A real masterpiece. I enjoyed every moment of it, and I've re-watched it three times, but I've only seen the last part once. And that was enough. Not because of what someone wrote about being tortured, but because it was emotionally draining. I remember finishing it at half past one at night and sobbing in the shower at half past six because I couldn't think of anything else. It was a hard day at work. There's a Hungarian chanson called "Because great loves cannot be cured". That's what the last part is about. Painful, heartbreakingly painful, but beautiful. When you love someone so much, you never really get over the loss, and it doesn't matter if we're talking about love or a family member. In time you learn to accept it, to move on with your life, but there are worse days, times when it hurts as much as the first day. And that's what it shows us, the times when it hurts so much and life goes on, but the great loves can't be cured.
I would certainly give it 10 points if they had chosen the alternative ending and everyone was happy at the end, but the truth is, it wouldn't have stayed with me all these years. Yu Xi Gu's life was a struggle until he accepted Xiang Hao Ting's deep and touching love, and life brings it so that everyone has to pay for this happiness. Xiang Hao Ting is left behind and must learn to live, even if it is not easy. The last episode almost belonged to another series, but it gave such deep acting, such emotions, so realistic, so moving, so unforgettable, and on such a wide palette that you rarely see in one piece. And that deep grief hasn't left me in the last 5 years, because unfortunately I could relate to it. I hope that one day there will be a sequel and this pain will go away, but I will never regret starting it, I will never regret finishing it, because I loved every single moment of it.