My Boss

Feel-good drama

I am having a mixed feeling about this drama. I am fairly new to Chinese Dramas ,which is why it is quite hard for me to stick to dramas with many (36 too many) episodes. I guess I have no patience for it. The first 15 episodes were cute and fun to watch. Even the ML is starting to warm up to FL. The way he looks at her can melt any other girls into puddles. The chemistry is definitely "chemistrying" for both leads but the FL....Oh god how dense can she be? Can't believe the writer is portraying the FL, who is supposed to be a lawyer but she is acting like a doormat to her ML/boss all the time. She is so dumb at getting the signals the ML is so desperately trying to send to her. And don't get me started on the ML. He is very good looking (probably why I am tolerating this drama) but he is acting like an inexperienced school boy in love. His lines can be cringrey and childish at times. Not cool at all for a so called successful 30 yo lawyer. If the drama keeps on dragging back and forth, without any confession from either of them anytime soon, God help me I will flip the table. It's starting to get on my nerves!
The lesson to be learned from this drama: BE HONEST AND CLEAR ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS ALREADY!!! or else we'll be pulling our hair out going around in circles up untill the last episode.

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the couple deserved more than 8.0 but...

I really really enjoyed this drama, and the main couple and its plot are really nice. However, the subplots during the first half of the show made me want to skip a lot of scenes. And its not the side characters fault (i liked all the side couples), but the plot by itself.... From the middle to the end of the show i felt that those subplots evolved to a steady rhythm and became more enjoyable. IJust feld it was too slow and tiresome until, idk, epi20. But AGAIN: the show is a good one and the couple create a really healthy relationship. if not the slow rhythm from the first half i think i would give a 8.5 score.

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another fluffy chinese romcom

Very timeless romance, and i say it not as a compliment... It's certainly not modern enough for being aired in 2024! I enjoyed it without skipping much, in-between other dramas, BUT it's totally NOT something you can take seriously. The ML and FL look good and are funny enough for a light-hearted series, the topic is there, decent job etc.
Packed with tropes though, to the point that some are bothersome. What chances are that the young aspiring FL lawyer gets to share "by accident" a rent house with her famous ML boss? Also it comes out that their parents are ex-colleagues? Add to this that everyone - and i mean EVERYONE - in this drama is young and single? Except for the two pairs of parents, of course. Fake problems appear too - the ML is overprotective while the FL is too upright etc. Both sisters suffer from being called LadyBoss... REALLY?? Can i suffer with you??
My personal objection is also to the MANY ENDLESS outfits the FL is wearing... How come a young aspiring average lawyer can afford to be sooo sooo fashionable? And another personal objection to chinese dramas - everyone looks ANOREXIC, to the point that the FL is described as weighing 40 kg to a height of 1.66m!! Come again??
Just put your brain at rest and enjoy!

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So so

it’s an okay series for me, but I’ve been skipping a bit on some scenes, Chemisty is okay too. But plot’s nothing new. if you just want something to enjoy this is an okay series. it’s not the kind that would pull you in and make you feel different emotions & would make you want to finish the whole thing without skipping. overall it’s bearable and sometimes enjoyable, The ML looks good and very manly not your typical skinny tall ML. The FL is cute but I think a straight or wavy hair would look better on her, her curly long hair felt so heavy whenever I see her hehehe

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Watch this for 2 of our main lead Chen Xing Xu & Zhang Ruo Nan. But in the end more like the 2nd couple, Cheng Xi (CX) & Wu Jun (WJ).

Quite confuse what score to give to this drama. Quite bored in the middle, quite confuse with all the legal stuff, but also quite entertained with several scene. So just settle with 7 in the end.

The story begin with our FL, Cheng Yao (CY), who quit her job due to keep getting unimportant task from her old job. Like have to company her boss in various meeting & drinking party. CY got new job & must move to new place & by 'coincidence' move to the same flat with the ML, Qian Heng (QH), which also turn out to be her new boss.

The story rolled after that not so strange for us. CY did her job wonderfully & make QH fall in love with her & of course as usual CY also fall in love with her amazing boss....

