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Stable Maiden, True PrincessFramed under a treasonous prophecy, Princess Isolde is abandoned to the wild as an infant. Raised by a farmer as mute Leah, she harbors an unmatched gift for taming wild horses. Fifteen years later, she endures daily scorn at the Royal Tiltyard from her own brother and the Queen—until a fallen necklace exposes everything. Her tormentors crumble with regret.
Vows of Mortal Clay for the Crown PrinceHidden prince Arthur Eldrin secretly raised his herbalist wife Seraphina for years, only to be betrayed by her, Malak and their kids. After his mother’s relic broke, he unmasked himself, punished traitors and took the throne to warn of betrayal’s cost.Stable Maiden, True PrincessFramed under a treasonous prophecy, Princess Isolde is abandoned to the wild as an infant. Raised by a farmer as mute Leah, she harbors an unmatched gift for taming wild horses. Fifteen years later, she endures daily scorn at the Royal Tiltyard from her own brother and the Queen—until a fallen necklace exposes everything. Her tormentors crumble with regret.Vows of Mortal Clay for the Crown PrinceHidden prince Arthur Eldrin secretly raised his herbalist wife Seraphina for years, only to be betrayed by her, Malak and their kids. After his mother’s relic broke, he unmasked himself, punished traitors and took the throne to warn of betrayal’s cost.Stable Maiden, True PrincessFramed under a treasonous prophecy, Princess Isolde is abandoned to the wild as an infant. Raised by a farmer as mute Leah, she harbors an unmatched gift for taming wild horses. Fifteen years later, she endures daily scorn at the Royal Tiltyard from her own brother and the Queen—until a fallen necklace exposes everything. Her tormentors crumble with regret.Vows of Mortal Clay for the Crown PrinceHidden prince Arthur Eldrin secretly raised his herbalist wife Seraphina for years, only to be betrayed by her, Malak and their kids. After his mother’s relic broke, he unmasked himself, punished traitors and took the throne to warn of betrayal’s cost.Stable Maiden, True PrincessFramed under a treasonous prophecy, Princess Isolde is abandoned to the wild as an infant. Raised by a farmer as mute Leah, she harbors an unmatched gift for taming wild horses. Fifteen years later, she endures daily scorn at the Royal Tiltyard from her own brother and the Queen—until a fallen necklace exposes everything. Her tormentors crumble with regret.Vows of Mortal Clay for the Crown PrinceHidden prince Arthur Eldrin secretly raised his herbalist wife Seraphina for years, only to be betrayed by her, Malak and their kids. After his mother’s relic broke, he unmasked himself, punished traitors and took the throne to warn of betrayal’s cost.Stable Maiden, True PrincessFramed under a treasonous prophecy, Princess Isolde is abandoned to the wild as an infant. Raised by a farmer as mute Leah, she harbors an unmatched gift for taming wild horses. Fifteen years later, she endures daily scorn at the Royal Tiltyard from her own brother and the Queen—until a fallen necklace exposes everything. Her tormentors crumble with regret.Vows of Mortal Clay for the Crown PrinceHidden prince Arthur Eldrin secretly raised his herbalist wife Seraphina for years, only to be betrayed by her, Malak and their kids. After his mother’s relic broke, he unmasked himself, punished traitors and took the throne to warn of betrayal’s cost.
Iron Fist HeroThe real daughter abandoned for 21 years turns out to be a great immortal cultivator. She returns home and disciplines the wealthy clan with divine magic.
THE TRANSPLANTShe was breathtakingly beautiful, yet disguised herself as plain and ugly on her wedding day. She’d heard her political marriage husband had strange fetishes. But on their wedding night, she found him unexpectedly handsome—and utterly cold.
His Surrender, My Freedom"On the day she transmigrates into the novel, she calls off her engagement.
The man she marries in a flash turns out to be the crown prince who has lost his memories.
Bound by a marriage first and love later, they protect each other wholeheartedly.
