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DAMN THIS WAS SUCH A PLOT TWISTING EPISODE

So it starts off with lord in pyeong, YI RANG’S FATHER, trying to poison yian but fails to do so and poisons Huiju instead, and that causes jeongu to investigate and find out it was inpyeong, and jeongu confronts yirang and she tells him to give her some time, and she comes back and gives JEONGU THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT BETWEEN YIAN AND HUIJU WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LOCKED IN YIAN’S SAFE, BUT YIRANG MANIPULATED JEONGU TO REVEAL IT TO THE PUBLIC AND THAT ONLY YIAN WOULD GET HURT IN THIS, BUT WHY DIDNT KNOW WHY HUIJU FELL FOR YIAN SO NOW ANYTIME HE’S HURT SO IS SHE. SO NOW DUE TO PUBLIC BACKLASH, THEY’RE EVEN CONSIDERING THAT HUIJU MIGHTV’E BEEN PART OF THE FIRE ACCIDENT DURING EP 1, AND THAT YIAN SUPPOSEDLY SUPPORTED HER IN THIS “PLOT” SINCE HE WANTED THE CROWN. So they were trying to make him leave from being reagent just as yirang wanted it to go, and then Huiju wanted to protect yian so she asks yian IF THEY COULD DIVORCE, WHAT. AND SHE EVEN ADMITHAT SHE LIKED YIAN ALOT TO JEONGU AND THAT FINALLY MADE HIM CLOCK THAT SHE WAS SINCERE AND THAT HE RUINED IT ALL.

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The aftermath was tense and heartbreaking

I don't understand how the Queen Dowager got the contract since it was locked in Ian's personal safe. 🤔 Anyway, it's quite clear that PM Min was at the center of this leak and held all the cards for either outcome. I really don't understand how he thought he would win Huiju this way... even if she weren't in love with Ian, I don't think Min would have had any chance. 🤷‍♀️The divorce is probably the solution with the least damage. They very likely would return to the way they were before the marriage, meaning Huiju would not keep her royal status. Maybe she might even take all the blame and add that she tricked Ian, so he could possibly keep his position as the regent. 🤔🤷‍♀️I am very, very sad about how all of this is affecting our little king. No one really thinks about his well-being and peace in this situation. And to be fair, I was very satisfied with the "beast mode" Prince Ian turned on to almost strangle the Queen's father. And the support and praise he got from Huiju... Perfect! 👏❤️

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guess will start with the bad; idk why Dean…

guess will start with the bad; idk why Dean is so obsessed with someone who treats him like crap, guess seeking out abusive partners runs in his family. cause i am sorry, other then cast Dean as his leading man, Jack treats Dean like he hates him & he wont stop being mean to him - how this translates to appreciating him, idk - wish Dean listened to his sister & let go of Jack, learned to love & appreciate himself, so he wouldn't look for outside validation. not with the wrong person, cause sorry there a lot of people that think he is talented, like his family, his friends (like Tua) not to mention a complete stranger like Gameplay - yet the only one who's opinion counts, is Jack??? why?!? Dean hell bent on changing himself, what was wrong with him? was he a sex addict?!? nope, he worked as a host to support his family, himself & clear debts - that make him a bad-guy?? sorry, but u gotta be messed-up if u think Jack is in the right. so i aint happy that by the end Jack "benevolently" (eye roll) forgave Dean - like plz. they shouldn't have ended up together - hey should've gone their separate ways! that would be the perfect "happily ever after" for this pair - sorry they toxic for each other & just cause u love someone doesn't mean they r good for u! ***************************************************************************************************************************************************the ugly ironically was that whole scene between Raffy & Pete - OMG talk 2nd hand embarrassment, idk about others but i felt bad for Pete, even if i got why Raffy chose to out & humiliate him like he did. i think he did what he did, not just to mess with the play (get back at Jack & Timmy for catching on, that he embezzled) but he was hurt when he saw Raffy & Rome together - especially after he told Raffy he was interested in Rome. sadly he was shamed in such a way (& he is an insignificant character) that his side - the why of it all doesn't matter. & with all due respect but is Rafy wasn't a sh*t-starter from the get go no one would've automatically think he was the one who took & sent the vid of Dean & Arnold. Pete might be bad but that doesn't make Raffy a saint - ******************************************************************************************************************the good Raffy wooing Rome & Rome playing hard to get lol. it's cute & funny in it own way & Rome has been a favorite from the start so it's nice seeing him Raffy actively court him. would've loved to add Tua & Arnold to the "good" section as they finally made up & on a whole were cute - if not for the whole v injury where Arnold decided to ignore doctors orders cause he promised Tua - like WTF?!? u wanna f*ck-up ur leg for life cause u made an insignificant promise - r u kidding me?!??? yeah that whole plot was moronic & i could've done without. *********************************************************************************side note: i am kinda bummed that Boston was brought in & not really utilized to the best of his abilities, heck as Gameplay was also done dirty, i would've loved it if they bumped into each other & "stuck"....

