Xu Shanshan

**Xu Shanshan** (Chinese: 徐姗姗 *Xú Shānshān*) is a character from Link Click.

She is an old school friend of Qiao Ling, Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang. She comes to the studio as a client after Qiao Ling suggests that they can help her figure out what Dong Yi said to her when she was drunk.

## Appearance

Xu Shanshan has reddish-brown hair, and darker purple eyes. She wears jean shorts and a dark, teal short tank-top that reveals her midriff. She is typically shown with her hair tied back in a ponytail, with a light teal hair tie. Her hair goes down to her shoulders and has her bangs parted in the middle. She accessorizes with a white belt and a small, red cross body purse.

In college she is seen also wearing a green v-neck tank top with two yellow accent lines, a pink sweatshirt wrapped around her waist, blue shorts, tube socks with a pink line across the top, and yellow sneakers.

## Personality

A seemingly serious person who is a hopeless romantic. She is caring and often makes jokes around her friends, but can become shy and flustered when alone with Dong Yi. She is seen in episode 8 laying on the bed with Qiao Ling teasing each other after Xu Shanshan tells Qiao Ling that she is staying in college for her postgraduates.

> **Xu Shanshan**Who usually takes care of whom? With you gone I can relax a lot more.**Qiao Ling**Oh wow, so you've always hated having to put up with me.

She is known to be good at videogames and has been offered food in exchange for carrying Dong Yi through games. When doing karaoke her classmates choose for her to sing "Into the Sea" (入海) By Mao Buyi and they note that she is good at singing.

## Relationships

### Qiao Ling

She is close friends with Qiao Ling. The two were seen often meeting up to hang out in the episodes Xu Shanshan was present in, such as the "dive back" of episode 6. During college they would often hang out and watch movies together. Qiao Ling is someone that Xu Shanshan has trusted for a long time, confiding in her about her own crush on Dong Yi. Qiao Ling is the first one to suggest that Xu Shanshan go to the photo studio in order for Lu Guang and Cheng Xiaoshi to help with her Dong Yi issue in episode 8.

### Dong Yi

He is her long time crush from college and a friend of six years. Qiao Ling suggest that they already act like a married couple. She decides to pursue her postgraduates in order to stay with Dong Yi when he tells her he will be staying at college for his as well. It is later revealed that Dong Yi also decided to pursue them as a way of staying close to Xu Shanshan as well.

> In our four years of university I've already gotten so used to it. Having meals with you, going to class with you, playing games together, taking walks aimlessly around campus, speaking thoughtless words we both understand.
>
> Dong Yi

It is heavily implied that both have feelings for each other throughout college but, are too shy to admit it to each other. Xu Shanshan believes that Dong Yi should be the one to make the first move. It appears that everyone around them thinks they are a couple based on how they act, except Cheng Xiaoshi who is surprised upon hearing Xu's feelings, while never actually confirming their feelings for each other. It's revealed in episode 8 when Dong Yi explains why he never confessed, while Xu Shanshan is drunk.

> I was afraid of hurting you who had stayed by my side for six years. Now that I have to graduate, I finally realized no matter how hard the future may be, I want to stay. Because leaving you hurts more than anything else.
>
> Dong Yi

Dong Yi indirectly hints that if she feels the same then, she should meet him at his job interview however, she is unable to make it.

### Cheng Xiaoshi

Similarly to the relationship Cheng Xiaoshi has with Lu Guang, it appears that they also have a love hate relationship. It is seen when Cheng Xiaoshi goes into her photo in episode 8 and makes her pick her nose while in her body "for revenge." Despite both being casual individuals, Cheng Xiaoshi takes it upon himself to save her in episode 9 when she didn't reply to any of her texts.

### Lu Guang

She is not seen making too much conversation with Lu Guang, but subtext implies that she trusts him to figure out her lost memory and that he is more reliable than Cheng Xiaoshi. When Cheng Xiaoshi got distracted while in Xu Shanshan's body in episode 8, Lu Guang is the one that listens to Dong Yi's words and fulfills her request.

### Liu Min

Liu Min is her kidnapper in episode 9 when she goes missing. It is implied that Liu originally planned to kill her since he was coming at her with a knife before Cheng Xiaoshi "dived back" into her body to stop the attack and make a deal. Xu Shanshan is then seen leaving Liu Min's house in episode 11 where she was kept in his garage.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Funimation: Lost Signal
2. ↑ *Link Click* Donghua: Episode 6 — Search of the Child
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 *Link Click* Donghua: Episode 8 — Lost Signal
4. ↑ *Link Click* Donghua: Episode 9 — Consequence of Goodwill