What a good drama it was. I picked it up for Gong Jun and he didn't disappoint. His Ling Rui was so warm, sweet and wonderful, such a good egg, so grounded and lovely, the way he took care of everyone. No wonder that Lu Fangning decided that he would be the man she would marry and then did everything she could to put a ring on him.

Interesting was how different and yet the same Ling Rui & Fangning were each time they met throughout the years: first as kids, then at the very beginning of their career lives and finally as 30 something adults. Theirs was not an easy love. They made several big blunders each - though mostly Fangning, that's true, since she carried more baggage - but in the end they managed to overcome it all and that was just precious.

I admit that I kept skipping the other couples' arcs since especially the character of Simon was rather... problematic. As much as I hate that term, it really fit him considering he was in love with Fangning, his step-niece, whom he watched grow up so... yikes. Sure, he was adopted so they were not blood related but she always saw him as her uncle since she was a little kid. So, no, just no.

But overall, it was a sweet drama. And Ling Rui and Fangning's child, Youyou, was a hoot. Where the casting found such a precocious five-year-old is beyond me. Amazing. For me, though, the main draw was Gong Jun and he was just so good in this part! Loved it!