MadelineMaureen

🤷‍♀️im not 100% im at work still without my laptop....😐I'll double check when i get home.

ohhh so. she does show up in episode 21 when his Mentor finds out the ML is with the FL. he reaches out to the mother to butter her up a bit on her view of the ML without outing the couple in the process. She's very rational person, so I don't think it will be an issue, or much of one. I haven't read the novel in full, but tonight the rest of the episodes air so someone's going to know this answer better than me faster.

All remaining episodes release in a few hours.

okay finding out the"drawing" on his arm in the show is an actual tattoo in the novel. & that the compass necklace is a tattoo located below his waist.....😏🌶🌶🌶

She has been for a while. She's just really shy about PDA, and taking the next step in her first relationship. also Chinese censorship apparently played a larger part in it than i originally thought.

No, because Viki has a preexisting contract it's on a set release schedule.

Only her half sister is pushing it really

I hope episode 16 is all epilogue and all the villain arches get wrapped up in 15. I've continued to enjoy this drama throughout it's run so I want to see them living in peace for a little bit more before saying good-bye.

Yes. If you like the actors and are okay with some soapy elements then yes. If you can't find humor in OTT plot points then this isn't for you. As it seems a lot of people feel like it's lost the plot. But in my mind it just shows that Ji Hyuk was dealing with someone equally as bothersome as Ji Won was with Min Hwan.

I feel like Ji Hyuk put ppl in place so that they would survive. As he wouldn't let the man who is helping him get thrown into prison for murder.

OMG yes! This, I'm like come on people...if I don't hit least bingo on my "melo trope card" I don't know what I'll do with myself. I find the OTT melos funny sometimes because they remind me of the older ksoaps that would get parodied by everyone. I don't know why everyone is complaining when the acting is still elevated and the production value didn't faulter either. I can kind of understand why some of the people who are fans of the IP would be upset if they are diverging from the story as much as they say they are. But again this is a different media so changing things up can sometimes be a good thing.
I don't know about anyone else, but I've honestly been quite impressed with BoA's acting in this. She's held her weight and helped to even out what was becoming "rich people good; poor people bad" kind of dynamic.

It was his eye flex after she said "going to sleep would be a waste" that got me cackling. And then flashback ended and I was like...wait what? Elaborate please writers/editors. I always feel like I need to practice my subtext skills when watching Chinese shows because of how involved their censorship board is.

Mom is in episode 21. She is professional and understanding. It shows that she isn't as bad as we think she is. Mr. He butters her up a bit too. it's cute.

2nd couple(Yu You & Qin Shi Yue) had the better growth/storyline/writing in my opinion. Their chemistry was the best over the course of their arch. Miles did a good job of showing interest, but not over interest at the right moments. Aka the character wasn't being weird when he thought she was just his student, he set good boundaries and was responsible.
ML and FL's story had some great moments, but there were lots of uninteresting parts for me that just...gave me a bit of the mehhs. The "I can't put my finger on it" kind of disinterest. But that could simply be that I'm not a huge fan of business, and because they keep it relatively vague it didn't feel insightful for me. Again, most likely a me problem.
The 3rd couple on the other hand I could put my finger on why my eyes started to get heavy blinks during their scenes. It was the same 2 arguments repeated over the course of 35 episodes...it was miscommunication after miscommunication when they both wanted the same thing at the end of the day. Realistic, sure. Entertaining...not so much.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but it was not only implied that something happened at the apartment, but that something more happened on his birthday...@twinty where you at? thoughts?

Also found out the dodging could be a censor/money thing. Someone mentioned it in a comment below. I have noticed that a lot of the bts footage shows much more kissing than is shown in the actual show. So she might just be the sacrificial lamb to the censorship/runtime gods. Which, lets all be honest, is dumb.

I honestly love the friendship of the three of them JY, LYY and MXD. It always makes me laugh with the juniors see them together for the first time, like they are about to witness a brawl or something.

wait wait wait...what...I'm just now hearing about this...they get paid per kiss? I don't know why i'm both 😲 🤯and oh no that makes sense. I can't stop laughing though, 😘=💴

She is most comfortable showing PDA around their friends his in Finland. She's not as shy now in public outside of China. When she is around other people with similar backgrounds or tied to her profession she gets more shy as she can sometimes feel like they would maybe judge her. It's not always logical, but that's normal.
I like being affectionate around close friends, but when around people I work with I'd rather just stick to handholding. It's a separation of work and private life. In areas she knows they will be recognized as professional billiards players she is more cautious.

I feel like the theme song of Ep22 should be 'Me, You and Steve' 😂😂🤣🤣🤭An'an....poor baby.