one of the top trending series, and I see why. It reminds me of Someday or One Day, but the story and mechanisms here are different. I would say this was more heartbreaking for me :(

The story revolves around Beixing, who just got dumped by her boyfriend of 8 years, Zhan Yu 2 weeks before their wedding. Turns out he had been cheating on her with her best friend... coincidentally, she realizes that deleting a texts from her old mobile sends her back to 2010 but a boy, named Wansen, who died in 2010 seems to be the key to her time travels. Beixing decides to start anew, far from Zhanyu and also sticks close to Wansen to prevent his death.

She soon finds out, there was more to Wansen. They had met since young, and he was once her savior. Turns out, she had mistaken Zhan Yu for him, leading to her falling for Zhanyu instead. As Beixing canvass through her new timeline, she and Wansen falls for each other. There, she slowly unravels the mysteries behind Wansen's inevitable death.. and everything links to her. For 12 years, Wansen had harbour a crush for Beixing, unbeknownst to her. He was always right behind her to protect her, and a step ahead of her when danger is imminent. We later find out that Wansen died, trying to protect Beixing from loan shark gangsters who were after her brother...unfortunately, all was too late and history repeats, in a different way when all was known.

Back in 2021, Wansen is gone. Beixing belatedly notices every moment she had returned to 2010, was a regretable moment of Wansen's and that his unspoken confession, "i like you" will be the end of the time travel. In a final attempt back in 2007, Beixing painfully pushes Wansen away...if that can keep him alive. Despite so, he still hovers around protecting her...this time he survived, but they part with a final "i like you"... back in reality, Beixing can only continue living with memories of Wansen, that did not happen in the current universe. Its and end, before there was any beginning... it was regretful but at least Wansen's unrequited, unconditional love was eventually made know to Beixing..

While i am not familiar with Chu Xiao, i had watched the past works of Karlina, Caesar & Jinna. But boy, Wansen is the undeafeatable wall for unrequited love. His love for Beixing was so pure, and unconditional. Staking even his life to protect her, just for her to be happy... even if she doesnt knows him... fate was cruel to Wansen... for 12 years, he worked so hard to appear in her life, but they got separated / missed the chance again and again.. even til his death Beixing never knew the sacrifices he made for her. He was always just a step behind, but that distance seems like eternity. If only Beixing had turned around, and understood all this earlier... it's equally heartbreaking for Beixing, loving the wrong person... and falling in love with Wansen all too late... and eventually, she can only carry memories, which only belongs to her in reality. WS never had those moments before his death :( the ending feels like an open one to me. I feel that there is a possibility Wansen is alive/ comatose, but reappears later because his death was never really confirmed..but more of like a consensus. I hope this becomes a S2 :( but we can rejoice since there is a movie for this with the same cast! Not sure whether it's a sequel or not!

Eitherway, it was a good watch for me. Not sure if I can rewatch this after crying so much for Wansen.....