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Better acting and romance element in this version of "assassin disguising as weak heiress" drama
I got to know about this drama from subreddit CShortDramas. I watched Heiress of the Underworld aka Accidental Favourite before I watched this drama so I sort of knew what to expect. I must say I enjoyed this drama so much more than Heiress of the Underworld.What I liked:
1. FL characterisation - She was smart and cunning. I liked her duality.
2. Romance - This drama has a stronger romance element. I liked the complicated relationship between FL and ML. Their first encounter was fascinating because FL outsmarted ML and their first kiss was hot.
3. Acting - I really liked Cui Xiao Xuan's acting because she managed to convey the two different personas of her character. She gave a better performance than Wang Xiao Yi. I also liked Song Yu Bo's acting. Good chemistry between the two of them.
4. Supporting characters - I liked FL's family especially the third brother. Always love a protective older brother.
5. Styling - I loved the contrasting style for FL's dual identity. The anime look was great on CXX.
6. Wedding - The surrender of weapons was funny moment! I also liked seeing the wedding as a gathering of FL's eccentric friends / allies.
What I disliked:
1. Antagonist - The Han family was horrible.
2. Screentime - I wish FL's brothers were given more screentime.
Favourite scene
When FL first appeared in her gangster persona and taught the baddie a lesson
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Decent Action Comedy with good performance from leads.
I'm being conservative with my rating. A seemingly harmless but actually cunning FL, ML who's a master of deception, innocent yet foolish brothers, and goofy subordinates—everyone's a source of laughter, inherently funny. Just imagine how entertaining the plot will be. The plot is rich, with minimal verbal sparring. FL is decisive, resourceful, intelligent, and a master of drama. ML watches from the sidelines but is always there to cover for her when needed (though she doesn't really need it). The interactions between the leads are both sweet and hilarious, with occasional clueless characters bumping into them and getting themselves killed. It was rare to found comedy drama that match my humor code.The character design of the violent loli FL is quite good. ML is like a masochistic, love-struck pervert. I don't watch Song Yubo's drama often but he seems to take on comedy route and he was perfect of this role. Cui Xiao Xuan performance was quite okay than some of notable actress on duanjus.
Recommended if you want some action comedy
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