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She doesnt though? She tells him not to send gifts etc at her work place since they haven't yet worked out their problems. She tells him that the wedding is off until he earns her forgiveness. She realizes she likes the male lead and that the problems with her ex are too big and breaks up with him, telling him everything straight up. She repeats all of this infront of her father as well (her ex is present then too). She refused the car he was trying to gift her and raised her voice too. What more should she do? She's known this guy for 10 years. They have family ties and everything. She can't just cut him off like that. They were probably friends before they even got together. Its not that easy. Given that each episode duration is roughly half hour and that it has only been 14 episodes, i think she has handled everything really well. She's human after all. She's in pain. And her family refuses to support her through this

Oh no no, she knows from the very start that her ex is a cheat. She tries to give him a chance to earn her forgiveness out of respect for the 10 years they were together but she realizes pretty soon it won't work out and breaks up in the 9th episode. Her ex isn't even shown that much to be honest and she doesn't exactly get back together with him after the first episode. She tells him very clearly that the wedding is off indefinitely. He's the one trying to manipulate things by involving family etc

I wouldn't call it a love triangle, nor what i say that he's "keeping her attention". More like a pest she wants to shake off. A very persistent pest. This isn't a love triangle but he's very much....there. not a lot though. He doesn't love her, just doesn't want to lose to anyone

I also got a North and south vibe from it (the failed proposal from both the book and the drama)

I also got a North and south vibe from it (the failed proposal from both the book and the drama)

Faced with a drunk Qinyou, our male lead chooses to run far far away :') also He's so sweet with her, like the way he was trying to clean her face and the way he knelt before her and asked her so gently to give him a chance. He's a gentleman
The behind the scenes are really cute too

Okay Thankyou!

Hahahaha same
"Young man do you know her"
"Nope"
Meanwhile Qingyou is using her shoe to call him :')

Oh...nvm im not subscribed :P can you tell me what was in the preview please?

Where did you watch the preview?

People seem to find the new episodes redundant but im actually enjoying them. Audience forgets that we see the male lead's thought process while the female lead does not. Im glad she's not jumping into another relationship and is asking the right questions because from her point of view, Mo Lingze is an enigma. One minute he'll tease her and act like a playboy and the next he'll be an absolute gentleman. Its confusing to her. Plus i actually prefer shows that take time dealing with misunderstandings before the mains start a relationship. So that these thing's don't happen later. If Qingyou had jumped into a relationship with Mo, she would be having these doubts still. It's important to clear all doubts regarding him before starting a new chapter. Also she was betrayed by someone who was with her for 10 years. Its going to leave a wound.

About today's episodes, my favourite parts were:
1) when qingyou talked into the payphone. Some of the things she said really touched me. And i can't believe people are critical of the actress. She's doing pretty well in my opinion. She acted that scene out very well
2) when Mo Lingze saw a drunk Qingyou and tried to nope out of there :') i could practically hear his brain screaming "Oh heck no, not again!"

Overall really nice episodes. I'm liking this drama a lot. I meant to watch this as something light after all the heavy and dark stuff i had been watching but im genuinely enjoying this. I don't know if this is a cliche C-drama because i havent seen more than 2 or three (i prefer korean dramas) but it's a likeable show with cute leads

So basically, your opinion is an opinion while everyone else stating an opinion opposite to yours is personally attacking you....
And no matter how many times you say "FL is a bigger cheat than the SML" won't make it true. Literally 90% of the people here have repeatedly explained why the FL is not a cheater but instead of reading their comments you just repeat the same sentences. Since you skim through a few lines on a comment section, i can believe that you skim through the episodes of this drama as well. I really don't understand why you're even watching this. When i dislike a show, i stop watching it. I don't haunt the comment sections, turning it into a toxic negative place. You've stated once that you don't like the FL. Why do you have to repeat it under multiple comments? Either watch the show or don't, but don't bring toxicity here. Giving your opinion is not toxic, but commenting under random people's comments about how hateful the FL and ML are is certainly toxic

Awww they are so cute! (Im amazed they managed to shoot the drama at all since they seem to be playing around most of the time lol)
Wish i could understand what they were saying

You are spot on! The problem is that the other person seems to think that everything needs to be spelled out on excruciating detail. I fail to understand why they are even watching this show when they are clearly not even paying attention to it.
I agree wholeheartedly with everything you've said. It was eloquently put

Dude how much clearer can it be that they had broken up!?! Are you for real?? She asks him about the picture, he admits to it, tries to justify it and ask her to trusts him. She throws wine at his face and leaves. How much more obvious does it have to be that they broke up??? And if they hadn't broken up, why did her boyfriend keep asking her to give him another chance? Dude.....like no just stop.

