The stubborn, hot-headed and arrogant leader of F4. Daoming Si is a senior at Ming De University's Department of Business Management.
He comes from a wealthy and domineering family, and is being primed to take over the family's multinational corporation, Dao Ming Group. He took an interest in finance and earned his 1st million on the online stock market by the age of 18.
He never fully matured, as his parents were absent for much of his life - his father died when he was in high school and hence, his mother was often busy overseas leading Dao Ming Group. At the beginning of the series, Dao Ming Si is spoiled, entitled and short-tempered, getting angry easily when something doesn't go his way.
However, after an altercation with Shan Cai, he unknowingly falls in love with her due to her defiant stance to his bullying ways. He strives to protect Shancai at all costs and is willing to go to extreme ends to keep her safe
- Shen Yue as Dong Shan Cai 董杉菜
Dong Shan Cai is a freshman at Ming De University's Department of Food Science & Nutrition. She also works part-time at a bubble tea shop with her best friend, Xiaoyou.
Shan Cai is a strong-willed, compassionate and bold girl who doesn't allow herself or others to be bullied. After angering Daoming Si, she receives the sacred 'Joker' card from F4, challenging her to a match of Contract bridge.
Initially, she likes Hua Ze Lei, a member of F4 who comes to her rescue during her lowest moments. However, after a series of events, Shan Cai is moved by Dao Ming Si's sincerity and starts developing feelings for him.
Due to her headstrong nature, she soon earns the respect of the F4 boys and becomes good friends with them. She is later stuck in a love triangle between Dao Ming Si and Hua Ze Lei
- Guan Hong as Huaze Lei 花泽类
The talented and quiet member of F4. Hua Ze Lei is a senior at Ming De University's Department of Music, unlike the other 3 members of F4 who study business.
Also from a wealthy family, Hua Ze Lei has been friends with Dao Ming Si since they were young children. He is in love with his childhood friend, Teng Tangjing, who befriended him from a young age despite his quiet and withdrawn demeanour (due to his mild autism spectrum disorder).
On the exterior, Hua Ze Lei appears cold, quiet, and indifferent to those outside his circle of friends. He later falls in love with Shan Cai, but she starts developing feelings for Dao Ming Si
- Caesar Wu as Yan Ximen 彦西门
The playboy member of F4. Ximen is a senior at Ming De University's Department of Business Management, and an expert in tea culture.
He is also a charming and prolific playboy, due to scars from his parents' failed relationship, his father's infidelity and an unresolved past with his first love. He later expresses interest in Shan Cai's best friend, Xiaoyou.
- Connor Leong as Feng Mei Zuo 冯美作
The mood-maker member of F4. Meizuo is a senior at Ming De University's Department of Business Management. He is lighthearted, enjoys making jokes, and has an incredible memory.
Like Ximen, he is a flirtatious casanova. He expresses interest in Dong Shan Cai's impressive competitor in the Chinese Cuisine competition, Zhou Caina, who he dates for awhile before letting her go to her true love
Supporting Cast :
~ Li Jia Qi as Jiang Xiao You 蒋小优
Shancai's best friend and works in a bubble tea shop. She had a crush on Yan Ximen whom she later dates with.
~ Liu Yin Hao as Chen Qing He 陈青和
Shancai's best friend and may have a crush on her.
Plot:
The story centers around an ordinary girl, Dong Shan Cai, who is accepted into the most prestigious university in the country, Ming De University. Shan Cai is a girl from a family that barely makes ends meet.
Due to the nature of her personality, she immediately clashes with F4, an elite clique composed of the four most popular boys in the institution, especially its spoiled, rich and arrogant leader - Daoming Si. Gradually, Dao Ming Si falls deeply in love with Shan Cai, only to realize that she is in love with one of his best friends, Huaze Lei.
Eventually, the four boys begin to acknowledge Shan Cai's unyielding personality that is like her namesake: a weed that can never be brought down.
Shan Cai begins to see the good in the boys, paving the way for friendships and an eventual romance. However, Daoming Si's mother strongly disapproves of Shan Cai due to her social status and family background, thus the former doing all things in order to break Shan Cai and Dao Ming Si's relationship
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