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Any other actor it would have been blink and you would miss him. But recognized him when they showed his face with the Ministers. Too short. Too short.

How long was he undercover and if so why?

Did the Sister-in-Law have a child and is it the ML's niece?

I hope that you don't mind, but I thought about your comment about the ring on his finger. That was seen leading to and during the crying scene. There are two scenes with him after that. In the last one where he meets Yu'an, they show him keeping his left hand in his pocket. And before that his left hand is partially covered by a book. There may or may not be a ring there. Two episodes before he walks with his left hand in his pocket. I think that the Chinese version puts the wife and their relationship in a more positive light. When he and the wife meet while he is playing soccer, btw not at the funeral, there are more smiles exchanged and the beer comment is there. In My Mister after the hug, in which IU hugs back, (here Zi Feng doesn't) he calls his wife where she asks for beer. It gives the feeling of him settling for number two. And in My Mister, when he is eating before he cries, we see a large photo of he, his wife and son. And the photos on his desk show his wife and son but not them together. Here, in his apartment before and when he cries, we don't see a picture of the three and before that, the pictures on his desk show none of his wife. I guess that the dramas give mixed signals. The wife parts on better terms and the ring during the crying scene hints that they are still married, but the photos on his desk show that she is not part of his life. My Mister shows that the missing ring implies that they are not married and his desk photos show her with his son, but not her and him together. The crying before the large picture of the three of them emphasizes that that is why he cries. I guess in Chinese drama, they don't want to emphasize breaking up unless it is a main point of the plot.
Thank you.

Zhou Yu An dramas that I like. Heart of Genius (2022) is very good but the kids stole the show. Homesick (2022) is good, but sometimes dark. Taro leaves are used in Hawaiian Lau Lau. If you've watched it you will know the connection. Begin Again (2019) AKA Happy New Year, a movie, is pretty good. She is the 2FL and I watch it every now and then to get a sweet and bittersweet feeling, Take care.

They're back in their bodies in ep. 8. Someone may not be the loving person that she had imagined.

Synopsis from kisskh
On the wedding night of Crown Princess Gu Qingyao, a cold-blooded assassin known as Shiyi suddenly attempts to assassinate the Crown Prince. By accident, their souls are swapped. To protect her husband, Gu Qingyao engages in a battle of wits and courage with Shiyi, as a deadly game of assassination officially begins, uncovering a thrilling power struggle between the martial world and the imperial court behind the scenes...
Synopsis from baidu
On the night of her wedding to the Crown Prince, Princess Consort Gu Qingyao suddenly finds herself caught in an assassination attempt orchestrated by the cold-blooded assassin Eleven. In the chaos, the two unexpectedly swap souls. To protect her husband, Gu Qingyao engages in a battle of wits and courage against the assassin Eleven, launching a deadly game of assassination. Behind it all lies a breathtaking struggle for power, entangling both the martial world and the imperial court...

The sister was sent to a brothel by the stepmother, but she claims that she lived with an old woman in the streets. The FL's real Mother tried to protect her son who supposed to have died. So she took the drugs that addled her brain. I think that the banker who was killed may have seen the sister there. Working or living in a brothel may prevent her from marrying the General. Unless she is playing the very long game and will help the other brother.

Tangli is what Mingshu would have been if Lu Chang hadn't used her amnesia to protect hr. sigh

Thank you for your comments. I loved Dating in the Kitchen . I think that in some dramas if the viewers like the story or actors they will give them a pass. I like the actress in Forbidden Flower but the schoolgirl falling falling for an older hunk made me feel uncomfortable. The other way around can feel creepy. But many love that drama. Snowfall (2024) is another that got comments about the age gap. I didn't like the SML who seemed to be the teacher's pet with the director.

I like IU in Hotel DeLuna. Her strong quirky character was pretty interesting. Thank you.

People who say that there was no romance in the original usually say that because of the age gap. I guess for them it made the drama more palatable.
Google says that the age gap of the characters in My Mister was around 18 years while the age gap in Loving Strangers is 15. Lee Sun-kyun b. 1 Mar 75 age 43 yrs old in 2018 IU b. 16 May 93 age 25 in 2018. Mark Chao b. 25 Sept 84 age 41 Zhang Zifeng b. 27 Aug 01 age 24. My Mister filming began after first script reading on 18 Dec 2017. Loving Strangers filming began in Sept 24.

Only one ep a day from now on? argh

The three brother struggle with romances that for two are angst stories. The main couple, despite their age difference (for some, for many?? taboo territory) has a moving and bittersweet romance. I think that the ending implies a HE in the future.

I dunno, her lover was F*cked and is in jail, she lost her job, and the person who ruined their lives did it for her husband, who now loves her.And she knows that. She is with her kid in America and by searching for schools in the US to resume her studies it means that their lives are now separate. And if she ever came back with her kid, the ending hints that she will play the second fiddle.

I hope that this drama makes viewers take a look or take another look at My Mister.
Besides this being a remake of a drama that I have fond memories of, I like Zhang Zifeng. I first noticed her in the beginning episodes of The Heart of Genius. She was in the movie Begin Again (2019) but on youtube as Happy New Year. Didn't recognize her until several years later. Bai Bai He is the FL. After The Heart of Genius I watched her in Homesick. It wasn't a happy watch. Thank you.

In the last episode at 4:39, Li Ji An tells the wife, "And I hated you a lot, lady. I was so envious of you." And then during during her interrogation next to the wife, she say that his phone had only one number labeled wife. He is faithful even if she was not. I think this is showing that her feeling and probably his (that's why he cried alone after that) were more than platonic. But I think that the drama painted themselves into a corner with the age gap with the ML and IU. She was very different from the FL in Hotel De Luna. Very different.

The Korean version had a son and the last episode had two confusing statements. She is in America with her son an the ML's Mother asks when she is returning to Korea. He says Next next week. But then she asks why she is staying there so long. She is looking for schools for herself. So the implication is that they live separate lives. The FL is helped by A Boss sending her to a company in Busan where she can start fresh, which she does.In the final scene the ML meets the FL by chance in Seoul after she was transferred to Seoul. He says he is a CEO of his own (small) company and offers her a chance to visit. She offers to buy him a meal. After they part first he looks back at her and after that she looks back at him. Their eyes don't meet. But the promise of a future together is there.

The romance between the two was a very strong reason why My Mister is well regarded. Two broken souls that help each other. Don't know how the Chinese version will finish it. The Korean version left it for interpretation.
Spoiler below. How I see the ending.

Are you talking about the end of My Mister? His wife goes to live with her son, so they are effectively apart and so that is why the meeting with IU has a hint of promise.