Character Relationship Map: First Time

Characters

• Sonq Shiqiao (played by AngelaBaby) — protagonist

  Sonq Shiqiao is a 22-year-old woman living with her devoted widowed mother, Zheng Qing. She dreams of becoming a ballet dancer but cannot exert herself physically because of myasthenia, and her medica...

• Gong Ning (played by Mark Chao) — supporting

  Gong Ning is Sonq Shiqiao's former high-school friend and the man she has always liked. He begins dating her after they meet at a charity fair, despite Zheng Qing's initial disapproval. He left univer...

• Zheng Qing, Shiqiao's mother (played by Jiang Shan) — supporting

  Zheng Qing is Sonq Shiqiao's devoted widowed mother and a shop owner. She cares for Sonq Shiqiao while her daughter manages myasthenia and medication-related memory lapses. Zheng Qing initially disapp...

• Peng Wei, Gong Ning's ex-girlfriend (played by Cindy Yen) — supporting

  Peng Wei is Gong Ning's former girlfriend and a dancer. She ends their relationship because Gong Ning cannot focus his life, particularly while devoting more time to the rock band he leads after leavi...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Gong Ning → Peng Wei, Gong Ning's ex-girlfriend (Former Romantic Partners) — Their past relationship and breakup establish a history of romantic conflict connected to Gong Ning's stalled ambitions.

  Peng Wei's character profile identifies her as Gong Ning's former girlfriend and says she ended their relationship because he could not focus his life...

• Sonq Shiqiao → Gong Ning (Romantic Interest) — Gong Ning is a central figure in Shiqiao's memories and affection; her recordings preserve the feelings associated with their closeness.

  Shiqiao's recordings address Gong Ning, and she remembers watching him play basketball and the moments that brought them close. Her character profile...

• Sonq Shiqiao → Zheng Qing, Shiqiao's mother (Family Protective Mother And Daughter) — Zheng Qing's care for Shiqiao is expressed through close supervision, but her efforts to protect her daughter conflict with Shiqiao's wish to dance and make her own choices.

  Zheng Qing supervises Shiqiao's activities because her illness can cause life-threatening respiratory muscle paralysis. She arranges companionship for...

Story Analysis

A young woman weighs the physical danger of her illness against her desire to reclaim dancing and make her own choices.

Plot Progression

1. Living Within Limits — Shiqiao lives under precautions shaped by her illness and medication. She records her thoughts and returns in memory to Gong Ning and the freedom she has never experienced.
2. Companionship on Script — Zheng Qing hires a musician to provide Shiqiao with companionship. Their staged connection grows complicated when Shiqiao asks him to be her boyfriend and he kisses her.
3. Control and the Stage — Zheng Qing demands that the musician follow the arrangement's script, while he challenges her control over Shiqiao's life. Shiqiao makes clear that she still longs to dance.
4. The Risk of Returning — Zheng Qing arranges a ballet performance opportunity, and the musician helps Shiqiao prepare. Zheng Qing objects to the dancing, fearing both the deception and its physical risks.
5. A Choice Still Unresolved — Shiqiao struggles during rehearsal and briefly becomes unwell, but says she only needs to rest. She recognizes the musician's fear and insists that dancing remains her own choice; the provided account...