I had hesitations when watching the second season because they changed the lead actors but I do think it was a pretty good replacement. Esther Yu was a good replacement for Janice Wu and I even forgot that she was a different actress after a couple of episodes. I also don't have a problem with Mike Angelo. TBH, I forgot the previous ML almost instantly and I binged watched this series.
I'm the type of person who FFs a lot because of time constraints (reading the subs is much faster than having them speak) and to avoid a lot of boring parts but ever since I've started the first episode, I was unable to FF. I could really feel the emotion from the 1st second of the first episode and after watching lots of cdramas, I would say this drama is one of the best ones I've watched so far. I hope for the 2020 remake, the ML would do the role justice. I have doubts based on his repertoire but I'm hoping for the best.
Jia Yue and the guy (I'm assuming Jian Bai) ended up together. Your friend either lied to you or you misunderstood.
Just because they don't have a scene where they kiss in the end, doesn't mean they split up. The couple reconciled and hugged a few episodes before the ending.
To be honest I stuck to this story because of Tang Sheng and Zi Yue and they could've totally made a solo series about them but the show isn't that bad as the comments say. They probably expected this series to be heavy on the "romance" aspect and I initially did too but when I realized that it was more of "slice of life" I was already hooked to the story. I've almost missed a lot of dramas that I've enjoyed because of comments here but I've learned that I should take comments with a grain of salt and try out the dramas myself. What I do look out for in the comments is whether the ending would be happy or sad.
I had to drop this drama midway because I can't take the ML seriously. It's mostly about his appearance (petty I know) and it makes him look apathetic in all scenes and it just ruins the scenes for me.
This second lead is getting on my nerves. He's the most "snake" like second lead I've ever seen. Always prowling around the FL even though she's in a relationship waiting for the slightest iota of a chance to get her. Like WTF. I don't even know how some people are getting SLS from him.
BTW, loved the acting and cinematography for this drama. The young actors/actresses really know how to act and the camera shots and editing are excellent. There was some bit of weird editing mistakes in the beginning of the first episode (the wine glasses aren't consistent) but from that on, it was great.
Stopped watching at EP4 because I learned the ending was a cliffhanger and I don't want to be blue-balled. I can only say FL's hairstyle doesn't suit her. She looked great in All I Want for Love is You but in here she looks kinda iffy.
BTW, loved the acting and cinematography for this drama. The young actors/actresses really know how to act and the camera shots and editing are excellent. There was some bit of weird editing mistakes in the beginning of the first episode (the wine glasses aren't consistent) but from that on, it was great.