After a water vortex engulfed a man, he finds himself time-travelling to two months prior. Can he change his fate and meet the girl he loves?
Notable Actors/ActressesZhang Yu Jian: Lin Sen He
Lu Zhao Hua: Bai Xiao Xin
Chinese Title
彗星來的那一夜2
[Ep1] Bai Xiao Xin is a university student looking for a summer part-time job with high pay, no work, and no overtime. She's found one and interviews at Lin Sen He's company. She's hired because of her ability to eat bugs and the one convincing lie she made about diving: when she's diving she feels like the water is embracing her. She doesn't know how to dive. What is this job? She is to be a social media star for his company and it requires diving skills. Bai Xiao Xin trains for two months (running with a tire on the beach) but isn't trained diving. Now she has to dive with Lin Sen He for a live broadcast.
[Ep2] Lin Sen He is back at the interview from two months ago. He has his memories but Bai Xiao Xin doesn't. He purposely fails her interview to avoid a second diving incident. While she's leaving his office, You Qing Ze almost runs her over with his car. He doesn't injure her physically, but emotionally. She has fallen in love with him at first sight. She lost his business card she gave him so she returns to find it at night. That's when she is almost run over the second time. This time it's by Lin Sen He. He offers to drive her back. When she's in his car and ready to depart, he suddenly imagines him getting into a car accident with her has his passenger. He shivers in fear and tells her to get off. Offended Bai Xiao Xin makes a fuss about letting her get on and now making her get off. He does pay for her taxi fares. It's a hefty sum that calms her anger immediately.
[Ep4] Lin Sen He is a coward. He freaks out when he is stuck in a dark elevator. He has been extremely paranoid about dying lately and it doesn't help that Bai Xiao Xin is next to him in these dark moments. That night he has a nightmare of her and that's when she shows up in front of him. She's just returning his phone. He orders her that from now on she is to never wear white along with a lot of other weird requirements. He also puts on a bracelet on her that has a bell on it. I think it's to signal her presence so he doesn't get scared by her. Maybe it's because I watch Running Man but bell sounds make me nervous.
[Ep9] Xiao Xin is Lin Sen He’s Cupid for his first love but she’s the one who fell asleep and ends up sleeping on his bed. He warns her to mind her own business. Upset, she complains that if she ever gets involved in his business again she’ll change her name to “Bai Cao Xin” (TN: a waste of effort). She really should change her name because the next night she sets up a couple room for her boss and his first love. Qin Zhi Yun is touched and wants to kiss him. He, however, sees Xiao Xin in his mind and stops the kiss.
[Ep10] It’s Bai Xiao Xin’s birthday. She went clubbing and sees an ex-coworker plotting against Lin Sen He. She gets herself in danger from this coworker but, fortunately, Lin Sen He comes in time to save her. This makes her fall in love with him even more until he demands her to remove her thick club makeup. She refuses so he sits her down and removes it for her. He likes her looking clean more. He also gives her a present. It’s a lollipop. That’s the only thing he had on him when she asked for a present. She’s disappointed but still likes it. However, that night there’s a tabloid of him and Qin Yun Zhi almost kissing.
[Ep15] Lin Sen He is determined to make Xiao Xin his. This time she doesn't even need to interview and she gets the job, He also won't give her a chance to fall for You Qing Ze. Lin Sen He pulls all the cool CEO moves (piggybacks her, sponsors her, etc.) but she's freaking out. Understandable. He just looks like a pervert hunting down a girl in her 20’s. She asks him if he likes her and he turns all girly and shy. In his aside, he's confident about confessing but when it comes to reality she doesn't let him and indirectly refuses him.
Xiao Xin, who believes in parallel worlds, wonders if they met before. While she's trying to deny that his love for is reality, he's being utterly sweet to her. He takes her as a partner to a ball and won't let go of her hand. He feeds her and because she Ikes the dessert, he'll prepare them in his office for her the next time. She thinks he's doing too much for her, but she's worth it, he tells her.
