Do you care about programming? I don't :)
Let me give some context before you read this review. This was impromptu, this was meant to be my personal notes that I made while watching. I wasn't planning on sharing but I felt like the review section was filled with glowing 10/10 reviews, and while that is wonderful, it did not represent my experience. I am so glad for the people who thoroughly enjoyed this, I wish I was there with you. This review is intended for those who are not enjoying the show and feel as though they are the only ones who aren't.Episode 18- I feel so bored. I DO NOT CARE ABOUT PROGRAMMING! The only thing that has gotten me this far is the romance and they only started dating in episode 17!! I don't feel like I'm in this for the long haul. Maybe it's just my mood lately, because it seems like everyone loves this. Am I missing something? I think the romance has a lot of potential and I think they have great chemistry. But, I don't care about programming and I don't care about the side characters. Jianhong is SO GD ANNOYING CAN A PERSON BE MORE PATHETIC! I started skipping through a majority of the computer bits a couple episodes ago. I feel as though as I'm writing this I am convincing myself to drop it. I mean I'm not even half way through. At this point I don't think I care about the 'mystery' of how Li Xun got into prison and how they got to that point at 25. let's get things freaking moving!
I just went back to continue watching episode 18 and I can't do it. I went and read some reviews of the few people who didn't rate it a 10/10 and I feel even more irritated. It has only confirmed that It will be even more annoying. I think maybe I just hate this type of angst. The only decision now is should I put it on hold or should I drop it. I am a person who gets FOMO easily and I do really like the couple. Their potential HURTS ME. But, I think I will drop it because there is no chance that this will get a high rating from me.
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Melodramatic Love story
Watchable love story with melodrama added in the series. The series has good love story but somewhat predictable scenes and series feels somewhat long for 36 episodes. Series has elements like romance, business, betrayel, youth college setting and wonderfull characterization.As for performances male lead Chen fei yu and female lead Zhang jing yi did very good job in there respetive roles as well supporting characters Zhou zi wei, Jenny zheng etc. The male and female lead are watchable because they are young and fresh pair.
The Music of these drama is adaptable to the situation in the dramas. The music is fresh, melodies and entertaining. I personally loved the music in the drama. The lyrics are also adaptable, meaningful and poetic.
If you want melodramatic ,campus setting, good girl bad boy, love story then i recomend these drama to you.
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Bad character, but not really
The main character Li Xun is talented, but can be arrogant and blunt. It is hard to like character such as this. However, if you can stay with it, you will find out more as the story unfolds.Spoiler alert
He is mean to to Chu Yun (but in later part you will find out he knows her a while back and the reason behind). For a really bad character , he won't make so much effort to save his mom, he won't put himself at risk for sister; he won't plead for friend who is expelled. Provide finance support to his friend. Even the lighter has its own story.
He won't give false hope to girl who likes him (there is a way you can tell he is aware of Chu Yun's room mate interest).That is his character - he cares, but he may not say it. He has a dangerous side- a law breaker for his loved ones, I hope he will change , learn to handle things differently, that the drama will show character grows as it goes.
Perhaps the person he shouldn't hurt so much or at least respect is Gao, otherwise won't contribute to what happened at later part, the price he has to pay far more than what he owed Gao. Hopefully they will reconcile at the end.
So far so good, don't give up the show when he appears to be a "bad guy" in the beginning , as the story unfolds, you get to know the character better, it brings me tears. Not overdone, not over sentiment.
Especially don't miss episode 17
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Li Xun is horrible , arrogant , narcissist ,believes everyone is inferior to him and treats everyone around him as piece of trash .I am fine with male lead having negative traits ( I am sure all of us have watched n number of shows with same concept) but the thing which totally put me off is showing the female lead running behind him even after he bullies her at every single point and shows no signs of remorse. I can not watch any shows where girls have zero self respect and continue to act as door mat.
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Boring plot and toxic characters
I am not against backstories if a backstory is on point. In this drama, the backstory went on for multiple episodes showing every interaction between the main and secondary characters, most of which were irrelevant to Li Xun and Zhu Yun's relationship and the reason why he went to prison. All I wanted was to see how we got to where the story started in episode 1. Episode 13, and there was still no explanation why ML went to prison and why he was such an asshole. It was just a mind-numbing trauma rollercoaster. In addition to that, none of the characters were likable. ML was just a stereotypical asshole because reasons. Even if there was a reason, it's still not a justifiable excuse to be toxic and treat people badly. He was just an asshole for the sake of being an asshole. And, FL fell in love with him just because the writers decided so. Toxic people and toxic relationships, pass.Was this review helpful to you?
