Dream of Splendour – Unhelpful Recap (Ep. 19)
Qianfan comes back that night to tell Pan’er something important. It’s a long speech. Here’s a summary, basically: I used to be engaged, but it’s over now and nothing happened. Erm… that’s it, Qianfan? I was expecting to hear about a big scandal here. Pan’er is happy with his honestyContinue Reading
Dream of Splendour – Unhelpful Recap (Ep.18)
Pan’er is a little angry at Qianfan right now. He hasn’t done anything wrong, but he is reluctant to tell her about his acquaintances who interrupted their dates. And because Pan’er is highly sensitive about these things given that the last man she trusted unconditionally had her beaten up inContinue Reading
Dream of Splendour – Unhelpful Recap (Ep. 17)
Pan’er and Qianfan talk to each other later that day. There were gaping, confessing, flowers, twirling under the moon. Long story short, they are together now and both are pretty committed. It’s only episode 17 so I don’t expect the fluff to last. The next day, Yinzhang gets to listenContinue Reading
Dream of Splendour – Unhelpful Recap (Ep.16)
It doesn’t take Pan’er long to think of a way to respond to the teahouse that imitates her business model. She seeks out their lead musician and offers the woman a job at her teahouse. This musician, awed by Yinzhang’s talent, agrees right away. This makes the owner of theContinue Reading
Dream of Splendour – Unhelpful Recap (Ep.15)
The guy who holds a grudge against Qianfan frames Pan’er for treason and has her arrested. San-niang goes look for Qianfan for help. Yinzhang runs to Shen Ruzuo – her new admirer from the music place — to see if there’s anything he can do. But our girl Pan’er isContinue Reading
Dream of Splendour – Unhelpful Recap (Ep.14)
After making some changes to their plan, Pan’er’s teahouse has another grand opening. This time, she makes a huge effort to attract scholars and book-lovers. It’s quite a success. Desserts with pretty names, great tea, sophisticated music, what more can a scholar ask for? Pan’er also meets up with HaohaoContinue Reading
Dream of Splendour – Unhelpful Recap (Ep.13)
The music division guy follows Yinzhang to the gates when they are done with work and offers to take her home. It’s raining, you see. But Yinzhang refuses and quickly gets on her carriage. That’s not the end of it, though. He rides alongside her carriage and assures her thatContinue Reading
Dream of Splendour – Unhelpful Recap (Ep.12)
Chen Lian feels guilty about not mentioning Pan’er’s dealing with Ouyang to Qianfan. He is also uneasy about keeping Pan’er’s teahouse business plan from Qianfan. Pan’er means no disrespect, but she wants to keep her teahouse secrets because she’s afraid Qianfan might talk them out of it. She has aContinue Reading
Dream of Splendour – Unhelpful Recap (Ep.11)
Pan’er and the girls sit down to have their first peaceful meal after the traumatizing Ouyang incident. At this time, they all realize something: the food here kind of sucks. Yinzhang comes up with an idea then: the three of them should open a restaurant in the city. With theirContinue Reading
Meet Yourself – First Impression
EPISODE 1 RECAP (and a bit of 2) Hongdou (Liu Yifei) is a manager of a five-star hotel in Beijing. She is super busy and career-focused. No homemade meals. No time for boys. When a guy hints at asking her out, she says she has to walk her dog thatContinue Reading