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I wonder if they released it so quickly in order to minimize the danger of Chinese censors shutting the series down before it finished airing.

This would also be why they'd delay any actual kiss until the last episodes. It won't surprise me if there's a kiss in Episode 23 or 24 but not any earlier.

To me the "loosen me up" scene is clearly a reference to the boys being intimate. Wu Bi's mischievous behavior when he first brings it up is one "tell", but then he even carries Su Yu to the bedroom, caveman style.

So, my theory is that the cousin, while being the supposed business savant at Wu Bi's dad's company, committed the fraud/collusion and Wu Bi's mom found out. Su Yu will realize this somehow and confront the cousin, after which the cousin will notify the conspirators at the other company and their CEO will arrange for Su Yu's car accident.

The only hitch is that the cousin wouldn't want Wu Bi to be driving the car or even in the car when he has Su Yu killed.

I'm a little disappointed by the "whodunit" aspect.

Injecting a murder mystery into the plot only diverts us from the two boys, and it really showed when we had to sit through that long sequence at Wu Bi's Uncle's house.

I'm more and more convinced that the endgame for this series is for both families to be reconciled.

Finally, two main characters who lose themselves in the kissing, whether it's in a dream or when awake. And it's all imbued with so much sweetness. They're like two puppies discovering love.

The two leads are so comfortable together. It's almost like every episode requires them to be tactile from start to finish, and they don't hold anything back.

The score for this is way too low!

You speak for so many of us.

This series is another example of the Second Season Curse. Every time there's a popular series, people beg for a Season 2 ... and almost always, the Season 2 not only sucks but retroactively causes harm to the Season 1 that preceded it.

I got the impression that they're positioning her character to be the supposed author of the book for the series. She makes a comment that she wants to tell their story.

I like that verb tense for "chemistry" 😀

Yes, a neglected gem of a series. I'm glad you've mentioned it!

Seriously! I have had the same thoughts. He must have repressed his sexuality to the point of being dumb and numb.

The writing is a little sloppy but GODDAM this is a sexy series.

This is really good, and surprisingly poignant. I'm trusting that in the end all the facts will be out in the open, for everyone including the parents of the bride and groom.

Nuea has turned out to be unexpectedly strong while Lom is unexpectedly vulnerable. It's really sweet.

Exactly. Welcome to Hell.

I hope that doesn't mean a kiss to the Wu Bi's forehead while he's in the hospital in a coma.

Reunion Episode:

The body language between Alex and Justin was so stiff that I thought for sure they'd say they'd decided not to date. They both had a stony expression and avoided looking each other in the eye.

LMAOOOO

Yeah, that's the biggest mic drop for me.

Yes, that's certainly true. There's a richness to this production that is so rare.

Over at the "boyslove" subreddit, one of the members has done an extensive analysis of the visual language used for the sets, costumes and cinematography, and how each of these contains its own cues.

Quick examples:

The rainbow flag umbrella in the flashback of Su Yu with his mother, and the way that the dress worn by Han Bokuang when he impersonates a girl incorporates the colors and design of the transgender flag.

I recommend checking it out.

I'm starting to think we're not watching the same series. 😉