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The Marshal's Reborn BridePrincess Yun Jing is married at the end of the Qing dynasty, and her husband Shen Yifu leaves on the wedding night without explanation. She dies six months later. Her soul wakes ten years on, in the Republic era, in the body of a girl named Lin Yunzhi. This time she intends to decide her own life, so she goes to Shanghai to study, and finds Shen Yifu there as a university supervisor. He notices her gestures and mannerisms, which are those of his dead wife, and starts testing her. Meanwhile the Lin family is in trouble. Her eldest brother's oil research has attracted people who want it, and her elder sister's death does not hold up to examination. Handling those crises puts the two of them together, and feeling grows between them, and a habit of hers that nobody else could have known confirms for him who she is. The danger closes in, and to protect her and clear out the men behind it he returns to the army, taking up his old post as a young marshal. The reason he ran from the wedding comes out: he had been ordered away on revolutionary work and had no choice, which settles ten years of misunderstanding between them.
The Boss Wife They Never Saw Coming!She lives quietly with her daughter. She is also the heiress to the chamber of commerce in Shanghai and the head of the White Crane, where she is known as the Lark, and nobody in her household knows that part.
Her husband takes up with a dancer from the cabaret. The dancer provokes her over and over, and the husband sides with the dancer every time. It goes as far as her daughter being hurt, and the girl's cat with her. When the husband comes to the White Crane looking for help, she tells him that the Lark is her. He goes back on her again afterward and uses their daughter as something to trade with.
I Married the Novel's VillainBai Xi accidentally transmigrates into a Republic of China novel she once read. Her sister Bai Ou manipulates a sister-swap scheme to forcibly marry her to the legendary cold and ruthless young marshal Huo Tingzheng. Armed with knowledge of the plot's progression, Bai Xi navigates her life beside the young marshal with ease and grace. The two gradually fall in love through their interactions. Ultimately, they join forces to cleverly thwart the villain's conspiracies, protect the country's stability, and forge a romantic relationship amid the chaos of the era.
Prisoned for LoveYan Qingluo came from a scholarly family. General He Jingfeng decided she would be his wife and had her brought to his mansion against her will. She refused him, and he had her whole family killed. She went on refusing. He began bringing in women who looked like her as concubines, and did not touch any of them. Before the Third Concubine entered the house, a riding outfit meant for the wedding brought back things from the past. The Second and Third Concubines, jealous, went into Yan Qingluo's room with a servant and beat her. When He Jingfeng came back, what lay behind the forced marriage and the killing of her family came out.
Pregnant Spy, Silk & DaggersShe opened the Fengqi Pavilion in a city divided between the gangs, the French Concession and the Japanese. The front of the house was a qipao club and she ran it herself. Behind that she took in women who had nowhere else to go and kept an information network working on all three sides.
The man she trusted with the network sold her out. She was framed for a crime and the enemies she had made used the opening to come after her. She got clear of the charge and went back down the chain after the informer and after the men who had been selling to the Japanese. She was pregnant by that point and was looking for a new place to move the women and the work into.
Blood Oath? He Died for Me!Rose has been returned to a time before her death in Jason's house, and she wants revenge for it. Jason has come back too. Neither of them knows that the other remembers. He keeps stepping in to protect her while she works at getting even with him.
The two of them swore a blood oath when they were young, in the Republican era, and the war separated them. By the time they met again Jason had married four women, daughters of generals, to strengthen his family's position. He had Rose brought to the mansion by force as his fifth wife and promised her he would run away with her. Inside the house she was framed, and she died there. Jason cut his wrist and called on the oath to turn time back.
The plotting inside the mansion starts up again.
Heartguard Elixir Gone! Time for Vengeance!Her father wanted the money in it. Her mother had spent years developing a heart medicine and meant to give the formula away rather than sell it, and he had her killed before she could. On the way out she left the medicine with her daughter.
That is how the daughter ends up hunted by her own family. A man gets to her before they do and puts her behind him, then keeps her there whether she likes it or not. He knew her when they were children, from one thing that happened between them, and he has held onto it ever since.
She does not remember any of that. What she sees is one more person who wants the formula, so she leaves whenever she can, and he brings her back and tells her again what he feels, and she goes on not believing it.
Divorcing The Immortal MasterAfter she protected his family for three years, her ungrateful husband publicly divorces her for another woman, tearing their marriage contract. He doesn't know she is an ancient master! Instantly, his family faces a deadly curse. As powerful warlords bow to her, the ex begs on his knees for her mercy. But she just walks away to save the world!
