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Being English not a big fan of Chinese love dramas and most of those titled on YouTube seem mostly about female infidelity. However I happened upon this while on YouTube and watched one episode. It reminded me very much of the Australian soaps of the 1970s/1980s and of course Kylie Minogue was a big star when I was about to leave school. Unfortunately for me this story line triggered memories I'd been burying for over 10 years but I decided to watch the whole series in 3 days. The male lead is probably the best actor although not great and his hair was often annoying. Song Qian was my biggest problem for me as she reminded me of the woman who hurt me especially her beautiful eyes. I think the young lady actors were all very pretty although a little shapeless lol but still pretty. The cousin of Song Qian was very cute and played her part pretty well as did the male leads assistant. I had read that the Chinese government controls the morals and scandals of celebrities and actors and I was shocked at the character of a lot of actors but respected the female actresses who refused to kiss but sadly Song Qian is not one of those and seems to have kissed a lot of men whilst acting and the men she is rumoured to be "friends" with or dating seem to lack moral integrity for the most part and I've seen too many women allow themselves to be used simply because men want to boast and cross them off a conquest list and given the emotional affect this drama has had on me this saddened me. But as I said I know little about any of these people except what the media reports and I can see from interviews and behaviour which I've studied most of my life. The story line wasn't great and there were many grammatical and interpretation errors and the accent dubbing was ridiculous lol. Song Qian's makeup was good and made a 37 year old look younger but I could see through the makeup and again this was irritating. Irritating because Song Qian is to me very beautiful but that's my personal taste and she will remain beautiful to look at in her 40s, 50, and beyond. Most actors nowadays are obsessed with success, money and fame in effect arrogant, self obsessed narcissists and this trait seems to be all to evident in society as well. The Chinese subliminal propaganda was irritating but having had a former Chinese friend living in China I knew how they educate/indoctrinate their children so it wasn't surprising. National pride is one thing but it was obvious to any intelligent person the attempt to paint a very biased version of China. Song Qian's character despite her emotional affect on me was often annoying and clearly true love is a difficult concept for communist inspired script writers as truly loving someone when one person is uncompromisingly selfish and willing to lie to and hurt someone who loves them deeply was upsetting hopefully it's not a true reflection on Song Qian's true character. Too often I've seen selfishness ruin relationships and most good men would not want a real relationship with a woman like this except as I said for a brief physical fling. The lies and deceit was upsetting and the loyalty to employer and country was expected from a communist dictatorship. I did enjoy the poems and sinners even the badly read and recited ones and the music was good. Overall I liked this drama but mostly because Song Qian's character reminded me of someone I loved as a friend very much who sadly chose to hurt me because as a Christian friend I saw the wrong direction she was heading towards. I hope that I'm wrong about my character opinions especially Song Qian but watching this remember that selfish, stubborn people rarely are able to change unless they have good moral standards and have genuine loving people in their lives. I did end up praying for Song Qian after studying her life and the internet stories just like I do every day for my former friend.