One of the best Romance C drama
One of the best Romance C Drama , the male character is out of the box then other romance C drama...but the pace of the story is a bit slow, the good thing is not soo many second role story, most of C Drama have lots of long support character storyline....its kind of boring,the Female Character were well played by Zhang Jingyi....worth of re watch...
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WHAT A DRAMA ❤️❤️❤️
Lighter & Princess is addictive. It crushed my heart, made me angry, emotional and yes, even cry.I watched every episode like there was no tomorrow, and when it was over I felt empty.
Li Xun is the classic arrogant, cold genius, broken by life. But he's not just “bad boy” for the sake of being bad: he has a shitty past that made him that way. His evolution is one of the most beautiful things to watch. Zhu Yun, on the other hand, seems like the typical sweet, naive girl-but reality is very strong. She is someone who fights for what she wants. And the beautiful thing is that she doesn't want to change him, she just wants to understand him and stand by him.
The soundtrack is pure magic, each song seems written to rip your heart out and throw it to the floor. The direction is clean, intense, nothing over the top, but when it needs to, it gets right to the point.
This drama was an EMOTIONAL BLOW. I loved every second, even the ones where I wanted to get into the screen and yell at someone.
If you want an intense story with an explosive couple, heartbreaking moments, revenge and personal growth, WATCH IT.
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Rewatching this beautiful nontoxic love story again I’m 2025
This is one of my favorite romantic Chinese dramas to rewatch with a smile. Yes, their are moments of tears but they don’t last long because their love is solid no one can interfere every when they are not together they are thinking of each other. I love how FL understands ML . She is his perfect match. He loves her and shows it in his own way. I love the way they both get jealous of each other. I love how they handle their pursuers. Even when they are not together they find excuses to be around each other. Their relationship started as arguments to falling for each other then after 3 years they start back with arguments but are glad just to have contact with each other until they can’t take it anymore and give in. FL will not let mom or no one keep her from her love 💜Was this review helpful to you?
Nothing great, nothing to hate
This is run of the mill.Some people may absolutely love it, but in reality there is nothing spectacular.
Although the chemistry is sweet there is nothing sizzling.
The 2 main leads are wonderful. Both are a director's delight,expressive,stuck to their character and hopefully will have a fruitful repertoire of acting work. All the support actors were also good.
Lovvvvved the music. One great difference between the c- drama versus k.-drama music is that the cdramas translate the lyrics. So heart melting and romantic.
Again- annoying irritating mother.
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ROLLERCOASTERS OF EMOTION
THIS ONE RIGHT HERE!! made me experience so many emotions with this 36 episodes. I was laughing, tearing up, getting butterflies, angst , felt so bad for each characters who went through so much in their lives. One of my most favourite drama and i remember watching it for the first time, i was in a real bad phase in my life and this one really distracted me from everything that was going on in my life.The main trope of this drama : Grumpyxsunshine, she fell first and he fell harder, there are so many subtropes in this drama which i devoured with each episode. Even today, whenever I see any edits of them, it gives me a nostalgic feel with so many emotions growing inside me. If you are up for a rollercoasters of emotions then this one is for you!! Eventhough you will feel frustrated with few decisions made by the ML, i understood where he came from. Yeah, i felt really heartbroken but I felt like that was an important factor which actually made their future relationship more strong and matured. They both realised how much they mean to each other.
I wish I could erase my memories and watch this drama once again for the first time 😭
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the chemistry
i loved the chemistry the mostttttt😭😭😭😭 they were so cute together. I didn't liked how it ended with that court marriage I wanted a whole proper marriage with her parents approval also they needed to show more of ML's side of story too he looked like a red flag but he was just trying to protect her I wish the story writer focused a little more on his character development too 😭💜.everything was great other than this.
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Speechless
I can never forget this drama, invitation to the princess by the lighter haha..li xun and zhu yun..these names are engraved in my heart.Actually, i don't want to write any of the scenes here because go watch it dear, just go and watch it. Reading even slightest of the spoiler will really spoil the freshness. I just binge watched it in 2 days, i just forgot, what's eating, what's sleeping. Li xun and zhu yun were everything to me. Yet i am not over this. For Princess and Lighter, i am kinda head over heels. Its so beautiful. Lovely couple.
This series actually has 2 phases. Ep 1-19 is one. Ep 20-36 is another. If a person looking for just undeniable love and student chemistry, you can stop the drama at ep 19. And it wont feel left inbetween because it's designed as an end at ep 19. But a person want to feel suffering, longing, hatred and still going after each other, go for the 2nd phase. But both the phases has it's own beauty, own uniquesness, in short, you just won't want it to end. You won't be habitual of not having more of li xun and zhu yun around you anymore😭
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