iQIYI’s modern romance short series My Lovely Wife premiered on 11 October, with the full series uploaded on its day of premiere for members to view. Despite two weeks since it has aired, the series is still high on the popularity charts, placing top three internationally. In the span of 22 episodes, My Lovely Wife tells the story of a couple from contract marriage to co-habitance and then falling for each other. Athough the plot may seem cliche, its fast pace has kept its audience on their toes before the series ended on a happy note.

Co-starred by young budding actors Pein (李沛恩) and Zheng Nanxi (郑楠汐), this series is filled with plot twists, from almost being tricked into getting assaulted to signing a proposal contract with no prior foundation of a romantic relationship to thinking that they were step-sibilings, and finally clearing up the misunderstanding. Many have expressed their enjoyment of the light-hearted series alongside their everyday life.

Both the co-stars may look really young but they both have wowed the crowd with their superb acting skills Zheng Nanxi even took a big leap of faith to take on a non-speaking role as her character has gone mute due to PTSD.

As a familiar face in the realm of romance dramas, Zheng Nanxi has acted in multiple romance series since two years ago. With her sweet appearance and acting skills, she has starred in series including Honey Don’t Run Away 2 (公子，我娶定你了2), My Poison Lover (霜落又识君), and Call Me By Ur Girl (请叫我乌雅氏). This time she takes on a challenging role, relying on her acting alone to pull off a non-speaking role in the first half of the series, presenting a stellar performance as a mute wife.

The energetic and youthful male lead, Pein, on the other hand has acted in multiple popular dramas and movies including the movie The Bravest (烈火英雄) which was trending worldwide. His performance as a firefighter who sacrificed himself in an accident touched many hearts and he gained much popularity ever since. In recent years, he has also starred in Till the End of the Moon (长月烬明), which also starred popular actors Leo Luo (罗云熙) and Bai Lu (白鹿). Despite this being his first-ever male lead series, Pein’s performance in My Lovely Wife isn’t one to be underestimated as he played out a perfect CEO character of our dreams.

Not forgetting the stellar production team that made the series one to catch–Wang Meng, one of the producers for the show, is an ex-TVB director and producer, having produced many classics including Journey to the West 2 (西游记2), Sword and Fairy 1 (仙剑奇侠传1), Strange Tales of Liao Zhai (聊斋), and many more.

All episodes of My Lovely Wife are now available on iQIYI (www.iq.com and app).