😂😂 I started watching it like you too... with no expectations, and it got me hooked. I am also a mathematics major, and loving the wordplay with Ga woo Su. Absolute value means it strips away direction and keeps only magnitude. Love is not cancelled by negative moments—it survives them if it is repaired and chosen again So “absolute value” is less about erasing pain, and more about: - emotional resilience - continuity through difficulty - staying meaningful even after tension
I am also curious how will they end this drama. Is it with romance or the pure love and care as teacher student.
I agree with you... maybe it seems like flirting cause PM likes Heejoo so anything Heejoo does that is soft to him looks like flirting. But Hejoo does treats him like a big brother. Even when PM propose to Heejoo, he still didn't said his feelings out loud, so it seems more like a care from her side and not like a love confession. Even the way she calls him, 'oppa' is actually a very normal word, she even rebukes I An by saying should she calls him 'unnie'. Which shows she don't see him in that way at all, that's why she thinks there's no problem. Us viewers know the truth cause we can see all of it. Even with IAn, she needs to confirm his feelings with him.
Love the drama ❤️❤️ .. but just wanna ask you guys sincerely not judging, what make you guys don't buy into Yi An's feelings? 🤔🤔
Cause for me I mean I can see it gradually happen for him. He did feel attracted to her during his school years and the bridge scene. But aside from that he didn't chase her which means his feelings is limited to that. Then comes the wedding proposal, still just intrigued for him. After that, he noticed how soft she can be when she care for him and I think that seals the deal for him, hence their first kiss.
Yeah it's quite good, but I'm not really buying Yi-An's feelings. And as for the protocol, I wish it was there😅…
😲😲 okay yeah, I think those scenes did give that vibes... I think I agree in those parts with you, cause if they truly follow the status, even if they don't agree they still shouldn't outright opposed him cause his status is way higher than them
He literally killed half of the imperial family , his own 🫠🫠🫠Previous Emperor ( his brother)Yan Chi’s…
I know right... I think he really would have killed Yan Sui if not for him pretending to be mute. I think he really only loved Yan Li and Yan Li's mom.
Just finished this show and it is so good 🥹🥹. First of all, I love the outfits ❤️the colours are very…
Also just a what if situation. Considering that Yan Huai, Prince Rui, and Prince Xin managed to live long together and even their wives are friends with each other, what if Yan Han just meet with Yan Huai like a family reunion. Like he just wants Yan Huai to know he has a twin brother. Would Yan Huai let Yan Han comes to the palace? Cause it seems like Yan Huai is a kind brother to Prince Rui and Prince Xin considering that Prince Rui actually go to the border to ease the emperor and Princess Xin even help emperor bandaged his wounds. The casual conversation Princess Xin had with emperor while treating him was giving the formal 'big bro and lil sis' vibes.
Just finished this show and it is so good 🥹🥹. First of all, I love the outfits ❤️the colours are very vibrant. Srcond, the leads. I think they have really good chemistry. Honestly, I'm shocked at Ao Ruipeng. I've seen him in the blood of youth, but that character leans more towards fun and silly. So to see him as YanChi who is this serious, disciplined man is just wow 😮. Though his visual is soft and his build is not as masculine and big, I truly believe him as the marshal.
Also, I really love the cousins' relationships. Yongning, YanChi, YanLi, YanSui, YanZe. I know that in this kind of dramas, all the royal male are rivals to the thrones. But I can't help but wonder, they grew up together so surely there must be some cousins they were close to. And I think this drama shows that dynamic really well. Even the crown prince was kinda nice to them though not as close. Yan Zhen(Yan Che's full sister) and Yan Qi are the only ones that were not kind to them.
Since the drama ended, I just wanted to post my favourite things about this drama (there's some spoilers but not too detailed so I'll not use the spoiler tag):
1. The battle scenes. Their battle scenes looks so good. It looks real as in, it doesn't feel out of place at all. Everything looks grounded.
2. I like how they shows grief in this drama. He Yan's grief makes me feel seen in some sense. He Yan is a very strong character. To be able to strive everyday after that is 👏🏻👏🏻😯.
3. Xiao Jue's character. 😍😍 How he supports her and help her like with telling the emperor about her gender to protect her in the long run. And oh how 😭 he still worries for He Yan even after the imperial edict. He even beg to the emperor for her. I actually cried at that part 😢. Especially when they show Xiao Jue and He Yan, side by side.
