Be Loved by You Obediently (2024)

Sweet and easy, not a lot of shenanigans.

A vertically filmed mini drama (I rate these on their own sliding scale). Good for one watch. It's a sweet story that focuses on the interactions between the leads. There was nothing really annoying or crazy with the plot or characters, and there were a couple things I liked that were unexpected in this genre. Some suspension of disbelief is needed, but I found it easy to roll with. The ML is a bit domineering, but is overall very caring and supportive. His stiff indifference melts in a believable manner. The FL is a young and timid "rabbit", but she has her own goals and does grow in character strength by the end.

General Spoilers below.

There is good chemistry between the leads and a few lip presses, also multiple pins to the bed. The ML's desire is evident and he is a little insistent multiple times, but never pushes her too far.

Unexpected things I liked:
- The FL has grown up in an abusive family and is very timid and insecure, but over time the ML and his mother help her heal her emotional wounds and at the end she is strong enough to stand up for herself and has growing confidence in her own abilities.
- The FL actually talks to the ML about her problems early on (instead of hiding it, trying to take care of it alone, and getting herself in trouble).
- There is a 3rd wheel wanna-be, but she doesn't get much screen time and doesn't do anything super crazy.

Things that didn't quite work for me:
- I didn't like how violence was the answer to some things, but there were really only two scenes of it.
- It was odd that the ML never officially proposed even though he fairly early placed the FL in the position of being his wife. I didn't understand why they didn't have a marriage ceremony before the FL gave birth either. It's possible something was missing in the translation.

Other notes: Only one scene of drug-induced intimacy at the beginning that sets up the story. No attempted rape or kidnappings of the FL. There is some school (university) bullying near the beginning. The ending is cute.

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Be Loved by You Obediently (2024) is a lighthearted short romance drama between Wei Yin Xian played by Zuo Yi and Fu Xuan Yi played by Wang Yan Xin. The leading couple has really good interactions and they are supportive of each other. The female lead is timid and insecure being by the male lead’s side; although she has a very good character development, she didn’t realized that she liked and had fallen in love with the male lead way until the end so her reactions to his loving advances were dry and weird, taking away from a great romantic chemistry. Overall, the drama is okay but the romance lacks zest.

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