Where to even start with this drama? Overall, despite its flaws, I couldn't stop watching. I like the main couple and the female leads best friend and the storyline though predictable in some spots and infuriating in others, did keep me engaged.
These are just some random thoughts that I had about the show and may not be in order:
-Off the bat, I didn't like that Ran Ran spent four years with Mingzhe and just up and left him in England with no explanation. This man was beyond good to her and though he had a weird demanding yet endearing attitude, you know he was a good person at heart. He deserved better then that. There was no reason that at the very least, she couldn't have called him on her way to the airport to say she was leaving instead of having him come home to an empty house.
-I liked the relationship that Mingzhe had with his cousin and it's a shame it had to go south.
-I don't like how some of the biggest mysteries of the show weren't fully explained, like why didn't Ran Ran's mother reach out to her after the accident? When she knew she was dying, why not reach out to her directly instead of leaving a video message and why did the man hold onto it for so long and not give it to Ran Ran years ago? Also, why did Mingzhe's father just disappear instead of saying he wanted to leave the mother to join the monkhood? It could have been so simple. Smh. Oh, and it looks like the father wanted to hold onto the marriage but it was Ran Ran's mother who wanted out, so why let Ran Ran think the stepmother was a homewrecker? And even further, why wasn't it fully explained to Mingzhe's mother that her husband didn't have an affair with Ran Ran's mother? Then she wouldn't have been so against them being together. And like a typical woman, more mad at the other woman instead of the man who took marriage vows with you.
- I was livid over how Ran Ran's father treated her. Not once but twice he took the stepmother's word over his own child's. Then even when he found out that the stepmother was scheming, he still allowed her to stay with him and even married her? Wtf?!?! Where was all this kindness for Ran Ran? I couldn't believe that when he found out the stepmother abandoned her in England he didn't get mad at her. There's no way in the world I could find out someone did my child wrong and still be with them. I lost all respect for him, no matter how much he tried to make up for it later on.
- I also loathe the lack of communication. I get that shows do this to create confusion and issues that will have to be resolved later on but it gets tiring. Why didn't Ran Ran just tell Mingzhe that his mother said he'd lose his position in the company if they're together so I'd rather sacrifice the relationship then let that happen? Let him make his own decision, it's stupid to make your whole relationship feel like a lie instead of givign him a choice in his future. Stop the self sacrificing crap.
- I hated Su Mo. She had the biggest chip on her shoulder and over what, exactly? A whole made up scenario she made up in her mind. Ran Ran was nothing but nice to her and Su Mo let her own insecurities take over. Also, Su Mo's fiance had to have been one of the worst characters I've ever seen. What he felt for Su Mo wasn't love, it was obsession. Why keep chasing after someone who obviously loves someone else? His blind loyalty to her made me want to vomit and I really wished they didn't end up with each other in the end.
-Speaking of the end...wtf was that? So they took a cop out and just made up an ending? Why not finish it out and have shown her going back to find Mingzhe and making up. That ending was beyond disappointing.