Blueberries

Yes, that's true, for viewers who haven't read the novel, some elements in the drama can be confusing. I have yet to finish reading the novel; there is still a long way to go. But that's why I come to MDL. I always enjoy reading your posts btw; they are well-reasoned, and I consider them reliable. Thanks AH!!

It seems like that in the beginning, but later on, when XL falls for XY, he will do everything in his power to ensure that she lives a happy and safe life,
even if not with him. XY and TSJ/17 love story reminded me of that sweet feeling you get when you fall in love for the first time.

I replayed that scene many times last night (1700seconds into ep 34), following your link, the drama did not show him noticing that Jing is there, it's just like you said: 'it really just looks like he's collecting his emotions'. I agree with you that there is a lot of foreshadowing in this scene. I don't think the production team missed that, perhaps that was the intention (It will dawn on viewers when the epilogue/XL's point view is aired in S2, that it was all his plan all along, pushing XY away when he feels that she gets too close to him). XL is really cruel to himself in this regard.

Thanks for the explanation, AH! I remember this scene, and had my doubts about why XL's behavior changed abruptly.

I'm loving this drama. The story is strong and very sweet, no twisted plot. Great acting and chemistry between the leads.

I'm leaning towards shipping them 😅🥰

Nath and I agreed that we both are wrong. He's THE DUDE https://media.tenor.com/0gz-YqVCqrQAAAAC/dude-abides-the-big-lebowski.gif

LOL 😅 I'm dead. Although I disagree on which Dude is THE DUDE, that's the most vivid description of the drama 👍

I'm assuming that Deng is a surname. I would say it sounds more like Den with the 4th tone. Chinese is a tonal language, which means that the way a sound is pronounced directly affects the meaning of what is said. Google translate is pretty good on this, you can also listen to the pronunciation by clicking the sound button under the word. Try this link, I already typed in 邓: https://translate.google.com/?sl=zh-CN&tl=en&text=%E9%82%93&op=translate

No, you're not imagining it. I did post a pic earlier, one that has 3 pics in it plus the one that I submitted. Since now they've made 4 changes, I updated the 4th picture (bottom right) with the current one that someone else submitted.

I remember this pic that you shared in the Yao Jing discussion thread, b/c in it, Jing was shown as having 2 tails. So they actually keep a separate image in the discussion thread, good catch AH!

no, it wasn't me

4th pic up now!! lol... I documented the 4 changes here: https://kisskh.at/photos/BdqgkA_3

lol, true!! 3x they made up their minds

Lol! They can't make up their minds on DW's picture!! They all look gorgeous to me. Btw, the previous pics are still in google engine, so I downloaded and combined them. Will upload in the photo section, and linked here... https://kisskh.at/photos/BdqgkA_3

XL is a great character in LYF. The man is rough and abusive. But the love he has for XY is so selfless that he ensures everything she desires and hopes for comes true.
It is for this reason that he chooses Jing for XY.
Often, I don't understand why some people hate Jing because XL gave Jing his full blessing.
As far as I am concerned, the author is a genius and has written characters who are complex and morally gray, and fan/shipping wars are proof of that.

Thanks!!

Same result here, admin said nope 😅 No reason given (I'm certain that the proposed change is of higher quality than the current cover image, I work with image processing, so I'm familiar with image quality criteria. Here's the response -> "Your edit on "Yang Zi" was rejected..
Meng Po - 8 hours ago"

Good idea! I've just submitted YZ photo, taken from her Weibo studio acct. Her current cover image is somewhat blurry. However, I doubt it will get approved. DW's current photo is of good quality, imo.

Part one ended with her getting engaged to Feng Long, despite the fact that she doesn't love him.