QAS

Lin Tao is delulu, egotistical and deranged. He must be an important supporting character since he is ranked #5 in the castlist. He and Fang Lei would make a good couple.

When she pivots on a dime, you can see the contrast in her expressions. I think she has outshone her female peers in the showbiz.

Mother also does not treat the boy like he is her son. As the grandmother, she should be doting on Haochen.

Trailer for this drama! They look so cute together.

https://youtu.be/UBqUKlFCo3Q?si=-KAgEslM4RHfX8ME

It occurred to me while watching ep 11, that the Shen empire is all a sham. Did they lose all their money, and has Hao Ming been keeping up pretenses on an international grand scale, as they work to restore their former glory? The parents might have known that Xu Yan was a fabrication before she married their son. MIL acts saccharine sweet toward Xu Yan. Hao Ming recognized Zhou Ze Yuan immediately as an amateur con artist. You can't fool the Con Master (... Shen Hao Ming). Good riddance to Zhou, btw! He might be the most annoying character in the plot... so far.

You can tell that I watch a lot of C-dramas.

I remember her in Long Ballad, when she was probably 21 years' old. Time flies.

That was an odd conversation. Where did Qiao Lin find the money for a legal consultation, and she probably give a synopsis of what her "friend" or "relative" has done. The lawyer must be very skeptical. Xu Yan was ignoring her sister, but now she is getting closer to her. Her defenses are wearing down. Qiao Lin is another stalker, stalking Dr Yu Yiming. I know she had a high school crush on him, and now he is a handsome, successful surgeon.

I thought that as well, but then she seems to spend time with MIL. I wondered if they are living in the Shen mansion. Xu Yan is available for household chores.

You see her acting skills when she pivots. I don't think any actress has accomplished this, in a C-drama.

MIL acts so phony toward Xu Yan. When Fang Lei first appeared, I felt that Mother had sent for her, to break up the relationship between Shen Haoming and Xu Yan.

Xu Yan must be the equivalent of the K-drama daughter-in-law, who is treated like the servant of the rich family. Xu Yan has a day job at the TV network, but she is also babysitter for Haochen, tea server for MIL, and cook for the family.

Someone might have mentioned previously that the boy, Haochen was born when Haoming was 18. Haochen is 12, so is Haoming's age, 31?

New snake in town: Zhou Ze Yuan! I guess the writer needs to keep throwing obstacles at Xu Yan, to feed her paranoia and anxiety.

He is dubbed by a dub actor. I have heard his real voice on variety shows.

Some of her outfits were strange. Considering she was trying to upgrade her lifestyle, she should have upgraded her wardrobe (before she married into the Shen dynasty).

Wang Yi Yao aka Sun Si Wei reminds of Korean actress Kim So Yeon, who used to play similar roles.

It's good, but if you ever met someone like Xu Yan, your BP will go up and down. 😅😅😅

The annoying characters are coming out of the woodwork.

The rude female host of Family Fest
The female who grew up in London with Haoming
Lin Tao, the ex boyfriend of Qiao Lin
The father of Xu Yan

They wasted screen time on Lin Tao. Why give him and his supervisor a full scene? I guess Lin Tao is the one to expose Xu Yan's duplicity.

I agree. He looks ten years younger.

The two actresses could play sisters in a movie or drama. They have a similar aura.