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Good for her! 🤣 The spoiled rich brat got a little taste of life.

Noticed how her usual neat, stylish, and carefully curated outfits are gone.. Now, she dresses more like the other employees—simple and down-to-earth. 🤣 And the way she defended Song Ran, that genuinely surprised me. It’s a good change, and she was right—living in the Eastern Country truly shapes people. 😂

Shen Bei in episode 13...

Yeah, exactly. The way I see it, everything Li Zan has been through feels overshadowed—almost like an afterthought rather than something crucial to the plot. When in fact... novel readers know damn well.

Even in the novel, we got more of Song Ran’s point of view than Li Zan’s, but I was hoping the drama would balance things out. Unfortunately, it looks like we’re set up for disappointment. 🙃

From the previews, it looks like we’ll be seeing their dating era soon, and I’m not about to get my hopes up just to be let down again. 🥲

There's preview with English subtitle on Youtube! 😁

13: https://youtu.be/Or4hEJASoqU?si=F9SgVq0r5ynbLsLc
14: https://youtu.be/C171Hj8LU2U?si=SfUKARlT_uDfEuXd

You just dropped another bomb with that last part. 🙊

So... you just casually dropped the bomb? I mean, it’s fine if someone specifically asked for it, but just like this? Out of nowhere? 😭

I do have a small complaint about this—not only due to Li Zan's limited screen-time but also because the drama doesn't seem to give enough insight or perspective from his side. In the recent episodes, the focus has been almost entirely on Song Ran's pain and suffering, when, in reality, Li Zan is the one who’s enduring the most. The lack of exploration into his struggles feels like a missed chance to give his character the attention and complexity he deserves, especially considering how much he’s been through. ☹️

Insufferable culture, I know. But compared to a certain family-themed drama from last year, Song Ran's mother is relatively tame. Besides, she will be a better mother to Song Ran later on.

Yep, they are going back to the Eastern Country after a while.

Previews for Ep 13&14: https://kisskh.at/discussions/bai-se-gan-lan-shu/134886-the-white-olive-tree-episodes-preview

The epilogue was presented as a book written by their children, retelling their parents’ memories years later. A Zan battled survivor’s guilt and PTSD for a decade before ultimately taking his own life. Years later, Song Ran returned to a war zone—only to be killed by a stray bullet while saving a child.

There are several moments where you just have to turn off your critical thinking to fully enjoy the ride.. 😶‍🌫️

I’d say they got their happy ending in the final chapter—they got married and had two kids. But the epilogue... 😁

In the book, he was still a volunteer. The only major change I remember is his nationality—the drama makes him of Chinese descent, he’s not actually Chinese by nationality. I think they changed it because of a part in the epilogue

In a recent episode, Shen Bei told Song Ran that she had never lost to anyone since childhood and that she definitely wasn’t going to lose to her now. Honestly, that’s a pretty pathetic excuse coming from a grown woman. 😶

Been so long but too bad you still haven’t grown up. But hey, you do you. Arguing with you is giving me a headache—maybe try using proper punctuation and all those next time when you type.

Who’s “we”? Are you speaking for the fans here or the Chinese fans—who, to be honest, do a lot more to support him than you ever will? Just speak for yourself. Dragging other fans into this only makes him look bad.