The Love You Give Me

Love is sweeter the second time around.❤️

*** Spoiler Alert (PERSONAL FEEDBACK)
Title : The Love You Give Me – 2023 (Complete 28 Episode)
Personal Rating : 8.5/10

Love is sweeter the second time around.❤️

Xin Qi ( played Wang Zi Qi) is a handsome young CEO of an investment company with life-threatening heart condition.
Min Hui (Played Wang Yu Wen) is a smart single mother and R&D assistant to one of the directors at a tech firm.
This drama is about love on the second time around. Five years ago, a young woman named Min Hui accidentally fell for a young man named Xin Qi. But things between them were complicated because Min Hui was pretending to be Xin Qi’s long lost childhood friend in a misguided way to help the friend who had died suddenly. Furthermore, Xin Qi suffered from a dangerous and potentially life-threatening heart condition, and Min Hui now desperately in love, didn't want to see him suffer. It didn't help matters that each time she tried to tell him the truth, he would cut her off, not believe her, or his heart condition would relapse. When he finally learned the entire truth, he cut all ties with her.

Now, five years later, they are reunited at a business event in the most uncomfortable of situations. Min Hui has risen to become an R&D assistant to one of the directors at a tech firm and Xin Qi has also made a name for himself as the CEO of an investment firm. Deciding that “fate” has brought them back into contact for a reason, Xin Qi decides to take all of his previous anger and betrayal out on Min Hui. But "fate" also reveals that Min Hui has a son, who is suffering from the same exact heart condition as Xin Qi making him realize through a series of events that he's the father--much to the adorable boy's delight.
Overall, this drama is a slice of life romantic comedy drama. It is funny, cute, and light. I watched this drama two times I think and it really makes me smile every time I watch it. I love how strong Min Hui is terms of taking care for her son with heart condition. She is very mature and independent (even in the way she dressed). And I love Xin Qi for doing everything he can for them (Min Hui & Min Quan Quan) to make up for the times that he was not there for them. Some people have this kind of situation and I think they delivered it well. Min Quan Quan is so cute and adorable. The chemistry of the Lead couple is so good and natural. Their acting is so genuine, and they are very comfortable with each other. I recommend this one if you need a break from heavy, scheming political dramas.

GENRE – Modern, Comedy, Romance

LEAD CAST – Wang Zi Qi , Wang Yu Wen

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The office drama where no one works, yet hostile takeovers happen daily

I usually avoid dramas where one or both of the main characters has a child, because of my own peculiar reason since childhood, but both instances, including this drama, surprised me as this is the second time where the kid stole the show.

Like in “Unforgettable Love,” the child actor was so precocious and lovely as he became the catalyst where the two leads get together. I couldn’t believe that Cui Yi Xin was only around 6 or 7 yrs old when this drama was filmed. Quan Quan seemed more mature than his young age and perhaps because he had to go through a lot due to his heart condition.

The leads were not too shabby, even though it’s the first time I’ve seen either of them. In the beginning, Wang Yu Wen came across as bland and lacking personality, especially in contrast with Ma Xin Rui’s character, Cao Mu, who is spunky as Min Hui is dry. But throughout the show, she develops a backbone as she fights the injustices of sexual harassment and other political games that people were playing against her.

On the other hand, Wang Zi Qi balances the jilted ex-lover Xin Qi who misunderstood Min Hui’s intentions, and the protective boyfriend he later became to be. Although, at some point, he turned into a bit of a stalker, following Min Hui around the city to get into her good graces, while finding intel on her non-consequential blind dates. Some might get put off with this, but the drama defends this behavior as permissible since there was no malice behind it.

Speaking of which, I find it really laughable that Xin Qi spends most of the drama pursuing Min Hui that I wonder when he actually works as a CEO of a large company. Ru Ji mocks this trope in one of his later conversations with Zi Zhu, that only in a drama world, where a character can be with their beloved 24/7. There’s also a lot of contrived instances I found disbelieving. For instance, Quan Quan had multiple run-ins with Xin Qi because he had the freedom to roam the halls of the hospital or wait outside alone. He was also asked a few times not to open doors to strangers while his mother was out running errands. It was fortunate that all these encounters were with Xin Qi, who he later discovered to be his father, otherwise I would have been terrified by the thought of him being taken away by an unscrupulous person.

