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What you heard it's correct.

The Chinese drama is fictional, not a real one.

A year and half. From May 2025 until December 2026. The clues are in the messages that Oh read before he decided to give Teh another chance. The confusion came from his talking with Bas - when he said "it took me years to move on" actually it means it took him a long/some time to move on, not literally years.

I have same feelings as you. I watched the 4 episodes 2 years ago, I liked it so I looked for the novel and I read both books of it. When they first announced the full series they said it will have 16 episodes so I thought they will cover both books of the novels. But once again, they announced there will be only 10 episodes so I knew only the first book will be covered, of course without the toxic aspects of the novel. But even I like WinWar and their chemistry, I was disappointed of the plot, Ploy got too screentime and Mark felt like a secondary character many times. They could have write the story better and without that annoying boxer from episode 9.

Happy ending.

You can ask me in DM if you have more questions and I will reply you how much I remember lol.

First part of the novel finishes with Vee and Mark becoming officially lovers (even Mark claimed online that he's in a relationship with Vee - the scene that appears in the first drama - they officially becomes lovers after some time, having the blessing of both their families. Vee moves in another town to work and when Mark was visiting him, Ploy appears again saying she's pregnant with her new bf - Ton and he doesn't want the baby. She simply askes for help and Mark suddenly told her to keep the baby and he will sign the birth certificate claiming to be the father so he and Vee may have a child. Ploy will live in Mark's house and Vee will take her to her periodic checks while Mark is back to study. In this time Thew kissed Mark so imagine how Vee felt when he finds out, he was busying looking for their future child and working hard while Mark almost cheat on him. Anyway he loves Mark too much so he forgives him quickly but Ton appears back and Ploy has an accident and the baby dies. Mark is devastated and unwell for a while and Vee looks after him. Once he recovers they spend some time in Vee's working town and somehow Thew is there to meet someone and he meets Vee and Mark who were having dinner. Vee is a little jealous and asks Thew if he passed over Mark and Thew promised to never try to stay between them again and Mark tells him clearly "I like him (Vee) not you". So the novel finishes how it started lol.

This iconic phone conversation appears in the novel as well and it's after after their second time together. Vee calls Mark out of jealousy, he thinks Mark took home another kid to spend a night with. He calls Mark " wife" in the novel many times if I remember well . Mark was a "top" until the night Vee raped him. Also Marks knows Vee will never let him be a "top" with him. Of course, they changed lots from the novel, so the series isn't so toxic.

Vee is an amazing lover in part 2 of the novel but they live in different towns. Vee finished his studies and didn't work for six months just to stay with Mark. But with the help of his father, Vee gets a job in a different town so he and Mark don't see each other too much. Thew being an asshole knows that and keeps following Mark on the faculty and at some point he kisses Mark who avoids Vee for a while. When they met again, Vee realized Mark is hiding something and Mark confessed about Thew kissing him. They don't break up as Vee forgives Mark right away and then punishes him in bed lol.

Do you remember that girl who used to do videos about what happens in the university in En of Love:Love Mechanics ? Thew is her brother, he likes to take photos and has a crush on Mark on second part of the novel. He even kissed Mark who was Vee's boyfriend at that time.

Sadly it's not available on wattpad anymore. I read it there 2 years ago. The novel has 2 books but I think only first one was made a drama.

Vee raped Mark in the novel. That was their first time. Their second time was when Mark tried to take someone home but Vee sent that boy away and instead he slept with Mark. (in the drama they changed it with the rooftop scene where Vee kissed Mark).

I remember I tried to watch Goblin when it aired but I drop it after only 2 or 3 episodes. It didn't catch me at all, nor other of her dramas. A drama being "popular" it doesn't mean it's necessary good.
About ITSAY, it's one of the best dramas I ever saw and Teh is one of my favourite characters, I like him because he's a complex character and has flaws which makes him real. I read your review about IPYTM and I agree with you - it's only a retelling of season 1 and not in a good way. Same as you I don't like the perfect Oh-Aew at all, I expected him to do something stupid and I was curious how Teh will react to it. I wondered how season 2 would have been if it was directed by Boss Naruebet Kuno and his team.

There is a special episode that have all their moments from TT2 plus their first time together. Just check the links for International fans - the episode 0 is the special one.

I damn agree with you. I don't think Teh had feelings for Jai, mostly he was seeing old Oh in him. the one who shared the same dream as him and the one who shared his secrets with him.
Teh's POV is what lots of people don't seem to understand or see and without understanding what's on Teh's damn complicated mind you won't be able to get the message of the series.

The hibiscus flowers were behind Teh in the final scene but were blurred, they aren't relevant for the story anymore. It's the same beach with the hammock where they first confessed, had their first time and now they get back together.

You are not the only one who got the feeling Bas doesn't like Teh. Maybe because Teh always hurt Oh that Bas doesn't like him.

I don't think so. Oh tried to know more about him but Bas knew Oh was in love with Teh and took Oh to Teh house. Oh never had strong feelings for Bas, his heart belongs only to Teh. But I'm happy Oh kept in touch with Bas and asked for his advice, it's clearly he couldn't speak with anyone about Teh apart Bas.

Yea, he understood his dream was nothing without Oh by his side.

I got the same feeling since ep 1 , they looked at some points more like 2 strangers that met from time to time and have nothing in common.