When I started to watch I expected it to be excellent because the plot is based on the "Bandits" novel and FL ( Zhao Li Ying ) is one of my favorite actresses and she delivered now too .

Even though the drama was good, it didn't quite live up to my expectations because there was some unfortunate flaws. The worst shortcomings were related to ML's (Wang Yi Bo ) character - both for his character and actors performance.

ML's character was supposed to be intelligent, thoughtful and charming but what he delivered was a smug and stupid teenager. Most obviously, this was far too difficult a role for Wang Yi Bo.
After watching a few episodes, I wished the drama didn't have a male lead at all - he could have had some kind of supporting role. The problem was made worse by the fact that there are a lot of conversation scenes between FL and ML in the drama. This became annoying because the ML's lines and visual expression were completely contradictory - at the same time, their romance became completely implausible.

PS. Why there nowadays are so many Chinese dramas witch are spoiled by poorly performing male leads and / or by poorly written male leads characters ?
Can't writers really come up with other types of male characters than manipulative narcissists or poodles ?