Speaking to 8world in an interview, Shucheng said that kissing scenes back then were nothing like the passionate make-out sessions we’re used to seeing on TV now.
Instead, he described the kiss as a gentle peck, like “a dragonfly touching the surface of water”. Even so, the actor was nervous and had butterflies in his stomach.
At that time, Shucheng was 34 and Peiru, 23, and they had yet to become a couple.
They rehearsed the scene twice, and did it in just one take when the cameras started rolling.
Shucheng chuckled: “I didn’t ask Peiru (how she felt), because she was very reserved and shy.”
Shucheng also revealed that he didn’t pursue Peiru after their on-screen kiss because he initially only saw her as a younger sister.
It was only when they got the chance to play a married couple did they develop feelings for each other.