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The Modern Noble's LeapIn the empire of Qian, the prime minister's son is known for spending his days on nothing but pleasure. Qin Feng, a researcher in the present day, has been pushed around at work by his superior Cui Niu. The two of them get into a fight and both end up in the past, Qin Feng in the body of the prime minister's son. Cui Niu puts his modern knowledge to work building advanced weapons and uses them to threaten the empress. That puts Qin Feng's family in danger. Qin Feng then finds out he can travel back to the modern world and returns whenever he needs to.
Eternal NightWhen an amnesiac Demon Lord falls for his mortal savior, their love is torn apart by a ruthless rival—until his powers return, and vengeance erupts in flames!
Sword of SolitudeUpon his triumphant return, Ye Xuan, the heir of the Ye family, is stripped of his position by Ye Lang and the family elders! Fury, he makes to dominate his era!
Start a New Life from a Negative PastHousewife by day, powerhouse investor by trade. Aria's husband betrays her without a hint of regret—too bad he has no idea who he's messing with! Now, it's her turn to make him pay!
The Rise from RuinIn the Stewart village, land is being cleared and the households are paid compensation for it. Arthur Stewart, the eldest son, comes into a large sum that way, and because he is soft about family he hands money out to his brothers freely. When he falls seriously ill and asks for it back, they mock him instead. His son Gavin watches his parents go, sinks into depression, and then finds himself back in time, before the demolition.
Gavin has his father pretend the family is bankrupt so the relatives will show what they are. The news gets around and the uncles turn on them, pressing and humiliating the family. The second and third uncles use the grandmother, who favours them, to drag Arthur out and beat him in front of the children and force an apology from him. Arthur, angry and worn down, hands over the land deed. Gavin has already seen the plan coming and has donated the entire compensation, so the deed the uncles collect is a sheet of paper worth nothing.
They turn to the merit stele at the ancestral hall next. At the unveiling the two uncles work together to attack the family in public, saying they will strike Arthur's household from the genealogy and drive them out of the village.
Scorched Heir AscendantXiao Yuan came back to the Xiao family as the son who had made good. Xiao Li, the second son, went to call on the other great houses and was frozen out. Xiao Yuan then used Xiao Li's mother as leverage to make him marry into the Li family as a live-in husband, and crippled him.
Li Qiao'er found him out in heavy rain and took him in. She taught him a line of medicine that had been kept forbidden and the alchemy that went with it, and his body came back. The families set the wedding to Li Qiao'er as one more humiliation for him. At the ceremony he used what he had learned, and the betrayals the noble houses had kept quiet for years were laid out in front of the guests.
Vengeance of the Tech-Powered Crown PrinceThe third prince and Selene took the credit for the work Alexander had done at court and then had him killed for it. Alexander had come from the modern world into Great Zhou and woken up in the body of its crown prince, and he had been using what he knew of later centuries to pull the country out of the state it was in.
He woke again on the night before the coup. The piece of jade he carried turned out to be able to call up modern technology, which he had not known about the first time round. He took the direct route after that, going at his enemies with force and leaving them no room. A crisis on the barbarian frontier came up in the middle of it and he dealt with that without much difficulty. Then something went wrong back at the palace and he returned for it.
Reborn to Revenge My Evil Foster DaughterMorgana raised an adopted daughter and favored her over her biological daughter, whom she drove out of the house. The adopted daughter later took Morgana's fortune of a hundred billion, leaving her with nothing. Morgana was left to starve.
She is then reborn into her earlier life. She sets out to make the adopted daughter answer for what she took, and to make up for what she did to her own daughter.
The Homeless Sponsor Is Actually a CEOYang Ming was living on the road as an ascetic, in mourning for his mother, when he took in two students who had no family and no money, Chen Xue and Lin Yu, and paid for their schooling. Before his mother's death he had been chairman of a conglomerate worth billions, and he had chosen to spend the ten years of mourning as a beggar. The students knew nothing about the company.
Chen Xue graduated. She wanted a way in with rich and well-connected people, and at the graduation banquet, in front of the guests, she insulted the beggar who had raised her. Lin Yu, the other student, was the only one there who spoke up for him.
Yang Ming went back to the company after that and took the chairman's seat again. He no longer hid who he was, and he turned his attention to Chen Xue.
Rebirth in the ApocalypseNadia didn't expect that it was not the acid rain that killed her in the apocalypse, but her beloved boyfriend and cousin! Now, she's given a second chance and equipped with magic touch of space!
Time-Traveling Cultivator Aids My VengeanceThe Patriarch in the Cultivation World accidentally transmigrates into the body of a woman who is abused to death by her husband and his mistress?! She's here to avenge her tormentors!
