An Ye Shi Kong (2025)

Painful to watch because of abuse endured by FL

I managed to watch this drama after Black Swan Strategy was released and before Youtube link got removed. I am a big fan of Wen Mo Yan and I enjoyed Wang Hao Xiang's dramas that I have watched. This drama was painful to watch. Trigger warning: Abuse, Self-harm

What I liked:
1. FL characterisation - I liked that she took the opportunity to blow off steam when she wanted to be herself. I'd say she was mentally strong because of the tantrums her mother threw at her frequently.
2. Ending - Loved the ending! Very similar to Black Swan Strategy.
3. Styling - I liked the styling contrast between FL and her twin sister. Wen Mo Yan looked hot in biker chic getup.
4. Acting - Great acting by Wen Mo Yan and the actress who played FL's mother.
5. Relationship - I liked that ML was there for FL / played the role of a friend when she was at her lowest point. There were some kisses but that happened mostly at the start because drama was quite heavy from second act onwards.

What I disliked:
1. Abuse - FL's mother had mental health issues and she was abusive towards FL. It was painful to watch scenes of her hurting and threatening FL.
2. Confrontation - That scene between FL's ex fiancé and FL's mother was tense. Damn he was brutally honest with her mother that I was afraid of what she would do to herself and FL.
3. Chemistry - Unfortunately I didn't sense any romantic chemistry between Wen Mo Yan and Wang Hao Xiang.

Favourite scene
The ending

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Difficult to Assess

I watch this because of Wen Moyan.

FL isn't weak; she's very strong and always saves herself without any idiotic behavior except when its related to her mother.
FL keeps saying she wants to rebel against her mother, but all she gets done with is being choked, beaten, and slapped by her mother. She seems very rebellious, but she's constantly giving in, which is incredibly frustrating to watch. ML is good to the FL but not a burden to her; there's no exaggerated power; it's a very normal drama with many kissing scenes (even there is no chemistry between Wang Hao Xiang and Wen Moyan).

The cons is FL mother yeah she is manipulative and treat her children differently. SML is quite inconsistent he didn't like FL and cheated and suddenly want to marry FL out of blue. The romance between the leads are not too useful in here.

Recommended if you have masochist tendencies.

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