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I agree but, it would be anti climactic for him to jump back in action after the crap he went through to achieve some peace.

Oh yea the synopsis and the early hype were misleading, I agree. Maybe got lost in translation. Anywho, the quality of the show itself made up for it, perfectly.

You can see the VR setting as the psyche or the inner mind of the ML. That place was his solace where he could be himself, until one day the FL barged in ..rocked his world. The closer he got to her, the lesser the VR/inner mind scenario played out. He met her there, found out that the FL had been struggling with her feelings when she went on a faux Qin killing spree, declared his love there with the wild CCTV captured kiss and when the world came crashing down on him, the FL came back to him in that place as well. And of course, the end credit scene as a tribute, a completely new brighter psyche where the person who became his strength and partner, greets him.

It is a modern Cdrama with all the usual tropes but, those are done right, unlike the unrealistic cringe ones we are used to seeing most of the time. From the start till end the show keeps its focus on the main leads and does not pivot off to other nonsense.

Well, he was depressed the whole time, makes sense to be the same for viewers as well. I wouldn't fast forward his scenes though, unless it's a second run. His doom and gloom is the major catalyst for the primary romance.

Budget, I guess. The worst thing was the Shuangyuan Photovoltaic sign in front of their office lobby ..that shit was made using MS Paint and rendered with a toaster.

He would have, if he wasn't a helmet. His provocation, insecurity and the general Stevie Wonder vision were the biggest catalysts for the FL to end up with the ML lol

I thought she was very well written, they wanted to show us a flawed human, and we got to see exactly that. Poorly written means nonsensical. There's nothing nonsense about her character. There are plenty of bad parents around.

On the contrary, it's a very strong scene imo.

It's a lovely cozy drama. I get the high rating because despite a rather simple story, the show explores human nature, emotions, flaws, society and how people deal with each and every one of them in a very realistic manner, resonated with many viewers. One of the very few modern Cdramas which captured all of these with profound realism.

We all have seen these tropes, these people and dynamics before but very rarely coherent and well done. Felt almost every emotion that they wanted to convey.

Kudos to the actors and staff who managed to do that.

He's a nicely written character, that is all I can say without spoiling.

I don't mind that there was no wedding, as the FL pointed out a few times about it. Also, twice engagement-wedding trauma so.. it's a good thing that the writers did not do that for the couple endgame.

No story ? bruh

Poorly created, nah. Realistic ? Very much so. Not all parents are great. It elevates the ML because he didn't turn out to be a sociopath or consumed totally by revenge given the upbringing he had. He distanced himself from the madness. It also shows how a person would turn out from that environment, the second male lead.

That's the point, and realism (Chinese culture) of a mature drama. Long term pain boiling up, bursting out and people dealing with them as they move forward instead of sugarcoating everything. Not every relationship has all nice flowing moments.

People can say things, terrible things when they are in extreme shock and sadness, which they often don't mean and take them back soon after, like the FL did in the drama. Sure, they are hurtful but If you hold a grudge against people you supposedly love for such words, life will be very miserable.

Well, that is an opinion that's for sure

'Considering how much of a revival Pei Zhen'..rival you mean ? Because I don't get it otherwise lol

fair enough, hope you enjoyed the show.

I'm pretty sure the ML knows. As viewers, we are to perceive her actions as flawed but also, understandable. That she is willing to let go of her love for her parents. Even though the willingness is the key part here, clearly there's no way that she could let go. No normal person can.

As for the filial duties, it is something very Chinese. Sometimes hit us like a truck. In that society, filial duties are just as big as the concept of sins of the father.

Well, given that the sheer amount of pain that she was in after the breakup, not a bit of love faded. But she did that as an auto response to her filial duties, for some unreasonable parents.