What happens when rich business men fall in love? Find out all the ways these CEO's fall in love and show affection through this collection of C-dramas! This list is ongoing, so suggestions are welcome.

CEO's in Love - C-Drama Collection

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When wealthy business group heir Ling Yue (Liu Te) collides with deliveryperson Gu An Xin (Zhao Lu Si), the former ends up in hospital with injuries and amnesia. Terrified, An Xin takes Yue back to her house to care for him. The pair ends up living together, despite their differences – and both start to feel the pull of attraction. But what will happen to their romance when Yue’s memories start to return? This 2021 Chinese romantic comedy drama was based on a novel by Chun Feng Yi Du and directed by Zhong Qing.

Please Feel At Ease Mr. Ling

The Rabbit and Wolf Team

Tencent Video

Gu Chuan (Allen Ren) is a passion-filled, vibrant young man with his whole life ahead of him – until his life is turned upside down by a sudden traffic accident.

He suffers life-threatening injuries to his heart and surgeons are able to save him by giving him an emergency heart transplant.

But when he recovers, he discovers that he is no longer allowed to perform most forms of exercise. Worse still, the doctors warn him that experiencing strong emotions could also end his life prematurely. He tries to return to normal life, but the changes he must make to his lifestyle take all the fizz out of his existence.

He carefully avoids anything that could raise his heart rate – even if doing so turns him into a shadow of his former self.

Things take another turn, however, when a woman named Jiang Xiao Yu (Fei Xing) comes to work at the company he and his friend set up. Jiang Xiao Yu’s own back story is also tinged with sadness: She was orphaned at an early age. Regardless, she is a veritable font of positivity.

Little by little, that positivity starts to rub off on Gu Chuan – but could this bond ever turn romantic, in spite of his condition?

“Miss Crow with Mr. Lizard” is a 2021 Chinese drama series that was directed by Qiang Wu.

Miss Crow with Mr. Lizard

Passionate Mechanical Hearts

Mango TV

Three years after a tragic accident that claimed his mother’s life, Xu Nuo (Fan Shi Qi) became emotionally numb, channeling his inability to feel into brutal corporate merger and acquisition tactics. However, he made plenty of enemies along the way, compelling him to recruit bodyguard Ke Si Yi (Qi Yan Di), an economics major who dreams of becoming a fighter. As Si Yi’s fierce protection reveals a side of Xu Nuo he thought lost forever, he begins to experience long-buried emotions. With Si Yi’s own hidden vulnerabilities surfacing, Xu Nuo faces a profound question: can he embrace the feelings growing between them and the possibility of a new life? This 2021 Chinese romantic drama was directed by Ke Han Chen and Hu Han Qing.

Love Unexpected

The Unexpected Lovers

As a man who possesses good looks, a high IQ, and incredible wealth, Zhu Xuan Wen (Wan Yan Luo Rong) wants for nothing. A rarity among men, he is the sort of man every woman dreams of and every man secretly wishes he could be; and yet, Xuan Wen is not what he seems. Involved in a car accident at a young age, Xuan Wen developed a strange neurosis which, over the years, has only gotten worse. Believing he is Emperor Jianwen of the Ming Dynasty, Xuan Wen cares for nothing other than the prosperity of his imaginary empire.

Foregoing all duties in his everyday life, Xuan Wen leaves the management of his company in the hands of others to focus instead, on building himself a palace and managing his thriving empire. Not knowing what else to do, those closest to him agree they need to seek professional help on his behalf. Hiring Luo Kai Huai (Zhuang Da Fei), a mental health professional whose desperate need for money prompts her to take Xuan Wen’s unusual case, they leave Xuan Wen in her care.

Now a member of the emperor’s “harem”, Kai Huai must find a way to help Xuan Wen but his constant attempts to drive her away make the job all but impossible. Constantly clashing with the would-be emperor, Kai Huai must find a way to help Xuan Wen, but how?

Adapted from the novel “My Delusional Boyfriend”, by Ye Zi, “Love Script” is a 2020 romantic comedy drama directed by Liu Han Yang.

Love Script

⏳👑Psychotherapeutic Love❤️✨ 

Once a social outcast, Su Jia Nan (Serena Cheng) is now a rising novelist – until a family inheritance mess threatens her dreams. Desperate, she turns to her high school adversary, Lu Bo Yan (Ren Yan Kai), a successful CEO in need of a fake wife. They agree to a pretend marriage to solve their problems, but soon find themselves tangled in hilarious and complicated new dilemmas. As they navigate the ups and downs of their make-believe marriage, will they discover something more than they bargained for? This 2020 Chinese drama series was directed by Chen Shi Yi and adapted from Heng Wen Xue’s novel “Lu Shao’s New Wife in a Warm Marriage.”

Love in Time

Contract Lover

Tencent

Zhou Jian Qing (Yan Zhi Chao) was raised like a princess, but when her wealthy family falls on hard times, her fairy tale life collapses. Unsure of her next move, Jian Qing follows fate and crosses path with Gu Nan Zhou (Chen Jing Ke), a successful CEO with a debilitating fear of crowds. Forced into a scandalous situation, Jiang Qing and Nan Zhou agree that a contract marriage is their only way out. Despite their initial animosity, they begin to find comfort in their married life. As they navigate their unconventional relationship, Jian Qing and Nan Zhou wonder if real love might be on the horizon. Tian Shao Bo directed this lighthearted 2021 Chinese romance series.