No Mistress, Only a Commander's WifeBai Shuyin was the top performer at Bailemen, selling her art and nothing else. She spent everything she earned putting her fiancé Lu Mingxuan through the military academy. He graduated at the top of his class, then married her half-sister Bai Xuening with the Bai family's backing and offered to keep Shuyin as a concubine. She tore up the engagement contract and cut ties with the Bai family. On a night of heavy snow she saved the grandmother of Huo Tingchen, the governor, and refused the money offered in return. The old woman liked her nerve and arranged a marriage between her and Huo Tingchen, agreed to as a contract. On the wedding day the Bai family and Lu Mingxuan came to humiliate her in front of the guests and broke her bracelet, and Lu Mingxuan raised his hand to strike her. Huo Tingchen arrived with his soldiers, drew his gun, and told everyone present that she was his wife.
SHE Came Back from the DeadA murdered heiress wakes up on the night before her death. She knows her stepmother poisoned her and her stepsister schemed. This time, she doesn't cry, she plans. She exposes the lies, buries her enemies, and inherits the power they tried to steal. Her revenge is cold. Her justice is final.
Her Blade Rules the WarA former top assassin hides her identity to live in peace, only to be betrayed and sent into a bandit stronghold. After saving a ruthless warlord in an ambush, their fates become bound. As war erupts and enemies close in, she must draw her blade once more and defy destiny itself.
(Dubbed)Too Late! My Heart Is TakenCathy loved Lucian for years, only to find out his heart belonged to her sister, Claire. Heartbroken, she marries in Claire’s place and becomes the feared warlord Jasper’s wife. Now Lucian comes back full of regret, asking for another chance. Old love or new power… who will she choose?
Too Late! My Heart Is TakenCathy is the eldest Wen daughter and she is in love with Lucian, the household steward. Lucian has been hiding who he really is, and the point of it was to get close to her younger sister Claire. Cathy takes Claire's place in the arranged marriage instead and goes to Jin City to marry Jasper, the military governor they call the god of death. Lucian works out what he actually feels later, by which time Cathy has let the past go and is building something with Jasper.
Wanna Kill Me? I'll Marry Your Fiancé!Reborn on her wedding selection day, she discovers her sister has also returned from death. Remembering her past life's death, she volunteers to marry the disguised marshal she rejects. At the banquet, she retrieves his heirloom, and he reveals his true identity. But when two souls carry the scars of a shared past, can their love ever begin anew?
Buried Alive By Her Own SisterBetrothed to a powerful commander, she was betrayed by her own sister and left to die in a coffin. Everyone believed she was gone, but when he returned from war, he sensed a chilling truth. He pulls her from the darkness, igniting a brutal war of revenge. Now, the hunters become the hunted as he burns everything down to protect her. The ultimate battle for justice begins.
Hidden Heiress, Warlord Queen!In a world of chaos, a woman hides her true identity. She gives everything to repay a man who saved her life, only to be betrayed by him. At her lowest moment, she meets her father. She learns that she is actually the daughter of a powerful warlord. What is really going on? More secrets and schemes are waiting for her.
Mistook a Fleeting GraceMia Quinn was saved by Silas Shaw, the Grand Marshal of Port City. He married her, and the world believed him devoted. But Mia overheard the truth: she was only bait. His heart belonged to Zoey Quinn. On his wedding day, Mia swapped the brides. Only then did Silas realize the woman he lost was the one who truly loved him.
His Revenge? Her Secret!Emma Smith and Jack Johnson grew up in the same opera troupe. A misunderstanding made her marry Tom Williams and ruin Jack’s voice. He became Governor. On his first day back in Bayville, he killed everyone at Williams Manor and made Emma his First Lady. Guilty and dying, she prepared to pay, but Jack learned the truth: she never betrayed him.
Back in the 90s: I Slay, I RiseBetrayed and reborn, Claire Miller shines at a top university, marries institute director Daniel White, and rises to Chief Engineer. Meanwhile, Victor Harrison, reborn with memories of the past, teams up with his wife to torment her. What will happen when Claire's dual identity is revealed?
Karma's Coming, Stepmother!Celia Lane, the heiress to a warlord, was murdered by her stepmother Chloe, stepsister Mandy, and fiancé Silas. Upon her rebirth, she discovers her mother was also killed by her stepmother. Now she vows to avenge her mother and make them pay in blood. Will she succeed?
I Want My New Stepmom To Be My Woman!Kael and Clara grew up together and expected to marry each other. Kael was in line to take over the family business. Then his father fell seriously ill, and the family arranged a wedding for the old man to turn his luck. Clara was made to marry him. That made her Kael's stepmother.
