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this ep was kinda stupid - everyone kept falling…

this ep was kinda stupid - everyone kept falling allover their own two feet - little wonder someone as despicable as Chen is thriving. all the "good guys" r utterly incompetent. & have to say i still don't understand why Charlie is ready to sacrifice his life for Babe, i get he got close to him cause he saw Babe as a tool to deal with Chen - same with taking Babe's "powers"... but still offering up his life at every turn, isn't cute or funny. it's just kitschy. ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************Jeff just walking into Chen's house as if he didn't grow up there & knows that place filled with Chen's henchmen. Babe & Charlie playing as a D-rated Charlie's angels - other then getting hurt & flirting with each other, they have yet to accomplish a thing. also had hopes the mysterious Mr. Pete would be the "Ace card" that would take Chen down - WTF was that? him hiding & watching a poor kid getting sold off, only to have Ken hold a knife at his throat & do nothing then make cow-eyes at him WTH is going on - idk. but i know it wasn't impressive. ************************************************************************************bummer, as it feels like the writer can write romance but not anything complicated... it isn't well thought-out or executed. all of the (good) character's r coming of stupid & goofy. as this is developing in this ep, Chen is gonna have a happily ever after by the end, not the mains. ******************************************************************************************************************* also was sure Way would betray Babe.... but idk

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after ages finally decided to pick this back…

after ages finally decided to pick this back up. was getting tired of Babe's behavior & will admit that Charlie's enabling personality was starting to annoying me - cause how many time can one get kicked & still comes back for more. like plz - so yeah needed a break & now am glad cause i can see that Charlie had an agenda. he says it was to help Babe but as the psycho Tony was asking Charlie if he found Jeff am sure Charlie is working for Tony like Kenta. *******************************************but what i find interesting, Charlie is living with Jeff & dating Babe - both "kids" that Tony wants back, so he can sell them (or something - the whole wants to get u pregnant by an enigma, went over my head - that needs clarifying). so either Charlie up to no good & is a really good conman that can dupe everyone. or Tony just plain stupid. **********************************************in the previous ep (a few yrs back) i said that i don't feel sorry for Way. if anything i enjoyed his pain - but i felt so bad for him arriving at the restaurant with that bouquet of roses. *******************************************************************************this time Babe was taking advantage of Way, he knows exactly how Way feels & he also knows he doesn't feel the same way, but he didn't & doesn't care. he knows he can use Way's feelings to use him & he does without a 2nd thought. this time he an utter douche that is a bad guy not just a bad friend.

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A Doctor Who Discharged Himself for Love

How could In’s heart not ache? He carried the unbearable weight of knowing he was the reason Thap had been shot, the reason the person he loved most now lay in a hospital bed. Guilt consumed him with every step he took toward the ward, each breath heavy with shame.Outside the room, he caught sight of Thap’s mother, sister, brother and to his surprise, Wan, Thap’s ex. The air grew heavier when Thap’s mother whispered a few casual but cruel words: “I think you and Wan should get back together.”Just one sentence, and In’s heart shattered. He was already drowning in guilt for nearly costing Thap his life. Now, he saw himself as nothing but a shadow. Wan had saved Thap with his blood, Wan stood proudly beside Thap’s family, Wan appeared in photos online holding Thap’s hand while donating. To In, they looked like a perfect family, a life where he didn’t belong. Without a word, he turned and walked away, his silence louder than any cry.But what In never saw was the truth that waited inside that room. Thap had long closed the door to his past. He had told Wan clearly that there was no going back. His heart belonged to In alone. Day after day, he waited, fragile but unwavering, for In to appear. Every time the door opened, hope lit his eyes only to crumble into disappointment when it was never him.Finally, even Thap’s patience broke. No longer willing to lie in bed, he used his authority as a doctor to sign his own discharge papers and left, desperate to find the one person his heart refused to stop aching for.And when he finally found In, drunk and broken, the confession that spilled out was clumsy yet beautiful, the purest truth of his love. It was messy, it was raw, but it was theirs. And in that moment, both hearts, wounded and waiting, finally found their way back together.