Can they break through all obstacles and spend a lifetime in peace together?"Iron Fist HeroBastard Ian & his crippled lizard grind pure brawn, bare-handing a dragon to save the Princess! Exam rigged? She drops in to slap the haters! To save his hostage mom, Ian stabs his heart, awakening the 'Origin Physique'! He one-hands his rival's sternum, yanks a lord back & stomps him to ash! Twist: his busted pet is the Abyssal Sovereign!
My Name Still on His SkinSix years ago Simon ended things with Irene to keep her out of reach of the people around him. He came back to the city as head of the Black Wolf organization. By then Irene was working as a surgeon under a cloud: Simon's fiancée, who was not in fact engaged to him, had accused her of wrongdoing and had her injured badly enough that her career ended. Irene lost her position and her standing. Simon and Irene began working through what had been done to her, who arranged it, and what the fiancée stood to gain.
The General Who Became EmpressA fierce general is forced to marry the crown prince. She wants his throne. He wants her gone. She crushes every trap he sets. When a rival frames him, she saves his life. Together they destroy their enemies and claim the empire. Can a marriage of convenience ever admit it's become love?
Return of the Outcast Lion KingCast out by his father as a defective son, Leo awakens his power under a mysterious master. Returning home disguised as a wanderer,, he finds his clan facing slaughter by its rival tribe. Facing his ruthless father and a dying clan, Leo rises as an absolute god and crushes the enemy.
Heard You Tried To Please MeA queen's daughter-in-law is framed, exiled, and nearly destroyed by a scheming mistress. She returns with proof, exposes the lies, and brings the empire back from the brink. She was exiled in shame. She returned as the kingdom's only hope.THE TRANSPLANTLeukemia patient Elizabeth faces a fatal betrayal on the day of her life-saving bone marrow transplant. Her husband Arthur, director of Saint George Hospital, cruelly diverts the entire core surgical team from her operation to tend to his childhood sweetheart Lily, who only suffers from mild abdominal pain. In her previous life, Elizabeth died after the transplanted stem cells failed. Her heartbroken parents later perished while fighting for justice.His Surrender, My FreedomEloise misinterprets her ex-boyfriend's silence after sending an ID photo and breaks up with him, only to receive a platinum wolf cub that turns out to be his physical manifestation. After enduring abusive family force-dating and mistaking a wolf tail on her stepsister as betrayal, she tries to push him away. But the truth breaks through: the tail belonged to his brother, and Adrian risked his life on dangerous missions just to buy out her freedom from the mafia.
Cage of Blood TiesRaised in the slums, Lily disguises herself as a waitress at an upscale private club to verify her blood ties with Richard Sterling, a powerful Wall Street tycoon. There, she is publicly assaulted and humiliated by Victoria, Richard’s adopted daughter, while Richard watches indifferently.
Left Ear - Heard His 10-Year Hidden LoveJude brought up his stepbrother Soren by himself for ten years. He once fought illegal boxing matches for tuition, which caused permanent damage to his left ear. After losing his memory in a car crash, Soren was taken in by his rich birth father. He handed Jude a five-million check to sever all ties with cold and harsh remarks. Heartbroken, Jude used the money to open a café and asked Soren to arrange a blind date to cut off their connection.
They're All My BrothersMia, a prodigy at the New York Academy of Fine Arts, hides her Vittori family identity to study in peace. After snatching the prime exhibition spot coveted by Chloe, she becomes the target of vicious online slander and frame-ups. Chloe spreads candid photos framing Mia for consorting with gangsters, ruins her paintings, leaves dead rats in her locker, breaks into her apartment, and finally conspires with her police commissioner father to falsely accuse Mia of theft.
Passionate duel in the edsertVeteran Luke and his lover Ella travel in a luxury RV and pick up blood‑stained, amnesiac Kate. Inside the tight vehicle, the couple teases her with suggestive touches and words for payment. Their dynamic spirals into a dangerous game of desire. Though Kate resists at first, she gives in. Her virginity and suspicious scars puzzle them. She is entangled in a deadly high‑stakes fight for survival against an international human‑trafficking ring.
