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KJ2025 Ye Xian again does the exact wrong thing with good intentions. He wants a chance to tell JinZhao his feelings and he hears hers. She beautifully and poignantly explained why they could never be. They are too similar even tho each would die for the other. They have a forged friendship that matters highly to her, but love as a partner was not part of it. Her mirror comparison of them was well said. They really are mirror images in many respects and she pointed them all out. She put it in clear considerate and truthful words so that he could understand it with no misunderstanding and realize tho not the relationship he wanted, his friendship was highly placed in her heart. Chen did the right thing sending him out on his portrait with one last warning to leave JinZhao alone. Going against the groom to be, Ye Xian is lucky he lived. The Marquis is a stately figure with his halberd. He looks every bit the commanding general in this pose. His wife realized something was off and found this was the last memory he had before dying. Gma Ji is having a chat with JinZhao about the Chen family members. She is giving her last advice to the young bride to be. The mirror scene where she sees her mother is a sweet detail, but I found the scene with gma the most impacting for me. Chen arrives in high style to claim his bride and as they are heading to his home a funeral procession is coming from the opposite direction. Ye Xian and Chen study each other a moment and as Chen prepares to make way Ye Xian chooses to make way instead. It was one gift he could give to JinZhao. Everyone is surprised as the funeral party steps aside and Chen bows in respect as they pass the Marquis’ coffin. Ye Xian got a glimpse of the bride, but JinZhao and her guard did not look. She wanted to make way out of respect for the dead, but YeXian spoke up first. The glee of Fu’s voice at the death of a war hero just😡🤬 They don’t want Ye Xian to get the title, and while I truly like him, he is too lost to his temper and emotions to handle power well. But I am fearful about who Fu wants and if he can persuade the young emperor to agree. XuanQing is slamming them back being all put out. He never did a thing for JinZhao except bask in her affection. He wasn’t even bold enough to return it.😝🙄 His nose is out of joint and he’s following the maid to see JinZhao when the episode ends. The maid has just learned the Marquis passed away and she’s running back to tell JinZhao. She is holding the whistle from Chen and may need to use it soon. YanWen is seeing Fu and Chen chatting and he also seems full of evil intent. JinZhao was awarded second madame title by the young emperor directly. There are already two ladies plotting for her when she’s in the Chen home. Lian is also plotting for Lan when JinZhao is not there to protect her. Even with two episodes today I find I want two more.
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Lord Chen’s mother is having breakfast and making plans for a celebration. She is wanting to invite Wan Xue and mentions the loss of Chen’s wife after two years in their house. Right when she is asking him about who has caught his eye he is saved by his servant. The Gu son is in trouble because of gambling ties. Chen is trying to get him out before the raid and asks for an audience with JinZhao. She has a case with her and the conversation starts with her brother. It is agreed he was not part of the gang, but getting him away is imperative. He told her no further gifts but made it clear he wanted to know what she had brought. The heartbeat added to the music was spot on. He is pleased with the reparations to his cape and puts it on. The man definitely has flare when putting on capes and robes.🔥Daddy Gu has just learned of his son’s troubles and the shouting begins. The son has been abducted so there is a cluster at the Gu house trying to figure out how to rescue him and keep the news quiet. Lady Gu has collapsed because she now knows thanks to gossiping servants. It is clear nanny Zhou is behind it all. She should have had her tongue removed rather than just a beating. I have no clue why she is allowed to run the house but she needs to go.😡🤬Her daughter knows something is up but for now let’s things go. YeXian’s servant finds and brings the son back and daddy Gu is on a roll. The son deserved a beating for stupidity but his rant about the Ji family was over the top. JinZhao laid out reality for him in what the Ji’s contribution was and dared him to settle up. He laments having no son to carry on his legacy. 😝As if he had character to brag about. Something better be done to get nanny Zhou the punishment she deserves. 🤬 Lady Gu collapsed and is recovering. The only good thing that has happened is that JinZhao is letting herself be closer to her mother. There is not deep affection yet but she is concerned for her. The son is doing the first responsible thing he has done in a very long time, he is kneeling in apology outside his mother’s room. Lord Chen is working behind the scenes to assist but Mr Gu is in trouble because of his son’s actions. The biggest question I have about LadyGu’s care is why is nanny Zhou in charge of making the meds instead of the lady’s own servant? This makes no sense to me. 