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I was excited to watch this title because of Sun Li. However it's just okay, a romance set in the insurance industry setting. It had a strong start with the chaotic events that happened to Hu Manli (Sun Li) but the plot got less focused as it went on.

One big thing about this show's setting is that the show is about insurance, but it's not very realistic and makes the insurance industry seem like deals are based almost fully upon who you know and how relatable you are to the clients rather than your professional skills or competitive insurance package. Maybe this reflects Chinese society? However you have to admit that Hu Manli did many unprofessional things like signing contracts for clients, giving out insurance to those with pre-existing conditions, asking for insurance payouts to be sent ahead of paperwork verification and so on. The consequences of this on her career should arguably have been even bigger.

I think the better parts of the show was the depiction of the love triangle between Hu Manli, Qiu Lisu and Ding Zhiyuan. Ding Zhiyuan's character transformation is realistic; at first he is a bookworm and keeps to lofty ideals but then he comes into touch with reality and becomes a more decisive person. I thought Qiu Lisu was a strong and manipulative villainess when she first appeared. Disappointingly as the show goes on she becomes a helpless and not very thoughtful wife to Ding Zhiyuan and is unable to solve her own professional issues.