Smile Pasta

Smile Pasta [微笑 Pasta]

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http://www.ttv.com.tw/drama/2006/pasta/pasta.htm

http://www.settv.com.tw/metro/m102/

A young guy and gal, because of unexpectedly bumping into each other on the streets, accidentally cause a whole barrage of rumors and also strike up an interesting and romantic relationship. Henceforth, these two parallel lives are intertwined together and a romantic and uncommon life journey unfolds…

Cheng Xiao Shi, Smile Pasta's precious daughter, is an ordinary girl who is innocent and straightforward. She is a little bit reckless and a little bit silly but always faces life with a smile on her face. She always believes that if you smile, then there is nothing as serious as you think it will be! Even if you are faced with setbacks, feel sad for a moment, smile again and then everything will be fine. The person that Xiao Shi likes the most is her elder schoolmate, Ah Zhe. Although Ah Zhe has never liked Xiao Shi and even cursed her for "not having a relationship that lasts for more than 3 months", Xiao Shi still won't yield and tries again and again. She believes that one day Ah Zhe would be able to see her sincerity and fall in love with her. Until the day when she meets He Qun, the love that Xiao Shi believes in and persists on starts to change.

He Qun is a singer in the entertainment circle and also current Legislative Speaker He Meng Yuan's eldest son. He is in the music field because of a dream that he, his younger brother, his girlfriend, Rita and their childhood friend, Xiao Rou, had when they were young. Despite their traditional and conservative father's opposition, the two brothers still stubbornly continue to follow their dream towards their passion for music. However, an accident that happened the year that they were 17 years old prevented their dream from coming true. Due to a wrong decision on He Qun's part, they lost Xiao Rou. Ah Zhe and his elder brother, He Qun's relationship became estranged and they no longer interacted with each other again. Later an opportunity came up and He Qun was able to get into the entertainment circle and he became one of the top stars in today's music industry. However, he is not happy at all because this is still a far distance from their original dream. He Qun has never given up the wish of accomplishing his dream with his younger brother.

The day of He Qun's press conference to release his new single is also the day that Xiao Shi tries to complete her 3 month relationship with her new boyfriend, Peter. However, on this day, He Qun looks on as his girlfriend, Rita, is taken away by his brother, Ah Zhe while Xiao Shi watches as Peter leaves with another girl in his arms on the streets. The parallel lives of these two broken hearts accidentally meet on the street. He Qun, who is in the process of running away from the paparazzi, accidentally bumps into Xiao Shi, who was walking depressingly all by herself. This abrupt collision caused He Qun to accidentally kiss Xiao Shi. The paparazzi seize the opportunity and quickly capture this rare moment on film. He Qun had no other choice but to grab Xiao Shi and run away.

As for Xiao Shi, she made a bet with her older brother, Cheng Ming to bring home a "boyfriend." Otherwise, she has to belly dance in front of their Italian restaurant, "Smile Pasta," to attract customers. Worried about being embarrassed and not bringing home a boyfriend, Xiao Shi is afraid to go home. She begs He Qun to take her in. It is impossible not to feel compassion for each other when both have experienced failures in love, so He Qun agrees to take her in and brought her home. He also agrees to pretend to be her boyfriend and go home with her.

However, the next morning, catastrophe strikes. He Qun and Xiao Shi's "kiss photo" makes the front page headlines entitled "Young Heavenly King's Affair, Kisses Secret Lover on the Street." The house of the Legislative Speaker is completely surrounded by the media. The manager, Vincent, hopes to save the crisis and just go with the flow. He denies the relationship between He Qun and Rita, announces that Xiao Shi is He Qun's actual girlfriend and that they are on the verge of getting engaged. A loud clamor vibrates through the whole country. When the news of this scandal broke out, He Qun's dad, who is conscious about his reputation, was extremely angry. He immediately orders He Qun to transfer schools. Unexpectedly, the school that He Qun transfers to turns out to be Xiao Shi's Ding Feng University. His rumored girlfriend, whom he never thought he would see again, becomes his classmate.

What are they going to do now? Not only does He Qun and Xiao Shi have to continue to pretend to be in love but they must face Ah Zhe and Rita in the same school too. He Qun, who is deeply in love with Rita and Xiao Shi, who has always been in love with Ah Zhe, faced with his past love and faced with the guy that she has admired for 3 years, how can they get along peacefully in the same school? This complicated and contradictory feeling starts to spread between these 4 people. Ah Zhe has felt resentment and hatred toward He Qun from high school until now. Being in the same surroundings with He Qun is like having a thorn stuck to Ah Zhe's side and so he can't help it but constantly opposes He Qun. Rita feels shame and guilt towards He Qun yet she doesn't believe that He Qun could fall in love with Xiao Shi overnight, let alone become his fiancé. Xiao Shi, who has always been Ah Zhe's number 1 supporter, is suffering from pain because she is unable to continue to follow Ah Zhe due to being hindered from her agreement with He Qun to keep her pretense of being his fiancé a secret. She even took her anger out on He Qun. On the other hand, He Qun is also suffering because not only is he faced with having lost the one that he loved the most, but he also has to pretend to be in love with Xiao Shi in front of Rita. In addition to having to face Ah Zhe's resentment, He Qun tries to remove the misunderstanding and hatred between their relationship. Yet he cannot allow his weakness to show in front of Ah Zhe and all of these things are being He Qun's biggest test.

He Qun and Xiao Shi, this bickering couple, started out as a false engaged couple, but He Gun is gradually affected by Xiao Shi's optimistic smiles as well as everyone's warmth at Smile Pasta. He rediscovers his smiles and the warm personality that was originally sealed away. He chooses to positively face life and recapture his family and his dream.

Although Ah Zhe takes every opportunity to oppose He Qun but after each challenge and misunderstanding, Ah Zhe understands and knows He Qun even more. Ah Zhe even falls in love with the one girl in this whole world whom he never thought possible to fall for - Cheng Xiao Shi. He goes as far as to help her break the curse that he gave her of "not having a relationship that lasts for more than 3 months."

What about Xiao Shi? A girl, who has always thought that she was doomed by the "not having a relationship that lasts for more than 3 months" curse, accidentally becomes He Qun's fake fiancé. Her whole life is completely turned around yet Xiao Shi still chooses to face it optimistically. Xiao Shi always believes that that is how life is. There is nothing that can't be solved. As long as you smile, then nothing is a big deal.

Under the drive of Smile Pasta's sincerity, the love story of these young people continues to boil along with the special flavor of the pasta in the dishes.

Smile Pasta, a story of love and sincerity, mixed together with youth and flavor. It will make you smile and touch your heart as well as make you smile and make you cry.

translated by mandy