very slow erratic romance one wonders if it's actually moving

After watching The Story of Yanxi Palace I was very happy to find this title with the same great main leads. They are lovely together no doubt, however, I had to plow through this drama and I was able to reach the end by skipping a lot. I understand the appeal for those that enjoy this type of plot, but for those that prefer a better definition of feelings and certainty from the main leads, less injustice, and less frustration then this might not be for you.

Another puzzling factor was that I found most of the "reasons" for main events to happen quite weak and often not making sense with the star one being the fact that for half of the drama the FL is always working and couldn't even go through a complete dinner date with her boyfriend and the other half she is just helping taking care of the Granpa and grandson and not working at all. Since I skipped a lot I might have missed an essential explanation, but still, the contrast is just too striking.

I will not go lower than 7 because of the main leads, Granpa and grandson but overall for me, it was quite disappointing bland, and frustrating.

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What a train reck

When so much happened in the first episodes I started to worry about what would happen in the remaining 14 episodes. My worries were confirmed by the train wreck that followed. Words fail me. The main couple was great but the craziness of the second female lead and the female villain was just too much even for a lakorn. Let's not even get into the silliness of the second male lead. I ended up jumping the last episodes and by the last one, the villain was still doing her crazy sh**** . I wish the plot had been oriented toward the main lead's character and relationship development instead of all this repetitive meanness and hysteria of a weak and empty plot based on the evil woman creating misunderstandings.

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