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Stuck in a Love LoopLauren relives the second before she kicks down her cheating boyfriend's door, taking revenge on him in reset after reset. The same peculiar man keeps appearing in every loop, and a bowl of luosifen turns them into unlikely allies against the cheater. Lauren does not realize her partner is trapped in time too—or that he knows a secret capable of overturning the entire cycle.
Your Concubine? I'm His Empress NowLydia Summers has a scheme, and the piece it is played with is her older half-sister. The sister is Charlotte Summers, who in her first life was the wife of Crown Prince Edward Sterling and spent her strength and her whole store of medical skill on healing his legs. What she got for it was a false charge, a demotion from wife to concubine, and a death in the cold palace. Only as she died did she learn that all of it had been Lydia's doing, and that she had been a pawn from the start.
She wakes five years earlier, and this time she means to be nobody's stepping stone. She saves the life of Duke Richard Sterling and uses his standing to build up her own, and from there she goes after the people who ruined her one step at a time. Richard keeps her safe through all of it.
A New Love, A New LifeTina Thorn devoted everything to her marriage and helped her husband build his career. When she became pregnant, she discovered his affair with her cousin and was betrayed into losing everything.
At her lowest point, powerful tycoon Silas Grey offers a contract marriage. What begins as a deal turns into a shared revenge. Together they strike back, reclaim her fortune, send the traitors to prison, and uncover the shocking truth about the child they share.
She Rewrote the Festival for LoveMaggie, a top planner of the March 3rd Grand Festival, falls into a river during her mother’s push for marriage and time-travels into the infamous "useless" wife of Prince Charlie. Framed for arson by a fake heiress, she is trapped in a deadly situation. Using her modern intelligence, she fights back, exposing schemes and seizing control of the Ancient Valentine’s Day preparations, blending traditional culture with modern ideas like bronze drums, string instruments, and so on. As she grows closer to Charlie, she survives repeated plots by Maria, but is eventually stabbed. Maggie returns to the modern world and reunites with Charlie, completing their cross-time love story.
The Ugly Girl's CounterattackShen Yun grows up abused for the large scar across her face but clings to the family exploiting her. Childhood encouragement from Xiao Weizhi inspires her dream of singing, only for her mother to force Shen Yun to provide the voice that turns her prettier sister into a star.
I'm Back to Protect My Kid and HusbandJade Qiao dies giving birth to her son Zian, and after death she is put to work as a clerk in the underworld. Ten years of steady work later she finds out what happened to the boy she left behind. His father Simon has remarried, and the stepmother, Manon, beats him and starves him of anything resembling care. The record also shows where this ends: Zian grows up to kill people, one after another.
Jade is given a pass back to the living world, good for one month. She uses it on her son first, standing between him and Manon and making the people who hurt him answer for it in front of others. The rest goes to Simon, who has been in a severe depression since her death, and to the enemies of the Huo family, who have been working against them from a distance the whole time. She and Simon go after them together. The month runs out with the three of them back in one house, though not in the way any of them expected.
Playing the Enemy, Loving the BossFrom fiancée to sworn enemy—after witnessing his father's murder by her family, Vast Gang boss Sebastian turns Seraphina into his assassin to make her atone! But what if his heart never let her go?
Sir, Your Wife Is a Miracle DoctorAbandoned by her stepmother, Natalia—the true Mu heiress—grows up as the legendary Infinite Divine Doctor's final disciple, mastering extraordinary medical skills. Tricked into marrying Vincent, Jinghai's wheelchair-bound billionaire, she unexpectedly heals his legs and outsmarts the fake heiress, Raven. As her hidden identities are revealed, their contract marriage blossoms into true love. Together, they uncover long-buried secrets, claim their destinies, and find happiness.
I Dumped the Emperor and Took PowerIn her past life, Katherine exhausted her family's resources to help her beloved Harrison ascend the throne. But once he became emperor, he tried to make Livia his empress instead. Using her family's influence, Katherine forced Harrison to make her empress. Harrison reluctantly agreed, but once he consolidated his power, he had her entire family slaughtered.
Reborn, Katherine decisively calls off the engagement and marries Lysander, the realm's most notorious wastrel prince. She takes it upon herself to transform him from a good-for-nothing into someone formidable. Together, they join forces to humble the arrogant, slap down the wicked, and scheme their way to seize the empire. In the end, two sovereigns sit side by side, ruling the world together.
