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(portrayed by Cheryl Yang)
– Female, 29 years old, Manager of the Business Information
Department at Ju Dan.
A
lonely working girl that pursues perfection. Her high school
graduation speech was turned into a show girl event by a junior
classmate. The wedding anniversary trip that she planned, a
sweet, summer surprise, was ruined when she catches her husband
in bed with another woman. She tries her best to forget but
these two painful memories, her junior classmate and her
husband, still haunt her by appearing in front of her again.
She swears to let go of the past, set a new standard for
perfection and find the true meaning of happiness.
She
draws a fine line between business and pleasure and is obsessed
with pursuing perfection. She gives people the feeling that she
is not approachable and hard to get close to.
Appearing full of self-confidence, she would be
pulling her hair hysterically and screaming in a corner when
there is no one about, revealing her out of control and
depressed expressions. This all comes from the inferior
feelings and her lack of confidence within. As for the culprit
behind this, it is all due to her high school junior classmate –
Zuo Shao Tang.
Ten years ago at her high school graduation
ceremony, when Jing Han is ready to deliver her speech on stage,
her scatterbrained junior classmate, Zuo Shao Tang, accidentally
pulls off her shirt and skirt. Jing Han is so humiliated after
this event that she has never participated in any of the class
reunions. It also fostered her overly cautious and doesn’t
easily trust other people personality.
In addition, Jing Han who has her future all planned
out, accidentally falls in love and gets married with her tutor,
Fang Yun Qian, while she was in college. Jing Han, who places
heavy emphasis on love, unexpectedly catches Yun Qian in bed
with another woman after their marriage; with an unhappy
marriage, Jing Han places all her heart in her work and becomes
the career woman in everyone’s eyes. She even requests a
divorce from Yun Qian.
After her divorce, Jing Han moves out and plans to
start life anew. She coincidentally meets two roommates, Liang
Jia Xin and Yu Qiao Le, who have completely different tastes and
different views.
These three females see each other every day and yet
are incompatible with each other. This already creates many
headaches for Jing Han but unexpectedly, living right across
from them is a suspiciously abnormal guy. To Jing Han’s
surprise, it turns out to be her most hated enemy, her
scatterbrained junior classmate - Zuo Shao Tang.
Seeing her enemy, she would of course feel her blood
boiling, but --- Shao Tang doesn’t seem to recognize her?! As a
result, Jing Han decides to use this opportunity to repay Zuo
Shao Tang and revenge the humiliation that she received many
years ago.
Surprisingly, after many tries to get revenge on Zuo
Shao Tang, Jing Han discovers that ten years ago when Shao Tang
dashes up on stage it is all because he had a crush on her?!
Finding out the truth, Jing Han couldn’t help but feel bad about
her own plans for revenge and starts developing strange feelings
for Shao Tang… |
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(portrayed by Hong Xiao Ling)
– Female, 24 years old, Employee of the Business Information
Department, Daughter of Ju Dan’s Board of Director.
An arrogant and impulsive rich girl that ran away
from home. Her boyfriends keep on changing so her father has no
other choice but to force her on blind dates. In order to keep
control of her independence, she makes a bet of one hundred
million dollars with her father for one year. Unexpectedly,
after leaving home, she becomes Jing Han’s roommate and her
subordinate. These two females, whether at home or at work, are
always fighting with each other. This allows her to experience
that not everything in life goes as smoothly as she thought it
would. During frictions and disputes, she learns respect and
consideration.
She has a sweet appearance and is the treasure of
the family. The family spoils and pampers her very much which
brings about her arrogant and willful personality.
Each time she gets into trouble, she will put out
her special skill – act like a spoiled brat. Nearly 10 out of
10 times she would be forgiven. Until one day, she refuses to
obey her father’s (Liang Dong) arrangement to go on a blind date
with the son of one of his good friends. This act aggravates
her father and no matter how many tantrums she throws, her
father would get angry at her impulsive nature. As a result,
she refuses to bend to his will and runs away from home. She
even threatens that she will not use a single cent of the
family’s money. At first, she believes that she wouldn’t even
have to step a foot out of the door before her father would
submissively call her back. To her surprise, she has stepped
passed the iron gate in the garden and no one has come to chase
after her. As a result, she decides to prove that she doesn’t
need to depend on her father’s arrangements and can still
support herself…
Jia Xin, who doesn’t have any idea what she is going
to do, by chance gets acquainted with Shao Tang and becomes Jing
Han and Qiao Le’s roommate. Jia Xin and Jing Han’s lifestyle
and habits are extremely different. Therefore, they both get
into many misunderstandings and cause many frictions. Their
flames of war even extend all the way to Ju Dan. In order to
support herself, Jia Xin has no other choice but to find a job.
