Novel
Hidden Love by Zhu Yi
I first heard about this novel when it was mooted that it will be adapted into a drama and it will be Zhao Lusi’s next project after Hou Lang.
It so happens that Who Rules The World which is still currently being shown on WETV and Netflix has turned out to be so good and enjoying overwhelming popularity. LuSi really did herself good in Who Rules the World. Her Bai Feng Xi and Princess/Queen Xiyun showed her upward trajectory as an actress.
Anyway, feeling so much love for LuSi❤️❤️🤗, I started reading the novel which is available on wattpad with English translation.
Apparently, the story is based on the author’s own love story which did not have a happy ending. She had a happy ending in this drama, thank goodness.
The lead girl is called Sang Zhi who is a thirteen-year-old girl who is so beautiful and she knows it. She is spoilt by her parents: father Sang Rong and mother Li Ping; and to a certain extent by her brother Sang Yan who is 6-7 years older than her.
Sang Yan and Sang Zhi have a love-hate relationship.
He was jealous of his young sister because as soon as Sang Zhi was born, she became the focus of his mother and father’s attention.
He used to complain about it to his parents when he was a little boy.
Then one day, baby Sang Zhi was not at home. When he asked his parents where she was, his parents teased him rather wickedly that the baby he was so jealous about was gone.
Poor Sang Yan was inconsolable. He cried and cried. They had to explain to him that his baby sister was in the hospital because she suffers from extreme lactose intolerance.
Sang Zhi grew up with more allergies to food like beef and she had to be monitored constantly as she sometimes try to sneak a bite here and there of food she was allergic to. To prevent it, Sang Zhi was not really encouraged to go to the kitchen.
Sang Yan cooks for her or orders take-out for them.
Sang Zhi was not only beautiful but she was so clever as well. Her teacher thinks that she could be more intelligent if she applies herself more to her studies like listening in class.
Her teacher found her daydreaming one day which made him lose his temper especially when he asked her to answer the question on the board or something. She easily gave an answer which only made the class snigger at their teacher.
The teacher told her to bring her parents, again!
As much as they adored her, her parents would not be happy to go to see her teacher once again.
Sang Zhi called her brother for help but he was not answering her calls.
Rather disheartened when she got home, she found her mother in the kitchen.
Li Ping told her that her brother was in his bedroom.
Sang Zhi cheered up immediately and barged into her brother’s room.
She saw him standing by the window smoking. But she stopped because her brother does not look like her brother.
She asked him if he had plastic surgery. Did their parents know and allow him to change his face.
The guy by the window looked confused and then smiled.
Sang Yan then came out of the bathroom so Sang Zhi was embarrassed by her mistake. The guy was Duan Jia Xu, her brother’s best friend and schoolmate.
Sang Zhi had a brilliant idea. She knew that her brother would not help her at all so when she had a chance, she pulled the Duan Jia Xu to her bedroom and hurriedly and piteously told him of her predicament with her school teacher.
She begged Duan Jia Xu to come to her school to speak to her teacher as Sang Yan would not help her out. She promised him that she would turn a new leaf and be a good student.
Duan Jia Xu did not promise anything but then Sang Zhi is his best friend’s sister so she is a young sister to him as well now.
He turned up at her school the next day to pretend as her brother. Sang Zhi begged him to keep this their secret.
There are some parts in the book which were not included in the drama but all in all I am more than happy how the drama turned out.
Hidden Love
Snippets
- Rumours that Lin Yi will be playing Duan Jia Xu.
- Another rumour, it would be Chen Zhe Yuan would be Duan Jia Xu.