Thread by @jingran__, Yiming is such an underrated character imo and I think it’s because [...]

Yiming is such an underrated character imo and I think it’s because people didn’t try to understand him much nor watch him. He’s handsome, yes. That’s a given. But I also think people just define him as a guy w/ failed career and relationship which, yes, is true too--

but those were just two major happenings in his life and he needed them for us to know what kind of person he really is and for him to grow as a character (although it was lil too much imo but not the point of this). There’s so much misconception about him and some coming from--

people who hadn’t even tried to watch him.

Well I guess, people can’t deal with straight charas

He’s a great character with so much depth as gege made him to be. There’s always a thing or two you will discover/think about every time you rewatch/see him.

How gege decided on what makes a Chen Yiming is such genius move tbh. For me, he is one of the best characters he ever made.

Yiming is the best son, friend, colleague, boss, and boyfriend you could ever ask for and of course it’s not without flaws. To name a few, hmm...

him being too nice can be a flaw sometimes. He puts people first than his own interests. He is The Listener but rarely the one who complains. So yeah, he is more than just your pretty face okay. His character has substance.

And I’d like to explain/fix some common things people throw at him.

“Hey! He left lsy when things were hard for her!”

As he should.

I mean, if you hadn’t seen how toxic his relationship is with that bitch then you might want to rewatch. People are so used to siding with

women that they forget men can have struggles too. Lsy was literally being an asshole towards him to the point that he questions his worth as a human. She never cared for Yiming's feelings if it doesn't concern her own wellbeing and she really expected him not to leave her? lmao

“But people in relationships fix shit, it doesn’t have to end in a break-up!”

And he didn’t leave her until he realised there’s nothing left for them to fix. It was a hopeless case BECAUSE HE WAS THE ONLY ONE RUNNING THAT RELATIONSHIP (would you even call it that?) Five years--

and it was all Yiming Yiming Yiming. What does lsy know about him? Nothing.

Pro-tip: You should never let a relationship consume you to the point where you have nothing left for yourself. And Yiming almost did. But he was saved by what yous call a villain.

“He’s trying to tie her down and make her a housewife!”

Again, nothing wrong w/ it. Let’s not disrespect housewives. Do yous realise why Yiming wanted her to stop working? Because her sickness is fatal and Yiming didn’t want to wake up one day and lsy’s gone from earth.

YIMING CARES FOR HER HEALTH. But yeah, sure. Make him the villain of his own story. It’s selfishness on his part. Pretty selfish of him to want to give her a life where it’s less harder for both of them. (Yes, this is sarcasm in case yu dun get it.)

“He went and started a new relationship with an evil bitch!”

And? Is moving on not a thing now? It’s been six months to a year since they broke up. And no he didn’t cheat. HE JUST MOVED ON TO BETTER THINGS. He even run away from Ziru bc he needed time to be sure of his feelings.

HE’S NOT ONE TO HALF-ASS ANY DECISIONS IN HIS LIFE EITHER. So of course he had to be ready wholeheartedly for Ziru.

“Why didn’t he do to lsy what he did to Ziru! Why is he staying with her even when she’s evil and going to jail and left lsy in the dust!”

Yous are the only ones painting Ziru as evil. Well, on some level, she is. But not with Yiming. It’s not that she was pretending to be a--

different person, but that’s what Yiming does to her—he’s able to bring out and see her best qualities (refer to confession scene woohoo!!) He made her feel that she can be normal human despite their difference in social standing. They treated each other as friends--

which is v important!!! There was mutual understanding between them since the time they became friends. In a way, they’re similar. So it wasn’t hard for Yiming to finally open up about things and spill all his feelings. And when they got in a relationship, it was give and take.

They talk and listen about problems. They try to understand where the other is coming from. Contrary to what he had with lsy where he only gives and gives and always ends up being shouted at.

So yeah, I'm glad Yiming ended up with the evil bitch that is Ziru

Anyway, these are just my musings again after I read some slander on his chara. Hahaha please Yiming is Yiming. He can’t be anyone else okay. Gege made him uniquely as with all his other characters.

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