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Fulfilling contracts

I really like Dai and hope there is more of her after this mess is cleared up. Now it’s clear why Cai had to be roomie, so her dad could buy the place and all three stay there. I roll my eyes at her being the landlord but it is what it is. He Han trashed the end of his novel but he finished it by the time he said he would, he just killed everybody off to tie up loose ends. Fan thinks he has him over a barrel because he will not have anything to do with a new project unless he sells the one he finished. He won’t do that because that would give Fan the power to change the ending. Dai really is trying to help him and I hope he pays some attention. She gave him some motherly advice about what to use his money on to protect himself. She had his car appraised to settle her salary. 😂 He’d rather give her the car. Fan is unapologetic for the drama he caused and just sees it as the typical rise and fall of authors. Dai understands the loss of He Han’s story as originally intended. She believed in him and wanted to be part of his best work. Zhao and Ling think he killed his book to avoid plagiarism when that really had no part of why. I wonder if I will still care at the end of drama who Phantom Knight really is? Dai is seeing the horizon for what it is and does not think Fan’s company will be the influence he thinks it is. She is biding her time to see who and if she wants to work with them. I like that she kept things on good terms with He Han so that they could work together in future fate willing. She exited with class which is more than I can say for any of the others. It was an interesting meet and greet with both Lin and Zhao at Gu Yan’s door. 😂 Gu Yan is getting good at quickly coming up with reasonable responses to very specific questions. Lin knows something is off but hasn’t quite figured it out yet. Gu Yan has always compared himself to He Han so he slipped SanSan into the third party option and objectively made a comparison. He did give a clue when he refused to speak poorly about the author and that maybe he couldn’t write better. Zhao is too shrewd to break contracts so this loophole of pseudonym should hold once the sh.t hits the fan. We still aren’t really getting to hear real opinions of SanSan’s work yet. Lin is programmed to tell her writers what she wants them to hear so we don’t really know what she thinks. Running into Zhao might give her a clue but even at that she can only boss around the writing of GuYan. She is a bit thrown off because GuYan is treating her with the same expedient business time she uses with him. She even pushed to stay longer and he declined. Maybe now she can go micromanage somebody else. With this, I cheered for him. Waiting to see Fan’s face when he learns who SanSan is.😂🤣 I am also curious where He Han will choose to live after the hotel. Will he simply choose cheaper accommodations or will he actually rent or own a real private living space? Lin is brushing off the news of his changes but it’s getting to her. This is why she is finally paying attention to GuYan. With no complaints she warns him to not get too complacent because a little slide in quality could become big over time. Part of me wishes He Han would have had a way to do a hiatus of their story rather than just cut it off. But I guess that’s what they have already been doing. Maybe he will seek out his mom for real and live near her for awhile. Bei has been brought up on charges for conflict of interest by serving both sides of a case. Here assistant lawyer is willing to go scorched earth. Mrs Bei tried calling Mei and Mei declined the call. Mrs Bei opted to not text about what she wanted to discuss. She wanted to take things further with Mei so the assistant opted to make things difficult for her hubby. Mei confronted her bf and he frankly told her that was why she got the call from Mrs Bei. But since they did not meet and discuss, others chose how to finish things. Bei pretends to be a client and meets Mei. She refused to eat with him but didn’t leave. He’s a mess and actually filed for divorce. Who cares? Is he following Mei or the money? When he asked her to stay she countered with how it felt for her to ask in the past. They do not show if she stayed or left, but the latter seems more likely since she is leaving alone. It is still to be determined what the consequences will be for her bf. But I find myself more in his corner than Bei’s. In this episode everybody is settling up. Ling gets biggest ass award. Zhao has just had invitations delivered and he now tells her he will marry her but not live with her. She already has that covered as he will be head of some committee and home for the weekend. So as long as he complies and shows up with her, he can be gone for the week. She has corralled him in and well aware he doesn’t love her but she is making him money and taking care of his gma. I am sure this was not the marriage he envisioned with Lin when he showed her a ring.😝 he candidly asks her why she would choose such an unhappy life and she says that’s not what she’s looking for. She is content with having the façade of everything others want. She wants to be envied not happy. He can’t really argue with that, but I think it set him back a bit when she asked him was he not the same way? He couldn’t deny it. I don’t even know that these two deserve each other so much as willing to co exist on her terms. She is an unapologetic trophy collector and lives to gain more and keep them well dusted.

