Follow up on dream of golden years. I want to be clear, this is a fl centric, business drama first, theres a good amount of romance, and it’s enjoyable romance, but it’s not the focus. They get together officaly in ep 8 which is nice and no break up and a HE technically, but I’ll get back to this.
The romance is mature adult romance, no arguments at all, not even coming close to a break up. It’s an incredibly supportive romance, ml supports fl in whatever she does and trusts her completely, and vice versa fl does the same with ml. Nice convo in ep 10 where fl and ml talked, fl told ml she doesn’t want him making decisions about his life and work based solely on her, Ml tells fl sometimes he feels she makes decisions and tries to push him away sometimes. Not an argument or fight to be clear, it was a nice mature convo where they both openly expressed their opinions while having lunch together that helped them both realize their faults and later this ep they talk and both promise to improve and priories their relationship. Very nice and mature convo to help a relationship. Also in around ep 21, ml has trouble at work but keeps it a secret form fl, fl finds out but instead of it being a cliche, she waits for ml to tell her, which he does soon after, and they have another nice mature convo where fl supports him.
However, this drama won’t be for everyone, especially when it comes to romance. The romance started out really well but after they got together, it became a bit flat/repetitive at some points during the middle. What I mean is, the romance sometimes feels one dimensional in the middle part of the drama, we get a lot of romance scenes technically, ml and fl talking over lunch or dinner about their future work plans and how their day went etc, and then repeat this in the next ep and continue. Especially in the middle part of the drama after fl leaves college and starts businesses, the romance can sometimes feel like an after thought. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed this romance, for me it felt realistic, did not feel like a drama romance but a real world romance, where busy couples meet over lunch and dinner and talk about their day, feels real but for some people I can understand if its not for them. A lot of the time, this doesn’t feel like a romance drama, feels like a business/slice of life drama, with romance as a compliment.
A bit hard to explain, I did really enjoy the romance, it was quite simple, no angst or break up and there was a lot of the romance, but like I said, the romance was not hot and heavy or anything like, it was simple, it was an ordinary romance and I don’t mean that in a bad way. I enjoyed how simple and ordinary it was. It was ml and fl meeting after a long days work and eating and talking or just subtly supporting each other. No cliches, no angst. However be aware, its a bit weird this drama, there was a lot of romance and romantic scenes so not one of those dramas where theres barely any romance, but at times, especially in the middle the romance sometimes felt repetitive.
So don’t go into this focused on the romance I think, if you enjoy this drama the romance will make you enjoy it a lot more, but if you don’t like the drama, the romance won’t save it.
There were a few kisses and also cute moments though, with ml and fl being supportive of each other, or fearing loosing each other, so there are cute moments here and there.
I did enjoy also how fl harshly rejects 2ml, who never had a chance, but it was nice to see fl reject him properly in ep 19, as so often ml or fl’s don’t reject the 2ml or 2fl and it can be annoying.
The romance also took a big step in ep 26, when ml finds out fl is a transmigrator, but nonetheless, he believes and supports her and this was probably the biggest step in their relationship emotionally. Before this, it was clear fl and ml love each other and they discussed marriages openly, but fl always was worried what would happen if/when she disappears and at times, there was a small barrier between them you could feel sometimes. Ml finding out the truth completely removed her worries, no more secrets and finally gave her a person she could openly discuss what happened to her with. What follows are more scenes of ml and fl sitting on a rooftop talking together and planning, again not crazily romantic, but shows their simple ordinary love which I enjoyed. While some may not like a romance story like this, I enjoyed how their romance and love for each other was showed through their support for each other and how at the end of a long day, they end the day together. Again feels realistic, like what a busy working couple would do in the real world.
Now the ending, they get married in ep 32, but got damn transmigration endings, she returns to her time at the end of ep 36, and we get the cliche ml and fl looking at each other after she returns and smile. Probably the only, single cliche in this whole drama that avoided cliches so well, is the ending. I know censorship and all that, but I dislike endings like this so much, in my opinion just ignore the last 10 minutes, for me it ends with ml and fl on a rooftop enjoying fireworks before she returns.
