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What level of hell am I in?

This starts with MuSun agreeing to be in documentary. Dr Fang helps Man out and they say they are going on a dinner date. There is a bickering moment between him and Man paying for MuSun’s meds. She takes MuSun out in a wheelchair and tells him good bye as he gets in the car. Kai Xi gets a notice that her vehicle had a traffic violation and knows for sure Chen Mian is not in Shanghai. She and Man get snooping and find game files with QingCheng. Here is where I am annoyed with both of them. They know who QingCheng is and her stance on red flags. There is no way she would get involved with Mian again because she would never betray her friends like that. This episode tried to make her look guilty but a friendly chat with somebody is not having an affair. They find out that the one that is pregnant is his assistant. They see him unloading baby stuff at her house. There was a very awkward celebratory dinner where Mian toasted the table. And then there were shots fired from everywhere. Dr Fang is tired of the crap from MuSun and Mian about women and says so. What really brought things to a head was the baby shoes. Was this supposed to go to the other house or an honest mistake from his family? She confronts him about an illegitimate child and knows what level of hell she’s in now.

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Persuasion

Man takes Dr Fang to a 5 star restaurant to woo him to participate in documentary. She gets a no. This episode has Qing Cheng drinking for director. She finally impresses them enough to make them stop being asses about drinking. She gets the three extra days they need for film shoot. Director Jiang finally tries to woo her directly but she wants sibling relationship. She respects him and wants it to stay that way. Dr Fang had camping plans with Tiao, but since he had a fever Man filled in. They had a fun time and he called her out for making her heart race.🤣Kai Xi goes on an interview to support her husband. Man respects her word and says so. She often doesn’t see KaiXi stick up for herself but this time she did. Too bad we only get to hear about it rather than see it. They try to have lunch with QingCheng but she just showed up to share the latest gossip of MuSun helping Mian financially at the company. KaiXi felt her efforts had been undermined but her biggest grief was she had to hear her husband’s business from third parties. He completely left her out of the loop. During a rainstorm, Dr Fang brings out bags to use and he and Man play like children. He agrees to the documentary. The camera crews have to work as long as the doctors and Dr Fang gives his shoulder for Man to rest. She tries to act like big sis and calls him kid. He lets her know he doesn’t have a sis nor is he a kid.😝 They tape a young patient and it is a sweet moment. The fortune cookie story was poignant and Man found he left her one too. She posted it and he responded with a rainbow. The director is being an ass and actually wanted the young patient to return for better footage. Man said that wasn’t what a documentary was and wasn’t appropriate. Dr Fang overheard and got her lunch. When he thanked her for sticking up for him, her response was quite direct that she would have done that for anybody and they were not a we. After refusing him, the director gave her an extra hard day running her around with consent forms. The last one turned out to be MuSum.

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Matchmakers and scammers

This episode has Man’s parents trying to match her cousin with the cute and eligible Dr Fang. Man tries to accommodate her parents to get info and pic from him. Dr Fang lets her know he’s not interested in the cousin and has another woman in mind. She is surprised but pleased at his interest. But for now she’s not taking him seriously. QingCheng gets a call from her long lost father wanting millions for cancer treatment. He is determined to get money from her and threatens to go on tv. He has already influenced social media to go against her. What he wasn’t prepared for was the nice acting of the trio to get a recording putting him in his true light. He is bought off for significantly less and his machinations made known to the public. Once again QingCheng is back in favor. Chen Mian is spending lots of time at home and wants to play Lego with son when he’s supposed to have a cello lesson. What’s funny is that KaiXi calls him to task and makes both men in her life behave.😂 Dr Fang wants to go out with Man. She is considering it but ends up needing help after collapsing. He comes to her rescue, wants to know MuSun’s status with her, and wants a date.😂 He is quite bold when he wants to be. At the hospital she learns her condition was caused by hemorrhoids and Dr Fang grins as he closes the curtain. He takes her home and offers to dictate for her. He gets acquainted with smut and his ears actually go pink.😂 Man has fun teasing him and asks if he learned anything. He had a good response….women’s mindset.😂🤣 He is quite capable of keeping up with her, it’s just not as smooth and worldly as MuSun. But he could be a breath of fresh air if she would consider younger men. He is making her consider. 😁 She is asked to make a documentary and the handsome doc they want onboard won’t go on camera. Man thinks she can make him reconsider.

