It wasn't enough! This he got to be the most angsty modern love story I've ever witnessed. The best part? That angst got the better part of me and had me hooked for nearly a month!

I dunno how I feel about the ending. I'm glad that it didn't end with the usual romcoms -- a wedding, something funny and cliche. They took the uncertain approach. Remember the slight frustration and all at the same time anticipation you've felt as you've been watching the series? That is intensified in the last episode. I'm glad that they kept this vibe alive until the end. All in all, this series was wrapped beautifully.

There was a lot of open endings, and leads a lot of discussions. It might not be up to everyone's taste. If you want to experience fluff and easy love, sweet moments at every corner, then this drama is not for you. This is the opposite of everything good in love. This shows the ugly side of what love can do to a person. Love can make the purest of hearts lie, it can turn silent admiration into perversion because of the smearing by the real world. Love will make you cry, jealous and insecure. Love will make you selfish. Love will make the smartest man stupid.

In this series we have lived through the youthful years of our characters, and have experienced every pain and heartbreak they have felt. We were there when Huainan wasted years being in a toxic relationship, and Lou Zhi waiting and just waiting... Which she still have done until the end. Life is indeed a wheel. One moment you have the world at your fingertips, the next you are struggling to make ends meet, trying to please others. The real world is different from the grandeur of youth. In the real world you struggle, in the real world if you don't have a steel of backbone you will be trampled on. I just cry at the implications of this drama. It felt very bittersweet because it started with the innocence of a promise between kids, and the longing looks of a taciturn girl to the dazzling golden child. And then it ends with them being apart, being in love, making their own path in life. Huainan starting a company from scratch, Lou Zhi finally getting the recognition she deserves but still incomplete. She had already been brilliant from the start. The sad thing is that the one thing she wants was always far out of reach.

In this story, we have learned that though love is a dangerous thing, it can also be beautiful. Love is all about patience. It is when you know that the other person deserves better than what you have to offer right now. Like how Huainan had to let go of Lou Zhi for years in odder to get his life together. Or for Ge Bi to stop pursuing Bai Li and to focus on his studies, but he still proclaims his love everyday. Love is a compromise. Like how Lou Zhi's cousin resigned to his fate of being married to a person he doesn't love, and the other girl giving up. Love is knowing your worth and what you deserve. Self love. Like how Mingrui let go of Ruqing, like how Bai Li washed her hands off Ge Bi. Love is the support between friends. The desire to protect them and wish them well. Like how Bai Li and Lou Zhi have each other's backs until the end. Like how Huainan and his roommates fought and laughed and cried when they knew he was leaving. When they promised they will study hard so that they can support him in the future. Which they did. Love is putting yourself out into the world and yet keeping a long held promise in your heart. Love is commitment, love inspires. This is what Huinan and Lou Zhi taught us.

I think we need more dramas like this. The ones that leaves a heartfelt message. We don't need the theatrics of an overly reserved and cool male protagonist and a female lead who is a ray of sunshine. We need these people, Huainan and Lou Zhi -- those that are realistic, imperfect and very much act like us.

This drama is great. I'd rate it 8/10 Two points deducted because sometimes the suffering is too much, and some of the supporting characters get really annoying. But this Drama has a lot of excellent aspects -- the cinematography (they captured the university life very well, and made us feel nostalgic, like first love), the soundtrack (just superb. I already downloaded the album a week ago. And ever since the first episode it's really the soundtrack that caught my attention. It fits so well with the sorry), the screenplay (every bit of narrative done in this work is amazing. Everyone has their own personalities and wisdom to share. This drama can make one cry with just the dialogue alone), the directing (powerful scenes in this series that make you want to go to a corner and bawl), the casting (they have picked the most suitable people to play the parts. Everyone is very endearing. Yu Hitian is very charming in here, and Hu Bingqing is very pretty and suited Lou Zhi very well. Bai Li, Ge Bi, Mingrui. Everyone is just perfect for their roles).

Would definitely watch this again, if I am looking to hurt myself lol.