My Ex Never Expected Me to Be a Fighting LegendJiang Hui puts up with whatever humiliation it takes to get his wife Zhao Xue to the top of the fight circuit. He used to compete himself, under the name Jiang Lingtian, and won the national martial arts title ten times in a row before Zhou Shan, who owns the Kunlun club from behind the scenes, framed him. His results were wiped from the record and he was banned from competition for five years. He changed his name after that.
The ban runs out. Zhao Xue reaches the top and divorces him. Luo Yao, the daughter of a martial arts family, offers to back him, and he decides to return to the ring and take back what he lost. The Zhou family have in the meantime joined with Japanese fighters in a plan to take over the Chinese fight world, and his return puts him in their way.
Betrayed by Family, I'm a Rich Woman NowIsabelle caught the guest Shannon stealing valuables, which has brought Isabelle the fatal disaster. Being granted a second chance, Isabelle leaves the family that hurts her deeply but then her family chases after her!
From Pawn to QueenAnastasia sacrificed everything for Montgomery, including her legs. Yet she discovers that it was all a lie on the day of her death. Now, with a second chance at life, she sees Montgomery misusing her credit card, living in her house, and managing her company, so she turns to Benedict, who adored her in her past life!
Heirs' Vengeance PloyShe misunderstood her husband's uncle who rescued her in her last life, but now, she comes back with a clear mind!
Lethal BaitKatherine returns as the supposed sister of the man who saved her from a cliff—and who is also her treacherous best friend's half-brother. Her husband and best friend left her for dead, and her husband is stealing her company. Now she and Zakariya have struck a bargain: she helps him seize his family's business while he helps her take revenge.
I am the Legendary PhysicianI am so good at medicine... I can cure mermaids and even revive my dead mother!
Guardian's AffectionHe hides his true identity and silently guards her for over ten years, but she marries someone else...
After Kicking Me Out, They Regret ItXandra, titled the Invincible God, led the Dragon Guards to the border, put down a rebellion there and started home. On the road back he was caught in an accident and lost his memory. From then on the family treated him as a simpleton.
Three years later his three older brothers were killed in battle. On the day of their funeral the three sisters-in-law moved to take the family property, and the grandfather died of anger over it. The sisters-in-law then put Xandra out of the house. His fiancée Yasmine went with him, took the insults that came with that, and looked after him for the years that followed. His memory came back. He then went after the people who had looked down on him during those years.
The CEO's Proposal to Her BodyguardThe Dragon General Frank wakes from a coma to find his nation in ruins and his wife executed; now, he seeks to clear his name and avenge her!
Fat Cinderella's RebootAnne Klein, a university student from the present day, passes through a portal and comes to in the 1980s, in the body of a woman who weighs three hundred pounds or more. The woman is married. Another woman makes a false accusation against Anne. Anne's husband believes it and stops trusting his wife.
Anne uses what she knows from her own time against the woman who accused her and against the people who wrote her off. She works on her husband and wins him over. She starts a business, and over time it becomes a large one.
Divorced But Doted Upon by the TrioBetrayed after three years of marriage, Anastasia walks away—only for her ungrateful husband to realize she's the heiress, with powerful brothers behind her, including one who secretly loves her!
Women Can Hold Up Half the SkyCast aside for being a daughter by her father and grandmother's preference for male heirs, Sienna returns stronger than ever—ready to prove her worth and strength as a woman and reclaim what's hers!
Flash Marriage with a Big ShotHoxie's stepmother asked her to be married to an ugly man who had two kids, who later becomes a big shot over night! "Do you want to abandon me so easily?" The two adorable kids also exclaim, "Mommy, we've been looking for you for so long!"
Queen of Revenge: Sister's FuryLisa fights in underground bouts and the money keeps her and her younger sister Annie fed. Annie has an intellectual disability and the two have depended on each other since childhood. Lisa beats up a hooligan who harasses Annie and gets a year in prison for it, and before she goes she leaves Annie with her boyfriend Robert.
She comes out to find Robert has been seeing someone else and Annie is gone. Robert had debts, and he sold Annie to a gang boss to cover them. Lisa goes looking. In the course of it she pulls another girl out of trouble, a woman also called Annie who is the boss's mistress, and this second Annie starts feeding her information about where the gang keeps people. She is found out and killed for it. Lisa dresses herself up as a dominatrix to get close to the boss, and she gets close enough to find her sister, who is being kept on drugs and used as leverage against her.
CEO, Those Twins Look Like YouThe day Bella gave birth, her sister swiped a baby and stole her life. Now, she's back—and crashes straight into baby daddy Charlie!
