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Veha's face, 34-35 ? Oo

He literally is the definition of a baby face. And just saying if you truly have an issue to guess age by appearance - DO NOT DO IT. You will offend peoples one way or another unconsciously. :P

True. xD

- I didn't really understand how the school scene could resolve anything. It could just make thing worse tbh. I mean, making out in front of a bunch of minor at school ground isn't something that I would recommend to be "accepted" from peoples who already stated their homophobia. I guess it turned them into "fujoshi" and that was their "happy ending" ? Quite unrealistic if you ask me. :P

- The whole scene in Zhan Wang's house was just weird! He got stitch up by his lover for some reason - like they were wanted fugitive and didn't have a brother that do have the expertise or crazy talk the hospital where his mum is currently at! - and of course it hurt like hell. But then he have little to no issue to be this physical ? Is the Power of Love this strong ? :D

It's still good and I enjoyed this episode but I laughed to hard on those scenes for the wrong reason. ^^

You aren't wrong but if you don't want to be spoil NEVER read comment when the drama is still airing as during this time most peoples comment the episode they just saw with each others quite freely and yes, most of them contain spoilers. Once it's finished, peoples use more the "spoiler tag" and it's safer (but you should still be cautious).

This was the "nicer" reaction version ? Oo

I'm already sending him to hell in my mind that I don't want to know how horrific he was in the novel. xD

Oh... I feel bad for the actor now. Well, he did accept they use his face for... "this" but damn... No wonder it felt uncanny. Tbh, it's not a bad thing that his tech is still this bad because ngl, when they will be able to do it flawlessly a lot of thing will go sour for this industry. :x

What's the deal with FL's ex ? Oo

Is he... Blind ? I don't think he is but he always seem to "gaze into the void" for some reason. More than that, he seems completely lifeless. I don't know but in every of his scene, I have this uncanny feeling something is completely off... Never saw this actor before - or I don't remember him - but tbh, it's the very first time I would judge someone acting this harsh. He is bad. Like bad BAD. Am I missing something ? Oo

I really misunderstood the relationship between the two marquis's sons apparently. I though they really hated each others. Well, Guard Qin probably hate him but indirectly, as he was jealous of not being truly acknowledged as the Marquis's son.

But when the 'Golden Son' bullied the Guard, I though it was rooted to the fact he was a "bastard" so he enjoyed making him suffer (like in MANY other dramas) but with the recent episode I think he just wanted his attention ? Like a middle schooler that would pull the hair of his crush ? Or maybe he was also "jealous" of him because his father seemed to rely on him for "important matter" while he was ask to stay idle ? Still, the fact he tried to save him despite his father warning was quite a pleasant surprise. :D

Ngl, this drama have fantastic characters writing. Like the newly introduced "former fiancee" of ML. She is shady as hell, I feel it. xD

Is she also on a "solo crusade" ? Because so far, I don't know her true affiliation. I don't think she is truly loyal to the foreign princess. Maybe the "dead" Prince LI ? He is gone and now she appear. And she has apparently also survived the "Eastern Palace" massacre like Prince Li. That's also sus. :P

Did they kill him ? I mean, I guess but he didn't even had a death scene ? He was my favorite of those antagonist. And I really hoped they would explain further his "child" persona or make it even more relevant in his climax. And god, his poor mother who will believe that he alive but never come to see her ever again... It's just sad. Still better to learn that he was probably executed for treason but still... :x

Pretty good. The romance part is bit lackluster but the scheming was worth it. I'm just a bit sad/confused about Deng Yi. Didn't liked how he ended. More in spoiler below.

Regardless, it was entertaining. 8/10

Well, two of the ML are former contestant of a Gay Dating Show ("His Man") and are fairly active on their social media. The last one is unknown to me but apparently some say he is an (former ?) athlete and I wouldn't be surprise that he does have some follower and activity on his social giving his face card. :)

Still loving it so far. I'm just a bit confused about the dynamic between the two Marquis's sons. I mean the legitimate son seem to be "playing" the fool to hide his true intent but not really ? Like at first, I believed he was mentally impaired and had a child like mind but then he went on torturing peoples quite openly but he "schemed" against his half brother in a lowkey way ? Like he was a threat he need to be cautious about.

I mean, he is clearly treated like the golden child and the guard like an aftertaste. So why he seems like he is "hiding" his sharpness like a ML that need to be lowkey to survive ? I'm really curious about what's the deal with this family! :D

(and I hope the girl will not be toyed by the golden child to hurt his brother :/)

I didn't say his brother will save him directly but he will probably have contacts in the medical field that could help him - you still need to study medicine to be a dentist. As for his father, this plotline wasn't really exploited yet. They probably will have a conflict but once he will learn that his son is dying ? They could switch up his character. Or not. We don't know.

