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My impression from the first three episodes is that the drama couldn't quite decide whether it wanted to be a serious drama or a silly college drama, that’s what crossed my mind.

It’s striking how, even though the protagonist is intelligent, he makes some really stupid decisions or gets mixed up in unnecessary situations, or maybe I’m just exaggerating.

I don't know why I remembered the romance as being implicit, when I rewatched the drama and saw that the romance is very present, it came as a big surprise.

When I dropped it at episode 22 a year ago, it wasn't even an actual trope—just something implied between the lines. Besides, the MC is focused on revenge 99% of the time, so there’s really no room for romance. Unless something magically happened in the 18 episodes I didn't watch.

So, back in Episode 3 when Xie Qing He's mom told her to stay away from Mrs. Hu and Concubine Mei, I immediately added her to my suspect list. It’s not totally out of nowhere, but still such an interesting twist! She isn't the most obvious suspect, but she honestly has the most to gain if the FL's mother died—assuming the father favored the FL's mom in some way, though that's just me speculating. As for the drama itself, I'm loving it way more than I expected! Episode 1 hooked me, Episode 2 kept the momentum going, and it's just been a great ride so far.

It seems pretty obvious who killed the female lead's mother, if it turns out to be someone other than Mrs. Xie or Concubine Mei, it would be quite unexpected (at least up to the start of episode 3, it looks like it's one of those two).

Honestly, I don't remember how many people I saw commenting on this, I'm pretty sure it was more than one, but I honestly liked the first episode, I just need to watch the others.

Thanks for the information, I'll watch some videos about the place.

I actually enjoyed the first episode—it was a pleasant surprise! The pacing was solid, the cinematography looked great, and the leads look really good together. It's too early to judge their chemistry yet, but that teahouse scene was cool. I didn't go in with super high expectations, so it delivered exactly what I was hoping for. I took my time watching it, so my experience might be a bit different from how most people watched it. I liked the first episode and hope the upcoming ones get even better! Also, pretty cool that they filmed in some fresh locations—I don't remember seeing these spots in a drama before.

Not sure how you interpreted my comment like that, but I actually enjoy slow-burn dramas with large casts. I have no problem with that at all—in fact, one of my favorites is Nirvana in Fire, so I’m not really sure what came across the wrong way.

So, I was basically just going off what other people were saying. Honestly though, I’m used to this stuff—I actually enjoy slow-burn dramas, and it doesn't really bother me when a show drops twenty new names every 30 seconds. Pretty sure I’m gonna like it.

Oh, that’s a shame. I usually have bad luck with new Chinese drama releases, they always end up being pretty "meh" for me, so I just delete them and forget all about them. I hope this one isn't like that, though, because I like Zhou Ye. (I hope it's only boring up to episode 4, really.)

From what people are saying, the drama is boring until episode 4, but at least I'll get to see Zhou Ye on my screen for two hours.

Episode 3 was very Fast & Furious (I liked it) lol.

slk, demorou tecnicamente 10 eps pra protagonista soltar o cabelo kkkkk

It's funny that everything in this drama is hateful. I don't think I liked any aspect of it up to episode 7, but I'm still watching because there's nothing better to watch and the drama has a fast pace.

If you notice, there’s a pink filter in most scenes during the early episodes (except at night) that gradually fades as the drama progresses. Like you indirectly said, once you get used to it around episode four, you don't really notice it anymore. I had actually forgotten all about it.

I’ve only watched up to episode 6 so far, but honestly, this second season is already better than 90% of the C-dramas that came out during the wait between seasons.

The ML breakup situation is unreal. If I were in his shoes I wouldn't know what to do. I wonder how the drama will show the ex's side because I can't imagine forgiving her at all.

Fair enough, I’m in the same boat, I prefer it the way it is. I’d lose interest. If they did something like "Sell Your Haunted House", I think it could be interesting, but it just doesn't fit the cast. I can't quite explain why it wouldn't work with the cast, or how they’d even pull off something similar to "Haunted House".