Chasing Light in High Summer (2025)

It was supposed to be fluffy but i dont enjoy it.

I eager to watch since I miss Bai Yan works (the last one i watch was with Wang Haozhen but i don't like the drama unfortunately) and haven't watch Zeng Xitang as Male Lead so this is my first review about him.

I feel i have watch the drama with same plot met when they want exchange their received wrong package and this is Older Woman-Younger Men romance. The chemistry is lukewarm and not too bad. It supposed to be heart fluttering but i don't feel anything at all and the worst of all the misunderstanding plot are too long and make the plot too dragged. I was this close to dropped the drama and end up make it 1.25 speed since the duration are too long.

I don't like ML immature characterization in this drama even his character didn't have positive growth.

Wont recommend it.

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Mellow jiejie romance that could have done better with more chemistry and less running time

I am a fan of jiejie romance and I like Bai Yan's acting. The moment I saw this drama on its release day, I made a point to watch it immediately. It's great that older woman-younger man stories have grown to include different vibes from spicy, lusty & fast-paced to mellow & slow unravelling. This drama belongs to the mellow & slow unravelling. I liked it.

What I liked:
1. Editing - Good production value. This drama made me feel like I am watching traditional 45-min-per-episode Chinese drama.
2. FL characterisation - She was focused on building her career. I understood why she didn't like her mother arranging blind date / marriage for her.
3. ML characterisation - He was smitten by FL. I liked that he respected FL's decision.
4. Romance - The meet cute was amusing. Slow & steady romance with resistance coming from FL (who resisted relationship in general, not ML). There were many sweet moments and some nice kisses.
5. Supporting characters - ML's friends were entertaining. The mothers of the leads were adorable in their own ways.

What I disliked:
1. Duration - At almost 3 hours, I found this drama too long. The little misunderstandings were unnecessary.
2. Acting - I didn't sense much chemistry between Bai Yan and Zeng Xi Tang. I also found Zeng Xi Tang's acting in this drama a tad underwhelming. He gave much memorable performances as SML in other dramas.

Favourite scene
When FL finally admitted her feelings for ML

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