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Yeah, some real life experience somewhere might help him grow up lol.

He reminds me a lot of Ouyang Xu from A Dream of Splendor. Except Ouyang Xu kind of just turned into a psycho at the end, which was a bit underwhelming. I hope it's more interesting with Liu Chang in this drama.

She finally showed her true self in the latter days of their marriage. I think he somehow envies her wanting independence and fighting for it. On a more cynical note, you could say he is totally self-absorbed. Her leaving him and telling him to his face she despises him and his family made him want to possess her. At any rate, the dude doesn't know what true love is. His parents certainly never helped him in this. He's never experienced anything real in his life - he's been coddled. He doesn't understand human nature; no one has helped him to see how the real world works. He possesses ideals (they are good ideals), but he has no real way to live them out without proper guidance. Dude is on the pathway to some bad ending, I feel, unless someone were to help him. Never read the novel before, but I can see him being a really great villain if used properly.

I’ve finished ep 11, and he is unfortunately still alive and well then

Wang Qing needs to go. Like right now.

Yes, he low-key keeps an eye out for her. In the latest episode, it's probably the most apparent when he goes to find her at night with his fish bowl lol. It's a great little scene between them. This is a very slow-burn romance.

Couldn’t have said it better. Added thought: Miles Wei is doing a great job with his character. He’s totally convinced himself he is a righteous, good person, but he cannot see what he truly is: a selfish, self-righteous person ill-equipped to truly do good for anyone

This deserves a much higher rating - great production and acting; characters are layered and interesting. Slow burn romance done well in a more realistic setting (Tang dynasty)

Ugh I’m only on ep 6, I guess he continues to go about his self-righteous and increasingly delusional ways

Loving this so far, pacing is just right, characters feel real, and the story draws you in.

Yes, Viki has picked this up!

Yes, although watching Ancient Love Poetry might give you more insight to the world, you don't need to know it to get into this story.

Yay, it will be on viki, really excited to check this one out!

Happy New Year! Hopefully with Love of the Divine Tree broadcasting, more people will come by this page. :)

Yeah, I think I'm going to wait and see until at least when the female lead shows up and see if things work for me. I liked WHD best in Love Between Fairy and Devil from 2022.

It's definitely a bit kooky and campy, I'm going to give it a few more episodes. Although, I think the comedy suits Wang Hedi.

Lol, I guess if it works then 😂

Yep, probably Jan/Feb, more likely Feb at this point

This has been a real treat for me in an overall meh year as far as C dramas (in my opinion). Solid from beginning to end and written with an elegance I haven't seen in a while in Chinese period dramas - makes me miss the good old days.

Love of Nirvana too. You're right, lots of sad ones this year.