Unparalleled Beautiful WifeHe was a discarded disciple under Master Nine and was ordered to bring back seven children within three years, or he will face the end of his lineage. After descending the mountain, he saves three women!
Supreme Master Asks You to Believe in ScienceAn enemy ruined Christian ten years ago. He went up Dragon Mountain, trained under a master there, and took the title of Supreme Master. His master revived a marriage pact that had been made for Christian in childhood and told him that the world held love as well as hatred. Christian asked permission to leave the mountain and got it.
He went down to claim his bride. Her family broke the pact and turned him away. The Jiang family then took him into their house as a son-in-law. From there he went after the Zhao family, who were the ones who had ruined him. The daughter of the Jiang house, over the same period, showed what she was capable of and won him over by degrees.
The Beasts Inside the TentDuring a family camping trip, 18-year-old Vanessa faces her stepfather's dark lust and her mother's deadly insurance fraud. Trapped in a twisted web of forbidden desire and murder, she must survive the ultimate psychological betrayal.
The Girl Who Sees FortunesA century after her fall, Luna Novak awakens to a world that has stolen her legacy. The legendary Omniscient Eye has been seized by the ruthless Reich Group, while an arrogant heiress falsely claims it as her birthright. Luna will force the mighty Reich Group to kneel before its rightful queen.
The Day I Read My ObituaryWhen a Kabaddi star discovers his own obituary printed in the morning paper, he is plunged into a chilling mystery connected to a vengeful, unseen force from the past hunting him and two others down.
Unsilenced: Soul SlaughtersA serial killer's signature reappears twenty years after Ella survived his attack at age six. Now a leading prosecutor, she pursues him through the justice system, seeking to put him into the execution process she helped create.
The Wedding Bus MysteryXiang Wan pays relatives to escort her friend Liu Feifei's wedding party with two rules: no Dragon zodiac signs and no stops. Her sister-in-law and cousin hide their zodiac signs for money. Strange events occur on the bus, and when Xiang Wan discovers the truth, the bus stops uncontrollably.
Buried by the In-LawsJoo-yeon investigates illegal experiments on infants after refusing to accept that her newborn daughter has died. Married into Haegang Medical Foundation, she enlists detective Chang-ho and housekeeper Mi-seon to uncover the cover-up. Discovering Su-hyeon is alive turns their search for answers into a rescue.Deadly Birthday LoopShen Lang, head of the billion-dollar Yunhai Project, is shot by a clown-masked killer on his birthday, trapping him in a time loop. Dying countless times, he identifies the killer, then uncovers the mastermind—his partner Liao Dazhuang. But he dies again, as Liao Dazhuang has a hidden accomplice.
The Engagement BetrayalAt his own engagement party, Fu Group president Shane watches his fiancée Molly propose to her first love and falsely accuse him of betrayal. Online outrage sends stocks plunging, but Shane calmly walks away before fighting back to expose their lies and make those who betrayed him answer for it.
The Betrayed Husband's TrapAfter seven years of marriage, Liam's wife, Zinnia, betrays him with her fitness coach, Baron. As Liam's company is about to go public, a divorce would cost him half his fortune. Determined to protect his assets and seek revenge, Liam meticulously sets a trap. His plot ultimately sends the lover to prison and leaves his disgraced, unfaithful wife with nothing.
Reset to RevengeBetrayed and left for dead, tech genius Lisa gets a second chance at life. Waking up back in time, she plants a scandalous trap. Now, her enemies are about to face public humiliation, and she'll reclaim her legacy. Witness her rise as she turns cutting-edge technology into the ultimate weapon for revenge!
She Built Him, Then Took His EmpireTo fulfill a family marriage pact, Sylvaine secretly enters her fiancé Xavier's failing company. While appearing idle, she uses her family's influence to secure its IPO. Xavier, however, trusts his scheming assistant, Felice. Sylvaine publicly summons a bank president to deliver 3 million and gains support from a tech VP. Her departure crashes Song Group's stock, and she later exposes Felice's bribery scandal. Discovering the truth, Xavier disrupts Sylvaine's wedding but is exposed as hypocritical. Sylvaine ultimately acquires his company, purges it, and ascends as the true victor in business and love.
My AI Turned Their Betrayal Into a ScandalThe press conference meant to celebrate Shirley and Hawk's stolen AI instead broadcasts evidence of their affair and conspiracy. Engineer Ethan, reborn before they steal his invention and kill him, has planted secret recordings inside Celestial AI. Their attempt to claim his work becomes his means of exposing them.
My Father-in-Law Slept With My Best FriendAfter accidentally exposing her father-in-law Stefan's affair with her best friend Liliana, Euphemia is falsely accused of slander by her husband Samuel and mother-in-law Selene. Devastated, she leaves, only to be murdered by Liliana, who reveals she is carrying Stefan's heir and is after the family fortune.
