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I don’t think they’re making her out to be an angel. Rather, I think that’s the whole point. She seems like one but isn’t one and in the end, her true nature will be revealed (she’s not a good person).

SY’s speech is lifted straight out of the book so there is a little bit of a disconnect given the changes that have been made. For example, in the drama, SY says MYC had always blamed him for XQ learning how to smoke, go to bars, and get into fights when those were things she either asked to do or did herself. Such a comment doesn’t really make sense in the drama when in a flashback, we saw XQ telling SY she didn’t like it when he smoked and that’s why she was giving him a lighter with a picture of her on it’s so he’d be reminded of that and he agreed to stop. Yet, in the book, both of them continued to smoke even in the present. He was like a chimney stack and she smoked when stressed. Therefore that part of his speech makes more sense in the book.

Same thing with the self-harm concerns. That time they had to save the little boy from the balcony outside her apartment in the drama, in the book, there was actually a fire in the unit upstairs so SY stayed behind into clean up the damage caused by their firefighting rescue. In doing so, he noticed she had bottles in her bathroom of medicine prescribed for anxiety and sleep impairment, etc. (at least that’s my recollection of when he noticed these things). The drama has skipped over moments like these and has been more vague about it, but it’s not hard to connect the dots either given all her hand-wringing (which is a symptom) as well as her comments to SY that she’s become a very dull person over the years, etc.

Thanks for the link; just watched. Yup. That’s the same from the book but they’ve played with the timeline of events. They’ve also changed the name from Han Ting (韩廷) to Han Yan (韩延) (as you can see, very similar characters) probably to cut out the overlap between the two books/dramas.

I don’t know if it will be same in the drama since the scene you’re talking about resulted in XQ moving out and in the drama, she’s already done so. But here’s a fun fact. The guy you’re talking about is named Han Ting, and he is the male lead of the author’s other book, “As Beautiful as Beijing,” which has been adapted into the pending drama starring Xu Kai (as Han Ting) and Tan Songyun. In that book, MYC and XQ are mentioned towards the end in a passing conversation.

I also really love their scenes together - they are so fun! And that’s how real sibs should behave. 😝

I thought it might have been 滚 (gun), which means: beat it, scram, get away, get lost… you get the picture.

It must be the “witching hour” - hahaha! 😉😂

I’m not sure. Like the other person replied, this is all added for the drama so we can only wait to watch and see what happens.

Oh, thought of another way to kill off the WW - suffocation from firefighting foam. 🤣

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Agreed. I have been saying this all along. I think he thinks he’s in love with her, but he’s really not. It’s more codependency and the more XQ seeks her freedom and escape, he feels abandoned and desperate and clings harder. But this is why XQ has also been encouraging him to break free and forge his own path. If he did, he too would be able to breathe easier, find a new life, and his own love.

I think this is the greatest revenge - to show the wicked witch how wrong she is about everything and that XQ and SY can live happily in harmony.

If it goes as expected, she'll be mean and rude to the point where XQ decides to move out of her apartment -- which, that part at least, is not a terrible thing. ;-)

You know the lack of wicked witch today just means we'll have to prepare ourselves for tomorrow... brace yourself! I'm already thinking of additional ideas for our list! Starting with death by a 1,000 tarantulas... lol

Maybe they're talking about the scene where XQ ran into XYX at the mall when she and SY were having a meal together, and it's implied that she's asking XYX to not say anything to her brother? But I didn't see that as wanting to keep SY a secret. Rather, she wants to tell her family first. After all, right before that scene we had also seen her on the phone with her brother where it was mentioned that she'd asked him to go with her to their parents' house that coming weekend -- that she is making the effort to visit without being called home by her parents suggests that she is planning on telling her parents and brother then that she and SY are dating.

XQ and SY just started dating so the weekend is probably the first opportunity she'll have to tell her parents and brother, in person, that she and SY are now dating.

Are you talking about Ep 26 when he was making breakfast? If so, that wasn't her house. Think his house just has a similar decor with the marble.

The drama is already changing things in this regard (such as making her parents indirectly related to SY's father's death and also changing the background of the adopted family who, in the book, were actually a powerful presence in the military with XQ also working at a military-affiliated hospital) so I don't know how the drama will present matters, but...

In the book, XQ's mother had SY framed as a traitor who sold military secrets. He was tortured and his friend thought he'd actually died as a result of that incident, so it can be said whatever he went through, was very, very bad. Once she learns the truth she will confront her parents, yell at them and tell them off. She will also throw and break their family portrait before running out of their house. Her father will try and get her to reconcile, but she's not interested. She only sees them again when something happens to her brother, and they notify her because they need her to talk to him.

You're operating under the assumption that SY will end up misunderstanding that JY and XQ have a thing and there will be a whole fight over this, or something... but apart from a moment of petty jealousy that seeing the two of them together brings, it's not like there's any real conflict. JY makes it clear he's not interested in XQ and is actively working towards bringing them together. So what complication are you expecting?

Actually, that's not true. When she finds out about what her mother did, that will be her bottom line, and she will go home and confront them. Her father will try to persuade her to reconcile, but she's not interested. Obviously we've not reached that part in the drama to know whether that will stay the same, but judging from clips where we've seen her throw a family portrait, which is something she does in the book, we've every reason to believe that won't change.

As to everything else you wrote... it's easy for viewers to look at all that toxicity and think, "It's so obvious. She just needs to break herself away from that." But for the person who's going through it, I don't think it is. On top of everything you've described the culture in which this story is taking place must be considered. Filial piety is a powerful thing. As an ideal, it's not such a terrible concept. But the reality is not every elder is worthy of respect and we shouldn't have to respect or follow someone just because they are an elder, but that's how it works. Which is where all the guilt comes in from - and that's on top of the guilt she already feels from feeling like she should be grateful to this family who took her in.

Instead of being so down on the FL, I think people should be rooting for her -- rooting for her to break free from this toxic family once and for all!

And I'm glad you don't hate the FL. :-)

No, MYC is the biological son of XQ's adopted parents.

There was, however, discussion earlier on this board that it's possible Jiang Yu (in the book) and SY are half-brothers. If they are, the author didn't do anything with this information - as in neither men address it and in fact they don't even meet until the tail end of the book and it's basically just an introduction where they shake hands. Although Jiang Yu says at that time that they may see more of each other in the future, based on an earlier chapter, it can also be understood that he's referring to the fact that they may work together in the future.

Are you talking about Jiang Yu? I don't think he's complicating anything. XQ was forced by her mom to attend a blind date with him and they both figured out neither were interested, and she told him she liked someone else. Jiang Yu figured out who that was and he's been helping her ever since. He even forced SY to admit that he had feelings for XQ, which is why he keeps goading him on there. It's not like SY is under the impression that there is anything between Jiang Yu and XQ.

As for XQ's latest blind date; again, another forced appointment by her mother. But XQ also draws the line by saying she has a boyfriend.