I will say also, sometimes the fl can feel too perfect in the business world, she pretty much never suffers a set back at all, for me I didn't care as I read the novel and knew what I was getting in to, but I saw some comments say this and I can understand, feels super unrealistic how perfect her business how's no matter what, but I didn't mind about this personally.
Overall I did really enjoy this drama, but again this is not a romance drama. There is a lot of romance in it and the romance was enjoyable in how simple and straightforward it was, no angst, no cliches no breakups, just a straight forward romance with 2 people liking each other, dating and falling in love and getting married. But most scenes of ml and fl that show their relationship like I said are just them sharing a meal and enjoying each other's company. If you like a simple romance like that, this will be for you, but it won't be for everyone. For me, the rest of the drama is very endearing, a very nice mother daughter relationship, nice side couples as well that are sweet, so I guess what I mean is if you like the rest of the drama, the romance will make this drama very enjoyable, but if the rest of the drama isn't for you, the romance won't save it.
Just wanted to quickly mention Glaze of love. It's a low budget, cdrama but I enjoyed it. No break up and a HE. To be clear, theres no real plot, its not hot and heavy, its just a 20 ep, simple love story between two introverted college students. Nothing special if I'm honest, not ground breaking, but a nice simple watch. No real 2ml or 2fl's, no real angst or trouble, just two introverted characters slowly falling for each other. They become official quite late in ep like 15 or 16, can't remember exactly, but long before then its obvious they like each other, everyone sees it, just takes time for them to confirm it as they're both innocent and introverted.
Thought I'd mention this quickly, nothing special, not amazing but if you're looking for a simple, nice, innocent college romance that is stress free and just cute and warm, this is probably for you. No real plot to follow along, so if you need a strong story to follow probably isn't for you, it's just a simple, slow burn college romance between two innocent and introverted people that you can just watch and enjoy and not worry about.
I haven’t actually seen this one yet. I, too, would like to find out :)
No problem, was a while ago so can't remember all the details but essentially, Ml sacrifices himself in the last episode, he seals himself away to save the world, so he's not dead but also not alive, kind of just sealed away forever. Eventually fl learns a powerful time traveling spell allowing her to travel back in time to a happy memory with ml, and there she reunites with him and the drama ends.
So what I meant by rushed is, last ep ml sacrifices himself, fl is sad, learns a time travel spell and reunites with ml in the past, and we get a happily ever after, so its a HE, but I felt it was rushed as it ends right as fl returns to the past and sees ml again and cries. Ml has no idea she's from the future, or anything like that.
I would have preferred no time travel and ml and fl just get a happy ending without him sacrificing himself in the present, or she time travels earlier and we see their happy lives together but, it just all happens really last minute thats all, felt a bit rushed to fit all that stuff in the last ep.
Besides that, the romance and everything is was really nice, just all felt a bit rushed in the final ep thats all but didn't bother me too much as the romance throughout was pretty good and wasn't like the worst ep was bad, just wished there was like one more ep of them just happy together you know what I mean. But we get a lot of sweet and happy moments of them together throughout thats why I didn't mind too much.
Glad you enjoyed love in the clouds, for sure an angsty drama but also just makes you want to keep watching as the chemistry is very good, I normally dislike angsty drama's but this one kept me engaged.
Please come back and give us an update when all episodes are out! I am watching your other recommendation "Love…
No problem definitely let everyone knows how it went when its finished. Glad you're enjoying Love story in 1970, good way of describing their romance, they are definitely very steady which I also enjoyed. Hope you continue to enjoy it as you finish it and definitely don't worry, no break up in it at all.
