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Penitent Playboy

Penitent Playboy

Synopsis

A modern office worker awakens as Wang Lang, the drunken, gambling husband who abused Xia Qinghe and plotted with her friend Zhu Keke to steal the family fortune. Determined to undo that life, he uses his training in mathematics and traditional medicine to protect Xia, restore her family's century-old prescription, and defeat feuds, business plots, and an underground casino trap. His transformation rebuilds both the family enterprise and Xia's trust.

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“Penitent Playboy” (80 EPS) is available on ShortMax. Checked 2026-09-09.

CAST

Su Lin

Zhang Ruyi

Cheng Baizhi

Li Rongshen

Zhang Liyan

Xiao Xingyi

Lu Shuai

Liu Xinyu

Liu Yanpeng

Wang Fu

Wang Yan

Ren Zhifan

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Episode 1 might make you go "what IS this lunatic" and bail. He's my favorite short-drama actor and even I hesitated. Please stay with it!! The acting is unreal, the way his eyes go, the way he smiles, each one gets me >_<

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mina.07

My favorite of his modern-set work and honestly my favorite short drama full stop. You get the complete unhinged-psycho performance, and I'd say his acting leveled up here. If you're working through his filmography, this is the one.

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The plot is hard to follow and never really comes together. With all the flashbacks and dream sequences, the pacing has no tension at all…

Details

Where to watchShortMax

GenresUrban Stories

TypeLive-action

Release dateMay 7, 2026

Episodes80 episodes

Subtitles

1 platform · 2 languages

ShortMaxEnglish · 中文

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