"I know you've never been close to our parents but I never thought we weren't family"
"only you think so"
š„²š oh my sisters... the thing about parental favouritism is that it WILL deeply affect BOTH the favoured & unfavored child as well as the sibling relationship
xu yan who had to unlearn that love is transactional and realise that she didn't need to "earn" love by being overly responsible and sensible
qiao lin who is confused why her sister distanced herself from her... in fact, some siblings may never fully repair that strained relationship even till adulthood
of course, children donāt ever choose to be favoured and the accountability still lies with the parents who treat the children unequally. but after they grow older, qiao lin might have to acknowledge that imbalance & learn to understand xu yan's perspective....
Is Lusi playing for now the role of a constrained person, guarding herself in every move against discovery of…
I am currently just otw to ep.2ā¦ not sure what youāre talking about. But when you live in a ālying fake identityā especially in billionaire world, you will find yourself hiding in a mask, so yeah guarding herself in every moves until youāre tiring yourself out in the world that youāre not supposed to beā¦(this is the plot/synopsis from chinese platform m)
a cnetz has this theory on why shen haoming chose xu yan as his wife among all the women āš»
"why did he choose xu yan? because within his current range, xu yan is someone he can use to rebel against his parents without going too far & she's still someone he can control. if he married someone truly well-matched in terms of family background, that would just mean adding another pair of parents. would he be able to control that rich girl? probably not. so he deliberately chose someone of lower status.
I really feel like shen haoming is being so intentional. he says some things on purpose from time to time. I feel like he really enjoys watching xu yan panic, scramble and rack her brain over him. it's like a cat playing with a mouse. he likes to swat at her tail once in a while, just to remind her she's under his control and she can't escape.
xu yan really is the most suitable, aside from her family background, everything else is perfect; her looks, work ability, emotional intelligence. but that 'flaw' (her family) is actually the biggest advantage for him. he can control xu yan just like how his parents control him.
do you remember what xu yan said about agave? she said the reason she likes agave is because she can trim and shape it however she wants. xu yan is she haoming's agave. he really has such a strong desire for control but it's a subtle kind of control.
just when xu yan is about to let her guard down, he does something to make her tensed again. he really enjoys controlling her...she's like his "project." he wants to shape her into exactly what he likes, and he won't allow her to deviate even a little. so he's kind of unhinged...he loves watching her walk a tightrope, one misstep away from falling. and then right at that moment, he'll slowly reach out a hand to steady her, so she can keep walking.
every time he treats her ātoo well,ā I just feel creeped out. I don't know if i'm overthinking, because we already knew from the premise of thr show, that in the beginning, his love wasn't as pure as xu yan thought so everything he does feels calculated.
yes, he likes her, that's for sure. choosing xu yan in the first place means there were things about her he genuinely liked and found attractive. but what he likes more is someone he personally shaped; someone who matches his tastes in every way and who loves him wholeheartedly.
he always carries this super relaxed vibe. even with how his parents behave, he never seems angry. he just seems indifferent, like nothing affects him. and that's the scary part. the more he acts like that, the more i feel like he actually very strong opinions.
he's not like his dad. his dad maintains the status quo but he obviously has ambition, he doesnāt want to just keep things as they are, he wants to get bigger and rise higher. but right now, he doesn't have enough say.
isn't all this also beneficial to him? he raises xu yan up and then her connections can be used by him too. he doesn't even need to break ties with anyone so effortlessly, he gains more say and decision-making power with his parents. unlike before, when his dad could just casually veto him.
those wealthy wives also socialise to support their husbands' careers. like his mom said, those rich wives are helpful to their husbands. he knows this and what he wants is exactly a capable woman. the stronger his wife becomes, the more helpful she is to him.
because no matter what, he chose his wife, so he won't let her be exposed so easily.
he already knows everything, so even if he finds out more, what difference does it make?
it's just that qiao yan took one step closer to the person he's shaping her into and sheās closer to becoming the wife he thinks is worthy of him. qiao yan didnāt rebel against his parents; it was him who got satisfaction the moment he realised she had faked her background to fool them. that moment when she tricked his parents thoroughly..he loves it."