🧐 I liked that JinZhao walked right by her brother without a glance. He needs to know that a charming disposition and smile can’t make up for reckless behavior that endangers the entire family’s reputation. I am hoping his punishment has beaten the Gu out of him. 😝He needs to get into a trade and have his Ji side shine. JinZhao is at her mother’s side and her mother is lamenting her choices and apologizing. It is very sincere and heartfelt but to some, she lost her spine along with her child that day. She let herself be punished as penance for submitting to her husband and sending her daughter away. JinZhao is moved and for the first time calls her mother. She is getting ready to settle some scores and starts with her brother. She doesn’t say a word but gives a resounding slap and continues to the house. She is shaken by her mother’s words and replays her treatment of her mother since her arrival. She has her servant give an invitation to YeXian to thank him for saving her brother. She puts on quite a show for him and gets him to the family’s private suite. There he is tied up and questioned. He admits to kidnapping her brother and when he makes wisecracks about Lord Chen, she gave me a laugh out loud moment when she planted her foot center mass on his chest and knocked him and chair to the floor.😂🤣 He has a point that where blood is concerned she is less decisive in dealing with it. He had hoped to plant a scare that would permanently dissuade the brother from going to gambling houses. She let him know his actions caused her mother to collapse and stay bedridden. He was remorseful with this news because he had truly only intended to help her. She leaves him stranded on the floor and told him he deserved it. He could only laugh at his predicament. He smiles because he enjoys wholeheartedly the chaos she brings. She follows the rules of her choosing and this adds color and interest to his surroundings. This is what he admires most about her. His servant came back with details about the raid and how Chen had sent men just for the brother. It seems they both had similar ideas on how to straighten him out. JinZhao has offered a reward for finding her brother and the search is on. However there is another search in same area with much more at stake. Lord Chen is looking for a courier and it will be a literal battle to find him. JinZhao has to stop her search til a wheel is repaired, so she offers 100 taels of silver to whoever finds her brother. Lord Chen survives an attack and is brought to same shed. She is looking at his wounds and wondering what happened as she applies medicine. The episode ends right when things were getting interesting. A real doctor wrote a script for Lady Gu and I am hoping nanny Zhou’s treachery gets revealed with some real consequences. She has been running the show for too long. The drama remains interesting with a lot going on. My favorite scene was when the heartbeat added to music as Chen gets closer to JinZhao to inspect her gift. Things are heating up between them and I want to enjoy every detail of their budding romance.😁
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This episode has JinZhao meeting her paternal gma. She made a favorable impression tho the granddaughter quickly teamed up with step sis to talk down to her. JinZhao is forced to take the eldest daughter position to rebut and admonish the gossiping girls about Liu family. There is one missing from the party and it turns out to be YeXian’s sister. She is late because he has invited himself to go along. JinZhao is far from happy with this development. The family goes to see an opera and YeXian manages to get himself seated by JinZhao. She finally has enough of his chatting and leaves to change. He finds her handkerchief and there is an argument over it. She claims it isn’t hers. There is a very cute exchange with a kitten and YeXian’s better side is revealed. At the embroidery session, JinZhao deliberately does a bad job because she doesn’t want to reveal the handkerchief is hers. She is mocked by the two girls and YeXian gives the handkerchief to step sis who shows it to everybody there. This backfires a bit when the older sis recognizes the handkerchief JinZhao and her brother fighting about. She later goes to her brother and tells him neither Gu girl is acceptable as bride material and tells his servant to pack his things. She is sending him home.The one good development is YeXian and JinZhao both learned about the invitation step sis swiped. JinZhao confronts her and agrees to let this slide, but to bear in mind she wasn’t the sort to return evil with kindness. 😝The new girl mocks JinZhao’s mom for being a merchant. JinZhao got the upper hand by telling her her hairpin was a fake. She even told her the test she could do on it to find out.