My Stall Ruined My Brother's Business!He runs a shop with his brother. The business becomes very popular. But his brother tears up their profit-sharing agreement. He chooses to leave and starts his own street stall. His brother grows jealous and tries to crush him with dirty tricks. Facing false accusations, how will he fight back?
Read His Mind, Take His EmpireRita, a minor actress, was cheated by her boyfriend. At the same time, Mrs. Nelson was also troubled by Maggie, a scheming woman around her son, a famous racing driver. The two women, who were both troubled, hit it off and started a cooperative relationship. In order to treat her grandmother's illness, Rita accepted Mrs. Nelson's commission and pretended to be him fiancée to pursue Reginald's and destroy his relationship with Maggie.
Rise of the Rejected WoodsmanHeartless woodcutter Keller unseals the Origin Staff with an old axe. Abandoned by the top Powered family, he fells elite Powered and makes number one ranked Powered kneel and call him Master. A villain crushes his half-heart; his father repents and sacrifices himself. A month later, Keller returns with the Heart of the Cosmos to rewrite the laws of power.
Return of the Ice-Fire QueenThe two major clans of Ice and Fire have been at odds for generations. Catherine, born without ice crystals, was abandoned by her biological father. Years later, upon returning from completing her studies, she assisted her people in defeating their mortal enemies and became the most powerful queen. This has become the overseas version of the localized synopsis
The Primo Knight ReturnsMagnus, the legendary Magic Knight, sacrificed himself to save humanity and was reborn as Arthur, a worthless illegitimate son of the Lorraine household. Devoid of any magical talent, Arthur was cast aside by his lord father, who regarded him as worthless trash. His mother endured endless humiliation while begging for medicine on his behalf. How will this reincarnated founding Magic Knight rise against all odds and lead his mother to a life of happiness?Read His Mind, Take His EmpireLilith can hear her husband's inner thoughts and discovers his plot to fake a divorce and transfer debts onto her. She calmly signs the agreement, secretly siphons away millions, and exposes his financial fraud—sending the scumbag to prison. But the real prey is the underground syndicate "Blackstone" behind him and the network of powerful elites it controls.
THE BARONESS'S HEIRSIsabella, a noble lady wed to gay Baron Richard, is falsely branded cursed and infertile. To secure heirs and her family standing, she bears two sons and daughter Eleanor with three men: impoverished scholar Arthur (later Grand Chancellor), rugged blacksmith Reynold (Crusade Commander), and Duke Edwin, the King’s nephew. She combats her husband’s hypocrisy and slander via public opinion and legal contracts.
Reborn Agent: The Emperor's ObsessionThe imperial jade seal has gone missing, and an agent is sent back to the dynasty that lost it with orders to bring it home. The seal is in the hands of the emperor, who has decided it is a token of her love for him and will not part with it. She plays along with that in order to get near it.
The emperor is a weak man whom his own court works around. His noble consort schemes for the throne and his ministers do as they please, and the agent goes at both with what she knows from her own century, clearing the consort out of the way and forcing changes through the court. The longer she stands beside him, the less he behaves like the coward everyone had him down as, and the more he treats the arrangement between them as the truth. The seal is still what she came for.
His Fiancée Kicked Him Off the Plane!Wang Ba works for the Liu family, and the first-class seat he wants on the flight belongs to somebody else, so he takes it. The man it belongs to is Shi Zhenxiang, home without announcing it, in a white T-shirt. The alarms had gone off three times at security on his way through and he had been handled as a threat and had his luggage searched.
Liu Ruyan is his fiancee. She has been hearing things about him and she believes them, and on the plane she takes the assistant's side, puts a hundred thousand in front of him and tells him to get off. Someone walks into him and the blame lands on him. He does not raise his voice at any point in it.
The takeoff clearance locks in the system and the aircraft stops moving. A Panshi convoy comes through onto the apron and pulls up beside it.
