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I was surprised that he didn't wait for her to come out and left completely. Other male leads would have waited, haha.

At the rate this is going with the tormenting, it feels like him falling off the cliff before the misunderstood is cleared might happen. But I do want Xuezhi to know what he's done for her and maybe that will help pull the thorn she has in her heart.

I actually rewatched that scene because I wanted to savor Leo's performance, haha.

I'm quite frustrated with the misunderstanding and how it has dragged on for so long. Both sides are problematic. For Xuezhi, I think her reluctance to give in is because she has low self-esteem when it comes to romance. Since this is her first love, she really doesn't know to handle a situation like this. In the past, she'd try to confirm her importance to him by asking him if she's the first girl he's ever protected in such a way. The fact that he also rejected her the first time really shattered whatever affirmation he gave her in the first place. So when she encounters a situation where Tou didn't reveal his past with Fengzi, that definitely pushed her back to where she started with her trying to figure out what she means to him.

As for Tou, I have to say that he just has really bad timing since the other pressing issues at hand keep him from explaining further. I also think if he was more persistent, he might eventually get to her. But every time he starts to explain, he gets cut off and retreats. By ep 28, I actually had to count how many times we've heard him say he'll find a time to talk to her. At this point, I'm with the audiences that say they want to see him fall off the cliff. End this torment please.

On a lighter (?) note, I really loved LYX's performance in the scene in ep 28 especially when he sacrificed himself for Xuezhi. Despite seeing the bts for that scene where he was fooling around, I was still very touched by his crying. Also, that hug...it was like he was hugging her for the very last time.

Cherish the sweet scenes because there doesn't seem to be that many. Sigh.

I'm still loving this after 27 episodes. It seems like Xuezhi is tormenting Tou right now but it's just a role reversal since he tormented her before. Next up will be Xuezhi being tormented again when Yu Chuzhi appears.

I'm also liking Xuezhi's transformation. Not only is she improving in martial arts, she's also maturing as a person.

He does look good as a tortured soul. What gets me is that he could totally be joking right before he gets into character and still delivers a solid crying scene.

Lol I feel like you have to always prepare tissues when it comes to Leo's dramas. For the longest time I thought he just really liked to torture his fans because all his characters have been tragic. His latest modern ones don't seem that way, which is good.

Thanks for keeping me posted on this. It's not a novel I would ever want to revisit, but I'm really liking the chemistry between the leads in the drama so I'll take this version over the two novels haha.

I didn't know that. Seems like both versions are equally messed up. Yikes.

No she was pregnant when it was s revealed what happened between Tou and Feng Zi. She asked Tou to marry her as well without revealing her pregnancy to him but he said no. Then he asks her to wait for him, like he was hoping to settle matters somehow with Feng Zi. Pretty messed up for sure.

I am liking the pace of this drama and also they took out her pregnancy at the part where she finds out about Tou and Feng ZI. In the book, she is already pregnant at this point. Glad the screenwriters saw how "dog blood" it was in the book and left it out.

Same, I find myself rooting for them in the drama. They exhausted me in the book, haha. They're definitely more likable in the drama, at least the womanizer image of Tou is just a front whereas in the book, it's more than just that.

Glad you've discovered LYX. Now you can join us on this journey for waiting for him to have more romance and less angst in dramas, lol. I'm excited for his modern roles.

It's a happy ending, however all the events leading to this are pretty messed up. There are identity swaps, "almost" marriages...pretty ridiculous.

He was worse in the book!

I wouldn't recommend the novel to anyone tbh. It was one of the few novels where I didn't like the main characters but checked it out because I was excited for Luo Yun Xi haha. I figured it was about time he got the male lead role and the girl. It's just too bad the novel's plot was quite ridiculous from middle to end.

Now that you've mentioned the wedding preparation scene, I guess we will be seeing some key points from the book.

He is so gorgeous in this. I also can't wait for his modern dramas.

I started reading it after the two leads were announced so it has been a while! Hopefully my memory serves me right. From what I can remember, Xue Zhi definitely hated Feng Zi in the book. She also hated Feng Zi's dad. For what reason? Nothing, really. She just doesn't like them. There's a list of three people that Xue Zhi hates, they occupy the first two spots. The last spot is Shangguan Tou. He caused her so much misery and angst. See, one of the main reasons why I didn't like SGT in the book is because while he keeps saying he treats Xue Zhi as a younger sister, he did take her to bed. It's later revealed that the reason why Shangguan Tou left Lingjian sect was because he was accused of raping Feng Zi. When this is revealed, he has to marry Feng Zi and I remember the conversation between him and Xue Zhi, who was pregnant at the time. SGT didn't know about her pregnancy. She asked if he could marry her as well and that she didn't mind being the second wife. He rejected her. After, it's then revealed that SGT didn't rape Feng Zi but still offered to marry her anyway. It just gets messy from there (not that it isn't already a mess at this point lol) and I basically just read the rest to finish it, so my memory after that is blank lol

So good so far! Hope you're enjoying it as well :)

Shangguan Tou in the book didn't make me feel anything and I actually didn't like him there, but here in the drama, it's easy see where he's coming from. I'm glad he doesn't do ambiguity.

I don't think he knows what he wants to do with her. Like he wants to keep her far because he's incapable of loving, but his actions show otherwise. Hope he figures this out soon so we can see some sweet scenes between them!

Poor Xuezhi trying to get away from Shangguan Tou after he rejected her but seems to be stuck with him. That conversation they had in ep 11 (?) before she collapsed in his arms! Leo's tears got me, but then I kept thinking, "Um, you're the one who told her you don't have any feelings for her and she's trying so hard to detach herself from you".