Of course the censorship gods got to the series and we only have 4 episodes instead of the full 12, news is theyre trying hard to find a workaround, but for now I'll just review what they released. In an attempt to avoid censorship by airing this as a webseries outside of China, they started off strong by pushing out the first 4 episodes together, and I'm already loving it.

The story so far is a good mix of character building/back story and a nice simmering chemistry between the 2 leads. Qi Lu is a rich student artist desperate to get out from underneath his father's abusive thumb, one day he coincidentally meets his muse, a poor student artist Qin Xiao who's rough around the edges. After some back and forth they end up becoming close and deep feelings start to form. The friendships and family dynamics are messy and realistic, but the romance brewing is sweet and wholesome, and yes--already slowly developing past censorship lines. This plays like a slice of life bromance that naturally developed into a romance and its absolutely beautifully done.

On top of the tension between them, the actors really do a great job making you fall in love with the characters, no over the top acting or cringe dramatics. The side couple is okay, I like that there's deaf representation, but the couple is more of a one sided love story so far and I'm not sold on it.

Overall production is good too, edits and shots are artistic and well done.

So far everything about the show is pretty great, can't wait to watch the rest, will update as more (fingers crossed) episodes air!