And for shooting stars, it isn't just a China thing. Nowadays it's quite a common superstition all over the world. That being said, I just don't believe they will go fully on the supernatural plot line of having this "wish" be the sole answer to this crisis. It will be more subtle. Especially since they keep showing us than Xu Yuan's "curse" was only a superstition in everyone heads.

Personally, I was more down to earth as to how Zhan Wang would survive. His brother is in the medical field so it's easy to pull off the card "I know this amazing surgeon that could save you!" plot line. Also, his family is loaded. Depending on how they will handle the "homophobic" dad plot line maybe they will also use this. He will still have a low probability of surviving so it would still be considered a "miracle" but it wouldn't just be "Oh! it's gone magically because my cute "cursed" BF wished on a shooting star!" kind of plot (even if we will probably nonetheless have this scene - them wishing upon a shooting star).

Like the ones above said, it's a all around good drama. Especially the characters that are beautifully written so far. You should 100% try it for yourself when you have the time!

Yeah... Don't know about this. I didn't have high expectation from the beginning as they choose to cast influencers instead of proper actors (no hate here but I cannot avoid feeling bias about this fact as it kind of show their aim - and it's not producing something of the best quality unfortunately) but the plot was intriguing. I gave it shot and yeah... It's quite lacking in many regard. Still watchable at this stage but I don't have any expectation from this now.

Yes and no. The rating always fluctuate during airing but the rating here dropped significantly in a short amount of time without a clear apparent reason. It can only mean a sudden surge of "negative" rating (like less than 3/10) were made quite suddenly and "out of nowhere". It's not far fetched to view this as a way to "minimize" the success of this drama for whatever reason they have.

Rating were never truly objective as by essence it's based on everyone subjective view but those behavior take an extra step. Mind you, when the rating suddenly bump higher for no apparent reason , those same eyebrows are raised for those same reason - as they are clearly made to try to manipulate public opinion.

That being said, it's really not THAT serious especially on a website like MDL that have little to no impact in the success of those dramas. Like someone said previously, it's probably just a silly fanwar. :)

Well that escalated fast. SA is always a touchy subject so I get that but just to be clear, do you truly believe that Xu Chang Yang was SA by Feng Qing in that scene ? I mean you can have your opinion on the matter or even say "If it was me..." but SA is always determined by how the "receiver" view the incident and in this case, it's Xu Chang Yang. And like I said, I'm probably sure he didn't view that as such - well, to the point of feeling extremely uncomfortable or/and unsafe to involve the police at least.

And as for if it was in a general case: If you were stronger but confused to the point of being in shock and freeze + the perpetrator was completely hammered - legally and I mean LEGALLY - unfortunately even if after the incident you do feel this way - being SA by him - your case would be much weaker if you really didn't defend yourself or voiced your refusal during the incident. But morally, yes, it's still fucked up.

If it really happened to you or someone close to you, I would really advise you to reach out your local SA victims hotline to have more precise opinion on the matter. If your post was just to spark debate on those particular fictional characters, you got your answer. :)

Didn't expect this. It's clearly not the usual way to make a BL drama. Well, I would even say a Drama. The narration & cinematography feel more like a indie movie except we will have apparently 16ep. It's quite raw & unpolished in a good way. By that I mean it doesn't seems to be heavily edited to have this "perfect" aesthetic most have or seek. Also, the location is just gorgeous. Really hooked I will say. :o

You can leave the last part. If anyone force on anyone drunk or not, it can be considered as SA. Of course, if he was completely hammered and wasn't "in a clear mindset" he can use that to defend himself.

That being said, if your question was about the drunken scene where Xu Chang Yang kind of avoid Feng Qing Lang drunken kisses I don't think it's SA here because:

- Xu Chang Yang doesn't seem to have been feel this way. SA can only be determined by the "receiver".
- Xu Chang Yang could also have overpowered Feng Qing Lang quite easily if he wanted to as he was completely hammered. And in those case, not defending yourself actively can be view as consent. Well, it really depend on the case as you can be coerced or drugged but here it's not one of those.

My understanding:

- From the FL's PoV, she already had something for him when he saved her in the desert. When she married him he wasn't just an unknown grumpy - but cute - man.

- As for ML, she wasn't completely unknown but I don't think he had any feeling for her at that time (or maybe later flashback will prove me wrong but as of now, I don't think it's the case) BUT he was starving emotionally. Like how a survivor victim can strongly bond on their savior really fast to the point of developing romantic feeling for them.