I read Gu Man's You're My Glory two years ago. I liked it, but for some reason, I was not very attached to the characters. But when I heard the rumors that two of the most beautiful faces on the Chinese entertainment screen will portray Yu Tu and Jing Jing, I squealed with excitement and anticipation (yes, I am superficial indeed).

And so, when I started watching You Are My Glory, I took it as an independent show and not based on the novel. But I was quite surprised that the showrunners have conformed to the original theme and overall feeling of the novel. I mean not in a bad way.

While the first half of the show was about Yu Tu and Jing Jing falling for each other, I loved the latter part more. Still, those gazes they exchanged, their strong attraction that they're not even trying to hide, Jing Jing's expectations, and Yu Tu's uncertainties were wonderful to watch. I want to praise Yang Yang and Reba for bringing Yu Tu and Jing Jing alive. They have great dynamics and intense chemistry to boot..or maybe, it's just the effect of two very attractive people in one frame. whatever it is, I loved this adaptation very much.

Like I said, I loved the latter part of the show more. It portrayed Yu Tu and Jing Jing's life as a couple. I won't go deeper and dissect their inner thoughts and characters, but I want to commend the director of the show for making such mundane daily life quite interesting.