Yet the job that she applies to working as an employee at Ju
Dan’s Business Information Department just happens to be managed
by Zhang Jing Han. Just when Jia Xin is on the verge of giving
up, she accepts her father’s bet. Afterwards, Jia Xin
immediately regrets her own impulsiveness because the bet is if
in one year, Jia Xin doesn’t manage to get fired from the
company, then she will be able to get one hundred million
dollars. However, if she does get fired, then she would have to
go home and accept her father’s arrangements obediently.
As a result, this spoiled and pampered girl meets up
with a boss, Zhang Jing Han, who requests perfection in
everything. Naturally, she will have a tough time like all the
data that she is not able to finish looking at, the calls she is
not able to finish making, staying up late to finish a report…
Whether at work or at home, Jia Xin who is not able to win over
Jing Han, suffers many hardships. No matter how strict Jing Han
treats her, Jia Xin refuses to resign. From, never having used
a printer, doesn’t know how to send a fax and doesn’t take
public transportation, she has learned everything and lives her
life like any common people. Liang Dong (Jia Xin’s father) sees
all of this. Jia Xin’s maturity is making him feel quite
gratified… |
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(portrayed by Genie Zhuo)
– Female, 19 years old, figure skater.
A
hardworking, simple girl who raises chicken. She leaves her
countryside hometown to go north to fulfill her ice skating
dream. She becomes Jing Han and Jia Xin’s roommate. She gets
acquainted with a hockey player who is also her landlord. Her
first kiss is snatched away by him and she also gets hurt
because of him. Even with her heart wounded, she participates
in the Taipei competition, the National competition. Step by
step she breaks out of her cocoon and makes her way toward her
life’s goal.
She grows up from a beautiful and simple village in
the countryside. She is a bit foolish and naïve.
Because her family raises chickens and the fact that
Qiao Le has nimble hands and feet, her skill in catching
chickens is even praised by the fellow villagers. Even though
Qiao Le is a country girl, but she has a very tremendous dream –
to be an international figure skating queen!
When Qiao Le was 5 years old, the first time she
participated in the village’s children’s ice skating
competition, she won the championship, which was astonishing to
everyone. Every one in her family believes her to be a rare
talent in the ice skating world. Since then, Qiao Le has move
toward her goal of becoming a figure skating queen.
Unfortunately, since this time, she has not won any more awards
after that. However, she still insists that one day she will
become an amazing figure skating athlete!
The reason why Qiao Le is so persistent about her
dream is because she knows that she is an ordinary country
girl. After she arrives in Taipei, she becomes even more aware
of how tiny and common she is in this big world. She is not as
capable as Jing Han and is not as pretty as Jia Xin but only ice
skating, only after putting on her ice skating boots, would she
be able to tell herself that she is a unique Yu Qiao Le in this
world. It is also because of this that no matter what obstacles
she encounters, she would still hold on tightly to her dream of
becoming a figure skating queen.
The first day that Qiao Le arrives in Taipei she
meets the young landlord, Li Yu Xin. Their first encounter is
extremely dramatic where there is a wild chase of the ice
skating boots, the bicycle and another car. As for their second
encounter that same day, Qiao Le’s first kiss which she has
protected for 19 years gets snatched away by Li Yu Xin.
Yu Xin is the captain of the ice hockey team and has
a common topic with Qiao Le. In addition to Yu Xin’s help, Qiao
Le is able to use Ju Dan’s rink to practice her ice skating. As
a result, the naïve Qiao Le very quickly falls in love with Yu
Xin. She doesn’t know that behind Yu Xin’s gentleness, he is
hiding a very evil deception… |
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(portrayed by Zhang Tian Lin)
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Male, 27 years old, an artist.
Shao
Tang is the first tenant to live in the apartment. He has an
amiable personality and confessing that he is lofty character,
he is not willing to inherit his father’s enterprise. He would
rather find a scenic spot and set up a stall to paint pictures
and make a living by selling his paintings.
Shao
Tang has never had a girlfriend before. He had only had a crush
on his senior classmate (Zhang Jing Han) during his high school
years. However, Shao Tang caused Jing Han to be humiliated in
front of the whole school and since then, Shao Tong has lost all
contact with Jing Han. Ten years pass, not only has Shao Tang
not forgotten Jing Han, but he also believes that he still owes
her an “apology”…
Shao
Tang accidentally gets acquainted with Liang Jia Xin by the
seaside and after introducing her to his landlord, they both
become neighbors after this. Shao Tang would often times
coincidentally bump into Jia Xin, with her perfect bikini figure
and her saucy and lovable expressions. All of this would cause
Shao Tang to blush and his heart rate to increase. Shao Tang,
who has always believed that he still has a crush on Jing Han,
suddenly finds himself falling for Liang Jia Xin. But to Jia
Xin, even though Shao Tang is honest, cute, talented and has
ideals, but Shao Tang’s wooden nature just doesn’t interest Jia
Xin.
