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She was the nucleus, and Husband, Daughter, Zao, Zhiming were her satellites.

I thought that was a little ominous.

... aka "Story of a Toxic Mother"!

The older they get, they get more cranky. I miss Grandma, too.

If you are looking for similar family angst (aka dysfunctional family), The Story of Xing Fu and The Centimeter of Love.

There might be 37 episodes only.

My Mom's older sister was a mirror image of Mrs Liu. My cousin's wife endured constant criticism for many years, up until my Aunt's passing. My Aunt was not an Eastern Chinese, but a Western Chinese.

Madam Liu is one of the most domineering, self-centered, manipulative, bipolar females. She and Mr Yao would make a good couple. I feel sorry for Mr Mai. They didn't have to kill off Mr Yao. He could have lived out his life at Xing Anli, hosting little lectures for the guests.

I have been bingewatching this drama for the last four days, and am at ep 33. The drama should have been trimmed down to 30 episodes. Madam Liu overpowers the plot and the people around her. Her EQ level is a 4.

Was she as bad as the elders in Story of Xing Fu? They drove me up the wall. Ms Liu is delusional, thinking that the rich family would accept a poor daughter-in-law and the family. She needs to watch C- and K-dramas.

I started bingewatching the drama last night for Yang Zi and Xu Kai. I am at episode 6, and the FL's mother is in between possessive and overbearing. I had relatives like her, so she hasn't annoyed me to the point of wanting to slap her head. I feel sorry for the husband. She more or less demoralized him when she criticized him for only being a driver.

She was so delulu, thinking the father would be a free man in Taiwan. If Lin let him live, Bai Ming Han would have been killed as a spy, after his arrival. Lin's boss General was ruthless.

I guess she was Miss Good, that they didn't think she would be evil. If they had followed her, they would have seen her collect the messages.

The scriptwriting was evocative... unfortunately the subtitles were not up to par some of the time. The pronouns were out of sorts.

I thought the same thing. He should have been in the main role grouping. I recognized his face. I checked his MDL list, and found out that I have seen him in a few dramas. Most notable is Nirvana in Fire as the Emperor S.O.B.. LOL

Somone should compile all the scenes where Hong Mei was injured. It must have totalled a dozen, by the end of the drama.

She was delulu. One of the best female villains!

I read your comment before I saw that episode, and I accepted the fact that they were together when they stood under the one umbrella.

I will have to keep an eye on that drama. I thought they had the best teamwork in this drama, or any drama, to be honest.

That must have freaked out the cast and crew on set. Don't they design prop weapons out of silicone or whatever materials that don't cause injury?

Xu Bai Hui as Ge Yun and Ding Yong Dai as Bai Ming Han are grouped in the guest role group. Bai Ming Han seems more integral to the plot, and should be in the top 5 supporting group. Even though she is the sleeper, Ge Yun should be in the Top 10 supporting group. In dramawiki, Ding Yong Dai is listed first, and Xu Bai Hui is listed third in the Supporting Cast.

Supporting Cast
Ding Yong Dai as Bai Minghan
Kong Lin as Zhang Yan
Xu Bai Hui as Ge Yun