C-Dramas Like The Rational Life

Loved The Rational Life (2021), Hunan TV, and want more with the same feel? It is known for career woman, single mother and office politics. Here are 10 Chinese dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.

Career WomanSingle MotherOffice PoliticsRealistic Drama
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    Love Endures

    难忘的一天

    2024 · Youku · 32 episodes · Romance, Drama

    After years apart following a painful breakup, two former partners are thrown back into each other's orbit through work, both having changed significantly since they last spoke.

    Same feel: Career Woman, Drama, Romance

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    The Early Spring

    早春晴朗

    2026 · Netflix · 24 episodes · Romance

    Fresh out of college, Shang Zhitao lands a job at a top advertising agency and finds herself working under Luan Nian, a brilliant but famously hard-to-please veteran of the…

    Same feel: Career Woman, Romance

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  3. 3

    Please Feel at Ease Mr. Ling

    请君入瓮

    2021 · Youku · 24 episodes · Romance, Comedy

    A sharp-tongued young woman and a cold, exacting executive start out constantly clashing over a professional dispute, each one convinced the other is impossible to work with.

    Same feel: Romance

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  4. 4

    Unforgettable Love

    贺先生的恋恋不忘

    2021 · Mango TV · 24 episodes · Comedy, Romance, Drama

    He Qiao Yan is a rational, cool-headed CEO, and Qin Yi Yue is a warm, patient child psychologist.

    Same feel: Drama, Romance

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  5. 5

    My Little Happiness

    我的小确幸

    2021 · Tencent QQ · 28 episodes · Comedy, Law, Romance

    Cong Rong dreams of being a lawyer, but her mother wants her to study finance abroad. She pretends to leave but secretly stays home to intern at a law firm.

    Same feel: Drama, Romance

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  6. 6

    Moonlight

    月光变奏曲

    2021 · iQIYI · 36 episodes · Business, Comedy, Romance

    After graduating, Chu Li lands a job at her dream publishing house, but the industry is changing fast and the path is not easy.

    Same feel: Drama, Romance

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  7. 7

    My Dear Guardian

    你是我的城池营垒

    2021 · iQIYI · 40 episodes · Romance, Military, Drama

    Xia Chu has quietly admired a family friend, army officer Liang Mu-ze, since she was a teenager, though the gap in their ages and his protective, hands-off attitude have always…

    Same feel: Drama, Romance

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    A River Runs through It

    上游

    2021 · Youku · 36 episodes · Comedy, Romance, Life

    Xiao Ju is forced to transfer schools right before the national college entrance exams, and she feels completely lost in her new surroundings.

    Same feel: Romance

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  9. 9

    Remembrance of Things Past

    我在他乡挺好的

    2021 · Hunan TV · 12 episodes · Romance, Life, Drama

    A group of young people born in the eighties and nineties meet in Beijing, each chasing their own dreams in a huge and lonely city.

    Same feel: Drama, Romance

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  10. 10

    Song of Youth

    玉楼春

    2021 · Youku · 43 episodes · Historical, Comedy, Romance

    After her family falls from grace in the Ming dynasty, Shao Chun joins a performing troupe to survive, where a wealthy heir falls for her without knowing her real background.

    Same feel: Drama, Romance

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About The Rational Life

Shen Ruo-xin is a sharp, disciplined finance executive who has built her whole identity around staying rational and controlled, both at work and as a single mother. See the full page, cast and where to watch →

Questions about dramas like The Rational Life

What are the best dramas like The Rational Life?

Our top picks are Love Endures, The Early Spring, Please Feel at Ease Mr. Ling, followed by Unforgettable Love. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as career woman, single mother and office politics, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.

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