But
Shao Tang is not discouraged and he continues to pursue Jia Xin.
Unfortunately, there is still a big obstacle between him and Jia
Xin – Zhang Jing Han.
Shao
Tang really doesn’t understand when and where he has offended
this woman. Why is she always against him? Always trying to
wreck his plans?
Every
little thing that Shao Tang tries to do, every time he wants to
spend some time alone with his beloved Jia Xin, Zhang Jing Han
would swoop down on him and try to stop him. She follows them
when he takes Jia Xin out to dinner, she follows them when he
goes on a date with Jia Xin, even when he goes on a vacation
alone with Jia Xin, Jing Han would tightly pursue them! What
the heck? They are not S.H.E, why is it that no matter what
they do, they have to do it together as 3 people?
Shao
Tang has always thought that no man would ever love a woman as
obnoxious and as troublesome as Zhang Jing Han! He never
imagined that there would really be a man who would fall in love
with her. This handsome man from Japan named Jin Jing Xiang.
Strange! He is not blind, why would he fall in love with Zhang
Jing Han? Shao Tang could not figure it out at all…
However, after Shao Tang finds out that Jing Han is the girl
that he has had a crush on for 10 years, a marvelous feeling
starts to ferment within his heart… |
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(portrayed by Yokouchi Akira)
– Male, 29 years old, Japanese, Ju Dan’s Vice Chief.
He is big and tall and has an imposing appearance.
From the first day that he has arrived at Ju Dan, he has been
the target of all the female staff at Ju Dan. Jing Han, who
likes to read romance novels, would often see Jin Jing Xiang as
a leading character and would dream about the romantic plots
from the novels.
Jin Jing, who is unfamiliar with the people and
places in Taipei, has a favorable impression of Ju Dan’s Manager
of the Business Information Department, Zhang Jing Han, from his
first day of work. With Shao Tang’s help, Jing Han acted out a
play of a lovesick girl being dumped by her heartless boyfriend
in front of Jin Jing. This causes Jin Jing to love Jing Han
even more and they both smoothly starts dating.
However, the longer that Jin Jing and Jing Han are
together, the more it is revealed that Zuo Shao Tang has a
pretty important place within Jing Han’s heart. It is even more
important than what she has thought it would be. Although Jing
Han keeps on saying that she detests Shao Tang, but she would
often unknowingly pay attention to every little action and
movement that Shao Tang makes. As for their great understanding
for each other, it would often create feelings of jealous from
Jin Jing.
He can no longer endure seeing Jing Han and Shao
Tang together. He does his best to try to separate the two of
them but… they obviously are neighbors that live right across
from each other. Faced with this dilemma, what should Jin Jing
do? |
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(portrayed by Yu Fan Kang)
– Male, 32 years old, Zhang Jing Han’s ex-husband.
He
has a mellow and humble personality and dreams of being rich.
Fang Yun Qian is Zhang Jing Han’s tutor during
college. They developed feelings for each other during their
course of time together and get married. However, the married
Yun Qian’s talent and maturity still attracts the affection of
many young female colleagues. Yun Qian could not withstand the
enticement, has an affair and in the end, agrees to a divorce
with Jing Han.
The days after the divorce cause Yun Qian to be
filled with regret. In addition, as the days pass, Yun Qian
starts to miss those marriage days. Faded from memory are the
quarrels and the imperfections, and he only remembers the times
when he and Jing Han were in love. As a result, Yun Qian
decides to pursue Zhang Jing Han again.
However, Yun Qian never imagined that during all his
planning, a huge obstacle would stand in his way – Zuo Shao
Tang. At first, he really didn’t bother to pay any attention to
this young kid, but to his surprise, he seems to see a sparkle
of love in Jing Han’s eyes when she looks at Shao Tang. Yun
Qian could no longer wait and decides to propose to Jing Han
again.
But is Jing Han willing to give him another chance? |
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(portrayed by Chen De Lie)
– Male, 23 years old, famous ice hockey player.
The landlady – Mrs. Zhou Bao Er’s only son and also
Jing Han, Jia Xin and Qiao Le’s young landlord.
Li Yu Xing is quite a playboy. He chases after any
girl he sees; dates multiply girls at the same time and often
called a lady’s killer. The number of girls that he has dumped
is countless and he likes young girls who wear short skirts.
Yu Xin accidentally gets acquainted with Yu Qiao Le
who comes from the country side. Unexpectedly, he also snatches
away Qiao Le’s first kiss. Yu Xin believes that Qiao Le’s dream
of becoming a figure skating queen is impossible. He uses Qiao
Le’s naïve nature and infatuation to make her voluntarily become
the ice hockey team’s manager. In actuality, he only treats
Qiao Le as a one of his many girlfriends but Qiao Le isn’t aware
of this at all. She innocently believes that Yu Xin really
likes her.