Oh i forgot to mention we also have the classic problem... QH happen to be insomniac & only CY can put him to sleep. Unfortunately later on they kinda forget about this problem. Or u may say they 'cure it'. Never really mention in the first place how QH have problem with it, just a few brief moment about it, really hope they elaborated more about this....

Ok. That's briefly about our drama. Now what I like & don't like about this drama. What I like first:
+ The good chemistry between Zhang Ruo Nan & Chen Xing Xu. Not saying this is the best chemistry for them, but they quite compatible.
+ The 'stupid' QH. Sometimes it just funny to see how stupid man when comes to relationships.
+ The second couple Cheng Xi (CX) & Wu Jun (WJ). As I stated before, I more like their story. They have more steady story to develop, their story also more logic & overall just more realistic that our main couple.
+ The stupid Bao Rui (BR). Haha... This guy is so stupid & cute. He can't take a slight hidden gesture, even a big reveal, like when Tan Ying & Yu Fei already tell him about their relationship, BR still take it as a joke....
+ The way QH learn about how to see CY in the equal level with him in the end. This actually that bump the score of this drama a little bit more for me.... Yeah quite hate him & frustrated with him at first when he still didn't understand when CY told him that QH never really put his shoes in her feet. But all turn out good in the end.
+ Strong opinionated FL. CY looked like soft woman from the outside, she didn't talk much. But she had several unwavering opinion, that in the end also make QH have softer heart & new understanding about human relationships.

Now what I don't like:
- The stupid & slow QH. Yeah although he's a little bit cute when he need to search every little thing on Baidu. But it really frustrated me when he didn't want to acknowledge his feeling for CY. And the way he get jealous over little things also annoyed me...
- The legal term that this drama use. Sometimes it just bored me & make me confuse even. Maybe cause it just slightly different then my country...
- the unnecessary love rival. Ugh... I already so happy when they don't have love rival in the beginning till middle of the drama. But when suddenly they threw Liang Yi Ran it made me slightly grumble
- This drama gave slight pic that man should protect their woman, and woman can't do much without man protection. Yeah that changes in the end. And I hope it enough to put understanding into woman & man who watch this drama.

Overall this quite good drama to watch

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The Overbearing Lawyer and his Adorable Assistant.

My rating went back to 8 just because of the ending.

Okay, so I actually didn't hate it.
I loved the court cases storyline. Their work life kept me interested in the story. The cases were dark, some sad but they kept me intrigued.

The show was very funny. The FL was my favorite character. She was strong, smart, funny and wasn't a pushover.

I didn't like the ML until maybe during the last final episodes.

The supporting characters were fun especially ML's legal team.

What I hated was that the romance took way too long. Everything started to get fluffy around ep 27 and onwards. Then they decided to bring in a female villain around 30 when the leads were finally comfortable and the show being almost over, THEN they added conflict from 30 onwards, but at least there was no breakup, just separation, which the leads actually needed. ML was just simply overbearing and had to learn to touch grass and breathe.

The conflict with FL's ex brother in law didn't bring me as much joy wjen it ended because it felt unfinished and I wanted to see that ass behind bars.

In conflusion, it was a fun drama, with interesting cases, memorable characters and a lackluster romance, FOR ME.

The epilogue was adorable.

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Delightful Slice of Life Romance

I don’t know how the male lead is only 27 when he looks like he’s 37 next to the female lead.

From the comment section, a lot of people were upset about the lack of kissing and sex scenes. If you’re looking for that and not a good story with good acting, this isn’t the series for you. Guess people like to see some tonguing with the main couple. Others want a bedroom scene where they actually have sex rather than just the implied scenes where they go into the bedroom. Or the ML saying they’ve done everything except get marry. Maybe people are horny for it to determine if a series is good or not. Personally I don’t need the sex scenes if a series has no story to tell with bad acting that it needs gratuitous sex and kissing to sell the series.

It’s been a while since I have seen such a funny series. The series was so good that I was able to binge it in 3 days.

Cheng Yao is not your typical female protagonist which is why a lot of people find her annoying. They are expecting her to be formulaic to being helpless and needing a man to save her. She is strong willed and believe in using her strengths in unconventional ways to deal with the law and life.

Qian Heng is the tsundere ML who is humbled by the FL in many ways that he grows as person. If this is a trope it is t a boring one in the way it was executed by the actor and story arc.

