| Genre: | Romantic comedy Period Action |
| Creator: | Tong Hua |
| Director: | Wu Jinyuan Chen Kuo-hua Billy Tang |
| Starring: | Joe Chen Jia Nailiang Bosco Wong |
| Country: | China |
| Language: | Mandarin |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 44 |
| Location: | Hengdian World Studios (Zhejiang) |
| Company: | Xing Sheng Di Movie & Television Culture Co., Ltd. |
| Channel: | Hunan TV |
Destined to Love You is a 2015 Chinese television series created by Tong Hua. It stars Joe Chen, Jia Nailiang and Bosco Wong. The series aired on Hunan TV from 16 June to 11 July 2015.[1] [2]
The story is set in the 1916s and revolves around Qian Baobao, a normal civilian. In order to earn money to help her sick mother, she became an instructor at Longcheng Military Academy under a stolen identity. The stolen identity is Xiao Han, who has already died from an accident while studying for her doctorate overseas. Originally, Qian Baobao only wanted to stay at the military academy until her mother no longer needs treatment but somehow, she became entangled in an inextricable love triangle. The two men making up this love triangle are Xiang Hao and Shen Wentao. Shen Wentao is passionately pursuing Bao Bao and Xiang Hao is Xiao Han’s fiance. In order to conceal her real identity, Bao Bao has to evade the growing feelings between her and Xiang Hao as well as dispel Shen Wentao’s suspicions and temptations. In the middle of all this, a major crisis emerges when it turns out Xiao Han didn’t really die. Xiao Han’s return causes Qian Baobao to examine her conscience.
| Actor | Character | Introduction |
|---|---|---|
| Qian Baobao | An actress from a circle troupe who becomes an instructor for psychological studies at a military school due to a stolen identity. She is courageous, determined and has a bright personality. | |
| Xiang Hao | Son of the Ding Warlord Faction, and fiance of Xiao Han. A passionate and loyal man who is filled with justice. After his fall-out with Shen Wentao, he heads to the military school where he trained and became the leader of the elite troops. There, he meets Qian Baobao whom he often bickers with, and later comes to love. | |
| Shen Wentao | Son of the Shen Warlord Faction. He is calm, intelligent and decisive. He gets misunderstood for being cold and heartless by Xiang Hao, but chooses to bear the misunderstandings. He falls for Qian Baobao's kindness and bright nature, choosing to protect and watch over her silently. | |
| Actor | Character | Introduction |
|---|---|---|
| Gu Xiaobai | Childhood friend of Xiang Hao and Shen Wentao. He is exceptionally loyal toward Xiang Hao and chooses to stand by his side. He is playful, gossipy and flirtatious, and often gets into trouble. | |
| Du Feng | A gangster who becomes a student at the military school. He is the oldest among the students. Due to his background, he develops a paranoid personality but he is exceptionally trusting toward Xiang Hao. He appears lazy and nonchalant, but is able to capture the thoughts of Xiang Hao accurately and talk sense into him. He falls in love with Shen Wenyu. | |
| Zheng Long | Han Xun | Son of the Quartermaster Department Director. A sensitive and meticulous man who is Shen Wentao's trustworthy companion. |
| Lin Zifeng | Gao Meiren | Son of the Minister of Defence. A cold and brash man who often chooses to resort to violence to settle problems. He is Shen Wentao's close companion. |
| Xu Qifeng | Li Tianhan | Li Jizhou's son. He is cruel and ambitious, and uses all sort of underhanded methods to frame his rivals - Xiang Hao and Shen Wentao. His actual identity is a Japanese spy who has assumed the identity of Li Tianhan, and plans to make use of the position of the leader of the elite troops to assist the Japanese in invading China. |
| Li Ji | Zhou Jie | Li Tianhan's lackey. |
| Gao Zeming | Zhao Hu | Li Tianhan's lackey. |
