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I'm so confused now because she didn't bring his past into it. She didn't start the rumour online or spread it. She tried to talk to him about it but he wasn't interested. He told Chae Ri the production could do whatever they wanted to respond after it got out of hand. Yeo Reum also didn't bring the boy to speak up, he sought them out. They had to clear Jae Hoon's name in front of the camera since it was already a public mess. If he wanted them to handle it a different way, he could've said that but he didn't and so he had to accept whatever came next.

It's unrealistic to expect the production to ignore such a serious allegation against one of the cast when irl people crucify celebrities based off of less and take down everything related to them when they think a celebrity "deserves it".

Also, she pushed him away because much like the SFL, he was asking for more than she was ready to give and it was starting to affect her job. She didn't ask to be kissed on camera and give everyone who knows about it the ammunition to blackmail her.

I already agreed that she should've asked his permission before taking the crew to his hideout so there's nothing more I can add now.

When they had that ridiculous, public fight in Zhao's office to kick-off their falling out, I assumed they had to be setting Zhao up cos what other reason could Xian have to abandon his brother for the man who was very likely responsible for their father's death. I'm just waiting until Zhao finds out he's been had.

I wasn't expecting ep 26 to go the way it did, but I'm so happy to see some growth and healing with Shang Qi and Xiao Ran. The last scene of the episode was so moving and I hope Shang Qi comes back next week and burns Zhao's empire to the ground.

I also love the hints of a parallel relationship between Li Hui and Sui Ming Wei. I thought they might get together after Xiao Ran first turned him down and Li Hui broke up with that fake artist/leech but I just appreciated their friendship up until this point. Even if they don't actually end up together, I just really enjoy their relationship and how they understand and support each other, no questions asked.

Hopefully, we'll see a lot more movement on all fronts from ep 27 and I'm looking forward to that.

Yes, and I expressed my displeasure and disappointment about that. But before that, she hadn't done what he accused her of doing. If he wasn't already on the offence, they may have been able to find another way around it. If she really put the show above everything, she wouldn't have stopped the SA story from getting out. She has asked him to do things, yes, but he has had the option to say no. And the time she didn't ask, I also said she was wrong for that.

I'm all for calling characters out but not a one-sided pile-up.

No she didn't. She tried to tell him about the online comments and he immediately jumped to her using his past for ratings. And the kid he saved came to them, she didn't go looking for him. The only reason she did it at that point was to defend Jae Hoon and clear his name. He was in his feelings when he accused her of something she didn't do.

When Chae Ri asked Jae Hoon about it, he said they should do whatever they needed to do because he didn't want to tell them what really happened. If the boy hadn't come to them they probably wouldn't have done anything more than make a statement that they're looking into the matter.

I don't usually watch the previews cos they're always edited to be misleading and this week has been no different. I didn't like Yeo Reum taking the production to Jae Hoon and once again, I need her to learn to say no to Chae Ri. Everything doesn't belong on TV especially when she's not 100% behind the decision. If she was like Chae Ri and was ready to do anything for ratings, I would understand more. now it just looks like she sold out her friend or is easily manipulated. I know it helped Jae Hoon in the long run but that should absolutely have been his choice to make, and more so because they were nowhere near the set. That's the first choice she made that really annoyed me.

As for Jae Hoon, I'm still waiting for his apology to Yeo Reum for what he accused her of when she didn't do anything to deserve that. I wonder if/when they'll actually have a proper conversation about everything they're going through and how they feel before it gets to the dramatic climax.

I honestly don't care about Chae Ri's "feelings" for Jae Hoon and she should totally keep that s**t to herself. I don't care that his attitude and refusal to kiss her behind makes her loins stir or whatever. Get a hobby and maybe stop being such a jerk to your cast for views. I think ep 10 was the first time she wasn't a total jerk but I'm sure she'll find some new a-hole thing to do in the near future. I'm still waiting for some insight into why she is the way that she is.

I didn't care too much for Kingdom this week but I enjoyed the haunted house dates. Especially Chef JJ being sheltered by Ji Wan. That was funny. (Side note, Jae Hoon and SFL had the most boring walk through that haunted house and that was even funnier)

I think I would rather know what's going on. They may just have started dating but they were best friends for many years before the misunderstanding. This isn't someone he just met a month or two ago.

