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OMG! I was just also thinking of LOFG. I read that novel - it was one of my fave alongside Zhu Yu (actually the novel is better than ZhuYu) and so frustrated how it turned out in the drama. I wonder if only Director Zeng Qing Jie took charged of that drama, it could also be like ZhuYu. Such a waste but I'm glad this one turned out beautifully. It's up there on my GOAT cdrama list.

You should read it for comparison. The little changes they did added to the fun watching it.

Director Zeng Qing Jie. Remember that name lol. This is only the beginning. They better give him more project. You never seen Blossom or A familiar stranger? That are some of his works.

Wow! what a reflection on the episode. You should write a review on this one. I'm at work right now and torturing myself with reading all the comments here while at lunch. Lol. I read the novel so I know how brutal it was. People like you giving praise to this scenes being brought to life is pure happiness. The novel was given a fantastic make-over in the drama. It is perfection indeed.

It was altered from the novel but both scenes where fun.

Psychopath are like that, especially bipolar personality disorders. They're hot and cold. Good acting I'd say. Lol

I wonder if Wei Yan (uncle/pm) is also getting some sort of redemption arc/alternate ending/ justified storyline like Li Huai An did. Aside from our MLs, these 2 characters are my other faves in the novel. They already altered LiHuaiAn, pls do similar to WeiYan pretty pls.

Lol. Such passion. Don't worry I don't think the director will go that route and ruin the adaptation. They're doing great in translating this novel to the small screen so far. They'll get their just deserts, I just don't know how they'll go about it here.

Its should be 9.5. I'm an avid fan of the novel. Literally from all those good novel that were previously adapted. This is the only one so far that has not butchered the plot. It was well translated to the small screen up to this point in t he drama. I hope for the success of the adaptation until the end pls 🙏🙏🙏 let's go Director Zeng Qing Jie! 🥳🎉

Actually well adapted - brought to life in this drama.

There's no real backstory in the novel. Unfortunately! They are just crazy antagonist character in the book.

Sos true. Again Director Zeng Qing Jie is freaking awesome!!!

Everyone is gushing abt the leads but let me gush abt the action sequence. Props to the action director. That shoot-the-arrow-then-grab and double shoot SYQ on the cliff is a masterpiece!!! Wow!

I so agree. Even the antagonist characters here are so goodly acted you swear at watching them. They're new actors and their presence stays with you. I wish they kept the title though- I like Chasing Jade better, I I've been so into this adaptation since it's production in 2024 and read all gossips and drama behind the scenes since day one lol.

Check topic discussion above. I posted the link there.

Watch till 15 and 70-80 % confident that Li Huai An character was a mixed of 2 character from the novel and might be a good one. I like it. I have a soft spot for this character after his redemption arc in the novel (I freaking cried reading that part). It was wonderfully written. Props to the scriptwriter for writing him this way, I like him better here.

Agree. The director IS the major reason of the success of the drama. If you watched the leads interview. They said every little details is meticulously crafted by the director even the angle of the kisses, the when's and how's. They even joked that he's an expert at 💋 kissing. Lol. I'll say it again idol drama don't need traffic stars but a good production team especially an excellent director/scriptwriter to make a successful hit. This has proven it for me with the director track record. I can even say he made the realtively unknown leads in Blossom a traffic stars themselves.

Terrible lazy in deed but I guess beggars can't be choosers. Even for me that understand little words and phrases wonder why. Example the little sister calls her "older sister" but netflix translate it as calling her name same with "brother-in-law". There's a dialogue I remember as well where the ML was telling her to give him a yr. if he fail... instead of if he dies... I watch it there coz netflix allows me to enjoy the cinematography much better in its crystal clear capacity. I read somewhere here tencent has decent translation better than netflix. I can't validate that as I don't have tencent subscription lol.

It is so good. But once you start better find a drama rehab center. 2 chapter a day then 1 chapter a day next week will give you such terrible withdrawals that need a fix pronto.

The trajectory of adaptating the novel is done wonderfully - so far up to 9 ep . If they continue to follow the novel, yes they'll bound to separate but... she'll eventually be on an adventure to look for his missing "under the impression" forced to conscript husband. Lol. I enjoyed reading this part in the novel as there’s a lot of comedy. I hope it'll translate well to the small screen.