Grellina: Lets start from the very first episode. We are getting to know 2 main characters which story is about. Yan Fei - executive of some company (I have no idea what kind of company was it when I was watching the series. I guessed it was some advertising agency since we have taken some photos of coca cola product. Either way I have no idea about the life of this company. I dont know if it was the problem of English translation or just theme of this wasnt really developed. I don't even know what the Yan Fei was supposed to apologize for. What the problem was or anything wasn't showed. The only job we can see its like he sits in his office with his cooworkers or subordinates and talks about some things but nothing really specific or precise) and Hai Qing who is a student of art academy. It was first time for me seeing some painter artist in Bl drama so it seemed intersting at first. But lets go back to the topic. So they meet for the first time on the swimming pool and then they kiss in the changing room some minutes later. I dont have to say that it was super unnatural, weird and most probably wouldnt ever happen in real life. But here it happened. They cant find each other after and Hai Qing meets Ping Jun. The best material for boyfriend that could ever exist, But Hai Qing doesnt really appreciate it. Hai Qing is the most egoistic, narcisitic, hypocritical and false character u can meet in the series. He doesnt care about anyone but himself. Ping Jun does everything to make Hai Qing's dreams come true. He gives him money to start his school, he helps him go through grandpa's death, he renovates his work room since he knows how much important place its for him. Ping Jun is extremely supportive and loves Hai Qing with all his heart. But our Hai Qing prefers some handsome stranger from the pool anyway. Hai Qing is just an asshole who stabs everyone around him. No matter if its his grandpa, his boyfriend, his best friend. Just awful character. What makes this series hard to watch. Yan Fei is not better. He has a fiance for 5 years and he doesnt care about him at all. I have no idea how they made it through to be engagement. There literally was no feelings for Jimmy. Yan Fei's behavior towards Jimmy is just "whatever". Its like "u can be here or not. I dont care. U can do whatever u want". Yan Fei's feelings for Hai Qing are not true. He just meant to meet him on the swimming pool when he was already bored with Jimmy and thought about this as a "love". After 5 years with Hai Qing everything will repeat as it was with Jimmy. Yan Fei is just spoiled, rotten businessman who gets everything he wants. Two main characters super awful. So they are matching each other I guess. Hai Qing gives all the time wrong signs to the Ping Jun. Giving him a hope for sth more hurting him even more. Until Ping Jun decides to end it. The ending is so bad, is so unsatisfying. Im so sick seeing Yan Fei and Hai Qing together. Im glad the series ended. I couldnt wait for it to end. Not going back to it ever again The only advantage about this series was grandpa who I fell for. Super supportive and the best character in all series. And of course Ping Jun. The painting theme was interesting but still it didnt add anything to the plot. So it was disappointing. I don't recommend.

Prepapon: A weird romanticization of a love from the first sight?
DBM is a bl drama where I did not ship the main paring and actually disliked main characters.
Yan Fei and Hai Qing met once and by accident and yet after over a year (and one kiss), god knows where that came from, have huge feeling for one another after that time. So huge that they don't care that they act absolutely selfish. Especially Hai Qing who does not know what he wants and hurts everyone around him but still acts like he is the only one who suffers. (SPOILER for example that scene where he says that he will forget about his grandpa) He shows no gratitude to anybody.
He is young and learns who he is but there is no scene where he comes to realisation that maybe he should try to make up for things. No scene where he apologizes. Most of the time he is passive and dishonest.
SPOILER Ping Jun was with Hai Qing during his darkest time. Accepted him, loved him and cared for him. But when Yan Fei shows up, Hai Qing just starts cheating on Ping Jun. Just like that. I refuse to think that one accidental kiss a year ago can win with all the support and love he got from Ping Jun after his grandpa died and dad went abroad for months. But, as I said earlier, Hai Qing feels no gratitude...
I do not recommend.