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It seems like Liu Yifei has found her niche and she’s doing well with it. The Tale of Rose is a story about the life of a young woman whose name can loosely be translated as “Rose”. Here’s what happens in episode 1 EPISODE 1 RECAP A couple is registering to marry. The woman seems …
Xie Zhiyao is one of the leading protagonists of Meet Yourself. If you are unfamiliar, this drama is about a city career woman, Hongdou, who, after a traumatic experience, retreats to a town far away to take a break and along the way discovers a new way of life. Xie Zhiyao is one of the …
What can you say about a drama that is perfect in almost every aspect? Well, I guess I will try my best. Xu Hongdou goes through the trauma of losing her best friend to cancer. She resigns from work and retreats to the countryside for a rest. And we get to come along on this …
Needless to say, the diversity of female characters is one of Dream of Splendour’s strong suits. The drama is successful in making its viewers empathize with most of its women, especially the leading women. At the helm, we have a fearless Pan’er. When things go wrong, we have San-niang, stable and kind-hearted and always ready …
Tea, dances, yummy cakes, classy music, business management tips, and speeches that win the day – those are the ideas of Dream of Splendour; and most of the time, they work splendidly. Here is my list of the good and bad things about this drama. THE GOOD THINGS Pan’er. Need I say more? Ambitious, persistent, …
Qianfan repeats that he will see this lawsuit through with Pan’er and asks the empress again to let them. Before he leaves, Qianfan lets the empress know something no one has told her before: Pan’er risked her life trying to help the empress with the Yeyan painting problem. The next day – or a few …
Daddy Gao isn’t so happy that Gao Hui defied his order and spoke up for Pan’er in front of the emperor. So makes her kneel, yells at her, and then walks away. Fathers in here are pretty powerless when it comes to controlling their kids. Qianfan is released. The head investigator who carried out his …
Changfeng explains to San-niang’s kid about their relationship and that they are not doing anything wrong. Still, Zifang says that San-niang is breaking the Codes of Virtue, one of which states that if your husband dies, you need to devote your life to serving your son. Of all the thing this kid could have learnt …
San-niang visits Zifang’s school to see if he’s doing well. And because Changfeng is one of Zifang’s teachers, he and San-niang are having to keep their relationship under wraps for now. I agree, imagine going to school one day and seeing your mom hitting it off with your teacher. Ouyang doesn’t want to accept the …
San-niang makes up for her son Zifang by feeding him a lot and sending him to school. To be honest, though, this kid still looks way too pampered; doesn’t seem like he has learnt his lesson. Pan’er read some records and finds the truth about Qianfan’s father as well as what happened with her own …