There’s also that coincidence where Cao Mu’s boyfriend, happens to be the brother of Min Hui’s acquaintance, who happens to live at the same orphanage as Xin Qi. Talk about a small (drama) world. Talking about Cao Mu and her boyfriend, it was cute in the beginning until it wasn’t. But their pairing was better than Ru Ji’s and Zi Zhu’s, despite Ru Ji’s insistence to the contrary, that no, Zi Zhu isn’t a replacement. I lost interest in these four people after they coupled up and their chemistry fizzled.

Although the business back story provided the characters with material to work with, it didn’t captivate me as much as I anticipated. The Be Agile tech company serves only as a platform to showcase Min Hui’s intelligence, and the hostile takeover was only a way to bring the antagonist Qi Rang back into the fold. The drama started strong, and the ending was solid, but was mostly soft in the middle.

The absence of Quan Quan in the back half of the drama was palpable. I kept wondering, who is babysitting the child? Where is he and who is he staying with? The drama tried to cram so many things in the last few episodes, like we finally see Xin Qi working until he collapses because of exhaustion. Then besides all this, the villains did not get their just desserts, or at least, it wasn’t satisfactory to my taste. Are we supposed to forgive Xi Yue for all the things that she has done to destroy Min Hui? And how about Qi Rang? Yes, authorities arrested and convicted him for the sexual harassment he committed against Min Hui years ago, but what about his illegal dealings? Also, Xin Di’s absence in the main couple’s wedding is a glaring omission. The two secretaries were there, why not her?

But all in all, a decent drama about second chances.

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Love the Wangx2. Watched them OWGM and now this. Awesome Romcom and fun to watch.

The Love You Give Me is another contemporary drama that reunited Wang Yu Wen and Wang Zi Qi together again. Their onscreen chemistry was off the chart in Once We Get Married, and now again in this drama.

The script is good and focused on the mature relationship between the two, especially since together they have a son.

I like this drama a lot because Wang Yu Wen's character is a very capable mom and career woman in AI high-tech world, and Wang Zi Qi is an investor who invests in high-tech companies. Hence it makes their work relationship equal, and the kid, Cui YiXin, is so cute and smart playing their son, Min Quan Quan.

I don't care much for the 2nd and 3rd CP because they are unnecessary. It would be more interesting if Dr. Zhou RuJi had been more vocal about his interest in Min Hui; then, it would have made the dynamic of their relationship more interesting. I'm not fond of Yao Zi Zhu's character; she is annoying.

Overall, it is not a bad drama; I look forward to new episodes released M-Th and rewatch them often. I am giving it an 8.5 rating. A couple of songs in the OST are good as well.

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Family drama

Used to be: 8
Used to be: 8.25
Now: 8.5

Story
-Smart and strong fl
-enemies to lovers. ml was kind of a jerk at first...
-one of the good family dramas (unlike Unforgettable Love)

There is some parts that will make you sad (lasts 1-2 episodes) and a jump scare then happy ending in the last episode.

Acting:
-cute kid
-So much chemistry
-Wang Zi Q is interesting in this role
-his ship will forever be Wang Yu Wen

Music:
-not have bad

Warning: One of those not so logical or realistic dramas that you need to turn logic off to watch. If you were watching seriously, you won't enjoy this drama.

Enjoy!

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Sweet and endearing!

The Love You Give Me is a fun, endearing and sweet story about second chances.

Wang Yuwen and Wang Ziqi reunite, after working in their hit drama Once We Get Married, and prove they still got it. Their easy going and sizzling chemistry remains top notch and carries the entire show effortlessly.

If casting directors want to reunite them for a third time in a drama, they have my blessing. Please and thank you. Watching these two work together is a joy and pleasure.

My one complaint about this drama is that it could have been a few episodes shorter; the antagonist storyline ran too long. But overall this is a solid and entertaining watch you can simply sit back and enjoy. Maybe get mildly frustrated with one or two characters.

The opening and ending song are good as well.

I recommend it!

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Gostosinha, mas não espetacular!

É gostosinho de assistir, mas não é nada demais.
O enredo até que começa bem, gostei pois a Prota é forte e não submissa, mas achei que depois as coisas ficam muito arrastadas, o que faz com que seja difícil terminar.

