Where do I begin?

When first staring this drama series, the story seemed interesting and then it's a series of flashbacks for awhile, before it brings you back to present day. Now, I've not read the books nor seen any other versions of this story, but I have to say that the frustration in watching each episode had me take breaks from it. I could only stomach so much. The female lead was so pathetic. I don't know if it was intentional to make her seem so clueless and so helpless. Sure there was chemistry between the leads. I loved the supporting actors even more, especially Lu Jinnian's assistant. There were holes in the story as you kept watching. For all the conniving actions of Jiamu's mom and others in this drama, you kept wanting karma to come back around and bite them. Let them suffer, but no, that's not how the story goes. One thing just keeps happening after another and it just drags on. I am trying not to give away any spoilers here, but I would not go back to rewatch this series. I'd rather look up other dramas with the main male lead and a few of the other actors.

I heard that the main female lead is switched out for Pretty Man 2. I'll most likely watch it to see where the story goes, but if it's just as frustrating, then I'll let it go. Life won't be easy for Jinnian and QiaoQiao. The ending to Pretty Man seemed like an unfinished thought. I can't blame this all on the actors, more so the director of this drama. I hope to see different acting skills when I check out other work from them.