# 81 episodes (幸得相遇离婚时)
**81 episodes (幸得相遇离婚时)** is the episode count of *Xing De Xiang Yu Li Hun Shi* (幸得相遇离婚时, known in English as *Fortunately, We Met During the Divorce* or *Love Lost and Found*), a 2025 Chinese urban romance micro short drama in which a divorced woman, [Tang Ying](https://www.edgepedia.org/tang-ying), marries the wealthy executive Jiang Ciyun and, through a marriage-before-love relationship, takes revenge on her unfaithful ex-husband while rebuilding her career[1](https://www.baike.com/wikiid/7546859883216273444). The series ran 81 episodes and became one of the most-watched short dramas on the Hongguo platform in 2025[2](https://www.maigoo.com/citiao/1275762.html).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Episodes | 81 episodes, 257 scenes, an average of 11.4 lines of dialogue per episode[3](https://52juben.com/show/learn/j/wtrm2t) |
| Premiere | September 5, 2025 on Hongguo and Douyin; topped the platform's hot-play, hot-search, new-drama, and paid charts on launch day[2](https://www.maigoo.com/citiao/1275762.html) |
| Production | Produced by Beijing Dianzhong Technology and Hangzhou Xinglian Wuxian Media; made by Majiu Studio; directed by Mu Yu[1](https://www.baike.com/wikiid/7546859883216273444) |
| Cast | Wang Xiaoyi as Tang Ying; Liu Xiaoxu as Jiang Ciyun; Jin Shuo as Lu Li; Liang Xi as Xiao Li[4](https://duanjubaike.org/zh-Hant/drama/80) |
| Viewership | Over 1 billion views within 7 days of release; 190 million effective plays on September 8, 2025, first among web dramas that day[2](https://www.maigoo.com/citiao/1275762.html) |
| Annual standing | 15th on DataEye's 2025 short-drama heat list (heat value 44.089 million); 30th in 2025 cumulative effective plays (1.754 billion)[2](https://www.maigoo.com/citiao/1275762.html) |
| Award | 2025 Hongguo Annual Awards, "Annual Hit Short Drama," awarded January 12, 2026[2](https://www.maigoo.com/citiao/1275762.html) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Tang Ying (唐颖) was a jewelry designer who gave up her career to become a full-time housewife for her husband [Lu Li](https://www.edgepedia.org/lu-li) (陆励), a company executive[5](https://finance.sina.com.cn/cj/2025-09-09/doc-infpwvhi3581025.shtml). While five months pregnant, she was humiliated and driven out by Lu Li and his mistress Xiao Li (小黎); the couple's betrayal caused her to lose the pregnancy and, indirectly, led to the deaths of her parents, leaving her divorced with nothing[5](https://finance.sina.com.cn/cj/2025-09-09/doc-infpwvhi3581025.shtml) • [9](https://www.10100.com/article/8863275).
At her lowest point she met Jiang Ciyun (江辞云), a mysterious group president who had secretly loved her for years, and the two entered a marriage that begins as a revenge pact[9](https://www.10100.com/article/8863275). Rather than simply supporting her financially, Jiang acts as a guiding partner who helps Tang Ying regain her jewelry-design career and her confidence; she eventually sends her ex-husband to face the law, and after a period of separation caused by a misunderstanding of Jiang's motives, his long-hidden devotion is revealed and the two reconcile[9](https://www.10100.com/article/8863275) • [5](https://finance.sina.com.cn/cj/2025-09-09/doc-infpwvhi3581025.shtml). Supporting characters include Yan Jin (严靳), Jiang Ciyun's loyal aide, and Jiang's mother, who initially opposes the relationship[9](https://www.10100.com/article/8863275).
### Episode structure and pacing
A script-analysis study of the full series counted 257 scenes across the 81 episodes, with an average of 11.4 lines of dialogue per episode and a dialogue peak of 20 lines in episode 55[3](https://52juben.com/show/learn/j/wtrm2t). The analysis identified 10 hook designs and 9 paywall points, the earliest falling within episodes 1 to 10[3](https://52juben.com/show/learn/j/wtrm2t).
The hooks follow two distinct patterns. In episodes 1 to 10, each episode ends by trapping the heroine in an immediate dilemma, such as being caught with Jiang Ciyun by her husband or exposing his affair without having a way out, creating pressure that pushes viewers to the next episode[3](https://52juben.com/show/learn/j/wtrm2t). In episodes 11 to 20, the final 20 seconds of each episode show the heroine's crisis and then cut to a close-up of a hidden powerful ally, building anticipation around a rescue that only the audience, not the heroine, knows is coming[3](https://52juben.com/show/learn/j/wtrm2t).