Unexpectedly, as Ah Xin and Qiao Le spend more and
more time together, Ah Xin really does fall in love with this
innocent and simple girl. Yet, he just doesn’t know how to
confess to her that everything up till now has been a lie? |
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(portrayed by Gao Yi Xiang)
– Male, 23 years old, vice captain of the ice hockey team, Yu
Xin’s buddy and playmate.
Ah Xun is extremely loyal to the team’s captain, Li
Yu Xin and admires Yu Xin for his outstanding hockey skills.
Not only are they both handsome on the ice, but they create
quite a sensation and privately are also great partners in
chasing girls. However, there is still something different
about Ah Xun from Yu Xin.
Compared to other guys his age, Ah Xun is more calm
and mellow. He has always hoped to have a stable and sincere
love. For this reason, when Ah Xun discovers Qiao Le’s
innocence and kind heart, he couldn’t help but fall in love with
her. However, he clearly understands that the person whom Qiao
Le likes is not himself. For this reason, he could only hide
his feelings for Qiao Le within his heart and take care of her
as an older brother would.
Ah Xun continues to be by Qiao Le’s side and he sees
all the things that Qiao Le has done for Yu Xin and yet Yu Xin
has not responded to any of her efforts. As a result, he starts
to question, should he or should he not tell Qiao Le that Yu
Xin’s feelings toward her are not real… |
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(portrayed by Zhang Jia Xin)
– Female, 25 years old, Zhang Jing Han’s secretary.
Shu Lin has a gentle and mellow personality. She is
Jing Han’s good helper and can usually guess Jing Han’s moods.
She also is the person that Jing Han would go to vent out her
anger or problems. Like Jing Han, Shu Lin also develops
feelings in her heart for Jin Jing Xiang. However, Shu Lin
doesn’t dare to let Jing Han know and doesn’t dare to confess
her feelings to Jin Jing. Apart from this, Shu Lin is also
guarding a secret that no one knows about. Until the day that
Jing Han discovers it… |
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(portrayed by Huang Pei Zhen)
– Female, 22 years old, captain of the cheerleading squad.
She is lively and enthusiastic. She has a great
body and stature and is Li Yu Xin’s number one fan. After Xiao
Ting finds out that Qiao Le and Yu Xin all always together, not
only did she envy Qiao Le but she also hopes that their love can
be as romantic and touching as those in the idol dramas.
Besides cheerleading for the ice hockey team, she also shows up
at Qiao Le’s ice skating competition to give her support.
However, after she finds out about the things that Li Yu Xin has
done to Qiao Le, being kind-hearted and frank, Xiao Ting
immediately takes Ah Xun’s side and criticizes Li Yu Xin. |
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(portrayed by Bi Li)
– Female, 41 years old, Li Yu Xin’s mother, Jing Han, Shao Tang
and the rest of the gang’s landlady, boss of a hot pot shop.
Her husband passed away early and she brings her son
up all by herself. In Bao Er’s life, the thing she is most
proud of is giving birth to a handsome son who is an ice hockey
star – Li Yu Xin. Fortunately, Yu Xin grows up as handsome as
her deceased husband but Yu Xin’s playboy ways and the
complexity of his relationships with girls, would often bring
many headaches for Ah Er. Only until after Ah Er hears the news
that Yu Xin and Qiao Le are dating does she feel more at ease.
She often urges Yu Xin not to let go of a nice girl like Qiao
Le.
She has a rich sense of righteousness and
distinguishes between what is right and what is wrong. If
someone did something wrong, even if that person is her
treasured son – Li Yu Xin, she wouldn’t be lenient and punish
him. This causes Yu Xin to love and be afraid of his mother at
the same time. She is generous and enthusiastic. She treats
all the tenants like her own children. As a result, Jing Han,
Qiao Le, Shao Tang and the rest of the gang, all regard Ah Er as
if she is their own mother. |
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(portrayed by David Huang)
– Male, 54 years old, Ju Dan’s Current Board of Director, Liang
Jia Xin’s father.
Jia Xin’s stubborn and willful temperament is more
or less inherited from him. As a result, when Jia Xin runs away
from home, even though he is worried, but he absolutely will not
open his mouth to detain her in order to avoid showing his
weakness. However, when he finds out that Jia Xin is working at
Ju Dan, which he manages, he is curious to know how long his
daughter would be able to endure. Hence, he decides to bet one
hundred million dollars with his daughter. If Jia Xin is able
to stay for one whole year, she will not only get the money but
she will also get control of how the rest of her life is played
out. In order to win this bet, no matter how strict Zhang Jing
Han treats her, she will not leave the job. From the side,
Liang Dong watches as his daughter matures and he truly feels
gratified… |
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