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I get he has a plan, I don't justify his behaviour though.

You're right. For some reason I though she had mentioned it to him more vaguely of course.

Thing is that many people may watch this for fun or not have watched enough dramas.

In that case, it's not exactly in their favour. It also can cause confusion for people that don't watch many dramas cause they are honorifics that are used for many characters.

I've watched quite a few series with people that don't watch many Asian series, and it just confuses them cause they see the same words for different characters. Especially in period dramas. Like we can have Xiao Yu, Xiao Pei, Xiao Zhen, Xiao Chen etc.

Plus especially in historicals it can cause hilarious misunderstandings.

Once we were watching a series and in the first episodes a man that liked a woman called her Jie and they translated it as sister. And when it become obvious that he loved her shit became super awkward.
Not to even mention the "brother". It's impossible for someone who doesn't watch enough to understand when they mean it literally and when they don't.

And as someone who does subtitling its even difficult for me sometimes to tell from the get go if two people are for example real brothers or they just call each other that.

It's just easier for the international audience, especially people that don't watch too many dramas and it doesn't cause misunderstandings. Plus not all people like to search something while watching especially if they are not interested. Viki used to have subs that explained the honorifics, but other official platforms don't so it can get confusing. Think about Korean. We may have 5 different characters that people call oppa, how will they be differentiated? Many times I saw subtitlers using oppa and the after like 6 eps they suddenly started using an actual name and I was like "who's that now?". Now I am more acquainted with the different languages, but it's very hard for people that aren't.

Since I'll be away from the comment section now that express will be out, just wanted to say that Lu Yu Xiao is insanely pretty.

😭😭😭

I agree that he could have not mentioned her. What bothers me is that he gets all the blame, when the core problem is his father.
And the miscommunication trope that happens again and again.

HX is not in danger cause PZ likes her. She's in danger, cause her father worked on that stadium and he's involve, sth that ML knew.

He may love her, but he can still try to protect her even if she doesn't love him back.

Irony is that PZ actually confronted his father about it, after what ZY said to him. ZY doesn't dare to go against him either so far in general. He just putting up with him. He's gathering evidence yes but he's still cooperating with him.

Well this is a drama though after all. We all know how it will end. I just hope that man ends up in jail sooner and we don't have to wait till the last episode.

I truly hope not, I hate them. Unless they are like 10 minutes before the end and it shows how their life is afterwards.

About the gifts a commenter below, I believe, has explained that very well.

He used to provoke the ML a lot with HX but in the past few eps it's obvious that his feelings changed.

He could have listened I agree, but again I think everything would be solved if they could just talk like human beings. If Pei knew who her dad was (cause that's the main reason she's in any danger) things could go differently. Of course he could go all evil and reveal his identity etc.

What bothers me is the constant miscommunication and the fact that they refuse to deal (each for their own reasons) with the actual problem aka the dad. He's that all powerful character that none dares to touch, yet he is theoretically the root of all problems.

Well probably he had something to do with what happened and end up in jail.

Again his father would probably not pay that much attention if HX was just a regular girl. I agree he could be more cautious, but I still think the core problem is the father. If he always does what his father says he'll be miserable for life.

I hope they team up and sent him to jail.

Not impossible.

I hope we see ot on screen though and not get the typical "PEI SR WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR FRAUD" after the series ends cause I'll be super mad.

I'm blaming him in this particular scene cause he should have confronted his father and blamed him and not PZ.

I didnt say that PZ is a saint or he didn't commit any wrongdoings. But in this scene, I found it irrational blaming him when the actual psycho one if his father.

Well you can scroll down and see my analysis on that rejected kiss...
I agree with you he wanted to protect her, plus it was also some type of self punishment since his life purpose is getting justice and he's trapped in it.

The problem is that everyone is blaming Pei Zhen and not his father that is the actual problem here...

Yes he could avoid mentioning he liked a girl, but it could all be solved if there was some type of communication between the brothers. HX is not in danger cause PZ likes her, she's in danger cause her father was an engineer in that accident that probably was PZs father's fault. That's the reason ML didn't say anything about her. Because she's not a regular girl and he knows about her dad. PZ didn't.

He could avoid it for sure, but the crazy one here is the father that spied, searched and followed her and he should be the one punished and cursed.

I think the problem is we are focusing too much on PZ and the ML and not the actual problem that is his father.

ZY also never dared to go against him. He was being followed when he was abroad and did nothing. Now that this happened he threatened PZ instead of facing his father. And the problem is that this way they don't achieve anything.

PZ may not face his father and is afraid of him, but in the end he still went to talk to him after ZY said what he said. That aside, everything could just be solved if there was communication between the brothers that's why I truly hope they team up and take him down.

HX is not in danger cause his son mentioned he likes her. It's because of her identity and more precisely the identity of her father that ML knew about.