[First Impression (Ep1-6)] I didn't watch the first season and I don't think they're related other than the fact that there's a parallel world/time travel in both of them. Correct me if I'm wrong; I'm too lazy to read up that drama. This drama intrigued me starting from Episode 5. There's a mystery/suspense factor that makes me very curious and it might explain why the male lead was given a chance to re-live his life. By Episode 5 the male lead is no longer in paranoia nor is he a prick. He's a normal guy who's starting to warm up to our female lead. There's also these "asides" I had to warm up to. It's when Zhang Yu Jian and Lu Zhao Hua speak their thoughts directly to the screen. Everyone else freezes in their spots while they give sarcastic comments to us. It was jarring at first but these two actors are pretty good at these asides, especially Zhang Yu Jian. I just love his sarcasm. The romance is starting to pick up by the end of these six episodes and I'm pleasantly looking forward to Zhang Yu Jian's character falling in love. I wonder how he's going to change. Off topic: Lu Zhao Hua is SO much shorter than him.
[Actors/Actresses] I'm not a huge fan of Lu Zhao Hua. I've seen 28/32 episodes of "All I Want for Love is You" (this drama dragged too much for me to finish it) and "The Life of the White Fox". I don't find her very pretty nor is her voice very pleasing but I like her here. I don't know what changed but I just like her a bit more here. Maybe it's because her character isn't as dumb. Zhang Yu Jian's role here is like a more talkative Yan Mo in Le Coup de Foudre. Having recently finished Find Yourself, I also see flashes of He Can Yang here especially when he's sarcastic. Or maybe it's because I love him as He Can Yang too much.
[Ending] The ending voiceover from Bai Xiao Xin, I would assume, is a nod to another instalment of this Night Comet series – if there is another one. She mentions there are many more versions of you that perhaps have the perfect love story elsewhere just like how she found the perfect world. Well, that sucks. What if I’m not in that parallel world? That’s my pessimism asking.
[Review] I watched this mainly because I like Zhang Yu Jian. He plays a very familiar role that I love him in. Straight-faced yet comedic. This is an easy drama to indulge in: a decent story with a bit of mystery and a comedic romance. There’s no annoying tropes. It has one goal in the story and it’s satisfying to watch it fulfill its story. One thing (and the main thing) that's lacking is the chemistry, which I value a lot in my romcoms. I don't quite feel it despite there being a ton of romantic moments. It might be subjective because I don’t really like the actress. I tried to like her. She acts well and her character is likeable but I just find it hard to truly like her. Although the romance wasn’t to my liking, this pair is certainly comedic. They both do the sarcastic asides very well.
彗星來的那一夜2
Network: MangoTV
Recap Grade: A
First Impression: 2.75/5
First Impression: 2.75/5
Mini Recaps
She wants to train holding her breath underwater but the pool isn't accessible to a normal guest like her. Thus she lies about being Lin CEO's girlfriend to get access to his VIP room where there's a pool she can practice in. As she's practicing, Lin Sen He finds her in his pool. She suddenly pops up from the water and lands right onto his body leading to a very misleading scene especially when she's only in her swimsuit. Thus he learns she lied about knowing how to dive but she will still have to brave through it because it's already been announced she has to dive. A terrible decision on his part because he's forced to save her underwater. A water vortex appears bringing them back to two months earlier.
[Ep2] Lin Sen He is back at the interview from two months ago. He has his memories but Bai Xiao Xin doesn't. He purposely fails her interview to avoid a second diving incident. While she's leaving his office, You Qing Ze almost runs her over with his car. He doesn't injure her physically, but emotionally. She has fallen in love with him at first sight. She lost his business card she gave him so she returns to find it at night. That's when she is almost run over the second time. This time it's by Lin Sen He. He offers to drive her back. When she's in his car and ready to depart, he suddenly imagines him getting into a car accident with her has his passenger. He shivers in fear and tells her to get off. Offended Bai Xiao Xin makes a fuss about letting her get on and now making her get off. He does pay for her taxi fares. It's a hefty sum that calms her anger immediately.
[Ep3] Lin Sen He's poor secretary has fainted from overwork. He really is a devil CEO – so picky that no one in his office can be his personal secretary for more than a minute without crying and leaving. You Qing Ze coincidentally bumps into Bai Xiao Xin again and he witnesses her incredible memory. He offers her the job. The girl is smitten with him and accepts the job interview instantly. The moment she enters Lin CEO's company, all the employees force her to sign the labour contract before she even meets Lin CEO. She's hired before the interview. At that time, she hasn't learned Lin CEO is Lin Sen He. When Lin Sen He learns she's his new secretary he immediately fires her. This angers Bai Xiao Xin because this is the third time he's told her to scat (interview, car, and now this job). She barges back into his office and demands for a reason. There is none. She recorded him saying that and threatens him if he were to fire her without a reason then he has to compensate her according to the contract. Thus, she's his secretary. Bai Xiao Xin is perfect at her job and there's nothing he can nitpick on. She even gets the temperature of his coffee perfectly accurate and uses a thermometer to prove it.
