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Dong Shancai is an ordinary, hardworking girl who gets accepted into the country’s most elite high school, a place where status and money shape every hallway and classroom. Almost immediately she crosses paths with F4, an exclusive clique made up of the school’s four richest and best-looking boys: Dao Mingsi, Hua Zelei, Xi Men, and Mei Zuo. Their privileges and rivalries make life at school tense and theatrical, and Dong Shancai’s blunt honesty and moral center upset the comfortable order around her. What follows is a mix of rivalry, friendship, romantic tension, and family pressure that changes how she and the F4 view power, loyalty, and love without giving away twists or endings.

This 2018 Chinese TV adaptation credits Lin He Long and Angie Chai alongside original manga creator Yoko Kamio, translating the popular source material for a new audience. Shen Yue leads as Dong Shancai, with Dylan Wang, Darren Chen, Liang Jingkang, and Caesar Wu as the members of F4, a cast that quickly became central to the show's publicity and appeal.

The series helped reintroduce the F4 story to a younger generation across Greater China and beyond, prompting active online fan communities and plenty of social media conversation. Fans compared scenes to earlier adaptations while creating their own memes, edits, and fashion-inspired looks, and the show played a role in boosting the visibility of its young cast across Asian entertainment markets.

Audience response leaned positive, reflected by an 8.471/10 vote average from about 600 votes, with viewers praising the chemistry among leads and the show's glossy production. Major themes include class disparity, loyalty within friendships, the pressures of family reputation, and the awkward intensity of young romance. The show balances melodrama with moments of sincere emotion, and viewers tend to respond to its mix of lighthearted banter and sharper scenes about social power and responsibility.