ADWAD was not spared of having to add an element to get pass the transmigration, they did in the last ep add something…
No problem, can for sure be confusing and each drama is different and so many different regulations hard to keep up with. When people talk about censorship especially for rebirth or transmigration they don't really mean a ban more just how the drama will often include things to make sure it passes review, like it all being a dream or a story stuff like that. But for time travel thats normally not needed.
It's often why they make changes compared to the novel. For example like the double cdrama, in the novel the fl actually dies and is reborn in a new body, but for the drama they changed it where she just takes the identity of someone else, she actually isn't reborn. And like for this drama in the novel fl actually dies before she transmigrates but for the drama here she just falls asleep. Stuff like that is what people mean when they talk censorship, because theres a soft ban on rebirth, so pass review they make changes like that when compared to the novel. A lot of the time it's no big deal like I love the double I didn't care about the change at all, but some people find it annoying.
Thought I'd return here and mention the just started cdrama Dream of golden years. To be clear, the main focus of this drama is fl growth and business but the romance between fl and ml also plays a large part, its quite prevalent throughout, so I thought I'd mention it.
Read the novel and there was no break up, overall a nice romance. Its a mature romance, the fl transmigrated from modern times and so she's more mature and ml definitely falls first, but it was very nice seeing ml slowly creep into fl's heart and fl slowly fall in love with ml more and more. They had a few bumps but sorted it out quickly with open communication in the novel. FL realized she needed to learn to open herself up more and be a better girlfriend as she said herself, and ml also realized he needed to be more secure in their relationship and mature, so was nice seeing them both realize their faults and focus on improving their relationship throughout, a mature romance with a few bumps that were quickly resolves and the romance was quite sweet still.
Obviously may be some changes in the drama but thought I'd mention drama here ,as in ep 8 ml and fl already start dating, love to see they're dating so early in the drama, its 36 eps total. If you want an idea of the romance, I'll link a romance centric trailer below, I have high hopes there will be no break up and seems like a very supportive relationship overall, though I'm sure they'll probably be a few bumps along the road as per usual, overall seems like a very sweet, supportive and mature romance.
Only worry I have is that since its a drama where fl transmigrates from modern times into the past, its set in the 1980's, I'm worried we will get the typical cliche ending of fl returning to her original time at the last minute and staring at ml and all that nonsense which I hate, but we'll see, still traumatized from watching yummy yummy yummy. Also again this drama and the novel were both business centric but there was a lot of romance, even more in the drama then the novel so far, so thought it was worth mentioning. Anyway a pretty good start, overall the drama is pretty fun so far, a nice watch so far.
ADWAD was not spared of having to add an element to get pass the transmigration, they did in the last ep add something…
To be clear its a soft ban not a hard ban, things will often be labelled rebirth but have a last minute scene added for censorship that makes it just a dream, or a story or in a coma or something like that. You can search this up, it's all well known regulations by the NRTA for Chinese cdramas concerning transmigration, rebirth and time travel.
There are different regulations for different genres. For purely time travel, like even twelve letters, time travel is ok as long as it does not distort or disrespect Chinese history. Like ancient love song, it was ok because it was purely time travel and wasn't disrespectful to history.
However shows that include rebirth or transmigration like this one often have different regulations, rebirth and time travel are two different genres. That is why being reborn or transmigration cdramas often include scenes at the end where fl or ml wakes up in their real body, or it's just a dream, or a story or they were in a coma, like ADWAD, SOKP, journey of legend and many others.
Ofcourse there will be exceptions and loopholes to get around regulations, but it's not a full hard ban just a soft ban, meaning the dramas can air as long as they pass censorship review. Different regulations for time travel dramas, vs rebirth dramas vs transmigration dramas and theres no set rule. Each drama is independently reviewded by the review board and again its a soft ban which means they can air as long as they pass review, and often to pass review for rebirth and transmigrations cdramas they include scenes at the end like I mentioned before.
So in the novel, this is like a ‘multiverse’ type of concept? She transmigrated to another reality where her…
Oh nice didn't pick that point up, very true she could be. Wouldn't be surprised because in the novel one of the first things she did as a time traveller was stealing away fl's man, that wan Jianhua guy, which she has done and tbh so far she's not doing bad, going attending college which is big from someone from a small village.
