This is by far my favorite drama. It was the first drama I had ever sit down to watch and boy did it not disappoint. Even after years of watching many other dramas with perhaps higher production values, more experienced acting, and fewer cliche story-lines I find myself coming back to this one, every year, to put a smile on my face, to laugh a bit, to cry.

To be honest the storyline started off really cringey and a bit slow. Luckily I was watching it with my little sister, so we laughed it off and decided to give it a chance. The slow romance however is what then drew us deeper into the drama. Every smirk, every subtle action that reflected Jiang Chen’s true emotions kept us going, kept us waiting for more. Hu Yitian (the actor for Jiang Chen) truly did an amazing job in making each emotion, each action count. Great acting! He had me smiling, laughing, and at the end even sobbing! Chen Xiaoxi was also great— initially wasn’t the biggest fan of her either, but you see her mature not only as a character but Shen Yue as an actress, growing more comfortable in her role and selling the story even more! The chemistry was wonderful, the love, so beautiful! (lol)

Despite loving this drama there were three main things that truly pissed me off (but I won’t dock points from it bc the love is too beautiful and I can overlook it in general):

1. Second lead syndrome was too much for my heart. From the beginning, Wu Bosong was just too good and I kind of think the writers did him dirty in the last few episodes— completely changing his character to point back to Jiang Chen. (I’m glad they still made him the bigger person though, in making that last call.) He deserves a better resolution, less of that playboy/shallow vibe, an actual love interest perhaps... which brings me to my next point

2. Lin Jing Xiao and Wu Bosong had incredible chemistry and honestly should have been a couple! The whole Lu Yang storyline was unfair to her; he didn’t treat her the way she deserved to be treated, to be valued. It was always her having to give in because he was going to die— there wasn’t passion, there wasn’t chemistry and it was just awk. Her and Wu Bosong tho. They could’ve been a great couple. The characters truly vibed. It was a disappointment not to see anything between them.

3. Chen Xiaoxi is an awful friend. I was a bit annoyed at times by how obsessed she was with Jiang Chen to the point of not appreciating those around her and the sacrifices they made to make her happy. She wasn’t great to Wu Bosong— which I understand can be an awkward situation, with him liking her and being too much at times. But, the way she treated Lin Jing Xiao was not cool. I wish she had valued her more too...

**Wow, Lin Jing Xiao deserved better— I say she has her own show, where she divorces from Lu Yang and becomes an amazing astronomer, who knows maybe even an astronaut, and as she’s receiving some award years later at the Blue House for how she’s brought honor to her country she sees Wu Bosong, also there for placing Gold again at the Olympics. She's surprised by how handsome he looks-- or maybe she realizes he maybe always ways she never noticed before. They meet up, talk, and decide to go out for a drink, laugh about the good ol’ days, and in a moment their eyes meet, there's silence, tension builds, and they look away awkwardly, thinking to themselves “what was that?” He drives her home. She says it was good to catch up. And he watches as she walks into her apartment. Smiling to himself. Days later he meets up with Jiang Chen and tells him he saw Lin Jing Xiao and well the rest is history.** Forgive my fanfic rant. Petition for Lin Jing Xiao to have another chance at shining like the star she is and being appreciated!

That being said. Favorite show. Love the characters. Feel like I know them lol. Love the actors. Love the storyline. Beautiful.
10/10 do recommend if you wanna feel all them butterflies. If you like cliche, cute, school-college-life shows, this ones for you!
XOXO Drama Girl Rafa