Zhao Lu Si is my favorite actress and have to say she did not disappoint in this role. Really enjoyed watching her all the way through this drama. Also really loved her scenes with Liu Yu Ning as well even though this drama was not heavy focused on the romance side of it. I still didn't think that made this show lacking in anyway. This drama is focused on Duan Wu about her being a pearl diver, breaking free, and becoming a successful business woman and all the hardships she goes through to get there. Zhao Lu Si really delivered on these scenes I have also thought that she does very well with emotional parts. She always makes me want to cry with her. Granted I can see where this wouldn't be an exciting watch to some if your not a big Zhao Lu Si fan.

Also have to mention these two characters that really caught my attention and they were Kang Ju and Zheng Zhi Heng. They both were just amazing to watch. I felt for both of them Kang Ju for how desperate he was to get a cure for Yan Zi Jing and for Zheng Zhi Heng in how in love he was with Cui Shi Jiu and she hardly ever showed she cared for him in that way until it was to late. Her character actually annoyed me a bit and I wanted better for Zheng Zhi Heng.

I have only one nitpick for this drama and that is the ending. For me I wouldn't call it a sad ending or an open ending it was just blank. They skipped out on giving you really anything. You don't actually get to see Yan Zi Jing die which I think just takes away from the whole sad ending part and can't call it an open ending cause you do know he is dying without a cure in sight. So you don' t really have any hope of them having a happy ending. I have never minded sad ending in fact kind of expect them anymore but just to not give us anything after watching everything these two went through together was a bit upsetting wish they would of done more.