In the novel fl made a point of saying after she found out Ziyu was a time traveller, that Ziyu always thought small, even after time traveling she just wanted to steal fl's man and attend college, she never had bigger plans like fl, she was always petty just trying to out do fl but never thinking bigger, so very possible she is a time traveller still.
So in the novel, this is like a ‘multiverse’ type of concept? She transmigrated to another reality where her…
For sure I was mind blown in the novel when it happened very ambitious but such an interesting twist, was also funny cause in the novel eventually Ziyu thought fl's mother liu fen was also a time traveller secretly helping fl, not realizing it was fl the whole time, as fl always came out on top when her and Ziyu went head to head. I'm guessing for the drama though to keep things simpler they won't add this in. They've already made a few changes I noticed, like in the novel also ml is a military man, so I'm interested to see how him now becoming a law student changes things.
Same I don't mind novel spoilers either, deifnitely I agree helps with appreciation on the screen play, for sure its alway seems so difficult to adapt novel's to screenplays, especially with censorships and like choosing what's important to include and not include in a set number eps when the novel is so long.
So in the novel, this is like a ‘multiverse’ type of concept? She transmigrated to another reality where her…
No not really, in the novel she died in her present/original time, transmigrated to the past but same universe into the body of another person with the same name, pretty much same concept as the drama but just at the beginning instead of falling asleep, she died in her original body before transmigrating. I'm guessing they added the sleep instead of death for censorship so at the end she will be able to return. So in the novel same universe and all that still, so she was also able to use her knowledge of the future to her advantage.
Also a spoiler from the novel, a big one but not sure if it will be the same in the drama probably not, read below if you want it.
In the novel her jealous, scheming cousin Ziyu is also a time traveller, but she's the same person, stays in her original body unlike fl, same person, just time travelled back/reborn into her same body in the past so she could re-do her life. Not explained fully in the novel, but Ziyu died, was reborn, some body, same person so she had a do-over, manipulated things so she would come out on top. Just an interesting spoiler I thought I would mention, but unsure if the drama will go this way or not.
ADWAD was not spared of having to add an element to get pass the transmigration, they did in the last ep add something…
Yeh I agree nothing we can do, they need it to pass censorship so just something we need to accept and yeh ADWAD did a great job, for sure a lot of people didn't realize it was a story being written, hopefully they can make it subtle in this drama as well, for instance not sure if you saw it, but yummy yummy yummy was a time travel cdrama last year and the ending was really disappointing, so sometimes its done well and sometimes it can be a bit annoying.
ADWAD was not spared of having to add an element to get pass the transmigration, they did in the last ep add something…
Yeh very true, I don't mind them adding elements as I get they have to get past censorship, I just like when they're easily ignored and not like in your face too much
For people wondering, made a couple changes to the novel, in the novel, the original FL actually dies, so she stays in her new body after transmigrating, never telling anybody.
Drama likely made this change due to censorship, for people that don't know, in the past due to a couple hugely popular transmigration or rebirth cdramas, a female sadly committed suicide in china in the belief that she would be transmigrated or reborn, as such transmigration and time travel cdramas are 'soft' censored thus the often annoying last minute endings.
But there are nice work arounds we also see used often, one I enjoyed was SOKP, as it was done very last minute and can really just be ignored or something like ADWAD or princess royal where they just stay in their new world. Either way really strong and enjoyable start. Glad Fl has a strong family supporting her against her father's toxic family.
For people that care about how the romance was in the novel and if it was a happy or sad ending, spoiler below
Really nice romance, they dated for 4 years before finally getting married at the end of the novel, very happy ending and sweet romance. Their romance wasn't the main plot to be clear, it's a business/fl growth drama, with romance secondary but there was still a lot of it. Was nice to see how fl's feelings for ml grew, at first because of her past life she wasn't used to being in a relationship but slowly opened up and her feelings for him grew slowly but surely, no break up in the novel either.
