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Is she actually? At this point the only people I believe she truly cares about are her sisters and the ML and even to them she will lie and hide things. I think the whole devotion to her grandma is not sincere or at least not as sincere as she is making it out to be.

I have previously said that Shan Bao and Yun Shu are actually pretty similar, they are both schemers, except Shan Bao is the FL so we see her in a better light and Yun Shu is nowhere near Shan Bao's level. Shan Bao sees the schemes of others coming before they even start planning them. She gives a helping hand to the enemy in setting a trap for her just so she can get them in their own trap, that is how much of a schemer she is.

As Annyfelaz said, keep watching.

At this point I am starting to believe that the FL is aware of every threat and just likes to pretend she falls into their traps so they can let their guards down and she can trap them in their own trap.

From the beginning it is pretty clear to everyone that she is very smart and can keep calm under stress, but what she shows other people is not even the full extent of how much she knows and how many strings she is pulling behind the scenes. Even us as viewers are not aware of most of her schemes until she decides to reveal them.

Yeah, kisskh is my go to site since a few years ago, it is how I even get to know about most dramas, including this one. The person who first replied to my comment already shared where to find it subbed so no worries.

This is an unfortunate and also extremely funny choice for a drama title for anyone who knows about the "sister hong case". ^^'

That too.

I personally prefered The Best Thing because this one is a bit more slow paced and has some subplots and characters that I could have done without BUT some people are saying they prefer this one so I guess it is possible you will like this one better. I would still give it a try even if you have to skip scenes just because the ending is really nice.

You will probably have a hard time getting past through the first 5-10 episodes but if you are able to keep going, it gets better.

Although I had a hard time getting into it at first because of how long they spent on the SML subplot and the boring business stuff (which unfortunately was there for most of the drama), there were also things I liked, like the main leads healthy relationship and other things I cannot say because they are spoilers.

I did not enjoy this drama as much as most people seem to have enjoyed it and watched it on and off at the same time I was watching other dramas I was more invested in BUT I have to say the ending was almost perfect...we were shown some stuff we always want to see at the end of a romance drama and that only a few dramas actually show. Almost the entire last episode was dedicated to wrapping this up in a nice bow and it deserves praise for that.

Not a short drama I would recommend for the ending alone. But then you have a second half that is not as good as the first half, which was only decent, and bad subtitles. Just not worth your time.

I think this is because she only wants it to seem like she left the family but she did not actually really leave the family. She still has her ambitions and I think she might even be considering overtaking her grandma. She might have taken a step back to then take several steps toward.

Even people that saw her as threat previously are now on her side. I think she is as much of a schemer as YunShu, we just do not get to see it as often. For me, at least as of episode 23, it does not seem like she actually intends to cut ties with the Rong family much less the tea business, more like she is trying to make it seem to Yun Shu that she is not a threat anymore so she can let her guard down and then the FL will take everything when she least expects it.

I still think near the end there is a chance the FL will actually cut ties with the Rong family, either that or she will be the head of the family and change some rules.

Have you watched any bloopers? It seems like this actor is prone to tripping and falling down. There is a video someone shared in the comments where you can see he him tripping several times. At least one of these scenes made it to the final cut.

Idk if you have watched that episode yet but there is this episode he is next to the ML and as he walks down to his seat he misses the step, hits his leg and almost falls down. This was not part of the script. ^^'

Seems like it might be for me then.

Dramas where they show the online game as part of the plot are usually a hit or miss for me, mostly miss BUT I love seeing both main leads on screen so I HAVE to at least give it a try.

Maybe it will be one of those that I actually like, specially because instead of some cringy fantasy game they are playing a murder mystery game, which is right up my alley.

P.S. - Not hating on games with fantasy, I spent a good chunk of my teenage years playing Perfect World. But playing is different from watching a drama where real people are dressed up as characters and the editing is cringy, just not my thing. There are things you like doing but do not want to watch other people do. (no double meaning, it just came out like that ^^')

Thank you.

Let me know if this gets subbed.

I put it on hold after episode 18 because I knew the next episodes would be frustrating and annoying and I would want to skip a lot, but I was not expecting for all of them up until the end to be like that. The ending scene was one of the most boring ones I have ever watched, it felt so lazy and lackluster.

As a revenge drama it was not that bad for the first half but then the FL became weak from associating with the ML who is one of the weakest I have seen.

I understand his conflict since the bad guy is his mother but it comes to a point when he has to stop fooling himself and come to terms with the truth that his mother is basically a serial killer even if she does not get her hands dirty most of the time. Because of the ML's weakness, the FL is put through even more pain and more innocent people die that could have been spared. Since the ML was like this I lost interest in the romance. He did not seem that in love with the FL or his previous wife. I was expecting more dramatic reactions from him when finding out how his mother hurt and keeps hurting the people he loves. The son was one of the parts I liked about the drama but also barely appeared in the last episodes.

The acting was...well, something. Mostly the actress playing villain, the acting was so weird and Idk how they want us to believe the FL's father fell for her when the FL's mother was 100 times more beautiful. I think it was my first time watching this actress even tho I have watched many lakorns over the years. Edit: seems like she was in other lakorns I have watched but probably smaller roles, I do not remember her at all and I have a pretty good memory, will remember a supporting character I saw once. Weird.

Overall the revenge and romance were ok. Nothing amazing but not as bad as some other lakorns I have watched.

That's so cool. I like it when they leave a blooper or a part that was improvised. A lot of times it makes it feel more realistic.

Not bad for a short drama. Like someone else said, this is very similar to business proposal with hints of some other popular kdramas but it is also its own thing instead of just another copy of a popular kdrama. You will know what I mean once you start watching.

Dynamite Kiss had some great acting and many fun moments, it was cliché in a good way, reminded me of kdramas back when I started watching them in 2010. But I agree those last 2 episodes were not the best.

I also used to watch some daily kdramas in between regular dramas but that was when there were not so many cdramas getting subbed. Now I just don't have time to watch everything with my work and other hobbies.

My first daily drama was The Promise (Heaven's Promise). That one made my blood boil, which is expected from most daily dramas, but since I was used to watching regular dramas I was not mentally prepared for the mess it was...it was a good mess tho. ^^'

I sometimes take breaks too from cdrama or kdrama.

My Dearest I watched back when it aired in 2023.

To My Beloved Thief I have not started watching yet since I have other dramas to finish first. Will probably start it sometime next week, no need to hurry tho since it just started airing and with kdramas we only get 2 episodes per week.

I almost dropped it several times too. It actually gets a bit better around episode 25 or 26, which is close to where you stopped so if you want to give it another chance later on you can pick it up around there. Still a disappointing watch in my opinion. The last 15 episodes cannot makeup for the first 25 and even in the last part there were some episodes or at least scenes that were not great. The ending will probably disappoint you too.

I was trying to convince you to go back to it but might have done the opposite. ^^'