If you’re searching for the best romance Chinese dramas, you’ve come to the right place. In this list, I’ve selected some of the best modern and costume romance Chinese dramas that are worth adding to your watchlist. From heartwarming slow-burn relationships to emotional love stories that will keep you hooked until the final episode. Anyways, let’s get straight into the list of 15 Best Romance Chinese Dramas to Watch Right Now!
Hidden Love
Stars: Zhao Lu Si and Chen Zhe Yuan
Sang Zhi falls in love with Duan Jia Xu, the boy who often comes to her house to play games in her older brother’s room. He is five years older than her. Sang Zhi had a crush on Duan Jia Xu when she was young, but they lost contact with each other for some reason. After she graduates, she joins the university in the city he is in, and during their day-to-day intimate and close interaction, they slowly fall in love.
Pursuit of Jade
Stars: Tian Xi Wei and Zhang Ling He
It follows Fan Chang Yu, a butcher’s daughter, and Xie Zheng, a fallen noble seeking revenge. Their fake marriage turns into true love, but war tears them apart. Determined, Fan Chang Yu wields her butcher’s knife on the battlefield, searching for justice and her husband. Meanwhile, Xie Zheng reclaims his title, fighting to protect his country and love. Reunited in battle, they stand together, defying fate and uncovering the truth.
The Prisoner of Beauty
Stars: Song Zu Er and Liu Yu Ning
Xiao Qiao, a clever girl from the Qiao family, marries Wei Shao, the sharp and kind master of the Wei family, as part of a family alliance. With bad blood between their clans, the two start off wary of each other, constantly testing boundaries in both funny and tense ways. Over time, they begin to appreciate each other’s quirks and talents. Through ups and downs, they learn to work as a team, tackling family drama and bigger issues to bring some peace to their world. It’s a story of partnership built through trial, error, and a bit of chaos.
Speed And Love
Stars: Esther Yu and He Yu
The series revolves around the adopted siblings Jiang Mu, the sheltered and pampered younger sister, and Jin Zhao, the extremely gifted older brother. When Mu is nine years old, their parents get a divorce, and her father and Zhao move to Thailand. As such, Mu and Zhao’s lives become two paths that never cross. After learning that her brother is adopted, Mu flies to Thailand alone.
When they meet again, the once elegant boy has transformed into a rugged young man hardened by the streets. Zhao is now into boxing and racing, living a life full of wild thrills and danger that is completely unfamiliar to Mu. Undaunted, Mu works to assimilate into the life of Zhao and her father’s family. Aligning with her talents, her studies and life in Thailand are just as splendid, and her enthusiasm and empathy brighten Zhao’s life. As Zhao’s co-pilot, she is his perfect navigator. Seeing that Zhao is stuck in a quagmire, she decides to pull him out and take him home.
Never-Ending Summer
Stars: Bao Shang En and Daniel Zhou
Zhou Wan, a resilient and determined top student, desperately seeks a way to save her seriously ill grandmother. After failing to obtain help from her mother, who abandoned her years ago, she deliberately approaches Lu Xi Xiao, her mother’s stepson and a rebellious young man, hoping to secure money for the surgery through him.
During the summer after graduation, Zhou Wan and Lu Xi Xiao gradually develop feelings for one another as they navigate uncertainty and emotional barriers. Along the way, they repeatedly help each other overcome the hardships and setbacks of life. However, the harsh realities of the world shatter their youthful romance, and misunderstandings ultimately drive them apart.
Ten years later, they reunite in the workplace. Still unable to let go of the pain from the past, Lu Xi Xiao repeatedly makes things difficult for Zhou Wan, only to realize that his feelings for her have never changed. As they work together to uncover the truth behind a long-forgotten factory accident, the two find themselves drawn together once again.
The Love You Give Me
Stars: Wang Yu Wen and Wang Zi Qi
Five years ago, Min Hui pretended to be Xin Qi’s long-lost childhood friend to help him cope with the sudden death of his friend, while hiding her growing love for him. Xin Qi, suffering from a life-threatening heart condition, rejected her attempts to confess, and when the truth was finally revealed, he cut all ties with her.
Now, five years later, they are reunited at a business event. Min Hui has become an R&D assistant, while Xin Qi is a successful CEO. Despite his lingering anger, Xin Qi soon learns that Min Hui has a son with the same heart condition he suffers from, leading him to realize he is the father. Through heartfelt conversations, explanations, and a quirky living arrangement, can they heal old wounds and rekindle their love as a family?
Love between Lines
Stars: Chen Xing Xu and Lu Yu Xiao
Xiao Zhi Yu and Hu Xiu first met during a murder mystery game. Set in Republic of China-themed scenarios, they assume fake identities and act out fictional plots, yet both grow curious about each other’s real-life personas.
Then, in real life, Xiao Zhi Yu and Hu Xiu also meet as if destined by fate. From there, the story unfolds in dual narratives—one following the fictional plot of the murder mystery game, the other depicting their real-life encounters.
Amidst the interplay of illusion and reality, the pair soon come to understand their true feelings. Now will they find their way to each other, and end up happily ever after?