Miraculously, Euphemia rebirths just before baby Emma's first birthday party. No longer a victim, she becomes a hunter sharpening the blade of revenge. Her goal: expose the affair in front of Samuel and Selene, and reclaim everything that belongs to her and her son.Blind Vengeance, Bright StardomSabrina loses her sight saving boyfriend Charlie from a fire, then spends three years as the uncredited voice behind Sylvia's career after her brothers promise Sabrina a debut that never comes. When she exposes Sylvia's lip-syncing, Charlie and the brothers attack her, ending her first life. Reborn with her vision restored, Sabrina secretly reveals the fraud at a concert, performs with her own voice, and wins the industry backing to pursue stardom under her own name.
The MIL She Mistook For A MistressAfter being mistaken as her son’s mistress and brutally humiliated by his fiancée Selena, Arabella revealed her true identity, canceled the wedding, and left Selena disgraced and destitute.
He Married Me to Save HerSeraphina married Sebastian, only to find he used her to get a letter of forgiveness for his adopted sister Susan. She exposed him and started a new life with Faramond.
Rehearsing RevengeDirector Anna and actress Yolanda plot revenge against their cheating, abusive husbands.
The Saint and the SinnerAmidst the lawless 1990s underworld, a calculating femme fatale doctor and a tormented mafia heir play a deadly game of seduction and vengeance that blurs all lines between love and warHe Walked Into My Trap — WillinglyJosephine targets CEO Bradley through charm and a carefully planned trap. Once confined by the Song family and dismissed as mad, she returns seeking revenge against a man connected to her mother's death.
I Died Once, Now I'll Make Them PayReturned from death, a business magnate uses her second life to expose the husband and sister-in-law who betrayed her. She takes back the authority they stole and makes their deception the instrument of their punishment.She Came Back to Take EverythingReborn for vengeance, Lysandra systematically destroys those who stole her life—unmasking lies, crushing ambitions, and tearing apart the family that betrayed herThe Heiress's Revenge PlaybookReborn after losing everything to betrayal, Veronica joins forces with the commander—her secret ally—to expose the woman who stole her name and her life!
Genius Boy Reborn for RevengeGenius teenager Evander was secretly swapped at birth by the family’s nanny, who replaced him with her own son. It wasn’t until he turned seventeen that the Lin family finally found him.
Having never experienced real familial love, Evander gave his whole heart to his newly found family—only to be betrayed. The imposter son, Leander, framed him for plagiarism, and Evander was branded a fraud. Even his family turned on him in disgust.
On the global stage of Cerebral Odyssey, Leander once again set him up. Accused of cheating in front of a worldwide audience, Evander brought shame to the family. Enraged, the Lin family beat him to death in a fit of fury.
As his life faded, Evander looked into the faces of those he once called family—with bitter hatred in his eyes.
But fate gave him another chance. He opened his eyes again, reborn at the moment Cerebral Odyssey began filming. Looking at the smug face of Leander, Evander swore:
“This time, I’ll make you pay—with blood.”
I Stole Her Man for RevengeTo avenge her sister's murder, Rowan sets her sights on Zander—the man Quilla loves most—determined to make her feel the same unbearable loss!
You Use Me, I Love YouCornered by relatives determined to exploit her, a woman survives by pretending to be foolish. She targets a ruthless heir as her route to freedom, using seduction to gain the ally and power she needs to retaliate against her family.I Raised My Husband's Love ChildAfter discovering her husband's love child, she was killed by him and the mistress—along with her daughter. Reborn, she vows to kick them all out!
I Switched My Groom at the WeddingBetrayed by her fiancé and humiliated by her own family, Arabella replaces the groom mid-wedding—turning heartbreak into a public reckoning no one will forget!
After Three Years, I Turned Against HerReleased from his contract, Jonathan chooses the rival organization and begins building a more successful career there. The move lets him define loyalty and ambition on his own terms.
My Boss Mother-in-Law Has My BackAfter seven years in prison for love, she returns with a vengeance—reclaiming her name and revealing she was the true power behind the empire all along!Broke My Husband? Now WatchThey lost everything overnight—now she's back at the table, cards in hand, and no one knows who they're really up against!
Done Waiting — Time for My Encore!On the day her husband married his mistress, Seraphina vanished—only to return as a world-class violinist ready to reclaim her name, her son, and her life!
CEO's One-Night Stand Became Her SaviorFrom secret cab driver to nation-shaking heir, Lawrence rises to protect his daughter and crush those who once looked down on them!