He Condemned Me—Then Begged Me to StayAfter her beloved sentenced her to death on forged evidence, Evelyn, Royal Prison Chief, is reborn three months earlier. She stops seeking trust, secretly saves death-row prisoners, uncovers perjury, overthrows the regent clique, and makes Chief Justice Adrian—who condemned her—relearn true justice after losing power.
The Devil Who Fell For An AngelReborn after a brutal marriage to mafia boss Marco, Elena fakes her death to save his victim, Mia. On the run, she rescues powerful heir Nicolaus. Only when Elena is gone—and Mia dead—does Marco lose everything, descending into total madness.
The Mermaid KingMermaid heir Cassius seduces mutant prisoner Elvin, using him as a living filter for Loran’s poison. Betrayed and cast into the abyss, Elvin returns three years later as its ruthless lord—forcing Cassius to sacrifice his heart and soul for redemption.Tamed by Her Crimson WhipDisgraced apothecary Ivy poisons underworld queen Victoria, believing she killed her sister. Victoria lets Ivy close, testing her. Ivy sees loneliness beneath cruelty. During a rebellion, Ivy learns her sister framed Victoria. She abandons revenge, gathers evidence, defeats the conspirators, and takes the crimson whip as queen.Immortal Kiss: The Vampire CEO's Secret VowElias investigates brother's death, attacked, saved by Adrian. Elias saves Adrian, blood-debt binds them for six months. Elias learns Adrian is vampire patriarch. Trust broken, but Grace proves Julian (Adrian's cousin) killed Elias's brother. They expose Julian, exile him. After contract, Adrian proposes honestly.The Awakening of the Peach BlossomSweet Peach marries entrepreneur Boss Liu—who turns out to be a control freak: GPS tracker, social isolation, no outings. She pretends compliance, sneaks to the gym for two hours, and transforms her body. When caught, she fights back. With her new look, she breaks free. In the end, Boss Liu loses everything.
He Returned From Hell to Ruin ThemLucas Walker was originally a disowned son of the Walker Family in the Imperial City. After being hunted down a hundred times, he fled to Sanctuary Isle and eventually became the "Shadow Sovereign". Upon returning to Draconia, he concealed his identity and lived with relatives, where he was met with contempt and treated like a parasite. Facing provocation and insults, Lucas Walker, with an overwhelming posture looking down upon all, mobilized a hundred and eighty thousand grandmasters to sweep through River City, embarking on his journey of revenge!
Married to the Dead GeneralCora Jiang, the abandoned legitimate daughter of the Jiang family, faced betrayal from her fiancé Ian Xiao and her step-sister Vera Jiang on her wedding day. With a strong-willed nature, she resolutely took the memorial tablet of the late "God of War" General Arthur Xiao in the ancestral hall to marry him, entering the Duke's Estate as his fourth wife. However, Arthur—who had miraculously returned from death—lay in a coma with severe injuries, deemed unlikely to survive three months.
To secure her position in the complex inner court, Cora accepted the proposal of Madam Xiao (the matriarch) to "revive fortunes through heir-bearing," taking the initiative to consummate the marriage with her comatose husband. Within the estate, she outwitted Stepmother Chu (who embezzled her dowry) and the harsh, jealous Sister-in-law Lucy, exposed Vera Jiang’s plot of faking pregnancy to frame her, and even defeated Ian Xiao (the legitimate grandson) in an archery contest, seizing the authority to manage the household.
During this period, Arthur gradually awakened. From initially disdainful of her "humble background," he was drawn to her wisdom and courage. The couple joined forces to investigate a case, uncovering that Arthur’s ambush in the Northern Frontier years ago was linked to Duke Ray’s Mansion and his elder brother Paul Xiao’s embezzlement of military funds.
He Didn't Know I Had His SonZinnia and Finnegan were married when he was poor. She divorced him to protect her family, and on the day the divorce went through she was told that the Star Airlines plane he was on had crashed and that he was dead.
He had faked his death, and five years later he comes back running the Fu Group. Zinnia by then has come down in the world. He wants to make her pay for leaving him, so he forces her into his house as a housekeeper and treats her badly while keeping her close. He does not know that she has been raising their son, Felixon, by herself. Zinnia is afraid he will take the boy from her, so she sends Felixon to live with her close friend Nihan and tells Finnegan nothing.
