Chinese Dramas like Challenges at Midlife
CPOP HOME collects the best Chinese dramas which the genres and plots are similar to Challenges at Midlife.
Well-Intended Love
#1
Romance, Comedy, Urban
Xu Kaicheng, Simona Wang
The z-list actress Xia Lin is suffering from blood cancer and has to pester the CEO of Ling Group, Ling Yizhou to get a suitable bone marrow match for treatment. In order to receive a bone marrow transplant as soon as possible, and to continue her acting career, Xia Lin and Ling Yizhou agreed to get married in secret. During their secret marriage, apart from their sweet life, they were...Crush
#2
Urban, Romance, Youth
Lin Yanjun, Wan Peng
Sang Wuyan, a graduating senior, dreams of becoming a broadcaster, working as an anchor assistant at a radio station, and likes a mysterious songwriter with the pseudonym “Yi Jin”. Sang Wuyan falls in love at first sight with Su Nianqin, whom she meets by chance, only to find out later that she is an aloof and visually impaired person. Sang Wuyan peels away Su Nianqin’s arrogant...The First Half of My Life
#3
Urban, Romance, Life
Jin Dong, Ma Yili, Yuan Quan
The 33-year-old Luo Zijun was a full-time wife, every day her son went to school, her husband went to work, the nanny aunt did housework, the days were boring but comfortable. If her husband had not suddenly filed for divorce, she would have planned to live like this for the rest life. Now, without work experience, the middle-aged abandoned wife went into society with a child. Her reserve...Lighter&Princess
#4
Urban, Youth, Romance
Arthur Chen, Zhang Jingyi
Zhu Yun has just started her college life and her world has been changed completely by the intrusion of the “bad boy” Li Xun. He was treated by Zhu Yun as an uneducated rich guy, but his real identity is actually a special admission to the school, a rare programming genius. After a few encounters, both of them have some appreciation for each other. When senior Fang Zhijing makes...The Oath of Love
#5
Urban, Romance
Yang Zi, Xiao Zhan
Lin Zhixiao, a young girl about to graduate from the music department, does not want to plan her life according to her father's arrangement and wants to stick to her dream of music, but her father is hospitalized with cancer. At this moment, she meets Gu Wei, who is at a low point in his career and wants to give up his career as a surgeon. Lin Zhixiao's qualities of resilience and optimism...You Are My Hero
#6
Romance, Urban, Military
Ma Sichun, Bai Jingting
During an emergency rescue training organized by the hospital and the police academy, special police elite Xing Kelei befriends a resident doctor, Mi Ka. As the contact increases, the relationship between them grows from the initial hostility caused by the misunderstanding to mutual understanding, and Xing Kelei has a crush on Mi Ka. The sudden earthquake shatters the peace of life....Le Coup de Foudre
#7
Youth, Romance, School
Janice Wu, Zhang Yujian
Zhao Qiaoyi and Yan Mo are high school classmates. One is an academic loser, One is a straight-A student. They had a study abroad appointment on the eve of graduation. But this agreement was not completed because of a change in Qiao Yi’s family, and they disconnected after graduation. Four years later, they met again, and after a series of unexpected mistakes, Zhao Qiaoyi finally...Hidden Love
#8
Urban, Romance, Youth
Zhao Lusi, Chen Zheyuan
During high school period, Sang Zhi is frequently asked by her teacher to meet with her parents. In order to solve the problem, Sang Zhi decides to ask her brother to take the blame. However, she fails, she has no choice but to turn to her brother's roommate Duan Jiaxu, who comes to play with her brother. As a result, Duan Jiaxu helps Sang Zhi to meet with her teacher at school, and...You Are My Glory
#9
Urban, Romance
Yang Yang, Dilraba Dilmurat
After ten years, Qiao Jingjing’s unexpected to reunite with her former high school classmate Yu Tu in a game, who had rejected her in high school. They have not seen each other for ten years since the first parting of the high school entrance exam. However, in fact, he can see her everywhere, in various news media, various large and small screens, even subway ads, bus stops. There...Go Go Squid!
