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IKR 😭 I feel empty again too! Hopefully early 2026 another drama can hook us this powerfully again ✨️

Same whenever I hear it I get flashbacks of those iconic scenes. This drama and TFF definitely have the best osts. Definitely going to rewatch both after new year 🥹

I'm having trouble picking up anything atm. I did try watching Shine On Me which was just recently released but had to stop watching in just a few secs of 1st eps because I wasn't up for it, the back of my mind still had this drama on. SAL was really well produced it was like a movie not a drama. I am finding it hard to find another good drama like this that caught me instantly just by the first eps.

that's my fave ost from this drama so far 😍...i'm still here too and can't move on

merry christmas to you too 🎄✨️

Was the one where they were riding the pink car boat also supposed to be part of the drama?

Discovered him recently on Speed and Love and I instantly became a fan, which is quite rare for me because I don't get hook to new faces that quickly. Although He Yu isn't a new actor, he is evidently getting recognition lately and he deserves it. I hope he gets more better roles befitting him and better scripts too. Looking forward to all his future works from now on, and will catch up watching his older works. He is a talented actor with a lot of potential and charm. His acting is just different from most actors I have seen. His voice, smile, gaze and micro expressions are definitely now my new fave.

I agree!! That too needed a scene of its own but I think the noodle scene was warm, it made me teary while JZ was telling JM everything, I did love the delivery of that scene because it also hinted of JZ's regret and his realization for his choices apart from her dad. The wedding scene with her dad attending it would have suffice or a scene of her dad telling her how he stopped drinking for her too but we only got that in the flashback. Come to think of it, we never knew her dad's reaction to them being in a relationship although he'd definitely be supportive but would be nice to have seen such a scene too apart from JZ and JM's mom scenes.

That's fast. I have just started watching their BTS scenes and Thai is Sweet. I honestly can't pick up any other drama atm. I plan to start my rewatch after finishing Thai is sweet. Great insight and I agree with it. That is definitely one of the depths of the show, if you only watch superficially you'd missed out on the deeper meaning. To add to that, he told JM that she could be high maintenance, then he also told JM's mother that he is fine spoiling her and doesn't mind if he will be worn out. JZ truly indulges everything about her, and this is honestly the reason why JM's mother softened herself up for JZ, the significance of the plant reflects these actions of JZ towards JM. He cared and loved everything about her even the smallest things.

I thought I was the only one who saw some similarity

So true! this arc had a lot of emotional depth. Same here, I teared up the most during this arc, they executed their scenes really well here.

All I have read so far from posts is due to censorship but no other exact reason, cfans are also wondering like us. The cut scenes are being brought up now and many are asking why the good materials didn't make it to the final cut 🥺

I've watched some of her dramas too and it's also the first time I have seen her deliver such scenes. She did well indeed, it would be great to see her in a more mature and serious role tbh

I think if they stuck with the original 30-ish episodes, the editing and maybe most of the plot holes would have been avoided but because they decided to cut it down, it definitely affected the overall story. The Nanjing arc felt a little too rushed. I'm going to be joining you with that thinking, I just finished watching it last night and I have been sort of reflecting at certain scenes. I would probably do a 2nd rewatch soon to catch the nuances I might have missed out the first time around.

Right. The Nanjing arc was my favorite honestly, though the Thai arc was really good too but something just hits different when they met after 6 years, having lived and seen the world. The yearning for each other was on a different level here and truly the acting especially on ep 25 and that super memorable line delivery pierced through me. That scene was beautiful in itself.

Yes we saw the exact same thing. Oh that's so unfair they cut that out, really wanna riot.

I've been scrolling through weibo and xhs, seeing the amount of scenes that were deleted was such a shame because they were really good materials. I felt like the drama would've been more fleshed out if only they had included those certain scenes. I saw a picture of Jin Zhao at the library in Canada looking at Jiang Mu from a distance. I thought they were going to include this part in the latter episodes because I badly also wanted a pov of Jin Zhao in those 6 years they had separated but it's unfortunate they missed out on that. The editing and transitions along with the deleted scenes were truly evident and made this drama have its rough edges. I especially didn't like how the cut on Ep 24 when Jiang Mu asked Jin Zhao if he was trying to reconcile with her. I wished they could've shown us Jin Zhao's answer then but it was like they completely just forgot about that part. I haven't read the novel so I am not fully sure if it was intentional or there was supposed to be more to that scene. It's just regretful. This drama definitely deserved 30 episodes more. Overall, I did enjoy it. The story had its own depth and uniqueness to it. The characters were well-rounded with the side characters playing an essential role in the main story. Both Jiang Mu and Jin Zhao were the stark contrast of each other but their middle ground is how selfless they both are when it comes to loving one another. Jin Zhao was truly like the sun, fearless and fiery (also literally), while Jiang Mu is the moon, gentle and glimmering with hope. So despite its flaws I still gave this drama a 10 rating because of how much the story had impacted me, but if I were to rate this without being biased it would be 8/10. I have a question for novel readers though, was there supposed to be a bathtub kissing scene? I just saw a photo of Jiang Mu on xhs wearing that same dress for that scene and she was sort of wet.

I could relate to you so much. I am so surprised to only have discovered him now. He is a hidden gem. Like you, he easily surpassed my top fave male c-actors too. I think a big factor of it other than his looks obviously being drop dead gorgeous is he has a way with acting. He's skilled with these crazy micro-expressions and his eyes speaks so much emotions. I think one of the biggest take for me that easily fell for him (no longer denying how head over heels I am for him rn) is his voice. There's not many c-actors who have such good acting voice. He doesn't just act with expressions but also acts with his voice. Tan Jianci is one of my fave actors whom I know have a good acting voice but even He Yu's voice varies distinctly from him. Looking forward to more of his futures roles and badly hoping he'd get more bigger projects.

do you have the weibo link i've been camping around the 双轨 supertopic but couldn't find any there

I'm honestly so reluctant to finish this drama, I have three episodes left to go but I am delaying it at the moment.

Same here. Tbh I don't find what he did as a noble idiocy trope. His intention for Jiang Mu had always been clear, he always held her as the most valuable and with high regard. He'd never want to be the one to ruin her life. Lying to her for 6 years was indeed wrong but that decision of his made Jiang Mu lead a better life unchained from being weighed down when he knew how uncertain and unstable his future was. If anything he was selfless.

It's a shame this detail didn't make it due to censorship but it would have been nice to have it kept to show her concern for him.