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No real pb : it's all fiction isn't it. Your sentence "if your partner" was awkward and I was wondering if I had misunderstood because I don't put myself in the shoes of drama characters to that extent, that's all. It was clear to you but not immediately to me.

Also, I was quite perplexed (still am) about your question "Have you checked out the doctor camp scene? " wondering if you meant you could not for some reason be up to date with episode 10 of ABL or if you meant another scene.

Recoms are not easy ; those in the specific section reply to "what is similar" so comparisons are of course in order. To me, the storytelling is definitely different between the two dramas after I sampled that other one.

I at first wondered why I could not see Intense Love in your completed list since you liked it enough to recommend it. Of course, I suppose that since you and bbleas (who put the recom in the section above) both joined MDL in 2023, you might have watched it before and just reminisced... I too still need to add to my own list stuff I watched earlier, from before I joined myself. :)

Apart from that, looking at your Profile statement, I am in tune with some of your choices of favorite C-actors and actresses (Chen Zheyuan, Xu Kai, Wu Lei, Zhao Jingmai, Song Yi and Li Yitong) but have different faves as well despite I don't put one above the other. About dramas, my favorites are Reset, Lighter and Princess, Love Like The Galaxy, Hidden Love, FIYS and Arsenal Military Academy, adding Ashes of Love, Joy of Life, The Untamed, A Journey to Love, +now The Tale of Rose, War of Faith, Escape from the trilateral slopes, To The Wonder and She and Her Girls (I also liked a lot Dark Night and Dawn and some other ones but the list of "general fave dramas" would grow too long! and it's off topic anyway for the particular case of ABL although some of the shows I quoted titles of really ought to be mentioned more since they are truly remarkable).

Have a nice week, and above all continued pleasure in drama watching.

shaking hands with a big smile in agreement with you !
It's actually my favorite of his drama work too!

hmm. We'll just stay patient, just wishing it won't take years as some other dramas did ? (btw interesting to know what's up into December: thanks)

The spider dangling in face thing in IL completely antagonized me. That's not a way to show "love at first sight", and "hit it off right away" : no. It's only ridiculous.
My rl partner has nothing to do with dramas btw ;)
What doctor camp scene? Do you mean the doctors exchange in the disaster area or the reality show moment in ep.10? I am not going on with IL to hunt for a doctor camp scene there ; after the broken heel and bare-feet running home I expect IL is just tropes heaped on without rhyme or reason.

In A Beautiful Lie, things are better glued together. As you wrote, it moves along nicely. I am VIP subscriber on iQiyi (same as for WeTV and Youku where I watch other dramas) so up to date with it. Anyway, even without subscription, those who stray on kiss ought to be able to watch it all the same. I summarized briefly the events of each episode in episode guide, btw.

I don't know why you keep on and on about "so many couples" when at ep.10 we only have one main couple and one secondary one, which does not hog too much screen time anyway. That's pretty ordinary in modern c-dramas. Nothing to write at length about. A third one, maybe antagonist, may appear: it would not be that over numerous either.
The car crash ? when? I think you mistake this for Intense Love stupidity.
ML stopped his car suddenly with no damage to himself or passenger who had become threatening and dragged him to police station.
explosions? There is one before the story starts, explaining how FL got her back injured and had to change career, years before.

I tried to watch a couple of episodes of Intense Love but gave up (perhaps will try again later).
I am OK with A beautiful lie, but the 2020 drama started off in such a ridiculous manner that I could not hang on. I don't really like the FLof Intense Love, just out of bed from head injury chasing the doctor trope, to the point of running through the aisles and reaching for his face at every occasion, even dangling a spider into his face. Or running in the streets bare-feet because she broke a heel.
A beautiful lie : the feelings are less reckless but start and progress nicely and within reason. I prefer to discover Zhang Yuxi here than in the older drama.

Anyway, I have enough on my plate watching The Rise of Ning (thrilling costume drama) aside from this one to which I came for Chen Xingxu who I have been following with pleasure in a handful dramas since The Legend of Condor Heroes.

the stepbrother Lu Xiaocheng 陆小诚 is played by Qiu Enze, 仇恩泽, child actor born on 30th January 2012.
I doubt we'll see much more of him since he "flew home to another city" with Qin Fei's mom and stepdad; but I can't fathom why you think he will have a love interest !

You can find answers in my other reply to your repeat question. Love Yuan below also replied.

good!! that shows it's not boring!

The little girl, Xi Xi, is Ai Rui / Meng Han Xi, a ten year old child actress who already appeared in about 9 or 10 movies and dramas. I added her to cast (hopefully).
Baidu has now the complete cast, with 52 names, in case someone wants to add more ;)

You really liked that other drama, lol
But it is not at all the same novel, the same author, the same crew, nor the same story.
Perhaps it vibes very similarly for you, but then romcoms always have tropes in common.
Besides, we are far from through with this drama, yet.

