2 This is painful. 2 out of 10

So the bird of prey tracking by smell wasn't just a clue in to the lack of research done, but apparently foreshadowing to the hot mess the writer is bringing. No. It's a mess. If their hadn't been some super cute love triangle stuff going on I would have rated this a 1!

Qing Cheng is drugged, kidnapped, and almost raped. Neither she nor Ming Xia actually acknowledge or react to this. Ming Xia of course finds Qing Cheng in a hot mess of coincidences, AKA lazy writing. Finds out all the crap his mother put Qing Cheng through. I mean her father almost died! Not only does his mom say it was clearly all part of the bet and, "Surprise my clever son won!" She gets away with it and starts torturing Qing Cheng. *sighs* This also quickly digressed into another annoying love triangle. Ming Xia saves Qing Cheng from rape! You Tong finds out the truth of her fate after the weird beauty pageant line. I mean it. The girls of course torture Qing Cheng and You Tong encourages her that her true beauty will win. She wins only to be drugged kidnapped and almost raped. Of course by being saved by Ming Xia, You Tong then believes that she is dead. See it's a hot mess! It's such a hot mess I think I circle/repeated myself in there.

Hot mess.

Oh, and the beauty pageant contestants kidnap Qing Cheng's sister!!!!!!!!!! Which is never brought up or talked about again. I think the whole ordeal with Qing Cheng losing her job, her dads job loss and mining injury and EVERYTHING only happened in a couple days. Maybe 3 to 4 . . . I mean. The way these characters are talking things have not gone by that fast. Which is weird as I felt the show was clearly covering time. TIME!!!! It's a mess.

Why am I not giving this a 1. Just for the death twists alone and total abuse (and ignoring) of rape? There were a few moments of hope. I really want to give this series a try. Normally I pass judgement on whether to keep going with a drama. I feel compelled to keep going as I have been so eager to watch Demon Girl.

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