Genius Girlfriend is a 2026 Chinese youth romance drama starring Tian Xi Wei and Hu Yi Tian. Adapted from the novel Tian Cai Nv You by Su Guang Tong, the series follows two brilliant students whose friendship begins in high school and gradually blossoms into a lifelong love story.
Title: Genius Girlfriend
Chinese Title: 天才，女友 / Tian Cai Nv You
Broadcast Date: 2 August 2026
Broadcast Network: iQiyi
Director: Tian Yu Sheng
Screenwriter: Sun Qi Jun
Genius Girlfriend Synopsis
Lin Zhixia is a gifted but reserved student who has never had a close friend. After enrolling at Provincial No. 1 Middle School, she meets the cheerful top student Jiang Yubai during a problem-solving competition, and the two unexpectedly become desk mates.
With his outgoing personality, Jiang Yubai helps Lin make friends with classmates including Tang Tingting, Duan Qiyan, Shen Fuxuan, and Jin Baihui, while Lin uses her academic talent to help him improve his studies. What begins as a rivalry gradually develops into a deep friendship built on trust and mutual support.
Together, they overcome school challenges, help a classmate avoid a scam, participate in club activities, and compete in the provincial mathematics competition. As Jiang Yubai quietly falls in love with Lin Zhixia, he plans to confess during their graduation trip after she is recommended to Fudan University. However, unexpected family circumstances force him to leave, leaving their future uncertain. Can fate bring them back together?
Genius Girlfriend Story Breakdown
Despite her extraordinary intelligence, Lin Zhixia struggles to connect with those around her. Everything changes when she meets Jiang Yubai, whose warmth and optimism gradually help her open up and experience the joys of friendship for the first time.
As classmates and academic rivals, they encourage each other to become better students and better people. Alongside their circle of friends, they face everyday school life, competitions, personal setbacks, and moments that shape their futures.
Over time, Jiang Yubai’s admiration for Lin Zhixia grows into love, but before he can confess his feelings, a family crisis forces him to leave unexpectedly. Their once-clear future is suddenly filled with uncertainty as life pulls them onto different paths.
Following the pair from adolescence into adulthood, Genius Girlfriend tells a heartwarming story about first love, perseverance, and the belief that people destined to be together will eventually find their way back to one another.
Genius Girlfriend Cast
Main Roles
Tian Xi Wei as Lin Zhixia
Hu Yi Tian as Jiang Yubai
Special Appearance
Lai Wei Ming as Shen Fuxuan
An Tian as Jin Baihui
Xia Hao Ran as Duan Qiyan
Li Jia Qi as Tang Tingting
Wu Jia Kai as Lin Zeqiu
Yu Li Yang as Lin Zeqiu (Young)
Supporting Roles
Sun Meng Qiu as Wan Chunlei
Li You Chuan as Han Peng
Tian Yu Qing as Xiao Shui
Liu Ling Zhi as Lin Fugui
Dai Shao Dong as Li Zhe
Zheng Xuan Jie as Zhao Shuran
Chen Shu Jun as Gao Yiyuan
Lu Ling as Guan Xunmei
Zheng Yi Yang as Zhou Bufeng
Zhang Lei as Homeroom Teacher
Liu Min as Ke Yanhong
Yu Lei as Jin Quan
Ma Xiao Fan as Lu Ping
Ma Qiu Zi as Kong Yuanyuan
Ma Jing Qi as Feng
Wang Shuo as Wu Qingxi
Wang Yi Fei as Yang Shuwen
Wang Qing as Zhao Guiying
Gong Rong Er as Shen Shaohua
Zhu Yuan Yuan as Zhang Li
Liu Chan as Policeman Fu
Qi Bao Quan as Liu Qingsong
Li Jin Rong as Jiang Feng
Yang Kai Cheng as Tan Qianche
Xiao Lu as Luo Ying
He Yi Le as Ding Yan
Xin Jin Shun as Zhu Geng
Shen Yu as Teacher Wu
Zhang Yi Nuo as Xu Nuo
Zhou Li Jie as Ye Wenshun
Lin Zi Lin as Teacher Zheng
Ouyang Wen Xuan as Xiao Yu
Meng Xiu as Li Zhe’s Mother
Hu Sheng Feng as Manager Xie
Hu Jia Hao as CEO Li
Yao Yi Ze as A Cheng
Jiang Da Bao as Brother Peng
Jiang Ying Yu as Tang Leqin
Yuan Ke as Xiao He
Xia Fan as Duan Wenming
Xu Ri Dong Sheng as Watermelon Head Guy
Guo Jin Ye as Li Li
Tang Zhen Chao as Brother Qian
Huang Yuan Ni as Sister Zhou
Cao Yue Ru as Deng Shasha
Liang Qiu Ping as Producer Wang
Tu Xian Zhi as Su Mo
Pan Min Yong as Shao Dongxu
Huo Zheng Yan as Uncle Lin
