In Time with You
# In Time with You

In Time with You (Chinese: 我可能不會愛你; lit. 'I Might Not Love You') is a 2011 Taiwanese television series written by Mag Hsu and directed by Winnie Chu. It stars Ariel Lin and Chen Bolin.

## Synopsis

Cheng You Qing (Ariel Lin) is the manager of a Taiwanese shoe manufacturer. On her 30th birthday, Cheng You Qing receives an email on "the symptoms of premature aging" from Li Da Ren (Chen Bolin), her best friend who she has known since high school. Unable to accept that he is like a bottle of fine wine that will get better with age and she is like a grape that will dry into a raisin as years go by, she agrees to a bet with Da Ren to see who will get married first before they turn 35. So they start to look for their potential lovers.

However, Da Ren often says the girls he date are not a match for him and at the same time, he is not satisfied with the boys You Qing dates. After Da Ren's relationship with his colleague, Maggie, he admits to Maggie that he has been in love with You Qing the whole time. But there is a coincidence that when You Qing is single, Da Ren has a girlfriend; while Da Ren break up with his girlfriend, You Qing has reconciled with her ex-boyfriend. So Da Ren is always missing the opportunity to tell You Qing his true feelings.

As Cheng You Qing looks around for a potential husband, she discovers that she was surrounded by unacceptable candidates. The only man who could love her despite her ill temper and stubbornness is her best friend. The only problem with this pairing is their extensive friendship.

## Cast

| Actor | Character | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Ariel Lin | Cheng You Qing | Proud, confident and ambitious; she has a very strong character |
| Chen Bolin | Li Da Ren | Kind hearted; knows You Qing very well and loves her. |
| Andrea Chen | Maggie (Li's colleague) | Likes Da Ren; innocent and cute, but desperate for a husband |
| Sunny Wang | Ding Li Wei Will | A brilliant man; likes You Qing; too proud of himself. |
| Lin Mei-hsiu | You Qing's mother | Very kind mom; knows You Qing well; likes Li Da Ren |
| Luo Bei An | You Qing's father | Lazy; kind to You Qing's mother; loves You Qing very much. |
| Ying Wei-min | Cheng Guan Qing | You Qing's brother; lazy; does not like Li Wei to be You Qing's husband |
| Ma Nan | Guan Qing's wife | -- |
| Monica Yin | Cheng Mei Qing | You Qing's happy sister with a happy family |
| Xie Yu Wei | Mei Qing's husband | Plain looking; a kind heart |
| Zhou Dan Wei | Da Ren's mother | Be viewed as an old princess |
| Summer Meng | Li Tao Tao | Da Ren's sister; rebellious and bad tempered; always against her mother |
| Chin Shih-chieh | Bai Shu | Da Ren's mother's best friend and later husband |
| Jerry Huang | Henry | You Qing's caring ex-boyfriend and co-worker |
| David Hsu | Nic (You Qing's assistant) | Gay assistant who attempted to exploit You Qing |
| Ma Shi Li | Manager | Likes You Qing very much; repeatedly tries to promote her |
| Joelle Lu | Grace | You Qing's stringent co-worker; later boss |
| Yu Han Mi | Lala (Henry's girlfriend) | Cute and young |
| Ya Zi (丫子) | Lu Xing Di | You Qing and Da Ren's high school classmate; guileless; complete plastic; married a rich guy |
| Emerson Tsai | Di Shu | |
| Zeng Wei Hao | Da Cong | |
| Li Wei Wie | Zi Lin | |
| Jasper Liu | Mei Nan | |
| An Wei Ling | Mei Mei | |
| Jesseca Liu | Huang Hai Yan | Girl who had a crush on Li Da Ren |
| Nick Shen | Woody | |
| Joanne Tseng | Chen Pingan | Best friend of Lin Kai, but also likes him |
| A-Bin Fang | Lin Kai | Best friends with Pingan, works in the Singapore Airport with Da Ren |
| Pearl Hsieh | Xiao mi | You Qing's subordinate staff |

## Soundtrack

In Time with You Original Soundtrack (我可能不會愛你 電視原聲帶) was released on 19 October 2011, by various artists under Linfair Records. It contains ten songs, three of which are instrumental versions. The opening theme song is "Hai Shi Hui" or "Still Am" by William Wei, while the ending theme song is by Ariel Lin entitled "Chi Bang" or "Wings".

## Reception

Formosa Television (FTV) ratings :

| Original broadcast date | Episode number | Average | Timeslot rank | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 September 2011 | 1 | 1.41 | 2 | |
| 25 September 2011 | 2 | 1.24 | 2 | CTS They Are Flying finale |
| 2 October 2011 | 3 | 1.65 | 2 | CTS Ring Ring Bell premiere |
| 9 October 2011 | 4 | 2.09 | 2 | |
| 16 October 2011 | 5 | 2.34 | 2 | |
| 23 October 2011 | 6 | 2.56 | 2 | |
| 30 October 2011 | 7 | 2.64 | 2 | |
| 6 November 2011 | 8 | 3.11 | 2 | CTV Love Recipe finale |
| 13 November 2011 | 9 | 3.07 | 2 | |
| 20 November 2011 | 10 | 3.62 | 2 | |
| 27 November 2011 | 11 | 3.54 | 2 | |
| 4 December 2011 | 12 | 3.65 | 2 | |
| 11 December 2011 | 13 | 5.51 | 1 | |
| Average | - | 2.80 | 2 | |

Rival dramas on air at the same time:

* TTV Main Channel (TTV) (台視): Office Girls (小資女孩向前衝)
* CTV Main Channel (CTV) (中視): Love Recipe (料理情人夢)
* CTS Main Channel (CTS) (華視): They Are Flying (飛行少年) / Ring Ring Bell (真心請按兩次鈴)

## International broadcasting

The drama was shown in other countries including China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada, the Philippines, United States, Malaysia and Korea. In Japan, the drama was broadcast on So-net from 12 September to 28 November 2012, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 18:00 to 19:02. It was also shown on BS NTV from 27 February to 7 August 2013 on Wednesdays at 23:00 to 24:00. The drama was also broadcast on Japanese cable channel DATV with Japanese subtitles. In Singapore, it began on 28 September 2011 on Starhub's cable channel E City.

In Thailand, it was shown on Channel 7 beginning on 25 November 2014 at 02:00 to 03:00.

## Remakes

A Korean drama remake titled The Time We Were Not in Love, starring Ha Ji-won and Lee Jin-wook, aired on SBS in June 2015. Japanese remake titled "I don't love you yet" aired on Fuji TV on July 15, 2019.

Thailand will be adapting the series in 2018, starring Mo Monchanok Saengchaipiangpen and Pae Arak Amornsupasiri. Chinese Remake in 2018

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 47th Golden Bell Awards | Best Television Series | In Time with You | Won |
| 2012 | 47th Golden Bell Awards | Best Actor | Chen Bolin | Won |
| 2012 | 47th Golden Bell Awards | Best Actress | Ariel Lin | Won |
| 2012 | 47th Golden Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Lin Mei-hsiu | Won |
| 2012 | 47th Golden Bell Awards | Best Director in a Television Series | Winnie Chu | Won |
| 2012 | 47th Golden Bell Awards | Best Writing for a Television Series | Mag Hsu | Won |
| 2012 | 47th Golden Bell Awards | Best Editing | In Time with You | Nominated |
| 2012 | 47th Golden Bell Awards | Best Marketing | In Time with You | Won |
