Omg, my thoughts exactly! Leaving aside the fact that I don't know to what level of extremes Big Jane took the…
I agree. They get what they deserve. But what’s coming for Little Jane based on the trailer? I don’t think he deserves. Like, at all. More like Big Jane is hurt and being vindictive because he refuses to lose something he wants but doesn’t know how to hold onto it the right way.
question: if he already has a degree from HARVARD!! why is he again going to college and not even for a masters…
Likely because it’s prime hunting ground for deals from people with dreams and not enough life experience to be wary of an easy route to what they want. Impulsivity reigns in college-aged youth. Perfect for a supernatural being who likely benefits on a supernatural level from each deal made. (The migraines are the clue for me.)
oooooohhhh....that big jane trying to lure the little brother jet was sssssoooooooooopppppppeeeeerrrrrr creepy…
Big Bro to the rescue without even knowing. Like why would Big Jane pray in his love (obsession) interest’s family member? I think he needs these deals to survive, hence the migraines when he waits too long- probably pushed him to exploit the kid’s desires despite the connection.
You have very good points, but if you flip the perspective you can also say that Bei Luqing grooms Lu Xiaofan…
All I can say is that I decided to binge the novel and, if they include even half of the events that occurred, we are in for one hell of a ride. And a twist. I’m here for it! I can’t wait to see how it unfolds on screen.
Can we get a white truck of death for the sister/wife?
Alas, this is not a Kdrama…no white trucks to be found, sadly.
May she take a final fall down a long flight of stairs… Soon. No sympathy for her. Ok, the psychologist in me has a smidgen of sympathy for her after hearing how she views herself and her relationship with her parents. She’s a broken person taking it out on someone she perceives as weaker than her. She went too far- this is undeniable, so my smidgen of sympathy can’t sway me to pity her enough to hope for a redemption arc. Those karmic stairs need to appear soon.
I think we need to keep in mind that this man has been largely ignored and treated as nothing since he was young. He’s been conditioned to think he’s only worth anything if he’s useful to others (his parents, older brother, younger sister…). He’s been told that he’s less than his brother. It’s a sick form of psychological and emotional abuse he’s suffered for YEARS by the people he trusts the most. This is why he keeps taking abuse after abuse as if it’s all he can hope to expect.
Lv Qing comes out of nowhere and treats him with kindness, small acts though they are, from the night of his marriage and the humiliation he experiences by both his new wife and his parents- who he just realizes sold him out for a brighter future for his siblings (can you imagine how you’d feel if you were him?)- and he can’t help but want to be useful to this one ray of light in his otherwise dark world. Imagine that and the conflicted emotions he must have felt after the event in Episode 3… Kind of like Stockholm syndrome without the kidnapping: He cries, is comforted by his “abuser” and continues to do whatever the “abuser” wants, continues to try to please his abuser, not because he’s a baby, but because he’s been groomed/conditioned (whether they both realize it or not) to that kind, warm hand and needs that small feeling of warmth, even if it comes at a cost of what little pride he may have- which is none.
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May she take a final fall down a long flight of stairs… Soon. No sympathy for her. Ok, the psychologist in me has a smidgen of sympathy for her after hearing how she views herself and her relationship with her parents. She’s a broken person taking it out on someone she perceives as weaker than her. She went too far- this is undeniable, so my smidgen of sympathy can’t sway me to pity her enough to hope for a redemption arc. Those karmic stairs need to appear soon.
Lv Qing comes out of nowhere and treats him with kindness, small acts though they are, from the night of his marriage and the humiliation he experiences by both his new wife and his parents- who he just realizes sold him out for a brighter future for his siblings (can you imagine how you’d feel if you were him?)- and he can’t help but want to be useful to this one ray of light in his otherwise dark world. Imagine that and the conflicted emotions he must have felt after the event in Episode 3… Kind of like Stockholm syndrome without the kidnapping: He cries, is comforted by his “abuser” and continues to do whatever the “abuser” wants, continues to try to please his abuser, not because he’s a baby, but because he’s been groomed/conditioned (whether they both realize it or not) to that kind, warm hand and needs that small feeling of warmth, even if it comes at a cost of what little pride he may have- which is none.
Just my take.