Monday, 11 October 2021

Infidelity in Marriage

Drama: Infidelity in Marriage / Wife's Choice
Chinese Title: 妻子的选择 / Qi Zi De Xuan Ze
Broadcast Network: Hunan TV
Broadcast Website: Mango TV

Broadcast Date: June 6, 2022

Air Time: Mon-Tue 22:00 with 2 more eps released early for VIP (See Viewing Calendar)
Genre: Female-Centric, Modern, Romance
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 12
Director: Zan Wu
Production Company: Mango TV, Hunan TV, Mango Excellent Media, Tangren Media
Origin: China
Watch Episodes On: Youtube (eng subs)

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

Full-time housewife Fang Tang is happily married or so she thought. After her 30th birthday, she notices that her husband Gao Jiawei has been acting very unusual and discovers that he's having an affair.

Fang Tang (Sun Li) is tormented by her husband Gao Jiawei's (Yuan Wenkang) infidelity, yet chooses to deal with it calmly. She hopes that her husband can be honest with her, but he tries to evade her, continues to lie and refuses to be responsible for his actions.

At this time, Gao Jiawei's business partner and competitor Qi Miao (Zhang Yao) hoped to take advantage of Gao Jiawei's marital crisis but her plan backfires and she ends up sabotaging herself. Qi Miao is so busy pursuing fame and fortune that she doesn't realize that she's alienated her husband to the point that he's filing for divorce Similarly, Qi Miao's assistant Da Yu is so determined to get back at the man who broke her heart that she has overlooked family.

After everything she has gone through, Fang Tang chooses to step out of her comfort zone. She learns to stop relying on her marriage and returns to the workplace for a fresh start. Qi Miao gradually finds a balance between her personal life and her career while Da Yu learns to let go of her obsessions and cherish the present.

Fun Facts

Sun Li makes her drama comeback after over a decade since she starred in the Chinese remake of The Good Old Times.
Wang Zhen'er takes a special starring role.
The boot ceremony was held on July 5, 2021.
It was announced on September 24, 2021 that filming has wrapped after 81 days.
It is part of Hunan TV's miniseries lineup at the later 10pm time slot.
It is preceded by A Year Without a Job and followed by Guo's Summer.

Cast

	Sun Li as Fang Tang
	Mickey Yuan Wenkang as Gao Jiawei
	Zhang Yao as Qi Miao
	Wang Zhener as Da Yu
	Ma Yinyin as Ma Xiaoou
	Di Yujia as Han Chao
	Zhao Da as Da Kang
	Dong Borui as Jiang Ning