It has hit 25 K heat index in 8 hours ššš³š³š«£ hopefully it will reach 30 K before midnight then it will break the record in modern drama world history
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"only you think so"
š„²š oh my sisters... the thing about parental favouritism is that it WILL deeply affect BOTH the favoured & unfavored child as well as the sibling relationship
xu yan who had to unlearn that love is transactional and realise that she didn't need to "earn" love by being overly responsible and sensible
qiao lin who is confused why her sister distanced herself from her... in fact, some siblings may never fully repair that strained relationship even till adulthood
of course, children donāt ever choose to be favoured and the accountability still lies with the parents who treat the children unequally. but after they grow older, qiao lin might have to acknowledge that imbalance & learn to understand xu yan's perspective....
but this sibling relationship has so much potential to develop & improve, i can't wait to see them acknowledging the past and then build new memories & rebuild the bond ā¤ļøāš©¹
#LovesAmbition
https://x.com/wonwoncity/status/1971835147894116567?s=46
"why did he choose xu yan? because within his current range, xu yan is someone he can use to rebel against his parents without going too far & she's still someone he can control. if he married someone truly well-matched in terms of family background, that would just mean adding another pair of parents.
would he be able to control that rich girl? probably not. so he deliberately chose someone of lower status.
I really feel like shen haoming is being so intentional. he says some things on purpose from time to time. I feel like he really enjoys watching xu yan panic, scramble and rack her brain over him. it's like a cat playing with a mouse. he likes to swat at her tail once in a while, just to remind her she's under his control and she can't escape.
xu yan really is the most suitable, aside from her family background, everything else is perfect; her looks, work ability, emotional intelligence. but that 'flaw' (her family) is actually the biggest advantage for him. he can control xu yan just like how his parents control him.
do you remember what xu yan said about agave? she said the reason she likes agave is because she can trim and shape it however she wants. xu yan is she haoming's agave. he really has such a strong desire for control but it's a subtle kind of control.
just when xu yan is about to let her guard down, he does something to make her tensed again. he really enjoys controlling her...she's like his "project." he wants to shape her into exactly what he likes, and he won't allow her to deviate even a little.
so he's kind of unhinged...he loves watching her walk a tightrope, one misstep away from falling. and then right at that moment, he'll slowly reach out a hand to steady her, so she can keep walking.
every time he treats her ātoo well,ā I just feel creeped out. I don't know if i'm overthinking, because we already knew from the premise of thr show, that in the beginning, his love wasn't as pure as xu yan thought so everything he does feels calculated.
yes, he likes her, that's for sure. choosing xu yan in the first place means there were things about her he genuinely liked and found attractive. but what he likes more is someone he personally shaped; someone who matches his tastes in every way and who loves him wholeheartedly.
he always carries this super relaxed vibe.
even with how his parents behave, he never seems angry. he just seems indifferent, like nothing affects him.
and that's the scary part. the more he acts like that, the more i feel like he actually very strong opinions.
he's not like his dad. his dad maintains the status quo but he obviously has ambition, he doesnāt want to just keep things as they are, he wants to get bigger and rise higher. but right now, he doesn't have enough say.
isn't all this also beneficial to him?
he raises xu yan up and then her connections can be used by him too. he doesn't even need to break ties with anyone so effortlessly, he gains more say and decision-making power with his parents. unlike before, when his dad could just casually veto him.
those wealthy wives also socialise to support their husbands' careers.
like his mom said, those rich wives are helpful to their husbands. he knows this and what he wants is exactly a capable woman. the stronger his wife becomes, the more helpful she is to him.
because no matter what, he chose his wife, so he won't let her be exposed so easily.
he already knows everything, so even if he finds out more, what difference does it make?
it's just that qiao yan took one step closer to the person he's shaping her into and sheās closer to becoming the wife he thinks is worthy of him.
qiao yan didnāt rebel against his parents;
it was him who got satisfaction the moment he realised she had faked her background to fool them.
that moment when she tricked his parents thoroughly..he loves it."
#lovesambition
https://x.com/wonwoncity/status/1971854881075118574?s=46