-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