Top 10 Romance Chinese Drama You Must Watch [Part 1]

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6 min readJul 20, 2020

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Before we start — or if you wondering, you can see all my Chinese Drama recommendation here.

  1. Love O2O (2016)
Starring: Zheng Shuang, Yang Yang

Based on novel: A Smile is Beautiful by Gu Man.

Synopsis:

Bei Weiwei is the computer department goddess, who excels in her studies. She aspires to be an online game developer, and goes by the user ID of Luwei Weiwei in the online role-playing game A Chinese Ghost Story. She gets approached by the number one player Yixiao Naihe, who suggested that they get married so they both can participate in a couple competition within the game. The newly formed couple instantly hit it off, and undergo many adventures together in the game. However, Wei Wei never expected the real identity of her virtual husband to be her college senior, Xiao Nai who is described as the cream of the crop in both sports and academics.

2. The Fox’s Summer Season 1 & Season 2 (2017)

Starring: Jiang Chao, Tan Songyun

Based on novel: When the President Falls in Love by Shen Cangmei.

Synopsis:

Gu Chengze, the adopted son of the Gu family, is the CEO of Gu Mall Corporation. Mrs. Gu wishes for her biological grandson, Gu Jinyu to take over the company; and Gu Chengze is tasked to guide the rightful heir towards becoming a respectful businessman. During this time, he meets fashion designer Li Yanshu and discovers that she is Gu Jinyu’s ex-girlfriend. He decides to hire her aboard to motivate Gu Jinyu, who still harbors feelings for Li Yanshu.

3. Master Devil Do Not Kiss (2017)

Starring: Li Hong Yi, Fei Xing

Based on novel: Master Devil Do Not Kiss Me by Jin Xia Mo.

Synopsis:

A bizarre twist of fate throws impoverished tearaway milk delivery girl Chu Xia together with an unlikely Prince Charming — ruthless know-it-all business heir Han Qi Lu, known to his schoolmates as Master Devil. Tragedy strikes — Chu Xia finds herself orphaned and homeless. At the dying request of Chu Xia’s mother, the Han family agrees to take her in until she reaches university age, much to Han Qi Lu’s dismay. But things soon get worse for him when his family insists Chu Xia must attend the same exclusive private school Han Qi Lu.

4. A Love So Beautiful (2017)

Starring: Hu Yitian, Shen Yue

Based on novel: To Our Pure Little Beauty by Zhao Qianqian.

Synopsis:

Chen Xiaoxi and Jiang Chen are classmates at Chenxi Secondary School, and have been neighbors since kindergarten. Chen Xiaoxi, a cheerful girl who doesn’t study much, is expressive about her admiration towards Jiang Chen, a popular student known for his good looks and high grades. However, Jiang Chen is very distant and indifferent towards people because of his father’s early death. Together with their friends — the funny yet dirty-minded Lu Yang, athletic but blunt Lin Jingxiao, and joyful national swimmer Wu Bosong — Chen Xiaoxi and Jiang Chen prepare for their Gaokao, a university entry examination, during their journey through secondary school and towards adulthood.

5. Ashes of Love (2018)

Starring: Yang Zi, Deng Lun, Luo Yunxi

Based on novel: Heavy Sweetness, Ash-like Frost by Dian Xian.

Synopsis:

The Flower Deity dies after giving birth to a daughter, Jin Mi. She saw a prophecy that her daughter will suffer a great love trial within the first thousand year of her life, thus before dying, she gave her a magical pill that prevents her from feeling and expressing romantic love. This caused Jin Mi to become the brunt of many jokes when she gets tangled in a love triangle with the haughty Fire God Xufeng and the ambitious Night God Runyu.

6. Well-Intended Love Season 1 (2019)

Starring: Wang Shuang, Xu Kaicheng

Synopsis:

A third-rate actress with leukemia becomes entangled with CEO Ling because she needs him for treatment. In order to receive bone marrow transplant sooner and to continue her career as an actress, Xia Lin enters into a secret marriage with Ling Yi Zhou, the CEO of a company. Despite the conspiracies and misunderstandings they encounter, the two find true love.

6. Wait, My Youth (2019)

Starring: Zhao Yi Qin, Li Jia Qi, Li Ge Yang, Stephanie Xu, Vincent Wei, Leo Dong

Synopsis:

A story about the naivety of young love, the pureness, and beauty of friendship and the warmth of family surrounding a group of friends.
Su Can Can loves learning about literary works. In her adolescence, she meets her best friends. Xu Mei Li is lively and cheerful, Lan Tian Ye is handsome and uninhibited, Lin Jia Ze is gentle and refined, Tao Ya Ting is beautiful and melancholic. In their journey, they have many little secrets and many worries. Whether in high school or in college, Su Can Can has collected many unforgettable memories. When she turned 28, she looks around and realizes that the people with her when she was 18 are still the same people around her now.

7. Triad Princess (2019)

Starring: Jasper Liu, Eugenie Liu

Synopsis:

Growing up in the shadow of her Triad father, Angie craves an independent life of her own. Defying her father’s wishes, she takes on a gig as an undercover bodyguard for a famous actress at an agency, where she must navigate the unfamiliar world of glitz, glamour and even love.

8. Put Your Head on My Shoulder (2019)

Starring: Xing Fei, Lin Yi

Based on novel: Put Your Head on My Shoulder by Zhao Qianqian.

Synopsis:

As Situ Mo’s graduation is nearing, she is confused about her future plans. Situ Mo likes Fu Pei, her childhood friend but is constantly disappointed by his lack of incisiveness. She tries out all sorts of things all the time and is unable to make her own decisions. She even almost becomes a worker at a sketchy company. Her ordinary days are suddenly shaken up when the genius Physics student Gu Weiyi appears in her life. The two accidentally end up living together and chaos begins.

9. Le Coup de Foudre (2019)

Starring: Janice Wu, Zhang Yujian, Zhao Zhiwei, Ma Li

Based on novel: I Don’t Like This World, I Only Like You by Qiao Yi.

Synopsis:

Zhao Qiaoyi and Yan Mo promised that they would study abroad together after graduation. However, a family incident caused Zhao Qiaoyi and Yan Mo to break their promise. Four years later, they meet again at high school reunion.

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