Stop romanticizing toxic attitudes

It was entertaining to watch because I was bored, but it isn't a good drama at all!
I don't know why always the ML has to be the best student and the FL the worst ond. It is so annoying and frustating. But that's not the biggest problem if this drama.
Su Mu Yun is literally obsessed with his sister. He is supossed to be secretly in love, but he tries to hide it by bullying her, treating her like a maid, manipulating her actions, the places where she goes, the way she dresses, the people she talks to or hangs out with. He follows her everywhere and stalks her all the time. He always force her physically. It wasn't cute at all. He is so possesive and toxic. Also he is so rude to everyone.
Su Nian Feng is so submissive and so easy to control, not only by her brother, by everyone. She has no personality. She was cute sometimes, but it deseperated that she let everyone do whatever they want with her.
The only likeable characters are Le Di Yin and Li Zu Hui. The others are meh.
There are some parts that are funny because they are so cringy.
The best part of this drama is the music. I loved the songs, especially the opening.

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Not a masterpiece, but a must watch

Story: The plot was more original than most C-dramas and was very decently developed.
The SWAT team and the hospital scenes were interesting with not too much technical language, so easy to watch.
Also, I like the dynamics in relationships between friends, couples, colleagues.
It is basically a nice slice of life, with no twists or complicated arcs.

Acting/Characters: It was my first time watching Bai Jingting and Sandra Ma, and I can say they are great actors, they portrayed their characters very well.
Mi Ka is very calm, courageous and caring. She is very different from the stereotypical female lead.
Xing Kelei is the typical perfect male lead: handsome, good in everything and charming.
Their romance is so pure and slow-paced, they act like a 10-years married couple, so don't expect anything passional.
As for the second couple, I didn't like it, the SFL was very intense and the SML was indecisive. It was draggy, annoying and a mess. But don't get me wrong, they were nice characters in their own.
The third couple was a lot better, more mature and healthy.

Music: The songs were very nice and catchy. I put some of them in my playlist.

Rewatch: Yes.♡

Overall: I enjoyed this drama a lot. I don't consider it a masterpiece, but is so captivating that I understand why reviewers say that.

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Long review

Story
I was attracted by the premise. It sounded interesting. The trailer made it look even more promising; it gives you some dark vibes because the drama has some heavy themes (at least for me, they shouldn't be normalized) like murder, mental illnesses, suicide, etc. It is a quite a mature drama, mostly centered in business, with a little romance, friendship and self-improvement.
It has some funny scenes and many plot twists, but it also has some ridiculously dramatic and very convenient moments, but which drama doesn't have them?

Acting/ Cast
Both main leaders (Hu Yitian and Qiao Xin) have improved a lot in their acting skills from their previous dramas. I think they perfom decently, not perfectly. The second leaders (Sean Zheng and Tiffany Zhong) did a better performance.
The four main characters are likeable, they have their strengths and flaws but are all smart, and they had a great development.
Gao Shan- He has a tragic and complicated past. Initially, he was so focused on his revenge that he was able to use and manipulate people just to fulfill his purposes. But, he changes for good. He tries to do things better for Lin Wo, because he truly loves her, but is not easy to forget and let go.
He is arrogant, selfish and always wants to do things on his own so he can't be completely honest, but he has a strong sense of justice and is very protective. He is the most human character.
Lin Wo- At the beginning, she was a little unexperienced on businesses, so she got in many troubles, but she stood up again and again and became more mature and reliable.
She is so hard-working, competitive and smart.
She is the best character for me, because her personality makes you empathize with her, you understand her decisions, you feel her pain and you want her to succeed because she deserves it, she never gives up.
Wu Dongna- I bet everyone got the wrong idea of her at beginning. At first, she was entirely superficial and only cared about what benefits her the most, even if that affects other people. But, her heart slowly warms up because of Su Yuan and Lin Wo influence, as she starts prefering love and friendship over success and money. She is without any doubt the smartest: is so clever and shrewd.
Su Yuan- First impression of him was that he will be that character that its only function is to be funny to relieve tension. And that is true but not 100% true.
He wants to stops being a spoiled rich boy to prove he can be independent and reliable. He is clueless most of the time, but is always helpful, is a good friend and is so charming and romantic.

Side characters were okay. The most likeable ones were Deng Li and Sun Miao and Qin Shengsheng (he was only a misunderstood man that only wanted to prove his daughter tht he loves her).
The worst ones were Bei Xiaorong and Zheng Wanying (both were so annoying and out of place most of the time).

Music
Very accurate to the mature theme of the drama. It was good, but nothing special.

Comments
Like:
-The opening doesn't give spoilers.
-It is by far best Hu yitian and Qiao xin acting.
-The storyline is original.
-There are no dumb characters.
-The main couple leaders are both attractive and tall. Their looks make them fit well.
-The photography was great.

Dislike:
-It is so focused on business matters that some scenes are kinda boring.
-Too tragic and dramatic. It has a happy ending but some moments feel so depressing.
-Some scenes were cut and not well edited, because it was easy to notice that mistakes.
-A lot of break-ups.
-Many kissing scenes were deleted.

Rewatch value
Yes, in the future I will, I would like to watch it without waiting for the episode to come out.

Overall
It keeps you watching, wanting to know what is going to happen next. But, I think is not for everyone, you hate it or you love it.

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I watched this show because I like Hu Yitian and I watch all his dramas, but this one isn't what I expected.
I have only watched 3 episodes and I already got sooo bored. Too many flashbacks, inner voices, rare sequences, nothing really happens but sometimes I get confused, and the music doesn't help, it makes it depressing. From the trailer I was expecting something more joyful, with more emotions and more actions on the robot fights. Maybe it will happen later, but it doesn't have a great beginning.
I didn't watch Go go squid, so I don't know about the characters, I think they are okay, Wu bai seems adorable and Ai Qing actress is so pretty, but I find her character really plain.
I hope the series get better.

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