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Great story and great acting!
One of the best vertical drama's I've watched. The main leads are attractive and also good actors. They delivered their roles really well that I cried a few times. There's a lot of misunderstanding and typical tropes but also a lot of growth from the main leads. Some of the misunderstandings really are hard to forgive and only time can really heal the heavy wounds inflicted which is why I appreciate the ambiguous ending. I'd love to think that over time they've healed, forgiven, and got back together stronger.Was this review helpful to you?
There is a "sequel"
I've actually watched this drama twice. It's a pretty basic trope of miscommunication and love. You have the standard Green Tea and you get some of the standard misunderstandings because the leads not saying what they truly feel.First, the things I did like about this drama include the acting (I like He JianQi a lot). The cinematography is really good for a vertical drama and so is the sound/music.
The things I did not like were that there were some problems with the story line. Like why the male lead Yan Jing runs off to the US for 2 yrs and we never really get a resolution on why he did that or what occurred during those 2 years of separation, from his wife, whom he clearly had feelings for her before he left. I still wish we had seen what led to that 2 year long separation and the subsequent misunderstandings.
I originally gave this drama a 7.5 scoring but have come back and raised it to an 8 after watching the 'sequel' called Summer Rose.
It's not really a sequel, it's more of like a spin off following Yan Jings older brother, who we see a few times in this drama.
Summer rose is also an extremely heartwarming and sweet drama, and also kind of fills some of the things that this drama was missing.
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He Jianqi proves he can act despite didnt have acting background.
When I watch this for the first time, i didn't get He Jianqi hype. I thought he just another handsome who cannot act and i was WRONG. He Jianqi seems to prefer kind of misunderstanding and lack of communication ML. Wang Gege proofs she didn't just another comedic FL specialist and its one of her transformation into melodramatic drama. Both Chemistry is sizzling and become one of my each CP for each actors.It was quite nice to have sequel on this drama about ML brother. Please check Summer Rose, if you have done this drama.
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Apart from this, There is not much too discuss ..side cast was ...... Was there I am sure 🤔 ..but nothing worth noting ...
Overall a good watch (keep the skip button 🔘 with you )
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Affectionate Seduction — Can Love Survive Missteps and Miscommunication?
📝 Review (WARNING: Potential Spoilers — I’m Not Saving You from Emotional Damage)Okay, let’s get real. This wasn’t terrible—far from it. The estranged-but-still-sparky dynamic works, and the misunderstandings are classic mini-drama fuel. He’s petty, she’s closed-off, and together they make a beautifully frustrating mess. Love that for us.
Wang Ge Ge is absolutely stunning, but she keeps the emotional window shutters closed at all times. Morose, stoic, deadpan—girl, blink twice if you’re still into him. My forehead got sore from how often I facepalmed.
He Jian Qi, on the other hand, nails the cold-to-soft transition. Sure, he starts off as a beautifully sculpted jerk, but he pulls off the thaw with charm. I laughed, sighed, and occasionally wanted to throw a pillow at him. Ideal mini-drama energy.
Quick sidenote: there’s a sequel, Summer Rose, following his brother and an arranged-fiancée situation. If you like family drama and socially awkward pairings, consider that your next snack.
As with all micro-dramas, don’t expect graceful fades or polished pacing. These stories cut to the next scene like they’re late for a train. But if you want concentrated chaos with love, angst, and enough chemistry to keep clicking “next”… this does the job.
💭 Final Mood
“Cute, frustrating, exasperating… and I kind of loved the chaos anyway.”
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Slow but good when you watch the whole drama
Oh damn, I watched in the wrong order. Long ago watched Summer rose and it became one of my favourite dramas. Now this popped up out of nowhere and I watched it because I like the FL.There are many things that make this drama great. ML and FL are gorgeous and the chemistry including all what happens between them is credible. Good acting. Also the rest of cast performed really well. The cinematography is beautiful and doesn't look cheap.
Now, why am I not completely over the moon?
I started this drama one late evening and tried to continue it always in the evening and honestly I dozed off often. It is slow on purpose (my streaming had bad translation on top).
There is misunderstanding piling up on another misunderstanding so you just want them to come clean and talk openly and when it all ends you don't understand how there could be so many big problems (while other problems are being totally understandable).
I also felt it is incredibly sad. As I liked the FL and she experiences nothing but a sad life (except few minutes of backlash that happend before the current story and aren't present at all) there is no warmth for her and I find it extremely difficult to watch that. If there were more uplifting moments for her I'd be less critical, if there were more happy couple moments.
ML was convincing but sometimes I didn't understand what was going on, so much self deception you don't see your one and only love slipping away?
So, somehow great drama, somehow a bit slow. If you are in the mood for slow cinematography and sadness then you don't have to hesitate and watch.
I'll rewatch summer rose now.
Again, my drama had bad translation, so don't come after me :)
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O drama mais doloroso que já assisti.
Acho que esse drama foi o drama mais doloroso que já assisti no mundo dos verticais. Toda vez que vejo recortes ou novos uploads dele no YouTube me dá um nó no peito, porque me remete a vários sentimentos e fico em conflito, e percebi que nunca havia feito uma resenha para ele, mas nunca tive coragem em recapitular o drama porque o assisti em uma época muito dolorosa da minha vida pessoal.Eu não tenho palavras para enaltecer a atuação da Wang Ge Ge e do He Jian Qi neste drama, é impecável. A Wang Ge Ge conseguiu transmitir toda a dor que a sua personagem sentiu pelos olhos e palavras não ditas.
É nítido para nós, telespectadores, o quanto o ML gosta dela e se remói com a incerteza dos sentimentos dela por ele, mas eu não o aceito. O ML é imaturo e fere a FL sempre que está próximo, é alheio a dor que causa e então eu tive muito rancor dele por ela. Ele preferiu fugir ao se casar para não lidar com os sentimentos e situações e sempre tem uma mulher a tiracolo, sendo que a FL sempre que consegue expor, deixa claro seu incomodo de uma maneira sutil sobre a aproximação dele com a Jiang.
Quando ele finalmente descobre da depressão da FL, a cena é dolorosa. A gente sente a dor dela e a dele, mas eu sempre pensava: não perdoe, não perdoe. Há ações em nossas vidas que não tem possibilidade de recuperar.
Eu gosto da decisão da FL, ao descobrir tudo sobre a morte dos pais, em se afastar. Mas dá aquele nó na garganta porque vemos que o amor dos dois sempre é cheio de mal-entendidos, dor e pesar.
O final ambíguo me deixou uma certa raiva porque eu ainda não podia aceitar que a FL voltasse para ele. A dor que ele causou nela foi muito marcante para mim, como eu disse no início, eu assisti esse drama em um momento muito sombrio da minha vida pessoal, então eu me solidarizei eternamente por essa personagem e queria protegê-la de tudo.
Eu sei que as pessoas são imaturas, machucam as outras, mas tudo isso tem uma consequência para a vida da pessoa que sentiu. Ela entende que a depressão é por outros fatores também, mas isso não muda ou minimiza o que ele causou nela ao longo dos anos de ausência, ambiguidade e aproximação.
Na época não havia o Summer Rose, que nunca tive coragem de assistir, mas hoje ao ver um upload com um início diferente e vi o desfecho que deram para este casal, talvez eu me aventure a assistir, para ver se mudo minha visão, mas confesso que ainda me deu uma certa raiva ao ver o fechamento.
Eu me lembro de ter visto outra adaptação parecida apesar de não me recordar de qual e acredito que até hoje eu não consiga assistir outras para relembrar e marcar como vista, mas sem dúvidas, essa para mim é a mais dolorosa de todas.
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