SamWantsToBelieve

Yep, they are definitely sacrificing her character to feed the trope

She knows all that she needs to to realize that he has been very helpful. As @elie808 says, I think they are just playing into the trope, and are trying to make her smart and dumb all at once. Case in point ****slight spoiler ahead***


She sits with her feet in the tub, with her laptop on her lap, answers the phone and starts gesturing and would you know it! Her laptop fell in. And who just happens to be in the hotel room next door? Our ML ofc. Pointless dumb plotline.

The fact that the ML is nice is this drama's saving grace.

Up to episode 5: ML is such a sweetheart. He smiles so easily and is genuinely nice for niceness’s sake (he's not cruel or mean at work either). FL holding a grudge even though he had been nothing but helpful to her was irking me, but I’m starting to like her. She is clearly a competent writer/editor, and treats everyone else quite well, so it's just a matter of them starting off on the wrong foot.

Their dynamic thus far is pleasant and playful, and his crush on her is adorable.

😲 Well… I'm going to try it… Hopefully it doesn't get too weird.

Ohkay thanks for the response. Knowing he's twenty feels a little better. I'll have to give it a try.

Ohkay thanks for the response. I'll have to give it a try

I love Wang An Yu and I want to watch this but I have some concerns. Not an avid watcher of noona romances but I see no problem with the casting and by the comments they work great together.

But like, she's gonna be his coach??? He's like…. fresh outta high school?? I just started episode 1 and the track scene of her watching him is giving me the icks knowing that they will be a couple. I can't wrap my head around the logistics of that. So I just want some answers:

1) Whats the age gap?
2) Is there a time gap/skip (of a year or so) between them just meeting and them getting together?

the editing is also off, scenes just end abruptly.

I'm sorry that you got the wrong impression from my comment. I wasn't trying to argue with or disregard your opinion on the drama. In fact, I was agreeing with you. It isn't necessarily a good drama 'cause it can be really silly and understandably just not to your or someone else's taste.

What I was saying is that if we look at it from a more logical and critical point of view, it should be rated below 8. But because persons probably find it easy to watch and enjoyable, and because the premise already prepares them for the ridiculous scenarios, they end up rating it purely based on that feeling of joy they get from watching it.

I think it is at over 8 in rating not because it's a great story, but because people are enjoying it despite the dumb illogical bits. Every time they do a disguise or custom change, or follow elaborate plans, I do a mental facepalm and wonder how that would even begin to play out in real life. But it's still enjoyable because it is light and easy to watch.

Not to mention, the premise already tells you to suspend your disbelief. I mean, she has super vision? Ok lol

LOL I choked. This is how I'll describe frustrating love triangles from now on. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping this one won't be too horrible.

I assume she's around 25

12-13: Love that Ning Meng isn't letting ML get away with anything. Now he's scrambling like a duck out of water to adjust to the new dynamic of their relationship.

Let's see what his next big gaffe will be, because you know he's going to put his foot in his mouth and ruin everything.

He's sending out hella weird vibes, I thought it was just me

Epi 11: One step forward, 1 million steps back. Someone needs to put a sock in ML's mouth.

Honestly I had began to wish for him continue to ignore the director she warned him about and that the director would cause some problems that would either cause controversy for the company or lose them alot of money just to see him come off his high horse.

Thats so true, she already had the drive to become an investor before she met him, and despite his ridicule, she was still driven in the face of opposition from him and Division 2 and after all the rejections from the companies she interviewed for. She does not 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 him to guide her at all.

That is one way to look at it, and in the army I figure that method of training and disciplining subordinates is necessary and nothing personal. I can see the tiniest bit where ML might eventually root for FL like that. But so far I think he genuinely believes that she is not capable and can not handle the investment world. He is being awful, not to teach her, but to have her give up. ML weaponized the job title secretary against the FL's self-confidence not to strengthen her but to tie her down to him. Just like Shi Ying told her, FL should stop referring to her past as a secretary and should look forward to her future.

Hoping his journey to becoming a generally nicer person will be fully fleshed out and not just a snap of the finger thing.

Epi 6-7: Xu Si Tian got a well deserved taste of her own medicine, and Shi Ying so far seems to be best boss and cooler older sister/aunt rolled into one. Love her. Look at Ning Meng thriving under a company and leaders actually walking her through the steps she needs to know as a beginner.

(Sidenote: I wish they showed us Director Qui's disgraceful exit.)

Nice, I don't watch episode previews so I was just guessing based on her interactions with Shi Ying