Character Relationship Map: Make Up

Characters

• Min-Hsiu (played by Nikki Hsieh) — protagonist
• Nie Cheng-Fu (played by Matt Wu) — supporting
• Chen Ting (played by Sonia Sui) — supporting
• Kuo Yung-Ming (played by Ray Chang) — supporting
• Chih-jen (played by Michael Chang) — supporting
• Ching (played by Zooey Tseng) — supporting
• Chou (played by Pu Hsueh-liang) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Min-Hsiu → Chou (Professional Questioner And Doctor) — Min-Hsiu seeks Chou's professional perspective while investigating the suspicious circumstances of Chen Ting's death.

  Min-Hsiu visits Chou, identified as a doctor, and questions whether Chen Ting truly killed herself.

• Min-Hsiu → Nie Cheng-Fu (Funeral Professional And Client) — Their professional contact begins through Chen Ting's funeral and develops into a conversation about her past.

  Min-Hsiu prepares Chen Ting for her funeral, and Nie Cheng-Fu later calls to thank her for restoring his wife's appearance.

• Chen Ting → Nie Cheng-Fu (Family Husband) — Nie Cheng-Fu is Chen Ting's husband and becomes involved in the aftermath of her death.

  After Chen Ting's funeral preparation, the story identifies Nie Cheng-Fu as Chen Ting's husband.

• Min-Hsiu → Chen Ting (Professional Former Teacher And Student) — Chen Ting was Min-Hsiu's former teacher, creating a personal connection that intensifies Min-Hsiu's doubts about her death.

  Min-Hsiu explains that Chen Ting was her senior-high teacher and recalls her connection with music.

Story Dynamics

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

• Kuo Yung-Ming → Min-Hsiu (Narrative Parallel Storyline Connection) — Their storylines converge narratively around the unresolved criminal events.

  The narrative follows Min-Hsiu's funeral investigation and Kuo Yung-Ming's police investigation as separate but potentially connected lines before Min...

• Kuo Yung-Ming → Chou (Unknown Criminal Investigation Connection) — No direct relationship is confirmed between them in the available plot material.

  The plot separately follows Kuo Yung-Ming's investigation into drugs, robbery, police conduct, and the nightclub Oasi Cielo; Chou is identified only a...

• Min-Hsiu → Chih-jen (Alliance Emergency Supporter) — Min-Hsiu is connected to Chih-jen through assistance during a medical emergency.

  During a medical emergency involving Chih-jen's mother, help arrives and Chih-jen expresses gratitude while Min-Hsiu continues her responsibilities.

• Nie Cheng-Fu → Ching (Social Referrer) — Nie Cheng-Fu connects Ching with Min-Hsiu for possible instruction and support.

  Nie Cheng-Fu asks Min-Hsiu to teach Ching, a lonely girl who has lost her family.

• Min-Hsiu → Ching (Alliance Potential Mentor) — Min-Hsiu may become Ching's mentor despite normally refusing to take assistants.

  Nie Cheng-Fu asks Min-Hsiu to teach Ching, and Min-Hsiu considers helping Ching pass on her ideas.

Story Analysis

A mortician's pursuit of dignity and truth unfolds alongside a violent police investigation, ending with both personal and criminal questions unresolved.

Plot Progression

1. Dignity Among The Dead — Min-Hsiu works as a mortician and promotes hygiene, safety, and professional dignity. Her methods provoke mockery and competition from traditional practitioners.
2. A Teacher Revisited — Min-Hsiu prepares Chen Ting and learns that Nie Cheng-Fu is her husband. Their conversation reveals Chen Ting's former role as Min-Hsiu's teacher and introduces Ching as a possible student.
3. Questions Around Suicide — Min-Hsiu becomes troubled by the reported suicide and consults Chou. Her memories of Chen Ting make the official account feel inconsistent.
4. Burden Of Care — A medical emergency involving Chih-jen's mother exposes the emotional pressure carried by caregivers. Assistance arrives, but Min-Hsiu remains divided between work and personal concerns.
5. Justice At The Nightclub — Kuo Yung-Ming reacts violently to his partner's death and clashes with the principle of police procedure. The investigation points toward Oasi Cielo as Min-Hsiu prepares to go there, leaving several m...