[Ep4] Lin Sen He is a coward. He freaks out when he is stuck in a dark elevator. He has been extremely paranoid about dying lately and it doesn't help that Bai Xiao Xin is next to him in these dark moments. That night he has a nightmare of her and that's when she shows up in front of him. She's just returning his phone. He orders her that from now on she is to never wear white along with a lot of other weird requirements. He also puts on a bracelet on her that has a bell on it. I think it's to signal her presence so he doesn't get scared by her. Maybe it's because I watch Running Man but bell sounds make me nervous.
[Ep5] Xiao Xin is wearing a white dress to a gala with Lin Sen He. I thought he forbade her from wearing white. Xiao Xin messes up. It's not her fault technically because a clothing store employee damaged Lin Sen He's dress pants (there's a hole in his pant pocket). Xiao Xin hoped her boss wouldn't figure it out. But he does the moment his fingers went right through his pant pockets. However, before he can reprimand her for it, he recognizes a reporter. He was the same man on the boat – the day they time-traveled. Lin Sen He finds him suspicious and perhaps has a malicious intent against him or Xiao Xin. Lin Sen He chases after him but loses him. Lin Sen He also gets an aching headache. Xiao Xin shows up to help him but he tells her to scat once again. So scat she does. She thinks she's done for and is waiting for him to fire her as she drowns herself in alcohol However, he's anything but mean to her. He thinks she's in danger because of that unknown man. Thus, he offers to drive her home and even piggybacks her up three flights of stairs to her home. He warns her from drinking too much or wearing heels too high (because her life can be in danger at any moment – obviously, he doesn't tell her that part).
At her doorstep, Lin Sen He meets Xiao Xin's auntie. She invites him in their home. Auntie is positive Lin Sen He likes her niece. Lin Sen He also learns about Xiao Xin's family. Her mother died giving birth to her brother. Her father died because of a fire at home. He tries to comfort her that perhaps her family are happy in another parallel world. She's delighted he believes in parallel worlds just like her. Lin Sen He starts opening up to her. He tells her that "his friend" also experienced a parallel world. She's thrilled to hear that. This wasn't the reaction he was aiming for because unlike her, he's absolutely paranoid about it. She assures him it's a good thing because now that friend gets to change his fate. Lin Sen He seems convinced.
[Ep6] The next morning Xiao Xin wakes up from a nightmare. She's drowning and a man saves her from the vortex. This is the second time she's had this dream. Unsettled, she finds an online site to read her fortune. She's told that her true love is the one who saved her.
Lin Sen He is a changed man. He empathizes with Xiao Xin because his parents have died too. Now he's trying to be nice to her in his own way. When he tells her to make coffee, he orders her to make an extra cup. The extra cup is for her. When he thinks she's hungry, he orders extra portions of food. She went through a lot to get the food for him only to hear him tell her he already ate. The extra food was for her. She thinks he's messing with her. Luckily, You Qing Ze clarifies to her that this is Lin Sen He's way of being nice. Lin Sen He lacks basic social skills because he's been trained to be a cold CEO by his grandfather since his parents have passed away.
Lin Sen He is training for diving. Xiao Xin wants to practice too. She's even in her swimsuit. She flashes open her coat to expose her swimsuit body to him. He's startled and quickly covers her up. He strictly forbids her from entering the pool (he doesn't want to repeat their first diving incident). Thus, he practices while she watches him from above. Suddenly, he gets another throbbing headache and faints in the water. Xiao Xin jumps in the pool to save him. The mysterious man appears again. He's holding an electric rod right above the water they're in. Lin Sen He makes eye contact with him before he loses consciousness.
[Ep7] The saving crew arrives on time before the unknown man can aim the electric rod to the water. Lin Sen He has now confirmed that the unknown man's target is him and that it was him bringing danger to Bai Xiao Xin.
