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"C'est l'hôpital qui se fout de la charité" 😂😂😂 Nice lol I've heard 'pot calling the kettle black' and 'people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones' but that's a new one!

Guys, guys, a gift for our (my?) eyes 😍
https://i.postimg.cc/b8rTNX8V/best.png

I think it might have something to do with Suowei calling him stupid and saying he talks too much 😂

Chengyu and Chi Cheng are actually EXACTLY the types of dominant characters I like in fiction lol They both fall into the list of Tops who would burn shit down/and or kill someone for the one they love, right along with my other faves like Hannibal, Hua Cheng, Deadpool, Lestat, Ruan Lanzhu, Crowley, just to name a few. They're also all exceptionally morally grey to black and totally fucked up. Hehe. >:3 I love them all.

I read KoD as well before, knew what would happen, same as the Counterattack novel, but if the scene hits, it hits, if it doesn't, it doesn't. We react according to our attachment imo.

True, they confuse actor with character. Me on the other hand, I know Chengyu's as fucked up and Chi Cheng in many similar and different ways, but I like him anyway. It is what it is.

I think it really depends more on how much we like the characters. I was VERY invested in Ruan Lanzhu, he made my 'fave fiction characters of all time' list. Suowei is fine, as in, I like in a general way in the show, but I'm not moved by him in any way and he won't stay in my mind beyond this show.

Yep. 100%
They've glazed over the deets in the show, but I actually think the underlying story of Chengyu's family business and his own business in the novel is the same as the series Chengyu. Mofo has his own shady shit going on.

Yo! Yeah that was my comment (or one the few who made a comment about not crying) and nope I didn't even tear up, let alone cry during the scene of SW's mother passing. I;m not inclined to feel emotional for a scene unless I'm really invested in the character/s experiencing the pain. That said, I was impressed and a did smile and do a small clap for Ziyu's actin! It was the first time in this whole show his sad-emotional acting was good, he did a great job.

I rarely cry for TV shows in general though, last time I teared up for a show was like 2 years ago, for The Spirealm ending scene of EP34 and again in EP38's separation scene. Even then, not crying, just wet eyes. lol

The Chengyu 'green flag' and 'green forest' posts are all over and I'm laughing every time. Like, he's a great character but that guy ain't no green flag. Chartreuse maybe, on a good day😂
Chengyu is a slick, sly, morally gray mofo (and I love him just btw, don't get it twisted 😏)

It was a bit different from the novel (which has an equally incoherent and stupid series of events). They made it make slightly more sense in the show, the gist of it in the show is:

Phase 1 - WSW goes to XS crying about 'wanting to break up with CC', his intent (to my understanding) in this phase is to make XS take him in, to stay at his house together, in order to prevent XS from seeing and contacting Chengyu to make him miss (i.e: yearn for/want/become horny) due to being separated from CY for so long without seeing him, while also implying to XS that CC compared the two of them so XS will start worrying about CC being interested in him again.

It seems to work well enough but it's still going too slow, so CC tells SW to speed things up because he's becoming impatient. Entering phase two, and impulsively, escalating things-

Phase 2 - this includes SW continuing to pretend CC is treating him badly and comparing him to XS, but with the impulse added act of wanting to kill himself in the bathtub, which is quite drastic in XS's eyes, and causes him to want to confront CC.

Phase 3 - SW tells CC to 'do his best' during the confrontation, because at this point, the plan seems to be about baiting XS, who already misses CY, into running to Chengyu after CC 'threatens' that he's interested in XS sexually. SW seems to expect XS to do what he did, as in, sleeping with CY in order to get CC to back off (albeit under slightly different circumstances), so in the sense where CC would 'lose interest' in XS who would prove he wasn't reserved or dignified or whatever. (the plan is sooooooo random)

Phase 4: CC 'puts the moves' on XS and XS panics and focuses on dragging CC back to see SW instead.

At this point they're winging it, I don't think CC and SW expected XS to bring CC back to see SW and the whole act in the apartment is on the spot and essentially goes well right up until it doesn't. They almost seem to have succeeded in making XS decided to go off and sleep with CY in order to prove to CC that he's no different or better than WS in terms of being a more 'pure' partner.

