SoultoSeoul

The Chinese government regulators are supposed to be enforcing stricter guidelines on the length of drams in the near future. There is an aim to stop fluffed up dramas for the sake of filming TV time requirements of 40 episodes set by the networks.
Quality over quantity. It may take a little time before we see it fully manifest.

Looking at this again, I think the clip from Youku episode 32 comes before the breakup.
Google translated:
Youku 32-"Sheng Zhening and Xia Qian got engaged, Qin Hebo gave gifts and congratulations." (He looks sad here, so I think it's related to his friendship, not XQ.)

*The next scene is of XQ and SZ in the office working happily on what looks to be their wedding plans.??

Wiebo clip for 32- (this is basically what you said earlier)
"Ning Meng suddenly appeared at the engagement banquet, and she took out her mobile phone to play He Zhijun's phone recording. It turns out that this is the reason why He Zhijun had to undergo psychological treatment. The Kongming lamp (lantern) he put on for Xia Qian actually caused the Shengjia car accident."

Wiebo - 33- "Sheng Zhening was robbed of a client, he was under pressure at work and became ill. Xia Qian came to take care of him. Hey, He will get married right away. "


Yeah... nothing else about the convo between the EX and the FL. I guess I'll find out tomorrow.

31 He proposes and they get engaged. 32-33 will air tomorrow (MON) for the VIPs, 34-35 is on Tuesday.

32- Is likely to have the joint family dinner. Soon after the FL decides they need to take a break. I only understand a little Chinese. I usually have to go on what I can gather through past clues, translated headers, body language, and other peoples' comments.
It looks like the EX felt responsible toward NM after the accident, it also appears she wasn't aware he was involved???? My guess is based on how she directs her upset feelings about her father toward him at dinner while playing the voice recording from the doctor's office.
I'm curious about the conversation between the Ex and the FL and what comes out.
Unfortunately, I don't have many revelations on their dialog at this point, something might pop up later online that would fill in some of the blanks. If so, I can let you know.

Google translated from Weibo 32-33:" Xia Qian blames herself for despair and couldn't face Sheng Zhening and finally proposed to separate her thoughts for a while.
Sheng Zhening looked at the painful Xia Qian very distressed, but because it was related to the death of his father that year, he felt powerless and had to agree to Xia Qian's request for a temporary separation."

The fallout at the dinner exposing the accident and all that happened in the past is in Episode 32-33. They typically only give us a view of what the VIP's see the next day.
34-35 previews won't appear until tomorrow.

In the wiebo preview, SZ agrees reluctantly to temporarily separate with XQ, it doesn't appear they are fully parting ways from the description. The Youku previews (different Weibo) show them a bit sad but they are still interacting at work (one on one), in the clip for EP 33, he is asleep, sick in bed with a fever (overworked) and the secretary brings XQ to his room to see him.

The preview on Weibo is below if anyone is interested. Sorry, it won't allow me to send the exact link. It should be near the top of the feed. 3 min long.
https://s.weibo.com/weibo?q=%E6%88%91%E7%9A%84%E7%A0%8D%E4%BB%B7%E5%A5%B3%E7%8E%8B%2032&Refer=SWeibo_box#_loginLayer_1632065664816

The girls get caught in their lies at the very start of 29. It's all over pretty quickly.
QX calls NM out on it, and the husband and ML overhear. SO all their scheming is exposed at once. The friend was fired from the company soon after for another reason, so she should be gone for good. (Crossing my fingers anyway!!) I hope we see NM in the process of growing up into a better person if she is on the screen.

I agree with you about QX. I find it odd she is so composed about her EX .
She was completely traumatized at the start of the story, she acts now like they just dated a few times casually. She barely got an explanation. She doesn't know the full reason why he left either and I wonder if she will find out.

One thing that caught my attention is when ML had his assistant bring his sister a gift for her (2nd?) anniversary. Did he mean wedding anniversary?
I was thinking maybe more time has gone by than it seems. I thought a few months went by, maybe it's much longer.

Ok....That's an interesting theory. It would make sense if there are two writers working on different parts of the plot. I was thinking maybe it was for budgeting reasons, or they had to accommodate different actors' schedules. I do think you present a very possible explanation.

NM should be on her knees begging for forgiveness from her brother. She should also be scolded and told to do the same by apologizing to the female lead.
He is way too soft on her. Since she is supposedly mentally ill and emotionally fragile I could imagine this would be why he is careful. HONESTLY, she doesn't fully exhibit extreme mood swings like she should if she had BP. She looks sad, but not devastated by the loss of her husband and the shame of her behavior. Is she also faking her mental health diagnosis too? I have doubts they would throw that in at this point in the story. There would be no redemption left for her.
I am wondering...why does her brother doesn't seem to even be aware she tried to kill herself in the past. I find it so strange.

