RetiredProf

Yes, Chen Xing Xu is a favorite of mine; I have half-kiddingly wondered if they are trying to get him back for Goodbye My Princess. 🥺I’m joking, but are they? 😩 What possible reason can there be for this ending? Watch now: Will someone from the production come out and tell us we have it wrong; the final scene is real? It will be hard to believe.

It was a complete betrayal of the trust viewers have between production promises and actual results. This was not the drama I signed up for!

Agree with you, exactly. It’s poignant, filled with melancholy.

I definitely don’t want quantum physics in my chinese dramas, haha. Yes, the irony is not lost on me that the series began with ML hallucinations only to end with FL hallucinations. I wonder if producers and directors read scripts, see bad endings, shrug their shoulders and say something like, “Well, death and disappointment are a part of life; viewers will acknowledge this and grow” or some such crap. If I want to grow, I will read Shakespeare and be guaranteed a sad ending. I watch cdramas to escape and bring light to my days. This one did not despite having one of the most charming ML boyfriend characters and a decent, loyal FL. I’ll get over it, but A Beautiful Lie has added to my ever growing list of reasons to find another hobby. 😔

@xmag Your explanation makes perfect sense and explains why the final meeting in the plaza is so short and without explanations or a more warm and extended (like a clip of a “real” wedding) meeting. It is also a mean, horrible trick to play on the viewers who watched this show all the way through. At least a series like Kill Me Love Me gives plenty of foreshadowing that a SE is possible, but here we don’t get a clue. I’m angry. This drama should be renamed A Dirty Trick.

It’s not over yet! I will have hope until the end! 🥺

Yes, the Crown Prince’s love for her was portrayed so sincerely that it made me not hate the character despite all the terrible things he did. It made me think there was some good left in his heart; he was not a mere one-dimensional villain. Of course, this is a sign of excellent writing, acting, and direction which makes me value the series even more.

I ALWAYS worry about this and have for years. Just saw a scene with Chen Xing Xu in A Beautiful Lie with his breath flowing like cigarette smoke. Can they not afford heat?! I think we have no idea what these beautiful actors go through. 😢

Huang Meng is his name.

I have also been impressed by him and think he’s very charming. He’s bringing a lot to this role.

100%

Me, too. I was shocked speechless, which is quite unusual tbh.☺️

🧛😂

That emperor or whatever he is is stealing the show, imo. He’s not just good looking but has the kind of sexy magnetism that is a gift.🥳 I can’t take my eyes off him when he’s on the screen. 🤭

I thought they were cute at first, too, but then the killings started. Those were innocent townspeople lying on the ground in the city they captured, and they treated it lightly. Project them forward to our time period, and they are easily identified as the worst of criminals. Both lack conscience and principles, and he treats her like dirt. Psychopathic behavior, honestly. They surely do look good, though.

Agree 1000%. I feel we are taking forever to get to the main story, unless harem life is the main plot. If that’s the case, I will go into skimming mode, because I already have enough domestic drama on my own, ha!

This bothered me the most.

I really enjoyed this performance and the one before it as well. Even though I’m a musician, I often fast forward through such scenes, but not this time. Impressive.

I am constantly lost when people just put initials. I never ever know what they are talking about and have no way to find out.

I would love to get the inside scoop on how it all works!