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Bei is not a green flag. He's a boring 2D character with no personality. Plus what is he doing being best friends with this group of assholes? Even Liu Yuning can't save this character.

I hope so because otherwise he's incredibly boring with no personality

I read that the drama was supposed to be longer but then the Chinese government said dramas couldn't be more than 40 episodes so they had to cut it down at the last minute. It explains a lot

It's never explained and that's the joke

I agree with everything you said, including Gu Chen being better than the original. It's not a bad drama at all but just isn't on the same level as the Korean version.

You get it! 👏

I think that's a very valid criticism, it would have been nice to see them back on the Rong estate

The purpose of the final arc was to contrast the matriarchal Rongs with the ultimate toxic patriarchal family. And Jianglai had to explicitly reject the patriarchy in order to be with Shanbao. That's why she kept testing him by talking about all the power and wealth he'd have as the duke's son. Would he be willing to follow in his father's footsteps and oppress women in order to gain power, status and wealth? If yes, he could never be with Shanbao. In the end, he chose the family of women which makes him the right person for her.

You're making really good points! Maybe the sister in law couldn't drug him when other people were in the room making him suspicious. But it's definitely not explained clearly! I wish it had been so we had a clear explanation for why he was so weak and emotional when Shanbao first saw him.

Yes, and also he chose to show mercy to the women in the household and didn't turn them over to the authorities. they could have been executed for what they did but instead they were just exiled.

He was being drugged the same way his brother was, that's why he was semi hysterical when he first saw RSB. But the drama didn't make it clear enough.

You're not the only one, I thought the contrast with the Rong household was fantastic and also that RSB made sure that LJL had the freedom to choose what he wanted.

I don't usually like pretty boys but the way the director shot Neo made him look breathtakingly beautiful. She knew what the audience wanted and served it like a waiter working on New Year's Eve.

It's shown in the drama how he beats her and humiliates her with his concubine and the dancing girls. Plus his father is abusive too and treats women like they are brainless and he doesn't allow them to leave the compound.

💯💯💯 on the writer, good writing is always the most important thing. But so is good directing and this director did an amazing job considering she started out directing vertical short dramas.

Why are you looking for logic in a dog blood drama? Just enjoy the crack.

I think maybe you need to be married or know a lot of married women to understand eps 30-36 because there's so many women irl who are trapped in shitty marriages with men who use, abuse and take them for granted. It felt like the drama was voicing the rage that too many married women aren't allowed to express.

It's because he doesn't appear in every episode

She's the ex fiance of a friend of their group who disappeared just before their wedding. So she's an old friend who had a big loss and hasn't gotten over it. She's also the owner of the bar that the ML and his friends hang out at.

This excellent analysis! I agree with what you're saying