He called her A'Li from the beginning, I guess she's more comfortable with him that she's calling him by his name since she always called him Duke Su. When did she start calling him by his name? In Chinese dramas, this is one of the sign of catching feelings. I don't think this is slow-burn compared to the novel
I love slow burn romance but its supposed to be like this. Or before the double there were the rise of phoenix...…
Her fear of pain, not her love, made her carry the medicine bottle. She rejected his confession and addressed him as lord, not by his name. Only when she finally fell in love, she called him by his name
This isn't slow burn romance, we got romance in like episode 17 lmao
Their feelings developed too fast for a slow burn romance. In this genre, the characters are supposed to face challenges and obstacles before they realize their love. There is a gradual and steady growth of their relationship
I love slow burn romance but its supposed to be like this. Or before the double there were the rise of phoenix...…
This is not how slow burn romance should be portrayed. Scent of Time is a better example of how to do it right. You seem to have a wrong idea of how slow burn romance works. It requires gradual and realistic build-up of the relationship, not a sudden attraction in episode 17 of a 40-episode drama for someone they barely know. Scent of Time has fewer episodes than this drama, but the female lead did not fall in love so easily like in episode 17