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The Best Thing

  • 2025
  • 1 season
  • Drama
  • 8.0

Suffering from insomnia and migraines, Shen Xifan consults a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, He Suye. As their lives intersect, an unexpected romance blossoms.

Watch free on iQIYIStart at S1 · E1

Latest episode

S1 · E28 · Honeysuckle Flowers

Mar 9, 2025

Episodes

The gentle doctor He Suye and hotel lobby manager Shen Xifan, suffering from severe insomnia, cross paths repeatedly during consultations and in their daily lives. A subtle affection develops between them. Ultimately, the two heal each other amidst their daily lives and find a sweet love story filled with the fragrance of herbs.

28 episodes

  1. 1Suyue

    42 minFeb 25, 2025

  2. 2Apple

    44 minFeb 25, 2025

  3. 3Licorice Root

    44 minFeb 25, 2025

  4. 4Mint

    44 minFeb 25, 2025

  5. 5Chinese Yam

    41 minFeb 26, 2025

  6. 6Artemisia Argyi

    41 minFeb 26, 2025

  7. 7Osmanthus

    45 minFeb 27, 2025

  8. 8Five-flavor Fruit

    45 minFeb 27, 2025

  9. 9Honey

    45 minFeb 28, 2025

  10. 10Agarwood

    41 minMar 1, 2025

  11. 11Dragon Bones

    41 minMar 2, 2025

  12. 12Semen Cassiae

    41 minMar 2, 2025

  13. 13Ginger

    48 minMar 3, 2025

  14. 14Citrus Peel

    44 minMar 3, 2025

  15. 15Red Beans

    40 minMar 4, 2025

  16. 16Cinnabar

    45 minMar 4, 2025

  17. 17Artemisia Capillaris

    44 minMar 5, 2025

  18. 18Acorus Calamus

    44 minMar 5, 2025

  19. 19Magnolia Bud

    40 minMar 6, 2025

  20. 20Paeonia Lactiflora

    44 minMar 6, 2025

  21. 21Tulips

    44 minMar 7, 2025

  22. 22Kudzu Flower

    44 minMar 8, 2025

  23. 23Fox Nuts

    44 minMar 9, 2025

  24. 24Albizia Bark

    44 minMar 9, 2025

  25. 25Pinellia

    43 minMar 9, 2025

  26. 26Poria

    43 minMar 9, 2025

  27. 27Angelica Sinensis

    44 minMar 9, 2025

  28. 28Honeysuckle Flowers

    43 minMar 9, 2025

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Series cast

Zhang LingheHe Suye28 episodes
Xu RuohanShen Xifan28 episodes
Wang YoujunLin Yishen28 episodes
Tang JiuzhouLi Jie28 episodes
Huang CancanXu Xiangya28 episodes
Zhou YiruFang Kexin28 episodes
Chen YianQiu Tian28 episodes
Xie XinhaoGu Ping28 episodes
Cheng GuanxuanXiao Chen28 episodes
Caesar WuYan Heng28 episodes
Fang ZibinShen Jiaping24 episodes
Liu WeiweiLiu Xiaoming24 episodes
Li JianyiYu Liren15 episodes
Zhang YuningDing Wei11 episodes
Ma DongchenSong Feng9 episodes
Jia ShuyiWu Ping7 episodes
Luo ZishuoYoung He Suye7 episodes
Zhang LuLiu Yunci6 episodes

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