MoonlitLilac

🌸 C-Drama Review: To Be With You 🌸
⭐⭐⭐☆☆ (6/10 — because the storyline had potential but the characters had me pulling my hair out)

Let me start by saying this—I loved the overall concept. The storyline? Chef’s kiss. Emotional, intense, and full of heartbreak and healing. BUT... one character single-handedly ruined it all for me: the Male Lead.

I mean... sir. You were doing fine at first—sweet moments, good chemistry, emotional bonding with the FL—but the second you found out y’all might be half-siblings, you just vanished?? No explanation, no support, just poof—left her in the dust like she didn’t matter. 🤡

Meanwhile, the poor FL was literally going through it. Her adoptive father? In a coma. Her "best friend"? Traitor. Her so-called love? Gone with the wind. She was completely alone and heartbroken.

AND THEN. The ML—instead of being a decent human—went and spent the night with her snake of a best friend (Siyu or whatever her name was). The betrayal?? Next level. That girl was the worst. Selfish, two-faced, and ready to marry the ML while the FL was out there barely breathing. Like, girl, what happened to sisterhood? 🚩🚩🚩

Let’s talk about the real MVP: Li Dong. This man carried the whole second half of the drama on his back. Always there for the FL, always supportive, never asking for anything in return. And his sister?? ICONIC. At first, she was all “I don’t like you” vibes but then turned into the FL’s ride-or-die, protecting her, comforting her, encouraging her, even taking public humiliation like a queen. That’s a real friend.

Now the part that destroyed me: the ending. Just when you think the FL is finally gonna choose peace, healing, and maybe Li Dong... the ML comes crawling back with “turns out we’re not siblings after all!” and BAM—they get married. Like… EXCUSE ME??? He left you when you were shattered and now you’re just gonna be like “okay sure, let’s get hitched”? 💀

No closure, no growth arc, just vibes and poor decisions.

So yeah—To Be With You had everything: potential, heartbreak, great side characters. But the ML and the FL’s “best friend” absolutely tanked the experience for me. Justice for Li Dong and his sis. 🙌💔