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@mademoiselle had to activate my vpn to watch it.. but worth it hahahahahaha

@Lodestar strangers trying to be a family is definitely the right word to describe the situation... sigh... --- Outside of the drama.. I'm again reminded with the conversation i had with my friend a few weeks ago.. watching CSS's story.. makes me feel grateful.. because i have a family.. who also cares.. not everyone has this luxury.. even having a complete family doesn't mean that you will get care... it has since proven true.... I've read numerous post about the viewers talking of their family issues.. its life.. no matter good or bad... its life.. we have to accept and move on...

Ps: I'm not saying only the mother.. but also the father. Tbh even when he says things to help CSS, he always defers back to his wife, and maybe he's being understanding the his wife, but why can't he also be understanding to his daughter too? Why always hide behind your wife... That's why.. I say.. the problem is not just the mother but also the father. It would have been different if CSS is raised with care, she would be able to understand the parents intention, but she wasn't .. they're a stranger to her.. and to them.. aside from blood relationship.. she's also a stranger. The fact they cannot talk well is already enough to show that the bridges between them are frail.. the more they push, the more frustrated and stubborn CSS will be. Its very unhealthy and sad.

About CSS and XYY from the writing perspective I think what happens in ep 24 this is a clean break for her and her mother. So CSS can move forward when she finally gets close with the empress. The mother has an ideal vision on what a daughter should be, and when CSS doesn’t conform, it never sits right with her, and constantly lashing on her because she doesn't fit her ideals. Plus, in a sense, they’re practically strangers, before forced to call themselves parent and child because of blood relation. In the end i don’t think the mother is a bad person, its just CSS and her operates like oil and water, and she is not the right mother that can sympathize with their child. CSS lacks love and care, if people are good to her, she will be even better to them. It actually feels so heartbreaking for me that one of the first thing she does to people that are kind to her are to give them things, sharing her toys with her brother, sharing her food with Aunt Ge, because those are the things that she cherish.. and also constantly denied. Food is important for her. When the show was just airing my friend ask me if I was going to watch this.. I said Yes,, but I hope the show won't wash white the mother. Because altho the novel was based on transmigration novel, and the FL is actually not the real CSS, but the neglect was real.. and due to the parent's neglect (despite the circumstances) the real CSS already died long ago. The drama making it more real because this is the real CSS facing the parent's neglect.. The healthiest way (for me) its better to just be truthful just like CSS is doing and do a clean break. Blood relationship does not mean you're a family... and CSS has learned about this the hard way after constantly getting disappointed with Cheng family.

Yay!!! S2!!!! NOW WE WAIT... hahhaahah..

42 Episodes are now fully subbed at Croton Youtube... The playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpOa-OrneXm1LYKLIFQO-VQFrafOVYNz8 Have fun!

I loved the novel and really like the trailer so far... Hope the drama has good script... Excited!

English subs starts on May 26

Hello AnNi....

Has they started shooting?

I don't know what to say......

@Alice Wonderland yeah.. the international marketing has been very weird for this drama... Sigh......

The drama gets better, but sadly no english subs insight... huhuhu...

Abs, I dunno when you will see this message, but I just want to let you know.. I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. Please take care, and lots of love for you and your family....

True... its hard to tell indeed.. lol.. lets just call it Natural selection for now then.. lol

Congratulations for the Happy coupleeee

With Cdramas... it is hard to predict..... lolol

I'm lowkey excited for this drama.. altho I might binge it instead.. lol..

Really really excited for this drama....

Totally in agreement about NIGHT WANDERER AND CSF. lol.... CSF take so long to air....... argggghhhhhhhhh

@MayanEcho happy to see you joining in...

Lets see if season 2 will really be announced...

@OsmanthusTea @gilaswan yeah... I have a bit similar thought, I think Xiao Heyun was never meant to be in the loop but somehow got dragged by Li Shiqing and became an anomaly...... that's why it took him longer and longer to wake up, the system / the power that be wants to keep him in that state... because the loop must be ended by Li Shiqing alone.

@UnniSara the reason nam-ra and the few others evolved might be because of strong will.... its an abstract thing I know.. but as the Prof has mentioned, he cultivates the virus from a high adrenaline test subject.. so it might be a factor for some people to evolve and many defeated by the virus..

@gilaswan I knowww... this genre and the fact that its done right is a rarity indeed! My first drama of 2022 and its perfect!