The ceremony was held, and the father died before he had shared a bed with her. On the seventh night of the vigil, Kael kicked open Clara's door, pushed her down onto the cold floor tiles and told her that from that night on she was his woman. He gave her jewels and dresses and locked her in the penthouse, and he threw the key into the river. He never denied that this was cruelty, and nobody else was allowed through that door.
Clara went on wearing her white mourning clothes. She used the word stepmother as her last line of defense and gave him nothing back, and he found her as cold as white porcelain. To make her jealous, Kael took up with a girl named Ivy whose profile looked something like Clara's, doted on her in public, and made sure the talk got back to the penthouse.
One day Ivy was brought to that door and walked in as the mistress of the house. By then Clara was pregnant, and had told no one. Ivy tore at her clothes and ground a heel into her hand. Clara curled around her belly to protect the child. Kael came in while Ivy still had her heel on Clara's hand.
Sweet Widow? True Opera Revenge Queen!Widow Evelyn Lynn is mistaken by her future daughter-in-law Lila for a lowly mistress and suffers public humiliation and repeated abuse. She endures it while secretly preparing her response, then reveals her true status and power at her grand birthday celebration. Joined by the young Marshal Adrian, Evelyn exposes Lila’s family as traitors and confronts the conspiracy threatening the dynasty.
Regret Binds You & MeReporter Chu Qianqiu returns to Republican-era Jiangcheng five years after Ye Yunzhou ended their romance under pressure from her mother, claiming distance would protect her. The former street gangster is now head of the Qinglong gang, and new conspiracies leave Chu blind. Ye dies shielding her, and only among his belongings does she find years of saved clippings and a final letter proving he never stopped loving her.
I Will Find YouBefore General Thorpe leaves for war, he entrusts his heavily pregnant wife Claire May to her siblings. They throw her from a cliff, announce her death, and leave her to give birth alone in a pigsty. Six years later, Claire tries to present their son when Thorpe returns victorious, only for the same traitors to imprison and torture them. The general's search finally leads him to the wife and child he mourned—and to the family members responsible.
Her Protector in the ShadowsJulian risked everything to save Evelyn, only to be forced by her mother to take the money and drive her away. Five years later, she reappears as a singer struggling to survive. Their reunion ignites jealousy, corruption and a danger that stalks them from the shadows. When truth cuts deeper than betrayal, will love save them… or destroy them?
Find Her. At Any Cost!Wendy Lowe, a gifted painter, shelters a wounded young warlord, Byron Laird. A month in hiding sparks a secret bond, but fate tears them apart. 8 years later, a prodigy’s ink painting stops him cold, for its style is eerily familiar. He sets out to search for answers… because some strokes can be copied, but love leaves its own signature.
Marshal, Look Closer!Su Li pawned a jade pendant because her son was sick and she had no money left. Fu Jiuchen had given her the pendant five years earlier, after one night together. He was being hunted at the time and the two of them were separated straight after it. She had the boy alone and he was never healthy.
Jiang Ting came by the pendant and used it to get into the young marshal's residence, saying she was Su Li, and she took the boy in with her. Su Li went into the same house as a servant to get her son back and to work out what had happened. Fu Jiuchen has spent five years looking for the woman from that night and does not connect her with the maid in his own house, though he is drawn to her again.
The Heiress Is Back for BloodIn a city ruled by warlords, a lost heiress returns to reclaim her family and infiltrate its most powerful circle. But her true identity as a hidden tycoon could shake the entire city. When enemies close in, who will survive her ruthless game?
I Fell for My Enemy's DaughterHe swore revenge as Mr. Moore—then fell for Autumn Summers. Their dangerous flirtation turns to love, until he discovers she’s Clara Gould, his enemy’s daughter. With both hiding behind masks, love and vengeance collide, and the truth could destroy them both.
I Kissed a Beggar and Released a Lord!Reborn with past memories, a girl escapes a fatal fate of being sacrificed to enemies. She chooses a seemingly crazy beggar, whose hidden power is awakened by an accidental kiss. The disguised young marshal joins hands with her to crush inner schemes, defend the border, and gain a happy ending together.
Fleeing with The Marshal’s ChildOrphaned and betrayed by her relatives, a helpless girl is sold as a servant and suffers constant bullying in a warlord’s mansion. After an unexpected intimate encounter with the returning young marshal, she is misunderstood and abandoned. Fleeing secretly to protect her unborn child, she endures immense hardships and finally gains eternal love with him.
She, the Healer Who Kisses DeathIan Kelton falls mysteriously ill. Legendary healer Nancy Weller, hiding in plain sight, is the only one who can save him, but she's not so easily swayed. Secrets, rivalries, and betrayals swirl as Nancy asserts her power in ways no one expects. All it took was a needle, a skill, and a little payback...