Revenged Love Episodes 22-23 Review: Wei Wei Goes All In for Chi Cheng

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Now that the Chinese drama ‘Revenged Love’ is close to its finale, things go from playful highs to crushing lows for lead protagonists Wei Wei (Zi Yu) and his boyfriend Chi Cheng (Tian Xu Ning). After a fun camping trip and some comedic kidnapping drama with Chi Cheng’s father, the couple find their firm entangled in serious legal trouble. They are framed for embezzlement they didn’t commit.

Recap of Revenged Love Episodes 19-21: Wei Wei’s mother, Li Ya (Qin Yue), passes away, leaving him devastated. Unable to watch his sweetheart grieve alone, Chi Cheng sets aside his ego and reconciles with him. They break up, make up, take a trip together, and free of other worries for the moment, start meddling in Guo Cheng Yu (Zhan Xuan) and Dr. Xiao Shuai’s (Liu Xuan Cheng) relationship. While Xiao Shuai is initially upset with Wei Wei, he soon takes things to the next level with boyfriend Cheng Yu, and the two couples head out for a fun camping trip.

Episode 21 of ‘Revenged Love’ is mostly light-hearted, reviving the show’s earlier comedic tone. It ends on a humorous twist, with Chi Cheng’s father, Chi Yuan Duan (Cheng Shi Yu), kidnapping Wei Wei, only to treat him kindly and advising him to “save himself” from Chi Cheng’s bad influence.

Revenged Love Episodes 22-23

Titled “I Want to Bring You Home”, episode 22 kicks off with Wei Wei breaking free from his would-be father-in-law and finding his way back to Chi Cheng. What follows is a light, romantic stretch, with Chi Cheng eager to introduce Wei Wei to his mother and sister. But with Chi Yuan Duan’s disapproval looming large, Wei Wei believes Chi Cheng should first repair his relationship with his family before adding him to the mix.

It’s adorable how Chi Cheng hangs on to every word Wei Wei says, so off he goes to visit his family. Left to his own devices, Wei Wei slips into third-wheel mode with Guo Cheng Yu (Zhan Xuan) and Dr. Xiao Shuai (Liu Xuan Cheng), now blissfully stuck in their honeymoon phase. The whole setup hilariously mirrors Chi Cheng’s own habit of barging in to annoy the couple whenever Wei Wei isn’t around.

The episode ends with the couple’s art company in hot water over embezzled funds, and Chi Cheng taking the fall to keep Wei Wei out of trouble. Episode 23 of ‘Revenged Love’ (titled “I Only Want You”) takes on a sombre tone, centering on Wei Wei’s desperate attempts to clear Chi Cheng’s name in the embezzlement case.

Episode 23, the penultimate chapter of ‘Revenged Love’, is particularly frustrating due to its lack of clarity around the embezzlement case, especially the legal timeline. In one scene, Wei Wei laments that “two years have already flown by” since he first came to Xiao Shuai’s clinic with nothing. Yet this does little to clarify how long Chi Cheng has actually been incarcerated; we’re left to assume it’s somewhere between six months and a year.

The prison twist ends up feeling both underwhelming and unconvincing, partly because the show had mostly leaned into a comedic tone, and partly because Chi Cheng’s influential family background made a forgery charge seem like something they could easily quash. Then again, as a foreign viewer, I can’t speak to how strict Chinese laws might be, and the creators do little to clarify the legal nuances.

Well, despite the flaws, the episodes were entertaining, testing Chi Cheng and Wei Wei’s severely, but also proving their love can withstand the test of time. Zi Yu carries episode 23 with his soft charm as Wei Wei, while Tian Xu Ning remains a standout as the fiercely magnetic Chi Cheng, despite limited scenes. One glance into his eyes is enough to believe he’d move mountains for Wei Wei, or even walk to the gallows without hesitation. The usually stingy Wei Wei puts everything he has on stake to ensure justice is served and he has his love back.

Both characters do a lot of growing up, and going by the last few minutes, ‘Revenged Love’ is headed to a cinematic finish, nothing less than a much deserved happy ending.

You can watch ‘Revenged Love’ on YouTube or Viki.

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