TV series

Runaway Sweetheart

2013 · 1 season

A breezy, sweet-natured romantic comedy of errors, full of gentle disguises and earnest feelings.

Overview: What would possess a young woman to move to the other side of the world? Ni Shu Lei grows up in the United States after losing both her parents. When she sees track star Shan Han Fei on television, she falls instantly in love with him and is encouraged in her own life by his success. But when Han Fei leaves the sport after suffering an injury, Shu Lei is so dismayed that she is determined to go find him and encourage him to return to the sport. She moves to China and enrolls in Han Fei’s all-boys college and is assigned to be Han Fei’s roommate. Forced to live as a man to attend the school, Shu Lei faces tricky situations every day. When a classmate, Chocolate, begins to develop feelings for Shu Lei, he questions his own sexuality. How long can Shu Lei keep up her dangerous ruse?
How it feels: Light, romantic, whimsical and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Identity, love, friendship, coming-of-age
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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