SINGAPORE – New mothers know that expressing breast milk daily for their infant can take a while.

For local actress Rebecca Lim, those quiet hours attached to a breast pump have led to an unexpected new obsession: hit C-drama Pursuit Of Jade (2026).

The 39-year-old revealed on her Instagram Stories on June 3 that she has joined the growing ranks of viewers captivated by the period romance and its leading man, Chinese actor Zhang Linghe.

Lim jokingly attributed her newfound fandom to time spent expressing milk for her baby daughter, who was born in early May, giving the Mediacorp star ample opportunity to catch up on episodes of the blockbuster series.

Captioning her post as “daily pumping companions”, Lim shared a photo featuring a tablet playing a scene from Pursuit Of Jade, along with breast pump accessories from home-grown baby care brand Hegen and a brownie from her family’s bakery The Lims’ Kitchen.

But while she may be busy swooning over Zhang’s portrayal of the gentle yet secretly formidable Marquis Xie Zheng, another member of her household has been quiet...