Yi Sheng You Xi (2025)

Trust and interdependence were pivotal in this slow burn romance. Wonderful acting & chemistry

I was in the mood for Xie Yu Wang's dramas so I decided to watch this drama because I wanted something recent that already has MDL page. Chen Jie Yi was unfamiliar to me so I was curious to see her performance and chemistry with XYW. I enjoyed this drama a lot.

What I liked:
1. Acting - Superb performances by both leads. I could sense that both challenged each other's capability especially during the emotional scenes. There were great chemistry and synergy between XYW and CJY.
2. FL characterisation - I empathised with her because she never had anyone else to rely on except for her father. When she had to become self-reliant, she grew more mature as time progressed.
3. ML characterisation - I also liked his character despite the mystery vibe. I also sensed growth in his character as time progressed.
4. Supporting characters - I liked ML's assistant who witnessed good changes in his boss. FL's bestie was a good character too.
5. Romance - Slowburn but rewarding. Trust and interdependence were pivotal in the growth of their relationship.
6. Cameo - I wrote a reddit post about Labubu appearances in Chinese vertical dramas but I missed this drama. So I was pleasantly surprised when I saw Labubu plushie on screen.

What I disliked:
1. Antagonists - FL's foster sister was an opportunist, pathetic & insensitive. Her boyfriend was horrible too.
2. Communication - It was frustrating to watch their misunderstanding & lack of frank conversations. However ML noticed this weakness and acknowledged it, which surprised me in a good way.
3. Duration - The drama is close to 2.5 hours. At times the pacing was slow and I was almost distracted.

Favourite scene
When they talked about their feelings

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I like this one, and I don't know why can't other vertical dramas do rom-com like this one.

The comedy here was lovely, scarce but nice, I loved the playfulness of the ML and I wish we had to see more of it, I don't think the whole story is consistent because I can point out some plot holes but still it was very enjoyable.

The intimate scenes wasn't the best but the romance was great, the FL is kissing with her mouth closed which is something I don't like watching, not because I want them to french kiss to satisfy the viewers, but because those types of kisses make the whole scene look very odd and uncomfortable to watch, I'd prefer not seeing any kiss scene at all to a forced one like this.

I think many actors/actresses can refuse kiss scenes or walk around it somehow, or at least try maybe to make it look pleasant.

Overall nice watch~

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