After the near fatal diving incident, Bai Xiao Xin has a changed heart towards her boss. She's become wholeheartedly invested in serving her boss and caring not only about his work but also his health. She lies about getting into a car accident to get him to see her at the hospital all for him to get a health checkup. He still refuses. She then falls to the ground and hugs his leg wailing that her husband isn't getting a checkup so that every single person in the hospital is staring at him. With no other choice he gets a checkup. To her dismal, he's healthy. Well – not dismal. She just thinks it's weird how he's been getting headaches but the results aren't reflecting it. Thus, she takes matters into her own hand and switches out his daily coffees for a healthier drink and gives him a smart watch to monitor his vital signs. If there's any abnormality, it's sent directly to her phone. That night she gets an alert of high heart rate so she rushes over to his home in the middle of the night and even climbs over his gate to check if he's okay. He is okay. He's just having a nightmare. He's jostled awake because his home security alarm went off when she barged into his home.
After the security guards leave, Lin Sen He gives her a "壁咚" (Japanese: Kabedon)*. Keeping her imprisoned, he asks her, "Are you a corporate spy sent from another company or are you my obstacle sent from the heavens?" He's hostile but he's still nice to her. He offers to let her stay the night because it's late (and it's probably a hassle driving her back home). Scared, she quickly tries to run away but she ends up hitting his forehead. She frantically agrees to stay just to simplify the issue. When she's alone, Bai Xiao Xin complains about staying the night in the washroom. Suddenly, she hears a sound. The source of it is in the bathtub.
*Lesson time: The meaning of 壁咚 (pinyin: Bi Dong) is when a man (romantically) slams the wall keeping the girl enclosed between his arm and the wall. In the screencap, Bai Xiao Xin clearly makes an aside referencing to this infamous 壁咚 that CEOs overuse in dramaland. It's a nice meta-humour I have to say. The first time I learned that this was a thing was in a Jdrama "Gomenne Seishun!" and it was called "Kabedon".
[Ep8] The source of the noise in the bathtub is the homeowner himself, Lin Sen He. Bai Xiao Xin suddenly remembers that her boss likes to sleep in the bathtub when he's having an episode of insomnia. She also realizes he's heard her complaining about staying over. She quickly runs away but ends up falling and twisting her ankle. Lin Sen He carefully tends to her ankle. She's almost in love as she looks at him care for her. Her eyes start traveling down to the opening in his night gown where his chest is exposed. He catches her lewd eyes and quickly leaves. Xiao Xin snickers and wonders what's there to be shy about. She giggles to herself. She's starting to like him but right when her feelings are bubbling, she finds out about his first love, Qin Zhi Yun. From You Qing Ze, she learns they truly loved each other but a misunderstanding had separated them. Bai Xiao Xin's imagination starts running and she assumes Qin Zhi Yun's son is actually Lin Sen He's. Thus, she sets aside her feelings and plays cupid between the two so that the little boy can have a complete family.
The next morning, prior to Lin Sen He's meeting with Qin Zhi Yun, Xiao Xin barges into his home to dress him up. She accidentally falls onto his chest and the two have a romantic moment where she's listening to his thumping heartbeat. They awkwardly separate. Xiao Xin quickly gets back to business and helps him do his tie. For a moment, Lin Sen He was enamored with her but she suddenly (accidentally) strangles him with the tie throwing any romantic thought he had of her out the window.
Lin Sen He is informed by his bodyguard that the killer is most likely after Bai Xiao Xin rather than him. The old Lin Sen He would have been relieved but the him now is worried for her and sends his bodyguard to protect her.
Lin Sen He’s grandfather loves the tabloid and invites Qin Yun Zhi over for lunch. Bai Xiao Xin wants to leave but Lin Sen He sits her down forcing her to stay. To grandfather’s dismay, Qin Yun Zhi clarifies that her son isn’t Lin Sen He’s. Lin Sen He has zero intentions of rekindling their love.
[Ep11] Lin Sen He gives Xiao Xin a day off to make up for her birthday. On her day off when she’s sleeping in Lin Sen He calls her up to take her on a date. This is a favour as a CEO to his employee. Whatever, lol. He bought a new set of clothes to take her on this date and still claims he doesn’t like her. During the date, he feeds her cotton candy. When she wakes up from dozing off while fishing, his hands are hovering over her face. He was blocking the sun for her. Totally what a CEO does for their employee.
