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TBF she knows that he is a wild card, rejecting the lunch could have backfired. She kept gently rejecting his offer but it was clear he wasn’t going to take no for an answer. She can’t even tell about her relationship since it was supposed to be a secret at this point - specially since Pei and Yu have issues with eachother, the revelation needs to be handled with care.

The collaboration has always been a ruse. Yu pretended that he has no choice but to accept Pei’s proposal but in reality he has no plans to work on the project with him. They’ll probably end the collaboration soon now that Yu found what he was looking for. Only issue is now that his mum is under the wrong impression about Pei and Xiu, will she make things more messy😅

He is a victim but given the fact that he seemed to have been at the very least a team leader/ supervisor, there might be a slight chance that he could be a key witness that could help Yu’s case later? I saw a preview where Pei’s father knew the father (at least to the point that he asked Pei if he really had no idea about who Xiu’s father was). For someone as ruthless as Pei Sr, Hu Xiu’s dad must be important for him to get so flustered.

The mum is on survival mode but is going out of her way to mess things further. She keeps trying (lukewarm effort) to get Yu to care for her but she never really reciprocates it. IDK if even she jbows what she wants at this point 😅

I understand why remembering their past might hurt her (she seems weakwilled enough to believe that Yu's dad commited suicide to escape responsibility). But feeling indebted to her so called "savior"shouldn't mean that she should be hurting Yu in the process.

I wonder what happened when they were kids. Since Pei mentioned that Yu was caught breaking into the safe, was this what triggered the mother's callous behaviour further?🤔

The game is essentially a premium version of an escape room. The VR experience allows you to truly immerse with the story. The props are real but the snow, cherry blossoms, ghosts, special lighting, and effects are fake.

Haha ok you've got me! It sounds right up my alley- even better than I expected (I thought it would be a typical meet-cute kdrama without any psychological elements) 👍

Noted on the subs. :)

As of ep 8, not yet but the ML is showing signs of interest so probably by ep 10/11? Romance is just the subplot in this

Hey, just checking - how did you find the drama?
I wanted to try it but I keep seeing complaints about the subs/ storyline. Your comment gives me hope 🙈

If you really think about it, Hu Xiu already rejected his advances. She told Pei clearly not to drag her into his family feud.

His type usually doesn't accept "no" for an answer easily so chances are even if he was told about their relationship, he'd just find a way to mess with them 🙈

He's been living his life blindly for so long, it's almost astonishing how he could have missed the signs.

I can try to understand why Pei dislikes Yu- he's still stuck in the past. But the fact that he doesn't even accept the fact that his "just business" tactics is so underhanded is hilarious. He's capable but hasn't really grown up at all🤦‍♀️

He's basically Forever 16😉

Nah he did the right thing. It’s not his call alone to flaunt his relationship with anybody and also the danger Yu warned Pei about applies to him too in a way. The whole reason why Yu kept pushing Hu Xiu away in the last couple of episodes was because his “mission” is dangerous. Entangling her into it (or showing that she’s important to him) could put her in danger.

Besides, only an insecure person would boast about their relationship just to undermine a guy like Pei.🙃

It’s probably more or less the same thing (one sided feelings = wishful thinking), just a difference in subtitles used.

It’s mostly the fact that he’s so narcissistic that he believes he’s the victim all the time. The fact that his own childhood probably wasn’t that great doesn’t give him an excuse to play human chess just to get what he wants.

The real question now is how far will he go to win what he wants. Will he hold back when it matters or will he embrace the dark side completely like his father.

Comments can be so misleading and this is one instance.

I saw quite a lot of complaints about how the ML became “lovesick” instead of maintaining his sly dark princely persona over the last 1/3 of the drama or so…these complaints sound so incomplete since most of the comments didn’t bother to acknowledge WHY he was behaving the way he was. With context it’s quite obvious he was on the right path. Hell, if the writer didn’t change his mannerisms after the whole truth was revealed, it would have made his character extremely questionable 🙃

I do agree with the fact that the drama handles their dynamic better. I've actually almost given up on the whole Cinderella trope since there's hardly anything new but with this, you kind of tend to forget that the ML is supposed to be the "domineering CEO".

I'm in ep 17 now and the way the FL handles their "latest" situation is pretty awesome compared to recent FLs who fall under the same genre.

In this case I feel the important thing is how after a lifetime of emotional neglect, it was the FL who first showed him empathy and care despite the fact she low key hated his guts after all their NPC shenanigans? It wasn’t because she was a fan but because she genuinely cares about him, her work, and perseverance to move forward without letting her past heartbreak break her spirit?

It is a C-drama afterall . At least one parent has to throw a wrench at the MC’s relationship to complete the formula 🙈

It's a figure of speech :)

Basically meant that before people root for him to win the FL's heart, they should root for his personal development 😝

I understand why some would root for SMLs in general (there are some who genuinely are worthy) but in LBL's case, it doesn't make sense at all. Before getting the FL, he needs to learn how to be a good sport and to let go of his old prejudice against the ML.

I mean, the SML is clearly intelligent enough so the fact that the ML's antarctic treatment towards the company and his own mother should trigger Pei's shrewd mind into wondering if there's a piece of information he is missing. Even the fact that he still mocks Yu for changing his name is so childish considering it's obviously the mum was the one who changed it as a way to protect her son🤦‍♀️

He does. They meet in front of the gaming club's entrance after a game but he rudely ignores her so she write's him off as arrogant. The next time they meet, the ML badly wants to rent a room in her lane apartment complex but nobody wants to have him as a tenant. As a last resort he finds out that the FL is renting out her attic. Since he knows that she doesn't really like him, he gets his friend to rent it for him.


(Rudely ignore during the first meet= my inteprettation was that the ML was trying to keep his NPC life away from his real life/ thought the FL might be an overzealous fan)