The Rational Life: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A career woman over the age of 30 stands up against unfair practices at the workplace. She is caught between two men - her trusted assistant and her boss who is an eligible bachelor. Always one to choose reason over emotion, will Shen Ruoxin who is considered a 'leftover woman' be brave enough to pursue a romance with a younger man or will she marry the man that society dictates?

Series details

• Title: The Rational Life
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2021-03-31
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-05-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Hunan TV
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 54328
• IMDb ID: tt14376958
• TVDB ID: 399944

Cast and credited roles

• Qin Lan — Shen Ruo Xin
• Dylan Wang — Qi Xiao
• Li Zong Han — Xu Ming Jie
• Bao Wen Jing — Song Zi Yan
• Pan Hong — Zhou Yi Lan
• Chen Peng Wan Li — Su Yang
• Lin Xin Yi — You Si Jia
• Kang Kang — Zou Cheng

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-03-31; final listed air date 2021-05-18; episode order: 35.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Rational Life on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.