Their romance was very mature, often they spent time apart living their own lives, sometimes in different cities studying and business stuff, but the whole time they trusted each other, very mature romance but still with a lot of sweetness and cuteness. Did have a few bumps in the novel, mainly fl is jaded by her past life and its tough for her to truly open up to someone else, but she realizes her faults and promises to try be a better girlfriend and have open communication, and ml also promises to improve himself and not be too insecure, so its nice a really realistic mature romance.
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The romance is mature adult romance, no arguments at all, not even coming close to a break up. It’s an incredibly supportive romance, ml supports fl in whatever she does and trusts her completely, and vice versa fl does the same with ml. Nice convo in ep 10 where fl and ml talked, fl told ml she doesn’t want him making decisions about his life and work based solely on her, Ml tells fl sometimes he feels she makes decisions and tries to push him away sometimes. Not an argument or fight to be clear, it was a nice mature convo where they both openly expressed their opinions while having lunch together that helped them both realize their faults and later this ep they talk and both promise to improve and priories their relationship. Very nice and mature convo to help a relationship. Also in around ep 21, ml has trouble at work but keeps it a secret form fl, fl finds out but instead of it being a cliche, she waits for ml to tell her, which he does soon after, and they have another nice mature convo where fl supports him.
However, this drama won’t be for everyone, especially when it comes to romance. The romance started out really well but after they got together, it became a bit flat/repetitive at some points during the middle. What I mean is, the romance sometimes feels one dimensional in the middle part of the drama, we get a lot of romance scenes technically, ml and fl talking over lunch or dinner about their future work plans and how their day went etc, and then repeat this in the next ep and continue. Especially in the middle part of the drama after fl leaves college and starts businesses, the romance can sometimes feel like an after thought. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed this romance, for me it felt realistic, did not feel like a drama romance but a real world romance, where busy couples meet over lunch and dinner and talk about their day, feels real but for some people I can understand if its not for them. A lot of the time, this doesn’t feel like a romance drama, feels like a business/slice of life drama, with romance as a compliment.
A bit hard to explain, I did really enjoy the romance, it was quite simple, no angst or break up and there was a lot of the romance, but like I said, the romance was not hot and heavy or anything like, it was simple, it was an ordinary romance and I don’t mean that in a bad way. I enjoyed how simple and ordinary it was. It was ml and fl meeting after a long days work and eating and talking or just subtly supporting each other. No cliches, no angst. However be aware, its a bit weird this drama, there was a lot of romance and romantic scenes so not one of those dramas where theres barely any romance, but at times, especially in the middle the romance sometimes felt repetitive.
So don’t go into this focused on the romance I think, if you enjoy this drama the romance will make you enjoy it a lot more, but if you don’t like the drama, the romance won’t save it.
There were a few kisses and also cute moments though, with ml and fl being supportive of each other, or fearing loosing each other, so there are cute moments here and there.
I did enjoy also how fl harshly rejects 2ml, who never had a chance, but it was nice to see fl reject him properly in ep 19, as so often ml or fl’s don’t reject the 2ml or 2fl and it can be annoying.
The romance also took a big step in ep 26, when ml finds out fl is a transmigrator, but nonetheless, he believes and supports her and this was probably the biggest step in their relationship emotionally. Before this, it was clear fl and ml love each other and they discussed marriages openly, but fl always was worried what would happen if/when she disappears and at times, there was a small barrier between them you could feel sometimes. Ml finding out the truth completely removed her worries, no more secrets and finally gave her a person she could openly discuss what happened to her with. What follows are more scenes of ml and fl sitting on a rooftop talking together and planning, again not crazily romantic, but shows their simple ordinary love which I enjoyed. While some may not like a romance story like this, I enjoyed how their romance and love for each other was showed through their support for each other and how at the end of a long day, they end the day together. Again feels realistic, like what a busy working couple would do in the real world.