The two of them keep clashing, and along the way he notices things that do not fit. After the crash she sold everything she owned to pay for the search for his body, and she borrowed money to build him a grave. He starts looking into the divorce without telling her.
I Don't Fight, I Expose the EmperorThe emperor feigning paralysis is the culprit behind General Quinn's death, and the scholar investigating him is secretly a sword immortal. Shattock enters the palace to repay Quinn's kindness and unexpectedly becomes Princess Cecilia's husband. Their search for the truth unfolds amid northern invasion and Chancellor Rowan's rebellion.
Vicious DogMax accepts the presidency of Enzo's family company to gather proof that he killed her parents. Enzo's father attaches one condition: she must reform his ferocious younger son Cornel and prepare him as an heir. Their constant clashes turn into Cornel's pursuit of her, entangling Max's dangerous search for justice with an attraction inside the very family she infiltrated.Back from Hell, Destroy the MafiaAfter his family is slaughtered, veteran Kyle goes undercover in the Iron Curtain. He saves the acting boss with one punch, uncovers his wife's real death while hunting his sister's killer, and joins forces with the boss. Together they spark a three-way war, kill two mob leaders, defeat a military-industrial giant, and destroy the empire.
The Cursed Elven BrideOn her wedding eve, elf princess Sylwen is framed, blinded by her father, and thrown into the Abyss. Near death, she meets demon lord Vailan and awakens the lost Starlight Sacred Blood, overpowering him. She returns for revenge—only to uncover a shocking secret behind her mother's tragedy.Bloom After BetrayalReborn before her wedding after her husband and mother-in-law let her die over a haggled ransom, she plays along—and turns their cruel “bargain logic” against them. She exposes the groom and his mistress, cancels the wedding, and reclaims her life.From Prison to PowerFramed by his fiancée and the Harris heir, "fake son" Victor spends three years in prison. Five years later, he returns as a tycoon, exposes their betrayal, crushes the family, and finds rebirth in art and new love.
Blood and LegacySelena saves her family’s failing business and takes it public—only to be cast out by her sexist uncle. Armed with 37 core patents, she brings the empire to its knees and uncovers the deadly truth behind her parents’ fatal crash.The Last BetFramed by his own apprentice and cast down from glory, the God of Gambling spends five years in obscurity. To reclaim his daughter and his dignity, he leaves his convenience-store register behind and returns to the world' s card tables, staking everything on one final game to win back his life.
Racer's RevivalA talented female racing driver is sabotaged by her male rival in the competition. She suffers a serious crash and loses her sponsor support. Refusing to give up her dream, she trains harder than ever to return and beat the person who ruined her.The Dragon Knight Commander ReturnsTwenty years ago, the Dragon Knight commander saved the kingdom, then retired as a blacksmith to raise his daughter. Years later, the duke's daughter frames her, drugging and humiliating her as a demon spy. Witnessing his daughter harmed, the sleeping legend awakens, and the golden dragon roars back as he takes revenge on every traitor.
My Cowardly Husband Is the West's Most Wanted OutlawRoland, a cowardly tavern owner, is secretly the West's most wanted outlaw. Five years ago, he vanished with the secret of a gold heist. When his family is humiliated and kidnapped, he digs out his silver revolver and clears his enemies. As his return spreads, bounty hunters close in. To protect his family, he reveals his identity and charges into an ambush.
Ex's Payback GameA successful investment banker ruins the life of his poor ex‑girlfriend to protect his reputation. Years later, she comes back with a new identity and carefully plans her payback. She slowly breaks down his perfect‑looking wealthy life from the inside.
Scarlet DuchessA noble lady holds a scarlet blood contract that records her family’s painful history of betrayal. She makes a careful long‑term revenge plan against those who destroyed her clan. Every move she makes brings her closer to taking everything back.The Wife He Left Was a Billionaire HeiressHeiress Sloane secretly marries Dorian, enduring three years of neglect. After a building collapse, he chooses his first love over her and falsely accuses her. She divorces him, returns to her family, and rises from designer to CEO. As Dorian begs her back, she exposes the "first love's" lies—winning success and revenge on her own terms.
Sorry, Mom, I Stand by My WifeLu Jingchen, CEO of Yanyu Group, watches his pregnant wife Lin Zhixia get pushed to the ground by his own mother. After seven years of silence and a divorce ultimatum, he finally fights back—cutting off her power and uncovering her hidden secrets: a seven-year “tonic soup” and a mysterious nephew she protects at all costs. As the truth unfolds, his revenge in the name of love begins.