For personal info and list and links to his dramas, you can check the mini profile I did for him in January : https://kisskh.at/discussions/the-interpreter/122523-chen-xing-xu-mini-profile
He has played in quite a lot of dramas, although his breakthrough was in 2017 with the drama adaptation of the famous wuxia novel by JIn Yong : The Legend of the Condor Heroes 射雕英雄传, where he played the co-star main role of "Yang Kang", adoptive son of the Jin prince and rival of hero "Guo Jing" played by Yang Xuwen.
He established his position with his main role in the best historical drama of 2019: Good Bye, My Princess /East Palace 东宫
The 2021 Fall in Love drama with Zhang Jingyi and 2023 The Starry Love were among the dramas that were best remembered before 2024 My Boss light comedy with Zhang Ruonan, A Beautiful Lie is his third drama to be aired this year, since Our Interpreter with Victoria Song aired almost simultaneously with My Boss.

We have not seen them all yet.
Xing Zhizhi, the doctor (CXX) is still not formally with reluctant Qin Fei (>Zhang Yuxi)
Ke Feifei aka Kafei (Lin Xinyi), QinFei's assistant has agreed to be the girlfriend of Dr. Yu Zhecheng (Yang Bingzhuo)
Luo Xiaoxiao (Chen Haolan) is still covertly pursuing Captain Liu Yanze (Wang Sen)
Mother Qin (Rong Rong) appeared with husband Lu Dawei (Gao Hongliag) and Qin Fei's small stepbrother
We don't know yet if the other characters will pair up in couples.
You can have a look in photo section to find out how the characters look like ; I have added a description with names for some of the character posters

Meanwhile fan groups in Asia are preparing events. One even had cute T shirts readied, but only for the Philippines, as shipping costs are prohibitive and sizes are only between S and 2L. But there are also LED displays and " hand banners and photo cards for those who will be going to the location" (EDSA Guadalupe) + events prepared in Chongqing. To look at the EDSA Guadalupe LED public display, check here :
https://www.facebook.com/chenzheyuanbao/videos/1640177103572435

I also would bet on 11/11 btw, although mehnaz is right about that period could be "too crowded" with dramas, so later in December at a quieter time to enjoy without too fierce competition is fine too. Have reserved, like hundreds of thousands, for a long while. Just checking I got a scare that this was "not available in your region" but found the preview again here : https://www.iq.com/play/the-white-olive-tree-27r004lv5sw?lang=en_us

Agree.
But it was only my opinion in this particular case of mini drama, and I was not as lenient as I usually am.
I nevertheless think you ought not to let others' opinions ruin your pleasure BEFORE having formed your own one, if you like DGZ.
Some other people did enjoy this drama, so don't be too easily swayed by the partly or wholly negative views. :)

"The other way around". Do you mean you suspect she is stupid and thinks she cannot be infected by others by touching etc in the hospital? We did see her wash her hands... That's what people who work in hospitals do. I can't see why you believe it could be stupid. What was on her mind was a rather ordinary layman's concern about health hazards.
Enough people have thought even more stupidly that ordinary face concealing or fabric masks would protect them from viruses when it was the other way round : infected people can protect people from viruses by wearing masks so they don't spit and sneeze their germs as far around them as they would if they didn't. Surgeons wear masks to protect their patients primarily. Only full hazmat gear protects people against other people's infections or toxic spills.

No pb, since the guy she rescued results were out as negative anyway.
People don't get HIV out of thin air or random wounds not involving mixing blood with infected people.
Even tetanus is not necessarily suffered if you cut your fingers on rose thorns or inflict a cut on yourself with a rusty tool (can vouch for it : I almost sliced off a toe with a rusty sickle when I was mowing away excess grass in my overgrown garden, full of roses too, a few years back. Treated it as peasants do: spit, wipe away the blood, soldier through the pain and wait till the cut (deep one on the foot near toe) healed. No tetanus, no HIV... ) Risk to get polio from swimming in random rivers or unchecked waters is higher.

Mercifully not by insect bites, or we would ALL be infected by now !
Good reminder for those who still wonder.
Those in good health don't need to walk around masked or gloved because they are not going to infect others, except perhaps with infectious laughter if they are having fun, and that's a rather desirable infection !

FL and hospital had cause for concern because Qin Fei had been wounded while cutting the trapped passenger free, and both bloods had been on her open wound. Mercifully the HIV scare was a false alarm.

They both hide truths intentionally or not. She did not explain to him truthfully when he asked why she disappeared 18 years earlier. The lies are not of the vicious sort intended to mislead for unwholesome purpose, but "beautiful" as in "merciful", to oil over the hidden wounds they hope will disappear with time.
As for Xing Zhizhi, he is not sure why she disappeared before, so he is not forthcoming after having himself left her and not stayed close after the blast.

Of course, there are some product placement in this drama: all TV series are to some extent subscribing to the rules of "soap operas". It can be fun to go listing them in dramas: branded clothes, luggage and bags, beverages, popular pharmaceuticals, vehicles, places, etc...