The first episode is a bit theatrical and might not hook you right away, but once the story really gets going, it becomes great. Jiang Li is incredibly smart, and that alone makes the whole story much more engaging. Duke Su is pure presence and authority — the way he calls her “A'li” from the very beginning is such a nice touch.
Episode 11’s competition was a masterpiece.. One interesting detail was that out of the five judges, two female judges betrayed their own side and took bribes, while the male judges voted honestly.
The courtroom arc in episodes 23 and 24 — especially 24 — was insane. Once Princess Wanning directly entered the battle, the tension went through the roof. Up until episode 29, the story stayed strong, and Tong’s death was genuinely heartbreaking.
Overall, it’s a beautiful series with a healthy relationship — no constant misunderstandings, just clean and satisfying. There weren’t many hugs or physical romance scenes, but their chemistry was really good and carried it. The final villain and the ultimate showdown were done well too.
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Negatives:
The case involving the Ye family was resolved a bit too quickly and vaguely around episodes 17–18; I didn’t fully get it. From ep17 till episode 20, the pacing stayed kind of flat, and it felt like the show slipped back into that overly dramatic tone from episode one.
The kiss in episode 34 was just… what was that? 😭😭😭 Also, talking directly to the camera — sometimes worked, but when it happened too often, it felt fake and annoying.
about the story princess wan ning on fire 🔥 The princess’s fake pregnancy storyline was really cruel and uncomfortable. made me sad Wen Ji and Lu Ji Death felt like rush and forced from the writer once they realized the ending is getting too be happy.
I honestly think the last ten episodes could’ve been tighter — if it had been around 36 episodes total, it would’ve felt more compact and impactful.
And lastly: Wang Xingyue needs a drama where he’s a general from start to finish, fighting in battles the whole time — just like those last few minutes of the final episode 🔥
I’d wanted to watch it for such a long time, but I honestly can’t believe i dropped it. I love school dramas, but this one just didn’t give me that cute, sparkly school-drama vibe. Their relationship felt more like brother-and-sister energy than romantic to me. The charm of school dramas is that sweet, shiny, heart-fluttery feeling, and I just didn’t get that here at all.
Honestly, I dropped it after 3 episodes. There was no plot hook that made me want to keep watching just to see what would happen next. It also felt like a typical, repetitive xianxia drama. I do like Deng Wei’s acting, but he didn’t stand out to me here — for example, when his character was drunk, it didn’t really feel like he was actually drunk.
Honestly, I started it with high expectations, but it didn’t hook me. I kept watching only because of Takeru Satoh, and I was basically just watching to get it over.
Their past didn’t interest me at all. And in the future arc, the fact that the male lead had a girlfriend, went as far as planning a wedding, and at the same time grew close to his first love woman was completely unacceptable to me. No matter what logic they tried to justify it with, that was cheating.
The random mention of Israel felt totally unnecessary. Once I heard that child killer government being mentioned , it actually made me even more turned off from drama .
it was so good but the ending... , At the end, they tried to whitewash Hiroki and his family, and honestly it got weird. I really wish they’d actually been involved in the murders at least a little — the way it was handled felt strange and forced.
Excuse me? What was that ending supposed to be? I was completely fine with the pacing and the story up until the last ten minutes, and then suddenly… what even happened? That incident for aqua felt totally unnecessary. My takeaway was that the their dad had grown up surrounded by toxic people in the entertainment industry and had been led down the wrong path. I really wished they had given him a different, more compelling ending. And what about the person in black — the real killer? What happened to him?
The emotions in this movie were really powerful. Before I started watching it, I read the comments and honestly hesitated, because Drawing Closer is one of my favorite films and people were saying this one doesn’t offer anything new and is similar to that. But I didn’t feel that way at all.
The male lead felt a lot like me. Before he meets the love of his life, that sense of emptiness, hollowness, and feeling useless — those are things that haunt me every single day. And on the other hand, the female lead’s effort to be useful, to matter… she really was. She gave meaning and hope to the lives of the people she met.
It made me wish that someday I’ll meet someone in my own life who encourages me and wants me just for who I am. I watched it with tears in my eyes and finished it that way, deeply moved when i found out it's based on real story
I liked the first half and their age gap didn’t bother me either. Contrary to the comments, the age difference wasn’t even that big. But the second half of the movie completely changed my opinion — not because of the age gap, but because of the story. The another girl comes and says, “I’m not his girlfriend, we only had a sexual relationship,” yet at the same time she claims that all his thoughts are with you? Excuse me? If your mind is with someone and you’re in love with her , why would you sleep with other people? That makes no sense to me, and I really don’t like this kind of scenario. Even halfway through, he still didn’t react to that woman’s kiss or tell her to stop.
