Let’s talk about the ex-boyfriend, Xu Ziyu. He’s not a cartoon villain with a mustache. He's a guy who genuinely thinks love is a transaction—and that terrifies me because I’ve met versions of him in real life.
He almost seems sad when he realizes she’s moving on. Almost. Then he texts her at 2 AM. Classic.
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Then there’s the best friend, Xiao Mei, who serves tequila and tough love in equal measure. She’s the friend we all wish we had and the one we try to be on a good day.
Why We Love Watching Her Rise
The show’s title isn’t just dramatic lip service. Lin Xiyue literally discards his love—not in a revenge plot, but in quiet moments. She deletes their old photos. Returns his hoodie. Hangs up first.
There’s a scene where she stands in her empty apartment, holding her phone with his contact. She doesn’t delete it right away. She just stares. That’s so human.
By episode ten, when she presents her awe-inspiring architectural design to a room full of skeptics? I was literally pumping my fist. That’s my girl.
