Loving Strangers

This is also a 'slice of life' , family drama, where the characters struggle through hardships and succeed in life

The main lead have the same poor life.

Su Lin, a young girl, was neglected by her parents since she was a child and grew up in a poor and difficult environment, but she always studied hard and looked forward to the future. Su Lin worked hard at speaking and won the role of the Little Mermaid in the English recital play, which made her classmate Ma Na jealous. During a fierce conflict, she accidentally fell into an underground pipe, and her life or death was unknown.

The chinese drama is adapted from the korean drama
China bought the legal rights to it
same story diffirent actors

-Older man / Younger woman
- Boss / Employee
- Mentor / Mentee
- Older ML who struggles with their wives / ex wife
- Older ML with a sad background story
- Older ML who “saves” and “protects” the younger FL in the workplace

- Chinese dramas with powerful, raw, often negative emotions
- Zhang Xin Cheng is excellent in both (ML in Tender Light, supporting in Loving Strangers)
- FLs with a sad background story and suffering in present-day