😂🤣 While JinZhao is choosing gifts to send to Chen, her brother shows up and hints of blackmail about her bridge meeting with XuanQing. She counters with the 200 taels he wanted. There is a pawn slip but she doesn’t believe his story. She does learn he works for the gambling hall as a frontman. He entices young men to try their luck. Chen has received the gifts and his servant opens the boxes. The first is a set of binoculars which he liked. The second was a pair of glasses which he was not enthused with. Did JinZhao send them because he would look good with them on or because she considered him old and needing them? Guess we will find out next episode. 😂🤣 I completely missed the nod to his character in The Shadow’s Edge with the glasses. 😂😂 Had to come back and correct this. The changes they made to the sibling characters make this less fun to watch. I keep grumbling during their scenes. What happened to the brother that stood up for her and the sis that helped her sneak out of the house? I still like JinZhao’s character and want to see how things progress with Lord Chen, but I am a lot less enthused with the family machinations. They are tiring. 😝🙄 The palace politics are better than the Gu family interactions. If the nanny kills the mother, they better kill her off too.😡
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With a direct challenge the nanny had to walk the concubine through it. This was a disaster and the concubine almost set herself on fire. While they argued it came to light that JinZhao had visited and was rejected. Not only that but the nanny had assaulted her. Here JinZhao learns her mother was never informed. To cover his ass the dad has the nanny get 20 lashes. This was found funny by staff because she had always been untouchable because she had the concubine’s favor. In her defense she knew if the legitimate daughter returned the daughter of the concubine would no longer be the pampered only child she had been. In a way I can’t fault her for that. I am also still trying to figure out why the mom did not contact her daughter. Even sickly, a servant could have written for her to correspond back and forth with her distant daughter. If she was forbidden, the dad definitely lost the opportunity to fake having his daughter cared for tho distantly. 😝The nanny claimed JinZhao was cunning and ruthless not claiming her mentoring the child to be that way. The scene shifts to the prison where Lord Chen gets a chat with his friend. It is a heart wrenching scene because he knows Nie has a family, but considered the sacrifice worth it. The courage and support from his friend is a reminder that sometimes the ultimate sacrifice is the crucible that creates a better life for the loved ones left behind. Your heart breaks as he laughs and smiles at his fate knowing his efforts were successful. 😭❤️ There is a meeting of those for the reforms and it is decided the next course of action was to take care of minister Lin. The scene shifts to Lin’s Wife’s bday celebration where daddy Gu has forced JinZhao’s attendance. There JinZhao overhears a conversation of all the trials her gma is enduring. She is worried because she thought Lord Chen would protect her family. When she sees him there she takes the opportunity to plead for her family and asked to return to her gma. As he explains the cost of the reforms they are interrupted by the young lord. He has pretty accurately laid out the plan to get rid of the right arm minister Lin, leaving Chen wondering how close he and JinZhao are. Chen has asked Lin to resign and referred to a shady land deal and a false charge of digging up dirt on his opponent. Lin made the mistake of sending his servant to see if the guy sold him out or not. The young lord warns JinZhao that almost the entire Gu family are in Fan’s council. She admitted that she only recently learned this and why she wants to return. He is rather gobsmacked by that and the scene shifts to the party. The news is out and one colleague has already made an excuse to depart. Daddy Gu can’t slink out with him but he tries to impress with his great care of his daughter. JinZhao rebuts every remark and the young lord fills in more for her. He finally gives up and splutters out the door with the young lord sitting at the table completely amused. Chen also grins and admires her shrewdness in getting him away from the party and out of trouble. Lin revealed his crimes by sending the servant. Now the landowner is being investigated. Lin is forced to admit to the lesser of his crimes so that the emperor cannot decide to keep him in court even if he tries to resign. Lin and Chen exchange parting shots and Chen wishes him a good day as the guards arrive to arrest Lin. JinZhao gets the news and she is surprised at the speed Chen moves and replays his words to her. She decided to write a letter to her gma with double intent— to let Chen know she was loyal and to check up on her gma. As expected the letter was intercepted and Chen understood her intentions. But this means she will continue to be followed and tested to see if she was as committed as Ji family. Liu is to replace Lin and daddy Gu sees his son as the perfect match for JinZhao. Even the concubine recognized she had saved her dad by getting him out but he contributed it to lucky circumstance. He is such a weasel and not even a smart one.😝 The episode ends with another smug grin thinking he can gain access to Liu and rid himself of JinZhao in one marriage. This story continues at a good pace and quite well done.
