For me, what I love most about this drama is that it's such a realistic feel-good romance. If you are looking for a no angst, believable and convincing romance - this is the show for you. I love it so much for its realism and treatment of relationships, and how characters in the show actually do grow and mature from their relationships. The romance here is a slow burn, and may not be for all viewers, but I really recommend if you are looking for something lighthearted and yet satisfying.

Plot: solid as far as can be for a romance drama, no glaring plot holes. Pacing was good for me as I felt it gave the drama adequate time to really explore and show the various stages of a relationship from start to end. We saw different characters slowly fall in of love, we saw the tenacious "grey area" ambiguous stage, we saw sweet romance. We also saw a slow burn heartache, learning to grief and let go, and dogged refusal to give up.

Acting: incredible chemistry between the leads and you can really see/feel the love from them for each other. Fair Xing in particular deserves a shoutout because she was so natural and convincing as an independent, smart and bubbly Situ Mo. There were no cringey, overly act-cute (but trying to pass off as naturally cute) moments by the FL, which I really appreciated. Fair Xing was convincing as an outgoing bubbly girl, and also convincing in her sad/angry moments where she questioned herself/ her past decisions.

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TL;DR – A lighthearted, fluffy romcom that will leave you tickled. No angst at all, great chemistry between the leads. Generally commendable story writing and plot with good pacing for most of the show. If you're looking for an easy-to-watch, satisfying and lighthearted romcom, would definitely recommend this.

I must say, this show would have been a lot less attractive if both leads weren't PMY and PSJ. Both main leads had really good acting and chemistry, and could carry both comedic scenes as well as the heavier, more emotional scenes in the show. The chemistry between the two leads was intense, and there was none of that awkwardness that we tend to see in other kdramas during intimate/kissing scenes (which frankly, often remind me of two wooden blocks being smooshed together). There was none of that in this drama, which is GREAT.

For a 16 ep drama, I felt the plot was pretty solid considering the level of depth and detail it went into. I know it's a mixed bag of reviews on the show's plot/storyline, but to me I felt the plot covered all things in a reasonable manner and didn't patronise the audiences in any way. The pacing of the show however, is a bit of a letdown - towards the end of the drama, the intensity dwindled and the pacing became so much slower, which led to the last few eps being quite underwhelming. That aside, the sub-plots were also a joy to watch, and I genuinely loved all the side characters. They were cute without being annoying/extra af.

The music didn't leave much of an impression on me except that I don't recall disliking any of it. Overall the editing was also good and not choppy, scene transitions were handled well (I didn't notice any major discrepancies). Would recommend for people who enjoy a good onscreen romance, and would also rewatch this drama myself, for some sunshine to get me through periods of drama dry spells.

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