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This series started off well enough with a great concept and acting. But somewhere towards the middle, it started to lose me because for all the trials and tribulations that Xiao Fan went through, you were secretly hoping (and praying) he'd find his backbone at some point, only to be ultimately disappointed (and infuriated) in the end.

Lu Qing and Xiao Fan were oil and water from the very beginning and no matter how much they tried to mix it just never worked. Lu Qing was a shit communicator and left Xiao Fan in the dark a lot of the times. And then there's just Xiao Fan who was always in the kitchen, over a pot of soup / porridge. Ultimately I wanted Xiao Fan to just break free of it all at the end, to find his own path and be able to stand on his own two feet confidently. But still he accepts Lu Qing's proposal instantly, even though everything inside of me was screaming 'NO!!!'.

Even though they ended up together in the end, I can't even say it was a happy ending. I needed so much more redemption for Xiao Fan. So the soup ran cold and so did my overall feeling for this series.

TDLR:

Pros:
- Great acting / cast
- The first half was great

Cons:
- Started to get a little redundant storywise halfway through with no real 'win' in the end.
- You can't really cheerlead Xiao Fan because nothing ever truly gets better.
- Series was too long, and even yet the finale was rushed. Also didn't like the inconsistent airing schedule while on air.

Overall:
- Worth one watch, maybe its better if you binge it all together.
- Wanted to feast on all the promising dynamics in this story, but was left with a cold bowl of soup, hatred for Lu Qing and disappointment for Xiao Fan.