Can someone tell me how toxic this is? I've watched ABO Desire and Revenged Love (didn't enjoy either that much)…
If you didn't enjoy the other two because of the toxicity, you need to know that the ML here is more than or at least just as toxic as Hua Yong, IMO. If you didn't enjoy the other two for other reasons and not because of the toxicity, try this one, IMO it's better than them, although I'm very biased.
I may be a bit masochistic, but I just have to know: how far does the relationship between YSL and the ugly guy…
It was a fake relationship. Both of them were trying to escape their demons - Shulang was trying to forget Fan Xiao, and Lu Bowen was trying to escape his ex-brother in law, who was both a minor and in love with him.
According to one of the extras, the kiss never happened, it was just an angle kiss to fool Fan Xiao and the brother in law, who have been both watching.
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I was wondering how exactly they would adapt 10 chapters in one episode and of course they didn't, because as I suspected, it can't be done. My greatest disappointment will always be that they stopped not at chapter 106, but at chapter 103, because I really wanted to see Shulang find out about the last bit he didn't know about. I hope this will be in the extra episode they will be filming.
On the positive side, I really, really liked that they decided to omit the parts when Shulang and Fan Xiao met (with the exception of the motorcycle scene), because this emphasizes even more the fact that Fan Xiao did his best to stay away and yet, Shulang didn't stop loving him despite it.
Huihui is another great female character in the story, pointing out the obvious and making Shulang understand that nothing Fan Xiao does would affect him if he didn't love him. It's so funny because we're given only bits and fragments of these female characters: the mothers, Bai Ting, President Shi and Huihui, yet it's enough to see how awesome all of them are.
I've said it already, but I'll repeat myself: this is the BL of 2025 for me, no competition. We had two interesting, real, complicated, multilayered main characters who actually got to shine in their own story without any side plots and distractions, great chemistry, good production, tight script, and, as far as I'm concerned, a very good balance between angst and sweet moments, although I still wish they'd adapted the entire main story until chapter 106. My favourite episodes are, after rewatching, everything between 5 and 8, and episodes 10 and 14 for the angst.
Do there's a one thing which doesn't let me rate this 10/10, I still don't know how old Xiao Fan is in the series.…
That was a very bad translation and irritated me too. The brother meant that the last time since You Shulang appeared, Fan Xiao has had a panic attack when he was 18 and saw the ocean again. This means: Fan Xiao sees the ocean again when he is 18 and has a panic attack and then he keeps away, as he told Shulang himself. Nothing of the sort ever happens again until Shulang leaves him and refuses to come back.
Fan Xiao is 26 when the series starts and has to be 29 when it ends, because it's stated that 3 years have passed. His age is mentioned: he said that what happened to his mother was 19 years ago and that he's been 7 at the time.
You Shulang is 28 - 29 when the series starts and has to be 31 - 32 when it ends.
I'm a little baffled where this RyujinPatji thing is coming from. They were already in the second season and had no interest in each other whatsoever. I remember that Auau directly asked Ryujin who he might be interested in, and Ryujin just as directly named several people, but Patji was not one of them. The same goes for Patji, I didn't notice him being interested in Ryujin last season, like, at all.
Of course, things might have changed now that they've got to know each other better, but I honestly hope they will keep their options open and won't feel forced to choose each other only because they've been cast in Mr. Fanboy.
True, but to be fair, so is Fan Xiao in the book. They've mostly left the characters as they are, but there are…
They omitted the rape from the "Silent love" chapter in the drama, for which I'm grateful btw. Fan Xiao stopped in the series and did not in the book. I agree that they've generally not toned him down, though, for which I'm also grateful, because Shulang can handle him, as you pointed out. :)
Shulang being cold and derisive made sense to me... his warmth, his care for Fan Xiao and his genuine love were made fun of and ridiculed, and Fan Xiao used coercion to keep him close, so he had to defend himself somehow.
Can anyone tell me if the extra chapters in the novel were also added, or not in the drama scene?
