Novel readers, do anyone know when he falls for her?
the novel is very different from the drama, so take this with a grain of salt:
in the original story, there is no face / identity swap. wei rao is only one person, and she never hurt or killed anyone to make lu zhuo hate her. he just looks down on her at first because of her family history and upbringing. her maternal side is known for raising unconventional women - her maternal aunt divorced and remarried, her mother also remarried after her father died, and her maternal grandmother encouraged women to be bold, so wei rao was taught martial arts and horseback riding.
lu zhou has a problem with all of this because none of the women in his family ever remarried after his father and uncles died in war, and he feels women should know their place (aka not be opinionated or strong-willed like wei rao). he constantly takes jabs at wei rao on these matters... until one day he goes too far and insults both of her parents, mocking her dead father for having an unfaithful wife and shaming her mother for remarrying instead of remaining a widow. she gets so upset that she temporarily leaves the lu mansion.
it’s only after his own mother scolds him that he realizes he was wrong and starts chasing after her while she resists him. imo, this is the start of him falling for her, which takes place around chapters 51–59.
Jundai is so scary and psychotic and a chou is the total opposite like wow TXW is doing a marvelous job!! I’m…
i think a chou is pretty intimidating and unhinged too, BUT in a sympathetic way! when she schemes or gets violent, at least i understand why and i support her.
definitely two of tian xiwei's more complex characters and i agree she's killing it!
I really liked the novel and was looking forward to the drama a lot. I love both main actors as well which made…
i actually didn't like the novel, so i was excited for the drama's changes, but my feelings on the first four episodes are mixed. ep1–2 felt a bit off pacing-wise and it lacked proper set-up, but ep3–4 got better once i lowered my expectations.
the same-face/identity swap plotline doesn't make much sense right now and there are definitely plot holes, but imo, it’s more fun than the novel. just treat this like a telenovela - lots of over-the-top chaos and dramatic twists.
with the exception of the core premise of the beautiful fl marrying the sick ml, the rest of the plot has completely deviated from the original.
after watching several of this director's works, i can't help but think he's allergic to stories with good pacing. i read the novel and didn't like it, so i was glad for the changes made for the drama, BUT the way he rushed through ep1 feels like wei rao was chasing him with a hairpin herself. no build-up, no sense of time passing in between scenes... just straight melodramatic chaos from the start. it makes me nervous for the rest of the drama.
tian xiwei is killing the villainous role though (literally). she looks and sounds like a beautiful nightmare. gonna be tuning into the next episodes for her and yan an.
back in the earlier episodes, i remember madam yu saying that she had three sons, but only one remains. why does…
oooh okay. so i wasn't misreading the dialogue. 😅 if that other brother died young, it would make sense why he isn't mentioned much. they could've at least given him a name though... poor guy. and i originally thought that qixuan was older than changxuan since he is the 5th young master, but then she addressed him as older brother and he used her head as an arm rest - that dynamic threw me off. good to know there is another missing sibling. thank you for explaining. that whole family tree is just so confusing lol.
as for the pingjun and ziyi being half-siblings theory - you made a very valid point. it would be hard to fake a father pingjun grew up with unless her mother married someone other than her biological father. i'm not sure what the truth is, i just know that my mind immediately went to the "they're secretly related!" route when i saw ziyi's father with that pendant lol. i know this trope is overused, BUT i wouldn't hate it if it was the case here. imagine the look of horror and rage on ziyi's face when she realizes that she is related to pingjun, someone she thinks is beneath her. she would flip out. 😂
back in the earlier episodes, i remember madam yu saying that she had three sons, but only one remains. why does the drama only mention two of them - yu changxuan and yu mingxuan? is there one missing, or did i misunderstand that scene?