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Undercover Miss Hong Episode 16
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Everybody that needed to be, was brought to justice and those that needed closure for their lost loved ones received it. Everybody ended on a positive note and the ending was most about their sisterhood rather than trying to pair off as couples. This was ended well and even set up for a second season if they choose. Usually something mars the ending and in this case it was one of the best episodes because it was perfect. We get to see everything we really want to see and the enduring friendship of the roomies was the best part of this drama. This drama was an exception for me because usually I like the beginning more than the ending. With this drama, the story got better with each episode and the ending was everything I wanted from the story. Kudos to cast and production team 👏🏻😁
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They did a good job giving the background of sibling relationship or lack thereof. The sis had a very loving relationship with her sister until very recently. She felt her sibling was mothering her rather than letting her learn on her own and her last conversation wasn’t a good one for a last memory. The brother was a surprise because big brother wrote him off when he was very young and left him at a children’s home with a parting gift. Big brother is at a loss because he didn’t expect to see or hear from his sibling. The little brother is drawn into things in spite of his attitude about his brother deserting him. He treated his nephew the same as his brother treated him before leaving, a parting gift and goodbye. Little sis feels responsible because she felt like a weight for her sister to carry. She is determined to make up for that. She doesn’t think well of her brother in law and he has given her no reason to. But she does note he’s not a mean spirited person and has stepped up tho minimally. He has made it clear he considers this his last meeting with both of them. There are many movies and dramas with this theme, but this one held its own telling this version of unexpected guardianship. I am looking forward to see how they drag the reluctant brother into things.
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We are introduced to Pei who has been let go from his job for being too candid about his opinions. They have suggested he ponder his thoughts elsewhere. He finds himself in a private plane being offered a very unique job. He is to create a business that loses money. There is a specific set of rules as to what is not allowed, but otherwise he is guaranteed 5k or however much the company loses as his salary. He has already decided the company name— Tengda. Pei decides their first project will be a game. He brings his best friend and a gamer onboard to help him design the game. You just have to see it to believe it.😂🤣 The actors playing it do an excellent job and it is guaranteed to have you laughing hysterically at their game experience.😂🤣 I laughed hard enough to bring tears to my eyes and can’t wait to see what’s next.
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This couple is so beautifully written.❤️ Xiu weeps bitterly with her parents apologizing from the depth of her soul that she cannot forget or leave the one she loves no matter how hard she tries. That she knows to look for him in the game.❤️ Their commitment to see it through in spite of everything. Pei has cast blame putting their design studio under investigation. They both agree that when innocent no need to hide. They are bravely stepping forward to claim their rightful places with each other and the world at large. He loves her more than himself and career and proves that repeatedly. A lesson his mom never learned.😝 He has taken care of the contractor’s debts except for Pei’s and he goes there in person to settle the score between them. He is blackmailed because Pei has Xiu locked in a warehouse minutes away from combusting. Xiu is quite brave but is overcome with smoke. Yu bursts in and carries her out as the flames billow around them. Together they are unstoppable. She tells him about the handwritten restock note and they uncover the needed memory card. I loved Yu’s triumph coming in right after his ‘brother’ left instructions for a bigger smear campaign. His aide/daddy spy revealed that his father had done something to Xiu. Pei is going in to corner him but hears proof she is ok. Yu starts point by point revealing the truth to include the faked text at the end. He gladly informed Pei that his dad only referred to him as Yi. Elder Pei’s ice exterior has melted and he’s folding in the sides of his sweater to protect himself. We now know that Qin was going to expose his fraud and refused to take blame. Pei Zhen is an engineer and the numbers alone tell him the definitive decrease in strength between the two grades in spite of same appearance. He is shocked at the news but not quite as much as would be expected. He has been noting how his father has been doing business. I know they are probably going to forgive the mom bla bla bla….but that she didn’t note the name used in the text or understand just how upright her husband was in life and business….that’s just a sad sorry version of who she could have been. She is lower in my books than Zhen will ever be because she should have known and recognized her real family and she didn’t. I want that reflection to stick with her. Yu never once wavered in his love and protection of her. And she never recognized her own son’s fielty.😝 Even if you remove Yu out of the equation to try to understand her, she has lived with a man for two decades that physically and verbally abused his son. She was of no help to Zhen either. To me, she utterly failed both brothers and herself. I truly have no use for her.
