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Good biological daughter vs adopted daughter story but with underdeveloped romance
I was preparing for a reddit post on Zhang Ruo Chen's dramas so I looked for dramas to watch and decided on this title because I like Ji Jun Liang. It seems that Zhang Ruo Chen has done a few "biological daughter vs adopted daughter" dramas. I enjoyed this one.What I liked:
1. FL characterisation - I liked her stance on her involvement with biological family after the rebirth. She never forgave them for their atrocious behaviour in the past life. I also liked that she helped her new family when she could have stayed quiet / passive.
2. Dynamics - Fascinating to see different dynamics between her and new foster brothers and between her and biological brothers.
3. Acting - I liked the performances given by Zhang Ruo Chen, Ji Jun Liang & Hu Wen Le.
4. Hard work - I liked that hard work was demonstrated as an important value in achieving success. One cannot just rely solely on fate.
What I disliked:
1. Antagonists - FL's adopted sister was vicious & envious of FL. She manipulated her brothers but the brothers and father were at fault too for indulging her. They were idiots.
2. Romance - Sadly the romance between FL & ML was underdeveloped. FL seemed to spend more time with her other foster brother than with ML.
3. Duration - At 2 hours 34 minutes, I found the drama was too long as some arcs were draggy.
Favourite scene
When FL & new foster brother sold stuff at booth
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Great chemistry between FL and costars
I think this is my favorite of this storyline. She genuinely just wanted to live and do the things she always wanted to do (like get an education - something we take for granted.)However, as shown with the bird flu case and her brother almost dying, she was unwilling to trample on other people's lives to get there. That in itself sets her apart. The only thing I didnt like was that they never included the mother's storyline but it is a *short drama and with the time they had they did a very good job. Can we get a second season?
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