The Lost You Forever drama plays with alot of reflections, we can almost find at least one shot in every other episode.

There are 3 people reflected inside this small pond of water – Xiaoliu, Shiqi and Xiangliu.
Maybe this little pond of water is like Qingshui town.
Soon their reflections move to the flowing river instead. Perhaps signalling they will soon move outside into the world beyond.

They also wash dishes inside this little pond of water and Xiangliu later washes his face in this hahaha

I missed this epic moment where Xiaoliu princess carried him home, reflected in the pond.

Xiaoliu and the then unknown man, their fates already foreshadowed to ‘cross’, in this embrace when she encircled his waist to remove his clothing for him.
At this moment Xiaoliu suddenly stopped seeing him as her patient, thought of him as a man, and remembered that she is a woman.

Their relationship dynamics changed from this point forward.

Shiqi confirmed to Mu, who he wants to be, just Ye Shiqi.

Shiqi and Xiaoliu shared an embrace after she asked him to drink poison on a whim, captured in her mirror.

Xiangliu cleaned his face by the pond.
Probably for the first time in his life, someone dared to prank him like this.

Boy friends

Xiaoliu looks for Shiqi by the river.
Xiangliu looks for Xiaoliu since he was also in need of company.

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Flowers in the mirror, Moon in the water

Its all an illusion, intangible, unattainable…

As Xiaoliu was determined to have a clean ‘break’ so that she can get over losing Shiqi.

Both of them are alone in the reflected waters.

Xiaoliu, expecting Shiqi to show up, disappointed when he didn’t.
Ye Shiqi, waiting for Xiaoyao, reflected in the river.

Xiangliu’s life as the famous Da Huang Top Killer in the dark waterways.

Xiangliu and Xiaoliu hides from Xuan’s soldiers in a hidden cave.

Xiaoliu likes to hang out by the water, is it a coincidence that the people who love her, always hang around by the water as well?

Here she continues to struggle with her feelings as Tushan Jing’s fiancée really arrived in Qingshui town. She is trying to reconcile that this time, he will really be leaving her for good.

She kept wanting to move on but she can’t stop herself from thinking about him.

Love

Tushan Jing was willing to risk his life, give up everything to help Xiaoliu escape the summons of the King of Haoling, without so much as an explanation. Their embrace was reflected in the dark waters of the Dragonbone prison.

This earned him the 15 year promise for Xiaoliu to wait for him.
Guess he can thank Cang Xuan and the Haoling king for this opportunity, but he seized the moment!

Sisters

Xiaoyao is willing to protect her sister even though Nian does not know who she is yet, as they escape an attack by jumping into the lake.

Cang Xuan’s reflection with Xiaoyao, has a third person, the Queen Mother of Mount Jade in it.
Foreshadowing. ( season 2 arc )

Tushan Jing, waiting for Xiaoyao, reflected again in the sea.

Their path ahead will be tumultuous like their reflection in the choppy waves of the sea.

Xiaoyao may deny to herself, but she literally jumped up from her nap once she heard Jing’s voice.

Girl friend

As someone who grew up physically as a man, Xiaoyao grew up without knowing anything about fashions or make-up, and she had a difficult time fitting in to the social circles that came with her Princess status.

She was able to click with Xinyue, and they had a comfortable friendship for a time.

Cang Xuan’s reflection was with Chenrong Xinyue.

Yaojing’s weak reflection in the rain, spells their troubles to come as a couple.

As Xiaoyao watched Jing’s ceremony, she was alone in the reflection.

Xiangliu and Xiaoyao’s reflections are barely visible, but there are beautiful waves that keep washing over them. Their non-lasting ‘fun times’.

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