*sighs* please just stop watching this drama....
And i can't believe you thinks she hadn't broken up before she went to drink. Like maybe watch the first episode again. She had ended things from her side. This was no 'mistake' her boyfriend made. I can't believe you can call the female lead a cheat and in the same sentence say that the ex made a mistake. No he did not make a mistake, he cheated. He was caught. Simple as that. I get the feeling you are just skimming through the show and not watching it.

Because he doesn't love her. He wants a trophy wife. He wants to marry her because she has been groomed to his liking. Basically he has molded her to what he believes to be the ideal wife.

Firstly this is a chinese drama and will not clear censorship boards if explicit scenes are included. The picture hence is enough to let us viewers know that the bf cheated. Not everything has to be shown in order for us to know it happened. How much clearer can it be when the FL outright asked about the cheating and the bf did not deny it? He was drunk? Well if drinking leads him to cheat then maybe he shouldn't drink. That was the one time her bf was caught in a picture. We have no clue as to how many times it has been and to be honest does it even matter whether it was once or more than once? He did it and if he gets drunk, he'll do it again. Their 10 year relationship has always had problems but this was the moment that broke them up. Regarding the male lead, he knows she has been cheated on and wants her to stand up for herself. He may not be going about it the right way but not even once has he told her to leave the ex and come to him. He questions her on her decision to to try and forgive the ex but not even once does he tell her to choose him or pick him. He is trying to stop her from committing to a toxic relationship. Whether he chooses him or not, he's left that to her.
Regarding the female lead, no she hasn't cheated. The picture was sent to her by her best friend of many years. She has no reason to doubt it. She still talked to her bf to see if it would be cleared up. It wasnt. How much more obvious do you want it to be that he cheated on her and doesn't care that he did? He calls it an accident? An accident is when you trip over a pebble. An accident is when you break a vase. Getting drunk and intimate with someone who is not your significant other is not an accident.
Also you miss a very crucial point in the drama which is that the female lead is not back with the ex bf. She isn't asking him to do anything that a bf does, he's doing that on his own without asking her. She has only asked him to earn her forgiveness. She has asked him to show her that this won't happen again. Instead what is her ex doing? Making their relationship as public as it can be so that she has no way out and has to go along with it. They are NOT together anymore, they are taking a break. Had she forgiven him and gotten back together with him, she would have had no problem finalising the wedding date. She tells him clearly that as of now the wedding is off. How much clearer can she get for you to understand that she's not together with the ex? As for drawing lines with the male lead, its because she has morals and knows that as long as she has decided to let her ex earn her forgiveness, she must keep the male lead away. She is also keeping him away because she thinks he's dangerous and she will end getting hurt. Hes also very different from her ex, someone who has been her bf for 10 years. To her, someone like the male lead is someone unreachable, unapproachable. Her attempts to keep the male lead away aren't only because of her ex. Its also because he scares her, because he's different. She has only ever known one man and that is the ex. The male lead is hence unfamiliar and unknown which is scary to her

Given how manipulative her ex is and how he never takes her consent or feelings into consideration, he probably pulled something where it wasn't possible for the female lead to say no. We've seen how her character is; she hates having her private life out in the public. So she obviously isn't going to make a fuss. She'll stay quiet and go along with what's happening especially if her family emotionally blackmails her into it. Her father has clearly shown he would side with her ex no matter what so she's got no support there. It's wrong obviously for her to go along with it. She's strong enough to resist. But even the strongest person has an achilles heel. Her ex of 10 years probably knows exactly what to do and say for her to dance to his tune
But i don't think it'll end as an open ending. She'll overcome this, don't you worry. Also this srama does not have "sad ending" vibes :p

I agree with most people here saying if the drama bothers you that much, just don't watch it. You watch dramas for enjoyment. If you aren't enjoying it, drop it. Because you don't see the message many of us are trying to convey regarding the female lead and we don't understand your viewpoint either. You can absolutely give your opinion, but then others can too. And if you dislike something so much, then just leave it