Lighter and Princess

I must admit, this Chinese drama didn't grab my attention right away. The first few episodes felt a bit slow and not particularly engaging. However, as the story unfolds, it becomes absolutely impossible to stop watching. It grows steadily, becoming emotionally rich and deeply compelling, with a perfect balance between complexity and simplicity.

The plot follows the characters over several years, which adds realism and depth to their relationships and personal struggles. While there are some weak points in the script - such as rushed scenes or slightly forced dialogues - the overall story is well-developed and captivating.

Li Xun is a striking character with a painful and difficult past. His trauma is deeply felt, and his strength in overcoming it is admirable. At the same time, he can be frustrating, especially when he acts recklessly or speaks harshly, often hurting those close to him. This duality, however, makes him more human and relatable.

Zhu Yun, on the other hand, has a simpler personal arc, but she shines through her inspiring personality. She's strong, determined, and incredibly charming - the kind of character who captivates not because of tragedy, but because of resilience and integrity.

Their love story is intense and filled with ups and downs, portrayed with sensitivity and emotion. The setting, soundtrack, and performances also greatly enhance the experience.

My only disappointment lies in the ending: bittersweet and a bit too open. Many important aspects of the characters' futures remain unanswered - the fate of the company they dreamed of building, the children they talked about having - all left unresolved. A few more episodes or even a second season would have helped to complete the story more satisfyingly. Still, this drama is outstanding and absolutely worth watching.

The way this show started and then flashed back to how they fell in love was so extremely toxic and annoying. Knowing he was going to be selfish from the beginning took away any interest in the beginning story. Nothing he ever did made her validated. She constantly ignored her self respect for a narcissist. I don't care how they tried to play it as his genius. This was the most annoying drama I've forced myself to watch. I only watched it because of the good review hoping it would redeem itself. Nope. Save yourself time and skip this garbage. There are so much better ones to watch. I'm mad i wasted my time on this.

This is a good series to watch and you could relate the emotions on so many levels especially the grieving and not moving on from your puppy love.

You would relate as the characters have their own flaws, hesitations, trust yet not coming forward. Their chemistry is great as they didn't forget that they are friends first. The feeling of. Not moving on, but yet trusting each other is great at this age. I believe we all have been there on that stage first in our lives.

The beginning of this series is very engaging, the part where the male lead is aloof, engaging and portrait as genius in great, yet I know this is bit exaggerating but on the hind sight this series saves the melodramatic over hyped romantic or kiss scenes. I know other dramas always hyped those moments but in this series every goes like a normal course.

After a long time, I truely engaged into a drama with realistic romance, expectation, communication and demands.

This story really moved me.

I have seen tons of cdramas and categorize them by: 1. Do not pass first episode 2. Good enough to watch at least half but eventually drop them 3. Watch until the end but skipping parts 4. Watch until the end really hooked and rewatch favorite scenes.

This one fall definitively in the last category.

I could relate with the characters . Love that they have flaws and their own emotional handicaps and limitations. Their chemistry is great.

The love story is engaging and even if you have some drama (that I usually hate) it's very well managed as not to be oppressive.

Also has its flaws and sometimes you get irritated by some behaviors but I found them believable ( yes sometimes you just can't move on and do stupid things).

Nice beginning and ending (ends well so it's worth the wait).

It's has been a wile since I enjoyed a cdrama this much :)

Well, it's been a long time since I've seen a teenage drama about school and university, and I was happy with this series. It reminded me of the Korean series, "Playful Kiss" because their kisses are ssssso good and natural that I loved so much The show takes place in three stages: the present, a flashback to the past, and a return to the present, and the continuation of the story.

The love of a boy and a girl who fall in love in the first year of university and, due to their youth and lack of experience, stay away from each other for a while. In the meantime, some compensation and losses must be exchanged so that both can get back on their right track.

The actors play their roles well, and the only problem, as always, is that there are too many boring episodes, which in my opinion could have easily been shortened to 16 episodes.

I give this Cdrama 8 out of 10 points, and although it wasn't a recent series, it was a beautiful work.