also, are ye pingjun and tao ziyi half-siblings? ye pingjun's father died a long time ago. in present day, tao ziyi's father wears half of a pendant on his waist. in ye pingjun's flashback, her mother had the other half and was reluctant to pawn it even though they were in desperate need of money. later, when ye pingjun brings up the pendant in a conversation with her mother, her mother seems uncomfortable. it was not uncommon for rich nobles to have mistresses or secret second families... could this man be her father, and his "death" was just a cover-up for the affair? or if he isn't, does he just have a connection to her family or her father's death?
hi, i am just curious - does the novel have a happy ending or sad ending?
i'm enjoying this more than i expected, so that makes me a bit nervous too lol. if it is a sad ending, i'm gonna watch the last 5 episodes with my eyes closed. 😂
As a novel fan I'm really looking forward to this. Specially after the cast announcement as it seems all novel…
as a fellow reader, i got so excited watching the trailers / teasers for this drama because i recognized many of the scenes from the novel. just based on vibes alone, it seems the drama will be at least mostly faithful. hopefully it does well. can't wait for us to watch this!
Does the FL also play a dual role in the novel from which it is adopted or it is something new for the drama?
no, the dual roles are completely new - created by the screenwriter specifically for the drama. the novel is quite different, and wei rao is only one character there.
agreed! many viewers really hated zhou ye's portrayal of he yan, but funny enough, that's exactly how he yan is…
so lucky! i wish i could watch this for the first time all over again lol. zhou ye is great in here, and so is cheng lei (you'll love him too!) enjoy your watch. 💕
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in the original story, there is no face / identity swap. wei rao is only one person, and she never hurt or killed anyone to make lu zhuo hate her. he just looks down on her at first because of her family history and upbringing. her maternal side is known for raising unconventional women - her maternal aunt divorced and remarried, her mother also remarried after her father died, and her maternal grandmother encouraged women to be bold, so wei rao was taught martial arts and horseback riding.
lu zhou has a problem with all of this because none of the women in his family ever remarried after his father and uncles died in war, and he feels women should know their place (aka not be opinionated or strong-willed like wei rao). he constantly takes jabs at wei rao on these matters... until one day he goes too far and insults both of her parents, mocking her dead father for having an unfaithful wife and shaming her mother for remarrying instead of remaining a widow. she gets so upset that she temporarily leaves the lu mansion.
it’s only after his own mother scolds him that he realizes he was wrong and starts chasing after her while she resists him. imo, this is the start of him falling for her, which takes place around chapters 51–59.
definitely two of tian xiwei's more complex characters and i agree she's killing it!
the same-face/identity swap plotline doesn't make much sense right now and there are definitely plot holes, but imo, it’s more fun than the novel. just treat this like a telenovela - lots of over-the-top chaos and dramatic twists.
with the exception of the core premise of the beautiful fl marrying the sick ml, the rest of the plot has completely deviated from the original.
tian xiwei is killing the villainous role though (literally). she looks and sounds like a beautiful nightmare. gonna be tuning into the next episodes for her and yan an.
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as for the pingjun and ziyi being half-siblings theory - you made a very valid point. it would be hard to fake a father pingjun grew up with unless her mother married someone other than her biological father. i'm not sure what the truth is, i just know that my mind immediately went to the "they're secretly related!" route when i saw ziyi's father with that pendant lol. i know this trope is overused, BUT i wouldn't hate it if it was the case here. imagine the look of horror and rage on ziyi's face when she realizes that she is related to pingjun, someone she thinks is beneath her. she would flip out. 😂
also, are ye pingjun and tao ziyi half-siblings? ye pingjun's father died a long time ago. in present day, tao ziyi's father wears half of a pendant on his waist. in ye pingjun's flashback, her mother had the other half and was reluctant to pawn it even though they were in desperate need of money. later, when ye pingjun brings up the pendant in a conversation with her mother, her mother seems uncomfortable. it was not uncommon for rich nobles to have mistresses or secret second families... could this man be her father, and his "death" was just a cover-up for the affair? or if he isn't, does he just have a connection to her family or her father's death?
i guess i will watch this one with caution then. thank you for answering!
also, wei rao doesn't have lanxiang's patience or forgiving heart lol.