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This show had potential, and I really liked the first few episodes, but the flaws became hard to ignore. Half the time it felt like the trio were on a casual road trip instead of running for their lives. Neo was too cheerful, Shin was constantly needy, and the villains were surprisingly reckless. One villain got strangled in a barber shop, even though he was supposed to be powerful, and the second villain was taken out by Mae out of nowhere. The guards, the hideout, the logic—none of it added up.

The dragged-out love triangle between Neo, Shin, and Miw also became too repetitive. I didn’t mind their shared history, but I wanted it resolved sooner. Shin needing constant reassurance got irritating, and Neo claiming he loved both while clearly treating Miw differently just made things messy.

I originally watched this for Joss, but I ended up staying because of Miw. She was the heart of the show—strong, grounded, and the only one who actually had meaningful growth. She carried real trauma yet stayed level-headed, and she was the only character who made decisions based on logic instead of emotions. Miw saved Neo twice, stood up for herself, and never chased after anyone for validation. She was blunt, brave, and emotionally mature in a way the others weren’t. What I loved most was that she knew her own worth; she didn’t cling to Neo, didn’t compete with Shin, and never let anyone define her. By the end, when she finally chose her own happiness, it felt earned and genuine—she completely carried the show for me.

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Yan Zi Xian looking smoldering hot in a suit is all I need.

I started this drama because of Yan Zi Xian and stayed for him. He was really hot in here, but sadly his female lead pales in comparison. I felt like the director wanted someone looking exotic/seductress for the FL, but the FL actress was nothing like that and instead I kept getting distracted by her looking plastic and old, and actually having more of the villian look.

The good things.
1) Yang Zi Xian is hot in his suit!
2) The leads definitely had chemistry together. They made me believe that they were a couple. It was like, "Damn, I wish I was the FL!" because of the way how ML looked at her.

The bad things.
1) The leads already knew eachother and were an item so there were no hype or anticipation towards the falling in love part.
2) The ML does warn off the 2nd FL about FL, yet at times, he seems affected by her and choose her over FL though not intentional, but still...
3) It got boring when ML found out about FL's revenge and started his opium crack. I kept waiting for something to angst up their relationship and improve it, but it just went flatline out.
4) IDK how FL started her own mental cover up story when she already thought ML was the culprit and stabbed him. They never got a chance to talk it out.
5) IDK how the villian came to be like how he was or obsessed. It was weird. No conclusion on this part. I feel like they just wrote the villian's character because they needed one.

All in all, it was a pretty mediocre drama with some enjoyable scenes, but it also had its flaws.

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