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An episode that delves a bit more into Miyu's currently submissive personality

The genre of this drama is usually not my cup of tea but I came here for the guest actors and also because I wanted to see more of Zhu Zhu's performance (saw her in Why Is He Still Single where she was good in it but I think she got outshined by Wallace Huo, so I'm hoping that she kills it in this drama.)This episode was a bit hard to go through for me because of Miyu's insufferable husband and her family. The way Miyu's family simply gave her advice without knowing the full story and the way Nie Yucheng just kept on trying to twist the truth and squirm his way out of this mess really infuriates me at times. And it's expected that with Miyu's current personality, she ends up just tolerating everything, giving up on explaining the truth way too soon. Zhu Zhu's performance in this episode was superb though. The rest of the episode is pretty much the same old thing, starting with Miyu finding out about her husband's secret affair, understandably got angry about it while Nie Yucheng tries to make it like it's not his fault. Miyu then confronts Lu Zhenzhen regarding her husband's secret love affair with her and I think in this scene, it feels like Miyu probably thinks that she's a bit out of Lu Zhenzhen's league, especially when Lu Zhenzhen pointed out how Miyu, as a full-time housewife, has no income, no social status in the family and no social circle and how she would be at a disadvantage if her marriage with Nie Yucheng ever came to a divorce. Miyu does counter with a solid statement, essentially winning the argument in the end though it really didn't matter to her as the damage had already been done. Another thing that I would like to write about is the final scene in this episode because it kind of resonated with me. Or at least, I understand Miyu's view on living a lie. After Nie Yucheng shamelessly begged and convinced Miyu that he will never leave her and that he wants her to remain by his side as his wife, Miyu did not give her answer. Instead, we see her ruminating about the current situation quietly by herself in the kitchen. She takes a piece of candy from the kitchen cabinet and thought the following while she ate the candy :"Some people say lies make life better. They're like candy wrapped in cellophane. They let you live in false sweetness, so you don't have to face the bitter truth. I know I'm lying to myself. But sometimes, living in a world of lies is the only way to feel happy."Miyu's personality now is what one might call a doormat, especially with her family. Therefore, she tolerates her insufferable husband and her family so much at her own expense. As a result, she naturally prefers to avoid conflict with them more than anything hence the reason why she thinks about living on with her cheating husband and pretends like nothing ever happen. While she knows that she's basically lying to herself, it is a choice that she would rather choose because I believe that it gives her the illusion of control over the situation and belief that the married life she had built and known for the past 10 years won't just spiral downwards — by pretending that everything is normal. There's also the possibility that Miyu is affected by Lu Zhenzhen's words during their meeting. As Lu Zhenzhen said, Miyu is a housewife with no income, no status in the family and no social circle of her own. She lived her life for the past 10 years possibly only focusing on her husband, their home and her family. If her marriage with Nie Yucheng ever came to a divorce, she will most likely be stripped of the life she knows and I think that's a tremendous change for just about anyone. Hence, this could also be one of the reasons why she would choose to live a lie for fear of change and the uncertainty that it brings with it. Change isn't necessarily a bad thing though, however negative it could be as it is just one point of many in our lives. What matters most is that we keep on moving forward, and that is something Miyu will have to learn soon because living a lie is just not the way to go. In fact, a lie will just lead to more lies and once too many lies have stacked on the original one, the whole thing will eventually collapse, leaving only the bitter truth — and that too, is something that Miyu will have to face in the end. All in all, this episode is a bit infuriating for me to watch that I practically had to pause a few times to take deep breaths in order to calm myself 😂😂😂. Otherwise, I think it delves a bit more into Miyu's currently submissive personality. As of now, I'm still interested to see Miyu's journey, so I'll still be watching this drama.

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Cried with Rome.... great episode.. But why does Dean and Raffy have to keep being childish (almost headache inducing).. first I'm slightly disappointed in Rome for the whole phone thing and sadly upset with Raffy cause he made Rome cry. but honestly does Raffy even like Jack anymore or is it because He refuses to "back down" and "lose" to Dean?? Also I KNOW Pete is gonna come back. He will release the video or something cause he might have followed Raffy out when he met Rome and if he does release it Raffy might take the fall for the leaked video and something will happen with the play (2 birds 1 stone?) he didnt like that he was found out for the money issue by Timmy. also bringing back SS1 cast occasionally is great, i love seeing them for those moments.

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Freaking Zhuo

Okiiiiii so deputy chief didn't dine and dash, proud of him. I LOVE when the class comes together about something and i loved the prank they pulled on the Song guy. The outcome was so good, deputy sticking up for them and Sang Qi being the strong and smart woman she is 👏👏👏I loved when they all were like oh ya it's the trees fault!! We all know Zhuo is plotting something and he's a bad guy. I like where the story is going with that because it makes him more unlikeable!!Omfgggg not deputy chief acting drunk to get everyone off his tail lollllAlso he looked so hot in the bathhouse robe. The fact that Lan is still tryna be sneaky and delusional about deputy... like girl it's over take the hint!! Also the girl always hanging out with Zhuo, the one with the neck tattoo is so cunty. I know she's bad but her actress is so pretty.

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Eight episodes in and no character growth by Ren Tian Zhen

When is RTZ going to start to show some growth and maturity as a character? He continues to be pretty insufferable and I don't really blame his dad for losing it with him at times. He continues to be arrogant, self-absorbed and incredibly insensitive. Yes, Tou Tou is her own kind of crazy and irritating. But even though she acted tough and played like she was just kidding around, RTZ's ignorant statements about how she should not need her mother to help her fall asleep were incredibly insensitive. Yes, she acted like she was goofing, but I wouldn't be surprised if those kind of comments did hurt her, behind the tough-girl facade. And RTZ's whole hero complex with regard to 'saving Memg Meng' is almost enough to make me gag. I guess we just have to be patient with him. Other than reinforcing just how annoying RTZ is, though, this episode is very good. with some interesting storylines growing. Gawd, the reveal that the woman, Chen Ying, who hit Ding Jian Xi is also one of Prof Ren's patients and has been suffering a pretty awful life of her own is pretty sad. I feel so bad for both sides of that accident. And wow. Prof Ren throwing the "She's dead." guilt trip at Zhu Jia was just brutal (but probably necessary) psychological manipulation.

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