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Imperfect Love
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Imperfect Love

2020-03-27 · 30 min / episode · ★ 7.2

Crime · Drama

The drama is shot from the perspective of women and tells a story about finding light in the darkness and embracing hope in motherhood. Lin Xu Zhi is a woman who doesn’t have a past. She was adopted and is still scarred from being abandoned by her birth mother. She’s an elementary school teacher that realizes one of her female students is receiving abuse from her mother. Her maternal instincts kick in, and she impulsively decides to bring the girl into her own care. In caring for the young girl, named Xiao Ou, two broken souls find solace in each other.

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China
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Zhou XunZhou XunLin Xuzhi
Huang JueHuang JueTian Fang
Kara Wai Ying-HungKara Wai Ying-HungYuan Ling
Angie Chiu Nga-ChiAngie Chiu Nga-ChiZhong Hui
Chen Si-NuoChen Si-NuoMu Liansheng/ Lin Xiaoou
King Shih-chiehKing Shih-chiehLi Ze
Tong YaoTong YaoGao Shan
Qu GaoweiQu GaoweiGuo Yue
Elaine CaiElaine CaiMu Jing
Chiang Yun-LinChiang Yun-LinShang Wu
Zeng YixuanZeng YixuanLin Yizhi
Sheng GangshuaiSheng Gangshuai

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