Wu Jun is such a golden retriever with the FL sister Cheng Xi. I am glad she gave her ex hubby his just desserts in the end.

The Glory and Wealth gang was delightful to the office dynamics.

All the side characters were well fleshed out. The court cases are interesting. The female antagonist wasn’t needed but I guess with 36 episodes they need some juicy toxic drama thrown in.

The mom provided some ridiculous comic relief. Overall, it’s worth watching.

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Lovely acting but slow pacing

This has a slow, torturous beginning. Honestly it was kind of hard to watch the ML be mean to the FL and she just smiles and stays bubbly.

The pacing was slow too. I don’t mind things progressing at a natural pace but the episodes leading up to the leads being together draaaaaged. And then the writers inserted OW drama. Yikes. If it weren’t for the FL’s and ML’s character arcs, I probably would’ve quit this show.

I like that the FL wasn’t just all about the love she had for the ML. She wanted to be her own kind and professional person and that was lovely. I also love that the ML didn’t start looking around for someone else when the GL didn’t just make things easy for him. So despite the pacing, I watched this show for the mature and realistic development of feelings and relationship between the main leads and the two secondary couples. Lovely acting and fun music that you find yourself randomly humming throughout the day.

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I would describe this drama as enjoyable. For most of the time, I had a really good time watching it — the often downright silly humor genuinely made me laugh. I also view the legal storyline positively. Overall, I rate the whole series well, but some of the resolutions didn’t quite sit right with me. As time went on, there were unfortunately moments when the drama became a bit boring and felt somewhat monotonous.

I’ll admit, I like office romances, so I was positively inclined from the start, and for the most part, the relationship between the main couple — Cheng Yao and Qian Heng — met my expectations. I liked the contrast between the loud, open, and slightly crazy Yao and the closed-off, cold Qian. I enjoyed the development of their relationship, as well as their growth as individuals. She grew thanks to him and became a better lawyer, while he started to open up, became warmer, and learned to treat people around him better. I found it funny and loved how he kept justifying every act of care toward her in his head as part of his duties as a boss. Over time, they became more and more adorable, and it was nice to watch them with a smile. However, once they got into a relationship, their dynamic sometimes felt stagnant and, at times, monotonous — work, go home, she cooks for him, they eat, go to sleep. I think some of the potential was slightly wasted. It was definitely more interesting to watch them when they went out somewhere, and there were far too few such moments. Toward the end, they tried to introduce something more engaging with a conflict. But that conflict felt like a sudden regression to the beginning of their relationship. Qian, who had previously believed in her abilities and potential, suddenly became someone who didn’t believe in her at all, and I personally didn’t like that — it slightly disrupted my perception of their relationship. The wedding at the end felt like a rushed afterthought — it could hardly have been done in a more careless way, especially considering that she actually wanted that wedding, and it was one of the reasons behind their argument.

I see the legal storyline as a strong point. I enjoyed it and it didn’t really bore me. I loved the second boss — Wu Jun — as well as the trio of main employees, who made me laugh many times. Overall, I view their presence on screen very positively and I can’t say a bad word about them. That said, I did miss one key element in this storyline — Qian Heng losing a case. From the very beginning, he was portrayed as someone who never loses, and in the end, he really didn’t lose anything. I’ll also pause here to mention the resolution of Liang Yi Ran’s storyline, which I didn’t like either. I understand the idea of empathy, but in this case, I just don’t buy it. She broke the law and faced no consequences because Wu Jun convinced himself they were college friends and decided to give her a chance. At least she could be seen as a cunning, antagonistic character. I see Deng Ming differently — in theory, he was worse than her, but in practice, watching and listening to him, he felt like a pushover and a clown. For most of the time (despite his disgusting actions), I couldn’t take him seriously, and to this day I don’t understand how he managed to reach such a high position. I also felt that we were missing a proper depiction of the consequences of his actions at the end. I wanted to see him lose everything, but unfortunately, I have to imagine that myself.

Another strong point for me was the second couple — Cheng Xi and Wu Jun. I think their story was, at times, even more interesting than that of the main couple, and I believe they deserved much more screen time than they got. For example, the moment when they actually got together was completely skipped.

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