I can see where you're coming from but it doesn't take into account the fact that Xiao Ran is also a mature and emotionally intelligent person who wasn't given the choice of staying by his side because he thinks he knows better. It reminds me of his behaviour at the beginning of the show which made me dislike him at first.

I had the same thought. There's definitely an avenue there for them to be good friends who can offer each other different perspectives about life. Maybe she'll get more confident and he'll become less of a jerk.

I definitely agree. There have been hints that he could be more sincere but I really didn't like his excitement at the possibility of the show airing what she revealed about her assault. I'm hoping for more development of his character too.

I was too, but there's a strange look he gets when he looks at her or whenever someone talks about how popular her work is. I hope I'm wrong about him but it feels like he's trying to take advantage of her cos if I remember correctly, didn't he say he was coming on the show to promote his dating app? I just want Ji Wan to be happy.

I still don't understand why Shang Qi decided to break up with Xiao Ran and just refuse to communicate with her about all the awful things that happened to him. It defies logic and the half-hearted explanation given in today's episodes did not make things clearer for me.

Jae Hoon's backstory is even more heart-breaking than I expected. I can see why he left the hospital after the incident.

As for the episode, I just think it's funny how everyone was piling on Yeo Reum based on the previews and it turns out she didn't even do anything wrong and is actually trying to protect Jae Hoon. The lesson - previews are deceptive.

There wasn't much development of their story in ep 9 though so I'm hoping for more tomorrow. SFL remains sad as always but I did enjoy what looked like a slight spark between the chef and the webtoon artist. Maybe he will turn out to be a decent human being after all.

They almost always do this with cdramas and I don't get why. It's very annoying.

Did the release schedule change? ಠ⁠_⁠ಠ

Oh. I don't watch the previews so I don't know anything about what's coming up. I still don't get why he didn't just tell her his father was sick and then died. Very weird behaviour that I'm sure they'll try to explain as some sort of noble idiot plot.

They showed her send a message when she left but I guess I missed all the times she called him.

It feels like I'm the only one trying to defend Shang Qi, but even I can't explain why he didn't just tell Xiao Ran that his father was ill and then that his father died. Whatever else is happening, that should've been communicated immediately but for whatever reason, he decided to keep it to himself and create even more misunderstandings. I know it could be the grief and the shock but even before the old man died he should've told her what was going on. I also don't know how Xiao Ran didn't call him at least once knowing the crisis she left him to deal with in 7 days. It seems she forgot everything her mother said as soon as she left Hu Pu.

The break up is clearly about to happen but I would've liked it more if it happened for a better reason. Not communicating like they're teenagers is frustrating especially when they used to say they wasted so much time apart so they wouldn't let each other go now.

I hope Fei'er has chosen to do something meaningful with her life now especially if it involves getting revenge on Zhao. At least she didn't do anything to get in the way of Xiao Ran and Shang Qi's relationship in eps 19 & 20. Those two are messing that up all by themselves.

At that point, no one there was trying to help Fei'er and they were actually close to crushing her. I agree that it was a bad look carrying her off while Xiao Ran was also on the floor, but the situation, like most things in life, is far from cut and dry. He clearly prioritises Xiao Ran over everyone else, but he is also trying not to be the reason his family business crashes and takes down everyone working there. Fei'er used the connection to the business to stay close to him because if it wasn't for her marrying Zhao, there's no way Shang Qi would even know where she was or what she was doing. He doesn't care about her like that.

Unfortunately, Xiao Ran's insecurities keep being stoked by the situations he ends up in so it's hard to see that the business and his past with Fei'er are two very different things.

Ultimately, this was just annoying to watch.

I agree that Fei'er has done despicable things and she's selfish. I pity her because it was so easy for her to turn out different but like I said, she took every wrong turn available and she continues to. Even now, this could've been an opportunity for her to be a good person but she didn't even try. I could rant about her all day too tbh cos she's such an idiot and a terrible friend.

As for Shang Qi... I think most of the things that happened were out of his control and before he could tell Xiao Ran, she found out from some other source. As for walking Fei'er down the aisle, I don't see how he could've informed anybody at that critical moment since they were already waiting for the bride. But I also thought it was stupid of him to carry Fei'er out when Xiao Ran was on the floor. I just think he's trying cos whatever else may be going on, things with Fei'er are also connected to his family's future and Fei'er knows that and tries to manipulate him with that too.

In conclusion, Fei'er is also an a-hole, but I pity her cos she could've been so much more.