You know, it's pretty funny, but if we talk about the plot of the series, it doesn't even try to keep the intrigue. At all. It immediately puts all the cards on the table.
Although the title is a controversial thing, because there are many variants and the correct one is with the word parting not love. Still, even from the credits, it's clear that this is a love story and that the main characters will fall in love with each other at some point.
But that's half the trouble. We are almost immediately told half the story and told what to expect next. We immediately know that Lanhua is not just an orchid, but a goddess. And that she's destined to marry ChangHeng twice. We are literally can see the scenes from the last episodes in the first ones.
We rather quickly find out and understand that Dongfang has been deprived of emotions and that he's not a villain, in fact, but a victim. It's almost immediately clear who the main (almost main) villain is. It's not particularly hidden that this is Ronghao. And we are immediately told about the evil god Taisui, whom the goddess must destroy.
The whole story is laid out for us on a platter. At once. And it's overwhelming. What could be made an intrigue is unusually quickly told. Intrigue in general rarely lasts more than a couple of episodes and one events replace others, without beat around the bush. And this, I must say, is captivating. Really. Because the series catches not with the plot, which still remains interesting, but with emotions.
There is a speech about fate here. And it's very suitable. You know the main points, you know their fate, but you don't know how the main characters will pass through them, in what state and with what emotions. And it keeps you in suspense much more than the question of who is the goddess or who is the villain. We are waiting to see how they will perceive it, and what they will do when they understand and find out the true. And most importantly, how they will deal with it, how they will grow and change, how they will interact with each other. Friends and enemies, who will become a former friend, and who will become a former enemy. It's cool and it's what I love about this drama. Emotions, not just incidents.