[Ep12] A USB is lost and Xiao Xin is blamed for leaking confidential information. Lin Sen He is also bearing the flames from his board members for his incompetency. Lin Sen He believes her but he’s aware that keeping her next to him will only bring her more danger. Thus, he fires her.
Lin Sen He stays the night at Bai Xiao Xin’s because a “thief” has broken into their home. It was Auntie’s idea to have him stay over. She purposely pours water all over the couch so he’s forced to sleep in Xiao Xin’s room. Thus they spend the night under the same roof in the same room. It’s just that he’s on the floor and she’s on the bed.
That morning he wakes up first. He reaches his hand upwards to touch her fingers but a loud shrieking alarm sends her rolling off her bed and right into his arms.
However, he immediately regrets his decision especially when You Qing Ze rubs it in that it would be hard for her to find another job given how she was fired.
Lucky for him, Xiao Xin isn’t too mad at him. She finds his bodyguards (a whole sleuth of them) protecting her. She realizes he cares for her and that’s all she needs to know.
Lin Sen He tries to compensate her by giving her new electronics. Her electricity short circuits though. When he steps back, he steps right into her arm. She ends up giving him a back hug. He’s at her home also to give her a reference letter to prove her character. After the lights turn back on, the both reach over to blow out the candle. They freeze when they realize how close their lips are. It’s an almost kiss that stays almost.
[Ep13] It's getting closer to September 25th, the day they were supposed to die. Xiao Xin follows Lin Sen He all the way on his business trip. She signed up for a diving class and he drags her out of it especially when she's befriending another male. She wails to him that he won't let her do anything and to make up for it he has to spend time with her. When he agrees, she immediately stops wailing. That's when he knows she's playing him. He turns to leave but she grabs onto his leg. He literally walks with her hugging onto his leg. She's so tiny.
They spend the whole afternoon together on another island. He roasts food. She thought he was giving it for her but, nope, it's for him. Upset, she angrily shakes the coke to get revenge on him. Translation: it was a fun afternoon. He also takes her hand to walk across the beach. When they wanted to leave though their yacht and phones aren't working. With no other option, they spend the night together on the island. She accidentally falls onto him. Taking that chance, she tries to kiss him. In the next scene, we see Lin Sen He tie her down to a chair. Haha. He takes that chance to lecture her about befriending handsome males or males in general. They're foxes and wolves in disguise, he tells her. She then asks him what he is. He's a sheep protecting her, lol. The whole night, Bai Xiao Xin rocks in her chair (that she's bounded to) and calls him "Baa Baa" (which is the sound that sheep makes and also sounds like 'Dad'). He's her sheep daddy.
[Ep14] Bai Xiao Xin wakes up first and watches Lin Sen He sleep. He turns in his sleep and accidentally kisses her. When he wakes up he thinks she's the one who pranced on him. He arrogantly permits her to have interest him. She's trying so hard to deny it was her who initiated but it's no use. By the way, it's her first kiss. The rescue team arrives. The bodyguard mentions that there were at least three methods to call for SOS which means Lin Sen He purposely made her stay the night with him.
It's September 25th. Lin Sen He becomes worried when Bai Xiao Xin isn't replying. Urgently, he barges into her hotel only to find out she's safe and sound. She's also stark naked. She was taking a bath. She's outright angry at him and orders anything expensive including wine. Lin Sen He indulges her. The wine, though, is drugged. Everything is planned by You Qing Ze's father. His goal is to make his son the CEO. Lin Sen He coolly fights the hitman but still fails. Let's not question why a CEO who's always been behind computers knows how to fight like this. When Lin Sen He and Bai Xiao Xin wake up, they're tied up in the middle of the water on a yacht. The target is technically Lin Sen He but the hitman asks Bai Xiao Xin for her father's USB. To protect her, Lin Sen He lies that the USB is with him. In this dramatic kidnap scene, the two share a romantic kiss. The kidnappers separate them. Bai Xiao Xin is then thrown into the water. Lin Sen He jumps in to save her. He gives her an underwater kiss (CPR).
