Emily

This is the best portrayal of enemies-to-lovers I have ever seen. In the beginning, they seriously hated each other, and not just a mild dislike. The ML was honestly a jerk, and I admit to hating him, just a little. But seeing the way their relationship morphed and shifted into love and admiration made me love them all the more, because it was so realistic. And don't even get me started on how hilarious they were. They bickered like an old married couple, and I sat for every second of it.
On to the side characters.
OMG, I loved the generals so much, they're freinship so much, and watching them healed me. Every character was done and developed so well, from the Wie household to the FL's own family, I was impressed. Even the villains had so many layers to their characters, which a lot of dramas cannot seem to do.
Now for the stuff I didn't like (SPOILERS):
I feel like anyone who has watched the show is going to have the same complaint: the deaths.
I mean, I think it's just cruel to make the audience care so much about Wei Liang and then just kill him off. The same goes for the FL's cousin. All she wanted was to live a peaceful life with her husband, and she ended up giving it all up.
This was entirely unnecessary and felt like their deaths were only done to cater to the genre itself, rather than to serve any real purpose to the story, because I would have been perfectly fine if they were alive and well, which they were in the original novel.

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Cute and funny with...quirks

I absolutely loved the main couple! I did expect more romance, but I didn't really mind, because their hilarious banter made up for it. They gave off major best friend energy, which was the only thing that held me up, because they got together at the very end.
Their relationship era felt really rushed, but I still think the ending was done well, at least better than most modern cdramas I've watched.

Now, for the side characters:
The 2nd lead couple were really cute, and I truly enjoyed the 2nd female lead, especially her friendship with the FL.
Here is where I have an issue: the 3rd lead couple. I just didn't like them at all, and it felt like we were excusing straight-up stalking and harassment. I have a big issue with that, and honestly, whenever they showed up on my screen, I just pressed skip.

I recommend just watching the main lead couple and skipping almost everything else. I didn't even find the plot that engaging.

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