Chinese Drama 2023
South Wind Knows My Mood (Chinese Drama Review & Summary)
South Wind knows my mood poster
- Genre: Modern Romance. Botany
- Release Date: 12 September 2023
- Origin: China; Adapted from a novel by Qi Wei
- Cdrama: 39 Episodes
- Where to Watch: Youku
Cast
- Cheng Yi as Fu Yunshen
- Zhang Yuxi as Zhu Jiu/Mint
- Li Xin Ze as Chen Le
- Yan Xiao as Gu Ruan Ruan
- Vicky Liang as Zhou Zhi Zhi
- Cao Cui Fen as Grandma
- Jiang Hong Bo as Lin Zhi
- He Yong Sheng as Gu Chang Lin
- Paul Chun as Fu LIng Tian
- Jiang Zhen Hao as Ji Si Lang
- Fu Xin Bo as Fu Xi Zhou
Snippets
- Rumour of broadcast this 8 September 2023.
Episode 1
It is not really an exciting first episode. The female lead being a doctor is somewhat stupid.
Anyway, it started in Heideberg, Germany, where Mint was being ushered into a palatial mansion. The housekeeper warned her many things including making sure not to draw the curtains to let the light in. If she found it too dark, she can turn on the lamp.
Despite, the instruction being weird, Mint was prepared for it afterall she is a doctor and she was used to idiosyncrasies of patients.
She was shown a room to go too. She knock a few times but there was no answer so she let herself into the room. At a dark corner of the room, she saw a pathetic, very pale man who was sitting on a wheelchair.
She was shocked to see him and she started to tear up. The guy was Fu Yushen who she recognised from before. She crouched down in front of him feeling sorry for his current state. She asked him what happened? How did he end up like that?
It was too much for Yushen. He can’t bear the pity in her eyes so he told her to get out. He kept repeating until Mint did get up and left.
Two years earlier…
Yushen come from a family who owns a pharmaceutical firm. He is a botanist himself. Yushen wanted to do more research about a rare medicinal plant and ask his brother, Fu Zihou, to arrange it for him to travel to Indonesia (?)
It so happened, Uncle Han, who worked in an orphanage in Indonesia, contacted Mint to give him a hand as there was an outbreak in the village.
Mint was not enthusiastic at first because she had been there previously when she was young. In fact it was her parents who built the orphanage/health centre but during those time, it was quite a chaotic period. She saw people massacred including her parents while she hid in a cupboard. The event still gives her nightmares to date.
Uncle Han understood but told her that perhaps to get over her trauma, she had to confront it in the face.
So she packed her suitcase and backpack.
At the airport, she was told that her luggage was way over the limit so she had to pay extra. She was taken aback by how much. Hearing that the next people in line to her were Chinese so she begged them to take some of her stuff with them. Really, a doctor asking someone to act as her mule?!!! Is she out of her mind?
Anyway the guys were Yushen and his driver/assistant, Chen Le. Yushen, and rightly so, categorically declined to help her.
What she did was to wear most of her packed clothes from her hand carry.
Anyway, they arrived in Indonesia. Uncle Han sent a taxi for her while Yushen and Chen Le were waiting for a taxi that might not turn up.
Chen Le begged Mint to carpool. After playing with them, she told them that she would only allow them to share if she could have a photo of Yushen’s passport.
As it happen, they were staying at the same hotel.
The next morning, Mint was waiting for a ride when Yushen and Chen Le passed by. Yushen cheekily waved her goodbye.
Finally, she arrived at the orphanage. Uncle Han told her that the village had some trouble but he had arranged someone to go with her.
And what would do know? It was Yushen and Chen Le.
Episode 2
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