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I’m sure we’ll think of something else tomorrow! By the time the drama ends, we’ll have gathered enough scenarios to publish a book called, “Twenty Ways to Kill a Snake.” Haha!

I meant to reply to this and got sidetracked by our “fanfic” haha. I agree Road Home ML never really forgave his dad even after the latter found his conscience, and that’s understandable given what the dad put him and the family through. It was more like - you’ve decided to turn into a human so great, I’ll let you still hang around people I care about and do right by you as your son, but they were never going to bond and be warm and fuzzy because there’s too much water under the bridge already.

And that’s kind of how I foresee things going for SY if the drama does give adopted mom a redemption arc. As you can see I’ve pretty much resigned myself to this possibility, LOL, so I’m thinking ahead to how this could possibly play out.

Adopted mom is like a 100 times more toxic than Road Home Dad and has done horrible things to SY and his family, so I don’t think he’d ever be able to forgive her either. I’m not sure he could even accept holiday family gatherings. But I could see him at peace and… I’m not sure what the right adjective to use to say this, because “happy” sounds too joyful and “comforted” and adopted mom don’t seem to belong in the same sentence… but the picture I’m trying to paint is one where maybe he just glad for XQ’s sake that she wouldn’t have to feel so tugged between the two, if that makes sense.

Anyway, just thinking aloud. We will see what the MyDramaList gives us! I’m still rooting for the pool. 😉

As a fire captain, I’ve every confidence in SY that he’d be able to arrange for that! 😝

SY should try dousing her with a fire hose -- see if she melts!!!

That was hilarious. I love how there are so many different personalities resulting in different flavors of romance! It’s really quite precious.

And of course there was someone glaring in the background through it all. Are they sure it was oil spilled at that site and not vinegar??? 😉😝😂

I would add that the cousin doesn't actually go through with having parents get on their knees as she doesn't want to make things awkward for her "sister-in-law" (aka XQ), and so calls it off right before they would. It is still a powerful moment to make them reach that point, though.

More importantly, I wanted to highlight how SY said - he neither forgave XQ's parents nor did he want them to ask for forgiveness, as even if they did, he wouldn't be able to give it. On the other hand, he said he lived without resentment and didn't seek revenge. In other words, they were basically like air to him; he didn't care about them or what they thought of him - and that is also pretty powerful to reach that state considering their history.

I propose a speed dating event between the fire station and the hospital! Those nurses look pretty interested. Just sayin' . ;-)

I think there is often a misunderstanding, though, in how Cdramas use the title "Special appearance" versus what we traditionally think of as guest role. Special appearance does not mean guest role/cameo. It's like you said it's just a way to distinguish them between being a member of the regular case even though they're not quite a lead actor either (because of their character's role in the drama). But I think that often leads to some users thinking that actor should be categorized as a guest role when really they belong in the main cast category. That said, I haven't examined the credits to see how FL's mother was credited in this drama.

All info on MDL is user-submitted so it just means that someone put them there when they submitted that information based on whatever info they may have had at the time. Can also be edited/updated later.

I think it might be this song from the OST? Mostly a guess from what we’ve heard in the drama and a “sneak peak” clip I listened to of the OST:

袁娅维《盛夏的告别》

Sneak peak of OST: https://youtu.be/W9QjiPNKE8I

Except, don't forget, that part time waitress/Ye Zi is sketchy. We've only to see how she is around Zhai Miao to be reminded of that.

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Haha, I’m willing to write that script!

[Mom tossed in deep end]

Mom: Help! Save me!
XQ: Sorry, this beast was never trained how to swim.
MYC: Sorry, this butterfly is trapped in his picture frame.
SY: Sorry, I deal with fires. That’s a different unit.

😝

I'll help you! And yeah, I'm with you. I'm really hoping they don't do a redemption arc either but already we've seen clips from trailers and whatnot of SY carrying her on her back and now this. Seems like she may have a "come around" moment - rolls eyes, sigh. It is so jarring when the Cdramas do this, but they like to do it!

Don't know if you watched Road Home, but in that one, the ML's father was a selfish drunk who physically and emotionally abused his family for decades and for his sins, it was his family - particularly the ML - who paid the price. And then literally within the span of like one episode, his mom finally exerted herself to agree to divorce the dad and that was all it took for the dad to finally decide he was ready to give up the bottle. By the end of the drama, he was all proud dad of the ML. It was the oddest thing! Like if that was all it was going to take for him to reform, why didn't he do it earlier? And of course none of this was in the original novel; it was drama-made.

I fear this is what's going to happen with XQ's mother as well, and it's going to leave a disjointed taste in our mouths, but oh well. At least we'll be mentally prepared for it - maybe?

If you enjoy school/youth dramas and want something light and fluffy (i.e., a total contrast to this drama's angst), I highly recommend "When I Fly Towards You."

Speaking of not finding the mom capable of something... I know this is incredibly random but every time the drama shows us the FL's parents' home with the pool, I don't know why but it cracks me up. I just keep wondering who uses it? It's hard to imagine anyone in that family being able to take time to relax and enjoy such a leisurely pursuit! Moreover, the mom seems like she'd be too proper for a bathing suit. 😝

Haha, and yet it's probably tears over the fact that things aren't going her way (from the preview, it looks like she may be reacting to XQ smashing their family photo after she learns what her mother did to SY in the past and confronts her parents about it).

Sticker of Pan Pan. I’m assuming a reference to the mascot of 1990 Asian Games: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Asian_Games

It would be weirder if anyone liked her 🤣

JY: Do you like her? Tell me!
SY: YES, I like her!

[Flash back to the beginning of the scene]

JY: I was talking with XQ. Do you think she likes me?
SY: You?
JY: Yeah, do you think she's seen how I work, and I've managed to captivate her? A hardworking man is the best way to captivate a person.
SY: I want to puke.
JY: Don't think about puking. Don't the two of you know each other? I'm trying to get information out of you.
SY: We're not familiar. Why are you trying to learn information about her?
JY: If she really likes me, then I'll pursue her.
SY: She doesn't like you!
JY: Did she tell you that?
SY: She doesn't need to say for me to know. Are you familiar with her to be standing here saying these ridiculous things?
JY: Are you familiar with her?
SY: I.... in any event, I'm more familiar with her than you. [Starts to walk away] If you like her, don't even think about having any ideas.
JY: You like her, don't you? [Chasing after SY] If you like her, you should tell her.
SY: YES, I like her! More than you can see, more than you can think of, more than you can understand, I like her!
JY: [Laughs] I forced the truth out of you. I finally managed one over you!
[SY kicks out at JY]
SY: Tonight, don't [think about] returning to the dorm.

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