cyn lynn : Genius Girlfriend

An awkward genius finds her people.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Hu Yi Tian: Jiang Yu Bai

Tian Xi Wei: Lin Zhi Xia

Screenwriter

(Author: Su Guang Tong)

Chinese Title

天才，女友

Genius, Girl Friend

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, School, Contemporary Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2026
Episodes: 28

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Cast


Tian Xi Wei: Lin Zhi Xia	Hu Yi Tian: Jiang Yu Bai

Lai Wei Ming: Shen Fu Xuan	An Tian: Jin Bai Hui

Xia Hao Ran: Duan Qi Yan	Li Jia Qi: Tang Ting Ting

Wu Jia Kai: Lin Ze Qiu

Romcom/Romance Checklist

How much of the plot is angst/romance?

0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

The ML:

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

The FL:

Awkward / 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 / Healing Love / Harem / Love Triangle / Married Couple (Real) / Opposites Attract / Pining Love / Second Chance / 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

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

Ending:

Happy / Sad / Open Happy / Open Sad / Bad / Rushed+++

Drama Overview & Review

[Drama Info]

Adapted by Su Guang Tong who gave us Forever Love, a lovely campus drama. That is all. Oh, and can Tian Xi Wei save Hu Yi Tian's career? (Well, he should be saving himself!). [ETA: The answer is no.]

Filming wrapped on November 17, 2025.

[Ending]

Happy.

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Friendship. The most charming phase of the drama. It's in the first part (ends at Ep16), when this group is still forming. Our awkward Lin Zhi Xia was slowly becoming human. [Top | Skip »]

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Main Romance: Tian Xi Wei and Hu Yi Tian. Sucks. [Top | Skip »]

When they first met, she was taller than him.

So he drank lots of milk until he was taller than her.

~~Then he almost tried to kill her with a paper airplane~~.

The most romantic Jiang-Jiang-Jiang Yu Bai moment for me was him staying on the phone with Lin Zhi Xia the entire night because she was scared, then showing up at her door the next morning.

Then came his long-hair phase, aka his emo phase.

He cut his hair and recovered.

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2CP: Li Jia Qi and Xia Hao Ran. Also sucks. They were cuter in school, but adult them somehow sucked even more than the main CP, which is a pretty low bar. [Top | Skip »]

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Wu Jia Kai as Lin Ze Qiu. He is easily my favourite character and has the best relationships in the entire drama whether it's him as the brother or a boyfriend. It's such a waste that Wu Jia Kai shines this much and there aren't that many people watching! But please know this guy shone. Cute as a boyfriend. Cutest as the brother. [Top | Skip »]