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ML has split personality disorder, from we have seen from clips it appears that ever since the failure of the experiment, his alter ego has taken over. Which is the more cold and indifferent ML we see now with the FL. The ML that the FL dated is actually trapped in his mind and I believe has not came out since the incident. The redemption arc will be once the FL discovers this and "heals him" and his two personalities merge.

Is the FL dubbed in this drama? She sounds a little different from her previous dramas

I don’t have the link anymore! I saw it in the comment section of a video posted on KuaiShou (Chinese version of TikTok) I saw quite a few ppl saying that and agreeing so I think it’s true.

Not sure bc I saw someone say that they watched the second lead’s live and they said they will have a happy ending. Maybe she will be revived lmao

Okay I think this is the first time in my life where I am more invested in the second leads couple's storyline then the main lead's LOL

When I first started seeing clips it reminded me of My Amazing Boyfriend with the supernatural element. And when I watched the first few eps it reminded me of Embrace in the Dark Night (and let’s be honest the FL does so well in these action packed romance short dramas). I’m living for her micro facial expressions and the random comedic moments! Same thing happened in Embrace in the Dark Night where no one expected it to do so well and absolutely blew up in China as well. Here we ignore the logic and live for the chemistry bc clearly we are all eating this up HHAAHAH

But surprisingly now that the ML is awakening his emotions, he kinda reminds me of Sima Jiao from When Destiny Brings the Demon!!

I’m loving the sci fi element because it means we can focus on the romance + adventure , instead of creating unnecessary misunderstandings.

I finally had time to start watching and omg Yan Xiao is so attractive. His smile is so cute!!

Anyone has a working link to this drama?? I knew I should have watched it yesterday when it first came out :(

Now that it’s set to broadcast soon, there’s been a lot more clips from the drama. Before this, the original consensus was that short drama will more similar to the plot in the novel and have less restrictions. However, it actually seems like the plot has also changed too, from the clips the FL is much more proactive in wanting the ML to fall in love with her to protect her Qiao clan, she is willinging to the ML actions and resists him much less.

There also seems to be a misunderstanding plot where the ML suspects that the FL was the who drugged him and also is jealous of her ex engagement with Liu Yan.

my take on this was
- forehead leaning together (subtle double meaning that is open to interpretation) no different from the ending of other transmigration dramas e.g the romance of tiger and rose, the leads are hugging. Summit of our Youth, the leads are smiling and holding hands. None of these explicitly say I remember you, but the audience is able to interpret this.

- flashback keeps the original way they ended the drama

Doing it this way merely facilitates a seamless transition to the montage that they played in the original ending.

Don’t think it would be impacted by censorships.

By flashback I didn’t meant an actual flashback of them actively remembering their past, I just meant whatever the montage they had in the original ending playing.

As for forehead leaning, it’s a simple gesture such as holding hands or hugging as with any other transmigration drama ending. The fact that this gesture also holds significance to their past only acts as a double meaning depending on how the viewers interprets it. I don’t believe there is anything overly explicit here.

The only difference between this and the original ending is that their foreheads leaning together. There is no other difference.

Interesting enough in the final scene of meeting again, I feel that after LTY said of course I know you, they could have had SMJ lean into LTY and have their foreheads pressed together and then have the flashback of their past life and then fade into the closing message. I feel this provides more closure and creates a subtle beautiful rebirth loop.

I see ppl seem to have seen the video theorising the ending and is confused by how SMJ remembers, has always been waiting, established a whole company in advance.

Just to provide some clarification on my perspective, it would be implying that they are from different timelines. Kind of like what’s happening in the k drama Bon Appetit Your Majesty. SMJ in the modern world must have of started experiencing dreams of their past life much earlier than LTY transmigrating. Or SMJ transmigrated too but when he transmigrated he lost his memories as a modern day human and begun his journey when SMJ was a new born baby. Again he experienced all this before, the current LTY transmigrated. So for this theory to work they would have been from two different timelines.

Either way it’s just a fan theory, it’s possible the other double meaning parallels in the modern day (the company, the project, the painting, the sakura tree) meeting are all just a coincidence and to remind the audience that they are always fated.

