Unfortunately, Zhong Bai was quickly placed in the "spare tire" position by Lu Qiao Chuan.
After more than a decade of being together, Lu Qiao Chuan wasn't an idiot. How could he not sense Zhong Bai's feelings for him?
From their conversation in the first few episodes, it's clear that Lu Qiao Chuan knew about Zhong Bai's feelings.
But what did Lu Qiao Chuan do?
He kept silent, dangling Zhong Bai along.
Some say Lu Qiao Chuan did this to avoid ruining their friendship.
Bah, if he truly cared about their friendship, he should've made things clear from the start. Why keep her hanging?
In Zhou Sheng Chen's eyes, Lu Qiao Chuan's approach to love may even be worse than the scumbag Ren Yi Fan, although this only applies to the first season. In the second season, Lu Qiao Chuan was much more likeable.
Zhou Sheng Chen couldn't help but find the recently departed Xiao Hai Yang a bit infuriating.
He's a rough and tough guy from the North, with a rich family, a loyal personality, and a laid-back attitude, with a deep love for life.
But his love life is a complete mess.
Xiao Hai Yang and Zhao Xi Xi, another Northerner and five years older than him, were once a very happy couple.
Their families were well-matched, making it easy for them to gain their parents' approval. Plus, they didn't have any issues despite the age difference.
Yet they still broke up.
The reason was that Zhao Xi Xi wanted to get married, but Xiao Hai Yang didn't.
So they split up, and many say Xiao Hai Yang met the best person for him, Zhao Xi Xi, when he was too young to understand.
Zhou Sheng Chen wants to say, it's not that Xiao Hai Yang didn't understand. It's simply that he wasn't in love, didn't feel deeply, and didn't want to take responsibility.
Later, remembering Zhao Xi Xi's goodness, Xiao Hai Yang regretted it, but he was too proud to reconcile with her.
So he found a replacement, someone with a personality similar to Zhao Xi Xi: Zhong Bai.
There's another thing Zhou Sheng Chen finds particularly bad about Xiao Hai Yang: his temper is extremely fiery. When things don't go his way, he immediately resorts to violence.
If his family didn't have some influence, he'd have been kicked out for his behavior long ago.
From the incident with Lu Qiao Chuan just now, it's clear that Xiao Hai Yang has a very bad temper.
On the other hand, Zhou Sheng Chen finds Lin Luo Xue quite interesting.
Many think Lin Luo Xue is a manipulative b*tch, but using just "b*tch" to describe her, Zhou Sheng Chen feels they haven't truly understood Lin Luo Xue!
In the drama, Lin Luo Xue seems to fall in love with anyone, but she's actually deeply devoted in her heart.
Lin Luo Xue has given many viewers a very unpleasant impression from the start. Her goddess persona has caused quite a stir.
There's no denying that Lin Luo Xue is excellent, beautiful, and academically brilliant. She's very attractive to guys.
However, not only does she change boyfriends at a speed rivaling Ren Yi Fan's, she's also proactive in flirting.
From this perspective, Lin Luo Xue is indeed a true "manipulative b*tch."
But all her deep love was hidden, and it wasn't until the story of Lin Luo Xue and Bi Shi San unfolded that everyone realized how deeply she loved.
From the moment Lin Luo Xue met Bi Shi San at the age of ten to their reunion, her heart never changed.
For Bi Shi San, she changed her name from Lin Xue to Lin Luo Xue, as she said herself, "I'm afraid of the dark, but he's the light."
On the surface, Lin Luo Xue's promiscuous behavior is too "b*tch-like," but actually, she simply doesn't believe in love.
If she truly loves someone, she'll go to any lengths for them.
So, Lin Luo Xue is frivolous and carefree when it comes to fake love, but she's extremely cautious with real love.
That's why she rejected Lu Qiao Chuan, whom she both liked and who liked her, yet agreed to be the girlfriend of a rich second generation at the New Year's Eve party.
Behind Lin Luo Xue's seemingly glamorous facade lies infinite loneliness and desolation.
Her vanity runs through the entire series. We can see her unabashed vanity. On the surface, she seems glamorous, but deep down, she's filled with endless loneliness and desolation.
Especially the coldness of her family made her crave warmth and the feeling of being loved.
Lin Luo Xue was born into a family that favored boys over girls. She experienced firsthand the coldness and neglect, and she deeply understands how painful it is to not be loved.
At ten years old, Lin Luo Xue, in a childish and heartbreaking way, smashed her own eye with a stone to get her parents' attention.
But even during her hospitalization for over a month, she didn't get the care she wanted from her parents.
Growing up in such a family, Lin Luo Xue never experienced being loved, so being loved as an adult was something incredibly beautiful for her.
That's why she never forgot Bi Shi San, the boy who helped her in the hospital.
Lin Luo Xue is warm on the outside but cold on the inside. Her disguise is simply self-protection.
It seems like Lin Luo Xue is always surrounded by people, never lacking suitors.
But none of them are truly loved by her from the heart.
So, while she seems to get along well with them on the surface, deep down, there's always an emptiness.
This silly girl uses a seemingly "lively" way to disguise herself, but it's simply her self-protection.
Zhou Sheng Chen thinks Lin Luo Xue is very real. She's vain, and she craves the admiration of guys.
But she craves sincerity even more, longing for a man who truly loves her.
So, even though Lin Luo Xue doesn't believe in true love, she still says earnestly, "If I meet true love, I'll love that person to death."
When Zhou Sheng Chen first saw her, he hated Lin Luo Xue's "b*tchiness," but upon closer inspection, he felt a bit of pity for her!
However, there's one thing she's wrong about: she shouldn't dangle other people's hopes just for her own sake.
Just because you're hurt doesn't mean you have to hurt others.
Snapping out of his thoughts, Zhou Sheng Chen looked at Lin Luo Xue and asked, "Are you from the Southern University Media College?"
"How did you know?"
A flicker of surprise crossed Lin Luo Xue's eyes, before she asked back.
After all, the school she goes to is no ordinary place.
Southern University, located in Southern Dragon Country, is an academic institution that, in its prime, surpassed the Qingbei University of the Imperial Capital in terms of strength.
Southern University is situated in the heart of Nancheng (just like Shanghai has names like "Hu City," "Shen City," etc., Nancheng also has names like "Nanwu," "Nanzhou," "Nanhu"). It has a century-long history.
Southern University used to be vast, spanning over 1,800 hectares.
However, due to various reasons, it split up decades ago.
The Southern Media University near the Economics College, Art College, Transportation College... were all spun off from it.