this is a must watch show. its heartbreaking, wrenching, dropping, etc.

this show is very unique. ive never seen anything similar, maybe some movies but never shows.

it is beautifully written and directed. watching this is definetely something all drama watchers should do. i would say there arent that many slow or boring parts. each character is struggling or succeeding in one way or the other that the plot is very smooth and keeps you entertained.

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luo qiqi is a very sad character. she struggles with issues of finding her selfworth, finding love within her family and friends, and finding a purpose in life. her parents suck honestly. i really hated how they denied how horribly they treated her. and i really disliked not seeing qiqi yelling at them some more bc i wouldve. in the end she overcomes it and finds her purpose. i think with the thought of her grandfather in the back of her mind she succeeded in doing so.

zhang jun, he was a very pitiful character. his family lied about his mom. his dad basically abandoned him and started another family. albeit, he started it when he was grown, but that doesnt change the fact that he was an absentee dad who ended up being a present father to his younger sibling. he struggled with finding a purpose, self worth and the feeling of love like qiqi as well. in the end he started over and tried again. likely with the inspiration from qiqi.

ge xiaofei, another sad character. at first i didnt feel bad for her because she was rude to qiqi for no reason. but then i understood and empathized with her. she had an abusive dad, and a mom with no power. sadly because she ended up following wang zheng around she ended up being gRaped... however im glad she got her justice in the end. not only that but she ended up finding her own happiness and peace.

ma li was a hopeful character. mostly because even though he didnt go to high school, and the factory job through the school program didnt work out. yet he was still able to do what he wanted, which was earn money to support himself and his family. he happily achieved his goal of driving a taxi.

xu xiaobo, another pitiful chatacter. he was robbed of his dreams because of his shit friend, and his family struggles. his moms health affected him because he couldnt safely leave her with anyone. proved by squid losing her and his uncle complaining. its very sad he was unable to go to university. however in the end he found happiness in the opportunities he did have. luckily he is smart as well and can easily study computer science on his own, i wonder if thats what he did.

guan he... i really didnt like her. although i understand the pressures of being an excellent kid and student always, her outburst against qiqi was ugly. she was taking her anger out on her which is a bad trait.

same with squid (jiajie). he was a selfish character who seemed jealous or envious of xiaobo. although its an accident, losing his mom during the college entrance exam... like just stay awake... or lock her in the room she was in. not only that but doing it again the following year. if he had his shit together as a manager at the karaoke place, xiaobo wouldve peacefully still been at school. he was over reliant on him and that was a burden on him.

i love the show because of how each character progresses or digresses. each character had their own setbacks and successes and i loved seeing how they navigated their way through it.

my only sadness w this show is not seeing a breakthough in the relationship between luo qiqi and zhang jun. they were cute. they were soulmates. and maybe they end up together in the special episode... idk.