Lingering in Mind (2025)

Two stuffed alpaca away from greatness

If I’d bailed after the first five minutes of this drama, I wouldn’t have blamed myself. Liu Nian’s Sang Lu hit every “too much” alarm—animated voice, an alarming attachment to stuffed animals, and accessories that looked like they were designed to blind aircraft. It felt like a case study in chaos wrapped in pink bows. But plot patience? It paid off. Because the very woman I nearly wrote off ended up carrying the entire drama on her glitter-dusted, emotionally perceptive shoulders.

Let’s be real: Sang Lu is a grown woman living like she’s one sparkly sneeze away from starring in a Sanrio crossover. But somehow, it works. Watching her pastel invasion quietly upend Feng Yan’s cold, curated life was oddly healing. Their marriage may have been arranged by meddling grandparents, but the emotional trespassing? That was all her. One minute he’s in his luxury minimalist man-cave, next he’s surrounded by plushies and chaos—and not hating it.

The best twist? Sang Lu isn’t some rich heiress playing house. She’s just a regular woman thrown into a wealth-marinated world she never asked for, and she handles it with more class than half the people born into it. She doesn’t chase status or money. What she does care about is effort, decency, and calling people out based on their character, not their income bracket. Her so-called ridiculousness? It’s magnetic. And like Feng Yan, you’ll fall for it before you realize what’s happening.

So no, this wasn’t the drama I expected. It’s softer, sillier, and sneakily sincere. Sang Lu might look like a walking plushie aisle, but underneath all the fluff is a woman with real emotional clarity—and an uncanny ability to transform cold hearts and colder bedrooms.

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When sunshine meets midnight: A love story between bubbly girl and a man of few words

I watched this drama after finding out that it stars Liu Nian & He Cong Rui. I actually have not watched Please Come Into My Heart even though it's been in my watch list for months. Anyway I decided to watch this drama first because of my preference for modern romance and its popularity on reddit. I enjoyed this drama though one scene left a bad impression on me.

What I liked:
1. FL characterisation - I have only watched her in Yue Ran Ai Ren - gosh she was different here. She was bubbly, loud and at times childlike. Hahaha I don't usually fancy this type of FL but she's alright because she showed maturity in her actions.
2. Romance - They were married strangers and FL was resentful but another person transmigrated into her character so her attitude changed. One youtube users referred to their contrasting personality as "sunshine and midnight" which I think is fittng. Their interactions were mostly cute and there were a few good kisses (tha nk gawd). Their love language is act of service.
3. ML characterisation - He was the typical brooding CEO ML but in this version he was a man of few words because of selective mutism. His icy heart started to thaw once he spent time with FL.
4. Supporting characters - I loved ML's assistant for deciphering love signals for our inexperienced ML. I felt like the assistant was ML's first wife who had amicable split from him. I liked FL's parents - their arc was written well despite the short screentime. The idol / FL's former school mate was handsome.

What I disliked:
1. Bed scene - I was alarmed when FL deliberately jumped on top of ML when they were sleeping. If the role was reverse i.e. ML deliberately jumped on top of FL, that would be considered sexual assault. FL & ML were practically strangers at this point so this scene left a bad impression on me.
2. Styling - FL was like a primary school student with the amount of soft toys around her and her bedroom decoration. Very kiddish for a married grown woman and I don't like it.

Favourite scene
When FL confronted her jealous relatives at the hot spring hotel

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