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Considering he could find out from Chengyu - maybe. He certainly knows the assistant confessed. There is no indication of whether that confession also included the fact that he was paid by someone else to frame CC or if he is just taking the fall and all responsibility himself. I am guessing the later.

In the series, there are no scenes showing that the parents know that YY’s ex BF was deliberately framing CC. Chengyu and Xiao Shuai likely do - but everyone else is aware that the Assistant turned himself in with a confession, and CC was therefore released and found not guilty.

It is very romantic if you are in tune to the symbolism and micro expressions used throughout - in a way it is very transcendent. It doesn’t have traditional displays of romantic affection (kissing etc….) but the looks of longing, the sacrifices made, the ride or die motivations of the main leads who are complete soul-mates… it was one of the most romantic stories I have experienced.

But, there is enough nuance that a casual viewer can ignore it.

I knew going in that it was based on a BL, so the scenes really jumped out at me as being tinged with romantic interest.

I worry that the editing was a direct result to the intense backlash and controversies that were surrounding the main leads, during the show’s release, and were requested to minimize the potential for future harm that could affect their careers - perhaps even recommended by legal teams who were pulled in to protect and defend the actors against slander.

A Director’s Cut, however needed in order to live up to the original intentions of the vision of the show, would surely put the actors back in the cross-hairs for attention - so I worry that permission to release such a version may never come to pass.

I’m think the Director wanted to, but it is not confirmed if she can.

There is an agency with editing rights, it appears, that has different interests in how the show is released, than from the vision of CJD and the production crew. Something appears to have happened behind closed doors during release because of all of the controversies - and they released a more sanitized version of the back-half of the show.

Do you think those scenes exist somewhere? Or would they have been destroyed by whoever had the rights over editing / distribution? I still don’t understand if it was jealousy or attempts to protect the actors from continued harassment as they were subjected to so much intense scrutiny and attention.

I wonder if the changes came during the 5 days Episodes 11 -12 were updated or after, potentially when the BTS was stopped after the rise in negative attention directed towards Wang Shuo.

I suspect the 25th episode is just the original 24th that first aired and then was made hidden bc ZY was not credited as a voice actor - and they haven’t taken it down.

I have not seen anything on official channels - where are you getting this info? If anything, it appears there was a decision to end the “coupling” of CC/WSW actors during the actual airing of the final episodes so they could focus on their solo careers and I can’t imagine future content or them appearing together in the near future - considering how much heat that pairing creates.

How does it usually work with these shows. Will we still get BTS updates or should we assume that all content has been released for this project?

Do you know how trials work? You need evidence and cannot just make accusations. CC signed the tax paperwork. That’s why WSW paid off Lin to turn himself in and give testimony to confess his involvement.

It’s in the BTS clips

First scene shot was episode 9 in the hospital. They filmed multiple scenes at the same location often on the same days. The Clinic scenes were filmed last including the breakup and episode 11 confession/kiss scene.

There are no empty hints in this series- pretty sure that was deliberately teasing a future event

I bet he gets to flip the dynamic in the last episode.

I’m kinda hoping that CC actually rescues him from the house and walks him out of there in a mirror to the 11th episode when WSW claimed CC in the bar and pulled him out.

Yes - I am hopeful that it gets more and more passionate as we get closer to the finale.

I think he didn’t intend to go just to make WSW feel bad, but when he wasn’t welcomed and instead asked what he was doing there - he leaned against the door and went on the attack.

Watching the Drama, I think after WSW asked CC what he was doing there - he went a bit on the offensive, until his tears brought him down.

WSW admitted that sometimes he has a hard time saying how he truly feels. Then they agreed to talk about things in the future and be open and on each other’s side.