mandy_marie

Netflix will show all 32. However, Youku will air first in China and on their platform then it will go to international streaming sites. The problem with Chinese dramas is they can change how many episodes they air and when randomly depending on popularity, holidays etc. Netflix are only given set episodes in batches. You will see the additional episodes start to appear as the dates are confirmed. Normally, if Netflix don't have the full rights then it is a day or two lag.

Just finished watching this while stumbling across it by mistake. I am so glad I didn't miss out and found quite a gem. Though I found the first few episodes quite difficult to get into, I feel like this was almost intentional. I felt like I followed the FL through her experience of not really knowing anything, to piecing bits of information together bit by bit through each ep.

The ML is such a sweet heart, who is prob one of the most lovely MLs I have seen. It is actually quite heart-breaking that if the FL stuck to her original journey in life, pretty much no one would ever know the sacrifices he made (I guess the closest to really knowing was Mai Zi). Though the SML was quite a douche I did find it fascinating, how his 'role' changed within each timeline because of how events changed.

I really do hope the film will be made available for international fans to watch. I really want to know what happens next!

Brill, thanks :) I've spent more time in the first episode adjusting my volume than actually watching it. I will try watching it again on Youku and see if that makes a difference :)

I don't know if this has been mentioned before. I have just started watching episode 1 on Viki. Is it just me or is the sound terrible? The music is way too loud and the talking (especially at the same time as the music ) is like a whisper. Is it the same on other platforms? Hopefully it is not like this the whole way through as it is already driving me crazy and I won't be able to watch :(

It is about perception between the characters but cleverly about perception between us as audience members (we all also have different experiences-it is actually quite clever from who created the show). The way I see it is that he says 'we' when he talks about it but that doesn't mean he did it, especially when you look at how he behaves, I think he might mean the universal 'we'. He does help prepare the wedding with the FL, first by meeting the parents. Then he goes to the wedding shop for photos but he did the same with the FL. He is shown being happy with the FL there. It is commented by the worker he was more affectionate with the first GF but that is her perception based on him taking the phone call. We would all prob answer a call if it came through, he obs just didn't get one the first time. The worker also makes her comment after saying it was not long ago that she saw him with the first GF getting a dress. It is gossip really. The house was actually purchased by his mum, he didn't buy it himself. For all we know he didn't think about the house until his mum handed it over. He didn't clean it and get it ready, he got the students to do it and then showed it to the first GF as it is the next logical step. The first GF is very clear he is not around and more focused on work. She said they rarely have contact or see each other. Which makes me believe he was actually exactly the same between both of them. Happy times, but then allowed his work etc to take over. Hence why I like what the first GF said to the FL and how it now gone full circle with it becoming reality for her. That is my take from it but we will all see it differently, I think that is the point (either that or I am looking at it too deeply lol).

The only real difference is when the first GF breaks up with him and he says 'I will make more time...' The FL expects him to say this also when she divorces him. She imagines it when she is packing but he doesn't. In a way she pushed it a step too far for him to do it when she didn't allow him to say anything about the divorce in the car. He is obs quite affected from the first experience and prob thinks it is not worth saying the second time thinking she has already made up her mind. Again, not saying he is right but I get it. He never took the chance to get over the first relationship before stepping into a marriage that was prob more convenience and as he said 'stability'. It all goes back to their lack of communication and not really expressing anything, warts and all.

The FL gave up too much for him thinking it would be the perfect marriage to the perfect guy she created in her head. She gave up going to the hospital for her studies and told him she would love, protect and care for him. She didn't ask for it in return and said it in a way that she was ok with that. She also told the first GF before getting married there was no perfect relationship but she would love him with all her efforts. She obs realised later on this wasn't fair on her or a good relationship, however again didn't express this. She then wanted an equal relationship which she abs should but never communicated it to him on what she wanted. She just expected it to happen and then when it didn't she left and then accepted him again thinking she could change him. Again through not expressing what she actually wanted so he could choose. Really I just want to bang their heads together and get them to hash it out. Though I do think ML is finally starting to figure out what he wants.

The part where I prob see the most difference is the divorce/break up scene. With the first GF he does at least say I will try and make more time.... When the FL divorces him and she goes to pack, she keeps imagining him asking her to stay which he doesn't. However, if I was the ML I would prob be the same. She was adamant about the divorce and didn't give him a chance to say his opinion. Plus the last time he tried, that person left anyways, so he is prob thinking it didn't work the first time, we are now divorced so why put myself out there?!? Like I said in previous comments BOTH of them suck at communicating their real thoughts ands feelings which is one of the root causes for it all going downhill.

