this drama is the first high school drama for me in a while, and it didn’t disappoint at all. this drama shows that you don’t have intimate scenes to feel love. there’s communication, protection, companionship and trust.

i love how they talked it out whenever there are misunderstandings and told each other almost everything. they’re best friends and they put so much trust in each other. whenever there are issues, they stayed by each other’s side and they helped each other to become the better version of themselves. Tong Xi learned that it’s okay to not have to act for others to like her, and Lin Nanyi eventually learned to stop avoiding a situation and to listen to his parents’ perspective. they’re also so supportive of each other, always encouraging each other throughout.

to be fair, i teared when he had to leave for the city. in life, don’t we all have that friend where we became distant with in the different phases in life as people come and go? it was clearly shown as Tong Xi said that it happened to her, but she put her faith in Nanyi, and believed that he would be back by her side in the future, and she was willing to wait despite how long it might take. and that’s so touching. it’s so obvious that he felt the same about her as he came back to take his papers and told her that they should aim for the same university so that they will never be apart again. and that’s so sweet, they’re both in love with each other, though they might not know what love truly is at their age.

similar to taozi and yiming, where they may have already had feelings for each other, yet the fine line of friendship and love makes it confusing for them. it’s cute for them to explore and learn their feelings when yiming tried dating jieping, yet he realised that he’s too used to having taozi around and he felt the most comfortable around taozi. at the same time, taozi felt uncomfortable without him around despite her complaining previously that he was always around her. it’s a case where absence makes the heart grow fonder.

despite Ni Waner being an annoying character, i could understand why she did that. she has craved attention and love which wasn’t given to her by her parents, yet the first time she ever felt concern was from nanyi, which is probably why she felt that it was love.

the plot is pretty realistic, where there are parents who force their own dreams on their kids, parents leaving their kids as they might not have been planned, a boy who treats a girl however they want to despite knowing her feelings for him, a boy not knowing that he has a crush on his friend and tried to date someone else, parents who are more biased to the son than the daughters (because apparently they’re more precious and can carry on the line of the family). the plot is also very well paced, it doesn’t feel rushed, nor does it felt like it was dragging out the episodes. there are also huge character developments for all the characters, which is something i really appreciate and like about this drama.

their acting was good considering that it’s their first main role, and they portrayed the characters well. the emotions of the character (e.g. when tong xi was tired of her mother pushing her dreams on her, and she finally talked back to her mum, standing up for herself, stating what she really wants).

the songs are also so good, enjoyed them as they were played at the different scenes.

overall, it’s really a nice and healing drama, i feel, and it’s a good drama which i would rewatch in the future. give it a try if you haven’t already :)

to add on, personally i would like it to have a second season, where we can see how their relationship and friendships develop. it would also be good to know what obstacles they’ll have in achieving their dreams.

also, random but their characters being a cancer & scorpio are just so cute, cos compatible signs ><