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Yup yup...appearing goodie in front of all others but is really NOT so.

Bitter sweet ending but it was satisfactory for me.

Thank you! I much prefer him to do a brand-new drama like Twelve.

He is sexy in action roles...just in different ways. Maybe this role is more badass. I actually found him sexy in The Sound of Magic too. Perhaps the long hair adds to the sexy aura.

Yup. I dislike Gao Peng too. Many were tearing down the FL for cheating on him but hey, he's no saint. He was pretentious and he committed emotional cheating. He was dangling the FL when she wanted to break up and then too cowardly to have a clean breakup with her when he fell for someone else. FL was able to confront him and communicate what she did when he wasn't around but he? He internalized everything and kept mum. The worse was falling for FL's BFF and then expecting the girls to fight it out cos of him? There's a lot of underlying emotional abuse there if you ask me and that's worse then those scums like the other 2 whose actions can be called out as you see them.

But TBH, I found the writing of his character inconsistent. Maybe the writer focused too much on the girls' POV but his character flipped flopped oddly between immature and mature as if he had some mild personality disorder.

Same thoughts. Hoping...hoping...

I'm so disappointed if he's not in this project for the same reason you cited. Yikes. Really hope it's a mistake.

Unfortunately, I couldn't get into The Tale of Rose even though I love the cast. I watched a few episodes and dropped it. I think it was the initial portrayal of the FL that made it too fairy-tale for my liking.

Sigh. You're right. I guess we have the wrong audience for this. This is the type of drama I enjoy a lot because it explores the psyche of humans who are in love. The other one from the same writer, Fake It Till You Make It is so good. Have you watched that one? And many many years ago, I watched the Chinese version of Sex in the City and it was superb too.

Gao Peng went to look for her to have a meal after he was rejected by Su Su. But he wasn't looking to reconcile. Just friends.

Yes. Completed. HE for FL who ended up with Zi Lu. Her bestie also got quite a good deal in the end. Su Su ended up with no one but decided to further her studies.

I don't understand why the rating is so low. The other drama I'm watching isn't even this level and is an 8. I wish they make more of such dramas.

So glad this movie won awards. I haven't found time to watch the full movie but from the glimpse of some parts, I thought the story was intriguing. I actually like that it's not the usual thriller filled with violence and fighting. If I'm not wrong from what I've watched, it seems a bit incline toward being "artsy". Not sure. But let's hope it'll get picked up by one of the platforms and I'll be able to watch it at length.

No, cheating is just an aspect. This show runs deeper and is a realistic interpretation of how a group of young people with different backgrounds and values view/treat relationships. The storytelling is quite interesting. Definitely not your conventional style. You will enjoy the drama a lot if you're not the typical "black-and-white" viewer. Otherwise, some characters will likely cause you head damage. LOL.

Ok, suit yourself if you wanna empathize with him. It looks like cheaters are doomed to hell in your eyes. Fair enough. But I dislike him whether the girl cheated on him or not. He is problematic even before she cheated. So there. He is not a worthy bf to begin with. He is not man enough to face the issue upfront. Nothing cool or desirable about that. And no, he didn't play with her cos of her cheating. That's my point but if you didn't understand that, just leave it. Save your long POV to yourself.

The storytelling is interesting too. I wish they make more shows like this.

He doesn't care about FL at all. That's why her cheating never bothered him. He should have broken off with her when she suggested it first rather than begged her to stay. When she decided to return to him, he changed his tune. The thing that bothered me most was he didn't mistreat her to get back at her cheating. If he did, I would have been less bothered. He's just scary because he's so unfeeling. He had a changed of heart and did not dare to admit that to her upfront.

Both Pengs are scumbags but of the two, I dislike Gao Peng more because of how he mistreated FL in the past and in the present.

Kim Ji Won.

I wish they separate this list by nationality. I think it's fairer that way cos maybe we have more voters who watch Kdramas and don't know Cdramas. Anyway, for Korea, it's Ji Chang Wook and for China, it's Zhang Ruo Yun for me.