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A secretary in love with her CEO boss' heart.
Notable Actors/Actresses

He Rui Xian: Qiao Jing

Luo Zheng: Gu Yi

Chinese Title
心跳

Heartbeat

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, CEO, Contemporary Romcom

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2023
Episodes: 20

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Cast

He Rui Xian: Qiao Jing

Luo Zheng: Gu Yi

Cao En Qi: Bai Yan

Zhu Jin Tong: Bai Yun

Guo Jia Nan: Su Juan

Romcom/Romance Checklist

How much of the plot is angst/romance?

0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

The ML: 

Cold–Lukewarm–Warm / Timid / Falls in Love First / Noble Idiot / CEO / General /

The FL: 

Bold / Cute / Cool & Independent / Falls in Love First / Better Than ML / Noble Idiot / 

Describe the Relationship (the tropes):

Bickering Start / Childhood Connection / Cohabitation / Contract Marriage or Fake Couple / Enemies to Lovers / Hidden Identity / School to Adulthood / Love Triangle / Married Couple (Real) / Secretly in Love (F/ML) / Star-Crossed Lovers / 

Relationship Progress (officially together; first (official) kiss; breakup*):

Ep 1 / 2 / 3 / 4* / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9* / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20

# of CPs (including main CP):
0 / 1 / 2 / 3

Ending:

Happy / Sad / Open Happy / Open Sad / Bad

Screen-Caps

[Ep1]

[Ep2]

[Ep3]

[Ep4]

He does resemble a vampire... 

[Ep5]

[Ep6]

[Ep7]

The tail is the best part.

[Ep8]

[Ep9]

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[Ep20]

Other Remarks

by FanFanX

[First Impression (Ep1-10)] I keep saying I'm not going to, yet here I am, again, watching another Luo Zheng series. Ah, he starts out like a total jerk... and while one still can't like him, it's quite entertaining to see him bomb and in silly get-ups. lol I like Luo Zheng best when he's being vulnerable, yet there's not enough of him this way. I'm not a fan of his bossy cold act - which is now on repeat mode. 

In the beginning, Qiao Jing is a real bad***. Her weak point is Gu Yi. *facepalm*

[Actors/Actresses] I may have started this one because of Cao En Qi and Guo Jia Nan. ^_^

[Behind the Scenes] 

Ep7. His bunny outfit. 

[OST] OST is pretty good. Hopefully can update with links later.

[Ending] Happy. 

Reviews

See Rating Guide for more info

Five (5/5)

Four (4/5)

Three (3/5)

Two (2/5)

One (1/5)

Reviewer: FanFanX 

Date: July 2023

I need to stop watching Luo Zheng as the main lead. Full stop. Gu Yi (ML) is especially toxic. Our FL, Qiao Jing should have stayed away from him. He Rui Xian as Qiao Jing truly carried the show to the end but this series is too angsty and the villains are not well fleshed out. Plot? Storylines meander. Is this a rom com? Melodrama romance? Business drama? Who knows! 

Cao En Qi was a treat for me, but his role was brief and definitely front-loaded. And then there's Guo Jia Nan, who I enjoyed until his distasteful smirks took over every scene. No silver lining in watching this one. Just skip it. 

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Rating: 1/5

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