Bloody HomecomingAfter suffering terrible losses and deep heartbreak, a cold-hearted man swears to get full revenge. He carefully plans every single step of his payback campaign. During his quest for justice, unexpected feelings for a woman complicate his mission.Boss's ComebackThe once‑most‑powerful crime boss loses his empire after a brutal betrayal. With almost no resources left, he hides in a small town and recovers. Old enemies keep searching for him to finish him off. He gathers loyal old partners to make his powerful comeback.
Hate Bonded LoveThe hero and heroine are locked inside a hateful contractual relationship. They hurt each other again and again yet cannot completely break apart. Deep hidden attraction grows between endless conflicts. They must choose whether to keep drowning in hatred or try to escape this painful bond.
Designer's RevengeA talented female designer gets framed by her jealous business rival and loses everything. She rebuilds her identity and returns under a new name. Step by step, she takes back her career and reputation. Along the way, she gains help from a cold but powerful businessman.
Silver Moon Reborn Wolf QueenBetrayed on her coronation night, Serra loses her wolf core and dies—only to wake a hundred years earlier. Carrying her murder's trauma, she uses future memories to launch a cold, stealthy revenge. She exposes conspiracies, gathers outcasts, and at her full-moon crowning, unlocks her dual moon-mark and seals the rift as the rightful queen.
The Silicon Queen's FallMIT grad Arthur gave his algorithm patent to wife Victoria and became a househusband for eight years. A maid's discovery in the wine cellar reveals Victoria's affair, hidden assets, and surrogate twins. Arthur strikes back publicly, joins her rival, and takes her company. The Silicon Valley queen falls; Arthur rises as a new tech legend.The Viral Returned QueenThe woman everyone thought was dead suddenly comes back and hits social‑media hot searches. She has carefully planned her return for a long time. Using online public opinion as her sharpest weapon, she exposes all the crimes committed by her former enemies and gets her well‑deserved revenge.
Wait, Grandma Is a Billionaire?!Chen Mo, a humiliated live-in husband, is thrown out by his unfaithful wife. He doesn’t know his grandmother is a returning billionaire tycoon who secretly prepared a mansion and luxury cars for him. She makes him CEO of a major company, where his business genius earns billions in days. As his ex-wife and her lover fall from grace, his grandmother finally reveals her true identity and makes them pay. Chen Mo rises to the top and finds true love.
My Husband Killed Me, Now I'm BackAfter a car accident, Jiang Li wakes inside a novel as a noblewoman who was just murdered by her husband, Shen Yanzhi. Once she sacrificed everything to help him rise, he betrayed her with her cousin and wiped out her family. Revived inside her coffin, Jiang Li exposes his lies and fights back using her modern knowledge. With help from the mysterious Lord Chu, secretly a powerful regent, she brings her enemies to justice and finds a love worth staying for.Curvy, Gothic & Betrayed: The Golden Boy's DownfallA confident BBW goth is seduced on a bet by campus royalty, unleashing ruthless revenge once his infidelity is exposed.Wolf Moon Ex-Queen: Tyrant's RegretHunter Elena bonds with vampire king Vincent, but is framed during pregnancy. He drives her away to save her, accepting punishment alone. Five years later, she returns with their son Leo, who wields royal shadow power. They expose the traitors and stop a war. Vincent begs forgiveness—but Elena, now ruling both species, refuses.
The Wolf King Bowed for MeEvelyn, sole Alpha heir, was poisoned to suppress her wolf spirit. In her past life, she trusted Adrian—he and Serena betrayed and killed her. Only then did she learn Lucien truly loved her. Sent back ten years, she reclaims her power, exposes the impostors, and with Lucien, removes the poison. Her White Wolf awakens. Lucien is her fated mate.
