The BEST episodes of Love Between Lines
Every episode of Love Between Lines ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Love Between Lines!
Fresh off her fiancé’s sudden disappearance, Hu Xiu is brought by a friend to a murder mystery game club in the hopes of lifting her spirits. Set across the snowy backdrop of Republican-era China, Hu Xiu encounters Qin Xiao Yi, a character who welcomes her into the game world. Hu Xiu finds him attractive, and it's only amplified when she unexpectedly meets "Xiao Yi" – real name Xiao Zhi Yu – in their regular lives. As Hu Xiu and Zhi Yu's stories intertwine both in the game and in their reality, they begin to seek each other out, but the differences between their characters and real personalities make it difficult to figure out how they truly feel about each other. Will they find true love, or was their connection just fiction?
#1 - The Doubts Within
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/16/2026
Xiao Zhi Yu is waiting for Hu Xiu at the entrance of Forma Group. Faced with two men offering to give her a ride home, she chooses to leave with Xiao Zhi Yu. In the car, she asks him why he cares about her interactions with Pei Zhen, leaving him speechless.
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#3 - Pleasant Co-Living
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/12/2026
Hu Ding suddenly comes by for a visit and learns that Hu Xiu has gone back to working in the field of architecture. He is beyond furious and gets into a fiery argument with Hu Xiu. Xiao Zhi Yu can only stand by and watch silently.
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#4 - The Collapse
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/13/2026
For years, Xiao Zhi Yu has been secretly investigating the Xincheng Stadium collapse that occurred 20 years ago. Chen Jun Hao, the supplier of the steel that was used in the incident, had already passed away long ago. Xiao Zhi Yu decides to start looking into the people who were connected to Chen Jun Hao.
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#5 - The Design Competition
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/13/2026
Pei Zhen deliberately adopts Xiao Zhi Yu's design concept, so Xiao Zhi Yu cannot use it in the Lyman design competition. Hu Xiu takes Xiao Zhi Yu to the rooftop and shows him everyday life in the lanes and alleyways. As the two grow closer, Xiao Zhi Yu gains new design ideas too.
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#6 - A Formal Confession
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/17/2026
Hu Xiu has an emotional outburst and declares that she no longer likes Xiao Zhi Yu, who can't face his true feelings. As she is leaving Rongcheng, Xiao Zhi Yu pulls her into a hidden corner and reveals how he feels with a passionate kiss.
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#7 - Warmth in Life
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/12/2026
Xiao Zhi Yu injures his right hand while protecting Hu Xiu. To make it up to him, she brings him meals and drives him around. Xiao Zhi Yu has always kept others at a distance, but he welcomes Hu Xiu's presence and the warmth she brings into his life.
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#10 - A Safe Harbor for the Soul
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/2026
Pei Zhen reveals a shocking secret. Xiao Zhi Yu is his brother. At a meal with the Pei family, Xiao Zhi Yu feels out of place. When he returns to the lane house, Hu Xiu gives him warmth and care. She sympathizes with his difficult life growing up in someone else's home, bringing solace Xiao Zhi Yu.
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#14 - The First Date
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/18/2026
Xiao Zhi Yu goes back to the lane house to see Hu Xiu. Gong Huai Cong and Zhao Xiao Rou suddenly drop in, interrupting their sweet moment. Although annoyed at being kept in the dark, they are both happy for their friends for having found true love.
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#15 - The Life You Want
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/17/2026
Pei Zhen learns that the company has been having financial problems for a long time, but he had been kept in the dark. Hu Xiu happens to pass by and encourages him to choose the life that he wants. Pei Zhen is touched by Hu Xiu's actions and words.
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#19 - The Bonds of Fate
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/14/2026
The fateful connection between Hu Xiu and Xiao Zhi Yu is revealed. Hu Ding's leg was injured in the Xincheng Stadium collapse 20 years ago. And the main liable party was the project's chief architect, Qin Yu Ze, none other than Xiao Zhi Yu's father.
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#20 - Unconditional Trust
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/2026
Xiao Zhi Yu announces shocking news. Dynamism and Forma Group have reached a collaboration agreement. Xiao Zhi Yu is certain that Hu Xiu wouldn't understand, but she instead expresses her trust in him. In that moment, Xiao Zhi Yu falls completely in love with Hu Xiu.
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#21 - A Key Insider
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 1/19/2026
Xiao Zhi Yu digs up the name of the supplier whose contract Pei Kang Hua terminated. Xiao Zhi Yu confirms that Huang Yi De was the key insider back in the day. Being careful not to set off any alarms, Xiao Zhi Yu makes plans to cut off his funding.
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