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I wish I could give it less than a one rating
So there’s 40 episodes at approximately 42 minutes each which could’ve easily been 24 episodes at 30 minutes each and you wouldn’t have lost anything. It was excruciatingly slow but was quite a sweet story for the first 15 episodes.
The show had a feel of an epic. I thought it was gonna be similar to the spectacular ‘hidden love’ but that quickly disappeared.
Dad was a bit of a dick, but not the devil. Didn’t like how she left without saying goodbye. I get the familial thing in Chinese culture but the problem was when they reunited she didn’t try to explain. she didn’t seem to want to know the struggle he’s been through and just wanted to start a fresh and sweep everything under the carpet.
It was also a bit of a confusing timeline at one point because we heard somebody say six months she was gone, then roommate said a year then the FL was saying she’d been gone 18 months???
She lied about being at the library when she was at the beach. There was no apology. She caused the whole mess with the secret relationship because her roommates misunderstood when the ML had already clarified the situation regards the senior girl but she still let him handle it and didn’t take any accountability for her ridiculous actions.
Mind blown.
The bratty immature spoiled rich girl at school became her Bestie at college. Urgh!
Why did the writers make this terrible choice when the sweet, timid and shy Ruxi was right there and we could’ve enjoyed her growth to becoming a beautiful confident woman alongside the FL.
Episode 16 I was more invested in her love story with he songnan because I was annoyed at the FL who looked too old for the role anyway.
I love the male lead and his deep, brooding, complex character but by episode 16 I was more annoyed by the female lead always seeming so happy at his jealousy. Pathetic!
It’s become a hard watch now, cause I’m really beginning to dislike the FL.
By episode 18 I’m beginning to like the FL again she seems supportive and confident in her feelings and relationship with the ML. Even the bratty roommate became mature and her budding romance with FL step bro (top level actor by the way) was quite cute.
He definitely fancied his stepsister, which was weird, but I can just about brush over that.
The shooting stuff was quite interesting and intense. I liked it.
In episode 22, we see her mum blackmailing her own daughter. What a wholesome lovely message that is. *Eyes roll*
Filial piety in China must have some limit surely?? no matter what disgusting and despicable actions parents do, it appears you still have to follow their lead. Absolutely horrific!
In episode 27, we get to see Ninghe crying and we’re supposed to feel sorry for him is truly disgusting.
Let’s recap.
He blamed ML for uncle’s death and provoked him relentlessly where he beat Ninghe up and got a year suspension from school. He then released reports about him to his university and FL’s mum to ruin his reputation and get him kicked out of the shooting team, ultimately ruining his participation in the provincial team. He then unlawfully set up an online store selling the uncles designs which caused a big plagiarism dispute which he did nothing but sabotage the ML and FL finding the truth. It then turns out it was his fault that uncle was driving in the rain and I had the accident and it had nothing to do with the ML AT ALL.
The result: he gets given full ownership of the shop naming and propriety rights over his uncle’s designs from the male lead.
I’m absolutely disgusted and I hate this message that if you commit despicable acts from beginning to end you will succeed in life.
Even the guy who stole uncles designs was let off because he gave a written apology. HE STOLE THE DESIGNS, SLANDERED AND DECEIVED THE ML. He got away unscathed…….
I’m horrified and I now hate this show with a passion.
Forgiveness is one thing, but to reward evil it’s just an utterly ridiculous message.
In episode 28 the writers then try to justify this nonsense by letting the male lead give the most ridiculous and nonsensical speech to FL telling her he’s just ‘respecting uncles wishes’.
Do these people think the viewers are stupid? There are some dark forces at play here. It’s quite disturbing.
Even 20 minutes before the end of episode 30 everybody was miserable and driven to despair by life. Just totally awful.
Ending, inconclusive and a disaster. I watched ‘you are desire extra’ and reviewed there..
The show had a feel of an epic. I thought it was gonna be similar to the spectacular ‘hidden love’ but that quickly disappeared.
Dad was a bit of a dick, but not the devil. Didn’t like how she left without saying goodbye. I get the familial thing in Chinese culture but the problem was when they reunited she didn’t try to explain. she didn’t seem to want to know the struggle he’s been through and just wanted to start a fresh and sweep everything under the carpet.
It was also a bit of a confusing timeline at one point because we heard somebody say six months she was gone, then roommate said a year then the FL was saying she’d been gone 18 months???
She lied about being at the library when she was at the beach. There was no apology. She caused the whole mess with the secret relationship because her roommates misunderstood when the ML had already clarified the situation regards the senior girl but she still let him handle it and didn’t take any accountability for her ridiculous actions.
Mind blown.
The bratty immature spoiled rich girl at school became her Bestie at college. Urgh!
Why did the writers make this terrible choice when the sweet, timid and shy Ruxi was right there and we could’ve enjoyed her growth to becoming a beautiful confident woman alongside the FL.
Episode 16 I was more invested in her love story with he songnan because I was annoyed at the FL who looked too old for the role anyway.
I love the male lead and his deep, brooding, complex character but by episode 16 I was more annoyed by the female lead always seeming so happy at his jealousy. Pathetic!
It’s become a hard watch now, cause I’m really beginning to dislike the FL.
By episode 18 I’m beginning to like the FL again she seems supportive and confident in her feelings and relationship with the ML. Even the bratty roommate became mature and her budding romance with FL step bro (top level actor by the way) was quite cute.
He definitely fancied his stepsister, which was weird, but I can just about brush over that.
The shooting stuff was quite interesting and intense. I liked it.
In episode 22, we see her mum blackmailing her own daughter. What a wholesome lovely message that is. *Eyes roll*
Filial piety in China must have some limit surely?? no matter what disgusting and despicable actions parents do, it appears you still have to follow their lead. Absolutely horrific!
In episode 27, we get to see Ninghe crying and we’re supposed to feel sorry for him is truly disgusting.
Let’s recap.
He blamed ML for uncle’s death and provoked him relentlessly where he beat Ninghe up and got a year suspension from school. He then released reports about him to his university and FL’s mum to ruin his reputation and get him kicked out of the shooting team, ultimately ruining his participation in the provincial team. He then unlawfully set up an online store selling the uncles designs which caused a big plagiarism dispute which he did nothing but sabotage the ML and FL finding the truth. It then turns out it was his fault that uncle was driving in the rain and I had the accident and it had nothing to do with the ML AT ALL.
The result: he gets given full ownership of the shop naming and propriety rights over his uncle’s designs from the male lead.
I’m absolutely disgusted and I hate this message that if you commit despicable acts from beginning to end you will succeed in life.
Even the guy who stole uncles designs was let off because he gave a written apology. HE STOLE THE DESIGNS, SLANDERED AND DECEIVED THE ML. He got away unscathed…….
I’m horrified and I now hate this show with a passion.
Forgiveness is one thing, but to reward evil it’s just an utterly ridiculous message.
In episode 28 the writers then try to justify this nonsense by letting the male lead give the most ridiculous and nonsensical speech to FL telling her he’s just ‘respecting uncles wishes’.
Do these people think the viewers are stupid? There are some dark forces at play here. It’s quite disturbing.
Even 20 minutes before the end of episode 30 everybody was miserable and driven to despair by life. Just totally awful.
Ending, inconclusive and a disaster. I watched ‘you are desire extra’ and reviewed there..
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