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This is how I see things as well!

When he was playing the role of the tyrant emperor, it didn't matter to him how disgusting his approach was — he was completely alone and he just needed to survive. But now that he has someone, he has something to lose. He is afraid that if she knows the truth — if she sees the ugliness in him — she won't like what she sees and she will abandon him. He doesn't want to be alone all over again.

It's always the hardest to allow those we care about to see us at our worst.

I'm sorry. 😅
Definitely makes the drama more layered though~ 🥹

I don't think he is, but to me, it feels like he's a fictional character who has gained free will. At least, that's what I think. I didn't read the novel so I can't be 100% certain lol.

I agree with everything you said, but especially the part about Hu Yi Xuan. It's actually my first time noticing her, but she is so incredibly beautiful and talented. She is perfectly cast for her role and I can't believe she hasn't been on my radar until now. She deserves more recognition and love!

Like the novel world itself might not be real, but his pain and suffering very much was. I just feel terrible for him. 💔

Honestly, I don't blame Xiahou Dan for being "crazy" at all. If I were stuck in this world for over a decade — enduring constant mental and physical torment (poison, headaches, SA, assassination attempts) — I would’ve started questioning my own sanity. Was the real world just a dream? Is this novel world my real life? I would've gone mad as well.

Seeing that SOS flower garden arrangement in today's episode made me so emotional. 😭 How long did he keep sending out those distress signals before he finally gave up?

With no one to trust and enemies on all sides, he only did what he needed to in order to survive. He must have been so incredibly lonely until Yu Wanyin showed up. She was the hope he clung onto. Which is why her question, "How are you?" hit so hard. To her, she was just testing him. But to him, regardless of language, it was the first time in a long time anyone had asked him that. It was probably the first time in a long time anyone truly cared. It's just so heartbreaking. 🥹

This drama is doing such an amazing job with the emotional depth. I'm really loving the story so far~

Just caught up to EP10:

Spoiler:


It wasn't his choice to have a son. He was SA when he was only 12-13 years old. That's why he's not close to the crown prince.

It was a misunderstanding. Other viewers have already cleared it up below. :)

Yeah, screenwriters make changes all the time, but I guess this wasn't one of them. I was just a bit confused because of the information MDL put in the synopsis. Other viewers have already explained the reasons why in the comments below. :)

I was not expecting him to lie, so that makes his character so much more interesting now that I know this lol. Thank you for the response! It definitely helps me understand the context a bit better~

Ahhh, I see, I see. I was a bit worried when I thought they changed the ML's time in the novel from a decade to two hours, but this makes a lot more sense. Thank you so much for your response!

The synopsis says the ML has been in the novel for a decade, but in episode one, he claims he’s only been there for two hours. In the source material, the ML suffered a lot of trauma during his time in this world — doesn't cutting his timeline change the entirety of his arc?

Why would the screenwriters do that? 🤔

I'm only sixteen minutes into episode one, so I might be getting ahead of myself, but I have a question:

Hm. I saw an article on koalasplayground about how the novel is 70% about the FL and 30% about the ML (with most of his arc being off the pages). However, in the drama adaptation, the production wants to split the story and scenes equally between both MZY and DW.

While that sounds fair to the actors in theory, it makes me a bit nervous for the drama as a whole because it's exactly what happened to The Princess's Gambit (ironically, another MZY drama) and it wasn't executed well.

It's always a challenge when adaptations go off-script, so I really hope the screenwriters know what they're doing here.

Thank you, Wal!! ❤️❤️❤️

Aww, thank you lol~ ❤️

Oh yes! 10 minutes into episode one, I was trying to figure out why it felt so familiar. You are right. It has similar vibes to LGIEF~

My mind says "wait," but my heart says "I need more Cheng Xing Xu" after Love Between Lines, so I guess I will be tuning into this one out of curiosity. 👀

Same. I will wait for Monday so I can binge all three episodes together. I wish they weren't so stingy with releasing the episodes near the end. 😭