Cutting the Heart

[Elegant deaf Chinese-style fashion designer & passionate, outspoken actress returned from overseas]

London, 2019. On a foggy night, Chun Zhao finds a strange woman passed out on the street.

A peculiar "earpiece" hangs behind the woman's ear, and she murmurs words no one can understand. Softhearted, Chun Zhao takes her to a hotel, but accidentally leaves with the object engraved with a "Y." Only later does she learn it is a hearing aid, something a deaf person depends on to get by.

She has no idea then that the woman, Yan Yuchi, will become the obsession and concern that stays with her for the rest of her life.

After returning to China to pursue her dream of becoming an actress, Chun Zhao willingly takes on an unpopular villain role just to get closer to the taciturn Chinese-style designer.

At the script reading, she recognizes the figure bent over her sketches at once. With just one look, Yan Yuchi can tell her exact measurements, sending Chun Zhao's heart into a chaotic rhythm.

A boat ride while gathering inspiration in Suzhou, late-night snacks in the studio, a gown patterned with a hidden "Zhao". Love quietly takes shape, stitch by stitch, but misunderstandings and suspicion drive them apart in a sudden storm.

"Chun Zhao, the design assignment... Do you still want it?"

Do you still want me?

"No."

I don't want anything anymore, including you.

A boundless sense of grievance presses down on Yan Yuchi's heart. Kept sealed away for so long, it ferments and evaporates, leaving behind only a few drops of hatred.

The deepest, bitterest kind.

"An actor's affection is always just an act."

At the 2026 Chinese Style Gala, Chun Zhao has become a sought-after, acclaimed actress, while Yan Yuchi remains a top-tier star of the fashion world and a leading Chinese-style designer. Former lovers, now bitter rivals, are forced to collaborate on the finale look...

Theme: Let a needle be our medium, and tailor my true heart.