From soft-spoken heartbreakers to girlboss energy with brains to match, her range is quietly unstoppable.
Here's your definitive guide to her top drama roles — grab tissues, popcorn, or a calculator (seriously), depending on which one you dive into.
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| Xu Ruohan’s Must-Watch Dramas: 5 Roles That Show Her Range (China Entertainment News) |
1. Forbidden Flower《夏花》
• Genre: Tragic Romance · Age-Gap Drama
If you’re into poetic pain with a side of artistic cinematography, this one’s for you. Xu Ruohan stars as He Ran, a terminally ill young woman who falls for a much older gardener, played by none other than Jerry Yan. Yeah, that Jerry Yan.
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Their chemistry is raw, restrained, and absolutely drenched in rain — literally. It’s flowers, tears, hospital sheets, and slow-burn tension turned up to eleven.
Line that lives rent-free: “Love is blooming for you, even if I know the season will end soon.”
2. Perfect and Casual《完美先生和差不多小姐》
• Genre: Rom-Com · Contract Marriage
She’s the chill, clumsy Yun Shu. He’s the cold, calculating professor. You already know where this is going, but it’s the journey (and the kisses in unexpected places — hello, fridge door) that make this one a proper comfort watch.
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Xu Ruohan plays the lovable chaos to Wei Zheming’s neat-freak logic, and their “pretend marriage” spirals into full-blown soft domestic vibes.
Sugar high moment: Sofa cuddles and thesis tears.
3. The Hope《鸣龙少年》
• Genre: Youth · Education · Female-Led
Talk about range — Xu Ruohan takes on Cheng Yushan, a fiercely brilliant math prodigy who battles academic elitism, bullying, and gender bias at school.
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It’s grit, rain-drenched school uniforms, and chalk flying across blackboards. She’s not here to be anyone’s accessory. She’s the whole equation.
Standout quote: “I’m no one’s accessory. I am my own light.”
4. The Best Thing《爱你》
Genre: Urban Romance · Healing
Sleep-deprived CEO meets the serene charm of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
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Xu Ruohan plays Shen Xifan, who’s got everything in her career but nothing in her soul — until a quiet, gold-glassed TCM doctor (Zhang Linghe) starts treating her insomnia with herbs and tenderness. A slow, grounding romance that feels like sipping warm tea on a stormy day.
Unmissable moment: Her crying alone with ice cream — heartbreak, but make it subtle.
5. Go Back Lover《再见，怦然心动》
Genre: Second-Chance Romance · Youth-to-Adult.
Childhood friends. Adult reunions. Cherry blossoms and long-lost feelings. This one hits every nostalgic nerve in your body. Xu Ruohan and Li Yunrui play the kind of bickering desk-mate duo who turn their shared umbrella into a lifelong promise. From high school crushes to office romance, this one’s got all the feels.
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Fan favourite moment: The cherry blossom kiss — soft, slow, and devastatingly pretty.
So, which Xu Ruohan version is your ride-or-die? The tragic poet? The clumsy genius? The fierce student rebel?
No matter your pick, one thing’s clear — she’s quietly carving her lane across genres, one unforgettable role at a time.