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A Love So Beautiful (致我们单纯的小美好) is a drama I watched with high expectations because of high ratings and multiple recommendations from people who compared it to other slice-of-life, school-type dramas I've enjoyed like Suddenly This Summer and With You. The literal translation of the title is something like, "To our simple, beautiful moments," which is,… Continue reading Drama Review: A Love So Beautiful (致我们单纯的小美好)
Xiao Xi wakes up to find Jiang Chen cuddling her in the tiny twin cot. She gets up to go to the bathroom. He embraces her from behind and tells her to come back soon. She pats him gently on the head and says, "I will." Wu Bo Song leaves town for a month to… Continue reading Recap: A Love So Beautiful (Ep. 23)
Xiao Xi's boss happily reports that the cartoon she submitted won a competition. But there's no prize money, so she doesn't care. He says that they should get hot pot for dinner to celebrate. They run into Jiang Chen downstairs and he gets invited along as well. Bo Song calls Xiao Xi's boss at dinner… Continue reading Recap: A Love So Beautiful (Ep. 22)
Xiao Xi stays up all night thinking about the kiss. But it's not a dream for her -- it's a nightmare. She calls Jiang Chen on the bus and starts ranting at him about what he did last night. But... it turns out it was Su Mu who picked up. Xiao Xi decides to text… Continue reading Recap: A Love So Beautiful (Ep. 21)
Three years after Jiang Chen leaves for Beijing and Wu Bo Song finds Xiao Xi in the airport... Wu Bo Song walks through the airport, looking cool in his sunglasses while a group of girls chase after him and ask for his autograph. His assistant drives him to Xiao Xi's apartment, where he calls Xiao… Continue reading Recap: A Love So Beautiful (Ep. 20)
Xiao Xi stays up late painting, while Jiang Chen stays up late assisting in surgeries at the hospital. They chat on the phone but he soon gets called away and she gets locked out of her dorm. Jiang Chen is always busy at the hospital, so Xiao Xi enlists Jing Xiao and Lu Yang to… Continue reading Recap: A Love So Beautiful (Ep. 19)
The first day of university dawns. Xiao Xi gets inspired by her roommates to go do something Jiang Chen; she goes over to his room and cleans his bed frame for him. Xiao Xi attends Jiang Chen's department welcome party. She shies away from answering when a classmate asks what major she is. The table… Continue reading Recap: A Love So Beautiful (Ep. 18)
Jiang Chen waits for Xiao Xi after the gaokao ends. Lu Yang also waits for Jing Xiao outside her exam room. She walks past him without a word, then pauses and asks, "Aren't you coming with me?" The class meets for one last time after the gaokao is over. Everyone, including Teacher Liu, gets a… Continue reading Recap: A Love So Beautiful (Ep. 17)
Xiao Xi tries to help Bo Song with math homework, but they're both pretty bad at it. They settle for doing their Chinese homework instead because, as Bo Song put it, at least they can read the words if it's Chinese. Xiao Xi studies at the dinner table and barely eats before retreating to her… Continue reading Recap: A Love So Beautiful (Ep. 16)
Xiao Xi and Jiang Chen bike to school together. During recess, Xiao Xi sighs as she wonders how Lu Yang is doing and asks Jing Xiao if she misses him. Wu Bo Song runs over and drinks some of her water. She protests over how he drank half her bottle, while Jiang Chen watches with… Continue reading Recap: A Love So Beautiful (Ep. 15)
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