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Kind of, depending how you define romance. Just jump in. You won't regret it. We (all fans here) promise.

No idea who they're dating, or they're dating at all. I'm just saying...., :))

Your description of the gist of the whole story brings me back to those agonizing weeks in early spring when the drama was airing. I remember vividly during those days, everyone hated LCY. Some outpourings were vicious. I didn't hate LCY but was pretty disturbed. We had long discussions in the discussion section and some viewers brought out very good explanations just like you do, and that really help in my healing. Yes, I love your description of the whole story. It's so beautiful and sad. This is a wonderful drama that is going to be very memorable for years to come.

Moving on, what is your next drama?

Well said!

You've laid out the whole thing so beautifully. These are exactly the questions I've been asking myself for weeks, if not months, after this drama. I've found it so hard to appease myself emotionally. This drama indeed has stirred up a lot of turmoil within the viewers. I keep asking myself what would I have done if I were in Xiao Feng's position. Would I have done what she does, or would I be level headed like you. I don't know. But then again, we know most people commit suicides at that very moment when ones feel that life is not worth living anymore. Therefore, even for the most clear minded person, would there come a time when everything seems bleak and hopeless to render that very person to take his/her own life?

The hardest thing for me to get over would have been the lack of remorse from Li Cheng Yin. Throughout the drama, I had wished him to break down and cry and say he had wronged and wished for forgiveness. Had he done that, I'd have forgiven him. That never came. Until today, it's still a thorn sticking in my heart.

For me, I've already tried to avoid tragedies but this one is really very good - in every sense. High quality production. It is really a must-watch.

You're absolutely right. That's the feel that leaves all of us feeling lost and void by the end of the series. For weeks, I couldn't get out of it; still can't when I think of the story. Fortunately something amazing came along and helped me get off the hook. Now I'm stuck in the other one, which actually feels pretty good compared to this one.

Hmmm, it depends how you want to view the characters. The first female lead is cute, funny, smart, and care-free. The second female lead is somber and mature, but can be annoying because of her persistence.

On the other hand, the male lead looks seemingly grownup, but in actual fact, even more childish than the female character. Urging on by his 2 ever more childish buddies, the whole drama is funny and adorable.

Having said all these, the most impressive part is the kissing scenes. These are real kisses that you don't find in other Chinese dramas. You can feel the passion and the longing.

Nah, you're not alone. To us, you're totally normal, unless we want to classify ourselves as abnormal. So, no worries. Let's enjoy this syndrome together.

Yes.

No idea. Not going to be easy. Everything from now on is under microscope for them.

Right, Yibo is not very good with girls. In one of the programs, when asked if a girl needs attention, what he would do. He said, I'll just continue to play my game on the cell phone and ignore her. XD. Sounds like someone I know in my own family.

Extra scenes? There's going to be an eruption here, literally XD.

Hahaha, not only he doesn't stop talking, he also doesn't keep his hands to himself when he's with Xiao Zhan. The two's personalities totally switch on screen and off screen. We can tell Wang Yibo adores Xiao Zhan so much; he just loves to play with him and gaze at him. How come we don't get enough of them together? They are straight but somehow we want to see a relationship that is more than that. XD.

After more than 2 months, each re-watch for me is another crying episode. I feel I'm so weak emotionally. My heart and soul have been stolen by CQL.

Hahaha, aren't we all - cannot focus in watching/listening to any other stories. I've been day dreaming so much XD.

Without looking at the whole song, just look at the last line of the chorus where the name A-Xian appears. The line in Chinese basically says, "Wish to still hear a call A-Xian". It means Wei Ying is longing to hear his shijie's voice calling him A-Xian again as she always does. But the translated version says, "And I could still say aloud the word Xian." Just this line alone changes the whole thing. :(

This song is basically expressing WWX's emotions for his shije. Among others, he describes her to have no hates, no regrets, she doesn't cause trouble, she doesn't destroy. But the translated version tells a totally different story, "There would be no regrets, no more killing, no more dying."

When I have time, I'll do a translation of the songs and let you be the judge.

Yes, we appreciate the translators. It's not an easy task.

I just want to point out that if you do a verbatim (character by character) translation with Google translate, it will have a totally different meaning. Many Chinese characters have different meanings with the same character depending on the context. Combination of characters would also have totally different meaning. However, I applaud your determination to learn Chinese. It took me awhile to understand the language. It's very related to the culture and the way the Chinese see the world and look at life. I simply love the language, the culture, the philosophy and the people. :)

More than 4 billions already in August? Wow! That's more than half the world population. That's phenomenal! Even Brad Pitt and Tom Cruse may not have that number.

When I read the translated version of the Yi Nan Ping, it is totally distorted. It's describing the song from the perspective of Yanli. There are so many misinterpretation of the lyrics. Putting side by side, the two poems feel like two totally different songs. That's maybe the reason why many non-Chinese spoken viewers don't feel the impact of this song - how painful it is.

Also, just in case you didn't know, the Yanli character song Yi Nan Ping, is sung from the perspective of Wei Wuxian. The lyrics in Chinese are just heart-wrenching. Until today, I still cry listening to this song.