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Thanks you. Binged a few of the videos there. His voice is actually deep.

Does anyone know if that is Xu Kai’s real voice? AvenueX always says he doesn’t speak good Putonghua (standard Chinese) and his line delivery with his own voice is not great.
I did find that in this drama it’s not bad.

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I binged this drama from Ep.1 to current in 2 days 😱. Such an engaging piece. I love when a modern C-drama is really interesting. Hats off to the leads and other casts who make this so enjoyable.

I skipped through most of SRQ’s scenes. I just couldn’t take it anymore.

True! I totally agree

Exactly! It was so obvious he was being pushed forward

I agree. You could tell something was off with how they excessively upgraded his role.

Oh wow! A lot of people must have complained. I can’t wait.

PS: C-drama need to learn to end their stories and not wait for viewers complaints to add a last minute extra

He must have liked him too much to forget to give the main leads proper story telling 🤭

What is clear from this drama, is that they really wanted to promote the actor who played Su Ronqing, because his screen time was excessive especially when not even necessary.
Another major oversight by the team is after a 3 year skip meant they should have shown or at least mentioned the child she was pregnant with or if she lost it.
In the end an interesting drama with typical C-drama issues. BTW 8-8.5 rating for me.

Earlier, she used to be a critical critique. You can expect similar opinions from comparable shitty dramas. Not anymore. I guess she got to make income from YT as well.

Yes, I pay her less mind now with her ridiculous reviews. She praises dramas that are subpar just because she likes the actor. But, she will criticise a drama with similar themes and acting if she doesn’t like the actors.

Thanks so much for the info. I suspected the voice sounded similar, but the lips didn't match the dubbing in the Eps. 1-40 it felt weird. But, in 40.5, the voices matched the lip movement.

Now, I understand what AvenueX meant by the last battle being so unnecessary, and these 5 minutes could have been included in Ep.40.

All in all, it is a good drama if you are not picky with attention to detail. There are some mind-boggling plot holes here and there.

Another thing is that their actual voice is so much better (Ep. 40.5 extra), so the filmmakers should have used it. SMH at C-drama and its weird and off-putting film-making practices.

I do hope they learn how to end dramas properly. There is no need for all the dramatic and open-ended endings. It's uncalled for. It means they need to learn how to tell a story.

However, she mentions it earlier in the episodes to her brother, which is why her brother doesn't challenge her face-to-face (the Emperor).
In the earlier episodes, she alluded to all the sacrifices she made as a hostage, which secured her brother's throne. Essentially, her brother got the throne because she was taken as the kingdom hostage.

Okay, I will be reducing my initial rating from 9.5/10 to 9/10. I felt something was missing by the time the curtain fell on the drama. Also, I did not like that they didn't show Nan Ya in the events that took place 6 years later or any of his other friends. They placed too much emphasis on the police characters. Then they should have made them the main leads, instead of those described as leads. phew!
All the same, it is a great C-drama which shows China's progress in modern drama production.

It is understandable. Partly because he still likes Nan Ya and partly, because of guilt of him not doing more to help her when they were teenagers. He also feels even more guilty learning he technically was the cause of her first assault (if he hadn't invited her out, her useless step-brother would not have had the chance).

Ok, I am just here to rant about this freaking awesome series. I just finished Ep.15 and am on the edge of my seat. I am giving it a 9.5 now and if they carry on like this and round it off nicely, this will be one of my 10/10 rating C-drama. Great cast and cinematography right here. Great work to the cast and crew so far!

No. I meant attempt to kill them as children. She succeeded with FL’s older brother.