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Yes, this drama brings out all the flaws in us as humans. There are moments one can be easily tempted and go off rail, as in Liu Yang but fundamentally, he's a good father and a good person. Lei Hao Wen is also a good person who is kind and magnanimous, and a good friend who can be depended on. He just makes a wrong move out of desperation. Li Siyu has a lot of flaws too despite of all her qualities; she is too ambitious and high risk taking which may not fare well with many men including Chen Yiming. And for Chen Yiming, like others, he has his flaws - he is over confident at first and loses all his confidence later and become insecure. I can identify myself with many of the characters here :)

Yes, and contrast that with how she has treated Ziqiu, kicking him out of the house all the time, not even sharing her water melon when she's eating. Only LX shares. She only comes to accept Ziqiu when he helps her fight the neighbor.

Wait till you watch the later episodes. You'd dig your heart out, bury her alive, throw all the possible 4-letter words at her. Granted. I understand her decisions, but still ...... My poor Chengxu baby T_T

Partially, she still can see blur images in front of her. This is temporary anyway. She recovers pretty soon, so don't worry.

... and his end is near T_T

... and all Mingyu's promises sound like omens ...... T_T. Poor Chengxu baby T_T Right now, he's like a walking dead T_T

Despite all the tears, this episode is also Chengxu's sweetest moment, albeit very short.

All caught up! Episode 48, tears, tears, and more tears. Don't watch if you can't bear tears!

From what you have written so far in the comments, I'm surprised that you need subs. I had thought you were a native speaker because your analysis of the story is so good!

Hahaha! Aren't we all facing the same fate!

Thanks goodness it's Friday. A lot of catching up to do :D

Bravo! I'm so behind.

Hahaha! I love the scene when they were kissing on the desk in YS's office when Qiao Na barges in, and JJ awkwardly rolls down from the desk (her whole body's on the desk). That's so funny!

I agree with you. If one were to look at the episodes carefully and digest all the hints, one will come to the conclusion that LX's and JJ's relationship are not brother/sister but young lovers. So there's nothing incestuous about the relationship at all. For me, it's so sweet and pure :D

I'm enjoying this drama a lot because no matter how bad things go, the protagonists always gain a upper hand; they always beat the antagonists. This is comfortable to watch: good trumps evil.

Yes, but as of episode 30, they're not together.

- Emperor takes in a 2nd wife
- Fu Jin Zhan and Jiang Shao split
- Sweet Li Huai Jin turns dark

After episode 30, some viewers are going to be pissed:

Apparently they re-wrote everything from the novel, rendering a lot of plot holes and character change in the process. There are many parts I like and many I don't like in this drama.

42 episodes in, I can say there's no hope for the ML ending with the FL. By now, many viewers also feel they rather not have such an ending (ML with FL). Some even want a quick death for the ML :|