A shy boy meets his brave girl.
Notable Actors/Actresses
[Ep5] Being a genius sure is a luxury, Nan Xin can do anything he wants. He analyzes Cheng Er Luo's basketball match against a peer who bullied Zhao Yi Shu and devises a game plan to propel Cheng Er Luo to victory. Cheng Er Luo and Zhao Yi Shu is our second couple. She likes him but he's a little dim.
[Ep7] Nan Xin’s popularity surges. He’s smart and good looking. However, news get out that he has a severe anxiety and now the same admirers are discriminating against him. With newfound friends and newfound strength, Nan Xin makes a speech in front of the entire class to address his anxiety. He’s back to being popular among everyone and not just the girls this time.
[Ep9] Xia Rui and her brother are cute together. Little brother threatens Xia Rui with a picture he drew of Xia Rui sleeping on Nan Xin’s shoulder. Highschoolers can’t date. Xia Rui isn’t afraid of his taunting because her and Nan Xin are like bros. She’s quickly exposed that she cares when little brother takes her sister’s dare and yells for mom. Xia Rui jumps at him to make him hush.
[Ep10] After boot camp style studying (at least for Xia Rui), she’s crestfallen by her poor grades. What saddens her the most is that she might not make it to university with her friends. She doesn’t want to tell her friends that, especially Nan Xin, so she skips class and plays with Liu Bin instead. He's the bully that Xia Rui pacified and now they're best of friends.
The teacher asks Nan Xin what his university plans are. His plans will depend on Xia Rui’s. So straightforward. Mom is invited to school to talk about her son’s university choices. By chance she sees Nan Xin’s hands redden from the boiling hot water. He was protecting Xia Rui’s hand from her own clumsiness. A very worried mom hits Xia Rui’s hands away and starts blaming Xia Rui for her son’s injuries. Xia Rui’s mom sees this and stands up for her own daughter. I’m on Xia Rui’s mom side. But I do get that Nan Xin’s mother meant no ill. She’s just overly anxious about her son. Later that night, mom spots her son with Xia Rui. On her son’s face is a bright smile she yearns to see her son show her.
I see a future of Xia Rui as a barista. Maybe she’ll open a coffee store?
They watch the next morning's sunrise together. 
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[First Impression (Ep1-10)] I like the actors more than I like the story. If not for Guo Jun Chen and Wan Peng, I probably wouldn’t continue watching. This is a high school drama about a timid boy and a bold girl. She’s his hero but he does his fair share of protecting her too in his timid but courageous ways. The one scene that made me pull through with the drama was their reunion in Ep3 when she finally recognized him. I was taken aback by the charged emotions in their expression. It was very touching; something I was not expecting from this light drama. I also liked the race paired with the music in Ep8. There are bits and pieces I like about this drama but overall I’m still on the fence.
Notable Actors/Actresses
Guo Jun Chen: Nan Xin
Thank You For Letting Me Meet You
[Ep1] Nan Xin and Xia Rui’s first meeting is when they bump into each other creating a force strong enough to send them flying to the ground. Xia Rui is late because of him. Their second encounter is when she falls off a tree right onto him. She keeps rambling on about stuff. The shy Nan Jin probably isn’t used to the noise so he squeezes her lips shut. By chance, Nan Xin sees her wooden necklace and he becomes obsessed with it. From Xia Rui's perspective, he's ogling at her chest. She punches him, thinking he's a pervert.
Xia Rui is penalized for skipping class. She’s to clean the swimming pool. All her friends ditch her, only Nan Xin is there. However, he’s not there to help her. He wants to see her necklace. He’s not quite expressing himself properly and that makes Xia Rui scared. Accidentally, they both fall into the pool. It’s Xia Rui who saves him. She runs back to class but Nan Xin stops her. He gives her his dry shirt because hers is wet.
[Ep2] Nan Xin and Xia Rui are actually childhood friends. He recognized her via the wooden necklace. But she hasn’t recognized him yet. She used to be his hero. From young, Nan Xin has always had social anxiety but he was able to talk to her. Lately, the severity of his anxiety escalated. Xia Rui might just be his cure.