Just taking note that bc in the novel, the FL stayed in the mortal realm and in c dramas bc of the transmigration censorship, the directors and screen writers most likely filmed the last scene with no definite answer mind in either. Just providing enough context clues for the watchers to infer an ending suits them.

Thought initially I thought this drama was meant to have a series of mini extra eps (外播) for a slightly extended ending. Though might have been rumors then?

sad to see it end but it’s been a great journey! My favourite arc will always the first arc, I liked that they were able to be their true self the most. FL as a salted fish and ML being a tyrant with his classic “going to kill” catch phrase. I appreciate their character development through various arcs but for me i found their character developments as a reminder of their painful experiences that they had to suffer to reach the person they became at the end. They grew and changed so much for each other and bc of their surroundings. It’s the same type of pain, SMJ experienced when he found LTY and realised that she experienced all these hardships bc he failed to protect her. When he chose to live bc she wants to live. And when LTY had to become stronger to adapt to surroundings and to protect SMJ. I only wished that both of them could have lived a happy, peaceful life with funny sweet memories.

that being said, well done to the leads! Phenomenal acting! I clearly felt the difference and the change in persona, between every loss of memory and recovery of memory. I was instantly able to tell that the switch had happened bc of how they portrayed their character.

TPOB is my top for this year but I think this drama will stay on my mind for a long time bc it’s the sad dramas that have greatest ever-lasting impact on me.

tbh while we see the memories being tampered which shows LTY’s “brother” getting killed by the spiritual fire and telling her to take revenge (which is what her “father” has been telling her). Next minute we see LTY will have her own sudden flashback of SMJ forcing her to kill her “brother” and faint. So maybe from this LTY will start question the memories she saw. And from here, she will access her soul manor to find the note book.

LTY is too hot headed and confused to be even making these connections. Ideally yes but clearly she’s too busy thinking about her poor “father” and how she’s going to bring him to that valley and they r gonna live a peaceful merry merry life or at least until she can go back to the modern world. she wants nothing to do with Sima Jiao so she won’t think about anything related to him esp after she sees the tampered memories. Rn with her mindset is that would need to see physical evidence to believe SMJ, not just going off what others have been saying and playing guessing games.

That’s the problem with changing critical plots, there is a whole butterfly effect. And hopefully they are able to piece this altogether to move forward with the plot.

The only way to rectify this mess quickly is that if after LTY fainted from seeing the tampered memories, SMJ heals her, and she wakes up with her cultivation upgraded and her being to access her soul manor and finding the note book and the rings. which according to the airing calendar, the rings is meant to be the next plot device. However, unless they are able to smoothly restore the mess they have created, at this rate even if the FL discovers the ring she will still be indifferent to SMJ. It’s possible she will be this way until at least ep28 (lightening plot) which is what I fear.

Tragedies such as the ones in TTEOM is expected. They r on opposite sides, there is no way they can be together. Ending in it was also changed.

But like I said changing stuff is fine, but when u change a critical point like revisiting Shi Qian Du’s memories, this means that now they rlly need a clear cut reason for the FL to somehow trust ML again.

I just found out that the memory altering plot wasn’t even a thing in the novel 😭 the revisiting memories of Shi Qian Du, was meant to be the moment she finally sees the truth and fully trust Sima Jiao.

I don’t mind whatever they change bc I discovered the drama first anyway but I don’t like it when they made things too angsty. I understand adding new plot devices and characters to extend the story e.g Ru Ling, Qi Feng, frosted fish, SMJ in a coma for 18 years, but what I rlly don’t understand is changing somth to be the complete opposite of what was supposed to happen? I feel like the revisiting memories should have been a key moment that couldn’t be changed?

I enjoy dramas where the leads have a good relationship are working together against the enemy.

anyone else who can’t bear to watch the recent eps anymore 😭😭 this arc is getting so sad. Poor SMJ, it must hurt so much. they fed us sweet married old couple, slice of life vibes and now it’s all just one sided love, and I want nothing to do with you anymore please respect my choice.

I didn’t except to be hooked to this drama, otherwise, I should have waited till all the eps have been released. Now I can’t stop~

I haven’t read the novel but based off what others have said, with the direction it’s going esp with the new frosted fish tool, I have a feeling that this second arc is gonna be much more angsty then it needed to be😭