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Gong is such a blabbermouth.😝 Yu has the perfect handicapped vehicle and home care provider to assist Xiu’s dad’s recovery. What I don’t like is both of her parents assuming she is going to give up her career for their sakes again. I wish Xiu would have explained. I am happy she was her investigative self and explored his secret room. She now understands his thought process and why things went to Zhuling for new project. The key is the contractor hoarding his evidence at his own peril. At least Yu and uncle have copies of it but they need the original memory card. It’s like in the game Xiu and Yu running into each other at the factory.🤣 When he has no words he talks via kissing. She won’t let herself be charmed and tells him to put up or shut up. She is giving him one chance to explain himself so she understands. We are not privy to the conversation but she seems satisfied with what she has heard but concerned about the dangers of investigating. We finally see what happened to Yu’s father. It was an accident during a fight with Pei, but he cleverly threw the blame at Qin and made him seem cowardly committing suicide. He has duped the widow since the day Qin died. He is revolting in every aspect. His son has picked up the mantle of his father. He wants mutual destruction and furious that Xiu recognizes Yu as the better man. That should have told him something about his father. They both exchange blows and Pei actually got a good shot in. Yu’s mother is like a sour stomach. She shouldn’t leave such a bad taste when seems so harmless but she lingers painfully with her tainted view. The son that was pouring hate and venom wasn’t her son. But the son she feared losing wasn’t her son either. I really hope when the air clears that Yu remains distant from her. It is selfish and not the filial expectation, but I see her less worthy of a redeeming arc than Pei Zhen. She still does not see a son protecting his family. She sees him destroying the family she has. Yu is quite right to remind her that she didn’t include him in her family. This was shown well as blurred vision when they spoke. She is simply a reminder of happier times when his dad was alive. To me, she falls under the - I have no use for you category. I am not typically vindictive. But when the complete truth comes to light, I want her to spend 2 decades with regret of her real family like Yu has already invested.😡 I’m sure she will be allowed to visit her current family in prison. 😝
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I really enjoyed the first 4 episodes and wasn’t sure how I would feel about the soul exchange. They did a decent job of it actually. They did not overact and kept it believable. They are learning ojt style the real life of the person their soul inhabits. They try on their own to find a means to swap back but of course it is unsuccessful. She has already rescued his brother and has brought negative notice because of it. He is going to help care for her family now that he is more aware of the circumstances. It is fun that they made each other cliffnotes to include pics of people they should know and how they should act. This is having interesting results so far. The nemesis magistrate is seeing his plans being thwarted by Prince. He has killed off his fake thief so he will have to find another means to stir up trouble. The fight at the end of episode shows how well these two match no matter which body they are in. I am looking forward to see how they continue these swapped roles much more than I expected. Kudos to the actors for doing an excellent job.
