If TGD is generally a decent dude, he wouldn't have let Tang Yi take his surname. That is like, a BIG DEAL in Chinese culture. Taking someone's surname means that you essentially sever all ties with your previous family. You are abandoning your bloodline.
Wow! I didn't realise this was so significant. Thank you for explaining. We only see a "decent" version of Tang Guodong from the flashbacks. He may be a mob boss, but he's all very cerebral and sensitive. Which makes me think we're not supposed to see him as evil. Which backs up my original thinking that TGD doesn't know TY is LLZ and CWH's son.
I think the fact that we're never really quite sure who TGD is or why he left CWH in prison for 24 years is one of the most narratively annoying things in the story because we never get it resolved.
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Date: 4 Mar 2020 21:00 (UTC)Wow! I didn't realise this was so significant. Thank you for explaining. We only see a "decent" version of Tang Guodong from the flashbacks. He may be a mob boss, but he's all very cerebral and sensitive. Which makes me think we're not supposed to see him as evil. Which backs up my original thinking that TGD doesn't know TY is LLZ and CWH's son.
Aargh! So, so true.