## Production and release
The drama was scripted by the Dianzhong (点众) team, with Dianzhong Technology responsible for content creation, and was produced by Majiu Studio (马厩制片厂), a company whose style emphasizes everyday, life-flow urban storytelling rather than a strong web-novel flavor[5](https://finance.sina.com.cn/cj/2025-09-09/doc-infpwvhi3581025.shtml) • [6](https://www.dianyingjie.com.cn/2025/0918/396781.shtml). The director is Mu Yu (穆裕), who works under the pen name Zhang Dama and is the founder of Xinglian Wuxian and head of Majiu Studio[7](https://www.sohu.com/a/961375426_121124780/).
It premiered on September 5, 2025 on the Hongguo short-drama platform and Douyin[2](https://www.maigoo.com/citiao/1275762.html). Registration filings list 81 episodes across three filings for the Hongguo-affiliated, Douyin, and Tencent platforms, filed by Beijing Dianzhong Kuaikan Technology in late August 2025[2](https://www.maigoo.com/citiao/1275762.html). The series was also distributed internationally on Bilibili under the English title *Fortunately, we met during the divorce.*[8](https://www.bilibili.tv/play/2250281).
## Reception and analysis
The series reached number one on Hongguo's hot-play, hot-search, new-drama, and paid charts simultaneously on launch day, and its 1 billion views in the first week made it a phenomenon-level hit[2](https://www.maigoo.com/citiao/1275762.html). Its success lifted Liu Xiaoxu to first place among short-drama male actors on the WETRUE actor popularity chart on September 18, 2025[10](https://www.sohu.com/a/937342511_116162).
Commentators highlighted two features of the drama's appeal. First, its "empowering revenge" narrative: instead of a patronizing savior, the male lead helps the heroine rebuild her own skills and independence, which analysts described as a story of two people fighting side by side rather than a rescue fantasy[9](https://www.10100.com/article/8863275). Second, its blending of audience conventions: although it looks like a female-oriented "domineering CEO loves the divorced me" drama, its characterization, point of view, and payoff structure also incorporate male-oriented storytelling, with an underlying narrative of a successful man marrying his first love, and it discusses marriage with some realism[6](https://www.dianyingjie.com.cn/2025/0918/396781.shtml).
Viewers and reviewers also noted the production's film-like visual quality, including extensive use of one-take shots and strong scene transitions, which is unusual for the short-drama format[11](https://hongguoduanju.com/detail?series_id=7543936926588341273). At the end of 2025 the drama placed 15th on DataEye's annual heat ranking with a heat value of 44.089 million and 30th in cumulative effective plays with 1.754 billion, and in January 2026 it received the Hongguo Annual Award for hit short drama[2](https://www.maigoo.com/citiao/1275762.html).
## References
1. [幸得相遇离婚时, 快懂百科](https://www.baike.com/wikiid/7546859883216273444)
2. [《幸得相遇离婚时》电视剧简介, 买购网](https://www.maigoo.com/citiao/1275762.html)
3. [《幸得相遇离婚时》短剧剧本拆解：都市逆袭·81集, 我爱剧本](https://52juben.com/show/learn/j/wtrm2t)
4. [幸得相遇離婚時, 短劇百科](https://duanjubaike.org/zh-Hant/drama/80)
5. [红果热搜第一！点众出品的《幸得相遇离婚时》再次强调爆款进阶录, 新浪财经](https://finance.sina.com.cn/cj/2025-09-09/doc-infpwvhi3581025.shtml)
6. [爆款短剧，开始男女频混搭, 电影界](https://www.dianyingjie.com.cn/2025/0918/396781.shtml)
7. [爆款有运气，方法有路径：张大马谈剧本＋制作, 搜狐](https://www.sohu.com/a/961375426_121124780/)
8. [Fortunately, we met during the divorce. E1, BiliBili](https://www.bilibili.tv/play/2250281)
9. [10亿爆剧《幸得相遇离婚时》拆解 | 短剧拉片宝, 大数跨境](https://www.10100.com/article/8863275)
10. [短剧迎来新"霸总" | 红果一周热剧, 搜狐](https://www.sohu.com/a/937342511_116162)
11. [幸得相遇离婚时, 红果短剧](https://hongguoduanju.com/detail?series_id=7543936926588341273)
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