Revenged Love Episodes 17-18 Review: Chi Cheng Grows Up, Wei Wei Misses the Memo

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Arrgh! At this point in ‘Revenged Love’, Wei Wei’s mom Li Ya (Qin Yue) seems like the villain in the story, since she is source of some serious misunderstandings between the lead pair. She won’t tell her son (Zi Yu) she has cancer, but thinks it’s perfectly okay to rely on his ‘friend’ Chi Cheng (Tian Xu Ning) to ferry her to the hospital and take care of her, when her son should be doing those things. But well, turns out Wei Wei is the biggest hurdle in his own relationship. Convinced Chi Cheng is going to dump him, he is willing to be the villain to ‘make their break-up easy’.

Recap of ‘Revenged Love’ Episodes 15-16: Chi Cheng’s ex, Wang Shuo (Liu Jun), starts to mess with Wei Wei by inviting him to decorate his place. He deliberately leaves his laptop open with old videos of him and Chi Cheng for Wei Wei to see. While it’s uncomfortable to watch their old intimate videos, Wei Wei is most shocked to see Chi Cheng kiss Guo Cheng Yu (Zhan Xuan) while they’re drunk, even though it’s because Wang Shuo dares him to. Dr. Xiao Shuai (Liu Xuan Cheng) had already theorized that Cheng Yu might be in love with Chi Cheng, and now Wei Wei wonders if it’s actually the other way around, or maybe even mutual.

More misunderstandings brew between the couple when Chi Cheng secretly starts taking care of Wei Wei’s mother Li Ya, including taking her to the hospital, while Wei Wei assumes he’s out cavorting with ex Wang Shuo. A jealous Wei Wei starts to take boxing lessons from Wang Shuo’s brother, hoping to provoke his lover’s possessive streak. The episode ends with yet another misunderstanding: Chi Cheng arrives at Xiao Shuai’s clinic to see Wei Wei but ends up leaving with Wang Shuo instead. Wei Wei sees them drive off and is heartbroken, unaware that Chi Cheng later kicks Wang Shuo out of the car after receiving an emergency call from the hospital about Li Ya.

Episodes 17-18 of ‘Revenged Love’

Titled “If The Hate is Too Deep, There Can Be No More Love”, episode 17 of ‘Revenged Love’ starts on a melancholic note, with Wei Wei in tears over his belief that Chi Cheng might get back together with Wang Shuo. Although Wang Shuo, too, is left feeling like an abandoned pet as Chi Cheng kicks him out in the middle of the road.

The bulk of the episode focuses on the growing communication gap between the lead pair, especially as Li Ya piles on the pressure for Chi Cheng to keep her deteriorating health a secret from her son. Meanwhile, Wei Wei teams up with Xiao Shuai to uncover Wang Shuo’s motives. Luckily for the friends, Guo Cheng Yu agrees to help.

Despite entering ‘Revenged Love’ late, Liu Jun as Wang Shuo has proven to be an entertaining character, the unpredictable, emotionally unstable, scheming ex-boyfriend. In the few scenes he shares with Tian Xu Ning’s Chi Cheng, the tension is palpable. There’s a love-hate gaze they exchange that makes their shared history as lovers believable.

That said, Tian Xu Ning remains the beating heart of ‘Revenged Love’, his onscreen chemistry sizzles with almost all the primary characters. The unresolved tension between him and Zhan Xuan’s Cheng Yu is so strong, you can’t really blame Wang Shuo, Xiao Shuai, or even Wei Wei for wondering if they’re really “just friends.” Zi Yu on the other hand is increasing endearing as the ever-cute, confused Wei Wei, even though his character is becoming frustratingly self-deprecating.

While the first 14 episodes of ‘Revenged Love’ were predominantly comedic, it’s heartbreak time in the series for the main pair. Yue Yue (Sun Qian Yu), who has been missing in action in the last few chapters, re-appears to cause some drama herself, even though it’s not over the top. Both Episodes 17 and 18 focus on relationship troubles, with few laughs and lots of angst, carried with the requisite intensity by lead actors Zi Yu and Tian Xu Ning.

Episode 18 ends with a much-needed closure talk between the erratic Wang Shuo and Chi Cheng, who shows surprising maturity in dealing with his ex’s antics. Chi Cheng even gives Wei Wei the space and trust to clear up the growing misunderstandings in their relationship. But consumed by insecurity, Wei Wei takes the immature route: lying and shutting down instead of voicing his concerns. But well, what’s a good ‘love story’ without some drama?

It’ll be interesting to see how the coming episodes mend the growing rift between the lead pair.

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