The Queen's CueThe Deveraux family is built on power and betrayal, and the slums below it are where a girl the family threw out grew up. Liliana lost her sight in a tragedy when she was a child. Her own father gave her up after that. In the slums she was drilled into a pool prodigy.
Years later she goes back to dig up the truth about the Deverauxs, her own family, including why her father threw away his own child. That puts her in a game of betrayal, power and revenge that can get her killed. She means to take back everything they took from her, and the only weapon she brings is a pool cue.
Blindshot: King of the WestLorn comes to Strange Town looking for his birth parents. He is blind, and he was put out as a child. The head of the Blackthorn family denies that Lorn has anything to do with them and has him sent away.
The Wolf Clan attacks while he is still there. Lorn has been keeping a power to himself and he uses it, and the people he saves are the Blackthorns. What comes out afterwards is something about his birth that had been kept from him.The Wife Who Came BackBetrayed by her husband Ethan and best friend Chloe, mineral scientist Sara is left for dead in an ice hole. She survives and returns as the mysterious billionaire K. Frost, leveraging Arctic secrets to dismantle her betrayers' business empires while fighting to reclaim her dignity and protect vital resources.
Thorned HeartbeatEvelyn, heir to St. John’s Hospital, has her five-year-awaited heart transplant called off by her husband Mike, who abandons the surgery to treat his lover Mary’s minor injury. On the brink of death, she reaches out to Carlos, a mafia godfather she once saved, who intervenes forcefully to complete the operation. After recovery, Evelyn shows up at the board meeting with recordings and corruption evidence, exposing Mike’s plot to seize the family fortune.
My Wedding, Their Biggest Mistake!An elite martial arts coach thought she had found a loving husband and a peaceful home—until her grand wedding revealed a noble family's hidden cruelty. Publicly humiliated, she fought back fearlessly. But what secrets will her defiance uncover?Secret Heir: Don For Begs Mercy"On their wedding day, the mean-spirited mother-in-law humiliated the bride in front of all guests, forcing her to kneel down and wash her feet to submit to old rules. The fiancé took his family’s side and berated her without restraint.
As the heir to a wealthy tycoon, the bride called off the wedding on the spot, tore up the engagement papers, and cut off all ties. In an instant, she woke up completely from her infatuation and found her true self."
Unbreakable Body, Unbeatable ForceYe Ran's father abandons him at birth because blocked meridians leave him unable to cultivate inner power. Raised by a master of Tianji Pavilion, he hardens his body instead until it becomes a weapon feared as saintly, earning him the position of young heir. Twenty years later he descends to Haicheng to break the Dongchuan faction and uncover his birth, relying on physical force no conventional cultivator can match.
His Rural Bus RevolutionA driver earns $40,000 for his uncle, and receives only $1,500. Refusing to be a doormat, he starts his own rural bus service. His uncle's sabotage fails, and he eventually builds a fleet, becoming the region's top transport operator. Hard work and integrity win.Secret Heir: Don For Begs MercyFive years ago, Sophia had a one-night encounter with Mafia don Jonathan and accidentally took his family ring in her panic. She gave birth to their daughter Cecilia alone, who suffered from congenital heart disease, and scraped by in a slum. To afford her daughter’s surgery fees, Sophia took a risky serving job at a high-end charity gala that Jonathan would attend. Her little girl sneaked out of the hiding spot and revealed their blood bond instantly.
Revenge on the Wedding DayThree months before her wedding, Olivia Smith catches her fiancé Alexander Brown cheating on her with her best friend Michelle Jones. The pair look down on her with disdain, mocking her as nothing but a disposable substitute they can cast aside at any time.Rather than breaking down or pestering them, Olivia calls off the engagement right away.
