Chinese dramas are known for their romance and historical dramas, but the addition of a focus on the blooming romance between boss-employee has boosted the growth of this industry. Office romances are generally very engaging, passionate, and mature while depicting the reality of a working environment. So let’s look at some of the Top 10 Chinese Dramas with Boss-Employee love stories:
1. Lucky's First Love
This office rom-com followed the story of Xiang Yun, a young CEO of a gaming company, who recruited Xing Yun, an intelligent and independent woman whose name meant ‘lucky’. Eventually, his company peaked on a large scale, wherein Xinang Yun was the product designer and manager. However, their bickering boss and employee relationship gradually developed into an adorable and healthy love story. The drama also portrayed two other beautiful relationships, which were a delight to watch!
2. My Dear Lady
This romance drama revolved around LIng Xun Xun, a recently divorced woman, who wished to celebrate her newly gained freedom, and on the way, ended up crashing into an expensive and luxurious car of a man named Cheng Li. He demanded a huge compensation sum, which put Xun Xun in his debt. Eventually, her fate spiraled further when the same person turned out to be the CEO of her new company, and she applied to be his assistant. Through their vengeful mumble-jumbles and comical bickerings, they gradually fell in love.
3. About Is Love
This unique office romance revolved around Wei Qing, the president of a renowned company, who developed OCD and was allergic to people, due to a traumatic and scarring incident from his past, that compelled him to not interact with women. Later, he crossed paths with Zhou Shi, an art student, in a drunken encounter, and surprisingly, she was an exception. This incident led him to sign an agreement with her, where she had to work for him and stay by his side, and in return, he would pay her money, that would quench her debts. This drama spanned 2 seasons and journeyed through breakups, patch-ups, and the realistic problems of love and life.
4. Love Is Sweet
This office followed the story of a woman named Jiang Jun, who was allergic to tears, and her childhood friend, Yuan Shuai, whom she reunited with as an enemy rather than an ally, due to a silly misunderstanding from the past. She initially worked at a philanthropic organization, however, later applied for a job in one of the top investment companies, MH, after her father’s sudden death. Eventually, the plot revealed that Yuan Shuai was her boss at this company, and through their bickers, they fell in love and cleared all misunderstandings. Together, they journeyed through the ups and downs of life and solved the mystery behind her father’s sudden death/ alleged murder. This office romance was mature and supportive, portraying a beautiful relationship between two independent and successful individuals.
5. Cute Programmer
This drama revolved around a talented and committed programming student, Lu-Li, who was also in love with Jiang Yi Cheng, her senior at the university, who was also exceptional in programming and coding and paid no attention to romance. Years later, he opened up his online gaming company, Enchant Technology, and refused to recruit female programmers/ employers due to a bad experience in the past. Later, in the guise of a man, Lu Li joined his company, only to realize that her disguise was not that successful. However, before being thrown out, Jiang Yi Cheng’s mother asked Lu Li and Yi Cheng, to enter into a contract marriage for one year. Eventually, they fell in love and worked hard to pursue their passion and ambitions.
6. Our Glamorous Time
This drama revolved around Li Zhi Cheng, a former military officer who had to join as the CEO of his family’s failing company, and Lin Qian, an aspiring entrepreneur who had the brains but failed to start her own company. Eventually, he recruited Lin Qan, and together they saved the company. They juggled through various obstacles of life and society, and in the process, fell in love with each other.
7. Why Women Love
This office romance followed the story of Gu Jia Xin, a successful motorbike racer who was forced to join as the assistant of Zhai Jing Yue, the General Manager of his family’s company, ‘Linking Technology’. This company had recently launched a dating app, but due to her commitment towards her work, she was single, which became a hurdle in the smooth functioning and management of her app. Later, with the help of Gu Xia Jin, she found herself a date, only to realize that she was in love with Xia Jin, instead. Eventually, their feelings developed into a beautiful relationship based on support and respect, making this drama a lighthearted weekend watch!
8. Mr. Honesty
This drama revolved around Xu Yi Ren, a distressed woman, who failed in her personal and professional lives, one night, and Fang Zhi You, the CEO of an architectural company, who loathed lying and exposed the cheating scandal of Yi Ren’s boyfriend in public. Later, her friend recommended her to apply for the same company, as the assistant CEO, but she instead gets selected as his secretary, with the weird task of lying to him. Eventually, through their hilarious bickers and winding situations, they fell in love with each other. This drama was an adorable and comical touch to ‘opposites attract’ relationships.
9. Well Dominated Love
This office romance followed the story of Yang Jiang Zhi, an arrogant, exceptional, and a perfectionist CEO, who suffered from mild OCD and amnesia, and Nie Xing Chen, an independent, capable, and optimistic woman, who was compelled to work as his temporary secretary. Eventually, she helped him heal and overcome his fallouts and they developed a beautiful relationship.
10. Boss & Me
This romantic comedy revolved around Xue Shanshan, a young working woman with a rare blood type, who was fond of eating, and her boss, Feng Teng whose sister had the same blood type as Shan Shan and was in desperate need of a blood transfusion. So, he asked for Shan Shan’s help, after which he decided to pay her back with an everyday meal. This office romance stood out because of its unique storyline and the healthy relationship between the characters.
