# Beyond the River of Forgetfulness: Deconstructing the Toxic Allure of 'Across The River I Forgot You'
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## The Hook: Why Do We Keep Falling for the Worst Men?
It's 2 AM. Your phone is clutched in your hand, a faint blue glow illuminating your tired face. You told yourself, just one more episode, but Across The River I Forgot You has sunk its claws into you, again. You're watching Song Jiayi, the female lead, endure yet another humiliation at the hands of Chen Zhixi, the male lead who just knows she betrayed him. He's rich, he's powerful, and he's utterly convinced she's the villain, even as he can't seem to stay away.
There's a specific, almost primal thrill in witnessing this kind of dramatic chaos unfold. We know it's bad. We know, intellectually, that the
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