shadowdreamer

There's no Eng translation but the original Chinese. Here's the link: https://www.hetushu.com/book/3848/index.html

There's no comparison except for the same time period setting. Watch it, you will not regret. You'll probably get addicted. Lol

Don't make judgement too early. Everything is not what it seems.

I think the King will make small appearance but will not dominate screen time like the first one. Prequel was horrendous, scriptwriter basically kill the original work to dumb down everything.

She'll be angry but as she doesn't have feelings for the sml additionally she works for him (workplace harassment right here) she'll continue with her spy work.

The leads kiss in ep8 when he confessed to her under the tree. The kiss in the trailer for this week (VIP) is to get the ML moving so they can continue with the revenge plan.

All I have to say is keep watching! :D

Spoiler: In the book it was his family's fault.

Yes, he's 19, almost 20. In the upcoming episodes (VIP), his family will host his 20th birthday celebration.

Lol, of course he's in love. Fresh out of military school from the age of 12 and then have a beautiful woman "seducing" him. Plus, him being deprived of love and care from a young age. The exchange of wits and chemistry of each exchange is stimulating, especially for a 19 year old. :D

Yes, according to the novel it's set in the 1920s.

Yes. In the book her death was explicitly describe but in the drama it was imply when FSZ had a flashback to her training session with MXA and he said he doesn't want her to dirty her hands (kill).

Don't worry about him. He's a big boy he knows what he's doing.

It's the editing. Xu WeiZhou was a Latin dancer for 10 years. Also, where's the inaccuracy if you don't mind telling more.

Novel and drama should be same age. ML is 19-20 (you'll see his 20th birthday celebration later), FL 23-24. Three years apart.

Overall there's really none of those. Every character is self-motivated but doesn't really go over the top to be truly hated character. Novel was a truly smart read. From what I've seen so far, at 8 episodes, it follows very close to the novel.

The ml admitted his feelings first but they both loved each other. No spare feelings for any others. As far as the novel goes, barely any angsty. It's the circumstances they are in that they keeps them apart.

Yes, novel has a happy ending. Unless they changed it somehow, which is highly unlikely as the producers loved the original work, we'll get a happy ending with this drama adaptation. If there are changes/adjustments (I believe there must be as there some scenes that cannot be filmed) it should be minimal and doesn't affect the overall plotline. Too, the author wrote on Webio that the drama follows closely to the novel.

It's a happy ending.

Final trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9BZ6g6kEWI