The DramaNext guide
What The Cost of Delayed Affection is about
Su Nian was kidnapped and brutally murdered, her body cruelly dismembered. On the seventh day after her death, her spirit returned home. She found her parents Xia Jiang and Lin Wan doted heavily on their adopted daughter Xia Qing, yet treated her with utter coldness and indifference. After her body was found, Lin Wan, a forensic doctor, and Xia Jiang, police bureau chief, joined the investigation.
HappyShort released it as 49 bite-size episodes, made to watch on a phone in one sitting or a few.
Is it worth watching?
Expect fast pacing and a twist at the end of nearly every episode.
Plan on roughly 1–2 hours from the first episode to the finale.
How to watch it
Press play on episode 1 and DramaNext moves on to the next one by itself. No account and nothing to install.












