Divorced two years ago, former actress Jian Jing competes in a risqué romance variety show to pay for breach of contract fees. However, she discovers the director is her ex-husband, Zhou Zhi Jing, and faces his deliberate harassment. When Jian Jing demands Zhou Zhi Jing's forgiveness, the typically arrogant Zhou Zhi Jing relents, remarking, "It's not that I won't let you go, it's that I can't let you go. (Source: Chinese = Weibo || Translation = Google Translate) ~~ Adapted from the web novel "You Ben Shi Bie Fu Hun" (有本事别复婚) by Niu Ru Zhan Tang (牛乳蘸糖). Edit Translation
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Mature & introspective drama of character growth and second chance romance
I was finalising a reddit post on my 5 favourite Cheng Cheng's dramas when this drama was released. I decided to watch it before I published the post, just in case I could feature it in the post. I didn't include Get Married in my post but I enjoyed the drama.What I liked:
1. FL characterisation - She was rebuilding her career after a scandal. She was vulnerable but there was a quiet strength about her and I liked seeing her journey. There was a healing aspect to this drama.
2. Romance - This is a story of a second chance drama. Reconciliation was a slow process because FL wanted to rely on herself rather than being dependent on others in the restart of her career. I also liked that writer didn't harp on too much on childhood romance because their romance should not rely on nostalgia.
3. ML characterisation - ML still loved FL even post-divorce and I liked that he wasn't domineering. He was jealous when FL got attention from other men but he was never threatened her. I also liked that ML was flawed - too many MLs in vertical dramas were depicted as "perfect".
4. Tone - There were comedic moments that made this drama lighthearted.
5. Styling - I must say I loved ML's outfits. ML was a director of a variety show so his outfits were mostly outdoorsy and comfortable yet stylish.
6. Third party - There was no green tea in this drama and I loved it! Their relationship broke down because of their own insecurities.
7. Supporting characters - I loved FL's agent & the assistant director.
Disliked:
1. Reconciliation - I wish there were more time / episodes after they really talked about their failed marriage. I would like to see them rebuilding their romantic relationship.
2. Variety show - I understand that it was a catalyst for reconnection between FL and ML but I felt the variety show content wasn't relatable. Ideally the show could have been nore focused on communication so it would be parallel to FL-ML's past problem.
Favourite scene
When FL told her agent about the problems in her marriage that eventually led to her divorce
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