This was, hands down, the best Chinese drama I’ve ever seen. From the first episode you could see that it was made with love for the original material and the crew did their utmost to squeeze as much as possible from the money they had and from the amazing chemistry between the leads. Because as much as I loved everything else, the true gem of this story were Xiao Zhan & Wang Yibo.

I’m so glad that this drama brought them both so much fame, they deserve it, they really do. Xiao Zhan for his hard work and for the many times he wasn’t treated right by the industry, from his own agency to variety hosts, and Wang Yibo for proving all the naysayers who didn’t trust his acting skills so wrong.

This drama pushed all my buttons mainly with Wei Ying and Lan Zhan’s story. Lovers or “just” soulmates, that never really mattered to me because their love was an almost tangible thing, expressed with tender looks and gentle touches and sweet, profound, everlasting loyalty and trust. And that’s what I found so glorious.

I admit I cried at the end of the final episode. Not because of the actual ending but because the drama was over. It felt like saying goodbye to a loved one. It truly had a profound impact on me.