Zu Le
Director
Love Between Lines (2026)
Season 1
Xiao Zhiyu and Hu Xiu are brought together by a Republic of China-themed murder mystery game. In the scripted NPC game filled with falling snow and spies in the shadows, the two ignite a fateful spark. An unexpected reunion in the real world reveals the mystery of each other's identities. The two shuttle between the misaligned time-spaces of reality and the script, and finally achieve two-way growth in the cross-dimensional bond, completing the transformation of love and self.
Released Jan. 9, 2026
Episode 42 min
None+
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Keywords: tmdb.based-on-novel-or-book, tmdb.love, tmdb.romance, mdblist.has-trailer
Watch Providers: Rakuten Viki, Rakuten Viki
Production Companies: Linmon Pictures
Network: iQiyi
S1E1 - Episode 1
26-year-old Hu Xiu is publicly dumped at her engagement party, the most humiliating experience of her life. To cheer her up, her childhood friend, Zhao Xiaorou, drags her to the popular immersive VR murder mystery game club, Midnight Express. The train pulls into a virtual world set in the Republic of China era.
Jan. 9, 2026, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
The drive to win spurs Hu Xiu to enter the murder mystery game again, only to find that Qin Xiaoyi is played by someone else. She is full of curiosity about the Qin Xiaoyi that she had met.
Jan. 9, 2026, midnight
S1E3 - Episode 3
Hu Xiu accidentally triggers a terrifying haunted house scenario. Just as she is about to despair, Qin Xiaoyi leads her out of the scary scene.
Jan. 9, 2026, midnight
S1E4 - Episode 4
Hu Xiu confirms that her tenant is actually Xiao Zhiyu. Feeling like she was tricked again, she decides to get back at him.
Jan. 9, 2026, midnight
S1E5 - Episode 5
Hu Xiu goes to an interview at Dynamism and discovers that the boss is none other than Xiao Yu, her tenant who plays Qin Xiaoyi in the role-playing game.
Jan. 10, 2026, midnight
S1E6 - Episode 6
Xiao Zhiyu attends the wedding of Mr. Wang's daughter and invites Hu Xiu along. At the wedding, Hu Xiu encounters someone she knows.
Jan. 10, 2026, midnight
S1E7 - Episode 7
Xiao Zhiyu learns that Hu Xiu is Zhang Qiran's ex-girlfriend. He encourages her to face the situation head-on, helping her to let go of the past once and for all.
Jan. 11, 2026, midnight
S1E8 - Episode 8
Pei Zhen gives Hu Xiu a ride home. Out of curiosity, he asks her why she chose Dynamism over Forma. Xiao Zhiyu swiftly arrives to take Hu Xiu away. Pei Zhen realizes that this woman is special to Xiao Zhiyi.
Jan. 11, 2026, midnight
S1E9 - Episode 9
Xiao Zhiyu injures his right hand while protecting Hu Xiu. To make it up to him, she brings him meals and drives him around. Xiao Zhiyu has always kept others at a distance, but he welcomes Hu Xiu's presence and the warmth she brings into his life.
Jan. 12, 2026, midnight
S1E10 - Episode 10
Hu Ding suddenly comes by for a visit and learns that Hu Xiu has gone back to working in the field of architecture. He is beyond furious and gets into a fiery argument with Hu Xiu. Xiao Zhiyu can only stand by and watch silently.
Jan. 12, 2026, midnight
S1E11 - Episode 11
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S1E12 - Episode 12
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S1E13 - Episode 13
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S1E14 - Episode 14
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S1E15 - Episode 15
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S1E16 - Episode 16
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S1E17 - Episode 17
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S1E18 - Episode 18
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S1E19 - Episode 19
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S1E20 - Episode 20
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S1E21 - Episode 21
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S1E22 - Episode 22
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S1E23 - Episode 23
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S1E24 - Episode 24
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S1E25 - Episode 25
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S1E26 - Episode 26
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S1E27 - Episode 27
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S1E28 - Episode 28
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Jan. 25, 2026, midnight
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iQiyi
42 min/ep
1176 min
Jan. 9, 2026
Jan. 13, 2026, midnight
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