Yes. Xiao Yao is in love with Jing (whom I adore), but let's be realistic, that would never have happened if a relationship with Xiang Liu (the best male character in this series) was possible. Sorry, but it's very clear that she's in love with him and it's circumstances that are keeping them from letting go and being together. I have no doubt that if circumstances would have allowed, Xiang Liu would have been Xiao Yao's first choice and vice versa. Jing and Xiang Liu are literally the two males characters that Xiao Yao is canonically in love with (because yes, I loved Cang Xuan, who is my second favorite male character in this series, but Xiao Yao is clearly not in love with him), but there is no doubt who in my eyes she loves the most. But the thing is, you don't always end up with the person you would have chosen. They love each other, but know their relationship is doomed to failure given the circumstances they are in, so they do not act on their feelings and will never allow themselves to. It's so tragic.
In reality, you cannot always be together with someone who you truely love. Sometimes, the one you love the most comes to your life in the time when both of you have no choice but to be apart from each other. This is the rough and beauty side of life😢
Me encanta la pareja que forman xiang liu y xiao yao quiero que en la segunda temporada tengan su historia de amor que ella le corresponda porque el la ama❤❤❤