It’s In A Good Way Friday! It’s been such a slow drama week I was in danger of falling into a stupor. Now that the promise of more Jia En and Liu Chuan goodness is right around the corner, I’m all bright eyed and bushy tailed, standing at attention waiting for the cuteness to hit. Last week’s episode 12 is still reverberating through me, that was how incredibly satisfying it was. An entire episode stuffed with great narrative progression and tons of character interactions all over the place. The pairs are either getting together or falling apart in very clear delineations. Tracy and Ah Qing are going to date on a bet, and even better is that she’s a willing participant rather than being the object of a bet between the guys. I love Tracy, she’s a character that isn’t afraid to go against the grain or say things that are not very soothing to hear. Aside from being rather free with the ladies, Ah Qing has shown himself to be a stand up friend and a guy with conviction. She can do worse and might even reform him for the better. I adore Xiao Wei and Ri Qi’s slow slooooooow development because that so perfectly captures their personalities and styles. Ri Qi and Xiao Wei need their own space to do things at their own pace.

No need to rush those two because it’s clear if they fall in love it’s for the long run. Bai Xue and Ren Wei hit the skids fast, not that they were heading towards coupledom since Bai Xue never liked Ren Wei back. But it’s still sad to see them acting awkward around each other, an awkwardness brought on by Ren Wei suddenly not pursuing Bai Xue so openly. Once their tempo has been thrown off then it changes their dynamic and may take some time to settle back into a different rhythm. I’m not sure how Bai Xue will feel to learn that Ren Wei likes Jia En. She shouldn’t care since she doesn’t like Ren Wei, but at the same time she’s losing all the guys around her to Jia En and that might continue to hammer her self-esteem. She’s such a classy girl with a tough spirit, I hope she shakes off all the romance blues and finds her happiness elsewhere in her college life. Of course none of the potential pairings bring as much happiness as watching Liu Chuan and Jia En finally get together. I hope they get together in this episode, or at least take a giant step forward. A hug is good, it’s the talking (and kissing) afterwards that is even better. Liu Chuan is clearly going to confess but the question is how Jia En will respond? Or will she get a chance to respond before evil Professor Chang pops up to try and get Jia En expelled from CDU? We’ll find out in just a few hours.

Written preview for episode 13:

In the rise and fall of the calls for an encore, Liu Chuan and Jia En finally reluctantly release the hands embracing each other. Everyone wants Wu Bai to sing another song but in Jia En and Liu Chuan’s heart they are already quietly singing “You On My Mind” for each other….. Xiao Wei gets on the stage and wants herself to be better and stronger with each day. She asks everyone to support the petition. Professor Chang is ready to strike with the Chancellor behind him. Will the concert bring the students closer towards their era of freedom?

The embrace continues to ferment and Ren Wei has a nightmare about that hug. An expert dream sayer helps Ren Wei see through the haze, and who is the person that Ren Wei most wants to embrace? The answer is hidden in the deepest recesses of his dreams. Liu Chuan invites Jia En to dinner and wants to tell her what that embrace meant to him. The gentle gaze, the heartbeat speeding up, Jia En’s reservations are slowly peeled away one by one. Jia En, it’s time to get that credit in love!