Endearingly heartfelt, Forever and Ever chronicles a unique unhurried love tale that interestingly settles in your system.
Breaking the usual romantic stories, the series based on Mo Bao Fei Bao novel One Life, One Incarnation: Beautiful Bones (一生一世美人骨) is a scintillating fulfillment to the bittersweet love story of Shi Yi and Zhousheng Chen in One and Only.
Bai Lu and Allen Ren captured the sentiments of their characters that it is impossible not to appreciate their efforts in bringing out the message of the story. That fated romance is given an opportunity to be fulfilled, only if the two hearts involved mutually fight for it.
- Main Cast: Allen Ren | Bai Lu
- Streaming Site: iQiyi
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Forever and Ever Quick Plot Recap
Talented voice artist Shi Yi (Bai Lu) chances upon Zhousheng Chen at the airport. She felt a strange connection hence she bravely tries to get his phone number. Giving an excuse of not having one, Zhousheng Chen gave his email address instead.
When Shi Yi joins her friend on a business trip in Xian city where Chen works as a research scientist, they reconnect and meet after exchanging emails for six months. With Zhousheng Chen being pressed to get married, he courageously asked Shi Yi if she can be engaged with him. Her growing attraction and bizarre fascination made Shi Yi agree to his proposal.
However, their growing fondness for each other, along with their marriage intention is not favored by Zhousheng Chen’s family, especially his mother. But through protecting their love for each other, they achieve the blissful love they deserve.
Forever and Ever Peak Points
A Dignified Romantic Melodrama Done With Polished Taste
Forever and Ever literally give you that vibe like you are reading your favorite romance novel. If you have seen the current trend of exaggerated melodramas focusing on themes of infidelity and greed, this series will bring you back to the basics.
Charismatic and classy, the narrative knows how to switch gears in pitching the saccharine moments. Both subtle and intentional. Then, in the emotional moments, the characters manage to convince their audience of their actions. No matter if it was out of greed or being selfless.
Forever and Ever incorporated the hero’s traditional family issues. Zhousheng Chen, as the rightful heir of the family, was subjected to a life he has no choice but to commit. Finally discovering his life’s purpose, with Shi Yi in it, he has to protect her, sadly from his family.
The last six episodes of the series captured quite an affecting spectacle that eventually settled the conflicts in one painful moment. Despite that harrowing last stretch, it attunes to the story’s message – of owning the love and happiness by protecting it.
Shi Yi and Zhousheng Chen’s Fated Love Story
Accordingly, the you-and-me-against-my-family spurred the driving conflict and emotion of Forever and Ever. Yet, it also propelled the message of how marriage can go invincible when wrapped with mutual true love.
We’ve learned how the purest kind of love can melt the coldest heart. Shiyi and Zhousheng Chen attest to how love need not happen in an instant. But when it does, nurturing it can lead to discovering your life’s greatest blessing.
Aside from the poignant moments traversed by the lead pair, the amusement level of how they grope their way as a couple provided the initial hook of the series. Allen Ren was an adorable instant husband we all wish we can buy on Taobao. His systematic way of professing adoration through research and observation makes him deserving of a place in dramaland’s best husband awardees this year.
Bai Lu as Shi Yi excellently grasped her character’s zest. In the original novel, Shi Yi is loved for her earnest desire to be with Zhousheng Chen. Her endearing ways of leading her cute fiancé effortlessly activate the pleasant scenes in the series.
Forever and Ever Series Musings
Switching from perky to passionate romance storytelling, Forever and Ever paid respect to its original work. Definitely, much appreciation is to be given to its lead pair who went beyond expectations in understanding their characters.
One Incarnation: Beautiful Bones is one of my favorite reads this year. It goes without saying, but I really expected a lot in the live adaptation. Thankfully, Bai Lu and Allen Ren projected nuanced portrayals to their roles. Yes, down to the smallest details.
Their subtly clueless moments exploring their rushed beautiful nonetheless relationship fuse well to reel viewers in sympathizing with their love predicaments. The series covers efficiently the standard elements of romantic narrative without going beyond sappy and weepy. it was just rightly done.
Adding to that, the side romance stories and individual moments molded well to the interesting plot dynamics. The majority of those came from the hero’s interestingly dysfunctional family.
A well-contrived narrative and remarkable characterizations easily lead you to dote on this series. You can watch it on a spree or you can take your time every day after a day’s work. It will yield the same heart-fluttering and gratifying effect.
A definitely must-watch 2021 C-Drama, book your Forever and Ever bingewatch date on iQiyi!
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