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Link (eng subs):
Part 1 - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9k2ubg
Part 2 - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9k2ube

I don't think this drama is listed here.
I'm talking a different version of the - https://kisskh.at/787612-di-jie-jie
Title: Twin Lotus Flowers Never Meet/并蒂莲花不相见

This also has a different version with Chen Si Che/陈思澈 playing as the Female Lead: Twin Lotus Flowers Never Meet/并蒂莲花不相见

LOL, if I wouldn't watch it before, I would say "thank you for the recommendation" :).

Well, at least for Flourished Peony it didn't work well, as the S2 is much weaker compared to the S1.

Yeah, great suggesion, "special task force" would indeed suit her skillset better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg6bfq5ZJeE

No idea about the title, but she seems to be in it.

Thank you so, so much.
But maybe put this into spoilers ;).

Really like this one. Definitely one of my favourite versions of the "sister against evil family" storyline.
Also, it's nice to see, for once, an ML who does look like a grown-up.

Really liked him a few years ago in "Special Warfare", especially his comedy timing, but recently didn't recognise him as the ML's brother in the "Prisoner of Beauty". Ooops :).

I was only able to find a Raw version on Dailymotion - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9m6wti

Links no longer work.

I'm surprised it doesn't have any comments or reviews, as it's a fantastic revenge drama, with a smart, capable, ruthless and very beautiful FL going against intelligent villains (or rather villainesses).
No Rebirth and no Romance (so no ML helping FL, making her look weak) and strong finish - highly recommended, it immediately jumped into my TOP 10.

Links that works (29.03.2026):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_rJwciY0F8&lc=Ugwd51N_1rRSKywkjvh4AaABAg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mVvIEQ6W4Q

The type of Drama that disappoints me the most (even if it remains watchable) - potentially fantastic story based on the all-around capable and powerful female lead, dragged down by the horrible, overbearing ML wearing multiple god-awful masks, mixed with childhood/rescuing tropes and the terrible Romance.
Thanks to the FL, the drama gave me a vibe of "Queen of the Battlefield", but the execution wasn't anywhere close.

Also , there is a moment around 1:32-1:33, when the ML is pinning the FL down - I hope one day to watch a drama where the female lead, actually presented as the very all-around capable, will beat the hell out of the ML in this kind of situation, instead of getting pinned down like some Damsel in Distress.
Doesn't matter which god-awful mask he will wear at the moment :)

Could someone give me a summary of the FL based on the novel? Something like strengths and weaknesses?

How does she compare against the Prisoner of Beauty's FL, who was absolutely fantastic and very powerful in her scheming and forward-thinking in the opening 11 Episodes, and then heavily downgraded for the rest of the Drama?
Or against the FL from the Blossom? (minus the rebirth)

I really like Ma Qiuyuan, so I would like to watch it. But the comments regarding the FL's scheming abilities are very conflicting, so just not sure...

Well, the majority of dramas these days have pretty people in main roles. And pretty much, it was always the case.
So, there still had to be some things that "PoJ" did well, even if obviously 9.2 is a crazy rating.

Somehow, watching recently "Prisoner of Beauty" makes me want to try it out - as it seems to have a smart FL put in an impossible situation.