Hello Mr. Gu

How to raise a CEO

The best-laid plans should never be expected to go well. 

Gu Cheng Ze (Jiang Chao) is the CEO of the Gu Mall Corporation. But his adopted family wants their biological son, Gu Jin Yu (Daniel Zhang), to take over the reigns of family company and puts Cheng Ze in charge of grooming the heir.

When Cheng Ze learns that Jin Yu still harbors feelings for his ex-girlfriend, fashion designer Li Yan Shu (Tan Song Yun), Cheng Ze hires her to join the company to entice Jin Yu to join the company. The plan works until Jin Yu’s disapproving mother demands that Chang Ze separate Jin Yu and Yan Shu.

When Cheng Ze starts to develop feelings for Yan Shu, what will become of his carefully laid plans?

“The Fox’s Summer” is a 2017 Chinese drama series directed by Yu Zhong Zhong. The story continues in “The Fox’s Summer Season 2” (2017). The series is based on the online novel When the President Falls in Love by Shen Cang Mei.

The Fox's Summer

The Fox's Summer Team

As the adopted son of the wealthy Gu Family, it was only a matter of time before Gu Cheng Ze (Jiang Chao) stepped into the role of managing the family business. As CEO of the Gu Mall Corporation, Cheng Ze was well-situated in his position and therefore, quite content. Unfortunately, the Gu Family had no intention of allowing their adopted son to remain in charge indefinitely.

When the family matriarch decides it’s time for her biological grandson, Gu Jin Yu (Daniel Zhang), to take up the family business, she turns directly to Cheng Ze for help. Knowing full well that Jin Yu doesn’t possess any of the traits necessary for leadership, she assigns Cheng Ze the nearly impossible task of grooming her careless grandson for the job. At the same time, Cheng Ze is also tasked with further separating Jin Yu from his ex, Li Yan Shu (Tan Song Yun), the talented fashion designer Cheng Ze only recently hired.&nbsp;

Unable to keep Jin Yu or his own traitorous heart in check, Cheng Ze quickly finds himself in over his head as he tries to live up to his family’s expectations. Desperate to do what he can, he tries his best to teach Jin Yu but not even his best is enough to keep him from falling in love with Yan Shu. Will Cheng Ze be able to win Yan Shu’s heart without losing his family in the process?

Adapted from the web novel “When the President Falls in Love” by Shen Cang Mei, “The Fox’s Summer Season 2” is a 2017 Chinese romance drama directed by Yu Zhong Zhong.

The Fox's Summer Season 2

The Foxy Team

When Chen Jiaxin (Liang Jie) and Wang Xiyi (Xing Zhao Lin) meet on a cruise ship bound for the Bahamas, sparks immediately fly. Swept up in a whirlwind of passion, they impulsively marry. However, tragedy soon strikes, causing their romance to crumble. Xiyi returns to his family’s corporate empire, which makes Jiaxin travel to Hungary, spending the next several years honing her skills as a potter. Reunited by fate nearly a decade later, these former lovers must decide if they can rekindle their old flame. Ding Ying Zhou and Zhou Jun Lun directed this 2020 Chinese series.

You Are My Destiny

Fated to Love

Dragon TV

Workaholic fashion mogul Tang Mingxuan (Zhang Han) is all but married to his job, leaving little time for anything in his personal life. Everything changes when he meets Mo Fei (Xu Lu), a passionate embroidery artist, at a design fair, with whom he shares an immediate attraction. However, they’re both professionals dedicated to their existing plans – Mingxuan focusing on his business in China and Fei heading to Paris to study – and the relationship goes no further. When they later reunite for a European fashion venture, their professional partnership evolves into a deeply personal connection, challenging their long-held aspirations and changing their lives forever. This 2021 Chinese drama was directed by Tien Jen Huang.

Sunshine of My Life

You Are My Good Days

Sohu TV

Six years after saying, “I do”, Ling Xun Xun (Jiang Meng Jie) finds herself filing for divorce. After dedicating years of her life solely to the care and welfare of her husband and son, Xun Xun is once again a free woman. Wanting to celebrate that freedom, Xun Xun decides to celebrate, but her joy is cut short when she finds herself mixed up in a small fender-bender. Hoping to make a quick amends for her mistake, Xun Xun is willing to pay for the damages but when the driver of the other car demands an astronomical sum as compensation, Xun Xun is appalled.

Now in debt, Xun Xun returns to the workforce, knowing the only way she’ll ever gain custody of her son is to pay off this ludicrous settlement sum and prove she has what it takes to provide for herself and her child. There’s just one problem, after being out of the workforce for six years, finding a job isn’t easy. Eventually taking a position as the personal assistant of a young CEO by the name of Cheng Li (Liu Te), Xun Xun believes things in her life are finally starting to look up. That is, until she realizes her new boss is the owner of the car she hit.

Tormented by Cheng Li’s childish attempts to cause her trouble, Xun Xun does her best to brush him off. But her determination to carry on, despite everything, sparks a most unexpected interest in her young boss. Awed by Xun Xun’s hardwork and perseverance, it isn’t long before Cheng Li finds himself falling for his new assistant. But Xun Xun won’t have him, claiming her status as a divorced mother and their gap in age make them an ill-suited match. Is Xun Xun right, or will Cheng Li prove that love can indeed conquer all?

A story of unexpected attraction and new beginnings, “My Dear Lady” is a 2020 romantic drama directed by Liu Mao.

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