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The Best Thing

TV·2025–2025·1 season, 28 episodes·Jiangsu Television·Drama·40m·7.9

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Suffering from insomnia and migraines, Shen Xifan consults a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, He Suye. As their lives intersect, an unexpected romance blossoms.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Best Thing S01E01SuyueS01E01 · 10.0
  2. 02The Best Thing S01E02AppleS01E02 · 10.0
  3. 03The Best Thing S01E03Licorice RootS01E03 · 10.0

Castfull cast & details

Zhang LingheZhang LingheHe SuyeXu RuohanXu RuohanShen XifanWang YoujunWang YoujunLin YishenTang JiuzhouTang JiuzhouLi JieHuang CancanHuang CancanXu XiangyaZhou YiruZhou YiruFang KexinChen YianChen YianQiu TianXie XinhaoXie XinhaoGu Ping

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode28Episodes2025Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S01E01The Best Thing S01E01Season's bestSuyueFebruary 25, 2025 10.0
  2. S01E02The Best Thing S01E02AppleFebruary 25, 2025 10.0
  3. S01E03The Best Thing S01E03Licorice RootFebruary 25, 2025 10.0
  4. S01E04The Best Thing S01E04MintFebruary 25, 2025 10.0
  5. S01E05The Best Thing S01E05Chinese YamFebruary 26, 2025 10.0
  6. S01E06The Best Thing S01E06Artemisia ArgyiFebruary 26, 2025 10.0
  7. S01E07The Best Thing S01E07OsmanthusFebruary 27, 2025 10.0
  8. S01E08The Best Thing S01E08Five-flavor FruitFebruary 27, 2025 10.0
  9. S01E09The Best Thing S01E09HoneyFebruary 28, 2025 10.0
  10. S01E10The Best Thing S01E10AgarwoodMarch 1, 2025 10.0
  11. S01E11The Best Thing S01E11Dragon BonesMarch 2, 2025 10.0
  12. S01E12The Best Thing S01E12Semen CassiaeMarch 2, 2025 10.0
  13. S01E13The Best Thing S01E13GingerMarch 3, 2025 10.0
  14. S01E14The Best Thing S01E14Citrus PeelMarch 3, 2025 10.0
  15. S01E15The Best Thing S01E15Red BeansMarch 4, 2025 10.0
  16. S01E16The Best Thing S01E16CinnabarMarch 4, 2025 10.0
  17. S01E17The Best Thing S01E17Artemisia CapillarisMarch 5, 2025 10.0
  18. S01E18The Best Thing S01E18Acorus CalamusMarch 5, 2025 10.0
  19. S01E19The Best Thing S01E19Magnolia BudMarch 6, 2025 10.0
  20. S01E20The Best Thing S01E20Paeonia LactifloraMarch 6, 2025 10.0
  21. S01E21The Best Thing S01E21TulipsMarch 7, 2025 10.0
  22. S01E22The Best Thing S01E22Kudzu FlowerMarch 8, 2025 10.0
  23. S01E23The Best Thing S01E23Fox NutsMarch 9, 2025 10.0
  24. S01E24The Best Thing S01E24Albizia BarkMarch 9, 2025 10.0
  25. S01E25The Best Thing S01E25PinelliaMarch 9, 2025 10.0
  26. S01E26The Best Thing S01E26PoriaMarch 9, 2025 10.0
  27. S01E27The Best Thing S01E27Angelica SinensisMarch 9, 2025 10.0
  28. S01E28The Best Thing S01E28Honeysuckle FlowersMarch 9, 2025 10.0

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