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Scent of Time

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  • 2023-2023
  • 1 Season
  • HBO Max
  • Drama, Fantasy, Documentary
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The daughter of the supervisor of the Xiangyao family, Hua Qian (Zhou Ye), once did something wrong because she was obsessed with Zhong Yelan (Peng Chuyue), who did not love her, and eventually caused her family to be ruined. When fate turned around, Hua Qian woke up and found herself back to the night of her wedding with Zhong Yelan. After experiencing life and death, Hua Qian realized her mistakes and determined to make up for them and start over. This time she began to pay attention to her family and friends around her. In order not to repeat the same mistakes, she no longer stubbornly stuck in the past emotional entanglement with Zhong Yelan, chose to fulfill Zhong Yelan and Mu Yao (Zhao Qing), a pair of lovers, and devoted herself to bringing her family members who had gone astray back to the right path. In this process, the mysteries of the past also gradually surfaced, Hua Qian also discovered Zhong Xiwu (Wang Xingyue), who had always silently protected her, and met Hua Rongzhou (Zhang Yijie), who always put her safety first, and finally achieved self and family friends' double redemption.

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Cast & Crew See All

Ye Zhou
Hua Qian
Xingyue Wang
Zhong Xiwu
Chuyue Peng
Zhong Yelan

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Episode-1.1

45 mins

Hua Qian is a ruthless schemer who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. She impersonates Mu Yao, the woman loved by Zhong Yelan, and marries him by deception. She then frames the Mu family and sends them to prison, hoping to secure her position in the wealthy and powerful Zhong family. But her plan backfires when the truth is exposed and she is cast out by everyone. She dies in a bloody massacre, regretting her evil deeds. But fate gives her a second chance. She wakes up two years in the past, on the day of her wedding with Zhong Yelan. She decides to change her destiny and redeem herself. She tries to be a good wife, a loyal daughter, and a kind person. She also tries to understand the mysterious attraction between Mu Yao and the Zhong brothers. But will her past sins catch up with her? And will she be able to win Zhong Yelan's heart?

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Awards

  • 2023 - Weibo TV & Internet Video Summit Award - Best Promising Actor of the Year - winner
  • 2023 - Weibo TV & Internet Video Summit Award - Annual Innovation Communication TV Series - winner
  • 2024 - Weibo Award - Best Breakthrough Actor of the Year - winner
  • 2024 - Original Mind Award - Outstanding Young Director - winner

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