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Abundance of physical intimacy but I found the couple lacked emotional connection
I watched this drama back in April when I was curious '52 lovers in 4 years' plot and Zhang Bei Xi. This was my first drama of both Zhang Bei Xi and Liu Ying. I kept forgetting to create MDL page until MDL friend Raiana told me that this page is up & running. I have also watched the Shi Tong - Cheng Cheng version and I liked that version more than this version.
What I liked:
1. Romance - This drama is spicy - there were many intimate scenes from the one night stand to the sneaky touches. Physical touch is their love language.
2. Styling - I loved outfits worn by both FL & ML especially the qipaos and traditional shirts. The Taoist beads also added a sexy allure to ML's character.
3. ML characterisation - I loved that he owned a qipao store. He was also a patient man - FL resisted ML too many times.
What I disliked:
1. Connection - Plenty of lust and spice but I felt this drama is lacking emotional intimacy. Perhaps the abundance of physical intimacy overshadowed emotional intimacy.
2. FL characterisation - There was something in FL's character that didn't click with me. I felt at times she was in constant state of "I want him but I cannot want him" like a typical FL when paired with domineering ML. Not sure if this was instructions given by writer / director or Liu Ying's approach to her character. Maybe I am biased because I liked Shi Tong's portrayal much more - her FL was firm & collected.
Favourite scene
When FL visited ML's qipao shop
What I liked:
1. Romance - This drama is spicy - there were many intimate scenes from the one night stand to the sneaky touches. Physical touch is their love language.
2. Styling - I loved outfits worn by both FL & ML especially the qipaos and traditional shirts. The Taoist beads also added a sexy allure to ML's character.
3. ML characterisation - I loved that he owned a qipao store. He was also a patient man - FL resisted ML too many times.
What I disliked:
1. Connection - Plenty of lust and spice but I felt this drama is lacking emotional intimacy. Perhaps the abundance of physical intimacy overshadowed emotional intimacy.
2. FL characterisation - There was something in FL's character that didn't click with me. I felt at times she was in constant state of "I want him but I cannot want him" like a typical FL when paired with domineering ML. Not sure if this was instructions given by writer / director or Liu Ying's approach to her character. Maybe I am biased because I liked Shi Tong's portrayal much more - her FL was firm & collected.
Favourite scene
When FL visited ML's qipao shop
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