Sippeatea

If you’re like me and came from Pursuit of Jade because of Xiwei Tian, there’s enough of her here to keep you happy. She does a fine job portraying her cute, smart, and sometimes naïve character; it’s almost everything else that’s a letdown.

First, the balance and pacing of the story are off. If you’re younger, you might disagree, but for me, the school arc did not need to take around 18 episodes to complete. All the interesting stuff in the story takes place after a time skip into adulthood. The show lingers on this school arc for too long to establish character weaknesses, family dynamics, and whatnot. I found it relatively boring and plain compared to similar shows.

Then there is ML. My brain has glazed over from how dull this ML is, both in his younger years and into adulthood. I understand the choices he makes with the story putting him in difficult situations, but the acting and character depth are completely lacking. It's so boring. How the FL even fell in love with him is beyond me.

The friends surrounding the FL and ML are the main reasons to watch this show. This is another case where all the other relationships, aside from the main couple, are far more interesting and worth your time. For me, FL’s brother had the best relationship.