Really no separation in the novel. Although early in the novel the FL does stop pursuing the ML when she thinks…
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In the novel, on the last day of college FL confesses to the ML who rejects her pretty coldly and completely. She vows to get over him but it turns out that both of them have moved into the same apartment complex living across the hall from each other. ML discovers a few hours after he rejects the FL that she is the gamer friend that he has a crush on. He then somewhat ineptly tries to win her back. (Actual, my favorite parts of the novel, was the ML's 'OH SH*T what did I just do moment' and his attempts thereafter to win back the FL).
It takes awhile for the FL to realize the ML is also her gamer friend. She becomes very angry at the time of her discovery especially when she remembers her discussions with her gamer friend about the ML. She ignores the ML for several days, but they still work for the same company (by this point she is also working in the Ninth Division) and live in the same apartment so she can't totally avoid him.
At some point thereafter, FL gets locked out of her house and has to move in with the ML for a few days until a friend who has a key returns to town.
I have two questions for those who have read the novel. Is their gonna be any seperation angle into the story…
Really no separation in the novel. Although early in the novel the FL does stop pursuing the ML when she thinks he has a girlfriend. The most negative character in the novel was a female team leader (who in the drama appears to be the male group leader Yin Jun). Some of the other co-workers/bosses in the drama didn't exist in the novel. Jiang Yi who seems pretty negative in the drama, didn't exist in the novel.
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Do you have a link to the translation by any chance?
Novels name is During the Snowstorm Here's the link to Novel Updates (a great website for links to translated novels) (Note Links usually only work for me in Google Chrome) www.novelupdates.com/series/during-the-snowstorm/
Also link to actual translators website luminarynovels.com/novel/during-the-snowstorm-by-mo-bao-fei-bao/chapter-0-prologue/
The novel that this drama is based on has now been full translated. I just finished reading the novel and for the most part the drama follows the novel very closely. One difference was in the novel, the FL never blocked the ML's attempts at physical closeness.
The ending time line seemed off. Subs said "three years later" but suddenly Jiang Yang is married with a son who looks about 5 years old. Were the subs wrong, and the time skip longer? Also, kinda disappointing that Lin Lin/Meng Xiao Yue storyline was just left danging (wonder if Mo Bao Fei Bao is planning on a sequel with them). Would have been much better if he was the one at the end who was married and had a son...
What are the 2 cities in Episode 1 that they are supposed to be in? The subs say Hel and Hexion but the taxi drivers speak in English. The novel has them in the USA but I'm not aware of any cities named Hel and Hexion in the USA (plus the car license plates look European).
So did I miss where the Joseon ML's grandfather got held accountable for his misdeeds? I saw where the FL begged the King to change how they awarded government posts for "the virtuous woman." I just remember the King changing how that process would work, but don't recall seeing anything that indicated that the grandfather was punished. Did I miss something?
So this is a skin care commercial wrapped in a drama... Novel the drama is based on has over 2,000 chapters... that's a lot to cram into 16 four minute episodes, especially when the star of the show (the skin care massager) wasn't even in the novel...
hello MDLers, can someone spoil the ending for me? is it happy or sad?
Bittersweet ending, especially as it related to the Joseon era ML. Guess this was the directors way to give up both a "happy ending" and the "Globally popular sad ending". Should have been more creative and given both the Joseon era and present day MLs a happy ending or spent way less time in the final episode on the sweet Joseon era ML and the FLs repeated rejection of him. The present day ML & FL end up together.
In the novel, on the last day of college FL confesses to the ML who rejects her pretty coldly and completely. She vows to get over him but it turns out that both of them have moved into the same apartment complex living across the hall from each other. ML discovers a few hours after he rejects the FL that she is the gamer friend that he has a crush on. He then somewhat ineptly tries to win her back. (Actual, my favorite parts of the novel, was the ML's 'OH SH*T what did I just do moment' and his attempts thereafter to win back the FL).
It takes awhile for the FL to realize the ML is also her gamer friend. She becomes very angry at the time of her discovery especially when she remembers her discussions with her gamer friend about the ML. She ignores the ML for several days, but they still work for the same company (by this point she is also working in the Ninth Division) and live in the same apartment so she can't totally avoid him.
At some point thereafter, FL gets locked out of her house and has to move in with the ML for a few days until a friend who has a key returns to town.
Additional spoilers from the novel below. Avoid if you don't want to know more details.
Here's the link to Novel Updates (a great website for links to translated novels) (Note Links usually only work for me in Google Chrome)
www.novelupdates.com/series/during-the-snowstorm/
Also link to actual translators website
luminarynovels.com/novel/during-the-snowstorm-by-mo-bao-fei-bao/chapter-0-prologue/