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Cutting ties

Fan is very proud of himself for stirring up so much publicity for his company. He doesn’t even care about fallout til He Han says…oh by the way I’m ending my story in three days. Dai pushes his ass out the door and then has a chat with He Han. Her volume and speech speed very similar to Lin’s with this chat. She has had enough of his childish behavior. She is not happy about losing her job either, but she sees her time and efforts wasted for him to toss it all. Whatever the secret is with Phantom Knight, only Lin He Han and Ma know. Lin is willing to follow through and straighten things out but He Han doesn’t want it. Later Lin follows suit when they meet. Her actions have not coincided as a great bastian of editors because neither of her number ones want to deal with her when she’s on a rampage. He Han has always demonstrated a scorched earth preference with himself so I don’t know why she is surprised. What was surprising are the lengths he went to to help her out. However, the consequences of his assist always tended to undermine things for the long term. He wants to be done with it all and start over. Whether he’s successful or not, he and fate will decide. Dai is ready to wash her hands of him and rightfully so. Fan thought he was so cunning and he has put her in a bad place because he just had to find a way to exploit an author for another dollar. Zhao and Ling are having a champagne toast celebrating their new author SanSan. These two might actually manage to end up on top at the rate the others are going with drama. I feel sad for GuYan’s gf who has been nothing but supportive of him. She asks him directly about his choices and responds directly with her options and preferences.GuYan is like Bei in that aspect. He considers Lin like a wife and wants his gf on the side. I really hope they let his friends become a couple and they get to live a good life together. Her love is true, so I am not sure she will be able to dim it anytime soon, but their mutual friend will be willing to wait and find out. That is where he and the legal assistant are willing to do whatever it takes to prove their love even tho not returned. Ms Zhao has won as the most understanding editor but she again is not the one wanted. That is where she and GuYan’s gf are similar with the one they have affection for. Lin throws GuYan a bone expecting him to be happy she accommodated him. I liked her surprised look when he said thanks but no thanks. He is already juggling two projects. She is just unaware he is new find SanSan. I am curious how his new book is going and wished to hear more about that than all the drama. Mei came back prepped to fight for her job and instead learns she is getting promoted. I like her double talking bestie and that she has a safety net for him to keep him from being relocated. I don’t like Mei’s penchant for married men, but I do admire her business acumen and self preservation skills. When she can be total shark to her colleagues I have no clue why she can’t turn that on with her mom and be free of her. Maybe she keeps that tie as penance for her man choices. This episode was loud and loaded with drama. The only thing that really grabbed my attention was wondering about how well SanSan wrote and how Mei holds her own at her job while falling apart everywhere else. They keep pushing the three gal roomie scenes which annoy me greatly rather than filling us in on the exploits of Zhao and Ling. I would have liked to seen their response to his first chapter. This is where the rubber meets the road for GuYan. This is the story he wanted to be a part of. This is where his true potential will reveal itself. Will he sink or swim? Can he thrive best where Lin isn’t? This is where Zhao has to prove to him he can. She has been the only one to actually see him and respect the direction he wants to write. Now to see if she pulled it off.

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Big improvement over the awful writing of…

Big improvement over the awful writing of last episode. It was good that they quickly resolved the stupid and contrived 'misunderstanding' trope of last episode and got Zheng Chu and Su Mang back on track. We are finally starting to see some tiny steps in TGG's being forced to reconsider her relationships with Zheng Chu, Su Chang and Su Mang. But it's still moving really slow. They are really dragging out her childish infatuation to near obsession levels and it's not really cute or entertaining anymore. The joke is past its due date. Hopefully the writers will contrive ways to get her to start to look towards Su Chang more earnestly and they will let her grow up. Meanwhile, on the Tang Ming front, we see some nice progress in his relationship with Yan XiaoQiu, who continues to be one of the very few likable characters. Here is the open question, though: Did Tang Ming actually sleep with Shan Shan on the night she pretended to be drunk in order to seduce him? Or did he do the right thing and leave? The show left that un-clear. Feels like that will come back to haunt things.

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Ok. So she is asking him to face the problem and FIGHT, while she gives up at the end to protect him? Queen Mother finding out the contract gave the plot a table-turning moment. If only they had realised their love for each other earlier and burnt the contract. Still, that keeps the story interesting.I agree that she really wants to save him. But divorce at a time like this will only validate the people's outburst. They need to face the issue together. It feels like they are trying to save each other independently. Instead of reaching out to others, they need to spend time together on what to do. They are being distanced at a crucial time, and I guess that's what will be resolved in the next episode

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