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Meh
Chen Si’s acting carried the entire drama. The two henchmen and the dog were all way better actors than the FL. Her hair and wardrobe were horrible and her acting skills were average. Too bad her character wasn’t written well either. The drama also stretched unnecessarily. Made no sense. Some storylines were left unfinished. Very random. This all made the drama an average watch.Was this review helpful to you?
One of the TOP Mini-dramas of this year...
"Hide One`s Love" is a classic theme of slap-kiss, old school and very trainwrecky in its execution and delivered so well by the actors and the director! The intensity & passion took my breath away! The story starts off very sadistic and dark, alas a very complex and toxic transactional relationship between the struggling heroine Rongen and the very ferocious Mob Boss/Tycoon Yejue. His actions does not fit his words. He may verbally treat her as a plaything and does state that he will break it off as soon as he tires of her, and he states that a few times, but in the mean time his actions proves otherwise. HE IS A SCHMUCK over her! He protects and cherishes her and is hardcore possessive and jealous, he cannot stand another man near her. Her hatred grew towards him, alongside the misunderstandings between them, in the meantime his pain and suffering of unrequited love took a deep hit on him. Still, he never could let her go even when she begged him.Chen Si totally dominated the screen, i mean his PRESENCE is freekin unbeliavable the way he takes you by storm! The luring danger and beauty, the blend is soooo sexy!!The way he longingly and ardently gazed at his heroine, like he could not get enough of her,ahhh my romantic heart! Guilty pleasure for sure!
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RUTHLESS LOVE
I've watched this from a vertical drama platform titled A LOVE THAT DEVOURS. I'm a reader and I love some dark, obsessive and possessive heroes from the romance genre. So I dig this one.Vertical dramas for me are just meant to be enjoyed not meant to be taken seriously, because if I do, I'd just stress myself out. 'Though I must admit they had improved much since 2023, the first time I've tried watching them. Admittedly they're engaging and entertaining, designed to hook you up with their short, fast paced addicting cliffy style, despite of the nonsensical, ridiculous and repetitive OTT plots.
This one I liked mainly because of Chen Si the ML and its darker theme. Nothing original but finely executed and entertaining nonetheless.
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Toxic yet vulnerable male lead at your service
I loved the toxic possessive love in this drama as much as I hated the plot holes. Okay here we go.Nan Ye Jue, a powerful and obsessive man played by Chen Si, fixates on Yang Shu Yu’s Rong En, a young woman grieving her college boyfriend’s untimely death. With no other job options, Rong En becomes a nightclub hostess, where Ye Jue cruelly claims her, punishing her for being “unclean.” These scenes fully lay out what kind of a psycho Ye Jue is, but also how much of a sucker he already is for her: He can never get himself to follow through with his threats, which is so heartwarming in a dark, twisted way. Of course the girl hates him because she thinks he forced her into that life, and she has no choice but to submit.
Their toxic push and pull intensifies when her “dead” boyfriend returns, only he’s actually the vengeful twin, blaming Rong En for abandoning his brother during his coma. See, that’s never explained well. Why would he think she abandoned him when she saw him taken to the morgue and half lost her mind with grief?? Somehow Ye Jue can tell this guy’s up to no good and tries to protect Rong En, but the twin manipulates her further, turning her even more against Ye Jue. Fine. He deserves it anyway, but I just wish it would be for the right reasons like terrorizing her, restricting her freedom, etc.
Oh and of course she gets pregnant, and of course there’s an evil SFL.
Just as the truth of the twin’s manipulation begins to surface, a jealous woman in love with Ye Jue causes Rong En to miscarry, framing her as the one who aborted their child. Heartbroken, Rong En returns to the nightclub, where Ye Jue cruelly punishes her again, until he uncovers the truth. Rushing to make things right, he’s too late: Rong En’s mother, learning of her daughter’s job from the twin, dies in an accident after seeing her.
See, normally there would be no coming back from that, but what is normal in the world of vertical dramas, really?
Devastated, Rong En blames Ye Jue and tries to end her life. He repents deeply, destroying the twin and the jealous woman, but she demands his death as penance. Ye Jue lets her “kill” him and survives in secret. During his absence, Rong En’s real college boyfriend returns; dying, with only three months left. I rolled my eyes so far back I saw my brain folds, so I don’t know how on earth they explained his return or whether they even bothered.
