Si Jun Bu Jian Zhao Yu Mu (2024)

I've seen 3 versions of this plot, but this drama is the first one. I'll write according from the first one I watched.
1st version: Chen Bai Qian and Peng Yao
2nd version: Wang Haozhen and (?)
3rd version: Wang Haoxiang and Wang Yu Ke Qing

This very drama is the first ever Chinese short drama I watched and got me addicted to Chinese short drama lala land. I saw Peng Yao here is very beautiful, and managed to pull of an innocent girl image. I can tell from the wardrobe and make up she used are very suitable.

The story began with Shen Chaoyan (FL) packed her things to leave the house she has lived with Pei Muchuan (ML). Then the story began to flashback to 2013, where Pei Muchuan visit his close friend's tomb. There, Shen Chaoyan is still a child. I assumed Shen Chaoyan is still around 10 years old. Since that day, Pei Muchuan raised Shen Chaoyan. The story fast forward to how Shen Chaoyan celebrated her 18th birthday, making her legally an adult, with Pei Muchuan. She wanted to be eith Pei Muchuan forever and confessed to Pei Muchuan that she likes him. Pei Muchuan was taken aback and told Shen Chaoyan that he will assume nothing has happened. But, every year, she confesses to Pei Muchuan on her birthday.

Until her 21th birthday. She celebrated her birthday with her friends and Pei Muchuan. There is alcohol too. After party, Pei Muchuan is kinda got drunk and Shen Chaoyan brought him home. She took advantage of it and kissed his lips. Pei Muchuan became sober and disgusted by it, saying that he is her uncle. Since that day, Pei Muchuan brought his girlfriend back home. Her girlfriend is a very green tea bitxh and plotted Shen Chaoyan at every opportunity available. One time, Shen Chaoyan was packing her thing and that green tea entered her bedroom. She took Shen Chaoyan's only picture with her late parents, and pretended to accidentally smash it, making that green tea bitxh's hand slightly bleed. Pei Muchuan then more care towards his green tea bitxh.

But there is one particular day that completely smash and scatter all hopes and love Shen Chaoyan has for Pei Muchuan. Previously, Shen Chaoyan drew picture of Pei Muchuan, then gave it to him. Then, there is an exhibition where the green tea bitxh presented the stolen picture of Pei Muchuan that was drawn by Shen Chaoyan. Of course, this concerns the matter of plagiarizism. Shen Chaoyan has evidence, but unfortunately, Pei Muchuan chose to defend his green tea bitxh girlfriend by saying that the green tea bitxh has been in the art world for so long, while Shen Chaoyan is just a newbie. Therefore, he told her to give up and told the audiences that Shen Chaoyan is the one who plagiarize.

Shen Chaoyan went home in disappointment. Night after the exhibition, Pei Muchuan went home in drunkness and he entered Shen Chaoyan's room, and forced himself on her. Tomorrow morning when he woke up, he blamed Shen Chaoyan instead. Still, Shen Chaoyan tries to amend her relations with Pei Muchuan by asking him to come home and celebrate her 22nd birthday tomorrow night. But, Pei Muchuan ruthless and coldly rejected it.

When it's Shen Chaoyan's 22nd birthday, she waited and dialed Pei Muchuan multiple times. But instead, it's his green tea bitxh that picked it up, and indirectly told Shen Chaoyan that Shen Muchuan is with him for the night, giving somewhat romantic, intimate scenario. Hearing this, Shen Chaoyan gave up and spent her 22nd birthday alone.

Tomorrow morning, Shen Chaoyan will depart to Australia. Before that, she threw all the things Pei Muchuan gave her. Shen Chaoyan also already sold all expensive things Pei Muchuan gave her. She put all the money into a debit card, and left it on a dining table with a farewell letter on it.

On the other side, Pei Muchuan went insane the moment he woke up and looked at his call history. He couldn't reach Shen Chaoyan's phone either. He went home and saw all the despair Shen Chaoyan left, i.e. a birthday cake, cuisines, a letter, and a debit card. He rumbled around the trash bin, which contained all the precious personal gifts from him to Shen Chaoyan.

Fast forward, Pei Muchuan became an investor to a jewelry design competition held in Shen Chaoyan's university in Australia. He flew all the way to Australia, despite having an upcoming engagement day with his green tea bitxh girlfriens.

For competing in the jewelry design competition, Shen Chaoyan designed a necklace titled "Forbidden Love". This made her won the first place. When she was about to give winning speech, she suddenly smashed the necklace, making it broken into halves. She said that the smashed necklace is the complete work of her "Forbidden Love" Necklace. Everybody on scene were shock. Her quote is "If love is doomed to be failed, why not give up now." Now, Shen Chaoyan is the one who ruthlessly rejects Pei Muchuan.

Days after, Pei Muchuan tries to pursue Shen Chaoyan openly, despite the criticism from his father and Shen Chaoyan's biological uncle. But, Shen Chaoyan already doesn't view him more than an uncle.

Fast forward, Shen Chaoyan is working at a company that has cooperation with Pei Group. There, Pei Muchuan's green tea bitxh came and accused Shen Chaoyan, reminding of the plagiarizim day. Pei Muchuan then defend Shen Chaoyan by presenting a recording audio of that green tea bitxh planned to smear Shen Chaoyan's reputation by putting Shen Chaoyan's drawings for the exhibition day.

As for the ending, it's an open ending. But from Shen Chaoyan's face expressions, she already disgusted with Pei Muchuan.

Review
1. Plot
This drama tells a very controversial, taboo topic of a potential grooming relationship. ML basically watches FL since she was a child, while he already is a legally adult. Despite the illogical story. But believe me, there are way more weird, illogical things happen in real life. This drama has a message to tell us, which is the Forbidden Love necklace quotation. But, I don't like that this drama has open ending.

If I compared this story to other versions, I should say that this story is not as tragic as Wang Haozhen's version. In that version, ML made FL pregnant. At the ending, ML also got crashed by the green tea bitxh. Eventually, he became a crappled man. Peng Yao and Chen Bao Qiao's version is actually in the middle. While Wang Haoxiang and Wang Yu Ke Qing's version has the kindest FL.

2. Cast
Peng Yao is perfect for the FL role. As for Chen Bao Qiao, he's quite good, but his expressions tend to remain the same. He's not that old for the role. I think, it's better to have a young actor to play the 20-years-old him when Pei Muchuan met Shen Chaoyan for the first time. Or, the stylist should made Chen Bao Qiao appears much younger, for example not having him wearing a glasses.

3. Music
Ordinary, as the same as other Chinese short dramas.

4. Rewatch value
An okay. I love the explicit message the writers want to deliver.

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