This is basically a high school BL where two guys who have nothing going on in common somehow end up getting really close to each other, and that's kind of the whole point of the title too. There's barely any drama or fluff packed in here, it stays pretty straightforward the whole way through. A little bit of friction pops up here and there, but it's nothing compared to what you'd normally get in this kind of show. Runtime wise you're looking at 8 episodes, each one sitting around 25-30 minutes. The two guys carrying the story are Akira and Kanata, and funny enough they knew each other's faces way before they ever knew each other's names. Kanata's the type everyone likes, always got people around him, popular guy, but there's this distance to him that people can't quite place. Turns out he had an injury that ended his football days, and that's what pushed him into being more withdrawn, and it only got worse once his younger brother got picked...
Its been 5 years since Gao Shi De left for US. His long distance relationship with Shu Yi didn't work out (since apparently Shu Yi saw him with some girl). Gao Shi De is now CEO of a company which is being taken over by a new tech company, which turns out is the company of Shu Yi's father and he is now the VP. In their first meeting, as expected there is an emotional clash because of assumption of betrayal from both of them. When Shu Yi announces to fire half the company, Gao Shi De tries to mend and is now determined to win over Shu Yi again at any cost. It turns out that the father (whom we met in first season) was the reason for the breakup between the two boys and he created all sorts of misunderstandings between the couple. When this is cleared, the duo are back together. There is also the side story of the CTO, who probably has Aspergers Syndrome, and who is madly in love with a restaurant owner who happens to be Gao Shi De's close friend. We do see their budding relationship as well in the show.
Moving the show to the corporate world gives an authenticity to the overall show, but such youngsters holding such powerful positions feels a but much IMO. What's worse is that whatever explanations the writers tries to Gove for the break up between the two guys, none of them were convincing enough. The circumstances of Gao Shi De's mother getting pregnant or Shu Yi's father creating misunderstanding were all too convoluted and nonsensical to say the least. Any conflict between them feels manufactured, driven by an artificial need to keep the couple apart at the start of the series. The focus on the other couple of CTO and his love, I am not sure what was the point of that. Their romance also o differs from illogical explanation where the other guys justifies saying he is emotionless and blah blah. The CTO guy was cute and could have been very interesting but giving him the usual backstory just didn't justify anything. Oh, and there was also the couple who were assistants to Shu Yi (one of them being from college). Their relationship was even worse with them getting only a handful of scenes and hence their engagement towards the end of the show came out of nowhere and made no sense.
Overall, the only decent thing about the show was the continued good chemistry between the two leads. But besides that, there is nothing much to talk about this show. In ever episode, I secretly kept hoping that the handsome doctor from the prequel will show up, but only if wishes could come true. Maybe a season 3 with him? Haha. (5/10)
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They were rumors about a season 3 but nothing confirmed yet. I would galdly watch it!
I haven't heard about Season 3 yet, but I won't be surprised. I think overall the shows have done quite well