Aiya, poor Zhou Rong. Went from practically having 饿虎扑食 (Hungry tiger pouncing on prey) written in her eyes, to losing her facade entirely. Even her roughness with Bai Man came across as a desperate frustration born from their tragic beginnings and seemingly non-existent future. Wether it's being forgotten, dying, or losing Bai Man to everything from death to societal standars, Zhou Rong is a complete and unstable mess of emotions because of her Sisyphian struggle to have a happy ending with Bai Man.
If there's a celestial dartboard somewhere immune to the time hijinks, Zhou Rong has turned that MF into a pincushion with how many things she's tried to keep them together lol.
Meanwhile Bai Man is just out here looking for a pair of Golden thighs to hug until she gets tf out of Palace Intrigue: Groundhog Day edition 😭 Like I don't blame her but Zhou Rong has to be going through it knowing the person she wants by her side only wants to get as far away as possible, and remembers nothing of their shared passions