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Same. I'm worried that my expectations are going to be too high.

I haven't seen him in any modern dramas, so I might get around to these one day

And her voice was so quiet, so calm. She knew he would stop as soon as she said. She had absolute faith in him, and the bond they've forged.

Gotcha. I would say the situation with Qian Qian doesn't count though, because the child and mysterious 'husband' were introduced as a storyline as soon as she came on the scene, so we knew we were going to see some shenanigans there.

Your reference to Kunning Palace mirrors my experience. I referred to it as his "mouth acting", the way he was turning down the corners of his mouth all the time to indicate that he was a "bad guy". Young actor though, so the director needed a slap upside the head for either telling him to do it, or allowing him to do it. Princess Royal was borimg and I dropped it. Can't even remember what I thought of his performance. I hated his makeup in My Journey to You, and I also thought his performance was pretty mid.

His performance in this though? Really good. Feels like he's grown up as an actor overnight. And be FUNNY. Comedy is the hardest thing to do, especially when you're going to throw it in with some tragedy and political shenanigans.

Reminds me of seeing Wang Hedi in Love Between Fairy and Devil, when he'd been shit in everything else I'd seen him im, and suddenly it was like "Oh, you can act?"

I've never gotten the hype around ZLH as an actor, but his performance in this feels very natural, very solid. Great couple chemistry, nothing about their developing love feels forced. Great supporting cast. Absolutely great watch so far!

I thought there were only 2 new characters in ep 11? Empress Dowager and the (probably) ex husband/boyfriend

What does her getting married have to do with any of that? You sound a little unhinged.

I didn't enjoy L&P. Not really into xianxia either

Ok. I've just binged 10 episodes, and this is charming. It took me 8 episodes to recognise that FL is from Dr Cutie, and her comedy has only gotten better. I remember seeing Chen Fei Yu in Ever Night when that was released, and despite a very uneven performance, I thought he had great potential. This really feels like him being comfortable and confident as an actor. All the performances feel very natural and there's some great cinematography. So far, an extremely enjoyable watch.

I don't know why it took me so long to get around to watching this, because Liu Yi Fei is a real favourite of mine, but I'm glad that I finally did. An incredibly wonderful and healing drama that I will rewatch for many years to come.

I've watched 22 eps and am now bored with the interrupted kisses. There's a golden rule for jokes, and they've broken it several timea. The writers seem to think if something is funny once, it's funny 50 times. They are wrong. They're making the same mistake with all the other 'jokes' as well. Lead couple had amazing chemistry, they feel a little bit like an old married couple at this point. Pinning my hopes on IT dude and the actress to save the drama at this point.

The 2nd paragraph of the synopsis does. The first paragraph soumds like it was AI translated.

We've been told thta by an u reliable source. I think it's weird MLs mother didn't mention he was involved. I could be way off base, but that CEO is shifty.

I'm a little off kdramas this year. A lot of 2025 was pretty disappointing to me, so I'm back on mostly cdramas at the moment. I'm sure a helpful soul will see your comment and give you some recs. It's great fun when a drama really hits and we're all in the comments cheering it om after every episode.

She's awful, but doesn't strike me as capable enough to arrange a hit on someone. Plus, you pay upfront for hits and we know she would have already spent the money on the pokies.

Gross. He's vile and he looks like his hair probably smells of licorice

The guy had an abusive childhood, suffers from a panic disorder, has obsessive fans physically assault him, had two of them break into his house, found his best friend brutally murdered at his house, was accused of his murder, has another friend on the brink of death, and you think he has MOOD SWINGS. You're insane.

From his pov, I think it would be scary to discover that the person you'd been living with and were trusting with your life was actually a secret massive fan.

I watched the first 8 episodes today, and I think it's fine for a binge watch, but not sure if it would have kwpt me hooked on a weekly basis. I'm going to wait until it's finished airing and then binge the remaining episodes.