SpicyLime

She didn't actually say her final promise at the end of the first season right? Probably something along the lines of save me and marry me.

So glad I didn't start this til now. I'd probably be so pissed if I watched this without S2 confirmed. Looking forward to season 2. So glad they have most of the original cast. Only 12 episodes so should be short and sweet.

One morning, they come out of the house together and hold hands, to a surprised Chi Pan who is still aggressive chasing after Pan'er. Dude never stood a chance.

Good luck. If you can wait, def. wait and binge.

No. And definitely the wedding will be stopped. Probably with help from GQF? Despite the current misunderstanding between them, I have faith after the last episode they will still help each other out until the reveal that GQF never lied to her.

Sort of. She's getting clues that he didn't intentionally screw her and leave her out to dry. But it's going to be a few more episodes until she gets the full picture.

My understanding is VIP VIPs who pay extra get the watch the episodes early in China. Considering how popular the show is, it'll bank. I heard the preview for the final 2 episodes will be released to everyone else this Sunday. Last episodes 33-40 will be next week from Thursday to Sunday.

lol. got you. I know that the final episodes 33-40 are going to be released in China for VIP VIPs tomorrow. I'm probably going to try and find the raws.

Whays your source? Any idea on the release time?

Has to be dad. I can't think of anyone else. Gonna be tortured for awhile before he gets saved. Maybe somehow Emperor gets involved? Dunno.

And yes. OX has long been delusional. And possessive. And narcissistic. Trash.

It's a condensed hour something movie version, that covers season 1. It's on YT.

Literally he will have nothing. He's a loser. He'll take it out on Pan'er but ultimately he won't have a happy ending. He might try to attack her reputation as being a former performer. But by then nobody cares probably. She's made a name for herself as boss lady.

She gonna be tossing shade. You are a 3rd graduate with nothing. Your new ruined marraige? Yeah i did that. You left the Capital? Yep I forced you to do that too. I'm a performer that has everything. The Emperor himself visited my joint. I got cash, I got cash. I'm famous throughout the Capital. We have the best food, best music and better bet your ass we have the best tea.

Boy...you missed out on this hotness. And my husband is 10 times, no 100 times hotter than you and is the Commissioner of the Capital Security Office. Fucking 5th Ranked Official boi. You jelly? Fuck off.

Def. It's counterintuitive to how the characters have interacted and developed in this first half. It's a little jarring and out of character. But at least the misunderstanding is better than some. And I'm looking forward to when Pan'er realizes she messed up and seeks to reconcile with GQF. I'm hoping for a lot of tears and regret for not believing in him and forsaking him.

Some people are just irredeemable. That's Zhaodi's mother. She is effectively dead now. I don't see any way for her to mend a relationship with her daughter.

Chi Pan believes he has a shot with Pan'er? No way in hell. Even if he was the last person alive, Pan'er wouldn't give him the time of day. Some people just don't get the difference between business and personal. I look forward to Pan'er/GQF rubbing their love in his face.

See you at episode 35. That's the only episode I see myself watching all the way through. These last couple episodes are yikes...

The rumor is CP goes shopping for a new place to stay after they get married. Well..
There we go.

Pan'er finds it in 35. So it's gonna be awhile. But the realization will hit hard. The point of the device is to show Pan'er didn't need GQF to succeed. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Wait until 35 if you can.

For our CP story to sum. Pan'er wants to open a restaurant. GQF promises to support her financially. GQF finds out that his father was the one that convicted Pan'er's father (blood fued). His mind is in turmoil with the new realization. He does not see Pan'er that day. Pan'er is shopping for restaurants and decides on one (it's pricey), but she needs mo monies. She signs a contract with a promise to pay soon, GQF has got her back right? OFC my boy GQF ain't no OX. My man keeps his promises. GQF gets the monies prepared.

Later he is ordered to leave the Capital on an assignment. Pan'er can't find GQF and there is no yellow flower, or mo monies that he promised. Pan'er continues to wait believing he will come through. GQF leaves a bank note (it's like roughly 310,000 USD in today's monies. Back then it is lifetimes worth of cash) on Pan'er's window desk. (Note: You can imply that he is giving his life to her. He trusts her, even though he is dealing with the shock of the blood fued) He still can't face Pan'er who is sleeping. Without a word and no yellow flower, he leaves. To Pan'er it's as if he never visited. Strong wind knocks the bank note on the floor.

The following day he leaves for Official Business (FYI, you cannot disobey or leave until the job is done, or you will be severly punished/executed). Zhaodi who goes to open the window unknowingly mixes the bank note with other papers that fell in the floor. Pan'er doesn't find the monies, and GQF is fucking gone along with Chen Lian who just had a falling out with Zhaodi. Thus the HUGE misunderstanding that GQF abandoned Pan'er begins.

The next few episodes is Pan'er trying to start up her restaurant with.... Chi... Pan....Dun dun dunnn....Pan'er gives up on GQF.

Pan'er finds the bank note in episode 35.

Turns out...it wasn't GQF that abandoned her, she was the one who abandoned him all along. O the irony.

Also, in episode 36, Pan'er finally realizes what GQF's father did to her father.

What will happen next? Tune in.

Yeah. The seperation is just a plot device to get the story back. So Pan'er can go back to her dream and shouldn't stop because of a man. Girls need to stick together etc. Zhaodi also be misunderstanding Chen Lian's good intentions. In the end ironically, GQF never abandoned her, she was the one that abandoned him. I'm gonna tear watching it, I know it. That realization going to hit her hard. I hope we get a monologue and a conversation with Sanniang about what she realizes. Not sure with the direction the director will go. But, looking forward to it.

It's somewhat palatable to me since GQF did actually leave the money for her. So the anger she had the whole time over the abandonment was misplaced. The o shit moment when she realizes is gonna be soo good. She has to make it up to him. Marriage. Tehe

Spoiler for the previews below if you don't want to keep reading:

Minister Xiao is the one who sentenced Pan'er's father. The circumstances are somewhat complicated. There is no right/wrong person here. Both sides were doing what they thought was right. There wasn't anything insidious. The fact remains though, Pan'er's family was accused of a crime and they were exiled and made slaves. Minister Xiao was the one in charge.

Sunniang's son will make a return in episode 36. He ends up in the Capital stealing food from the restarant. Not sure if GQF had a hand in getting him there. It's obvious he was being starved back at home.

Not sure. I feel like it might just be circumstances and concidences that our CP have such an interwined past. It would be cool if Xiao family somehow was involved with getting Pan'er released. That would be ironic. Person who indirectly sent you there got you released as well.

The thing is Prime Minister Xiao is described as a strict military man. He just follows the law and orders as given. Pan'er's dad was accused, convicted and sentenced to the letter of the law. Minister Xiao knows the importance of power. There is no bad or good. His words of wisdom to GQF was to cherish a true love and not end up like him. This an old man telling his son his biggest regret in life. That's being too consumed with his job and not being there for his family. He really doesn't seem like a bad person at heart.

I'm not sure how Pan'er will resolve her feelings. My guess is after the last meetup with GQF, and finally realizing he didn't abandon her, trusts her, supports her and loves her unconditionally, she finds that she'll continue to be with him no matter what and thus they are reunited. He didn't break any of his promises (i.e. he's not the 2nd OX). The bank note that GQF left her was all of that. It's him trusting her with his life.

If you don't forsake me, I won't forsake you. Those were her words. She has to keep her promise, right? He didn't forsake her, he's given her his all and that trumps any misgivings that happened in the past between the families.