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Finished with some questions unanswered but ultimately I really enjoyed this show. I still don't understand the relationship between Hong Mei and the president... Maybe I missed something? How did they get to him having dinner at her house? What did Su Xiao mean when she said Hong Mei had options? Also, HM telling SX to just ignore the bad again tells me more about her character. (I must say again, how did she afford this new apartment??? It's even bigger and better than Su Xiao's place!)

I liked the conclusion because I dream of corporations doing what the president wants rather than just using, abusing and abandoning people who give everything to their jobs. I would've liked a clear punishment for Wang Mingyu cos it seemed like they just moved on from him trying to usurp the presidency and his fraud.

Su Xiao and Xia Ming getting back together? I can see that happening now that they have separated their interests professionally. If XM is leading the merged company in another market, they won't have any conflict of interest. I'm glad Su Xiao is happy in the end cos she deserves it.

All in all, 8.5/10. Would've been a 9 but the end did feel a bit rushed.

I feel like Hong Mei and her bf had been living in that place because he insisted that they save all their money to buy a house for marriage. I wouldn't be surprised if he was the one who made them live there even though they could've afforded a better place. I'm about to start the final episode so maybe there will be an explanation there.

Just want to add that Su Xiao's father is so awesome. I love the advice and support he gives her cos it's always rooted in love and reality. Definitely up there in my list of best cdrama dads 😁

From eps 38-39 it's obvious that although XM is incredibly smart and strategic, he really didn't understand the president after all. I think Su Xiao is one of the few people who really has faith in the president and his intentions for the company. The man is likely the only conglomerate CEO I've seen in a cdrama who's main goal is the wellbeing of the entire company and not just profit for profit's sake. Everyone else is so caught up in trying to amass wealth & power for their own enjoyment and he's just tryna keep the company strong. I wish the president, SX and XM had teamed up earlier cos they are a powerful trio.

I'm also glad Hong Mei finally took a step forward and away from a relationship that wasn't making her happy. I'm curious about her new place though. It looks expensive lol.

I'm really excited for the finale today. This show has been so much fun to watch and this comment section has been so engaging! I am looking forward to the downfall of WM cos the president clearly has a plan for all of this. I'm not sure if I want a second season of this show cos I don't want it to end but I also don't know where they would go with it.

This! Su Xiao is not immune to human emotions and connections but she knows that the ends do not justify the means. She would've lost her way a long time ago if she allowed herself to become like Xia Ming. XM basically saw the darkness and decided to become it in order to overcome it, but SX is trying to bring light into it. Like her, I understand Xia Ming's decisions but that doesn't mean she has to go along with them. Especially when she has been the victim of so much rubbish office politics so far.

I knew that land was going to make a comeback! Xia Ming never stops manipulating and using people and I don't want Su Xiao to keep worrying about protecting him any more. She has done everything she can and now he should face the consequences for his actions. It's clear he's been plotting this for a long time and he doesn't really care who gets run down in the process.

Hong Mei continues to disappoint me but I don't see that changing this close to the end. Can't believe she just gossips about confidential business just cos someone praised her a little. It's funny to me that her bf calls Su Xiao materialistic when Hong Mei cares more about that than Su Xiao ever did. Still hoping these glances with the president don't lead to anything cos that would be so disturbing for me.

I'm eager to see if Su Xiao will expose Xia Ming's schemes to the president or if she'll be influenced by her relationship with him. Personally, I just want her to do her job and not get involved with him or his crusty uncle any more. They don't deserve her support.

It would be funny cos that's exactly the choice that Su Xiao's boyfriend made in the beginning. I hope she doesn't go down that path though.

I'm really upset with Hong Mei after ep 35. I get that she's timid or whatever but this kind of behaviour will get Su Xiao in trouble cos Hong Mei can't learn to stand up for herself. She lets everyone walk all over her and that's going to become Su Xiao's problem now.

Also found the thing with Hong Mei tying the president's shoe laces weird. Why was he looking at her like that? No, pls. I don't like her boyfriend but I'm not interested in any entanglements with the president.

I'm sad Xu Feng quit cos I wanted him on the reform team but I'm sure it's better for him to leave and be happy somewhere else.

Looking forward to the next episode. I hope Hong Mei can finally grow a spine cos I would hate to see Su Xiao pulled down because of her friend.

This is really, really good, but also so bloody depressing. I don't know if I'll have the heart to rewatch it but I'm so glad I saw it now. Jung Hae In and Koo Kyo Hwan were brilliant. I will never forget these performances.

I've never been this excited about a presentation at a board meeting in a drama before 😂 I'm so happy that Su Xiao silenced all the naysayers with her brilliance. Also excited to see her working with Hong Mei and the redemption of Xu Feng.