Yeap, but he still chose to be with her in the end. And I get why, he's in love. The problem on this case like all dramas is that's she's not just a simple female character. Of course she had to be involved somehow with what happened in the stadium which of course will be the reason for the upcoming angstfest (that hopefully won't last for long). Plus he wanted to tell his mom at some point at least that's what he implied.

I hope so...

He can only blame him for the financial things in the company and put him in jail.

I don't ignore his behavior. You can read my comments below saying I don't justify how he acted cause of his upbringing. Understanding and justifying are different. I understand him but I don't justify him.

I'm just talking about this specific scene that I found irritating af and just there to cause tension and drama. I also felt it was out of chatacter for the ML to act like that.

Yes he couldn't have not mentioned he likes a girl, I agree. He knows how his father is. But I think it is irrational to always blame PZ when the real problem is his dad. Plus in this particular case, everything could be solved if they communicated which of course they wouldn't do each for his own reasons.

FL is not in danger cause PZ mentioned her. His father wouldn't give a shit if she was a normal girl. She's in danger cause her father was working on that stadium and ML knew that that's why he would never dare mention her.

Regardless of who everyone supports in the series or in this scene, I think we all can agree that the main problem is the father and he should be dealt with. I'm tired of the two brothers fighting over Hu Xiu and the miscommunication that could just solve so many problems.

I just want them to team up and get rid of him.

You should go check Light Beyond the Reed. These people are saints comparing.

First of all he didn't mention her name...
Secondly, he didn't say they are in a relationship to ask for permission nor mentioned her identity.

It's like I'm saying to my family "I like this guy, his father is a salesman" and they decide to spy on me, find who he is, do a background check and follow him constantly 🙃

I'm sorry but I feel like everyone is focusing too much on the wrong people. If someone is at fault here that's the father cause he's just plain insane. I'm not gonna start blaming anyone else.

Plus I'm sorry but if we are talking about protecting people then ML should have also stayed away from her since he knows the whole situation and he's hiding his identity from her but he didn't. He also didn't go to confront him or even inform her about it to be careful. He just threatened the 2ML like that would change the result.

Them teaming up?

Well is he gets punished as he deserves I'll be doing a standing ovation in my living room.

Can the two brothers just team up and go end that asshole?

He's such a manipulative bastard and he's just plain horrible 🤢

Honestly I hated the interaction between the ML and Pei Zhen when he returned that box.

They are just attacking the wrong person!

I was also super mad with ML here.

I mean why is it 2MLs fault that his dad is so insane that he found out about Hu Xiu, searched her background and made his men follow her constantly?
And I hope ML doesn't know about the abuse, cause if he does and still decided to say mockingly "Will you dare go against your father?" that's just evil and worst, out of character...
He didn't just look mad. He looked insane.

Like come on. If he's so brave and not scared he could go speak to that bastard, but he didn't dare either or probably didn’t want him to know he's also involved with her. He knows how powerful that man is and that's why he doesn't dare to act yet he blames PZ for doing the same. Make it make sense.

And all that while he's also hiding his identity. Like does he think he protects her like that? That the truth will stay hidden forever? (Of course not, this is a drama and we're wanting for this to happen since we found out about it)

People will judge the ML cause of his father's fault (that will probably be revealed that it was never his fault but well). Yet he's blaming PZ for his dad's wrongdoings when the only thing he did in this case was mentioning he likes someone. Did he do it mockingly also? Yeap, he wanted to piss him of, but can we all acknowledge that the actual problem is his father and that he needs to 🔪 or go to jail 🚔 asap?

Like the actual problem is that they can't even utter something without being scared of the consequences...

Besides the whole psychological state and the difficulty to get away from a person that abuses him, I agree that it'd be difficult to leave.

If he wanted to work on sth similar I'm sure his dad would never let him be hired anywhere. Even leaving his company would ruin his reputation, so he probably wouldn't let that happen either.

At least I'm glad he's trying to get more involved in the financial situation of the company.

I mean how was he supposed to know?

The only reason ML noticed is because he's constantly with her and the same thing has happened to him in the past. He exaggerated imo in this scene. Or to be more precise, I get why he acted like that, but if someone had to hear it it's the "dad" cause PZ wasn't really at fault here.

He just mentioned to his dad he likes someone and dude is such a lunatic he found her and had someone to follow her 24/7. He checked her background. He's an asshole that cares about no one but himself and his money. So he could just go talk to him, but he didn't dare either like he didn't dare when he was following him when he was abroad.

Plus saying something like that was a very low blow from the ML. Man is being abused probably since he was a child from that man and he used it against him for no reason.

He just said he'd protect her, I didn't see that being that arrogant. After all, ML is not protecting her either by hiding his identity.