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Shady dealings

This episode we find out some of Jiuling’s history. She is the main breadwinner of the family and the husband sees her as an adulteress with her boss. Because he is so jealous, he breaks things, verbally abuses her, and teaches their son to disrespect her. XiNing tries to show sympathy, but other than letting Jiuling hang on her crying, she is not overly empathetic. The next morning they are at least acting more like friendly roommates now. I thought it rather accurate, tho teasing, that XiNing was called a shrew and BeiChuan nice, so not to bully him. BeiChan is a bit concerned to know what she said since she interrupted their kiss. XiNing goes on to say how her roomie thinks he isn’t that great and he was lucky to have her.😝 She then says she can put up with his flaws and he will grow out of them. After insulting him she then backhand compliments him with his true qualities. I think this was supposed to be seen as cute and funny but for me it was annoying. He seems too old for her and she is too selfish and irresponsible to be taken seriously. They run into Yan Jun and a girl at a restaurant and are invited over. The girl tuns out to the the one that wrote the gossip piece on XiNing. Right after hearing her name she throws a glass of water at her. When Yan heard what she did he asked her to leave. Her hairpin was in his room and he gave her cash to call it even. BeiChuan then lectures her like a dad or big brother about handling it better. Yan teases them about sounding like a couple and they confirm they are. He gets some wine for them and makes excuse to leave. He is sad because he had hopes of being the beau. Both are obtuse to what’s really wrong with him. She goes on about all the ways he is to spoil her and then feeds him an unpeeled shrimp. The more these two go on the less I like them. The next scene is Yan Jun and BeiChuan chatting. They are heading for a meeting and Yan is asked what work he really does. He traffics in labor. He ships off young men whose families can’t support them to foreign countries to have a chance at better jobs. The one that keeps popping up is pretending he can be a translator when they arrive. They are given a ‘relative’s’ name as contact and the whole thing is sketchy. There is no indication of real support or sponsorship when they arrive. BeiChuan doesn’t quite jibe with it, but he pats the man’s arm and wishes him luck. BeiChuan gets out of the dinner with the business people and promises XiNing he will pick her up. Yan clears a path with official Shan to break XiNing into the rules of the trade. Here she says honesty is not the best for business and suggests she works with Yan instead of Lu.😝 BeiChuan arrives with a bike to pick her up and sr Shan and Yan tease him about it. She is more snide than his friend is. They take it in stride and go home happy. XiNing promises to buy a better car than either one of them for him. This is the first time they seem almost cute to me. The company that sent the sweaters sent two boxes of moldy ones to blend with the good ones and sell them. Lu is learning from Yan and saying it is the standard of doing business while XiNing strongly disagrees. She and roomie are now gossipy sisters and they gossip about the boss’s woes and the moldy sweaters. BeiChuan is back to teaching and TongTong tries to leave him a gift. This time he tells students they must visit his office in pairs and he says nothing about the gift but leaves it in the podium. At the market there are copies of BeiChuan’s works published and she buys ten copies to share. He doesn’t want to make a fuss but she wants him to be famous. It ends with them bickering. He is a stodgy professor and she is an impulsive entrepreneur. I’m trying to see them with a future together and still struggling with that. Yan is seeming more and more like Dalun and mingling has gone from gossip columnist to PR rep for one of the local businesses. I think Xi Ning will wish she had chosen a different option with her. Mingming sees right away that Yan has a crush on her. Trouble is brewing.

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Ragebait or Masterpiece?

How do you even put it into words when you love and hate something at the same time? That’s exactly what this drama was for me. A 15 hours of pure ragebait that I couldn’t stop binge watching. I loved the overall aesthetic of the show. The plot was well written, and I liked how it took us through every stage of the main leads’ lives while also touching on the stories of the supporting characters. Now let’s talk about the second female lead (SFL). Whew. She drove me crazy. The way she treated the first female lead (FFL) was infuriating, and what made it worse was how the FFL just let it slide for so long. But then the second half hit, and the FFL finally clapped back. That shift was so satisfying. The thing is, nobody in this drama is perfect. Everyone’s flawed, sometimes to the point where you want to throw your laptop, but honestly, that’s what gave it depth. The romance, too, was compelling. It carried that nostalgic spark of first love, and Kim Go Eun and Kim Gun Woo delivered outstanding performances. Still, like many first loves, theirs was imperfect and painful.Now… I still don’t know how the FFL managed to forgive the SFL. Like, yes, she was sick, but after everything? Personally, I could never. That girl needed therapy, not endless passes to dump her issues on everyone else. But the show made a point both the FFL and SFL only got to where they were in life because of how much they pushed (and sometimes broke) each other. Messy, complicated, necessary. A frenemy arc that could only end the way it did.By the end, I realized this drama mirrors the FFL and SFL’s relationship itself. Just like they couldn’t decide if they loved or hated each other, we might feel the same about the show. And honestly? That’s what makes it stick with you.Would I recommend it? Yes… but also be ready to scream at your screen.

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