Eighteen Springs 半生緣 (2019)
Also known as: 半生緣 / Ban Sheng Yuan / Affair of a Lifetime / Eighteen Springs

Genres: Period, Romance, Melodrama
Episodes: 56
Country: China Mainland
Director: Yang Ya Zhou (杨亚洲), Yang Bo (杨博)
Writer: Liu Mi Ying (刘觅滢)
Network: Beijing TV
Release Date: May 7, 2019
Related Show: Adapted from the novel of the same name by Eileen Chang

Cast:
Jiang Xin as Gu Manzhen
Carina Lau as Gu Manlu
Joe Cheng as Shen Shijun
Guo Xiao Dong as Zhu Hongcai
Zou Ting Wei as Xu Shuhui
Dong Yue as Shi Cuizhi
Liu Wei as Shi Jingxuan

Synopsis:
For Tragic love story of two sisters in 20th century Shanghai. Set in Republican-era Shanghai, Gu Man Zhen works as an assistant in a factory, while Gu Man Lu works at a nightclub to support the family. Gu Man Zhen falls in love with the wealthy Shen Shi Jun, a young engineer who happens to be engaged. Gu Man Lu marries the lustful Zhu Hong Cai, though is unable to prevent him from hankering after her younger sister. Gu Man Zhen and Shen Shi Jun meet again a decade later when both are married and try not to let societal expectations ruin their prospects for happiness.