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That's a very odd decision on their part, imo, but I'm very happy for any crumbs :D Thank you for sharing!

Thank you, now I get it, this makes sense!

Thank you, this makes sense!

I think there were plenty of ways around it anyway; he could agree to pretend before the Mom while discussing it with Lu Feng and the girl in advance. If the girl disagreed, he could always find someone else to make his Mom feel at ease if she was that important to him (which, honestly, I never felt based on what we've seen).

He did have a choice. A lot of choices. He chose the worst one that ended up ruining the lives of 3 people at once.

I agree with every point. I do hope Yi Cheng will finally grow a spine, even if it's way too late.

Oh, I know about the censorship and the hardships they are all facing :( The fact that they manage to keep giving us so much goodness is a miracle. I meant that, unless something new happened in the last 10 days, it's highly unlikely that censorship is at fault in this particular instance.

They dropped one special episode less than 2 weeks ago; nothing was stopping them from uploading two of these episodes at once. I'm trying to follow all the news closely, and everyone involved, including the studio responsible for the drama and the author of the novel, are making happy and enthusiastic posts. I saw no reports from Asian fans about a sudden surge in harassment lately, so it's more likely that they are just waiting to release it at some later point.

I do hope to see them (and the Desire crew) again in another drama! They are fantastic.

I felt like it's drama for drama's sake from E1, but I'm intrigued by the twists they are making now because at least Yi Chen woke up a bit earlier.

The 4 episodes thing wasn't confirmed; based on the trailer, we can only tell that there is at least one more episode ahead. No info on the dates, though :(

I doubt it? They just released the first special episode 10 days ago and it is well liked. The actors are doing extremely well: their concert passed successfully, they were just invited to walk the runway for VOGUE yesterday, and they have a ton of endorsements. They're doing frequent streams together; other Chinese BLs are blooming, too, so it doesn't look like censorship is at fault. We'll probably get it a bit later. A new big fan event takes place on June 3, so maybe then.

This is literally a place for discussions... if you don't want people to interact with what you write, don't write it. Simple.

Agreed. I'm so annoyed by these "I gave a promise to [insert a relative] and now I must honor it no matter what" tropes. If his mother asked him to kill his neighbors, would he have run to do it, too? Even love and devotion have to have a boundary of sanity. I used to be able to tolerate weak characters, but the latest quality dramas spoiled me, so now I'm very frustrated.

She's a fantastic author, so I can't wait for more of her works to be adapted! No annoying stereotypes in sight there.

What do you mean why? Dark romance is a genre many people love. It has always been my favorite, and though I'm not enjoying this particular show, I'm delighted that I finally have so many options to choose from. There are plenty of other shows with lighter plots and romance, way more than the ones in this genre.

My theory is that the new special episode will be posted on June 3. Apparently, there is a To My Shore fan tour that starts then; the studio responsible for the drama made a post about it stating that it anticipates this date, plus it's Wednesday, so here's to hoping))

I was hoping they'd give them a more modern twist.

Yeah, Fan Xiao is very slow on the uptake when it comes to love... only when all the quick but wrong methods don't work, he considers switching an approach. It's heartbreaking to watch.

Happy watching, you are in for a ride! If you like the show, be sure to watch the special episode on YouTube after you're done with all the episodes, it has a lot of goodness.

They do end up together, yes.

Haha, wait for E10 and E11 :D More lows are coming. But the suffering and groveling are delicious.