Why do i feel like so many people just gloss over Miao Jing's pain from the past. The girl has severe abandonment…
Yes! Actually they really should've shown scenes from the six years she was away; how she coped, what her life was like, whether she ever tried to contact Chen Yi, why she ultimately decided to come back... anything to show that she suffered too.
Keeping Chen Yi's flashbacks for later is fine, but for the past nine episodes they've mostly shown her trying to provoke an emotional reaction out of him by acting cool and aloof, smirking, and then kissing him. It doesn't make sense.
The director completely missed the depth of her character's suffering. Being abandoned by the person who raised you and was your entire world should've left emotional scars that we, as the audience, could actually see. Instead, we're expected to infer all of it while watching her play mind games with Chen Yi.
After finishing The Eternal Fragrance, where the FL had me wanting to smash my laptop, I seriously hoped SWL would finally get some happy moments in LFY. But nope. He's once again stuck in selfless-love hell. And this SML trope was just as painful in Shine On Me too. That actor really made me hate him. ugh my poor, handsome SWL
FL is just a rude, ungrateful, selfish woman who thinks she is smart, yet does the opposite ,....... Who doesn't…
Are you even watching this drama? I see you putting hate comments on FL everyday over here. Seriously try to atleast think of something creative to comment , you keep copy pasting the same bs. You can drop it if you don't like it. Troll
The way I look at it everything she is doing - being reckless with the investigation and hanging out with the…
Yes, I agree with some of this. Chen Yi absolutely did everything he knew how to do for MJ, but that's also the tragedy.. 'he only knew one way'. He kept making decisions 'for' her instead of 'with' her. He never gave her the chance to understand or choose.
I don't think MJ is intentionally pushing him back into that life. I think she's trying to force him to confront the fact that he can't keep sacrificing himself and deciding what's best for everyone. Whether she's going about it the right way is another question entirely. The hot and cold behavior and the lack of communication frustrate me too.
At this point, I think both of them are making immature decisions. I'm not taking MJ's side or Chen Yi's. I just want both of them to resolve this soon so we can finally get the sweet moments. Chen Yi keeps believing he deserves that life, and MJ keeps trying to break through his walls in the most indirect way possible. That's why I'm hoping the last few episodes finally address the trauma instead of dragging out this push and pull dynamic, angst and miscommunication.
The way I look at it everything she is doing - being reckless with the investigation and hanging out with the…
Yes, sometimes I feel that way too. What I meant is that MJ has always been torn between two things; she loves Chen Yi, but she also resents him for abandoning her, especially because it mirrors what her mother did. That conflict has been consistent throughout her character, which is why I can understand her pov even when I question her actions.
What I don't understand is why the drama keeps portraying her as so cold and unbothered when it's clearly the opposite. Why not let them sit down and have an actual conversation instead of all these mind games?
I do think she genuinely wants to bring him out of that life, but he's doing the exact opposite, and maybe that's why she's finally choosing to leave. I don't know , I need answers too. They seem to be dragging out the investigation just to buy time and as a result, both of them are behaving immaturely.
I also keep comparing this to Lighter & Princess, where the FL had the SML around as emotional support while the main couple were apart. It feels like the director is using a very similar setup here.
I think from day one it's always been Chen Yi loving Miao Jing 'too much' that drives all of his reckless decisions. We saw it during the Green Life ship rescue, where he was only supposed to drop off the goods to the goons (he was already involved in dangerous street activities even before Miao Jing). Then again with the billiards match, when he was explicitly warned to settle for second place instead of risking everything for first. He joined Zhang Bin, got involved in dangerous situations, and even helped Bin's friend. The pattern has always been there.
Even as a kid, he was pickpocketing and selling cigarettes to make money. He's always been someone who chases danger, and a lot of that is tied to Miao Jing. The drama has toned down this part of his personality to emphasize his green flag qualities, but it also frames many of his reckless choices as purely selfless acts for MJ. They weren't just selfless; they were also a reflection of who Chen Yi is. That's where the contradiction is.
Miao Jing's character growth remains consistent throughout, but Chen Yi's emotional growth feels stalled. We're 23 episodes in, and he still doesn't want to leave Teng City. Even after surviving the fighting pit, he chooses to stay in that hellhole. Is it because he's acting as an informant, or because he genuinely believes he doesn't deserve a better life with MJ? Why does he keep choosing punishment over her?
He has deep-rooted issues, and that's exactly why none of MJ's attempts to reach him whether through jealousy, anger or love are working. Chen Yi has always had this incredibly stubborn streak, and until he confronts that traumatic childhood with his dad, self deprecating behavior, he'll keep putting himself in danger and pushing away the person he claims to be protecting.