Time is reversed once again. Lin Sen He returns to two months prior. He's interviewing again. This time he rushes out of the office to look for Bai Xiao Xin. She has no memory again but this time there are clearer flashbacks of Lin Sen He. Right when she's leaving the washroom, Lin Sen He runs into her. She falls backwards.
With one hand he catches onto her waist, and with the other hand he catches her phone which had flung out of her grasp. He dashingly gives her a kiss, a deep one.
She angrily slaps him the next second.
Xiao Xin, who believes in parallel worlds, wonders if they met before. While she's trying to deny that his love for is reality, he's being utterly sweet to her. He takes her as a partner to a ball and won't let go of her hand. He feeds her and because she Ikes the dessert, he'll prepare them in his office for her the next time. She thinks he's doing too much for her, but she's worth it, he tells her.
[Ep16] Lin Sen He took Bai Xiao Xin to the event to lure out the hitman but it seems the hitman also has memories of the parallel world. Xiao Xin's memories of Lin Sen He are also becoming clearer as she starts liking him all over again. She's sick one day and he visits her. He quickly gets on Auntie's good side and earns the right to take care of her for the day. While she's napping, he sneaks a kiss. Since she didn't wake up, he sneaks another kiss. Heh.
It's Xiao Xin's birthday. She's waiting for his presents and even visits his office but she misunderstands he still likes his ex. When he invites her to celebrate her birthday, she rejects him. Her friends invited her to a bar anyways. Thus, Lin Sen He invites himself to her party. After the event, he's drunk and rests on Xiao Xin's shoulders. He gives the most romantic drunk confession ever. He denies falling in love with her at first sight because he gradually fell deeply in love with her. He confesses to kissing her three times (it's way more than that, no?). He confides to her that he didn't know what present to get her but the more he thought of it the more he realizes what she needs the most is him. Ha. Therefore he gives her a couple bracelet and from now on he is hers. She babbles and he shushes her by pulling her to his chest to listen to his heart that's beating for her. He ends his confession with, "Bai Xiao Xin, I like you" and kisses her.
[Ep17] Lin Sen He wakes up from his drunk night and can't remember if she accepted his confession. He confirmed it when he sees her wearing his bracelet. She wants to keep their relationship a secret though. She makes him listen to her orders by ringing their couple bracelet. However, they're quickly exposed by lunch time. So funny how Lin Sen He opens his mouth widely to be fed. Lin Sen He looooves exposing his relationship with her because now he can kiss her all he wants. He also wants to live with her (to protect her) but she thinks he just wants to deepen their relationship. Conveniently, they spot her auntie bringing a man home. This is the perfect excuse to have Xiao Xin live with him.
[Ep18] Bai Xiao Xin is practicing diving. Suddenly, she's electrocuted in water. Lin Sen He dives in to save her only to learn that she was faking it the entire time. He's so angry he literally strangles her. LOL. Bai Xiao Xin apologizes for the entire day. She calls him "Oppa" but that doesn't work. She even gives him big bows and that gets no response as well. While getting up from her bowing position, she twists her ankle. Lin Sen He flies out of his room to check on her. Xiao Xin takes this chance to apologize sincerely. Lin Sen He softens. That night they watch a romantic movie together. Lin Sen He feels awkward at the kiss scenes but Xiao Xin doesn't. She sits closer and closer to him and makes a move. They kiss and she's got her entire hand on his chest. Lin Sen He feels violated and quickly runs away, ha. They really go all in for their kisses.
Bai Xiao Xin discovers that her phone has a tracking device. Worried, Lin Sen He assigns a dozen bodyguards to protect her. Lin Sen He is also investigating about her father. It turns out her father's death was related to his company. In order to complete an important company project, You Qing Ze's father killed her parents. Lin Sen He's father had tried to convince You Qing Ze's father to turn himself in. Thus Lin Sen He's parents are killed by him too. Lin Sen He hugs Xiao Xin and apologizes. He feels partly responsible that his company was part of the reason she's without her parents.
[Ep19] Bai Xiao Xin and Lin Sen He embark on a hike to find the USB that contains the evidence to You Qing Ze's father's crimes. The mission becomes deadly and they lose the USB. Luckily the bodyguard arrives in time. And luckily, they didn't actually lose the USB. Bai Xiao Xin had distracted the hitman with a fake one. Thus, they begin their plan to trap the murderer.