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XiGuang and mom have a candid chat about why she wants to sell shares. I have to admit surprise that she thought it worth her time trying to be ‘wifey’ material. Just shows how hard other people’s opinions can hit and make you question your place and value. This will be a good move for her and an assist to XiGuang…a definite win win. Nie was so sour at the signing. He is realizing she has shred the last bit of him and with no vested interest can be blamed for any failure on his part nor can he assume any credit for her work going forward. She is out from under his shadow and becoming the cloud that flies high. XiGuang tells her work friends who her mom is. They are definitely surprised but not criticizing her like her college friends. I have no clue why she wants to go to SiLiang’s bday party. This is the girl who quietly pined for Xu and is settling with her current bf. I don’t think there were ulterior motives this time, it was actually a fun meal and celebration. But that is all ruined thanks to Xu knowing she’s there. He was actually having a decent time celebrating Chris’ bday with colleagues. He should just finish the night with them. YuSen is meeting with his prior professor. Their brain interactive software would be a good fit for him. I don’t think he realized she felt he’d been poached by clinical medicine. He is attending a meeting and listening to the possibilities. She is definitely going to keep in touch knowing he wants to get back to medicine. He has signed for his Gpa’s shares so power is shifting with the companies. Waiting to see how that all plays out. The episode ends with Xu perking up at the mention of XiGuang and an invite.😝
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After Nie’s conversation at the Sheng home he tries to find dirt on Lin. We already knew there was none to find, but it did turn up his interest in XiGuang. For once him sticking in shed some light on misunderstandings. Her dad is very like Xu in his way or the highway.😝 I like that she stands up for herself. If he were a parent at all, this would have been disrespectful. But I think his own parents would have stood behind her and applauded at telling her dad what she thought of his judgments. Him throwing the fake daughter name in finally got a time and event placement for Lin’s interest. What I loved is that she went right to the source. At first I thought she was going to make the mistake of talking to fake sis. Lin saw her pacing, and like her, he went to the source. He went to his friend directly and got the tea on his date invite. The friend realized the mischief he had caused because he never anticipated them actually meeting and dating. I want to smack him but he was thoroughly embarrassed at his bad mistake and had been putting it off just like Lin had been. What is heartbreaking is how guilty Lin feels about his initial attitude with XiGuang. I am sure he is playing it all out in exact detail the numerous trials he added on her because of her ‘carefree and forgetting’ nature. He is beating himself up royally and doesn’t know where he goes from there. The one thing he does know is how she would have really reacted had it been her 2 yrs ago. There would have been no mistake of her concern for him. XiGuang now finally is piecing things together and understands why he had a grudge. It remains to be seen how she processes this, but at least she knows what really happened and who’s to blame. I think she is much like Lin and can forgive but we will have to see what hoops the drama chooses to give them. 😝 There was a good bit of discussion with her project and stage 2 progression. This will probably be good distractions for both of them to hurl themselves into work while they sort out things. Lin will finally be able to sort his past and know the girl he loved at first sight was not the carefree thoughtless girl that couldn’t be bothered to check on him in the hospital. Now it’s just waiting to see how long he takes to forgive himself and how XiGuang feels about this amalgam of events past and present. This episode just shreds you for him, but she is as bighearted as he is….I am very curious how she is going to process this information.
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The episode opens with Dr Lin doing an intricate surgery. He is praised by hospital staff for being an excellent doctor and for being kind. This is a rare combination for a surgeon. A friend calls for him to come to Wuxi for a date with Nie XiGuang. There is a flashback where he has seen her and he accepts the date but is in a horrible accident on the way. Just like Dr Strange a magnificent surgeon has his hands injured so that he can no longer be a surgeon. We now are at XiGuang’s uncle’s home and she is being teased by her cousin, Jian Rui. He is talking about a banquet with her father the previous week. This is where Dr Lin first saw her. XiGuang is tagged to open the door for new tutor and enter Zhuang Xu. Instant crushing from XiGuang. She decides to return to the dorm so she can study better and be in closer proximity to her crush. She comes to the dorm with tons of food when her crush comes up with a girl. The first thing Ye Rong does is introduce him with salary earnings and how he is treating them to dinner. During the meal XiGuang is trying to find out if they are friends or bf/gf. They act closer than friends but there is no confirmation if they are actually dating or not. They are finishing up their studies and talking about job plans. When XiGuang mentions Wuxi, Zhuang Xu started off encouraging her to consider options but then had to add leeching off her parents. He speaks to her like someone on the spectrum that has no filter. He speaks truth but bluntly and not with consideration for how his words are received. Her cousin gets her to do another inconvenient favor for him. He is a pain in the arse for her, but he is cute and good natured so she endures it. Everybody is surprised to see XiGuang back in the dorm and the roommates are telling Rong she needs to clarify her relationship with Zhuang Xu. She wonders if he has changed because he makes a good salary now. Her cousin sweetly greets her after the meal to ride home where she gets to hear her aunt and uncle give the gossip of her divorced parents. Her dad has a new gf and has accepted her daughter as his adding to the gossip. The group of friends are getting their resumes for a job fair and are surprised when XiGuang chooses to go along with them. Zhuang Xu’s words about the lackluster job in Wuxi has her chatting with a stray cat while pondering. 