Character Relationship Map: Spring Fever

Characters

• Sun Ya-fang (played by Sylvia Peng Hsueh-Fen) — protagonist

  A popular, athletic and kind freshman class representative, Sun is admired by her classmates. She initially dislikes Chen's awkward courtship and is frustrated by Yang's absence from class activities,...

• Yang Chia-chung (played by Alan Tam) — supporting

  A shy classmate of Sun's, Yang works after school to support himself and his younger sister, who are both orphaned. He develops feelings for Sun and tries to express them in a love letter, but it is d...

• George Kao (played by Dao-Hung Lee) — supporting

  George is Sun's American cousin, visiting Taiwan during the story. Sun spends time with him, which makes Yang jealous and upset. George meets Sung, and the two fall in love and eventually become engag...

• Sung Ming-yuan (played by Emily Y. Chang) — supporting

  Sung is the girl who mistakenly receives Yang's love letter and becomes delighted, believing it expresses his feelings for her. Yang is unable to correct the misunderstanding without hurting her, so h...

• Chen Yu-jen (played by Lin Tsai-pei) — supporting

  Chen is a brash upperclassman who clumsily courts Sun, though she does not like him. His pursuit contrasts with Sun's growing affection for the shy Yang, and establishes that Chen's interest is not re...

Canonical Relationships

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

• George Kao → Sung Ming-yuan (Romantic Love Interest) — Their romance resolves the mistaken-letter storyline.

  The plot states that George and Sung meet and fall in love, eventually becoming engaged.

• Sun Ya-fang → George Kao (Family Cousins) — Their family connection explains their comfortable companionship.

  George is identified as Sun's American cousin who is vacationing in Taiwan.

• Chen Yu-jen → Sun Ya-fang (Romantic Suitor) — Chen's unwanted courtship creates an early romantic obstacle.

  The plot states that Chen clumsily courts Sun, although Sun does not like him.

• Yang Chia-chung → Sung Ming-yuan (Romantic Reluctant Date) — Their accidental relationship complicates Yang's pursuit of Sun.

  Yang's love letter reaches Sung by mistake, and he reluctantly goes out with her because he does not know how to correct the misunderstanding without...

• Sun Ya-fang → Yang Chia-chung (Romantic Love Interest) — Their relationship develops from misunderstanding into mutual love.

  Sun initially criticizes Yang for avoiding class activities, but changes her view after learning about his family responsibilities and gradually begin...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Sun Ya-fang → Sung Ming-yuan (Conflict Romantic Obstacle) — Sung's mistaken reception of the letter temporarily obstructs Sun and Yang's romance.

  Sun is disappointed when Sung believes Yang's love letter was intended for her.

• Yang Chia-chung → George Kao (Conflict Jealous Rival) — Yang initially views George as a threat to his feelings for Sun.

  Yang feels jealous and upset while Sun spends her days with George.

Story Analysis

A school romance develops through social misunderstandings, jealousy, accidental matchmaking, and a final public confession.

Plot Progression

1. A Popular Class Representative — Sun is introduced as an admired freshman class representative. Chen courts her unsuccessfully, while Sun criticizes Yang for failing to join class activities.
2. Understanding Yang's Burden — Sun discovers that Yang works after school because he and his younger sister are orphaned. Her attitude softens, and the class field trip brings them closer.
3. The Misdelivered Confession — Yang writes to Sun, but the love letter reaches Sung instead. Sung is delighted, Sun is disappointed, and Yang reluctantly dates Sung to avoid hurting her.
4. Jealousy and New Love — Sun spends time with her cousin George, making Yang jealous. George then meets Sung, and their mutual attraction redirects the romantic confusion.
5. A Public Declaration — Yang finally acts on his feelings by singing outside Sun's house. The police are called after neighbors complain, but the embarrassment ends with Sun and Yang together.