeling well but doesn't know she has leukemia.

Maybe he thought she needs an easy way out. We know he's really not over her since he came looking for her just to get a glimpse from a distance at the hospital/street scene.

Artistically, yes.

In the drama, she's actually 20 when they met. As of the latest ep 21, she turned 21.

I also agree all this could have been resolved had she been upfront with him about her medical condition. There are so many reasons why she doesn't tell him. It's not an easy topic to talk about one's impending death. She herself is clearly avoiding it, pretending life is rosy and happy, and living life to the fullest while time is being cut short. I believe she doesn't want negativity to tarnish what she and Xiao Han has. Maybe she doesn't want him to mourn for her. However, you're right. It should be Xiao Han's decision to make, not hers. But when you love someone so much as she does for him, you want to to take away their suffering, just like how her mom tries to protect He Ran in the best way she knows. Sigh...it's heavy.

Finished ep 20 & 21. The most touching part for me was the mom & daughter scene in the hospital where they both sat on the floor, and He Ran shared the story about the sea flatworms. It showed how much He Ran understood the hardships and sacrifices her mom went through for her even though mom could be overbearing and insufferable sometimes. I'm very glad He Ran knew it was all due to immense love. Their relationship was strained but now they reached a new level of bonding.

He seems to get along well with QingKui's maid/assistant in the Void. Hopefully, they hook up in the end. They are cute together.

Chaofeng's sidekick, Hai Chao, is so funny. His over-the-top expressions and eye-rolls are so hilarious. Love this character.

Yes, he likes her very much and makes it known.

I would treat you to crispy fried chicken but don't know where to deliver it. =) Thanks for dealing with admin ppl.

Han Zu who she treats as a friend....a childish friend.

Cool. Not trying to make you go back and forth with admin staff, but what is MDL's source? Themselves?, aka. the MDL Nazi? 🤪 I'm sorry but I'm leaning more toward Tencent, the original network/platform of this series. One would think they know their show more than MDL. I also understand your concern about not knowing how it will end. We don't have to include the last part about living happily forever. The summary can end at "They regain the confidence and hope in life."😀
Hope it gets approve..otherwise...it truly is MDL Nazi. They probably will ban me now. hahaha

Can we change it to match what TENCENT has on their website? It sounds so much better than the silly summary above, misleading everyone with the age agenda.

"The series is about the patient, He Ran, learning about life, romance and personal growth in the last stage of her life, and how after she coincidentally met the excellent horticulturist, Xiao Han, who had a rough life and almost lost all his confidence, they have found the most important missing part of their lives in each other. They regain the confidence and hope in life, and eventually be happy forever after."

Thanks!

https://wetv.vip/en/play/067p6g5tiwhgwyw-The%20Forbidden%20Flower/j0045h2mo5n-EP1%3A%20The%20Forbidden%20Flower

May I propose any talented, resourceful individual assists with changing the above drama summary? I think it sounds better to change "a middle-age man" to "a man" in the sentence "romance between a 20-year-old girl, He Ran, and a middle-aged man." Middle-age is between 45-60 and it sounds like our dad. Since the drama is adapted from a novel, it's not necessarily following 100%. The drama already changed He Ran's age to from 18 to 20. Xiao Han could be anywhere between 30-45, and to some viewers, that age range may be easier to accept. That age thing is so misleading altogether, honestly. If I could, I would remove it and simply have it as "A winter-summer romance between He Ran and Xiao Han....blah blah blah the rest"

I laughed so hard when YeTan poofed ML's hair.

I like the concept of older woman/younger man, but for some reasons, it's not quite working it for me with this couple. I agree that the mom should have her own happiness, too. However, the connection seems forced. Hopefully, it gets better over the next few episodes.

Life is short. He Ran knows this. She's living her life the way she wants instead of catering to what THEY want from her. What I admire the most is she being honest with herself. She doesn't fake it in how she treats people, sometimes even coming off as cold and harsh; why pretend to be otherwise? But to those she loves, she gives it all.

I love how our girl He Ran dons her black angel warrior dress and black stiletto, ready to battle out with Qin Zao.

Love how He Ran puts Qin Zao in her place by passing on the washing socks message. The message is subtle enough to indicate how close her relationship is with Xiao Han. She's no easy push over.

Many of you may be wondering why the deleted scenes, especially those with sex or overly sensual, were cut. I assure you had it been up to the director, those scenes would most likely be included, but in China, television programs are controlled by the government. The National Radio and TV Admin decides what programs are shown and it censors materials with too much sex, too sexy, too sensual. Anything that the admin feels it may corrupt the mind, it gets censored.

At least these deleted clips were leaked so we can enjoy them. =)