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The show wasn’t supposed to be a hit, yet it set Chinese social media on fire. In the season finale, Luo decides to depart Shanghai to pursue her career, leaving the love triangle between Tang and He unresolved - thereby guaranteeing a sequel. Unsurprisingly, the women’s friendship is shattered after Tang learns of her boyfriend’s wavering commitment.

Though He reciprocates her feelings, Luo resists He’s pursuit, hoping to preserve her friendship with Tang. But in the process, she secretly develops a crush on He. With help from her best friend, Tang Jing 唐晶, and Tang’s shrewd and charming boss and boyfriend, He Han 贺涵, Luo slowly finds stability and achieves independence. Mired in a midlife crisis, Chen falls for one of his employees, Ling Ling 凌玲, an opportunist who works hard to end Chen’s marriage and claim Chen for herself. The First Half of My Life centers on Luo Zijun 罗子君, a naive thirtysomething housewife in the middle of divorce proceedings with her well-to-do husband, Chen Junsheng 陈俊生. But despite its popularity, the show has been criticized for celebrating characters who are manipulative, materialistic, and fake. Its 42-episode first season concluded in late July with record-breaking ratings, and it continues to go strong on various online streaming platforms. With contemporary Chinese lives and relationships taking center stage, Shanghai-based The First Half of My Life 我的前半生 is the latest hit on the Chinese TV scene. A comical character with an insatiable desire for money. Underneath Ling’s gentle appearance is her manipulative personality. Charming and conceited, he is the managing partner of an established consultancy. Tang believes in friendship but is skeptical of romantic love.

Luo’s best friend, a highly successful career woman.

Chen is an easygoing and dutiful man with apparent weaknesses. Chen breaks the marriage in pursuit of a stronger emotional connection with another woman. A naive and spoiled housewife who strives to achieve independence after a divorce.