A Love Song for Rivals: A Republican-Era Romance

In the Republican era, Lin Wanxi, a wealthy young woman who has studied abroad, crosses paths with the brash journalist Xiao Yifei, and the two take an instant dislike to each other. After that, they keep running into one another at cultural gatherings, dances, interviews, and other events. They bicker constantly, even as affection quietly grows between them. Family opposition, jealousy, and other twists keep them apart, but through laughter and shared hardships, the pair write a romantic tale of love between bickering rivals amid the chaos of the Republican era.