[Ep3] Nan Xin unexpectedly spoke to Xia Rui. He wished her good luck on her exams, surprising her. After the exams, the school’s most popular girl gives him a present. This incites the school’s biggest bully’s jealousy. Xia Rui, loyal to her peers, stands in the way to help Nan Xin. She’s surprised he spoke up too. He’s breathing heavily after that but he cares more about her unraveled shoe laces. He kneels down to tie them for her but she doesn’t need it. Her chin bumps into his head instead.
Xia Rui finds out Nan Xin secretly helped her study. She doesn’t know why on earth he’d do that so she calls him out to confront him.
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Recap Grade: C
First Impression: 2/5
First Impression: 2/5
Mini Recaps
Xia Rui is penalized for skipping class. She’s to clean the swimming pool. All her friends ditch her, only Nan Xin is there. However, he’s not there to help her. He wants to see her necklace. He’s not quite expressing himself properly and that makes Xia Rui scared. Accidentally, they both fall into the pool. It’s Xia Rui who saves him. She runs back to class but Nan Xin stops her. He gives her his dry shirt because hers is wet.
[Ep2] Nan Xin and Xia Rui are actually childhood friends. He recognized her via the wooden necklace. But she hasn’t recognized him yet. She used to be his hero. From young, Nan Xin has always had social anxiety but he was able to talk to her. Lately, the severity of his anxiety escalated. Xia Rui might just be his cure.
[Ep3] Nan Xin unexpectedly spoke to Xia Rui. He wished her good luck on her exams, surprising her. After the exams, the school’s most popular girl gives him a present. This incites the school’s biggest bully’s jealousy. Xia Rui, loyal to her peers, stands in the way to help Nan Xin. She’s surprised he spoke up too. He’s breathing heavily after that but he cares more about her unraveled shoe laces. He kneels down to tie them for her but she doesn’t need it. Her chin bumps into his head instead.
Xia Rui finds out Nan Xin secretly helped her study. She doesn’t know why on earth he’d do that so she calls him out to confront him.
Nan Xin gives her a box. Inside, there’s a bell necklace which is a pair with her wooden necklace. Her memories rush in. He’s her Xiao Mu Tou and she’s his Xiao Ling Dang. Xia Rui’s eyes tear up and so does Nan Xin's. Xiao Mu Tou means little wood and Xiao Ling Dang means little bell. He’s like the wood that doesn’t speak and she’s the bell that doesn’t stop ringing. She kept the wood to remind her of him and he kept the bell to remind him of her. Their secret word is Baby Whale.
[Ep4] Xia Rui and Nan Xin rekindle their friendship. Xia Rui promises to protect him. She senses his skepticism and assures him she will. She reaches out to pat his head, Nan Xin flinches a little. Slowly, he smiles at his knight. He bows his head towards her so she can pat him.
Xia Rui finds it a tad awkward to pat his hat so he takes off his hat, crouches down to let her pat him on the hair to her heart's content. Xia Rui makes an offhand comment that he looks much better without the hat. And guess who shows up hat-less to school tomorrow. Nan Xin.
[Ep5] Being a genius sure is a luxury, Nan Xin can do anything he wants. He analyzes Cheng Er Luo's basketball match against a peer who bullied Zhao Yi Shu and devises a game plan to propel Cheng Er Luo to victory. Cheng Er Luo and Zhao Yi Shu is our second couple. She likes him but he's a little dim.
Nan Xin gives Xia Rui another box full of stuff. It’s all her birthday presents (December 31st) from all these years. He teases her for his, which she obviously doesn’t have.
[Ep7] Nan Xin’s popularity surges. He’s smart and good looking. However, news get out that he has a severe anxiety and now the same admirers are discriminating against him. With newfound friends and newfound strength, Nan Xin makes a speech in front of the entire class to address his anxiety. He’s back to being popular among everyone and not just the girls this time.
[Ep8] Nan Xin goes out of his comfort zone to participate in the class relay race. In the middle of the race, he loses his hat. His hat is like an armour for him. Fretting for him, Xia Rui runs to the finish line so that he won’t be nervous. With Xia Rui filling his vision, Nan Xin helps the team (and the class) win the race. He gives her a big tight hug. Nan Xin tells Xia Rui to always be at his finishing mark. Where I go there will be you at the end waiting for me.
