October 2, 2025

Fated Hearts | Open Thread

Fated Hearts
A reluctant alliance between an amnesiac general and her equally petty rival.
Notable Actors/Actresses
Li QinFu Yi Xiao
Chen Zhe YuanFeng Sui Ge
Director
Chinese Title
一笑隨歌
With a Smile, Flowing With the Song
Year: 2025
Episodes: 38

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Cast


Chen Zhe Yuan:
Feng Sui Ge
Li Qin:
Fu Yi Xiao
Xia Meng:
Feng Xi Yang
Chen He Yi:
Xia Jing Shi
Zuo Ye:
Murong Yao
Qin Tian Yu:
Xia Jing Yan





Romcom/Romance Checklist


How much of the plot is angst/romance?
0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4.5 / 5
The ML:
Cold–Lukewarm–Warm / Timid / Tsundere / Falls in Love First / "Reborn" / Noble Idiot / CEO / General / Prince
The FL:
Bold / Cute / Cool & Independent / Falls in Love First / Better than ML / "Reborn" / Noble Idiot / Business-woman
Describe the Relationship (the tropes):
Annoying Love (F/M) Rivals +++ / Bickering Start / Childhood Connection / Cohabitation / Contract Marriage or Fake Couple / Enemies to Lovers / Hidden Identity / Harem / Love Triangle / Married Couple (Real) / Opposites Attract / Rebirth / Secretly in Love (F/ML) / School to Adulthood / 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 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 37 / 38
# of CPs (including main CP):
0 / 
1 / 2 / 3 (+ 2 really minor CPs)
Ending:
Happy / Sad / Open Happy / Open Sad / Bad / Rushed+++


Remarks



[Drama Info]

From Zhu Rui Bin's 💫 team who directed Story of Kunning PalaceBlossoms in AdversityThe Long BalladThe Blue WhisperThe Starry LoveAshes of Love, and this year's Moonlight Mystique. Singer Sa Ding Ding has a cameo in his drama again (#6). Guess who's in charge of the OST.

I don't know what to expect from this screenwriter Qing Mei with these dramas: Luo Yang, Everlasting LongingThe Eight.

The title 一笑隨歌 is already the FL and ML's combined Yi Xiao Sui Ge. But they do have a separate CP name: 笑語歡歌 Xiao Yu Huan Ge = Laughter and Joyful Singing.

Wrapped on October 26, 2024.

[Ending] Happy for ML and FL


Drama Overview & Review



Pettiest CP Ever. Love built on equal parts payback and passion. They'll take back everything and they'll give everything. Their love language: I'll kill for you. 🥰🫠 [Skip »]
You bite. I bite.

You hug. I hug.

Yes. They look exactly alike:
"Hello, I am a Wolfatato (Wolf + Potato)"

Director Zhu大燈 Big Light:

A stroke of love here, a death stroke there:

Actors' thoughts: 
Li Qin: Are your pecs fake? xD
Chen Zhe Yuan: Don't cover my sharp jawline!
☙ ☙ ☙ ☙ ☙

2nd Storyline: Juicy. Chaotic. They hijacked the finale and may have stole the show. Give them their own spin-off – just recast Xia Jing Shi while you're at it. (!!! Spoilers in Pictures !!!) [Skip »]
☙ ☙ ☙ ☙ ☙

Family Plotline. This is a daddy drama in disguise. They were actually really good – acting and character motivation.  (!!! Spoilers in Pictures !!!) [Skip »]
☙ ☙ ☙ ☙ ☙


Other Relationships.  (!!! Spoilers in Pictures !!!)  [Skip »]
Backstabber Wei Ran lasted way too long.
☙ ☙ ☙ ☙ ☙


P.S. Best OST of the Year. Which is to say – the worst. Even her ahh-ahhhhings. I was so happy I didn't have to listen to her the next day.

P.P.S. Reclaiming the SpotlightAnd because I can't let SDD have the last note. The main CP may have faded from the ending, but they still own the story. Feng Sui Ge and Fu Yi Xiao remain the power duo built on mutual destruction and mutual love. The most gloriously petty and devoted CP of the year. <3


[Review & Rating] By cynlynn.
Too many technical distractions and some truly questionable directing choices. But! They somehow became part of the entertainment, lol. Still, this director knows how to tell women’s stories whether it’s Fu Yi Xiao, the one we can always trust and swoon over 🫠, or the princess in all her chaos (suffering the consequences of her actions) 😳.

The second storyline – now that’s entertainment. I loved the hot mess.

I don’t think this nailed the ending (especially with the villains being a threat), but all in all, two incredibly compelling threads: the main CP owning the first three quarters, the princess’s storm taking the last. And let’s not forget the dads in between. This was a lot of fun, and a great drama to love Li Qin and Chen Zhe Yuan + all the princes and princess.

Rating: 4/5  

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