tw: major character death, bad family dynamics

I accidentally started watching this first in the Legend of Yunze series before realizing this was clearly a follow-up special. It's really interesting seeing a reincarnation/I'll always be waiting for you kind of story with these characters.

It was a little confused on the tropes - it kind of felt like a grab bag and in certain cases felt really rushed. Like ok now it's a coffee shop AU, but it's also a roommates AU, and it's also a long-lost love situation. It was a bit much for 11 episodes. While I felt like the first series handled the short format a bit better in what they tried to cram in, this special seemed a bit more intent on trying to get everything in and I'm not sure that was the right decision for this story overall. There were more moments to get excited for in this series than the prior, but I would still rate it a bit lower.

re: bad family dynamics - I don't always tag those, but A-Ze has a really verbally abusive foster mother who is clearly using her for her money, and while it is something that is dealt with in the text of the drama, it still feels like something that could be triggering.