4. When He Yan said to Chu Zhao about how she's just a pretty reason for him to do evil things and his ambition knows no limits...😳 I'm reminded of 'Goodbye My Princess' how the male lead keeps on using the female lead as a reason to do evil things till the end. The last 2 episodes is not my favourite but I really like how cdrama managed to make such a complicated character.
Actually 🤣 the emperor's thinking is correct though. Both of them are powerful general. They might not be a threat for now. But their descendants actually might bear the brunt. I don't like what happened to them on ep 35 but that perspective itself is not wrong. What Chu Zhao said will be used by others in a few years and at that time, one of them will really need to let go of their military achievements. But yeah, this is He Yan and Xiao Jue story so let's just enjoy their story only... Let their descendants handle it on their own 😂
Thank you for sharing that ❤ it was so heartfelt and you are an inspiration by sharing your story
You're welcome. ❤It's just that after I go through the grief by myself, I realise how a lot of the character in dramas that I watched actually goes through the same thing. And for this drama I relate more with He Yan, so that's why I share those stories
Absolute value means it strips away direction and keeps only magnitude.
Love is not cancelled by negative moments—it survives them if it is repaired and chosen again
So “absolute value” is less about erasing pain, and more about:
- emotional resilience
- continuity through difficulty
- staying meaningful even after tension
I am also curious how will they end this drama. Is it with romance or the pure love and care as teacher student.
But Hejoo does treats him like a big brother. Even when PM propose to Heejoo, he still didn't said his feelings out loud, so it seems more like a care from her side and not like a love confession. Even the way she calls him, 'oppa' is actually a very normal word, she even rebukes I An by saying should she calls him 'unnie'. Which shows she don't see him in that way at all, that's why she thinks there's no problem.
Us viewers know the truth cause we can see all of it. Even with IAn, she needs to confirm his feelings with him.
Cause for me I mean I can see it gradually happen for him. He did feel attracted to her during his school years and the bridge scene. But aside from that he didn't chase her which means his feelings is limited to that.
Then comes the wedding proposal, still just intrigued for him.
After that, he noticed how soft she can be when she care for him and I think that seals the deal for him, hence their first kiss.
I think he really only loved Yan Li and Yan Li's mom.
Considering that Yan Huai, Prince Rui, and Prince Xin managed to live long together and even their wives are friends with each other, what if Yan Han just meet with Yan Huai like a family reunion. Like he just wants Yan Huai to know he has a twin brother. Would Yan Huai let Yan Han comes to the palace? Cause it seems like Yan Huai is a kind brother to Prince Rui and Prince Xin considering that Prince Rui actually go to the border to ease the emperor and Princess Xin even help emperor bandaged his wounds. The casual conversation Princess Xin had with emperor while treating him was giving the formal 'big bro and lil sis' vibes.
Also, I really love the cousins' relationships. Yongning, YanChi, YanLi, YanSui, YanZe. I know that in this kind of dramas, all the royal male are rivals to the thrones. But I can't help but wonder, they grew up together so surely there must be some cousins they were close to. And I think this drama shows that dynamic really well. Even the crown prince was kinda nice to them though not as close. Yan Zhen(Yan Che's full sister) and Yan Qi are the only ones that were not kind to them.
1. The battle scenes. Their battle scenes looks so good. It looks real as in, it doesn't feel out of place at all. Everything looks grounded.
2. I like how they shows grief in this drama. He Yan's grief makes me feel seen in some sense. He Yan is a very strong character. To be able to strive everyday after that is 👏🏻👏🏻😯.
3. Xiao Jue's character. 😍😍 How he supports her and help her like with telling the emperor about her gender to protect her in the long run. And oh how 😭 he still worries for He Yan even after the imperial edict. He even beg to the emperor for her. I actually cried at that part 😢. Especially when they show Xiao Jue and He Yan, side by side.
4. When He Yan said to Chu Zhao about how she's just a pretty reason for him to do evil things and his ambition knows no limits...😳 I'm reminded of 'Goodbye My Princess' how the male lead keeps on using the female lead as a reason to do evil things till the end.
The last 2 episodes is not my favourite but I really like how cdrama managed to make such a complicated character.
I don't like what happened to them on ep 35 but that perspective itself is not wrong. What Chu Zhao said will be used by others in a few years and at that time, one of them will really need to let go of their military achievements.
But yeah, this is He Yan and Xiao Jue story so let's just enjoy their story only... Let their descendants handle it on their own 😂