Loving him was no longer a need, but a luxury. The power dynamic was always in his favor she was obsessed with him, always placed him before herself, and it was refreshing to see that she was independent and stable without him. Later, I loved when he grabs her hand, brings it up to his forehead and just says (and I’m paraphrasing) “please forgive me, I’m so sorry,” begging her to get back with him. But I have no idea what she loved about me.” And I found that so profound. He says, “The thing is, whatever she doesn’t like about me, I can change. It seems to me that she had very little to apologize for.īo Song, our second male lead, turns in a perfect Mean Girls-esque call where Xiao Xi listens to Jiang Chen spill his guts. He hasn’t seen her in years, he gives her a ride home, and he makes her apologize to him before planting one on her. Why? IDK.Īlso, I couldn’t fathom why he thought it was a good idea to demand that she apologize to him. And once everyone finds out about it, no one really gives him shit for it. He should feel desperate.īringing a fake girlfriend to Lu Yang’s bachelor party was too much, however. The white lies he told (he was hungry or he was thirsty-to get her to invite him upstairs to her apartment the simple falsehood that he had all this shit in the backseat of his car and thus she needed to ride shotgun next to him) were hilarious and desperate. The tables had turned, and he was giving it his best to woo her, as it always should have been in my opinion. All the childish machinations she used to do to win his heart, he was now doing. That being said, I enjoyed immensely the time-jump to present day and him actively trying to win her back. No one swallowed their pride, and really, he should be the one to step up. What? He waited for her and she waited for him. But he was so used to her pursuing him that he thought she’d just drop everything and follow him to Beijing for his medical residency. He waits for her at the airport thinking she might show up, and of course, she gets there too late. He was ready to turn down the Beijing offer, already telling his supervisor that he was about to get married-none of which he shares with Xiao Xi-and she shows up at her lowest low, when her confidence is shot, her trust in him busted… I completely took her side vs. It was a huge blow for her, and watching this unfold was impactful to me. Instead, she gets mistaken for another one of Jiang’s admirers at the hospital and told that he’d soon be leaving for Beijing on a years-long residency. Xiao Xi nearly gets raped when she goes house-hunting without Jiang Chen, and he isn’t available to her in her time of need. The couple break up when again there’s a communication issue. It was her decision, her time, and why the hell should he get to dictate how she makes money? It was a macho move. The job might have been embarrassing and beneath him but it wasn’t beneath her.
She questions him, and he basically says Just because. When they’re in college and Xiao Xi gets a part-time job handing out flyers on the street, he tells her to quit even before she starts. These things were enough to keep me going because it didn’t seem like our little girl was wasting her time. Moving her hair behind her ear Zombieland-style.
As it always happens, he starts warming up to her: Hidden smiles. It wasn’t like he was a complete robot and stoic ass hole. But I liked that the show gave glimpses of Jiang Chen’s devotion and growing feelings for Xiao Xi. Throughout the show he was extremely guarded, and I did understand (up to a point) his annoyance with her and even indifference to her. If you don’t like those series, then you won’t appreciate this one. There’s cohabitation sometimes mixed in there for good measure. It’s a tsundere male lead that essentially grows up and spends high school with a very eager, love-obsessed girl who isn’t as smart or as graceful as he is. This was very much a take on the Mischievous Kiss / Playful Kiss / It Started with a Kiss series. But after a certain point, I was committed to finishing. I didn’t expect, or want to see, a drama set in high school, and I almost quit watching because I kept thinking I was too old to be here, seeing them running around in their little school uniforms and shit. Together with their fellow classmates the funny Lu Yang, athletic but loyal Jingjing, and cool swimming team member Wu Bo Song, they embark on high school life to university until their adult life. Xiao Xi, a cheerful girl who doesn't study much, is expressive about her admiration towards Jiang Chen, the popular guy known for his looks and high grades. It starts off with high school classmates Chen Xiao Xi and Jiang Chen who are also neighbors. Re-watch value: 2 out of 5 stars SYNOPSIS
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