Lovely

lead's chemistry is so good, the other couples pale in comparison. I can just barely stand the best friend and sister, but I'm just shamelessly skipping the brother and frenemy scenes.

ML is so hot with the glasses, I feel like I've never seen a lead seriously wear glasses in a drama before. If they wear any, they are mostly just for reading and for thirst trapping, but this man really rocks them. I love when I see the light reflecting in them, I love that he never really takes them off, not even for kissing.

love how she just said whatever after his kiss and then kissed him again

the slow burn is really torturing me but at the same time I like it

I agree with other commenters that nothing really happened, however I also just really love a slow burn romance

I'm giving that compliment right back to you, lol

I thought he was maybe like 24 y/o max. if it took him three years for his bachelors and now he's like in his second year of his masters. six year is quite a lot when she's about 18/19, however they are both basically 10 years older

lethal face card

ep7: I don't understand why the bad guys want to blame XBM. Before Zhu Yi Tie committed suicide, he kind of acted like XBM deserves to be blamed, and the masked guy who I expect to be the real Yesha also said that XBM should know the truth. I'm not sure if they are using XBM as a chess piece in their game or if it's some hidden identity plot and XBM doesn't know yet that he is likely the offspring of the murderer of that hidden/massacred town (my guess). Anyway, they kind of seem angry at him and he didn't do anything. Why would they want to jeopardize his life like this?

this was very good. very satisfying too.
Yingtao is the true hero in this story.

can't they just give me the last four eps?? I don't want to wait any more. I wanna binge.

This is a masterclass in the portrayal of what happens in a misogynistic and patriarchal society.

It's hard to watch, but interesting at the same time.
I just wanna b*tch slap everybody except the leads

ep 10, the whole family is just trash.

I just figured out why I actually like this so much and have actually no problem with that the leads have so little screen time together .... I LOVE YEARNING. PINING. LONGING. BURNING. ACHING.
and this has some of the best yearning I've seen in a long time.

Yes, okay, but that's part of the genre. I'm not questioning martial arts, more her surgery, or how Yan Chi seemed to have the time to carve several bowls, light a fire, cook medicine and made a pair of shoes while Qin Wan lay unconscious, and they were looking for the foreign prince. Or how it wasn't even addressed that the foreign princess wanted to kill her and killed two soldiers. Or how YC found her in the woods anyway, with the most obvious clues as if she was Gretel and the princess and her two dummies failed to find her.
But yeah, I'll still agree with you that often times you'll just have to suspend belief.

Ep7, and so far the parents are always making the wrong parenting decisions. When your child expresses curiosity or a wish, maybe it's important to figure out the motivation behind them.
"Mum, Dad, I don't want to finish school" - Why??? (my very first question, OMG) and what will happen if I force you to?
"How did my sister really die? Why are there so many mysterious concerning her death?" - Why is it important for you to know (dumb question) and what are the consequences if I don't take my time and explain it to you?

You know, there are a lot of things that don't really make sense .... but I'm still having a very good time and that alone matters

I'll wait until there are good subs.

I like this better than their other drama