There is only one episode left and still 10 chapters of the main story to cover. IMO, the extras have not been adapted. We'll be getting the extra episode (or episodes) for them.
I've been rewatching the series in order to prepare myself for the last episode. I'm on episode 3 and it occurred to me how many similarities there are in both assaults on Shulang in episodes 3 and 14 and how much Fan Xiao has changed judging from his reaction to Shulang's pain and suffering.
In both assaults, there were the same people involved - Bai Penguy, Shulang and Fan Xiao (minus Shi Lihua who was inolved in the first but not in the second). Both times, Shulang was left in bruises and shards and had to deal with the physical and mental consequences. Both times, Fan Xiao was right there afterwards to experience Shulang's pain and misery, but his reaction couldn't be more different both times.
Of all horrible things Fan Xiao has done to Shulang, I'm putting the SA from episode 3 first, precisely because of what Fan Xiao did afterwards. He molested an unconscious man Shi Lihua and Bai Penguy had drugged for this cause alone, then dumped him, covered in bruises, in his car, called him first thing in the morning and orchestrated the situation so he would be the very first witness of Shulang's realisation of what has happened to him. This is an incredibly cold, calculating, heartless, cruel behaviour - not only did he assault Shulang, but he wanted to experience his shock and humiliation afterwards firsthand, at the same time planning the next SA and thinking he wouldn't bite him as hard next time and not feeling any shame, compassion, or regret for the pain he has caused. I still feel very uncomfortable watching that scene, because it was pure evil to me. Not only did Fan Xiao not regret what he'd done, but he was celebrating it and plotting to do it again.
In episode 14, we have a similar situation - Shulang is hurt and Fan Xiao is involved, although, to be fair, it was not purely his fault this time. Bai Penguy plotted on his own, and Shulang could've stayed away, only, of course, he loves Fan Xiao and can't do him harm, no matter how much he wishes to. Fan Xiao, again, is there immediately afterwards to see the bruises and to hear what Bai Pengyu told Shulang. But his reaction this time couldn't be more different. He cries, he apologizes (for the first time ever, btw, but still), takes all the blame himself, comforts Shulang, takes care of him and leaves with the promise not to come back. The callous, heartless, cruel, cold person who didn't have a tiny bit of compassion for Shulang's suffering from episode 3 is unrecognizable. He has finally learned how to love. Yes, his love is clingy, obsessive and all-consuming and this is not going to change, but if anyone can deal with it, it's Shulang.
He hasn't lost all of his money. Some of it, yes, but not all of it. His status is as good as gone, though, but…
The plotting is here to stay, this is who Fan Xiao is, but he's not guilty of everything he's accused of. ;) He's at least trying to get better, and for me, it counts.
About the money, I won't spoil you, you can watch tomorrow, it will be explained. They've stayed very true to the novel so I think they won't change that.
If there's one thing that I feel like the show didn't convey properly, it's that Xiao has apparently lost all…
He hasn't lost all of his money. Some of it, yes, but not all of it. His status is as good as gone, though, but he still has his bestie Shi Lihua. I don't know who's saying that he has lost the money, but it's not true, so you're right about that. Why he's working in the restaurant and in the pharmacy will be explained in the next episode.
The encounters in this episode were by accident, both. How exactly would Fan Xiao know that Shulang's classmates would decide to change the restaurant in the last minute? He is extremely intelligent, yes, and can predict many things, but that is beyond him.
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According to one of the extras, the kiss never happened, it was just an angle kiss to fool Fan Xiao and the brother in law, who have been both watching.
Here. It's almost done. There are other translations, but this is the best one.
I was wondering how exactly they would adapt 10 chapters in one episode and of course they didn't, because as I suspected, it can't be done. My greatest disappointment will always be that they stopped not at chapter 106, but at chapter 103, because I really wanted to see Shulang find out about the last bit he didn't know about. I hope this will be in the extra episode they will be filming.
