"Fatal Love" was adapted from Xi'an writer He Quncang's novel "There Were Wolves on the Road". It depicts love, family bonds and friendship among three peasant families in Guanzhong in the 1970s. In the drama, the main character Ye Hongqiao, played by Xie Lan, is a poor farmer's daughter who falls in love with Wang Baicheng, the landlord's son. In that special era when one's social origins meant everything, the two undergo all sorts of sigh-inducing tribulations and hardships. The drama has a gripping plot, with sincere and detailed portrayals of emotion, and is brimming with homespun charm. It has been hailed as China's rural version of "Romeo and Juliet".