Hmmmm I have to say this, I did enjoy this drama a lot. I enjoyed it more than the Korean version. But, I do have to say that the plot was dragged out and I wished that there were not as many episodes. It is a very cliché though and I had wished that Shang Cai and Daoming Si had gone through far less problems then they had to go through. After watching them go through problem after problem I started to get annoyed and angry. I was questioning, "can they not enjoy one moment of peace together?" I do have questions remaining as well, "what happened to Daoming Si's dad? (They did mention it briefly) but, the the one thing that bothered me is that they did not go into depth about Daoming Si's dad and what their relationship was and why Daoming Si became so angry after his father had passed.
I do think that there should be at least one episode that explained that.
One more thing that I had wished they had done, and people can either agree or disagree, but I do enjoy Ximen and Xiao You's characters a lot. I enjoyed watching them grow from their struggles and past. I had wished they had done more episodes that focused on them. I do understand Shang Cai and dooming Si are the main characters, but with all their problems it got annoying and it was a nice break to see how Ximen and Xiao You's relationship was developing. Like we saw Meizuo's character go through hardship with love for many episodes. But we did not see a lot for Ximen's until the end. Throughout the drama you just see them flirting, but no moves until later and the scenes we kinda brief to me. So for me when Ximen and Xiao you had a long segment in episodes 44, 45, 46, and 47 it made me happy. Lei's was also explained in a few episodes, but I wished to see more.
The cast hands down all did an amazing job. They all played their characters well. The music was also awesome. Do not get me wrong I did enjoy the drama, but I feel like I enjoyed it because of the actors and actresses, not the plot so much.