Ok so i'm in ep 32 so far and i really love the drama. The romance aspect isnt great unless you look at it from the perspective of the FL falling in love.
The ML is relegated to the sidelines because of so many misunderstandings which annoyed me to no end. He was too passive at points when he needed to be proactive. He allowed everyone to manipulate his romantic relationship on the basis of friendship. He was clearly in love with the FL from the beginning but then she was with his friend so he couldn't do anything for the sake of their friendship. Afterwards when the coast was clear, he stayed in the background as a good friend. Finally when he saw the very real threat of the FL ending up with Ye Hui he should've made his feelings clear but he didn't. He still allowed her to think he was with Hua Hua especially the earring incident. I didn't get that. It was a stellar opportunity for him to make things clear but instead he fed the illusion that he was with Hua Hua and from there he just kept indulging Hua knowing how she felt about him instead of nipping things in the bud which seemed almost contradictory to the character he initially portrayed except the loyalty. That has been consistent. I've read spoilers so i know the FL ends up with the ML which i've wanted from the beginning despite how wonderful Ye Hui has been to her and currently is till ep 32 that i'm in. But i generally don't like series where the FL or ML swap multiple partners even in western series unless the series spans years and several seasons but even then i get attached to a pairing and it's hard to get into the new pairing. That was one of my biggest problems with the Kdrama Marriage not dating which i absolutely enjoyed.

I was quite put off by several things so far in the story. Hua hua and Wei have a hypocritical attitude towards Weijing. They act like her friends to her face but when it's just two of them they are actually envious and always bring up her humble beginnings which Hua Hua isnt much better off.

Hua hua is a real trial for me. She is selfish and annoying and if the spoilers i've read are true then i'm glad she ends up alone. She had a good man in love with her for so long and she acted oblivious and constantly took advantage of the fact, then she lied and tried to manipulate her way into a new relationship.

Wei was an intriguing character which i liked except when she was talking bad about Wenjing. She's smart and hardworking and knows what she wants and goes after it. She was so desperate to prove that her success was not because of her family wealth which was amusing to me because it was obviously a large contributing factor of her success.

Plug was annoying in his obsession with Hua Hua but i guess we cant control the desires of the heart. It was sad because his junior at work was so obviously in love with him hut he can't see it for his love of Hua. I read he ends up with Wei, i cant imagine it so it should be interesting to see how it plays out.

All in all the drama is really good for its quite realistic view of life and love which is rarely portrayed in Cdramas. All the actors did exceptionally well in their portrayal of their respective roles and should be commended for that.