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Smothered by his affection
Wow, what a drama! Truly a hidden piece . It had that usual pre-independence vibe with marshals, governors, and other powerful characters. But what made this one special was how it explored the FL and ML’s love story, their issues and intimacy.
The plot was quite refreshing, and the leads’ performances took everything to another level.
So, FL and ML are in love, but since she’s from a humble background, his family doesn’t approve. Then comes the “green tea” fiancée chosen by his family, who’ll do anything to marry him. ML hides this arrangement, but FL finds out, breaking her trust and leading to serious cracks in their relationship.
Characters:
ML: Sweet at first, but caught between family politics and love, he turns toxic — even secretly giving fertility drugs to FL. He becomes controlling.
FL: Beautiful, elegant, and strong. She loves ML, but his toxicity pushes her away. Her transformation from a submissive “sheep” to a dominant “wolf” was mind-blowing. The way she punished him for those fertility drugs? Chills. He was loyal, so he passed her test, but honestly, I even felt bad for him here, and that’s rare.
Cast :
Luorong absolutely nailed his role. Every time he cried, it broke my heart — especially in episode 15 when the FL died and later when she punished him for giving her the fertility drugs. His character should’ve been hateable, but Luorong’s performance made you feel sympathy instead. He’s seriously such an underrated actor.
Zhong Lili was amazing too. She portrayed Xingrou with so much grace and elegance at first, then showed raw pain and helplessness when the ML forced himself on her. Watching her transform into a strong, independent woman who wouldn’t bend no matter how much love he showed was just brilliant. She captured all the complexities of her character perfectly.
Overall a good one time watch worthy drama.(Dive only if you can take little psychological content)
The plot was quite refreshing, and the leads’ performances took everything to another level.
So, FL and ML are in love, but since she’s from a humble background, his family doesn’t approve. Then comes the “green tea” fiancée chosen by his family, who’ll do anything to marry him. ML hides this arrangement, but FL finds out, breaking her trust and leading to serious cracks in their relationship.
Characters:
ML: Sweet at first, but caught between family politics and love, he turns toxic — even secretly giving fertility drugs to FL. He becomes controlling.
FL: Beautiful, elegant, and strong. She loves ML, but his toxicity pushes her away. Her transformation from a submissive “sheep” to a dominant “wolf” was mind-blowing. The way she punished him for those fertility drugs? Chills. He was loyal, so he passed her test, but honestly, I even felt bad for him here, and that’s rare.
Cast :
Luorong absolutely nailed his role. Every time he cried, it broke my heart — especially in episode 15 when the FL died and later when she punished him for giving her the fertility drugs. His character should’ve been hateable, but Luorong’s performance made you feel sympathy instead. He’s seriously such an underrated actor.
Zhong Lili was amazing too. She portrayed Xingrou with so much grace and elegance at first, then showed raw pain and helplessness when the ML forced himself on her. Watching her transform into a strong, independent woman who wouldn’t bend no matter how much love he showed was just brilliant. She captured all the complexities of her character perfectly.
Overall a good one time watch worthy drama.(Dive only if you can take little psychological content)
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