Female lead's go getter attitude and being a feminist way back when

Looking for cute shit? THEN this is your cute shit. Ruonan as Tan Ling Yin is such a cutie with tomboyish personality but defo wears the cutest frocks. She's the kind of person who actually thinks, not some lovesick noisy human.

Loved the mystery they brought about the identity of the male lead. Kept things a wee bit interesting most especially when another girl who knew him arrived in town.

Women really has a big part in keeping the story afloat. First off is Ling Yin's talent/job as a writer which is not entirely accepted in those times but still she went for it because she has the ability to and she needs money. She firmly believes that women can do anything. Big plus is she's a goofball and literally I was laughing my ass off at that. Second was Ru Yi's dual role where as a girl she's the most graceful dancer but when she pretends to be a man she turns into a ruthless martial artist and I think that's beautiful. Ok I want to trip Jiang Mu Chun and kick her in the mud puddle but let's face it she is a decent schemer and a pitiful woman of "elegance". I must admit she made things spicy. 

The story was linear and easy to catch up to if you're not binge-watching it. It wrapped up nicely in my opinion.

The second couple was not an eye sore either. It is a nice balance.

The ost is all kinds of catchy, too!

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2020 has been shitty but it also gave me Forever Love

If I could give this drama gajillion stars then I would. I love these kinds of drama where you could see their journey as they mature in age and personality. The leads have the near chemistry. They served their best and not only them.. also the supporting roles as well. Forever Love has an overall effect in me. A rewatch top tier indeed.

No unnecessary breakups here. My only problem is probably they were all suddenly OK with every person who wants both of them to fail. I mean I understand forgiveness or maybe not? Or maybe Linxi and Zhenghan are just damn good people not to let negative mindsets of other people affect them. Like I wanna beat up Qinyue and Zhili for their audacity. Wanna slap some sense to zhuang fei and senior who obviously is not looking for the wellfare of her juniors.

But overall... Forever Love is such an experience. It was a joy to watch. Hanzhi did so well and Anyu too. The chemistry is just there and the fact that they both have nuances in their acting and does not leave any scene dry is such a gift.

1001/10 would recommend

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This isn't perfect but it is to me

I loved this drama in its entirety. Just remember that people are built different and thus think differently. The shots are absolutely breathtaking especially the ones taken in Bordeaux.

Some things maybe would maybe make this the perfect drama lmao:
▪️Luo Xi's studies. Obviously she's a budding botanist and she's great at what she does but I feel like it was shoved off by the near end of the drama. Uhm maybe a snippet of her diploma or her going to school? Idk I really hated the fact that they were bullying her into doing paperworks in Sihai when she really wanted garden work. More of Luo Xi as a person. She's the female lead after all. I get the pity party with the male lead's life because I fucking dig it, I love it but I just think they should have pushed the female lead a little more.

▪️Yes, there is some sort of mini forgiveness between Zhang Chi and his parents and Tao Lun but like can't they wake up the mom to appease the hearts of both her children?

Some things that irritated the fuck outta me:
▪️Mygod I hated Wenna's ass. I didn't see the point in her prolonged airtime when all she did was whine like the poor little rich girl that she is. Like making her relatable is kinda cute cut she's so irritating.

▪️Both Luo Xi's brother's lovesickness. All sense just walked out the buildng just for linlin like HUH?

But all is did and done. It wasn't perfect but it was a permanent fixture in my top tier rewatch dramas. I love their love. The hate > love relationship is my shit so it's right up my alley. The way ZC is always holding out but eventually falling in and LX being the sound one and is always reminding him of lwn's sorry existence in their lives. Tao Lun's outburst was ok I guess but they stepped on his personality so bad that I still loathe him to this day. I love the ending where they can both goof off and love each other freely and how they are back to Bordeaux away from all damn drama. Oh and I'm not shitting you when I say the ost is bomb. All the songs are *chef's kiss* I also discovered Zhang Ruonan here. What an amazing human. I love her aura and sillyness and when the drama hit that point that it needs drama? She hit it.

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