Be Prepared to be annoyed!

I started to watch this because I really like the male lead but when one of the female characters (no spoilers so I won't say which one) becomes super annoying and the ML/Fl's relationship goes back and forth too many times...well, what can I say, it just all gets a bit too much.

I also think the producers have give a very bad example of how young women should behave. Not only with the obsessive, unhealthy behaviour of the character already mentioned, but also the extremely immature behaviour of one of the other female characters.

All in all, only watch this if you really, really like the main actors and you have a high tolerance for being annoyed.

I'm editing this again because I forgot to add that unless your Chinese is slightly more than basic, don't bother watching this at all. You won't understand most of what is going on because the translation into English is mostly rubbish. The female lead is referred to as "If a man" because that's what her name is (more or less) in Chinese, and there doesn't seem to be any awareness of who is a male and who is a female (total pronoun mess!)

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A Must Watch!

The last review I wrote was a rant about how bad the series was. This is the total opposite. Everything about this series was wonderful. I particularly liked the fact that the story was woman-centered, showing three strong women during a time when it was exceptionally difficult to be a single woman.

The acting was extremely well-performed, with not only the ML/FL having real chemistry but also the other roles being particularly well-done. It is also one of the few series when I haven't pressed fast-forward in any episode. The pacing was excellent.

All in all, this might just be the series that overtakes "The Wolf" as my favourite series, perhaps because I'm a sucker for a good ending and, boy, was the resolution good.

If I have one small gripe, it's that no effort whatsoever is made to make the pipa playing look anything like real. I don't know anything about playing this instrument but she even seems to be holding it very differently from more historical series that I've seen but, oh well, you can't ask for everything.

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