The Way We Were: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Xiao Qing is an exchange student in the US. The daughter of a heroic prosecutor back home, she takes extreme pride in her father's work. Her dad is an incorruptible arbiter of justice, and Xiao Qing lives her life with the same principles. Shu Che is Xiao Qing's classmate. Unlike Xiao Qing's father, Shu Che's dad is a little less pure. As a government official, Shu Che's dad has taken part in quite a few shady deals. With these deals, he has opened many doors for his son. But Shu Che doesn't want any part of that. When Xiao Qing and Shu Che meet, they fall in love. But when their fathers clash in a legal battle, the lovers' relationship is forever changed. As they struggle between their duty and their love, the two realize that they can never again be the way they once were

Series details

• Title: The Way We Were
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2018-05-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-06-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Beijing TV
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 37119
• IMDb ID: tt7297252
• TVDB ID: 347444

Cast and credited roles

• Tiffany Tang — Xiao Qing
• Luo Jin — Shu Che
• Tim Yu — Ning Ming
• Amelie Xu — Miao Ying
• Wang Tian Chen — Cheng Ran
• Ma Cheng Cheng — Lu Ka

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-05-14; final listed air date 2018-06-10; episode order: 50.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Way We Were 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.