Please Feel at Ease Mr. Ling
Stars: Zhao Lusi and Liu Te
This is a story of how the ‘rabbit’ (Gu An Xin) brings home a ‘big bad wolf’ (Ling Yue) when she chances upon the hotshot executive after an accident. His injuries and the accident were the result of an ugly fight for succession at a powerful conglomerate. However, none of that was evident initially; he first appeared stupid but slowly proved himself to be a genius. With two people so different from each other living together, what kind of relationship will they have?
Arsenal Military Academy
Stars: Bai Lu and Xu Kai
During the early 20th century, China is embroiled in a brutal war with the Imperial Japanese army. In an effort to defend the northeast, the government drafts young men, but Xie Xiang disguises herself as her brother to join the military. Proving herself capable, she earns a spot at an elite military academy in Shanghai.
At the academy, Xie Xiang befriends fellow recruits Gu Yan Zheng and Shen Jun San. As they train to fight, they become more determined to stop the invaders. But tensions rise as both men develop feelings for Xie Xiang.
Love and Redemption
Stars: Cheng Yi and Yuan Bing Yan
A thousand years since the battle between the demons and heavens took place, the souls of the Star of Mosha and the God of War are sent to the mortal realm to serve penance.
In the mortal realm, Chu Xuan Ji, daughter of the Shaoyang Sect Leader, is deprived of her six senses. At a tournament, she meets Yu Si Feng, a skilled disciple of Lize Palace who was born on the same day as her, and the two develop a friendship. Promising to meet again, Si Feng returns to his sect, where he is punished for breaking the rules and forced to wear a mask that could potentially harm his life, while Xuan Ji leaves her home to train in martial arts.
Four years later, their destinies intertwine anew. While traveling together, recovered memories from their past lives surface, revealing secrets and conspiracies involving themselves and the three realms; demon, heavenly, and mortal. These revelations have a profound impact on their relationship, creating an imbalance in all three realms.
Fated Hearts
Stars: Li Qin and Chen Zhe Yuan
When Jinxiu Kingdom is on the brink of defeat in the battle at Pingling, the female archer in red, Fu Yi Xiao, shoots an arrow at Susha’s eldest prince, Feng Sui Ge, turning the tide of the battle. But Yi Xiao accidentally falls off a cliff shortly after and loses her memory. After Yi Xiao is rescued by the Ling family of doctors of the Righteous Villa, she unexpectedly reunites with her old enemy, Sui Ge.
Looking at the mess Yi Xiao is in, Sui Ge infers that it must be related to his predicament in the battle at Pingling. Sui Ge wants to use Yi Xiao to find out the truth behind the scenes, while Yi Xiao wants to use Sui Ge to survive under heavy pursuit.
So the two, who were mortal enemies a month ago, must now rely on each other to survive in the turbulent Yujing City, and their love secretly blossoms through countless near-death experiences. The seeds have been sown, and amid the hatred, betrayal, deception, unrequited desire, and inability to let go, everyone is both a player and a pawn.
Yi Xiao and Sui Ge can only work closely together in the storm to overcome the dark conspiracy, break the shackles of fate, live up to the people’s expectations, and not let each other down.
You Are My Destiny – Best Romance Chinese Drama
Stars: Liang Jie and Xing Zhao Lin
On a cruise to the Bahamas, shy administrative assistant Chen Jia Xin and charming heir Wang Xi Yi have a one-night stand, complicated by a mix-up in identities. When Jia Xin becomes pregnant, she’s pressured into a marriage with Xi Yi, who plans to marry his girlfriend, Shi Anna. A tragic misunderstanding drives Jia Xin to Hungary, where she becomes a potter with the support of her friend Dylan. Three years later, Xi Yi has matured and realizes his desire for a family. Fate reunites them in Hungary, where love has a second chance.
Love’s Ambition
Stars: Zhao Lusi and William Chan
The glamorous anchor Xu Yan and urban elite Shen Hao Ming are an enviable couple, but their differing backgrounds create tension in their relationship. Xu Yan marries Shen Hao Ming through her carefully crafted image and his influence. After a conflict, Xu Yan breaks free, only for Shen Hao Ming to realize he has always loved her and vows to win her back. Over time, they shed their facades, grow closer, and rediscover each other and themselves.
Once We Get Married
Stars: Wang Yu Wen and Wang Zi Qi
Gu Xi Xi is a fashion shopper, who runs a small online shop from home, and buys Alex’s couture wedding dresses for her clients. During a private reception, she gets acquainted with Yin Si Chen, the black-bellied president who came to discuss business cooperation with Alex. An incident occurs leading to them to temporarily maintain a contract cooperative marriage relationship for a win-win situation pertaining to Alex. The two with opposite personalities gradually find love in this contract marriage.
As Beautiful as You
Stars: Xu Kai and Tan Song Yun
Ji Xing has worked diligently for a top IT firm for the past three years but struggles to stand out in a fiercely competitive corporate world. Frustrated, she decides to quit and launch her own company. She soon attracts the support of a powerful mentor and investor, CEO Han Ting. With his backing, her entrepreneurial journey begins to gain momentum. As they collaborate closely, their professional relationship starts to deepen, and unexpected romantic sparks fly.
These are just a some of the best romance Chinese dramas you can watch. The list is endless but we’ll talk more about other dramas later. Which romance Chinese drama is your favorite? Share your recommendations in the comments below.
