I was happy to watch this mainly due to the ML as I was touched by his character in Legend of the Phoenix.

Didn’t realise that there would be a detective style storyline which made it interesting as different mysteries were presented and solved. The final twist was a surprise and made for a sad sacrifice. But it wasn’t fleshed out enough and I was not convinced of the reason why it happened. Therein lies the flaw of this drama as some of the deductions break down if you try to delve deeper. Some twists were well done and tugged on my heart strings particularly the one related to the FL’s mother.

I did enjoy the romance and similar to the newer dramas of late, there is a strong message of gender inequality and how our FL does not want to conform to the rules of society. Well done! It was nice to see the ML falling in love with her and missing her more than she missed him - a refreshing change.

Having explored Korean drama recently, it was unavoidable to make comparisons with the cinematography and story telling style. What this drama lacked in these areas, it more than made up for it with the costumes (not keen on Korean ones especially the males wearing forehead covering and their mesh hats) and language (my personal preference to learn Mandarin by listening to it).

A good watch if you are tired of the overly dramatic family back stabbing and political plotting. This one has the family overcoming adversity together. The initial family squabbles, jealousy or plotting were kept to a minimum which was more realistic.