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The Heart That Waits in Vain

The Heart That Waits in Vain

Synopsis

Jeremy married Lana in place of his brother, who had run off. He believed he’d finally win her heart. But then Matthew returned, terminally ill, and Lana abandoned Jeremy to care for him. She even forced Jeremy to donate blood to save Matthew. Jeremy wants to let go, but Lana’s too possessive to allow it. Trapped in love and pain, what can he do?

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“The Heart That Waits in Vain” (70 EPS) is available on ShortMax. Checked 2026-09-09.

CAST

Li Hongyi

Leng Xiaofei

Li Jing

Li Anna

Chen Ruiqi

Zhou Shengxian

Li Sisi

Jian Shiyu

Sun Hao

Huang Haixia

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Details

Where to watchShortMax

GenresSlice of Life

TypeLive-action

Release dateNovember 21, 2025

Episodes70 episodes

Subtitles

1 platform · 3 languages

ShortMaxEnglish · 日本語 · 中文

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