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I've always thought that the first incarnation was more natural, like a student getting a crush on her teacher, and her master on the verge of acknowledging both their feelings... the fl was more childlike, but I didn't really see that as grooming, some people are just you know, naturally innocent and naive, at least at one point in life, unlike others, I wasn't really asking for "more romance" it's a slow-burn after all... in her 2nd life though, I know master has been restraining his feelings and everything, but only he knew of their history, so he could manipulate Wen Zi/Chong Zi even unconsciously, it gratifies me when in ep 27 Chong Zi finally stands her ground and says he must go to her instead of him keeping her close and 'protected'--- now that CZ's embracing her 'dark side'--- I'm just looking forward to how they'll resolve the romance, also fine if they don't... rather than the romance, the portrayal of good/evil white/black is interesting, it's like a discourse on human nature, but in cdrama form (oh and, at this point qin ke-zhou hao is otp level haha)

ep 16-17 I was suppressing screams of groominggroomingrooming but perhaps modern standards shouldn't be imposed on immortal beings or reincarnated ahem young adults

love his character's reaction in ep 20, everyone else was just too accepting of "new" Chong Zi

I finally made an account. I've always wondered which drama would make me do it.

At episode 19, Zhuo Hao finally meets the "new" Chong Zi. I must say, he's the one with the most realistic reaction. He is initially quite taken with Chong Zi, just like in her previous life. But once he realizes that Yin Fan named her so, he's repulsed.

Qin Ke's initial reaction when Miaoyuan told him was also believable, but he immediately swept it under a rug of stoicism. That's probably also because Qin Ke seems to be seeking to emulate Yin Fan, while Zhuo Hao simply wants to avenge Chong Zi.

I have been pondering that this entire master-student dynamic screams of grooming, but it is also a story between an Immortal teacher who has lived thousands of years and a reincarnated student who has lived through young adulthood twice now, so really, I shouldn't impose modern values of morality on them.