Effie_Joon

Novels are almost always much better than their adaptations. The issue with A Certain Someone is that I had already read it before the show even finished airing, so it was really disappointing not to see the full story on screen. And I’m worried the same thing will happen here too. At least having read the novel gives some sense of closure, but it’s still frustrating to be left with an unfinished story.
I honestly don’t know which is worse, leaving the story unfinished and just hoping for a miracle and a second season, or trying to squeeze all the key parts into the last two episodes. But the way things are going, I really feel like they’re going to leave it unfinished and keep the door open for another season.

Which one? Chusan's Liuyi Children's Day or The Only One? I've read them both.

Thanks, I know that, but that's not official and I don't want to get my hopes up for nothing 😔

To My Shore is something else. Personally, it’s my absolute favorite, but read the tags before you watch it. It’s very, very toxic!

https://futiledevices.blog/chusans-liuyi-childrens-day/

They're plenty BL's on Iquyi too. Mostly Thai, I think.

Ok, so nothing official yet 😩
Thanks!

Really? Is there any official announcement from the production?

This scene wasn't in the novel

I have to admit, I’m getting the same flashbacks with you, and no matter how much I try to convince myself not to think about it and just enjoy the series, I can’t help worrying that we’re going to get a repeat of The On1y One 😩

You won't regret it 😁

I wouldn’t call it toxic. Not really. Their relationship is actually very beautiful. It’s just that since one of them is a Triad leader, of course a lot of messy and difficult things happen in their lives. It’s sooo good, one of the best I've read in years. And of course I’d recommend reading it after the series is finished rather than right now, since it’s quite different from the show.

I have to give a huge shoutout to this production and everyone involved in it. Honestly, this is the first time in my life that I’ve watched an adaptation of a novel that strays so far from the original story and adds so many new scenes, yet I can’t find a single thing that bothers me. On the contrary, each new episode keeps raising the bar even higher.
Even though the events unfold differently compared to the novel, the main actors have done such an incredible job bringing their characters to life. It’s genuinely impressive.
I’m especially amazed by and really admire how well He Chang Xi portrays Chusan. But in today’s episode, Xe Yan Zhao completely blew me away. He was absolutely flawless and truly matched the outstanding performance of He Yan Zhao. In this episode, it honestly felt like I could see all the thoughts and insecurities I read about in the novel reflected on his face.
They’re all exceptional. I have no words. They’ve truly moved me 💛

He died at 35, I think. The novel has an extra story about him from when he was 21 until his death. It was so good that I wish they would make a spin off out of it 😁

They met when Chusan was 21 and Liuyi 24. Up to episode 6 they should be 23 and 26.

I’m a bit confused about the show, since a lot of things weren’t in the novel and some events happen a bit differently. As I said before, I think it’s set around 1991 up to episode 6, since Chusan already has a job.

They met on 1989 and it ends on 2007.

Thank you 💛💛💛

I was looking for the restricted area but I couldn’t find it anywhere in English. Do you have a link? Thanks in advance.

https://youtu.be/5fKPsTQKtDw?is=kuy-om1sEfl5xjv1
Just sending you the teaser for tomorrow’s episode. Looks like we were both wrong 😅 They’ve changed the story a lot.