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Truly a team

HT and JX make a great team. Both with great brains and strong spirit. If they can continue to support each other and communicate well, I believe they can make it.

SML is back in the picture

Han Ting shows his jealousy which was actually amusing, esp. when he hasn't even made a move for so long. I mean months and months since FL and SML broke up. I know it's an awkward situation with him being her investor, but he already lost her once. One would think he would be more proactive this time around.

Start-up realities

Good episode showing start-up realities, including lack of management skill for a technical person. Han Ting recognized this and enrolled Ji Xing in classes, which was a good move. It was heartening to see Han Ting try NOT to solve every problem for Ji Xing because she needs to be able to do it herself, but when she was being undermined be the scheming Zeng Di, Han Ting did intervene. I was impressed by the balancing act he was able to maintain.

Can I just say I don't like Zeng Di?

I mean I see that she's interested in Han Ting, but he's never reciprocated. Mr. Lin called her to confirm Han Ting's relationship with Ji Xing, so if there's anything inappropriate implied, it may have come from her. Li Li did upsell the relationship to the salesperson, but nothing inappropriate was implied that I noticed.

Han Ting is ruthless

Wow, his words can cut. And I'm not disagreeing with what he's saying but he had a plan for Ji Ting and her quitting spoiled his plan. Plus, his plan B for her to work with Dr. Jiang also failed. Now, he's discouraging her at every turn, not realizing that it only fuels her fire.

Chen Yi Chuan is an idiot

For someone so smart, Chen Yi Chuan is an idiot. It would be different if he didn't actually like her. He would be forgiven, but he does like and care for her, he's just too dense to know it.

Manipulation

Shi Ying really manipulated Zhuang Fei into thinking she had a chance with Jiang ZhenHan, to sow accord between Zhuang Fei and Lin Xi because of her own jealousy. It's disgusting.

Still smiling

I feel like I smiled throughout that episode, Lots of cute scenes between QToey and PeemPhum. And Peem didn't just say, I like you, he actually said รัก Rạk, even before they were officially dating. My heart just melted.

Way to upstage that expensive birthday bash

Just hack into the closest big screen. Bottom line is, Lin Xi already has feelings for Zhen Han so Qin Yue is too late. He just waited too long. At one point, Lin Xi may have been open to his feelings but one Zhen Han came into the picture and they got to know each other, all they could see was each other.

"You dare forget about me"

Seems like a line from Playful Kiss right before she got kissed...and sure enough, that's what happens. LOL

Som's got a nice friend group

So nice to see her super supportive friend group. And her parents are nice too, but I think they haven't seen her report card yet... LOL

I don't get Chad's motivations

In this version of A Love So Beautiful, the FL (Som) and ML (Chad) are much closer in some ways. Plus, the FL hasn't been bugging the FL saying "I like you," which happened in the C and K versions. So, I don't get it, what's Chad's reason for avoiding Som and being kind of mean to her?

Where's the betrayal?

There's still a piece I'm missing. Where's the betrayal? Was it the bet about whether Miyata-kun would show up? Yet, it was Hoshizawa Senpai who was at the train station alone and waiting. Miyata-kun talks about losing. Does he think his own feelings in high school were more than Senpai's? And he now says he was just being teased then, so he must think Senpai didn't actually care at all.

They hooked up before knowing they're in the same company

So, that's the positive thing, even though they still have to hide it. I'm still clueless about the naga in Lin's nightmare, but I like Mos and Bank's chemistry for sure. It looks we'll have another 2 couples.

Young and old MLs

The young and old versions of the MLs are almost identical to me, which makes the flashbacks so much more believable. It's amazing. I'm enjoying this slow burn where Senpai keeps revealing a little bit of himself and Miyata-kun keeps refusing to believe him. It makes me very curious that in the short while (weeks?) that they have been working together, each of them have already changed. How deep was that connection in their youth?