"The ungrateful, rude FL and the doormat ML isnt really a selling point...."Sadly, there's a huge audience…
Must be nice to be an incel who spends their time hating on every drama and every female POV just to convince yourself you're the smartest person in the room. That's some incredibly small-d energy.
They do this sht for every drama. How do they not get tired. They reach half'or 1/3 and go like " ok this…
I actually dropped that drama for the exact reason that the constant making out started to feel monotonous. π But I've been meaning to pick it up again because I really liked Leo Wu in Love Like the Galaxy. Maybe I'll give it another shot.
Good, stick to other showsI am genuinely baffled because using words like "sleeping around" because she…
At this point, it feels like you're just rage-baiting. Chen Yi chose to make those sacrifices. Miao Jing never asked him to. He pushed her away, made every decision on his own, and never gave her an explanation. Are we even watching the same drama? Calling a woman sleeping around because she dated after being left, while expecting her to put her entire life on hold for a man who chose to leave, is a clear double standard. You're entitled to dislike the writing, but don't pretend that kind of language isn't misogynistic. I don't think there's much to discuss if that's the lens you're viewing the story through.
For those angry,Chenyi was having flings and one night stands too. He just didn't "date" pls can we understand…
Why do we even have to explain this? These immature kids should understand that the FL choosing to date after being left is her choice, just as the ML choosing not to date (or however you interpret his years apart) is his choice. Neither diminishes their love. If anything, it makes the story feel more real; people don't have to live identical lives while they're apart for their love to be meaningful. Honestly the comment section is pmo
Good, stick to other showsI am genuinely baffled because using words like "sleeping around" because she…
Calling a woman sleeping around because she dated after being left isn't an opinion - it's a misogynistic remark, and I'll call it out every time. You're free to prefer a different kind of romance, but using sexist language to judge the FL is a different matter.
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Keeping Chen Yi's flashbacks for later is fine, but for the past nine episodes they've mostly shown her trying to provoke an emotional reaction out of him by acting cool and aloof, smirking, and then kissing him. It doesn't make sense.
The director completely missed the depth of her character's suffering. Being abandoned by the person who raised you and was your entire world should've left emotional scars that we, as the audience, could actually see. Instead, we're expected to infer all of it while watching her play mind games with Chen Yi.
Make it make sense, Director.
I don't think MJ is intentionally pushing him back into that life. I think she's trying to force him to confront the fact that he can't keep sacrificing himself and deciding what's best for everyone. Whether she's going about it the right way is another question entirely. The hot and cold behavior and the lack of communication frustrate me too.
At this point, I think both of them are making immature decisions. I'm not taking MJ's side or Chen Yi's. I just want both of them to resolve this soon so we can finally get the sweet moments.
Chen Yi keeps believing he deserves that life, and MJ keeps trying to break through his walls in the most indirect way possible. That's why I'm hoping the last few episodes finally address the trauma instead of dragging out this push and pull dynamic, angst and miscommunication.
What I don't understand is why the drama keeps portraying her as so cold and unbothered when it's clearly the opposite. Why not let them sit down and have an actual conversation instead of all these mind games?
I do think she genuinely wants to bring him out of that life, but he's doing the exact opposite, and maybe that's why she's finally choosing to leave. I don't know , I need answers too. They seem to be dragging out the investigation just to buy time and as a result, both of them are behaving immaturely.
I also keep comparing this to Lighter & Princess, where the FL had the SML around as emotional support while the main couple were apart. It feels like the director is using a very similar setup here.
Even as a kid, he was pickpocketing and selling cigarettes to make money. He's always been someone who chases danger, and a lot of that is tied to Miao Jing. The drama has toned down this part of his personality to emphasize his green flag qualities, but it also frames many of his reckless choices as purely selfless acts for MJ. They weren't just selfless; they were also a reflection of who Chen Yi is. That's where the contradiction is.
Miao Jing's character growth remains consistent throughout, but Chen Yi's emotional growth feels stalled. We're 23 episodes in, and he still doesn't want to leave Teng City. Even after surviving the fighting pit, he chooses to stay in that hellhole. Is it because he's acting as an informant, or because he genuinely believes he doesn't deserve a better life with MJ? Why does he keep choosing punishment over her?
He has deep-rooted issues, and that's exactly why none of MJ's attempts to reach him whether through jealousy, anger or love are working. Chen Yi has always had this incredibly stubborn streak, and until he confronts that traumatic childhood with his dad, self deprecating behavior, he'll keep putting himself in danger and pushing away the person he claims to be protecting.
Honestly the comment section is pmo