But XS overhears them after he leaves, talking about it, and their ridiculous plan falls apart, but also not reeeeeeeally because XS ends up rushing off to see CY anyway.

This is how understood what happened, they managed to do a pretty good job of adapting this whack ass plan into the series.

There's a lot of unexplained stuff between them. I mean, they played that bees game again in ep 19, those who take the copium will tell themselves that while drinking and playing that game they didn't kiss each other again 😂😂😂 Despite not having romantic feelings for one another per se, those two definitely cross/crossed lines more often than not, even before WS came into the picture according to the novel. They don't a have a lot of boundaries as it were.

Aaah, guess I'll just have to see if I ever get around to watching MoR. The other commenter said it's good enough to watch and you said their chemistry is better than WG. I'll probs watch at least one ep and decide ✌️😁

They really did it so well ✌️😭

Holy shit they adapted that spastic novel so DAMN well, they REALLY left out all the worst parts in the novel and rewrote it so PEAK. I deadass loved both these eps so fucking much. The range from sad through recovery and reuniting to building back and building up relationships was just on point on point on point. The producers really hit their stride from eps 15-20 for sure, it just keeps delivering all the key highs of the novel without all the mess and it's really enjoyable, every scene, every character interaction, all the sadness and angst and humor hitting all the marks!

Best Notes:
- Ziyu's BEST acting landed with the scene of finding his mother outside, first time I've been impressed with his acting personally. He really did a good job there.
- I loved the make up scene of him and CC too, that they kept the dynamic and dialogue which flowed into CC demanding he stop crying to breaking down his charade and softening, so good. The passing of time was also handled well since the beginning of ep 19. Flowed well, didn't feel rushed.
- EVERY SINGLE scene with CC and CY is burned into my brain and will be rewatched and swooned over, sorry not sorry, they'd be fucking hot together like it's nobody's business.
- That said, I also enjoyed every scene with CY and XS's relationship growth and how they adapted the ridiculous plan of SW and CC, I can't believe they worked it in SO WELL. I was expecting them to ditch that whack series of events but noooooo, they did it and they SERVED it. It was comedic instead of cringe and...

OooooOOOOhhh that ending of ep 20.
WOw. SO good. No waiting at least, tomorrow is only one sleep away. Fucking A, all entertainment boxes CHECKEDCHECKEDCHECKED.

PS: We all love you Gangzi <3

Wandee Goodday - dropped
Reset - dropped
Secret Lover - struggling not to drop
ABO Desire - not interested (ABO is for fanfiction imo)
Trapped in Osaka - This was hella good, but sadly too short 🥺

Thanks for the reccs :D but I know what BLs have happened and are airing currently, I just wanted to know if MoR was any good. Um, okay, how about this, is Memoir of Rati anywhere close to as good as I Feel You Linger In The Air?

How is Memoir or Rati? I've been avoiding it because it's GMMTV and I'm barely lukewarm on the pair too, is it fan overrated with the usual GMMTV schtick, or is it actually a good story? Rn I'm struggling not to drop Secret Lover, and aside from watching RL I haven't bothered with other BLs in weeks 😒💤
After RL ends, I'm pretty much only waiting on The Wicked Game.

Exactly, we needed that fight scene to be longer and more focused on CC and CY fighting WZ.

Twitter too, whining and questioning for days. I'd be sick of the 'fans' too if it were my production. Like stfu already, jfc. They've worked hard, this show has been great, I'll enjoy it in whatever release format they share it, to the end.

The RL team posted:
Are you ready?
8月8日起，夏日狂歡強勢加更！
🔥每日連更不停歇，高能直衝大結局！
愛已失控，情已翻湧——
就讓這場愛情風暴，
卷你入海、衝上心尖、一路炸到盛夏之巔！

Translated:
Are you ready?
Starting August 8, the summer frenzy intensifies with more updates!
🔥Daily continuous updates without a break, high-energy rush to the grand finale!
Love has spiraled out of control, emotions are surging—
Let this storm of love, sweep you into the sea, rush to the peak of your heart, and explode all the way to the pinnacle of summer!

To be fair, they might just be sick of the fan drama that has (and will probably ensue) over the course of the next few eps. Let them be free, they've worked hard.