Future Sight: Two FatesReborn pure-blood werewolf Selena carries the agonizing memories of her past life, when she died alongside her unborn pup. She sees through her ex-mate Cedric’s scheme: fabricating a curse to collude with mixed-blood she-wolf Irene and embezzle the pack’s resources. She pretends to dissolve their soul bond to claim compensation, then seizes abandoned wasteland hiding a high-grade spirit crystal vein, gathering audio evidence to plot her revenge.Global Currency Devalues, Only I'm RichWhen the world's assets shrink ten thousand times overnight, Joren—a bottom-tier mechanic living in a damp basement—wakes up to find his only savings of $15,000 completely untouched.Armed with what is now the most devastating fortune on Earth, he walks into the city's most exclusive club, where a once-arrogant rich kid holds power over the desperate elite with a single cent. Joren casually pulls out a $10 bill, and the old order collapses.
The Billion Dollar PaybackMerritt, a wealthy heiress, dines at her halfbrother Payne’s Michelin restaurant. Trista, Payne’s girlfriend and restaurant manager, mistakes her for a love rival. She gives her a 500,000yuan bill, has her detained and beaten, and extorts one million. Merritt pretends to yield while calling the police. At Payne’s villa, she sees Trista twist facts, and Payne demands she kneel to apologize. Police arrest Trista.After the Bride Swap,the Wolf King Begged Me to Come BackBella expects Alpha King Kain to save her, but she is only a shield for her stepsister Serena. Though the crown anoints her as destined Luna, Kain cruelly erases her mark for Serena. Heart‑broken, Bella swaps brides at the wedding and marries the fearsome One‑Eyed Wolf. Kain drowns in regret upon discovering the trick, while Bella grows into the wolf clan’s mightiest powerhouse.
Seven Years as a Nobody, One Day as a LegendGenius scientist Zhou Yan quits research for love and becomes a househusband, only to face his star wife’s coldness. After betrayal, he returns with “Cloud Whale-2” technology, regains glory, and makes his enemies pay. With his daughter’s support and a loyal partner by his side, he rises from obscurity to the top.
Fire Me? Watch Your Company Go BankruptChen Ran sells charging stations and brings in more than half his company's revenue, working off technical knowledge and a reputation clients trust. Management promised him a bonus of one million if he landed the thirty million contract. He lands it. In the same month the payout is due, Manager Wang, brought in from outside, and President Li run him through a performance review rigged to fail and fire him for cause, which cancels the bonus. The day he clears his desk his phone starts ringing. The long-term clients hear he is gone, freeze their agreements, and tell his old employer they will deal with Chen Ran or with nobody. Lin Xi, the son of a rival firm's owner, comes to him with money and a proposal to start something together. His family backs him too. The new company takes contract after contract on the strength of relationships he spent years building. His former employer, losing its core people and its customers at the same time, runs into cash flow trouble and slides toward collapse, and the men who signed his dismissal start looking for underhanded ways to break what he is building.
I Made Them Rich, They Ruined ThemselvesA kind entrepreneur builds a pet clothing factory in a remote village to help locals get rich. However, greedy villagers detain goods and raise prices during peak orders. She leaves without hesitation to protect her brand. The villagers’ reckless use of toxic fabrics causes severe accidents, landing them in court with ruinous debts and prison sentences.
I Rebuilt The Corrupt Car IndustryChen Feng inspects used cars, and he is good enough at it that the dealership he worked with built its whole reputation on his word, advertising every car on the lot as accident free because he had signed off. His partner took the credit, cut his share, and talked down to him in front of staff. Chen Feng resigned with nothing lined up. He started again on his own, keeping to the same standard, and began writing reports for ordinary buyers instead of sellers. With his eye and his measuring tools he found what dealers had covered up: cars that had been under flood water, cars welded back together out of wrecks, odometers rolled back, deals worth millions built on a lie. His appraisals stood up when the sellers disputed them, and buyers who had been cheated used them to get their money back. Word spread through the trade. He built the business around what the reports said rather than what a seller wanted them to say, and other dealers began having to work to that standard.
Single Mom, Big BossAfter her husband runs away with everything, a young mother leaves her old life behind and takes her daughter to a new city. Starting with nothing, she turns her sewing skills into a business empire while facing betrayal, schemes, and those who want to see her fail.
