Character Relationship Map: When the Clouds Roll by

Characters

• Xiong Su Su (played by Ching Li) — protagonist

  Xiong Su Su is a woman distressed by the transfer and death of her pilot lover. Her headaches and erratic behavior lead her family to seek medical care, and she is hospitalized while struggling to rec...

• Dr Li Yi Fei (played by Yang Fang) — supporting

  Dr Li Yi Fei is a doctor newly returned from overseas who becomes involved in Xiong Su Su's care and studies her case. He gives her English lessons and grows concerned about the mystery surrounding he...

• Dr Huang Tian Fu (played by Chang Pei-Shan) — supporting

  Dr Huang Tian Fu is a doctor at the hospital who explains that Xiong Su Su is suspicious of others and does not recognize that she is ill. When Dr Li Yi Fei suspects that her condition may be connecte...

• Dr Qiu Dong Wang (played by Huang Tsung-Hsun) — supporting

  Dr Qiu Dong Wang is associated with Xiong Su Su's family and is alarmed by her growing closeness with Dr Li Yi Fei. He points out that Dr Li is engaged to Qiu Bin Bin, then orders him to stop teaching...

• Qiu Bin Bin (played by Violet Pan Ying-Zi) — supporting

  Qiu Bin Bin is Dr Li Yi Fei's fiancée. Her engagement to him is cited by Dr Qiu Dong Wang when he orders Dr Li to stop giving Xiong Su Su English lessons and focus on his hospital work, making her rel...

• Zhang Limin (played by Chai No) — supporting

  Zhang Limin is the sole survivor of the plane crash that killed Xiong Su Su's pilot lover and the other passengers. Tormented by guilt, he repeatedly says he killed people. He later explains that he c...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Dr Li Yi Fei → Zhang Limin (Professional Doctor And Patient) — Dr Li Yi Fei investigates Zhang Limin's guilt over the plane crash and supports the completion of his report before discharge.

  Dr Li Yi Fei encounters Zhang Limin at the hospital, studies his account, believes him, and arranges for a report to be completed.

• Dr Qiu Dong Wang → Dr Li Yi Fei (Power Professional Authority) — Dr Qiu Dong Wang intervenes in Dr Li Yi Fei's conduct and directs him back to his hospital duties.

  Dr Qiu Dong Wang orders Dr Li Yi Fei to stop teaching Xiong Su Su and focus on his hospital work.

• Dr Huang Tian Fu → Dr Li Yi Fei (Professional Senior Colleague) — Dr Huang provides clinical context and urges caution as Dr Li Yi Fei investigates the cases.

  Dr Huang Tian Fu explains Xiong Su Su's condition to Dr Li Yi Fei and cautions him against jumping to conclusions about the connection between the pat...

• Dr Li Yi Fei → Qiu Bin Bin (Romantic Fiancés) — Their engagement is cited as a reason Dr Li Yi Fei should stop teaching Xiong Su Su.

  Dr Qiu Dong Wang points out that Dr Li Yi Fei is engaged to Qiu Bin Bin.

• Dr Li Yi Fei → Xiong Su Su (Professional Doctor And Patient) — He treats her and gives her English lessons; their growing closeness concerns her family, and he is eventually pulled away while her treatment remains unresolved.

  Dr Li Yi Fei becomes involved in Xiong Su Su's care at the hospital and studies her case.

Story Analysis

A patient's unresolved grief and a survivor's guilt unfold alongside a doctor's effort to understand two connected cases.

Plot Progression

1. A Love Interrupted — Xiong Su Su is distressed when her pilot lover is transferred away. Her attempt to persuade an airline manager to bring him back fails, while her family becomes concerned about her health and behavior...
2. Care and Uncertainty — Xiong is brought into hospital care, where Dr Li Yi Fei studies her case with guidance from Dr Huang Tian Fu. Zhang Limin's guilt over the fatal crash raises the possibility that the two patients' con...
3. A Growing Closeness — Xiong gradually becomes more comfortable with Dr Li, who gives her English lessons. Her family objects to their closeness, and Dr Qiu Dong Wang orders Dr Li to stop the lessons.
4. The Crash Reconstructed — Zhang Limin explains the confrontation during the flight and the events that led to the crash. Dr Li believes his account and arranges for a report to be completed.
5. An Unfinished Recovery — Zhang is considered recovered and cleared for discharge. Xiong remains unable to face the full truth about her lover's death, and Dr Li is pulled away from her care.