I must say, they did so good with the trailer and I went in with pretty high expectations because they did such a good job on the previous HIStory3 series. The couples were hella cute and actors had great chemistry onscreen. And I live for the secondary couple. Although the age gap feels a little sus, I think the way things panned out (esp. in the last episode) depicted them as having a pretty healthy relationship compared to a lot of the other push-and-pull couples that are common in dramas.
I felt like the drama really hit a lot of sweet points people are looking for like the struggles of coming out, the pressures of academics, and just the everyday struggles of life (esp. in Xiao Gu's case). I was really taken aback by the degree of raunchiness that appeared onscreen, but props to the writers for taking that risk. But I really did not like how HaoTing kept seemingly pressuring XiGu for intimacy and how he basically forced it when he had the fever. Sick or not, it wasn't right and I think since it played out that way, they should've done something to clarify that behavior is not okay especially for a budding relationship like theirs.
However, my biggest complaint though is the ending. Is it just me or was that the most 'wtf' ending they could've given us? They lured us into a false sense of security with that trailer and we all thought 'oh no, Xiao Gu got hit by a car and lost his memory.' But NOPE! He's gone for good and Wayne (the actor) did a really good job of making the last episode a tear-jerker. I'm just 100% unsatisfied with how the finale went and how Xiao Gu's death was so indelicately announced by HaoTing's ex no less (again, wtf). The way it played out feels like a trashy Wattpad fic trope I would've ate up in middle school but definitely not now. Whatever, I suppose the title of the drama makes a little more sense now.

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