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Okay, ngl. That balloon stress relief method looks interesting 😅

Tyrannical Wang’s Beloved Wife was sooo good. Tha chapter count was a bit daunting at first but the story flows so well that it was not apparent once I started.

Malicious Empress is a hot potato to adapt into a drama imo. There's no perfect way to adapt it right. Censorship plus the usual big IP problem.

Anyhow, there's The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort as well. Pretty similar to Malicious Empress. OP might be referring to that one if not Malicious Empress.

Thank you for the warning at the top. I didn't read anything below. haha

Yo... it already hit 31k. 31,099 now.

She does. We can see that the only times Xu Yan truly smiles are stuffs related to Shen Haoming.

On the other hand, he does not for sure.

Not revealed yet. We got only snippets from the trailers of upcoming episodes.

ML is like watching an ocean liner docking. You see the thing from miles out, but can't help but still marvel at how massive it is up close. lmao

We call him 'watermelon' here because he's green outside and red af inside. 😂

He surely knows. It was hinted at a couple ocassions (both pre and post marraige) that he is a control freak and keep tabs on FL at all time.

The only times Xu Yan smiles are when it comes to things related to Shen Haoming. That's the only genuine part in their current relationship. What Haoming said to Xu Yan in ep14 trailer literally breaks her apart. The ensuing wife chasing gonna be interesting and I'm sooo looking forward to it.

I had to play some parts at 2x speed because the anxiety was getting to me...

Exactly. I'm eagerly waiting for the reveal as well. The reveal, breakup, and the wife chasing crematorium.. I'm so seated for the ride.

My take is that it's mix of everything. She had a terrible childhood and she longs for love, and he was exactly that. Also, she definitely wanted to social climb as well. He ticked all her boxes, so she went all out. That's why all her actions are multi-layered, both real and fake.

Oh you don't need to. You called out on me, I wanted to exchange views with you since our views are different. If you don't want to continue the discussion, just ignore it.

Now I'm curious. In your book, what counts as a red flag trait in a person ?

I binged all 8 episodes today. I would say, so far, it's worth the wait.

So far we have been shown ML would like to have extreme control and keep tabs on everything. That trait definitely counts as a red flag.

I'm talking from the perspective of analyzing the character. I'm not arguing that they are not fit for each other. They are basically similar type of people. FL literally lied her way into the marriage isn't it.

ML is like a walking red flag wearing a green costume. lol

I think he surely knows.

I binged all episodes today and caught up now.

I love how Xu Yan's actions are multi-layered, always a mix of her genuine goodness and calculations accompanied by her relentless pursuit towards her goals.

I'm usually not a fan of makjang-ish stories (because the synopsis sounded like one to me), so I didn't have much expectation going into this drama. Now I'm seated for our imperfect heroine. Her character is just the breath of fresh air I need right now in my drama watching.

About to start watching. How is it so far?