On the positive side, I really, really liked that they decided to omit the parts when Shulang and Fan Xiao met (with the exception of the motorcycle scene), because this emphasizes even more the fact that Fan Xiao did his best to stay away and yet, Shulang didn't stop loving him despite it.
Huihui is another great female character in the story, pointing out the obvious and making Shulang understand that nothing Fan Xiao does would affect him if he didn't love him. It's so funny because we're given only bits and fragments of these female characters: the mothers, Bai Ting, President Shi and Huihui, yet it's enough to see how awesome all of them are.
I've said it already, but I'll repeat myself: this is the BL of 2025 for me, no competition. We had two interesting, real, complicated, multilayered main characters who actually got to shine in their own story without any side plots and distractions, great chemistry, good production, tight script, and, as far as I'm concerned, a very good balance between angst and sweet moments, although I still wish they'd adapted the entire main story until chapter 106. My favourite episodes are, after rewatching, everything between 5 and 8, and episodes 10 and 14 for the angst.
Fan Xiao is 26 when the series starts and has to be 29 when it ends, because it's stated that 3 years have passed. His age is mentioned: he said that what happened to his mother was 19 years ago and that he's been 7 at the time.
You Shulang is 28 - 29 when the series starts and has to be 31 - 32 when it ends.
Of course, things might have changed now that they've got to know each other better, but I honestly hope they will keep their options open and won't feel forced to choose each other only because they've been cast in Mr. Fanboy.
Shulang being cold and derisive made sense to me... his warmth, his care for Fan Xiao and his genuine love were made fun of and ridiculed, and Fan Xiao used coercion to keep him close, so he had to defend himself somehow.
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In both assaults, there were the same people involved - Bai Penguy, Shulang and Fan Xiao (minus Shi Lihua who was inolved in the first but not in the second). Both times, Shulang was left in bruises and shards and had to deal with the physical and mental consequences. Both times, Fan Xiao was right there afterwards to experience Shulang's pain and misery, but his reaction couldn't be more different both times.
Of all horrible things Fan Xiao has done to Shulang, I'm putting the SA from episode 3 first, precisely because of what Fan Xiao did afterwards. He molested an unconscious man Shi Lihua and Bai Penguy had drugged for this cause alone, then dumped him, covered in bruises, in his car, called him first thing in the morning and orchestrated the situation so he would be the very first witness of Shulang's realisation of what has happened to him. This is an incredibly cold, calculating, heartless, cruel behaviour - not only did he assault Shulang, but he wanted to experience his shock and humiliation afterwards firsthand, at the same time planning the next SA and thinking he wouldn't bite him as hard next time and not feeling any shame, compassion, or regret for the pain he has caused. I still feel very uncomfortable watching that scene, because it was pure evil to me. Not only did Fan Xiao not regret what he'd done, but he was celebrating it and plotting to do it again.
In episode 14, we have a similar situation - Shulang is hurt and Fan Xiao is involved, although, to be fair, it was not purely his fault this time. Bai Penguy plotted on his own, and Shulang could've stayed away, only, of course, he loves Fan Xiao and can't do him harm, no matter how much he wishes to. Fan Xiao, again, is there immediately afterwards to see the bruises and to hear what Bai Pengyu told Shulang. But his reaction this time couldn't be more different. He cries, he apologizes (for the first time ever, btw, but still), takes all the blame himself, comforts Shulang, takes care of him and leaves with the promise not to come back. The callous, heartless, cruel, cold person who didn't have a tiny bit of compassion for Shulang's suffering from episode 3 is unrecognizable. He has finally learned how to love. Yes, his love is clingy, obsessive and all-consuming and this is not going to change, but if anyone can deal with it, it's Shulang.
Best BL this year, by far.
About the money, I won't spoil you, you can watch tomorrow, it will be explained. They've stayed very true to the novel so I think they won't change that.
The encounters in this episode were by accident, both. How exactly would Fan Xiao know that Shulang's classmates would decide to change the restaurant in the last minute? He is extremely intelligent, yes, and can predict many things, but that is beyond him.