The Baby Daddy Is a God of WarFive years ago, Adrian hid from his enemies as a ranch hand. By accident, he ended up spending one wild night with Victoria, a powerful CEO. Now, she's back with their daughter, Mia — and a marriage proposal he never saw coming. Adrian just wants to stay hidden. But when Victoria and their daughter are humiliated and nearly killed, he stops holding back: He's really the CEO of Black Shield, a global arms empire, and the heir to a Texas dynasty. Everyone who hurt his family is about to pay…Stolen HeiressTo stay low-key, Chloe, the real conglomerate heiress, hides her identity. Housekeeper Martha lets her daughter Mia steal Chloe’s valuables to pretend to be a rich heiress. With nouveau riche Julian, Mia bullies and slanders Chloe at school. At a manor banquet, Mia occupies the main seat in Chloe’s ancestral gown. Enraged, Chloe smashes the window. Her tycoon parents rush back from overseas, kick the manor door open with security and lawyers, and expose the fraud with solid evidence.
The Heiress's Reunion GameEvelyn is taken in by her biological family, the nouveau riche Millers, who abandoned her years ago. She faces constant humiliation: her adopted sister Chloe gives her a $1,000 discount card, her brother Charles calls her a “savage,” and her parents offer her cheap second-hand items. At school, Chloe has a classmate throw coffee on her and forces her to wear a maid costume.
Rescued By The Fierce HeroIn the village a divorced woman still counts as her husband's family's business, and anything said about her stays said. Zhou Yanwan is the one it lands on. Her ex-husband's people work her and push her around, and the neighbours keep the talk going.
Lin Shu comes back to the village. He stands with her in front of the people repeating it, and the two of them end up together. They go into hauling and vehicle rental to get out from under the poverty and the reputation. Wang Zhen, Zhao the Third and Chen Mengrou go after them, first over the house and the money, then with an accusation that Lin Shu had been embezzling. After that they bring in traffickers, who drug Zhou Yanwan and carry her off. Lin Shu has a service record behind him, decorated, that he had not mentioned to anyone, and it comes out while he is going after her.
My Game Prince Became the EmperorAfter transmigrating into a lowly palace maid, Chuyan binds to a unique Prince-Raising System. Every coin she earns helping her prince grow unlocks powerful new abilities for herself, and together they become stronger. But the biggest surprise is yet to come—the prince she's been raising as a virtual game character steps into the real world, defeats every rival, ascends the throne, and crowns her as the only woman he truly favors.
The Wolf Clan's Holy Son ReturnsTwo best friends accidentally travel into a novel as doomed minor characters. Faced with destined tragic ends, one pretends to be delicate to win the aloof prince, while the other transforms into a bold lady to tame the ruthless hostage.
Using modern wisdom, they fight back at royal feasts and launch businesses in the capital. They reverse their fate amid dangerous power struggles, and make cold-hearted villains succumb to love. Witness the two heroines break predicaments and turn defeat into victory side by side.
Ring of the dark：Elven KnightShen Mingshu loved Pei Qingyan for seven years and waited five years to marry him. Yet at the spring banquet, she watched him give her destined marriage lot to Jiang Xuelan. Bedridden with a high fever, she was accused of putting on a pity act. Devastated by his coldness and abandonment, she gave up hope, broke off the engagement, and married Xiao Chengyu, the heir of Lord Zhongyong. When Pei Qingyan came to his senses and pestered her relentlessly, Shen Mingshu resolutely went to the border with Xiao Chengyu. Having long loved her at first sight, Xiao Chengyu won her heart in return, and they found mutual happiness. Meanwhile, the stubbornly deluded Pei Qingyan ended up reaping what he sowed.
Hidden Director"I died on a snowy night, filled with hatred and regret for my husband.
When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day of our engagement.
In this life, I will love him no more.
That valiant general shall be my true destiny."