Lin Sen He proposes to Bai Xiao Xin. She's so happy, she decides to record it at all angles. She happily cries that he can't yell at her, not care about her, be mean to her etc. He agrees. And so she agrees. They begin planning their engagement party.
[Ep20] It's the engagement party. Lin Sen He and Bai Xiao Xin give their speech. The crowd cheers for them to kiss. He's too shy and looks grumpy at the crowd for proposing that preposterous idea but Bai Xiao Xin isn't shy at all. She gives him a kiss that stuns him to silence. Zhang Yu Jian is cute. A blackout occurs and a kidnapping happens.
You Qing Ze's father is the kidnapper. He forces Lin Sen He to sign a contract to transfer all his stocks to him. He uses Bai Xiao Xin as his bargaining chip. Lin Sen He asks him if he's sure he kidnapped the right person. The father takes off the cloth that covered who he thought was Bai Xiao Xin but it's actually his own son. Dad ends up severely injuring his son. Lin Sen He triumphs and the dad goes to jail. A worried Bai Xiao Xin runs towards Lin Sen He. They kiss. Her memories of him flood in and she realizes he saved her twice.
After all is settled, Bai Xiao Xin and Lin Sen He have a moment to themselves. He tells her about the comet that allowed them to experience the parallel worlds. She threatens him that if he doesn't treat her well, she'll find another man in another world. He tells her that's impossible. The next comet won't appear until she's old. Bai Xiao Xin has a voiceover telling us she believes in countless parallel worlds so that everyone gets a chance at a perfect life.
The end. Bai Xiao Xin and Lin Sen He live in their perfect parallel world.
Remarks
[First Impression (Ep1-6)] I didn't watch the first season and I don't think they're related other than the fact that there's a parallel world/time travel in both of them. Correct me if I'm wrong; I'm too lazy to read up that drama. This drama intrigued me starting from Episode 5. There's a mystery/suspense factor that makes me very curious and it might explain why the male lead was given a chance to re-live his life. By Episode 5 the male lead is no longer in paranoia nor is he a prick. He's a normal guy who's starting to warm up to our female lead. There's also these "asides" I had to warm up to. It's when Zhang Yu Jian and Lu Zhao Hua speak their thoughts directly to the screen. Everyone else freezes in their spots while they give sarcastic comments to us. It was jarring at first but these two actors are pretty good at these asides, especially Zhang Yu Jian. I just love his sarcasm. The romance is starting to pick up by the end of these six episodes and I'm pleasantly looking forward to Zhang Yu Jian's character falling in love. I wonder how he's going to change. Off topic: Lu Zhao Hua is SO much shorter than him.
[Actors/Actresses] I'm not a huge fan of Lu Zhao Hua. I've seen 28/32 episodes of "All I Want for Love is You" (this drama dragged too much for me to finish it) and "The Life of the White Fox". I don't find her very pretty nor is her voice very pleasing but I like her here. I don't know what changed but I just like her a bit more here. Maybe it's because her character isn't as dumb. Zhang Yu Jian's role here is like a more talkative Yan Mo in Le Coup de Foudre. Having recently finished Find Yourself, I also see flashes of He Can Yang here especially when he's sarcastic. Or maybe it's because I love him as He Can Yang too much.
[Ending] The ending voiceover from Bai Xiao Xin, I would assume, is a nod to another instalment of this Night Comet series – if there is another one. She mentions there are many more versions of you that perhaps have the perfect love story elsewhere just like how she found the perfect world. Well, that sucks. What if I’m not in that parallel world? That’s my pessimism asking.
[Review] I watched this mainly because I like Zhang Yu Jian. He plays a very familiar role that I love him in. Straight-faced yet comedic. This is an easy drama to indulge in: a decent story with a bit of mystery and a comedic romance. There’s no annoying tropes. It has one goal in the story and it’s satisfying to watch it fulfill its story. One thing (and the main thing) that's lacking is the chemistry, which I value a lot in my romcoms. I don't quite feel it despite there being a ton of romantic moments. It might be subjective because I don’t really like the actress. I tried to like her. She acts well and her character is likeable but I just find it hard to truly like her. Although the romance wasn’t to my liking, this pair is certainly comedic. They both do the sarcastic asides very well.
[Review] The typical cute but mediocre drama. It does have my favourite Zhang Yu Jian type of character.
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