Anyway, Ye Jue gets super jealous and reappears and takes Rong En back home. He also causes her to miss his last call from his death bed. So at this point they shouldn’t be able to reconcile, right? Wrong. It’s like that last bit never happened. As she learns all he did for her and recalls the agony of losing him, Rong En begins to forgive. They reunite, find peace, and she becomes pregnant again.
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Addictive
I can't believe I sat on my arse for almost 4 hours to watch a vertical drama, this was very addictive and we have Chen Si to thank for that.This baby boy got me sticking to my screen just to watch him wrecking a havoc.
Story is ok-ish, it's full of bad things happening mostly the ML does something terrible for the FL then the FL does something bad for him, and so on, by the end of if I don't know if I want them to be together or stay the hell away from each other.
Maybe send them to a couple therapy or something.
Acting is fine, Chen Si carried the whole show, the FL is meh, I understand why everyone keep saying it should be a different actress, she isn't a bad actress per se, nor did she do a bad job, she was ok but very very awkward with the ML.
The chemistry is thrown into the gutter because she wasn't very "responsive" to the ML in the intimate scenes, and she looks very uncomfortable while kissing, she isn't the first FL I see kiss with her mouth closed, but she carried the whole "I'm too forced" for the whole show making it hard for us to watch any intimate scene.
And I understand that her character is supposed to be "hating" any flirty gestures, but I've seen other vertical dramas where the FL is also in a same situation yet they were not that awkward when touched by the ML.
I don't know how to explain it really but it's like that.
Finally I would recommend it, it's not for everyone for sure but if you are into these type of stories then you are in for a treat. Just don't expect something sexy like the poster suggest, it's mostly emotional not physical.
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Black, no sugar
What would I give for this exact drama with a better actress (and some budget). Yang Shu Yu is the epitome of the apathetic "Go girl, give us nothing" actress, a total woodblock, and poor Chen Si has to act around her and sell the romance alone while she just smiles awkwardly. She is pretty and has some "heroïne aura" but she's way too wooden, and isn't helped by frumpy clothes and messy hair. It's a real shame because this is one of the most interesting and thrilling take on the "Captive from the Mob Boss" plot I've seen. Chen Si's character just straight up force-buys the heroïne off the hostess bar she has fallen into (classic Cinderella who has to pay her mom's hospital bills scenario) and tries to make her his canary but his plan fails spectacularly. I love the writing, the drama is quite long but has no fillers, strong pacing, didn't slouch on its conflicts' climaxes and resolutions, and got rid of some tropes I can't stand (loved what they did with the aggravating last-minute separation to study abroad for example !). The twist is that our Cindy is caught in a Love to Kill-like plot where her ex's brother is trying to date and torture her to avenge him, so Chen Si feels like the better option, until another twist (I was not the biggest fan of the last reveal at the end but it did provide some closure). As I said, Chen Si is carrying the drama, with his usual mesmerizing looks and intensity, and he sells it so well his moody, obsessed ML becomes truly endearing. The scene where he's back is epic and on the level of the "Baby it's been 5 years, did you miss me ?" ZZD scene in Desires. I'm desperate for a version of this with an actress with bite like a Meng Na or a Zuo Yi...Was this review helpful to you?
Trauma Experience
I didn't know about Yang Shuyu acting before i watch this because i still enjoy Chen Si acts even he may not the best actor in short drama and .....what the hell i did watch? Chen Si trying to save this drama for being trash drama but somehow he cannot bear it alone with FL with same expression, flat tone voice and wood kiss. Even the supporting cast are trying their best to save this drama has completely defeated by FL acting incompetence. Plot was to jumpy and make the quality is below average. DroppedWas this review helpful to you?
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Beijar uma porta seria mais emocionante....
Eu sinceramente não sei qual é o problema da atriz Yang Shu Yu em beijar em seus dramas, exceto o novo com o Wang Yi Lei "Fall In Love With You", todos os beijos dela parecem que o ML está beijando uma porta!O Ator Chen Si carregou o drama nas costas com sua atuação impecável, mas o resto dos atores não colaboraram nenhum pouco, com atuações que eram de revirar os olhos. Não adianta nada a intensidade do personagem do ML ser extremamente alta e dominadora se a FL fica com aquela cara de sofrimento e boca serrada o tempo todo!
Infelizmente muitos dos atores que eu gosto atuaram com ela, o que me fez assistir dramas que jamais assistiria só por causa dela kkkkkkk
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