Uma relação que se iniciou por um desentendimento e que se separaram, por um tempo, por conta do mesmo. Entendo que é complicado confiar numa pessoa depois de uma mentira, mas a mesma queria a todo momento se libertar da mesma, mas o próprio cara teve um treco depois que ela tentou. Então como não ter medo depois dessa situação? Achei que ele foi muito infantil de não ter buscado enxergar o lado da versão dela. E ainda bem que ele não foi totalmente tosco quando descobriu a parternidade, pois ele mesmo admite que se ela tivesse contado na época não saberia se sentiria confortável pelo fato de ser pai. Em decorrência das mentiras e da sua doença, que acabou até sendo transmitida para seu filho.

No mais achei bonito o desenrolar do amadurecimento do amor deles. E o personagem infantil é muito fofo.

Contudo não acho uma história surpreendente, vale a pena assistir se quiser passar um pouco o tempo.

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Took some time to warm up to, but it's a nice story

I admit, it was quite difficult at the start, it was so cliched, and neither of the main leads was really likeable. FL was made out to be a huge flirt and acts inappropriately in public, but you quickly learn of her story and she becomes a great character. She's sassy, confident, competent, honestly just overall amazing, and her son is super cute too. Then comes ML, he was a huge jerk, arrogant and bossy and inconsiderate to everyone but his son. I rather disliked him for quite a while, until he started to act a bit more like his age further into the series.

Now let's talk about side characters - I love FL's sassy work friend, she's the absolute best. The arc with her boyfriend (SuTian's brother) blaming FL of ST's death? That was messy and didn't make much sense. The fact that he held a grudge against a stranger purely because of what others think they saw? Wow. But then I guess that plothole can be explained with his character being naive and slightly brainless since he's the puppy gold retriever type, and also for an excuse to have FL and ML have further relationship developments. I'm quite happy to say there was no SML syndrome for me in this series, I love SML, but it was obvious it was never going to work out and neither was FL stringing him on. SML has his own girlfriend, and she's cute, persistent, talented, and a beautiful ball of sunshine, she's perfect for him. ML's assistant also deserves a shout-out, he has the toughest job out there serving ML, and yet he's doing such a good job as a wingman too.

The plot? It's quite good. I enjoyed watching the cohabitation and coparenting slowly develop into something more. But honestly, FL is likely the most unlucky person in the world, it seems all the unfortunate things keep happening to her. But our girl is strong and she got through them all. It's definitely not all cute and fluffy like some comments/reviews made it seem like. If you're looking for cute and fluffy, Hidden Love is the way to go, this series was not fluff, it was more like sharp barbs and electric zaps between the main couple. But I grew to love their relationship as a family, and I swear the star of the show here is their adorable son.

The main antagonis here is definitely the two-timing Head of GC soab, he really is a disgusting piece of *, but his sidechick is nowhere better. I honestly like his wife, the daughter of the CEO or whatever of GC. She's sick of him and his cheating, but unlike how we usually might see the main wife getting humiliated and bullied by the cheating husband, here instead we have a girl boss who couldn't care less about him and holds power over him instead. It's honestly quite refreshing. His obsession with FL is just gross, but props to the actor for making me hate him so much

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Fall in love with a CEO bastard. Cry, laugh, and spend two days binge-watching a banger of a drama.

I went into this already not liking the female lead. Why? I hate the idea of a mother having a secret baby and hiding it from the father when we *know* the father is a good man. And she very quickly changed my mind. And once she did, I was obsessed with this drama. I binged this all in two days. Yes, I know, get a life right? No. This consumed me for 2 whole days.

One of the first thoughts I had about this drama (as in I said out loud was): "THIS DOCTOR NEEDS TO GET A LIFE BEFORE I TAKE HIS LIFE." Because god, he annoyed me so badly. While I'm on the topic of the doctor, I just want to say I hated the build up of his relationship with his love interest. I did enjoy the relationship when they actually got together though—that was fun.

Xin Qi was such a bastard in the beginning, which is why I think this loses a lot of re-watch value for me, especially the first half of the series. But episode 16 was OH MY GOD. When he walks into the crowd and takes ownership of his son?? Man, I can't be watching dramas with cute kids and shit because now I want a kid (and baby fever has taken over me the last few months).

The only thing I wished they touched on in the end was either 1) adding Xin Qi to the birth certificate of his son or 2) removing the custody arrangement thing they signed. Like yeah it's a piece of paper, and at the end of the day, they're happy and it doesn't matter. But it would've been a sweet moment. An absolute love and trust moment.

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