#10
Romance, Sport, Youth
Yang Zi, Li Xian
Han Shangyan meets Tong Nian, a soft and cute straight-A student by chance. The sunny and innocent Tong Nian falls in love with Han Shangyan at first sight. As the contact opportunities increase, Tong Nian is deeply attracted by Han Shangyan’s dedication to his dream and his sense of responsibility to the young people in his team. Because Han Shangyan’s dream is to lead his team...The First Frost
#11
Romance, Urban
Bai Jingting, Zhang Ruonan
Wen Yifan returns to her hometown for work and unexpectedly meets her high school classmate, Sang Yan. After being separated for a long time, they pretend not to recognize each other, but keep running into one another. When Wen Yifan is harassed by the man next door, she decides to move. Sang Yan’s apartment is also affected by a fire from a neighbor’s home and needs renovation....My Little Happiness
#12
Urban, Romance
Xing Fei, Daddi Tang
Cong Rong was arranged by her mother to study economics abroad, and settling abroad was the ultimate request of her mother. However, Cong Rong, who was determined to become a lawyer, studied on her own and quietly sneaked back to China to get her certificate, and returned to China to get a job without her mother’s permission. The first problem she encountered during her internship...Love Me If You Dare
#13
Urban, Suspense, Romance
Wallace Huo, Ma Sichun
A mysterious criminal psychologist, Bo Jinyan, recruited a senior student, Jian Yao, as a translator and life assistant. On the one hand, he taught Jian Yao with his high intelligence and professional knowledge and trained her to be a detective assistant. They worked together to solve difficult murder cases such as the serial disappearance of teenagers. On the other hand, Bo Jinyan...Fireworks of My Heart
#14
Urban, Rescue, Romance
Yang Yang, Wang Churan, Wang Yanlin
After ten years apart, fire station chief Song Yan and emergency department doctor Xu Qin reunite. In their youth, they were forced apart by family opposition, but when they meet again, they have both grown and changed a lot. Due to the nature of their work, Song Yan and Xu Qin gradually "cross paths”. Song Yan leads the firefighters of Shi Li Tai to fight for the safety of people's...Please Feel At Ease Mr. Ling
#15
Urban, Romance, Comedy
Zhao Lusi, Liu Te
Courier girl Gu Anxin accidentally knocks over CEO Ling Yue, who has just survived an accident amid a corporate inheritance struggle. Hiding his identity and pretending to have amnesia, Ling Yue demands compensation from her. Struggling financially, Gu Anxin can’t afford to pay, so she reluctantly takes him home to recover. As two polar opposites—one a down-on-her-luck ‘patsy,’...Intense Love
#16
Urban, Romance
Zhang Yuxi, Ding Yuxi
Su Jinbei’s family had arranged an engagement for her at an early age, but she did not want to obey her parents’ arrangement and decisively ran away from the engagement. However, shortly afterward, she was hospitalized due to a car accident. She finds that she has lost her precious first kiss after waking up. The doctor in charge of Su Jinbei is a man named Zhou Shiyun. What Su...Advance Bravely
#17
Urban, Action, Romance
Gong Jun, Xu Feng
The drama is adapted from the novel “Shi Bu Ke Dang” by writer Chai Jidan, which tells a series of hilarious and touching stories arising from the encounter between Yuan Zhong, a war veteran, and Xia Yao, a hot-blooded young man.Sweet Teeth
#18
Urban, Romance
Bi Wenjun, Wu Xuanyi, Zhai Xiaowen
The 25-year-old librarian Zeng Li meets the deputy chief dentist Ai Jingchu due to orthodontic treatment, they experience snowy nights together, hide-and-seek in welfare house, pirate ship New Year’s Eve, etc. From misunderstanding to acquaintance, they slowly walked into the other’s heart. When they are ready to confess to each other, Yu Yi, the best friend of Ai Jingchu, whom...Forever and Ever
#19
Urban, Romance
Ren Jialun, Bai Lu
Shiyi is one of the top dubbers in the industry. She is gentle and low-key. One day she encounters Zhou Shengchen at the airport, an elegant returnee, chemistry professor. They are impressed by each other. To save the declining purple clay teapots factory, Zhou Shengchen agrees to get engaged and take over the business. He declines the family arrangement and proposes the engagement...Here We Meet Again
#20
Romance, Urban, Comedy
Vin Zhang, Janice Wu
Xiang Yuan, the daughter of Donghe Group, was assigned to save the Xi’an branch, which was on the verge of closing down, starting her own adventure. Xiang Yuan met Xu Yanshi, the school charming she had been chasing for so long. Xu Yanshi was in deep adversity, facing the unfairness of the workplace but still insisted on his dream of becoming a navigation engineer. Xiang Yuan grew...
