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I've been obsessed with minghao and yixiao since Love in the Clouds, so there was no reason for me not to grab this modern drama in a heartbeat.
I mean... What can I say? Office life, employee-boss, roommates, rivals to lovers, sunshine gf and fake grumpy bf, green flag x green flag. Most of my favorite tropes are gathered in one drama. I feel like I'm in paradise.
I really liked how they approached each other from their first meeting. As I said, one of the show's tropes is green flag x green flag. Therefore, it's a show that doesn't annoy you with its main couple; on the contrary, it makes you laugh a lot and has a sweetness that will make you stomp your feet like a little child.
Despite having problems, they spoke to each other promptly and without hurting each other's feelings. They weren't some fantastical couple you'd never find anywhere else; on the contrary, they were both genuinely mature individuals with the necessary emotional intelligence. The wedding of the ex-fiancé and their breakup were the episodes I was most looking forward to; I was very curious to see how they would behave there. Thankfully, they didn't drag either situation out (especially breakups in TV shows usually bore the audience because the writers make the breakup ugly and reduce the couple's communication to zero. This wasn't the case at all. They both reflected the sadness well and their deep love for each other).
I also have to mention the female character because she's by far my favorite green flag female character after sang zhi. A sensible, realistic, charming, flirtatious, empathetic, outspoken person who can clearly set boundaries... She was perfect in every way. I hope they break up someday so I can date hu xiu lol

Now let's talk about the parts of the series I didn't like.
I know that one of the most important factors that drew many people, including myself, to the drama was the simulation game segments. The trailer gave these scenes a significant amount of screen time, so I don't think any of us expected them to be so few. Actually, they struck a good balance between the simulation game and real life in the early episodes, but the game scenes decreased so much afterwards that I really missed the competition in those episodes. Ultimately the drama was connected to architecture and design, so there was no reason not to see more of the game scenes.
Secondly, the chemistry between the second couple was so good. Even watching them as friends —a sweet guy and a serious woman— was enjoyable. Therefore, the cheating husband cliché was completely unnecessary for this couple. Either the husband should have been a decent person from the start, and we should have seen this married couple as the second couple, or the woman shouldn't have married at all, or if she did, the divorce should have happened years ago. When the cheating husband cliché came up, I expected scenes where he would turn into a nasty man after the divorce. But nothing happened. Really. There are no scenes with the ex-husband after the divorce. So that character was completely unnecessary; he just stole screen time from the couple.

Also, I have to mention that viewers who frequently suffer from "second male lead syndrome" won't have that problem with this drama. Because the second male lead is complete trash. Besides his good looks, he has no lovable qualities. Don't pay attention to the edits made to the drama; he's just a jealous kid who wants everything his brother has for himself. He doesn't even love the girl; he's just become obsessed with her (in such a short time).

In short, if you want to watch a cuddly and green flag relationship that constantly shows its affection for each other, but don't want it to be too slow-paced (i.e., one that maintains its own rhythm through its events), then this series is for you. You absolutely must watch it, go go go!