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Some key dramaland acronyms to help :) --
HE - Happy Ending
OE - Open Ending
BE - Bad Ending (Sad)
FL - Female Lead (depending on the individual, it might be used to reference the character or the actor/actress or both)
ML - Male Lead
2ML /2FL - Second male/female lead
OTP - One True Pairing
2MLS (?) - Second Male Lead Syndrome (where you like the 2ML better than the main guy - a not-uncommon problem, lol)

If you mean Blossoms in Adversity, I quite enjoyed it as well. it has a much more satisfying ending than this one. If you like similar stories with strong and smart female protagonists, I also highly recommend Destined, which is one of my favourites. These two aren't really revenge dramas though. A slightly older drama with a strong female protagonist is Princess Weiyoung with a bit more revenge.

Has someone already submitted a synopsis edit to clarify that this listing is actually for the compilation of 5 arcs, which have their own entries? It is not clear at the moment unless people know to look under "related content" (and even then, it's not obvious).

Looks like it is actually broken down into 5 arcs -- 30ep+8+8+8+6 -- each arc has it's own page that's listed above under "related content". So feels more digestible than 60 episodes!

Technically, time travel is not "allowed" (although govt censors can be lax for low budget dramas and the ban is mostly for TV broadcasts, I thought, not necessarily web dramas), so some viewers think the ending meant everything was just a dream -- or that it allowed for that interpretation if necessary -- as a way for the show to pass censors. But the fact that he sleeps with their marriage certificate under the pillow indicates to me that he remembers everything and was just having a recurring nightmare.

(The govt doesn't like time travel because it "distorts history", is often tied to reincarnation etc. So a storyline with suicide and being reborn again is a huge no-no (I think there was a drama with that storyline that may have sparked copy-cat suicide attempts, but not sure.))

it is vague enough to "explain" away any problems or issues that might come up for censors, but also clear enough to me that it was DEFINITELY NOT a dream. If it was just a dream, why would he sleep with his marriage certificate under his pillow every night? That's why he panicked for a moment looking for it. He simply still has PTSD nightmares (who wouldn't) given he carries with him all the memories of every attempt he made to save her, including the one where he saw all his physical memories of her disappear in front of his eyes. And also, I would not be surprised if this drama was originally small enough that censors would not care too much anyway -- a lot of the shorter and lower budget dramas get away with time travel, transmigration, steamier scenes, etc. that would never fly with bigger budget, higher profile dramas with bigger names.

I actually thought the ending was a smart and effective one ---

I don' t think you can compare it to Lovely Runner at all in terms of quality. :) This is a much more low budget production, but still a fun and entertaining watch in its own way. so I would enjoy it for what it is. Leads are great and have good chemistry.

Most of the dramas where he has a main role has been his own voice.

My Lethal Man -- Probably the lead role that caught everyone's attention? Fun, soapy, sexy mystery/melodrama. He dubs his own voice here.

Childe Xie's Wine -- A so-so time travel drama, but worth watching just for him. Not sure it's subbed though.

Dear Liar -- He was almost too good playing a pretty dark and disturbing character here. A psychological mini drama.

Miss Chun Is A Litigator -- I personally enjoyed this one, even though it is incomplete. FXZ is not the ML here (he should've been!) but I think he actually had a lot more screen time than the ML. (ML was dealing with a a bit of a scandal and no word if the rest will be released even though everything seems okay now.)

Enjoy!

Also, he was so good in that, that it still felt short somehow, lol

Yes, he's done a few -- Mountains and Oceans and Miss Chun is a Litigator are also full length...but they're overall more modest productions and he's talented enough to do something heftier.

The company specializes in cutting edge quantum research, so the assumption early on is the dad probably developed some kind of break through technology. The story feels like it's probably applying the idea of quantum superposition (that a particle or electron can exist in multiple states at the same time) and quantum entanglement (which is when two particles are connected and affect each other even if they are light-years apart). (In the real world, these are fundamental theories in physics that have actually been proven in particle experiments but still very, very far away from anything that could be used practically (like exponentially faster computers, medical research advancements, cryptography, etc.) let alone breaking time and space. :))

(Also FZX really needs to upgrade into bigger and longer dramas)

I normally wait until a show is done before starting, but I was too impatient and couldn't help myself🤣 But a couple of small nit picky points...Unless they do things very different in China, that lotto ticket should still work because the bar code is RIGHT THERE, lol. Also Pei Shan said he got a job with MU to be closer to the person he likes, but then he's like, I don't know anyone here except you, so can you show me around? Either she's the one he likes, or more likely, he's the fishy guy and can't get his story straight, heh.

It's unfortunate since he is so expressive in his natural voice.

🤣🤣Clearly dreaming! I'll believe it when I see it, because I didn't think that was contractually allowed! 😜🤣🤣

It represented their safe word -- to let the other person know to stop when a given situation became too much.

oh right! That would make sense. Thanks!

Thankfully! But viewers don't find out they are not blood related until 13, so the earlier dialogue came across pretty bonkers, lol.

OK, so I know this is supposed to be trashy and soapy, but is the FL seriously trying to seduce her own brother?? And the ML is seriously jealous?? She might have a new identity and might be bluffing and the ML is projecting the real Manqing, but ... it's still EWW?? (Especially when she says to the ML that she is now Manqing, so she is no longer "related" to Gu Qiyan, so why can't she seduce him. What??)

It's hilariously ridiculous all the silly little things that get censored in full-length C-dramas, and yet these mini dramas get away with so much when it comes to misogyny, abuse, and toxic relationships...