80 minSeason 1 • Episode 24
LatestChi-Chi returns to school after a long break and attends classes with the third-year students; Xue Tong received positive reviews about the subtitles he produced.
Ph.D. candidate in Physics Mu Cheng He catches a third-year student in English Xue Tong cheating on an exam. When he even becomes the substitute teacher in her elective course Russian and makes her study with him after classes, her hatred for him only grows. Over time, however, Xue Tong discovers Teacher Mu’s true character and comes to secretly love him.
Acting
Zhang Chao's restrained professor energy is devastatingly effective.
Writing
The Russian elective premise is gloriously contrived and committed.
Creator
Mu Fusheng
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title references a Keane song, setting the melancholic-romantic tone before episode one.
The drama sparked debate in China about age-gap campus romances, with viewers split on whether Mu's authority made the relationship problematic or compelling.
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