| Actor | Character | Introduction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Tam | Ouyang Fei | Physical training instructor. He is known for his cold and strict appearance, but cares the students deep down. His unwavering love toward Xiao Han, whom he saved twice, touches her and they eventually became lovers. He is also good friends with Liu Tianyu. | |
| Liu Tianru | Shen Wenyu | Shen Wentao's younger sister. Assistant instructor for basics training. She is spoilt and proud and does whatever she wants. She enters military school to pursue Xiang Hao, but falls in love with Du Feng instead. | |
| Wang Xiuzhu | Xue Shaoqi | Xue Shaohua's younger sister. A military nurse. To avenge her brother, she goes against Li Tianhan. | |
| Zhao Jiuyi | Su Rui | A military doctor. He is gentle and kind but actually has a strong-willed personality. | |
| Wang Xiang | Xie Tianjiao | Director of military affairs. She is a capable and outstanding woman who is feared by the students for her strictness. She falls in love with the gentle Su Rui, and decides to pursue him. | |
| Zhang Ningjiang | Liu Tianyu | Firearms instructor. A warm-hearted and humorous guy who is good friends with Ouyang Fei. |
| Actor | Character | Introduction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Liangping | Xiang Shaoda | Chief of Army Staff. Xiang Hao's father. | |
| Yu Dongjiang | Shen Guoshun | Military commander. Shen Wentao's father. | |
| Lu Ling | Qian Baobao's mother. | ||
| Ruan Weijing | Lieutenant He | Serves Xiang Shaoda. He treats Xiang Hao as his own brother. | |
| Hu Yongchun | Ma Yiyan | Chief of the rouge bandits. He is loyal and trustworthy. |
| Actor | Character | Introduction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xiao Han | Daughter of a wealthy businessman, who is also a psychologist. She is gentle and understanding. On her train journey to Long Cheng, she gets caught in an assassination attempt and drops down a cliff. While everyone thought she was dead, she was actually saved by Ouyang Fei. She was adamant to be together with her fiance, whom she loved since young, but eventually falls for Ouyang Fei. | ||
| Li Jizhou | Head of the Li Warlord Faction, and principal of Longcheng Military Academy. Crafty and vicious, he would resort to all sorts of trickery to ensure that his son becomes the leader of the elite troops. | ||
| Liu Enyou | Xue Shaohua | Xue Shaoqi's brother; childhood friend of Xiang Hao, Shen Wentao and Gu Xiaobai. He was set up by Li Tianhan, and died as a result. |
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (CSM50) | Average audience share (National Average) | Ranking in its timeslot | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=100 | Ratings | width=100 | Audience share | width=100 | Ratings | width=100 | Audience share |
| 1-2 | June 16, 2015 | 1.363 | 3.972 | 2.26 | 7.06 | 1 | |
| 3-4 | June 17, 2015 | 1.354 | 4.036 | 2.29 | 7.22 | 1 | |
| 5-6 | June 18, 2015 | 1.416 | 4.298 | 2.57 | 8.27 | 1 | |
| 7 | June 19, 2015 | 0.86 | 2.88 | ||||
| 8 | June 20, 2015 | 0.826 | 2.86 | ||||
| 9-10 | June 21, 2015 | 1.367 | 4.1 | ||||
| 11-12 | June 22, 2015 | 1.519 | 4.45 | 2.5 | 7.93 | 1 | |
| 13-14 | June 23, 2015 | 1.551 | 4.56 | 2.84 | 8.59 | 1 | |
| 15-16 | June 24, 2015 | 1.585 | 4.6 | 2.79 | 8.44 | 1 | |
| 17-18 | June 25, 2015 | 1.639 | 4.74 | 2.74 | 8.55 | 1 | |
| 19 | June 26, 2015 | 0.85 | 2.68 | ||||
| 20 | June 27, 2015 | 0.905 | 2.92 | ||||
| 21-22 | June 28, 2015 | 1.417 | 4.08 | ||||
| 23-24 | June 29, 2015 | 1.459 | 4.25 | 2.68 | 8.20 | 1 | |
| 25-26 | June 30, 2015 | 1.506 | 4.42 | ||||
| 27-28 | July 1, 2015 | 1.659 | 4.9 | 2.85 | 8.95 | 1 | |
| 29-30 | July 2, 2015 | 1.761 | 5.18 | 3.16 | 9.72 | 1 | |
| 31 | July 3, 2015 | 0.921 | 2.93 | ||||
| 32 | July 4, 2015 | 1.046 | 3.3 | ||||
| 33-34 | July 5, 2015 | 1.704 | 4.85 | ||||
| 35-36 | July 6, 2015 | 2.099 | 6.16 | 3.26 | 1 | ||
| 37-38 | July 7, 2015 | 2.06 | 6.11 | 3.24 | 1 | ||
| 39-40 | July 8, 2015 | 2.167 | 5.88 | 3.47 | 10.87 | 1 | |
| 41-42 | July 9, 2015 | 2.339 | 6.83 | 3.93 | 12.12 | 1 | |
| 43 | July 10, 2015 | 1.132 | 3.7 | ||||
| 44 | July 11, 2015 | 1.495 | 4.782 | ||||
| Average | 1.557 | 4.636 | |||||