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rinne I’m sorry i wasn’t your writer.

these were actually really great episodes. each scene carried weight & we were so focused & moving these people around. unfortunately i fucking hate the premise. all of the past grievous wounds they slapped band+aids on are infected & seeping out. when on earth did rinne start having these feelings for houtaro ？i generally would not like her to crush on him in the first place but if they set the cards up better i would’ve been okay maybe even liked it if the romance was that compelling but this was such a character assassination which does make me giggle since she is playing juliet but like i can’t even joke right now. i really liked rinne when i first started watching more than a year ago. my first ever kamen rider show & we had a really cool ，strong+headed character who i had to slowly watch get shafted around with all the potential carved out by the time her next scene showed up. like i just do not get it. the ’ ’ rules ’ ’ dilemma she goes through is so trite like i know the kindergarteners watching her tribulations are bored afffff BECAUSE IT’s BORING. IT’s LAME. i really liked seeing seina show up & having rinne react & immediately cutting over to atropos. i really like to see their comparisons that they contrast by their actions. atropos being a strong adultified little girl who pretends not to desire connection & rinne who is & was that girl making strives to connect to others. but then we have to cut back to her following the RULES & it’s just tiring. & another thing that pisses me off is that minato could’ve had a really good moment to say something as a character who has been in the dark & reached for light like rinne was now but he is a character with zero depth so of course his lines are also shallow. tyhe biggest winners is lachesis & clotho. that singular line about how atropos is different was so perfect. this development between the two is also perfectly paced for our next episode. also seina was actually really fucking funny it’s just a shame what her existence is put to pirpose for. i unfortunately have no hope for rinne’s character to develope any further. she’s probably going to be conveniently too weak to fight for no actual reason again in like ten episodes. maybe it’s better in the girls remix.

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the BDSM scene at the end was unexpected but…

the BDSM scene at the end was unexpected but somehow fitting the personality of the 'top' (of the 2nd couple) the fact Ye Ran has fallen for the stoic quite guy is cute. there was something 'lost' about the way he was going about life. maybe the 'top' (for the life of me idk what he name is) is what Ye Ran needs, boundaries, structure & dominance... ***********************************the main couple r beyond adorable & they have great chemistry, but of course there can't be smooth sailing until the end, so we got some chick taking pic's of them & uploading it ? or sending it to someone?!? also what about Yang Meng father, somehow i thought he would be the one banging on the door - not Yo Ki's manager. 2 more ep's to go & i am hoping for a happily ever after

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New construction technique

This tells the story of a construction worker testing a new foundation building technique. We start with him returning after decades away to watch his granddaughter play piano. Going back in time this love for piano came from his wife who has past away. He has not seen the building they made for a very long time and he refuses to even think about remarrying. He countered that with not expecting a second grandchild when his daughter brought it up. The first part ends with them discouraged. They had saved the foundation from the hurricane, but now high temperatures makes the concrete cure at different times so the slide method for frame working is not going well and this group is far behind compared to the others using the traditional layer by layer method.

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Persevering

MuSun shows up with gifts and good wishes but he declines visiting Man in her room across from hospital. To be fair he has assisted her more than he typically would. This proves even when invested in the person, he truly lacks the wherewithal to help tend to them when needed. He has never lied about this and has been candid since the very beginning that he wasn’t that sort of partner. KaiXi packs her linens and shows up promptly to be there for her friend. They talk about a schoolmate who was basically a mean girl. Seems she hasn’t changed in the last couple decades. What was of note was her mentioning that Chen Mian had eyes for Man first and then moved on to Kai Xi. I can only say Man dodged a serious bullet. Would he have been different with a career wife vice a homemaker? Maybe, but he is such a self indulgent person so it is still unlikely. I think a career woman would have kicked him to the curb much sooner, which is most likely why Man wasn’t the least bit interested. She tends to look after herself too. Man’s dad’s surgery went well and things are looking up for the better. Chen Mian is still MIA amd tragedy hits. Kai Xi’s baby has stopped forming and the heart has stopped so she has to go through an abortion alone. Man finds out from Dr Fang that she is in hospital and then Man calls Chen Mian and lets him have it. He shows up at home and looks in on her but is online either with game or real girl so yeah, he’s a real winner of a husband.😝🙄🤬 It is New years and everybody is celebrating. Kai Xi is still down but she is a giver and always has been. She is a master of pushing her needs aside to make way for those around her. Man ends up making a food delivery to Dr Fang and they wish each other a happy new year. QingCheng is still on film site but she did go to the temple to pray for her friend. She is sad she can’t be there with them. I wish her character was used more than as a plot device because she is an incredible asset to the besties. As a trio they cover all the bases and there is less history with her so she often has the most objective eye to things. Chen’s company seems to be having issues when the episode ends.

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