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an angel's smile!

this episode felt like heaven... after all the chaos, we got to see qin's beautiful smile and it felt like i was in paradise! i have never seen such a gorgeous smile... i am totally in love. i totally understand p'duang. it is such an interesting story, because it is very... real. to chase someone you love and never get anywhere, but the other person still gives hope without much more is such a painful feeling... so i understand p'tiw's feelings, but still, he could've talked to p'qin instead of just ignoring him like that. i do not know how i would deal a situation like that... but i gotta admit giving up on someone as wow as p'qin must be tough, still, does not justify trying to ruin his current relationship.i am melting with such a sweet couple, duanqin, lovely. and i will never get over p'qin's smile

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I hate that Rou'er is going on dates with…

I hate that Rou'er is going on dates with Lord Zhou, but I'm very glad that it led Lord Han to find a way to make things difficult for him. I loved seeing him being reprimanded (does it feel good to be bullied because of your inferior position?).I understand that Rou'er felt bad, but it's really foolish of her. She was forced to go with him, he's always threatening her, so why feel pity when things backfire? But I'm glad she finally stood up to his nonsense; it's a shame it took making a joke about Chu Mu's death. I hope she doesn't forgive him just because of his little help... Disgusting man, I truly hope his end is terrible.My heart broke for Chu Mu, but I did no suffer too much because, being a ML, I knew he had plot armor. Still I couldn't help but cry when his father cried about his death, and his poor mother... his sister, and Rou'er! I hope his father's health will improve.Something I said before and will repeat: Yang Zi Fang has a positive quality, which is the ability to understand and accept that the woman he loves loves someone else, and he will protect that person for her sake.Regarding the minor events in this episode, I understand that the crown princess might be jealous of her husband, but perhaps dressing as a man and performing the skit that Chen Ji always performs would suffice. And I feel really bad for her and for Rou'er's misunderstanding.Also I find Xin Nan so funny, and Chu Ling lol, the scenes between them are so amusing.

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Slice of life

I'm fed up with Lord Zhou's nonsense, that's why he isn't crown prince even though the emperor loves him the most. I feel that this is a way the drama finds to show us that Rou'er's ideas are correct. First it was shown in her friendly demeanor and way of solving conflicts, making her be friends with many people that once disliked her. Then, it comes to people who abuse their power, this came in the form of Chu Mu, Yang Zi Fang, Princess Han, at some level Consort Yan, and now Lord Zhou; it seems that she is always in this lower position, being constantly mistreated by those with power.When we see the crown prince, he also uses his power to use Chen Ji, but he still remains more respectful towards him (perhaps because his attraction towards him is still unknown to himself, unlike Lord Zhou attraction to Rou'er).Chu Mu is, thankfully, alive and somewhat well in Lu's army, he's going to a battle which I think will be a turning point to his fame.I am so glad he meet Fu Tao (and he's also well!), but I felt extremely bad for him when he found out about his mother (but I think the drama should have put more attention to his suffering at that point, as it could have been more touching).I adore the Crown Princess, even if she is still innocent as for the palace's ways, and I think Lord Zhou plotted against her (and also against the Crown Prince) by writing about fugality when he knew about her plans to show off to him.I also am happy that Fu Rou and Lingling are becoming friends! I also like her a lot, even though she is a Lu.Finally, I am interested in the relationship between Princess Xin Nan and Sheng Chu Ling.

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Five Stars

mindblowing storytelling and mindblowing acting, aof and best did it again.there's many points to be addressed here but i want to start with fourth's acting; he's showing everyone what i'd always knew about him- he's a jewel in the making. all the conflicting, gutwrenching, confusion and desire tanrak was showing was incredibly portrayed by him with only his eyes. i was mesmerised by him and i'm very proud to be supporting him all this time since his debut.barth: it's lovely to see him slowly befriending the other students, but i wonder what will happen when the reason he transfered becomes known to the other boys. barth testing the waters with tanrak and we understand that he is currently seeing if his interest is mutual, if there's a chance tanrak likes him back, and he's slowly showing tanrak that he can be someone tanrak opens up to; we see him in the sidelines when tanrak's feeling are conflicted, specially with loneliness. the scene where he continuously asks about the meaning of tanrak's birth name is very self-explanatory to me.another thing- kongdech's subtle importance in this episode. kongdech being the one that helps them "hide" (he's in front of them when their fingers are touching) is very symbolic to me too when you remember he let barth temporarily takes his role as tanrak's close friend and his question for rak in the trailer asking if he still wants to meet his parents in heaven.overall, i have Many! things to say about every single scene, but i'll gather all of my thoughts to the other episode.

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Mother / daughter chefs and trapped between twins

This story continues at a very fast pace. Puppet masters behind the son realize they’ve been duped about slush fund access and thanks to the bomb they are not sure of Song’s whereabouts but have learned no body was in the car. It is hard to watch the family treat the mom like a maid, but I had a fun laugh with them as the daughter catered to every food demand via takeout. For me this was the best scene with mom and daughter enjoying each other’s company and letting the snobs think they were getting their way. It was a very nice thing Chairman did for his wife and daughter. They had a much deserved lavish meal together and daughter received her inheritance back. This was a nice family moment. He has brought back the accountant’s skills to find the link between politician and funding. Now that discovered he can use that to get the other port used and the governor of that port on board with the chemical division. The oldest daughter says she knows who he really is at end of episode. That will be an interesting conversation. He has driven a nice wedge between the bickering twins and now that the eldest daughter is no longer on board he goes to backing the son. Since she cannot prove it wasn’t her doing that stole his project, he is most interested in keeping her from the chair than getting it himself. He is willing to be more and more reckless as she is to be more and more ruthless. His trusted aide is noting the two behind the scenes wreaking havoc with the twins and now is aware Hwang is in the chairman’s hotel room. It is clear that for all his failing parenting, the chairman truly loves his wife and trying to correct past mistakes. The way that check is set up seems to be a constant reminder for Chairman what Hwang is due as recompense. Whenever the souls are swapped back, I would like to see the chairman give the company a backseat and be happy with his wife and daughter, the twins in jail, and Hwang with the financial means to take care of his gma. I am really enjoying the fast pace and the mother / daughter bonding.

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