Episode
Love Between Lines: The Doubts Within
Overview
Xiao Zhiyu 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 Zhiyu. In the car, she asks him why he cares about her interactions with Pei Zhen, leaving him speechless.
Details
- Series
- Love Between Lines
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 2026-01-16
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
The Doubts Within is Episode 17 in Season 1 of Love Between Lines. It aired on 2026-01-16. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 16: Moving Out
Xiao Zhiyu believes that he can't give Hu Xiu stability in life, nor can he reveal his true identity. Hu Xiu takes the initiative to express her feelings, but Xiao Zhiyu dodges her kiss and terminates his lease.
Episode 18: The Life You Want
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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Episode 15: Unconditional Trust
Xiao Zhiyu announces shocking news. Dynamism and Forma Group have reached a collaboration agreement. Xiao Zhiyu is certain that Hu Xiu wouldn't understand, but she instead expresses her trust in him. In that moment, Xiao Zhiyu falls completely in love with Hu Xiu.
Episode 19: A Formal Confession
Hu Xiu has an emotional outburst and declares that she no longer likes Xiao Zhiyu, who can't face his true feelings. As she is leaving Rongcheng, Xiao Zhiyu pulls her into a hidden corner and reveals how he feels with a passionate kiss.
Episode 14: The Bonds of Fate
The fateful connection between Hu Xiu and Xiao Zhiyu 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 Yuze, none other than Xiao Zhiyu's father.
Episode 20: The First Date
Xiao Zhiyu goes back to the lane house to see Hu Xiu. Gong Huaicong and Zhao Xiaorou 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.
Episode 13: A Safe Harbor for the Soul
Pei Zhen reveals a shocking secret. Xiao Zhiyu is his brother. At a meal with the Pei family, Xiao Zhiyu 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 Zhiyu.
Episode 21: A Key Insider
Xiao Zhiyu digs up the name of the supplier whose contract Pei Kang Hua terminated. Xiao Zhiyu confirms that Huang Yide was the key insider back in the day. Being careful not to set off any alarms, Xiao Zhiyu makes plans to cut off his funding.
Episode 12: The Design Competition
Pei Zhen deliberately adopts Xiao Zhiyu's design concept, so Xiao Zhiyu cannot use it in the Lyman design competition. Hu Xiu takes Xiao Zhiyu to the rooftop and shows him everyday life in the lanes and alleyways. As the two grow closer, Xiao Zhiyu gains new design ideas too.
Episode 22: The Winning Edge
Hu Xiu comes across a photo of Xiao Zhiyu with his father, but she doesn't push to find out more. Xiao Zhiyu promises to tell Hu Xiu all about his father later.
Episode 11: The Collapse
For years, Xiao Zhiyu has been secretly investigating the Xincheng Stadium collapse that occurred 20 years ago. Chen Junhao, the supplier of the steel that was used in the incident, had already passed away long ago. Xiao Zhiyu decides to start looking into the people who were connected to Chen Junhao.
Episode 23: A Childhood Friend
Hu Xiu is curious about the relationship between Xiao Zhiyu and Luna. She secretly goes to the hotel where they are having dinner. Xiao Zhiyu meets with Luna and congratulates her on her engagement.