It's good overall. My main gripes are that while I love the idea of the parallel storylines, I wish the storylines had played off each other more. They were mostly independent of each other, which resulted in me feeling like I was watching two dramas at once. The other gripe is that like most modern cdramas, it's too long. The middle dragged, not as badly as other dramas I've seen, but it was slow all the same. It should've been 24 episodes, not 30. Daniel Zhou was particularly good in this. I'm not familiar with him, but I'll definitely keep an eye on him after seeing this. I loved how while he shows how his character grew up and came out of his shell, he still maintained the same mannerisms from when he was younger. Really excellent acting. The ending is great. This is one of two dramas that I've seen that didn't rush the ending. It was very satisfying.
I had high expectations for this drama, based on all the reviews and recommendations, but well, esther yu didn't…
that's my hesitation with this drama. I love He Yu, I like Esther, but I don't like how she's gone full-throttle on the childish FL roles. I know she has range, but she seems not to want to explore it. I might check it out just to see He Yu be a bad boy because I'd love to see him continue to branch out
A few episodes in and I'm confused what exactly this drama is. Is it a comedy, a satire, or a political drama? It doesn't quite seem to know either, the tone is a bit all over the place.
haha you nailed pretty much all my feelings. I watched this expecting it to be cute and easy to watch, ans the beginning was. The second half was a trainwreck where the drama couldn't seem to make up its mind what kind of drama it wanted to be. I skipped through to the end and was disappointed that they didn't elaborate at all on the most interesting aspects of the story (like the girl in the modern world). 5/10
how long did it take everyone to get into this drama? I'm two episodes in and I'm bored. Granted this genre usually isn't for me, but I'm wondering how much time to give it before I give up.
What's the romance level in this? I'm interested because of the popularity, but I know I'm probably gonna skip through this type of plot (not my style).
Just saw a reel where fl is in a relationship with this guy who has a wife and a child?? Is that true? Can you…
she's not in a relationship with a married man. The drama follows dual timelines that switch. The FL made one choice and got married and had a baby in one timeline, and in the other she made a different choice.
there is smthg with these guys having half english half chinese names ðŸ˜ðŸ˜( dylan wang , steven zhang and…
In Arthur's case, he grew up in the US so he has both a Chinese and an English name. In the others' cases, they choose an English name to go by since international fans who don't speak Chinese can't say their Chinese names.
ok but why is Shaoyao one of my new favorite cdrama characters?
Great watch. I normally don't care for this genre but this is very well-executed. There's a little filler in a few episodes here and there, but overall the story has great pacing. Hu Yi Tian is a standout as he really sells his role as Gu Yanxi. Zhang Jing Yi is great as always. The ending is solid.
If you're on the fence about this one, give it a shot. It gets better and better as the drama progresses
I kind of wish that there had been more anvst with the ML being the head of security. I didn't want them to break up over it or anything, but just a little angst would've given things a bit more zing. The drama is very slice-of-life, which really isn't my genre
How is the romance in this? Is it worth watching (doesn't drag, cute, leads have chemistry and romantic scenes together,e tc.). The synopsis makes it seem more like a slice-of-life, which generally is not my cup of tea. I like romance
Giving it an 8 because it ends on a cliffhanger for the overall story. It has an unsatisfactory ending for the…
Ok I was worried about this. I'm on episode 11 and the story is starting to drag. I've been suspicious that the leads don't really have any romantic scenes together, which is a dealbreaker for me. The story starts out interesting, but it drags so much that it's gotten boring. The ML is superb, the FL is fine-- I've got nothing against Ju Jing Yi, she's just not really striking in this role. I liked the first actress better. I noticed on youtube that it looks like the second couple has more romantic scenes than the lead couple. That's another dealbreaker for me.
So thanks for your comment, because it told me what I needed to know so I can drop this one and move on. It had a strong start, but I'm not interested enough in the mystery to keep watching if the lead couple doesn't have enough payoff. It's a shame because it was a cool premise.
It really depends on your dealbreakers. This one has pretty much every contract marriage trope in the book. However, the romance itself is sweet and not frustrating. If you hate predictable dramas/contract marriage tropes, then I would skip this one. If you don't mind them or they're not dealbreakers for you, I'd recommend giving this one a shot. There are some tropes I hate and others I love. One of the tropes I love is contract marriage, so this one worked for me
The other gripe is that like most modern cdramas, it's too long. The middle dragged, not as badly as other dramas I've seen, but it was slow all the same. It should've been 24 episodes, not 30.
Daniel Zhou was particularly good in this. I'm not familiar with him, but I'll definitely keep an eye on him after seeing this. I loved how while he shows how his character grew up and came out of his shell, he still maintained the same mannerisms from when he was younger. Really excellent acting.
The ending is great. This is one of two dramas that I've seen that didn't rush the ending. It was very satisfying.
In the others' cases, they choose an English name to go by since international fans who don't speak Chinese can't say their Chinese names.
Great watch. I normally don't care for this genre but this is very well-executed. There's a little filler in a few episodes here and there, but overall the story has great pacing. Hu Yi Tian is a standout as he really sells his role as Gu Yanxi. Zhang Jing Yi is great as always. The ending is solid.
If you're on the fence about this one, give it a shot. It gets better and better as the drama progresses
So thanks for your comment, because it told me what I needed to know so I can drop this one and move on. It had a strong start, but I'm not interested enough in the mystery to keep watching if the lead couple doesn't have enough payoff. It's a shame because it was a cool premise.