This had the potential to be a solid drama, but left me feeling very disappointed. The world building was interesting and some of the plot devices held appeal, but the execution remained chaotic and lacking in coherent purpose. I cannot fault the acting, since everyone worked with the characterizations given in the script.

The most perplexing to me was the lukewarm romance between the leads. I have seen them together in a previous drama, where their story and chemistry redeemed a weak and boring plot. Here that was not the case. It did not help that the ML was very cavalier in his attitude, stringing along the FL's so-called best friend who was obsessed with him.

His inability to draw clear boundaries led to an ambiguous relationship with the best friend, causing a lot of tension and misunderstandings. Then the FL was guilt tripped by both fiance and her best friend for misinterpreting the obvious.

Unfortunately, not even Zhao Lu Si's acting could soothe my disapointment.