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The Manhua's art style is beautiful, and the romance is easier to digest. Meanwhile, the C-Drama's storytelling is REALLY good, it expands more on the characters, their jobs, and other dynamics other than the main couple. Although the second-hand embarrassment from the FL was really really REALLY hard to digest, made me understand why the ML was constantly pushing her away at the start. I preferred the manhua's Qin Shiyue (the niece of Shi Yan) over the drama, she was a bit too spoiled and unbearable there, always whining and wanting to waste money, hardly productive while here.. is was a lot tamer/softer. Wish the story would explain why Qin Luezhi was all for taking Shuyi's man AND trying to rub it in. Maybe the novel explains it, I haven't read it, but I hope they do give some reason for it, like how the drama explained why Xu Yuling copied Shuyi and stole her interview. (Work place rivalry/comparsions and an opportunity in her career made her envious, doesn't justify what she did, but at least we know why she does it. The white lotus doesn't make that much sense because she basically basks in this lie that her uncle is Shi Yan to steal Shuyi's boyfriend and even after succeeding, she's still obsessed enough to try to rub it in, like you won?? Did you used to know MC, or did you just hate this random woman that much? Focus on succeeding in your lie rather then the ex-girlfriend??? I guessed it's likely jealously, she probably noticed MC was pretty, had a good job and a boyfriend so she was trying to feel better about herself by taking her man and lying about her family background so others would envy her) I do recommend the C-Drama if you want more plot and drama heavy, and if you want mostly comedy and romance, I'd suggest the manhua. Manhua does cut down or simplifies a lot of the events in the C-Drama. I will have to read the novel at some point.

I'm really glad this story lets the women stay united and vigilant. I'm so tired of reading stories where women are forced to go against each other and be dumb stereotypes for the sake of petty drama. I was worried when I first started reading, seeing the main wife, the caretaker, and the secretary that these women would be treated as typical "obstacles" that the MC had to go against. Thankfully, although they were introduced as "threats" and reasonably so, the author handled their characters so refreshingly nice. All the women in this story were not only quick to understand that that scum was NOT worth it and that their lives were in danger but were all working together (aside from the secretary, I'm just glad she escaped, although she wasn't a great person, she's not comparable to literal murderers.) Tired of these stories punishing women who aren't the main characters for the pettiest of things and enforcing women to constantly go against each other, I like how even if they didn't all trust/like each other at one point (and for pretty reasonable things too like MC having trust issues, her friend being pushed away, the wife being lied to, etc..) they still ended up all supporting one another and being worried for each other in the end. I love sisterhood when we can put aside our differences when faced with a common problem, it really reminded me of season 2 of Sx Education on Netflix where the girls in the show who were usually divided, could relate and even come together despite their differences to support their classmate who had gone through something traumatic. More stories need to stop forcing female antagonists and instead enpower healthy female dynamics.