[Ep9] Xia Rui and her brother are cute together. Little brother threatens Xia Rui with a picture he drew of Xia Rui sleeping on Nan Xin’s shoulder. Highschoolers can’t date. Xia Rui isn’t afraid of his taunting because her and Nan Xin are like bros. She’s quickly exposed that she cares when little brother takes her sister’s dare and yells for mom. Xia Rui jumps at him to make him hush.
[Ep10] After boot camp style studying (at least for Xia Rui), she’s crestfallen by her poor grades. What saddens her the most is that she might not make it to university with her friends. She doesn’t want to tell her friends that, especially Nan Xin, so she skips class and plays with Liu Bin instead. He's the bully that Xia Rui pacified and now they're best of friends.
The teacher asks Nan Xin what his university plans are. His plans will depend on Xia Rui’s. So straightforward. Mom is invited to school to talk about her son’s university choices. By chance she sees Nan Xin’s hands redden from the boiling hot water. He was protecting Xia Rui’s hand from her own clumsiness. A very worried mom hits Xia Rui’s hands away and starts blaming Xia Rui for her son’s injuries. Xia Rui’s mom sees this and stands up for her own daughter. I’m on Xia Rui’s mom side. But I do get that Nan Xin’s mother meant no ill. She’s just overly anxious about her son. Later that night, mom spots her son with Xia Rui. On her son’s face is a bright smile she yearns to see her son show her.
I see a future of Xia Rui as a barista. Maybe she’ll open a coffee store?
[Ep11] Nan Xin and Xia Rui watch the starry night together. She tells him how her father passed away and how one of her wishes is to watch the sunrise in a place close to the sun. She admits she's a bit weak herself. She's afraid of growing up. She's afraid of losing things as she ages. She's afraid they'll all leave her (to university).
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Nan Xin assures her he's not afraid because he found her. He promises he'll never leave her. Xia Rui rests her head on his shoulder. They both clutch their necklaces as they spend the night together.
[Ep12] The above is how anyone should check for temperatures. Xia Rui has a fever. Nan Xin takes care of her the whole night.
The next morning, Nan Xin and Xia Rui come down for breakfast. Grandparents think there’s nothing weird about a teenager boy coming down from their granddaughter’s room bright and early in the morning. Grandparents even make them wash dishes to further develop their relationship.
[Ep14] Xia Rui fails her audition for her university application. She cries alone in the washroom. She tells herself she better not let Nan Xin know. Failing one test is not the end of the world. Nan Xin continues to research which universities are suitable for her. Thus, continues Nan Xin's military like training of Xia Rui.
Nan Xin is obsessed with Xia Rui asking another man to piggyback her. This other man is Cheng Er Luo who only offered to piggyback Zhao Yi Shu, so Xia Rui was teasing him. Nan Xin makes her promise that only he can piggyback her. By the way, they're on a hiking trip organized by Hu Yue (classroom teacher). He's inspiring them by taking them through the hard route. Life isn't easy but the process makes the destination worthwhile.
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Remarks
[First Impression (Ep1-10)] I like the actors more than I like the story. If not for Guo Jun Chen and Wan Peng, I probably wouldn’t continue watching. This is a high school drama about a timid boy and a bold girl. She’s his hero but he does his fair share of protecting her too in his timid but courageous ways. The one scene that made me pull through with the drama was their reunion in Ep3 when she finally recognized him. I was taken aback by the charged emotions in their expression. It was very touching; something I was not expecting from this light drama. I also liked the race paired with the music in Ep8. There are bits and pieces I like about this drama but overall I’m still on the fence.
[Actors/Actresses] Wan Peng is in the role I like her most in (similar to When We Were Young). Straightforward, and heroic. She treats everyone like a brother. Guo Jun Chen is the surprising one. From Su Yu's Mu Jue Chen to Nan Xin is a full 180. I saw a tiny bit of Mu Jue Chen when Nan Xin finished the race with his arms wide in Ep8. I was expecting a smirking Mu Jue Chen, heh.
[Dropped (Ep14)] I hate to be dropping another Wan Peng drama but I'm just not feeling this. I am interested to know what they're going to be like after university though.
[Dropped (Ep14)] I hate to be dropping another Wan Peng drama but I'm just not feeling this. I am interested to know what they're going to be like after university though.
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