I agree, this version is better suited for the series.
They really only knew each other for brief time in college, maybe just one semester in the winter to collaborate for the national robot competition. It's understandable that he never forgot her. There was never any closure so that spark that lit ten years ago never died and he misunderstood why she never responded back. He never even looked for her when he returned home in the summers because he figures she's not interested. In Germany, cats everywhere and it served as constant reminder of her. It wasn't' until he realized that she had changed her phone no. during college that was the reason she never got his text, then he decides to let her know he still remembered her; otherwise, what's the point of it.
Quite disappointed with the story & how things are flowing... Plus, this version of ML is a huge simp and NOTHING…
Just because ML has feelings for her does not make him a simp. In the novel, HT actually did something out of character for her too. HT's love for JX in the novel is the same kind of love here in the drama but feelings were fast forwarded to move the plot along, otherwise, if go according to the novel timeline, it will take more than 40 episodes.
Why boyfriend broke up with her. Excerpt from the novel.
Ji Xing is a workaholic and by neglecting their relationship, made her bf realized the sad reality that their relationship can't go on. They blamed themselves.
JX: "Please wait for me. I won't be so busy soon." bf: "I can't be there for you when you need me and disappear when you don't." JX: "I'm sorry. I won't do it again."
bf: "Xing'er, we're no longer part of each other's lives. It's my fault. You couldn't get the investment, you couldn't buy the equipment, you don't understand management, and you encounter various difficulties. But I can't give you anything except useless comfort. I can't just stand by and watch your life without being able to participate. I can't bear the feelings of helplessness. We just have different paths to take. What I want is a plain and simple life, to have enough time to be with my family, to give them enough support and dependence. But I can't give you these things. I'm not the person who can support you anymore. You aspire to achieve your own value, create infinite possibilities, and explore the outermost limits of your life. We just want different things, want to take different paths, so we can't to on like this."
it's amazing how Xu Kai can dub himself 6 months after filming wrapped and he already finished filming another drama and this is very first time doing post-production dubbing. It just blows my mind how that works because how can you remember all the emotions for the lines
JX: "Please wait for me. I won't be so busy soon."
bf: "I can't be there for you when you need me and disappear when you don't."
JX: "I'm sorry. I won't do it again."
bf: "Xing'er, we're no longer part of each other's lives. It's my fault. You couldn't get the investment, you couldn't buy the equipment, you don't understand management, and you encounter various difficulties. But I can't give you anything except useless comfort. I can't just stand by and watch your life without being able to participate. I can't bear the feelings of helplessness. We just have different paths to take. What I want is a plain and simple life, to have enough time to be with my family, to give them enough support and dependence. But I can't give you these things. I'm not the person who can support you anymore. You aspire to achieve your own value, create infinite possibilities, and explore the outermost limits of your life. We just want different things, want to take different paths, so we can't to on like this."
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