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👏👏👏 THIS

I love your analysis, you summarized their situation very well. This comment deserves to be pinned here!

They both have a lot of issues to work through, and I don’t think spending a night together will lead to them getting back together that quickly. Plus, we still have plenty of development to see for the Cute Introverts and the Chaotic Duo, so I’m not too worried about the story dragging just yet.

The Introverted couple is so cute. I love it how he makes efforts to make her open up little by little with his simple but brilliant ideas ❤️

And Chaotic Duo being at their best with mouths taped was the peak of comedy for me, that makes so much sense 😂 When you listen to their arguments you just know that most of them are about simple stuff which could’ve been easily solved if they both just started listening to each other instead.

This TV show is clearly a form of therapy for all three couples.

I’m an absolute fan of Go Ahead, but I’m also appreciating the Korean take on this story. It’s different and unique in its own ways, yet still very enjoyable. I’m happy to see that this adaptation of what is, let’s be honest, a masterpiece, is doing it justice. Even though they condensed the childhood part of the story into just one episode, they still managed to include all the important elements without making it feel overly rushed.

There’s nothing wrong with comparing it to the Chinese version—it was inevitable from the start. There are differences, like cultural aspects, that will naturally influence the final outcome.

As for the business dinner, it was more of a professional meeting, with the FL’s friend sent to inspect the hotel. Sure, it wasn’t pleasant hearing what was said during the dinner, but the ML showed his class and professionalism—he didn’t allow himself to be provoked.

Also, the ML did beat up that guy in the past, which led to him being reported to the police in Germany. That’s a fact. I think the SML was trying to provoke him again, hoping to show the FL that the ML hadn’t changed. Well, he failed.

I’m so happy to see someone else recognize that it’s more about ‘the emotional journey and secret longing,’ as you so beautifully put it. ❤️ I don’t think he’s a ‘simp’ at all. In fact, I’d go further—he seems deeply traumatized by how their relationship ended. While he’s almost irresistibly drawn back to her, his flashbacks hold him back from opening up about his feelings. This drama has great potential to be a really well-executed ‘second chance’ romance.

As the daughter of one of the sponsors, she began to act bossy towards the scenography team, even though the FL had asked them to stop working until her return. The FL set clear boundaries, asserting her authority in front of everyone to show the intern her place. As a result, the annoying girl transformed into a spoiled brat, displaying a fake-nice, passive-aggressive demeanor. It’s clear she will do her best to make things difficult for the FL in the upcoming episodes.

Yup

None of them, she shows up when they start the renovations for the tv show and states she's the big fan of FL and ML's relationship. Well, it didn't last long, spoiled brat energy was stronger than being a fan. When you will see her, you will know immediately which one we're talking about.

Right now, I can only speculate about what might have gone wrong, but I'm sure both of them share some responsibility. He’s trying to show her that he’s no longer as impulsive and immature as he once was, and I suspect she has also learned to communicate more effectively. This is evident from the moment she shared her story about being a producer for the first time; it made him realize that she has changed as well.

In situations like theirs, there are usually no clear rights or wrongs—just communication issues. If she wasn’t expressing her plans and needs, how could he understand her? On the other hand, if he acted immaturely when things didn’t go his way, that certainly wasn’t the best way to find common ground. They were just kids at the time; they clearly loved each other and had a strong connection, but their individual issues ultimately led to the failure of their relationship.

Thoughts after EP7:

I'm not sensing the "lame/simp ML" trope in this drama, though it seems like many people in the comments do. To me, it feels like neither of them ever fully moved on after the breakup. They both clearly want to be close to each other, but he’s more obvious about it because of his personality, while she’s the more emotionally unavailable one (although her friends have seen through her). If she really didn’t want to work with him, she had plenty of chances to avoid it, but she chose not to. She knows exactly what she’s doing.

It was also surprising how, after the shopping trip, during that meal, one moment made them reflect on their past in completely different ways—she focused on the good memories, while all he could think about were their worst and most painful moments. I also get the sense that he may have been impulsive and toxic in the past (after all, he was reported to the police in Germany for beating up her friend, which is a huge red flag).

It seems like she was more career-focused, and in the process, may have overlooked his feelings. Meanwhile, he was likely an immature romantic who didn’t fully understand or respect her ambitions, which led to them drifting apart. They were both pretty young at the time, and I’m guessing their communication skills weren’t great, with each of them having their own unresolved issues. But despite all that, it’s clear they truly loved each other—they just didn’t have the tools to make it work.

It’s not necessarily a bad thing for someone who’s emotionally closed off to have a partner who’s a bit clingy. In fact, it can push them out of their comfort zone and help them open up. The shopping scene was a perfect example of this dynamic, as was their conversation in the garden. He clearly has a natural ability to make her feel comfortable enough to share more of herself. Even in a previous episode, her best friends mentioned that they still don’t know her full family story, since she tends to keep things private.

They share an undeniable connection, drawing them together like magnets, but their history carries unhealed wounds from their failed relationship, making them wary of each other and hesitant to take any further steps.

I'm just trying to imagine how bad it was in the past

From what I gather, he didn't really take into account what she wanted from life back then, but now he's doing his best to support her dream of having a TV show, while still keeping his own goals in mind (even his business partner was surprised how prepared he was with that investment, initially thinking he's just recklessly risking it all for her).
It's clear that she's always been ambitious, and he may have been a bit immature or not as driven as she was to fully understand that at the time. We will eventually find out what's this all about.

That's the first time for me that there are any time airing differences, it clearly already aired in China almost 2 hours ago but still not available on my WeTV (either desktop or mobile app, I checked like a minute ago). Well, there always has to be this first time, sadly ;)

After ep6 I feel like he's not a simp but more like he realized his mistakes from the past and tries to make it up somehow... And I hope I am right about it, because, well, that would be interesting.

It's past 7pm CST and still no new episode available on the WeTV international app, that's why I am asking. Looks like it can have different air schedule.

Any ideas at what time it will air on WeTV international app?

I don’t think it was the misunderstanding in the first place, what I think and understand from the context is that at that time they wanted different things. He wanted her to do it all “for love” including sacrifices, she was focused on her career.
They also both clearly changed since their break up (FL mentioned it a couple times when talking about e.g. ML’s impulsive attitude from the past).

We know that after the break up he called her many times but she didn’t answer. Then she tried to call him but he was the one not answering. But then during interview he mentioned he never heard back from her since the break up. That’s the whole mystery here 🤔