Now the ending, they get married in ep 32, but got damn transmigration endings, she returns to her time at the end of ep 36, and we get the cliche ml and fl looking at each other after she returns and smile. Probably the only, single cliche in this whole drama that avoided cliches so well, is the ending. I know censorship and all that, but I dislike endings like this so much, in my opinion just ignore the last 10 minutes, for me it ends with ml and fl on a rooftop enjoying fireworks before she returns.
I will say also, sometimes the fl can feel too perfect in the business world, she pretty much never suffers a set back at all, for me I didn't care as I read the novel and knew what I was getting in to, but I saw some comments say this and I can understand, feels super unrealistic how perfect her business how's no matter what, but I didn't mind about this personally.
Overall I did really enjoy this drama, but again this is not a romance drama. There is a lot of romance in it and the romance was enjoyable in how simple and straightforward it was, no angst, no cliches no breakups, just a straight forward romance with 2 people liking each other, dating and falling in love and getting married. But most scenes of ml and fl that show their relationship like I said are just them sharing a meal and enjoying each other's company. If you like a simple romance like that, this will be for you, but it won't be for everyone. For me, the rest of the drama is very endearing, a very nice mother daughter relationship, nice side couples as well that are sweet, so I guess what I mean is if you like the rest of the drama, the romance will make this drama very enjoyable, but if the rest of the drama isn't for you, the romance won't save it.
Thought I'd mention this quickly, nothing special, not amazing but if you're looking for a simple, nice, innocent college romance that is stress free and just cute and warm, this is probably for you. No real plot to follow along, so if you need a strong story to follow probably isn't for you, it's just a simple, slow burn college romance between two innocent and introverted people that you can just watch and enjoy and not worry about.
So what I meant by rushed is, last ep ml sacrifices himself, fl is sad, learns a time travel spell and reunites with ml in the past, and we get a happily ever after, so its a HE, but I felt it was rushed as it ends right as fl returns to the past and sees ml again and cries. Ml has no idea she's from the future, or anything like that.
I would have preferred no time travel and ml and fl just get a happy ending without him sacrificing himself in the present, or she time travels earlier and we see their happy lives together but, it just all happens really last minute thats all, felt a bit rushed to fit all that stuff in the last ep.
Besides that, the romance and everything is was really nice, just all felt a bit rushed in the final ep thats all but didn't bother me too much as the romance throughout was pretty good and wasn't like the worst ep was bad, just wished there was like one more ep of them just happy together you know what I mean. But we get a lot of sweet and happy moments of them together throughout thats why I didn't mind too much.
Glad you enjoyed love in the clouds, for sure an angsty drama but also just makes you want to keep watching as the chemistry is very good, I normally dislike angsty drama's but this one kept me engaged.
It's often why they make changes compared to the novel. For example like the double cdrama, in the novel the fl actually dies and is reborn in a new body, but for the drama they changed it where she just takes the identity of someone else, she actually isn't reborn. And like for this drama in the novel fl actually dies before she transmigrates but for the drama here she just falls asleep. Stuff like that is what people mean when they talk censorship, because theres a soft ban on rebirth, so pass review they make changes like that when compared to the novel. A lot of the time it's no big deal like I love the double I didn't care about the change at all, but some people find it annoying.
Read the novel and there was no break up, overall a nice romance. Its a mature romance, the fl transmigrated from modern times and so she's more mature and ml definitely falls first, but it was very nice seeing ml slowly creep into fl's heart and fl slowly fall in love with ml more and more. They had a few bumps but sorted it out quickly with open communication in the novel. FL realized she needed to learn to open herself up more and be a better girlfriend as she said herself, and ml also realized he needed to be more secure in their relationship and mature, so was nice seeing them both realize their faults and focus on improving their relationship throughout, a mature romance with a few bumps that were quickly resolves and the romance was quite sweet still.
