ladies and gentlemen, his name is CHEN BO LIN and oh... he just happen to snag a best actor award for this role in the Taiwan version of the Emmys. watch out for the scene at the farewell party given by his colleagues... that tormented look...wooooo.... he was so sad at the thought of leaving her *well done, clap, clap* Did i live in a cave that i don't even know the existence of this outstanding actor and have never heard of this awesome drama that has been aired like centuries ago?*please excuse the slight exaggeration^^* that's what i get from being out of the drama loop for extended periods of time :(
is it the actors? their roles? their chemistry? WHAT? what is making me fall in love with this drama with every episode that i see? for me, its Chen Bo Lin and Ariel Lin! SHE is always a delight to watch and particularly good in this one. even if sometimes i want to seriously hurt the both of them for being sooo oblivious to how the other one feels, i still want to watch them make a fool of themselves ...yeah, frustration and sweet torture is still sweeet. just look at the gif below... gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa....
here's our lead's dilemma ...he is so and i mean SOOOOO in love with his best friend BUT he is afraid and i mean SOOOOO afraid that he might lose even her friendship in case he tells her how he feels and she doesn't return his feelings. for short, to him any relationship with her is better than having no relationship with her at all. Her feelings for him on the other hand is more vague. aside from her family, HE was the one constant person in her life. boyfriends come and go but her bestfriend Li Da Ren remains. always at her beck and call, ready to listen, ready to help, always available for her. I read some peeps describe Li Da Ren as a doormat... aaahhh, i'd say, close to being a doormat but not exactly a doormat ^^
When and how the two of them finally get together is a joy to watch. nothing hurried, realistic and again, sweeet^^ what a lovely onscreen pair.
lemme end this by leaving you a screencap of Chen Bo Lin as Li Da Ren in episode 2 AND his heartbreaking song for Ariel Lin as You Qing*the beautiful lyrics below* ...let us all collectively spazzz... waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...
🎶 i think i should not, should not fall in love with you 🎶 because i'm trying hard, trying hard not to love you 🎶 that's why i told myself to just like you, so this way, you wont have the heart to part with me 🎶 i think i hate, i hate the arrogant you 🎶 i also hate the beautiful, wonderful you 🎶 that is why i let myself pretend to hate you. So you won't have the heart to part withme 🎶 i needed to say that... I really, really won't love you 🎶 i don't like you occupying all my waking thoughts 🎶 even your mocking smile seems like encouragement 🎶 from breakfast in the morning to saying goodnight after dinner 🎶 stop laughing, stop laughing... I will never love you 🎶 i tried to let go, to set myself free 🎶 you are still in my eyes 🎶 i've loved and i've hated ...but i can't change the way i breathe 🎶 as it is, i can no longer free myself 🎶 i've secretly fallen in love with you 🎶 ...from the sun until daybreak, to the moon in the deep of the night 🎶 don't think about it, don't think about it anymore... i will not love you. 🎶
