Ten years. Two stubborn souls. One love that refuses to die quietly.
This is a decade-long forbidden love, built on admiration for talent, kindred spirits, and equality. New to Beijing, Shang Zhitiao crosses paths with the gifted Luan Nian. Passionate and fearless, she grows step by step, slowly breaking through the hardened defenses around his worldly heart. From tension to connection, their secret romance endures years of breakups and reunions in the urban jungle. Love is giving everything you've got, with no regrets. To love is to heal each other and grow together. But between passion and love, she chooses survival. As she finds her voice and he softens his edge, they meet again as equals and write a new ending together.
Acting
Jing Boran's restrained brilliance meets Sun Qian's volcanic stillness.
Writing
Web novel adaptation that trusts silence over melodrama.
Production
Decade-spanning detail work that ages characters, not just actors.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapts the hit web novel that sparked debates about 'equal partnership' in modern Chinese romance—rare for the genre to center mutual growth over pursuit.
Chi-Cheng Chian reportedly cast Jing Boran specifically for his ability to convey intellectual arrogance crumbling into vulnerability—a arc spanning literal years of performance.
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