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I appreciate that Lan Xiang is smart, but not a powerhouse. As a maid, she hid her literacy and was genuinely scared to be associated with Zhao's affair, striving to keep it secret. I also like the fact that plot and romance are developing without FL's identity playing a huge role in it. Lan Xiang doesn't resent the young master as she would if this were a different drama, and he appreciates her while she is only still a maid. Knowing c-dramas, her identity will become a huge issue in future episodes, but so far no one cares.

Agree that the (lack of) speed can be an issue. Even though I'm enjoying the drama, I can't believe that, even after 20 episodes, the leads still haven't talked honestly to each other. ML keeps hiding his role in her past (and the origin of Poet's novel). A lot of this drama depends on half-truths, and that can get tiring to watch.

You're right! I'm just trying to understand her thoughts and why she'd do something like that. But yes, it's disappointing.

FL failed herself and everyone else deleting those files, definitely. BUT: she genuinely believes the SML to be innocent - or so she said. Her worry was/is that, regardless of his innocence, the scandal created by an investigation would be enough to destroy his future in the company.

It definitely was harassment, and very unfunny. At least (?) that woman apologized to him later on.

Many reasons! 😅

When he woke up, she hugged him because she was relieved. But she didn't expect him to remember the dream. The thing he said was related to that dream, and it scared her (because it showed that he remembered).
However, I'm not sure about the dream itself - I thought they'd gotten stuck in the same illusion (his illusion), but didn't quite understand the specifics of it.

They didn't do a lot with the sword, that's true. But it did help occasionally - it kept Yan Ke from killing the ML both in the void when he was strung up in front of the palace and in the mortal world, before Feng Yi jumped in to help him. On both occasions the ML was much weaker than his enemy but not completely helpless, thanks to the sword. You just can't expect a mere mortal general to have some sort of showdown with someone as powerful as Yan Ke -or any other spirit.

FL being cautious seemed very on point to me. Picture this: you've been alive hundreds of years. Your lover will survive another 40-ish years - or maybe just a couple years if he faces issues on the battlefield. Then you're left behind heartbroken. Again (FL already lost her mother as well as mortal friends and apparently lovers). I'm not sure I'd be willing to start a relationship that will make me happy for a few decades and sad for a several centuries. In a way, it's a big sacrifice.

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I was fine with that ending, but only because: a) the show telegraphed from very early on that mortality vs immortality would be an issue; b) it's hopeful. ML may be a jellyfish now, but he won't stay like that. Someday he'll be by FL's side as a spirit, then they'll be together for hundreds of years.

There is an ep #41 with a different ending. It isn't available everywhere though (not on Viki). Someone posted the link on this page to watch it on Dailymotion, but you can also google it.

There is mention of trouble when the brothers visit their father. And during the executive meeting when the brother's return is announced, there is concern about "bringing him back so soon" after his release. Unless I misheard something!

He was in prison.

It is one of the most romantic love stories I've seen in cdramas

I really liked it and definitely recommend it! I liked the story, loved the couple and was fascinated by Dilrabas performance. However: as the title suggests, this is not a romance where everything goes smoothly and happily all the time. Maybe more akin to Ashes of Love? You'll need tissues on a few occasions. Watching it depends on whether you're okay with sobbing once in a while.

Dilraba ist stunning here!

No recuerdo en qué episodio es esto, pero Duan Xu dijo a Si Mu que un desconocido en el camino le dió la espada. O sea, fue algun personaje inmortal/ el destino.

There are two endings (ep. 40 + an extra episode with 6 minutes). One is happy, the other is bittersweet (to me, the "sadder" ending still is happy enough - but that's my opinion.)

I think both could be equally true; Duan Xu starts out as a spirit and at some point both become mortals.

She was mesmerising in this!