😂Zhuang Xu takes it upon himself to personally submit her resume to his senior in the company but she tries to politely steer him to other companies. Dr Lin is there and he now works for the company and looks over the resume personally. Lin wants to know why he is submitting her resume for her and his opinion of the company hiring her. When he exits the building he lies about where he submitted her resumes. Rong managed to lose her phone and upset she will miss interview news. She becomes jealous when XiGuang gets a call from Shengyuan which is her top choice for future employment. The episode ends with Lin looking over the resumes. This episode gave small slices of life to introduce the various characters in their home/school/work environments as well as how they interact with each other. There’s a lot going on but they are trying to establish why Lin is now at a company instead of hospital and that he has attitude where XiGuang is concerned. Both he and Zhuang Xu want her hired and it’s a good thing Rong only knows about Xu. 😝
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As with the episode of stepmom’s history, I had no interest in the self absorbed bullies of shogi family.😝 That she had the temerity to ask Asuka not to take him away from them😝omg as if she had any desire to do so. I enjoyed Asuka’s reaction to his complete bs monster excuse for deserting his ‘beloved’ family. He deserves the family he now has and they are well aware that he does. My favorite person in this episode was Yuna. She was palpably emanating all her positive energy Asuka’s way. I have no clue why she stayed with the brother, but love is blind. This finale game was not as riveting for me as I expected it to be. Yuna’s reaction was the most stand out for me. Asuka got to tell the shogi world to kiss off after the game but I am glad she allowed herself to enjoy the game and not let it rule her life negatively like her father and Todo did. She plays because she loves it, not possessed by the need to win. I was with her in how anticlimactic defeating him seemed when all was said and done. He gave himself a moment of fatherly pride at her soaring past him, but I could not appreciate it because of his treatment of his first wife and daughter. Once he bodily tossed Asuka out the door and told her to stop playing, he lost any fatherly right to appreciate her competence and skill with the game. This time with her mother’s ashes I didn’t find it creepy like I did with Todo’s dad’s ashes. She was letting her mom know she was going to live her best life and they were acknowledged by the third member of their family at least on paper. Her brother might be less of an ass in future and there is even a glimmer of hope for the dad. His second family may reach a better than tolerate each other stage. Asuka’s family is at the bar living out of the shadow of shogi and ushering in the new era of women joining the game. I wanted Asuka to have some response for her dad, but she was lost in the game still stunned that it was all over and she didn’t find the ecstasy she expected at beating him. She was happy she won the game but at this point I don’t think she really had any more feelings for her dad. She burned them up responding to his written words to Todo and once the game was truly won, there really was nothing she needed to say. The slap of the pieces on the board said everything that needed said between them.I have mixed feelings in how they ended this. They tried to soften the father’s desertion and make his family appear vulnerable. That didn’t work for me at all in both episodes where they visited their histories. The woman that died pining for his sorry ass deserved his acknowledgment in person before she died. That he lacked the spine to include them in his book said everything about him that we need to know. I liked that Asuka’s smile matched her mother’s when she won and Yuna exploding from her chair to cheer makes me hopeful those two will become shogi buddies for life. They can take turns beating up her little brother.😂🤣It’s a good watch even if you know nothing about the game. She wanted to overcome the shitty world her father had left her in and I think she was quite successful with that. She is playing the game on her terms and enjoying it, while Todo can let go and enjoy his family. The burning anger in both Asuka and Todo has been released and whether or not the father has learned anything, they are soaring high above him with no care in their eyes for anything except a shining future.
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All three are back working together to make trap for Kang. I thought they did quite a good job and was an especially nice touch to have police officer that started the case all those years ago be able to end it. This series did a good job with scamming the scammers while working on revenge. It had a ‘Leverage’ vibe to it and for the most part was well done. They seem to be gearing up for a second season which I will be sure to watch. My only complaint is not truly ending the revenge on Kang but leaving it open. The actors did a good job on their own without needing this device for a season two. For me, this downgraded the entire point of the season, to have a reckoning with the one that killed a father and traumatized a young child. I am disappointed that they thought they needed to carry this over to another season rather than ending it here and starting with a new case entirely. I would have accepted this better had he been dealt with in some fashion and then escaped or appealed out of it, but for him to never be caught officially, for me, undermined the point of the revenge and did not resonate well.
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