Bea
Auckland, NZ
This review may contain spoilers
An Uno Reverse on Cliche tropes
Warning: if you want tro watch this drama please make sure you’re looking for something light and silly
Warning:: I have spoilers written in the second half of the review
Synopsis: Lu Faning is an overbearing, pushy CEO. She stereotypically steps into a role dominated by men, and she does it well, but behind the assertion and dominance is an weight of guilt that is her driving force to fulfil three needs/wishes before the age of 30.
1. To be married
2. To have a child
3. To establish Infinity.
Enter our male lead Ling Rui, who is a sweet, sensitive doctor dedicated to his craft and his family, and the perfect foil to our female lead. Once she sets her sights on him there is no turning back. She manages to persuade him to enter a one year marriage contract in order to fulfill her three wishes, but things never go as planned.
Happy Ending: Yes!
Review:
This is something I decided to watch when I was super bored, and it did just the trick for me. I liked all the characters and their relationships with one another. I think Lu Faning has to be one of my overall favourite dramaland characters, because she does a complete 180 in the second half of the drama. We see her going from impulsive and dominant to reserved and compliant. What I really liked about her character is that she was 3 dimensional and well thought out. Yes she was overbearing, but she was a hardworker and dedicated to Infinity. She was bossy, but not cruel, observant and often very rewarding. In a role where most male leads would be creepy she didn’t give that vibe to me. Maybe it was because they introduced her issues to us earlier on and made it obvious why she chose to pursue Ling Rui? also maybe it was because she was possessive but not controlling and there wasn’t a power imbalance in their relationship, just a financial one?
Anyways… Ling Rui is still a good male lead character. Him falling for LFN first is so funny to me, because it was SO easy. I love how he had feelings for her but still held her off in order to let their relationship mature naturally. It was so cute how he’d fight with Simon and then block LFN attempts at babymaking. I do love how their relationship progresses in the first half. The other relationship are cute too. I love how PingPing gradually becomes LFN’s friend, and how they. come to cherish one another. Cai Si Yu friendship is also cute too, you see how LFN is strict, but still playful. LFN as an older sister is just as refreshing, seeing how she completely supports LFY because she wants him to be happy, sincerely. I can see why she has such a complicated relationship with her dad, but he silently supports her while she still is resentful towards him, and i do like that they resolve it in a way.
[SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!]
I expected Gao Er Fan to be the main antagonist, but I couldn’t hate him. His character was so pitiful and I can UNDERSTAND why he did what he did. I hated him in the moment, because it became a catalyst for the worst. In this half we really see LFN selfless nature, and how the trauma of her sister’s death effects her. She sees herself as a burden to everyone, and blames herself for holding everyone back. My heart broke for her in that moment as her only plausible solution was for her to take herself out of the narrative. Then six years pass and she has a child!! YouYou is adorable and I love his banter with LFN. She has obviously been a good mom the last five years but he really wants to see his dad. I think LFN set herself up by leaving with that stuffed pillow. Youyou could only come to one conclusion, that the only man for mom was dad.
EP25 and on is mostly them making up, and I love how the tables have turned. LFN is shy and trying to hide from him but Ling Rui is taking front and center. I didn’t like that his way of getting LFN to stay was threatening her with a custody battle. I loved how LFN didn’t assume that he still loved her and decided to work with him to keep Youyou. It made his battle more pleasant to watch. Them not changing numbers after 6 years and revealing that it hadn’t changed was SO hilarious. Like damn you really could’ve called her, but you didn’t. I skimmed through the other romantic plots cause I didn’t really care that much about them, but they were still cute in a way. Cai Si Yu and Little Grandpa, made me laugh so much with their fighting.
Anyways…. This was a super light drama to watch and I’d definitely rewatch it because it’s so cute and I think Zhou Yu Tong and Simon Gong are so cute together.
Warning:: I have spoilers written in the second half of the review
Synopsis: Lu Faning is an overbearing, pushy CEO. She stereotypically steps into a role dominated by men, and she does it well, but behind the assertion and dominance is an weight of guilt that is her driving force to fulfil three needs/wishes before the age of 30.
1. To be married
2. To have a child
3. To establish Infinity.
Enter our male lead Ling Rui, who is a sweet, sensitive doctor dedicated to his craft and his family, and the perfect foil to our female lead. Once she sets her sights on him there is no turning back. She manages to persuade him to enter a one year marriage contract in order to fulfill her three wishes, but things never go as planned.
Happy Ending: Yes!
Review:
This is something I decided to watch when I was super bored, and it did just the trick for me. I liked all the characters and their relationships with one another. I think Lu Faning has to be one of my overall favourite dramaland characters, because she does a complete 180 in the second half of the drama. We see her going from impulsive and dominant to reserved and compliant. What I really liked about her character is that she was 3 dimensional and well thought out. Yes she was overbearing, but she was a hardworker and dedicated to Infinity. She was bossy, but not cruel, observant and often very rewarding. In a role where most male leads would be creepy she didn’t give that vibe to me. Maybe it was because they introduced her issues to us earlier on and made it obvious why she chose to pursue Ling Rui? also maybe it was because she was possessive but not controlling and there wasn’t a power imbalance in their relationship, just a financial one?
Anyways… Ling Rui is still a good male lead character. Him falling for LFN first is so funny to me, because it was SO easy. I love how he had feelings for her but still held her off in order to let their relationship mature naturally. It was so cute how he’d fight with Simon and then block LFN attempts at babymaking. I do love how their relationship progresses in the first half. The other relationship are cute too. I love how PingPing gradually becomes LFN’s friend, and how they. come to cherish one another. Cai Si Yu friendship is also cute too, you see how LFN is strict, but still playful. LFN as an older sister is just as refreshing, seeing how she completely supports LFY because she wants him to be happy, sincerely. I can see why she has such a complicated relationship with her dad, but he silently supports her while she still is resentful towards him, and i do like that they resolve it in a way.
[SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!]
I expected Gao Er Fan to be the main antagonist, but I couldn’t hate him. His character was so pitiful and I can UNDERSTAND why he did what he did. I hated him in the moment, because it became a catalyst for the worst. In this half we really see LFN selfless nature, and how the trauma of her sister’s death effects her. She sees herself as a burden to everyone, and blames herself for holding everyone back. My heart broke for her in that moment as her only plausible solution was for her to take herself out of the narrative. Then six years pass and she has a child!! YouYou is adorable and I love his banter with LFN. She has obviously been a good mom the last five years but he really wants to see his dad. I think LFN set herself up by leaving with that stuffed pillow. Youyou could only come to one conclusion, that the only man for mom was dad.
EP25 and on is mostly them making up, and I love how the tables have turned. LFN is shy and trying to hide from him but Ling Rui is taking front and center. I didn’t like that his way of getting LFN to stay was threatening her with a custody battle. I loved how LFN didn’t assume that he still loved her and decided to work with him to keep Youyou. It made his battle more pleasant to watch. Them not changing numbers after 6 years and revealing that it hadn’t changed was SO hilarious. Like damn you really could’ve called her, but you didn’t. I skimmed through the other romantic plots cause I didn’t really care that much about them, but they were still cute in a way. Cai Si Yu and Little Grandpa, made me laugh so much with their fighting.
Anyways…. This was a super light drama to watch and I’d definitely rewatch it because it’s so cute and I think Zhou Yu Tong and Simon Gong are so cute together.
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