So now they're back to being antagonists. And he's not really protecting her any longer, is he? Because she's…
Oh, DW totally knows YZJ is being a noble pain, still lovable, but frustratingly stubborn. Instead of just telling her the truth, he goes all ‘Get out of my city and stay away from me!’, as if that’s going to work on her. Nope, instead, she basically thumbs her nose at him, blows a raspberry, and dives even deeper into enemy territory to dig up the truth and avenge their lost family. And, because she’s DW, why not start a wildly successful jewelry business while she’s at it? Su Mu Zhe is about to make that stubborn man eat his words and grovel hard. Go, girl!
Argh ep 20 😭😭when he took Dagger from her hand and he was bleeding while seeing her cry he cried too 😭😭…
Did you catch how, when he grabbed the knife by the blade, she chose to let go instead of pulling it and hurting him more? It’s like in that split-second, all her anger was overpowered by this instinct to protect him, even if she couldn’t fully admit it yet.
Tissues? Check. Trash can for my inevitable mountain of tear-soaked tissues? On standby. All potential throwable objects safely out of reach? Double-checked. All set! Episodes 19-20, I know you're about to break my heart, but I'm ready for it! 🥹
Ohhh,,,I am trying to pause my watch for a few days but this makes me miss them so much. I really don't want to…
Understandable, epi 18 was painful. We've seen the "finger kiss" vid, which is obviously after epi 18-20 heartbreak. The release of that vid was like a promise of finding their way back to each other. Somehow, I just know that DW won’t let anything keep them apart. It’s as if the universe is quietly rooting for them, waiting to bring them together once more.😊
i feel so extremely bad for yzj. How can one go through this much misfortune and still stay sane.. Lost his parents…
YZJ’s words, ‘fortune makes a fool of me,’ paired with that bittersweet, defeated smile—it felt like watching hope break softly... brought me to tears.
Woah, I didn't even think that far, thanks for your guess, I also think it's very possible. I sensed that something…
Good point! The General Ling who stopped ZJR's friend from leaving camp... who knows everything about YZJ and ZJR's plans to ambush the bandits... could he be the masked Li Kui?
My thoughts after episode 18: A Social Media conversation between the leads: Liu Yuning: Eyes can lie. I hope…
Love your line, "Is my desire to love her stronger than my fear of losing her?" It captures such a universal struggle. Your insight and words really resonated with me. YZJ and DW share an extraordinary connection; they understand each other on such a deep level, with minds and hearts that seem to echo one another. Their love and trust are powerful, yet their personal battles and clouded perspectives pull them apart. I truly believe that DW instinctively knew the arrow wasn’t meant for her—she just needed his reassurance. But his harsh words broke her. In that split second, when she called his name, his face showed raw pain… before hardening into unyielding resolve.
I'm looking forward to watching how DW confronts YZJ for his stubbornness when the truth comes to light.
Seeing ep 20 preview on how YZJ treats DW harshly, was it because he though he is dying and trying to push her…
I believe YZJ carries the heavy burden of guilt, feeling he failed to protect DW and their family. He believes he deserves her anger and hatred. There's also the quiet devastation of lost hope. Before DW, he took calculated risks and lived recklessly, driven by a belief that his life held no future. But with her, everything changed; he tasted love and imagined, for the first time, a bright future that felt within reach. That dream shattered the day the witch doctor died, scattering his hope into pieces he can’t pick up.
Now, he can't picture a future with DW—not because he doesn’t love her, but because he can’t bear to pull her down into the depths of his despair. So, he cruelly pushes her away, retreating to the mindset that’s familiar, the one he’s known since his earliest days as a captive—living for revenge. It’s a harsh existence, but it’s the one he understands, even if it means giving up the light she brought into his life.
He feels his end coming, and vengeance is the one thing he has left, the one act he can complete to honor his lost family.
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I've never watched a single Hallmark production... too cheesy and unrealistic for my taste.
I'm looking forward to watching how DW confronts YZJ for his stubbornness when the truth comes to light.
Now, he can't picture a future with DW—not because he doesn’t love her, but because he can’t bear to pull her down into the depths of his despair. So, he cruelly pushes her away, retreating to the mindset that’s familiar, the one he’s known since his earliest days as a captive—living for revenge. It’s a harsh existence, but it’s the one he understands, even if it means giving up the light she brought into his life.
He feels his end coming, and vengeance is the one thing he has left, the one act he can complete to honor his lost family.