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Down with Love 就想賴著妳
📅 Taiwan • 2010
Format: Standard Series
Episodes: 16
Duration: ~1 hr 30 min
Aired: Jan 31, 2010 – May 23, 2010
Aired On: Sunday
Original Network: CTV
📺 Available on: Viki (Free w/ Subs)
✨ Synopsis
Xiang Yu Ping, a divorce and inheritance lawyer, is widely known as cold, selfish, and ruthless. After taking in his brother’s orphaned children, he finds himself desperately in need of a nanny—but every candidate either falls in love with him or flees from the chaos.
At the end of his rope, Yu Ping tasks his secretary Yang Duo with finding someone who meets his impossible requirements. She recommends her younger sister Yang Guo, assuring him that her tomboyish sibling won’t fall for him—backed by one crucial lie: that Yang Guo doesn’t like men at all.
👥 Cast
💫 Lead 1: Jerry Yan — Xiang Yu Ping, cold lawyer but secretly soft for kids
🔥 Lead 2: Ella Chen — Yang Guo, tomboy with “ugly duckling syndrome” and zero chill
💫 Lead 3: Michael Zhang — Qi Ke Zhong, long-time friend secretly in love and chaos accomplice
💎 Support: Chen Zi Han, Kelly Huang — tangled in absurd love triangles and shenanigans
😂 Bonus: The niece and nephew — little chaos agents extraordinaire
💬 Ratings
🎭 Drama: 💖💖💖💖💖 — “This drama was FUN. I laughed, I cried, I yelled at my screen, and I loved it.”
💫 Cast: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 — “They didn’t act — they lived it.”
🎧 OST: 🎵🎵🎵🎵☆ — “Perfect mix of mood-setting and melodrama. Send help, stuck on loop.”
📝 Review
(WARNING: Potential Spoilers — I'm Not Saving You from any Emotional Damage)
This drama was FUN to watch. Yang Guo, played by Ella Chen, has a personality you can’t help but love. I LOVED her facial expressions and her general aura of chaos. She’s a tomboy, down on her luck in love after finding out her boyfriend cheated on her (mentally torn apart), which gives her “Ugly Duckling Syndrome” vibes. (Although she’s literally far from ugly.)
Immediately, she meets Xiang Yu Ping (Jerry Yan), which causes an altercation. And then, thanks to her best friend, there’s a drunken restaurant kiss that becomes relevant later. Then she loses her job at the restaurant because of Yu Ping’s complaint (classic).
Jobless and heartbroken, Yang Guo continues working odd jobs while her penny-pinching older sister, Yang Duo, hooks her up to become a nanny to Yu Ping’s niece and nephew. These kids? Absolute chaos machines. They try to drive her away and fail spectacularly. Yang Guo eventually wins their hearts.
Meanwhile, the adult drama escalates: Ding Hui Fan (Chen Zi Han) decides to pause her career to get close to Yu Ping after they break up. Qi Ke Zhong (Michael Zhang) is secretly in love with Ding Hui Fan, but because Yu Ping is his long-time best friend, he steps back. To help Ding Hui Fan, he starts dating Yang Guo. This, of course, causes a tornado of emotions—Yu Ping has feelings for Yang Guo, her sister Yang Duo likes Qi Ke Zhong, everyone’s hearts are everywhere.
Eventually, the truth comes out. Yang Guo’s world shakes. Her Ugly Duckling Syndrome hits full-force. But her friends, family, and Yu Ping help her get through it and into the happy ending.
This drama has comedy, absurdity, serious WTF moments, and tons of tropes rolled into one: childhood saviors, enemies-to-friends-to-lovers, green tea, family dynamics, work drama… AND, now correctly, Michael Zhang is firmly a main, not just a supporting actor, so his chaos and heartbreak get their deserved spotlight.
💭 Final Mood:
“Busted out laughing multiple times. Swooned occasionally. Emotional kidnapping (figuratively). Chaos everywhere. Multiple tropes at full blast. Absolute rewatch material. Almost started again immediately after finishing. 10/10. Snacks, sarcasm, and zero self-control required.”
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