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He is a total red flag, but I'm still trapped!

[WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 2]Episode 2 completely changed my view of the male lead, and honestly, it left me in shock. Feng Suige is ruthless, manipulative, and straight-up cruel. If this turns into a toxic romance where the female lead actually forgives him and ends up with him after everything, this drama is going to be completely messed up and wildly unhinged.BUT... even though he is a walking red flag and a literal psychopath, I just can't bring myself to hate him. When he smiles like that, all my anger disappears. Chen Zheyuan's visuals and charm are downright dangerous, making his character absolutely terrifying yet incredibly charismatic. I am completely trapped. I’m fascinated, terrified, and officially trash for this man!

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the mellow vibe continues, but Chang Yang…

the mellow vibe continues, but Chang Yang has become very flirty & the fact Qing Lang is attracted is obvious.. he's even worried his brother might have feelings for Chang Yang. but what does that mean? will he make sure his brother isn't emotionally involved? or like he is doing he will focus on Chang Yang??? ***********************************************************guess the 2nd couple r the actors that r in a BL. the oil & water attitude is entertaing but i still would want to know if it's cause of the character's or is the one that is pursuing the docile one really attracted? vice versa about the stoic one - how much is an act & how much is genuine. need more

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What a situation!

Shaoshang is so reckless. I know Buyi likes her the way she is, but oh boy, the situation they got into because of the tally! Not only did the Crown Prince lose it because he didn't listen to Buyi's advice not to take it outside the Eastern Palace, but also, due to the Crown Princess Consort's plea for help, Shaoshang decided to make a fake one. 🫣🫢😰And that's a crime for which one's whole kin can get executed... Oh, Shaoshang! 🤦‍♀️ If Buyi hadn't given away his last remaining relic of General Huo, Shaoshang wouldn't survive this whole thing.At least she reconciled with Buyi and kind of finally confessed her feelings. 😌 The scene with Buyi's mother was so sad to watch. This was one of her bad days. 🥺💔

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Too careless to be believable.

I never like to victim blame and she's not at 'fault', but Jiang Jun was incredibly foolish to go visit Wan Shan alone and then come back on foot alone in the dark. Her character never struck me as this stupid before so this feels like plot-induced stupidity to create the drama moment. This whole sequence just seemed contrived and poorly written. Then the next sequence with Xu Li going to campus to stalk Riley Wang's character was also stupid. No savvy computer nerd walks away and leaves their laptop screen unlocked like that. And really, the whole Xu Li + Xiaochuan storyline is just not interesting. Too carrtoonish, cringe and weird. This episode goes further south with the cheap setup that Du pulls off to get Jiang Jun mad at Yuan Shuai and sympathizing for him. So obviously contrived and the writing makes JJ look more stupid again. The writers have totally suspended her common sense and critical thinking in this episode. The funny/romantic/cute scenes at the end of the episode between JJ & YS almost make up for it, but it's hard to forgive that much junky plot shenanigans.

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SML sob story time

Not too surprising, the show has started to build out a sad-sack sob-story for Du Lei to build sympathy in you for the creep. Whatever. I will probably skip through most of his scenes from this point forward. The truth is, in every drama with his type of character, it just feels like a waste of time when shows spend a lot of minutes trying to make you feel sorry for the unrequited love interest when he isn't someone I can feel sorry for at all and you _know_ he is not the one who is going to get the girl. Plus, Du is just creepy and pathetic to look at. And clearly a lying snake, stalking her and contriving to 'save' her from someone (probably his own man) with a car ride. And he's morally compromised. He obviously knows that Wan Shan is an abuser of women but does nothing about it, only warning FL - a woman he cares about - to stay away. Du could care less about all the other women who that scumbag has raped.

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