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Chapter 163 has the awkward/funny scene where Cai Quan and Shen Zhui witness the awkwardness between Jingyan and Mei Changsu, and the... pastry hijinks. And then it turns very, very sad. (Foya, Feiliu, MCS, + JY scene.)

Chapter 157: Scenes that weren't in the show. Oof.
可当新任太子一步一步踏上东宫主殿的白玉石阶时，他突然觉得是在踏着朋友咬牙支撑的背脊，脚一软，不由跌坐在阶前。

Still chapter 155:
“你们对我的情义，有时候难免会成为牵累。”
(“Sometimes your affections/loyalties to me can’t help but be a burden.”)

Chapter 155

Lin Chen:
"他是你地少帅，又不是我的。对我来说，他就是梅长苏。” 蔺晨的唇边一直保持着一丝笑纹，但眼睛里却毫无笑意，“我一直帮你，是尽朋友之责，要了你的心愿，可不是帮你自杀的。"

Read vol2 mostly in English (because I got distracted by other books), but not much happened in that volume. Xia Dong's entrance was super cool, and was Master Thirteen's.

CH26 (vol2 ch5): the line of empathy from MCS to Liyang to Nihuang was so well done. Reading the line about LS too young to know the version of Liyang who was bright and nimble and competitive in hunting hurt; Also: 霓凰虽然不是我的血亲，但她那种炫目神采，常令我想起过去，心中爱羡

CH 27 (vol2 ch6): is a lot of fun! Mu Qing and Yujin bring a lot of energy.

Vol 1: The first volume (21 chapters) was slow and a bit choppy and hard to sink one's teeth into, held together by Yan Yujin's presence. Highlights: Xie Yu's EXTREMELY cinematic character introduction; Mei Changsu's theatrical asides to the audience; =Yujin fighting with a fan (+ backstory); MCS suddenly using kinship terms on Prince Qi's family when he's alone w/ Meng Zhi; MZ getting to hold MCS's hand and hug him.

Didn't think I'd see the day when I'd be reading this in the original language, but book club picked this. First few chapters are short and surprisingly more readable than expected, not too dense--it helps a lot that I'm already familiar with the characters and settings. Let's see how long it takes for me to either switch to English or drop it altogether haha.