At this point I'm not even interested in the romance so Xia Ming can let himself be auctioned off for his uncle's interests for all I care. If Su Xiao chooses to forgive him at some point, I guess that'll be alright too 😂

I was screaming when the president asked a simple question and that dude was there like a fish with his mouth open and nothing coming out 😂 I love that her skill is undeniable and I could see how proud the president was of her performance. She did exactly what he imagined and now she just has to make it happen for real. Maria really annoys me cos it's obvious that what Lin said is true, she came into the company with passion and allowed the bureaucracy to put out that fire, so now she resents someone like Su Xiao doing what she couldn't do. I want her to realize that Su Xiao is the future of the company and get on board 🙄

Totally agree! The whole time things were unfolding with Xia Ming I was thinking it was the same situation she went through with her ex. Someone seeking an advantage and quickly throwing her under a bus to get it. The fact that Xia Ming couldn't even cut ties with a woman who he knows is waiting for him was also extremely telling. I'm glad she really thought it through and decided it wouldn't work with him. I admire her conviction. I think the president is similar and he's hoping that she won't be broken by the system but would rather change it for the better, and that is my hope too.

I'm so glad Su Xiao ended things with Xia Ming. She's been used enough and that shouldn't be something she has to deal with in a relationship. I hope she can find a way to deal with her work problems cos I am super frustrated on her behalf. When that asshat kept pushing the debt collection to her after taking her position AND her office, I wanted to jump through my phone and fight. Her boss is completely useless and it's clear no one in the company wants anything to change when their current way of working is not sustainable. The president is staring down an abyss and he's desperate to avoid losing the company but nobody else knows that so they're caught up in their silly office politics.

I'm really enjoying this show and I just want Su Xiao to succeed. I don't even care if she goes to a different company.

I was actually really satisfied with the end. I didn't know how it would end until the last episode and I enjoyed it a lot. Excellent performances. I especially loved Jung Sun Ah cos she was deliciously evil and did everything on her own terms even in the end.

I cannot say I blame Ga On for putting a stop to the public execution but I wonder if he could've done it some other way. There is no excuse for Yo Han co-opting the people in this scheme for public murder but we know he's as crazy as they come (and he's definitely not the hero in this situation). I wonder how all this will end now.

I'm still irritated with the old judge cos he keeps trying to paint everything as a scheme of Kang Yo Han. How could he have planned to murder Soo Hyun when she wasn't even supposed to be there? I'm sure Yo Han is hiding something but that man keeps pretending the people in power aren't the ones to blame for the current situation so he's part of the problem.

Jung Hae In, my beloved!

Great piece! I'm really excited for D.P. It looks like it'll be a good time. Didn't get bingo but that's just me slacking. Gotta do better lol

I was screaming for Xiao Yu to get out of the taxi as soon as she noticed him losing focus the first time. She really doesn't deserve this new tragedy.

I'm not even mad at her, she just has terrible parents and her behaviour is because of them. Between her mother not being able to separate her daughter's life from her divorce/ex-husband and the complete waste of space that is Peng Pai, the poor girl has been through enough. Although it did feel like she cursed Xiao Yu considering the way things unfolded after she left.

I have to say, I'm not a fan of all this trauma Xiao Yu is going through with only a handful of episodes to go. Peng Pai has been dirt to me since we found out he lied about being divorced for their entire relationship, but ep 22 solidified his position as absolute garbage. Not for being hesitant about having another child, but for trying to make Xiao Yu think her reaction to his ridiculous proposition was "childish", and then for trying to say it was her fault that she got into that accident. I hope someone runs him over cos he deserves it. I hope Xiao Yu can recover from this and find happiness again.

I'm still waiting for Feng Xi and her chef to realize they've already fallen for each other but it's cute watching them figure it out lol.

Even though she only appeared briefly in this episode, Shan Shan still stole my heart. I'm completely smitten with that character and I always want more of her.

This kind of let me down by the end but I don't regret watching it. I really loved discovering ZDY through this drama. She was perfect as Shanggu for me. I also felt so sorry for Yuanqi in the end cos his parents just kept dumping him with other people like some unwanted burden. I truly don't understand why they even bothered with the plot of them having a child when they were going to have ML and FL ignore him for most of his existence.

Also have to say this drama washed the bad taste of Liu Xue Yi as Hao Chen in LAR from my heart cos I was in love with Tian Qi by the second half of the show and he only got better. I will be salty forever that Yuemi died and never got the reincarnation treatment cos of all of them, she deserved it the most. She deserved to be happy and to be loved the way she loved everyone around her. That statue should've been the key to her return but I guess the ancient god just hates us.

All in all, I'm glad I stuck it through and watched this even if I wanted to wring Bai Jue's neck most of the time. Here's hoping he stops making decisions for Shanggu in the future and they actually raise their child (and live happily ever after, of course)