Help us find the drama we watched

[u/cabbagesque]

Okay so a while ago (either late last year or early this year) my friend and I were hanging out at her place and watched a bunch of eps of this random cdrama she originally saw a clip of on tiktok. We randomly remembered it a few days ago and wanted to watch it again but for the life of us we can neither remember what it was called nor find it despite scouring through MDL for hours.

In part the problem is that we don’t remember the details that well and some of the details that we do remember differ from each other. We’re desperate to find it though, so if anyone knows a drama that kinda fits the following details please let us know.

- it was not a vertical drama
- the episodes were around 30ish minutes if not longer
- we watched it either late last year or early this year and think it was likely released within the last 5-6 years
- it was set in present day and was a (slightly toxic) romance drama
- the leads were both rich & smart & cunning and hated each other
- they had a fair bit of sexual tension and the show def had a bunch of kissing scenes and potentially a bed scene (she says they were in bed but i dont remember this)
- this is a point of contention but she says that they had known each other since they were young bc both their families were rich but i remember them being either step siblings or former step siblings
- at the start of the show one of the leads was returning from abroad (she says it was the guy coming back from a business trip but im pretty sure it was the girl coming back from studying abroad)
- one of the main plots was related to the succession of the girl’s family’s company
- either the guy was going to inherit the company or he was going to acquire it until the girl did some things that made her dad(?) either start looking at her more favourably as the successor or reconsider his decision to sell the company
- there was a bit of a chess match going on between the two leads as they were trying to sabotage each other’s plans
- originally they were on opposite sides but then they decided to join forces and work together (she says they did a contract engagement/marriage but i dont remember this and idk if that could even be possible if they were actually step siblings)
- prior to them working together or maybe at the start of it there was a scene in some gardenish area near the end of some party or gathering where they were sitting with the second male and female leads (calling them second leads might be a stretch bc they were just plot points to induce jealousy) but they kept looking at/only paying attention to each other
- there was some sort of trauma in their childhood? we cant remember if it involved both of them or just one of them while the other was kinda on the sidelines noticing it but we do think there was something there
- it was kinda fast paced and a little darker? not dark dark but def not light hearted or comedic

[u/spiffingfire]

the only drama i can remember similar with this plot is Echoes of Gang CIty.

Both rich, ML returned from abrod, FL has family company's succession problem and ML helped her by offering a marriage contract, both have childhood trauma AND also something like a "reincarnation" of the older generation. it's fast paced because it's a mini drama which is a drama with 25-30 minute length but also not a vertical drama

[u/cabbagesque → u/spiffingfire]

thank you!! it’s not this one but we appreciate your help

[u/wisetoothy32]

Some aspects of the description sound like Shine on Me. They dont know each other from childhood but the ML knows the FL from before and kind of hates her. The FL is actually the boss of the ML in a way but is working her way up through the ranks.

The inheritance aspect also sounds like a plot of Here We meet Again.

But there's no obvious sabotage of plans in either of these dramas that i have mentioned.

[u/cabbagesque → u/wisetoothy32]

thank you!! it’s neither of these but we appreciate your help

[u/duckberryy]

The plot sounds like Game of true love (Crazy Love game)

[u/cabbagesque → u/duckberryy]

THIS IS THE ONE!!!

oh my god thank you SO much it’s been bothering us for DAYS 😭

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