Obviously may be some changes in the drama but thought I'd mention drama here ,as in ep 8 ml and fl already start dating, love to see they're dating so early in the drama, its 36 eps total. If you want an idea of the romance, I'll link a romance centric trailer below, I have high hopes there will be no break up and seems like a very supportive relationship overall, though I'm sure they'll probably be a few bumps along the road as per usual, overall seems like a very sweet, supportive and mature romance.
Only worry I have is that since its a drama where fl transmigrates from modern times into the past, its set in the 1980's, I'm worried we will get the typical cliche ending of fl returning to her original time at the last minute and staring at ml and all that nonsense which I hate, but we'll see, still traumatized from watching yummy yummy yummy. Also again this drama and the novel were both business centric but there was a lot of romance, even more in the drama then the novel so far, so thought it was worth mentioning. Anyway a pretty good start, overall the drama is pretty fun so far, a nice watch so far.
https://www.iq.com/play/dream-of-golden-years-n011b9h310?lang=en_us
There are different regulations for different genres. For purely time travel, like even twelve letters, time travel is ok as long as it does not distort or disrespect Chinese history. Like ancient love song, it was ok because it was purely time travel and wasn't disrespectful to history.
However shows that include rebirth or transmigration like this one often have different regulations, rebirth and time travel are two different genres. That is why being reborn or transmigration cdramas often include scenes at the end where fl or ml wakes up in their real body, or it's just a dream, or a story or they were in a coma, like ADWAD, SOKP, journey of legend and many others.
Ofcourse there will be exceptions and loopholes to get around regulations, but it's not a full hard ban just a soft ban, meaning the dramas can air as long as they pass censorship review. Different regulations for time travel dramas, vs rebirth dramas vs transmigration dramas and theres no set rule. Each drama is independently reviewded by the review board and again its a soft ban which means they can air as long as they pass review, and often to pass review for rebirth and transmigrations cdramas they include scenes at the end like I mentioned before.
In the novel fl made a point of saying after she found out Ziyu was a time traveller, that Ziyu always thought small, even after time traveling she just wanted to steal fl's man and attend college, she never had bigger plans like fl, she was always petty just trying to out do fl but never thinking bigger, so very possible she is a time traveller still.
Same I don't mind novel spoilers either, deifnitely I agree helps with appreciation on the screen play, for sure its alway seems so difficult to adapt novel's to screenplays, especially with censorships and like choosing what's important to include and not include in a set number eps when the novel is so long.
Also a spoiler from the novel, a big one but not sure if it will be the same in the drama probably not, read below if you want it.
In the novel her jealous, scheming cousin Ziyu is also a time traveller, but she's the same person, stays in her original body unlike fl, same person, just time travelled back/reborn into her same body in the past so she could re-do her life. Not explained fully in the novel, but Ziyu died, was reborn, some body, same person so she had a do-over, manipulated things so she would come out on top. Just an interesting spoiler I thought I would mention, but unsure if the drama will go this way or not.
Drama likely made this change due to censorship, for people that don't know, in the past due to a couple hugely popular transmigration or rebirth cdramas, a female sadly committed suicide in china in the belief that she would be transmigrated or reborn, as such transmigration and time travel cdramas are 'soft' censored thus the often annoying last minute endings.
But there are nice work arounds we also see used often, one I enjoyed was SOKP, as it was done very last minute and can really just be ignored or something like ADWAD or princess royal where they just stay in their new world. Either way really strong and enjoyable start. Glad Fl has a strong family supporting her against her father's toxic family.
Their romance was very mature, often they spent time apart living their own lives, sometimes in different cities studying and business stuff, but the whole time they trusted each other, very mature romance but still with a lot of sweetness and cuteness. Did have a few bumps in the novel, mainly fl is jaded by her past life and its tough for her to truly open up to someone else, but she realizes her faults and promises to try be a better girlfriend and have open communication, and ml also promises to improve himself and not be too insecure, so its nice a really realistic mature romance.