I started this drama at a time when I was bored and nothing I tried could hold my attention for more than a few episodes.

This romance starts as your typical cliché and I didn't expect anything more from it than a few cute moments, because let's be real, the lead couple is the main attraction. But boy was I wrong.
Of course you get your typical cdrama/kdrama clichés, there's more to it. Somehow, I didn't roll my eyes into the back of my head everytime because it just flowed so seamlessly.

c h a r a c t e r s
The characters are the heart of this show and what make it deserving of your attention.
The female lead is surprisingly level-headed and doesn't make misunderstandings bigger than they need to be. She is genuinely normal and thinks like a mature human being. Mumu has her goal, is working towards it, and is not unrealistically naive as to how she is going to reach it. Although I did find towards the last episodes she seemed to forget about that more and more. When there is something she doesn't understand, she just asks about it. And that's something you don't see too often in this drama world.

Now unto the shining star of this series, the male lead ! Think you're getting the typical i'm-so-stone-faced-you-will-never-guess-i'm-a-poor-actor-arrogant-CEO character ? Think again. Xu Kaicheng delivers a beautiful, refreshing twist of this classic trope. Past the first couple episodes Yizhou stops giving the RBF altogether and we get to see a real human being. Once they agree to get married, he stops being a jerk for the lolz and actually treats his wife with care ! And when we start to notice his abnormal tendencies, would you believe me if I said Mumu is not okay with it either ? And when they disagree they actually talk it through ? I couldn't believe my eyes, COMMUNICATION kids. A mature relationship in a cdrama, is Jesus coming back or something ?
Their chemistry is through the roof, real kisses and cheesy moments but we're here for it. Let me fangirl for a minute.

*SPOILER ABOUT THE PLOT TWIST* He does display abusive, sociopathic behavior, but nowhere in the show is it portrayed as being ok. On the contrary, they clearly showed his father controlling his mom the same way and his mom leaving because of it. Mumu probably forgave him too early but I think looking at the circumstances, and at how he tried to change, they handled it ok. Could have been better, but ok.*END SPOILER*

Anyway, that plot twist is the main reason I liked the show better than I should have. Yizhou is not your perfect brooding prince with mommy issues (ofc he still has mommy issues but he deals with them just fine), he actually has a major and atypical flaw that turns the whole story around. And I LOVED that not only the female lead, but also the viewer was deceived about him.

Chu Yan also delivered, fantastic comedic relief and he never gave into the love triangle temptation.

Now the villain. The villain is the weak point. Poorly written, and one-dimensional, I didn't get what is goal was 100% until the end. He just needed some love and a good therapist. I think he could potentially have been more interesting as another love rival (I mean he was pretty cute) but maybe that's too cliché...

s t o r y
Plot-twists left and right, it seems like the writers were trying really hard to avoid us being bored. Mission accomplished, but the story in itself is nothing to write about. It was entertaining enough.

Overall, I love it and would recommend, just for the interactions between the 3 main characters. Watch this show being mindful of its title, because it all makes sense in the end. Every kind love is "well-intended" but that doesn't mean it's right ;)