The Reaper's ReturnAfter a decade as Tier-1 Colonel Reaper, Jack retires with the Black Wolf Cross for a quiet life. Home, he finds his family terrorized by a drug lord and corrupt mayor--humiliated, threatened, and addicted. An encrypted message summons elite forces to Hollow Creek. The Reaper returns. Those who hurt his family will pay
Darkside AllianceAfter suffering devastating betrayal, a broken woman starts her dangerous journey of revenge. Every step she takes is full of hidden traps and deadly threats. Old lovers and hidden enemies stand in her way. She has to hide her real identity and play a risky game, while struggling not to lose her remaining humanity in the processWasher to Millionaire: Cars TalkOnce humiliated in public, a car-washer suddenly gains the ability to hear the inner voices of vehicles. Through what the cars reveal, he exposes the shady practices of the auto-dealer shop. Subjected to suppression and distrust, he teeters on the brink of death, clinging fast to the last glimmer of light within his heart.
Rule ZeroA scholarship student's AI project is stolen by a board member's son, causing her expulsion. At a premier tech contest, she exposes him with hidden traps and wins back her crown.
The Night King ReturnsAfter unifying the dark world, vampire king Cain grew tired of killing and retired as a small-town doctor, seeking a normal life. Eighteen years later, his daughter is bullied. Enraged, he returns to the underworld, hunting down and slaughtering every perpetrator. The King of Night rises again—for his child.Marriage Trap: Seven Years of RevengeAfter building an empire with her husband, Victoria uncovers his affair—and a plot to steal their company through embezzlement and a fake pregnancy. She quietly sets a trap, gathering proof to destroy the conspirators and reclaim everything.
The Other Me in the Mirror is a WandererPoor Tiffany finds an antique mirror linking her to a college student from another timeline. After her adoptive father is killed, she uses her other self to escape poverty, build a business, and uncover her family's hidden past. When a ruthless gang boss discovers the mirror's secret, she becomes his target.
The True Heiress Is a Mecha GeniusMecha visionary Olivia awakens as a wealthy family's despised true heiress and uses her advanced knowledge to stage the ultimate comeback. With Gregory at her side, she builds Sunny One, exposes Bella's theft at the Science City selection, and leaves the family that betrayed her in ruins. In the process, she fulfills her dream of serving her country and finds a love worthy of her.The Serpent Duke's Forsaken BrideReborn after being burned alive, Selen exposes her foster sister’s betrayal and discovers her hidden Lunar Eclipse bloodline. When the cursed Serpent Duke claims her as his bride, they form a dangerous alliance. Together, they battle the Council, awaken her ancient power, and shatter a century-old bloodline conspiracy.
The MatchChess grandmaster Sophia’s repertoire is stolen by her husband and protégé, ruining her career. Without proof, she builds AI Athena, beats them online. She exposes their theft, forces rematches, and gets them banned. As national women’s coach, she uses Athena to train and inspire future female champions.
The One-Dollar RevengeIris hid her heiress identity for five years. His parents gave her a red envelope full of one‑dollar bills. She objected, was framed, and fell to her death. Reborn, she exposes them, ignores guilt‑tripping, and breaks up. She reveals her wealth, takes revenge on his toxic family, cuts off all bad influences, and finally lives on her own.God's remorse comes after my long slumberBetrayed by Asgard for Ella, Evelyn signed a death pact. She awoke as Hedelin, Odin's true heir. When gods exposed Ella's lies and begged her return, she stood crowned with her brother, replying: 'Evelyn is gone; I am Hedelin.
A Bond No One Asked ForEvelyn, raised by wolves, is saved by alpha Kaelen--her destined mate. But he plans to reject her for another. His rejection awakens a dormant power, and buried memories resurface: her father was murdered by the vampire Victor. As her power surges, all clues lead to the killer who destroyed her family. Now she must choose between love and revenge.
Sweet Revenge Served Next DoorLena sacrifices her career to save her cousin Luna's failing dessert shop, only to be cheated out of her share of the profits. Humiliated and betrayed, the top pastry chef quits and opens a rival shop right next door. As customers flock to Lena's desserts, a jealous Luna launches a ruthless campaign of fraud, slander, and sabotage. But Lena outsmarts her at every turn, and Luna's desperate schemes ultimately cost her the business, her home, and everything she tried to steal.
Don't Mess With the Billionaire's MotherAfter retirement, renowned medical professor Gwen Grant returns to St. Paul Hospital and treats Emma, her son Ethan's fiancée. One examination exposes Emma's affairs, serious illness, and violent abuse of hospital staff. After Emma sends her to intensive care, Gwen chooses patience over confrontation. At the engagement banquet, with New York's elite watching Emma enter high society, Gwen arrives carrying her medical records and proof of every crime—ready to destroy Emma's perfect image and end her dream of joining the Grant family.