I don’t like seeing it being normalized that you can love one person while still having sexual relationships with others.
The first episode is a bit theatrical and might not hook you right away, but once the story really gets going, it becomes great.
Jiang Li is incredibly smart, and that alone makes the whole story much more engaging. Duke Su is pure presence and authority — the way he calls her “A'li” from the very beginning is such a nice touch.
Episode 11’s competition was a masterpiece.. One interesting detail was that out of the five judges, two female judges betrayed their own side and took bribes, while the male judges voted honestly.
The courtroom arc in episodes 23 and 24 — especially 24 — was insane. Once Princess Wanning directly entered the battle, the tension went through the roof.
Up until episode 29, the story stayed strong, and Tong’s death was genuinely heartbreaking.
Overall, it’s a beautiful series with a healthy relationship — no constant misunderstandings, just clean and satisfying.
There weren’t many hugs or physical romance scenes, but their chemistry was really good and carried it.
The final villain and the ultimate showdown were done well too.
---
Negatives:
The case involving the Ye family was resolved a bit too quickly and vaguely around episodes 17–18; I didn’t fully get it.
From ep17 till episode 20, the pacing stayed kind of flat, and it felt like the show slipped back into that overly dramatic tone from episode one.
The kiss in episode 34 was just… what was that? 😭😭😭
Also, talking directly to the camera — sometimes worked, but when it happened too often, it felt fake and annoying.
about the story
princess wan ning on fire 🔥
The princess’s fake pregnancy storyline was really cruel and uncomfortable. made me sad
Wen Ji and Lu Ji Death felt like rush and forced from the writer once they realized the ending is getting too be happy.
I honestly think the last ten episodes could’ve been tighter — if it had been around 36 episodes total, it would’ve felt more compact and impactful.
And lastly: Wang Xingyue needs a drama where he’s a general from start to finish, fighting in battles the whole time — just like those last few minutes of the final episode 🔥
I love school dramas, but this one just didn’t give me that cute, sparkly school-drama vibe. Their relationship felt more like brother-and-sister energy than romantic to me.
The charm of school dramas is that sweet, shiny, heart-fluttery feeling, and I just didn’t get that here at all.
There was no plot hook that made me want to keep watching just to see what would happen next.
It also felt like a typical, repetitive xianxia drama. I do like Deng Wei’s acting, but he didn’t stand out to me here — for example, when his character was drunk, it didn’t really feel like he was actually drunk.
Their past didn’t interest me at all. And in the future arc, the fact that the male lead had a girlfriend, went as far as planning a wedding, and at the same time grew close to his first love woman was completely unacceptable to me. No matter what logic they tried to justify it with, that was cheating.
The random mention of Israel felt totally unnecessary. Once I heard that child killer government being mentioned , it actually made me even more turned off from drama .
boring
I really wish they’d actually been involved in the murders at least a little — the way it was handled felt strange and forced.
I was completely fine with the pacing and the story up until the last ten minutes, and then suddenly… what even happened?
That incident for aqua felt totally unnecessary.
My takeaway was that the their dad had grown up surrounded by toxic people in the entertainment industry and had been led down the wrong path. I really wished they had given him a different, more compelling ending.
And what about the person in black — the real killer? What happened to him?
Before I started watching it, I read the comments and honestly hesitated, because Drawing Closer is one of my favorite films and people were saying this one doesn’t offer anything new and is similar to that. But I didn’t feel that way at all.
The male lead felt a lot like me. Before he meets the love of his life, that sense of emptiness, hollowness, and feeling useless — those are things that haunt me every single day. And on the other hand, the female lead’s effort to be useful, to matter… she really was. She gave meaning and hope to the lives of the people she met.
It made me wish that someday I’ll meet someone in my own life who encourages me and wants me just for who I am. I watched it with tears in my eyes and finished it that way, deeply moved when i found out it's based on real story
The another girl comes and says, “I’m not his girlfriend, we only had a sexual relationship,” yet at the same time she claims that all his thoughts are with you? Excuse me? If your mind is with someone and you’re in love with her , why would you sleep with other people? That makes no sense to me, and I really don’t like this kind of scenario.
Even halfway through, he still didn’t react to that woman’s kiss or tell her to stop.
I don’t like seeing it being normalized that you can love one person while still having sexual relationships with others.