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I admire his works.
For obvious reasons i cant find any reason to hate him.

Xk's haters. They came in waves such that, when the ratings improved to around 7.9 they made it fall again to 7.6. It was a rollercoaster ride, reaching 8.1
I really hope it goes forward.

They met in the novel solely for business as an entrepreneur and an investor.
The one night stand in the novel was purely a heat of the moment thing. And the sequence of events were better there vs how it was shown in the drama.

Trust me the book makes a lot more sense.
In case you like to read, you should totally read the original work. You wouldn't be disappointed.
Its called 'As beautiful as Beijing'

According to the novel, she wasn't one among their close circle of friends.
She happened to be a mutual friend (and a junior @ college,) who crushed over Yichen.
But i guess they changed the story, to present it better to the watchers.
FYI They also changed Yi Chen's profession &
He was a lot more tolerant of ji Xing starting her entrepreneurship vs what was shown in the drama.

The reason why they mentioned Gao han as a main character is because shao Yichen had presence in 1/3rd of the novel. Which was not the case with the drama.

I think they didnt wanted to end it with han Ting's death, and an old age lonely Ji Xing, so they probably did a rewind scene, to leave us with happy memory.

I dont know whether you've watched the Kdrama 'The Red Sleeve'. It had a similar ending (a flashback memory).

😭😭.
The special ep ending was similar to Kdrama 'The Red Sleeve' in particular, also 'Queen of Tears'.
I didn't read the epilogue, while reading the book.
But ended up watching the special ep on the drama, coz of their amazing chemistry. I loved Kai and Seven as Han ting & Ji Xing. This drama will always have a spot in my favorite list.

I'm glad that ratings here on MDL are rising.
This drama deserves no less than an 8.5.

New watchers should know...
There were repeated attempts to sabotage the ratings . Antifans had appeared in bouts from time to time to down rate the show. It had a rating of 6.7 when only the initial 3 of 40 episodes have been released.
So many people had genuinely voted for this drama after finishing, which had helped the ratings climb up.

I request all of you who finish watching the drama, to rate the drama as per your honest opinion.

Sadly no.
This was the first chinese novel i read, (because i knew it was gonna be adopted to screen) .
I'm more into mysteries, haven't come across more such novels. It was 1st of its kind that i read & fell in love with.

If you happen to have read some, I'd welcome recommendations. 😊

And thats exactly how it was in the novel (the original work).
In order to include the 'together since forever & the made for eachother trope', to make them classmates, the original concept was modified.
As per the book, Han ting was 7 -8 years older than Ji xing.
If you like to read,
I'd strongly recommend the novel "As beautiful as Beijing". Its a beautiful book. I loved it ❤

I think they didnt wanted to end it with han Ting's death, and an old age lonely Ji Xing, so they probably did a rewind scene, to leave us with happy memory.

I dont know whether you've watched the Kdrama 'The Red Sleeve'. It had a similar ending (a flashback memory).

Lol 🤣
True.
Dahuang be like, enough living a middle class life.

I back your decision of not watching the extra episode, while rewatching. I've chosen to do the same, as well.

That's what I thought too.
The 1st thing i watched after express release was the Special Episode.
Now when i catch up (its been on hold since E15), i would like to end it with "Happily ever after " Ending at E40.

I love love love this drama.
Its no. 1 in my favorite list now. ❤

Thank you 🥺

It was very emotional.
In the end, death took them apart.
Its like reality hitting you that nothing is permanent & time is limited.

When i read the book , i had intentionally left the last chapter, so as to not spoil my mood.
But it endedup happening anyway.
It was because, and very emotional.
I regret watching the epilogue.
😭

The only drama after business proposal, where i didn’t fast-forwarded any scenes of SML SFL .
Lu linjja and tu xiaomeng had nailed it. They were fantastic .

Sheng Chu Jun has grown up. 😆

I'd strongly suggest, if you don't mind bittersweet endings , ONLY then watch the epilogue.

Agree. In the book her ex was in the footage for one third but here , his screen time was severely reduced. It was a good thing though.
The way they adapted the novel after episode 35 was crazy. It was fantastic. Loved every bit of it .

Lu linja deserved 'main role' tag.
He had pleasant appearance on screen .