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Love in a Secret

2026 · 1 season

A slow, tense family power struggle that tightens into a forbidden romance, keeping you uneasy about who is really playing whom.

Genres
Drama
Overview
Ye Man deliberately gets close to his stepsister Lu Zhu as part of a calculated scheme, while their stepmother works to destroy Lu Zhu’s reputation, status, and place in the family. But as the power struggle intensifies, Ye Man unexpectedly falls in love with the very person he was meant to manipulate, turning their dangerous game into a complicated and forbidden romance.
How it feels
Tense, dark, romantic and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Betrayal, family, love, power
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Written by
Mao Xiaojiu
Starring
Yao Guanyu, Zhou Zixin, Yang Ya, Wang Yuzheng, Su Hang, Liang Yicheng, Jiang Yujia
Length
1 seasons, 24 episodes
Network
Tencent Video
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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