I said something similar further down but I don't think it shows he is capable of showing his love any differently between the first GF and the FL. It is all based on other people's perception of him, we never get to see really if he behaved differently in those situations (which has def been done on purpose). We see him happy with the first GF but he also has happy scenes with the FL. Even the house scene he says 'my' house and he doesn't even help to clean it, he leaves. Out of all of them, she is cleaning the most as she wants it to be perfect for him. I think the FL idolised him into the perfect guy (from what she saw) and put him on a pedestal. It is pretty obvious something was wrong or his first GF wouldn't have dumped him. The first GF even tried to say to her about how much he works and isn't really around, when the FL asked 'Why are you giving up a great guy?' The first GF tries to warn her so many times and even quotes the things the FL is now unhappy about e.g. loving each other deeply and equally. She is trying to tell her the ML's personality and to stop and think but FL doesn't listen and just goes head first in without taking any time. Then her lack of communication later on, doesn't help either of them. I like that the first GF said 'I hope you remember my words'. As they are all being played out by the FL now. The ML might not be loving equally as she thinks, but neither is she based on her idolised view of who he should be and trying to get him to change into what she want. That is never going to end happily, They need to accept each others strengths and weakness to grow together or move on. Especially the second time round, she already knows what he is like and does exactly the same again.

It is all based on other people's perception of him, we never get to see really if he behaved differently in those situations (which has def been done on purpose). We saw moments where he was happy with the first GF but we also see moments of him being happy with the FL. It is pretty obvious something was wrong or his first GF wouldn't have dumped him. I still think the FL idolised him into the perfect guy and put him on a pedestal. The first GF even tried to say to her it was not a bed of roses, when the FL asked 'Why are you giving up a great guy?' The first GF tries to warn her so many times and even quotes the things the FL is now unhappy about e.g. loving each other deeply and equally. She is trying to tell her the ML could not do that at this moment and to stop and think but FL doesn't listen and just goes head first in without taking any time. Then her lack of communication later on, doesn't help either of them. I like that the first GF said 'I hope you remember my words'. As they are all being played out by the FL now. The ML might not be loving equally as she thinks, but neither is she based on her idolised view of who he should be and that he might not be able to be like that.

I have not read the novel, so I am going by what I can only see on screen (which is prob not as good as how the novel reads). In the show, she pretty much says nothing to him both at the beginning and now. I completely get not spelling it all out for him. Even in the fight, he answers all of her questions (I agree they are not very affectionate but I think at this moment of time he thinks they are due to his understanding of what a relationship is). However, with no clear communication from her, he will never be able to even make a decision about how and if he wants to express his feelings any differently, especially in the way that she wants it to be done. You can tell by the gym scene that his understanding of what he thinks love is, is quite different from others (even relating love to medical terms). His viewpoint is valid as he knows no different at this moment of time.The only way for his viewpoint to change is by through talking and showing all parts. Not keeping quiet, talking in riddles or running off. His friend and dad are now beginning to do this and you can see the ML is slowly starting to think, but the FL could have been part of this process from much earlier on. The FL viewpoint on love is also valid, but it shouldn't be one or the other.

I am really liking the show, I think it shows really interesting dynamics between the two characters. That's why I don't agree with what others have said about it mainly being the ML fault. Like I said, this story would be great for me if it shows the growth of BOTH characters accepting each others strengths and weaknesses to form a healthy relationship in the next set of episodes. Obs this is a C-Drama and past experience has told me it is not that simple and there will still be quite a bit of drama to come lol

I completely agree! From the way the comments are written, I was expecting the ML to be a full on tyrant before I started watching. I don't think he is, they both just abs suck at communicating with each other in equal measures. From the beginning the FL idolised him into the perfect person, then went straight into a marriage with rose tinted glasses, without actually really spending any decent amount of time with him alone beforehand and then reality hit. The FL never really tells him what is on her mind and the ML is too clueless/self absorbed to work it out for himself. Unless the FL actually starts to be honest then he is never going to know.

The first time they fight after the FL finds the proposal plans (which I actually thought was quite a good idea from the ML. He had no idea how to do it but he wanted to give the FL what she wanted-instead of just ignoring her which he would have done at the beginning), the FL said 'I thought I could change you' I actually really hate this. She is now going to marry him for the second time, she should know who he is. If she doesn't like his personality by now, warts and all, then she shouldn't be with him. The same after the ML waited for her to get the certificate. He lit says to her 'What do want? Express your real thoughts and feelings' The FL says nothing again other than wanting to break up.

Alot of people are saying they want to see the ML to change, but for this story to work well it isn't actually just about the ML changing or putting in effort, but both the ML and FL working together equally to create a long lasting relationship.