I loved every character, even the ones who were absolutely unbearable at times. This series was brilliantly acted from the first actor to the last; the story was well written; the intimate scenes were handled naturally without feeling prudish; and the friendship, rivalry, family bonds, and romantic love were all really well developed. The production quality was excellent too.
Maybe the ending deserved a little more about the protagonists’ future together, but maybe — and I say maybe because I’d personally love for it to happen — we’ll get a special episode someday.
As for Ye Xian’s sad ending, it felt like a foregone conclusion, basically a chronicle of a death foretold type of tragedy from the very start.
My theory is that Xu Meng and her father were Qiao's sister and father, since Qiao confesses to Ran that her parents separated when she was little and that her sister and father went abroad while she stayed with her mother. Furthermore, the old man she cared for died in an accident…
Maybe the ending deserved a little more about the protagonists’ future together, but maybe — and I say maybe because I’d personally love for it to happen — we’ll get a special episode someday.
As for Ye Xian’s sad ending, it felt like a foregone conclusion, basically a chronicle of a death foretold type of tragedy from the very start.