The first one is sort of standard-issue pretty if you think it's a woman and dazzling once you know it's a man (no way I would have guessed...)

Yes, I had absolutely no problem believing that everybody took Tang Fan for a woman, because he really looked like one. And the actor also has a slender figure and almost no muscles, so that helped a lot. :)

And I'm glad you liked the second pic. There are quite a lot of similar poses in the drama, when Jian Buzhi leans against Zhao Wohuan like a fainting damsel (he's sick and they are looking for a cure for him) and I love it. :D