Season 1 • Episode 38
LatestXia Bing is a 26-year old woman whose motto is “No marriage or kids until the age of 30.” Life takes an unexpected turn when she becomes pregnant and must face the possibility of becoming a mother and marriage with her boyfriend.
Acting
Sun Li's perfectly calibrated panic attacks
Writing
Sharp dialogue on modern Chinese womanhood
Production
Authentic Shanghai yuppie apartment aesthetics
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 2013 drama captured China's 'leftover women' discourse just as it peaked, making Xia Bing's refusal to marry before 30 genuinely radical for mainstream TV.
Sun Li was pregnant in real life during filming, which directors initially worried about but ultimately used to ground her performance in authentic physical discomfort.
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