The sister and the ex as individuals and as a couple is terribly written. There is little substance behind their story other than a few simple facts. We still don't know... How did they meet? Did he really love her in the beginning or was it purely manipulation? What is the reason he felt he had to marry her and leave the FL beyond the suicide attempt? What motivated by guilt? Did she have some special power over him? It's all so vague.
The sister and ex's whole couple story is completely illogical.
The scriptwriter should have given us more depth to their characters so we could feel some level of understanding and connection to them, rather than filling space with the second couple which feels 90% of the time pointless to the rest of what is happening.
I don't hate this story at all. There is enough for me to keep watching. There are clear problems with this script.
Overall the lead's maturity and humorous interactions are the only saving grace to this story.

It's really disgusting, immoral, and selfish. Her voice and her behavior are a crazy mix.

Her friend is the one who really stirred up the pot of problems. Not saying NM is innocent but her emotions were being preyed upon, for the friend's desire to get close to SZ. NM would protest at first when the friend suggested an idea. She would say something about it maybe this would be going too far. Her friend would press further that this would be best, and NM would agree.
Justice will be served. The friend's future is RIP. I am sure NM will eventually find a path to redemption after a good measure of reflection and repentance, that is how family C-drama usually go.

: )

They've only released trailers to EP29. There are clickbait previews with the incorrect episodes listed. I explained in your other comment below.

Honestly, after watching 27-28 the friend is the instigator of more than half of the evil stuff NM starts. I really want to see justice served and both girls get their punishment.

Just to piggyback on the convo about the trailer for 29...
Just before the end of 28, we see the two girls are discussing the fake pregnancy, and how they plan to "end it" and place the blame on QX.
A moment later...QX enters the hotel restaurant area. She sees them eating shrimp and chatting about how long it's been since NM has had it.
* Pregnant women avoid cold beverages, ice cream, watermelon, dark chocolate, and shellfish. They believe it leads to miscarriages in China. This would be suspicious even if she didn't hear anything they said.

Here is my guess about what will happen after seeing the trailer for 29. There's a family-type dinner planned.
NM and her friend arrive at the dining room first, QX walks in next. Soon an argument starts between them.
I suspect NM is aiming to pin a miscarriage on QX by saying she made her upset.
HOWEVER...QX is likely going to call her out on it, we see SZ and the EX arrive to catch the last part of the conversation and SZ yell at his sister and she looks stunned.

Just my guess.

If you do have trailers for 30-32 please share. I would love to see them.

Youku (which is the official place for first viewing) has only released trailers through 29, sometimes the TV network in China will share a different clip from the same episode and someone will share it on youtube.
SO FAR both the TV and Youku platforms have only been share what will be available the next day, no further.
OFTEN...the ones on Youtube, which say something like episode 29-30-31 -32 are edited or listed to look like trailers for episodes they are not. When in reality, they are just clickbait by no-official sites and what is on them is not what they promote.

All I could find on youtube...
This one says 27-28-29-30 however this is a clip from episodes 27-28 which aired already today for the VIPS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI9ik0tAgM0

AND this one listed 29-30-31-32
It's only episode 29. (Only one episode on Saturday) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxlCuykEt2Y
I believe NM will find out she is lying about being pregnant. (that is just my guess)

They meet in secret and still talk on the phone. She is better at enduring it than he happens to be. They are pretty cute.

It would be more unusual if they don't break up based on how Asian dramas usually flow. Pretty sure we can count on them ending well, which matters most.

None of it is annoying. They keep being a power couple even in 26 after they "pretend" to break up. The male lead isn't giving into his sister's antics.

The sister is pregnant in Episode 25.
27- XQ goes to work at the hotel SZ and Xia Quin "pretend" to break up. (The pretend breakup started in 26)
28- The company files are leaked. XQ's computer files leaked, she suspects it Lihe who did it.

26 Episodes in... I can say I'm enjoying it, but I think it depends on what you're looking for in a story.
It's not a passionate romance, but a warm and mature journey of teamwork and trust. It's about how the lead couple deals with a series of complicated business and family problems together and care for their relationship at the same time.
It's not labeled a comedy, but it has a good deal of humor in the writing. There are very few tropes.
The secondary romance is not everyone's cup of tea. I don't mind them personally.
They have important roles at the start of the story, at some point they seem to be in a completely different drama of their own. They're never with the other characters and their plot takes on its own direction, however, I suspect this might change later on in the story.

No, she doesn't.
She's being blackmailed by Lihe.
The sister is the real issue between them in the drama.