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Silent HeartbeatsLiz Nell, having feigned deafness and muteness for love for 5 years, only to be publicly humiliated by her fiancé, Toby Isaac, as a "disabled burden"! On the eve of the wedding, she discovered that his kindness was merely out of pity. Devastated, she unexpectedly learned that her long-lost grandfather was the head of a top company. She inherited a trillion-dollar fortune, slapped her ex-boyfriend in designer clothes, and then signed a marriage contract with top musician Rex Owen. In the end, at the inheritance ceremony, Toby kneeled and begged for reconciliation, to which Liz sneered, "You used to despise me for being deaf and mute; now I'll make you realize you can't even dream of being with me!"
The Vanishing TruthLydia's murder sets off a storm. Caleb is suspected after his fingerprints surface, but he claims it was his second personality. As surveillance and testimonies stack up, a deeper plot begins to surface, pulling in rebirth, money, revenge, and self-redemption. The truth is coming, but not the way anyone expects.
Gambler's TestamentMax Shelby entered the gambling world to save his sick child, rose to legendary status, then abandoned a decisive match after seeing the ruin wagering caused. His absence cost him his title; enemies killed his family and crippled his hands. Three years later, a debt of gratitude pulls the disguised master back into a crooked game where Chris Shelby has just exposed the fraud against Shirley Sinclair, turning Max's return into both revenge and a warning that the only winning bet is none at all.
My Daughter Is a GoddessJensen, a crippled and powerless prince, is ridiculed by all. Until the day he rescues a baby girl in the wild, and everything changes. His leg heals, the emperor's attention turns to him, and his enemies fall into misfortune one after another. It's all because the girl holds divine powers. And soon, Jensen finds out that her real father is...
Princess Luna's Return: Challenging the BetrayalIn her first life Princess Luna Ashford put her whole trust in her prince consort. He was working with a foreign empire against Easthaven, the empire fell, and she died at her husband's hand. A general stayed beside her to the end. She is then given the chance to live it over.
Back at the beginning, Easthaven is again sliding into chaos. Luna now sees the weakness in her consort and turns to the general who once died beside her. She sets out to learn who at court is spying for the foreign empire. She uncovers the betrayal by her consort and the woman working with him, and she and the general put together the defense against the invasion from that same empire. At a banquet in the palace pavilion the truth about the plot is laid out in front of the court, and Luna chooses the general there as her consort.
Paradise CageWhat was supposed to be a dream trip to Paradise Isle turns into a nightmare. A bizarre ban on passengers with a certain last name. A massive shark circling the damaged boat. No signal. Limited supplies. As tensions explode and the body count rises, desperate survivors face an impossible choice—work together or turn on each other.
Tiny Savior, Mighty ChaosAmid court intrigues and family turmoil, Lily Burton must navigate schemes and secrets within Darian. Guided by a mysterious system, she strives to prevent the empires downfall amid hidden conspiracies.
Crown of FlamesThe Northern Guardian Victoria, suppressed for her great merit, rebelled but was dissuaded by her mother and sent to guard the north. When the Crown Prince failed against bandits and rebels took the capital, civil war erupted. Amid fierce royal strife and betrayal, Victoria ultimately seized the throne.
The Infinite Codex of FaithMarcus Price and his daughter, Faith, hide a mysterious past. When Faith is critically injured, Marcus turns to the Blossom Sage, risking everything to save her. Forced to reveal his identity as the supreme Sword Saint, he wages war against the ruthless Iron Order. With the coveted Infinite Sword Codex at stake, can he survive the ultimate betrayal?
The True Heiress: Unbreakable DestinyBetrayed by her family and used as a human pain vessel by her adopted sister, Aurora dies in agony—only to wake up three years in the past. Armed with knowledge of her sisters twisted plot and a revolutionary pain-transfer chip, Aurora teams up with brilliant researcher Trevor Shepherd. This time, she won't be the victim. She'll expose every lie, reclaim her life, and make them all pay.
Vital Signs of RevengeWhen the prestigious award sparks a bitter rivalry, Dr. Reed finds himself caught in a deadly web of medical malpractice accusations, corporate power plays, and family vendettas. Bruce and Logan will stop at nothing to destroy him. One brilliant surgeon. One ruthless conspiracy. And a battle where lives hang in the balance.
Green Willow’s WrathHazel Green gets pushed off a cliff by her scheming stepsister Sienna, accidentally awakening the dormant Green Willow Spirit, Audrey, and snagging a second shot at life. She heads home hell-bent on revenge, only to get tangled in a vicious inheritance battle—and learns her grandpa Roys in a coma. While hunting for a cure, her familys framing her left and right. Along the way, Audrey uncovers her lost memories and the truth behind her slumber, all while falling hard for Logan...
The Empress's Forbidden TwinsVera Zane enters the palace as a maid. Her identity has been falsified. She wins the emperor's favor and rises in the inner court, and she becomes pregnant with twins. Once the pregnancy is known she is accused of faking it, and musk is used to harm her. She can hear the unborn children, and what they tell her steers her past the traps set for her. Her inquiries turn up a secret relationship between the empress and an abbot at court, and when it comes out the empress is stripped of her title. The fighting inside the palace gets worse after that, and another consort is brought down. Vera keeps looking into who has been behind the attempts on her pregnancy and finds that a wet nurse and the court physician have been working together.
Mi Padre MultimillonarioLeo Wilson goes undercover to test his son Alexs bride-to-be, sparking wild mix-ups, corporate sabotage, and family feuds. At the engagement party, the fake-vs-real boss battle explodes into cutthroat power plays and total chaos. When the truth drops, grudges melt, bonds heal, and the wedding rocks the city!
Melody of RedemptionBlake Carter is a singer whose hits are all written by his wife, Sarah Morgan, who agreed years ago to stay anonymous and let him take the credit. For ten years she keeps writing and he keeps collecting the fame. He is also sleeping with her half sister and rival, Genesis Morgan.
Sarah divorces him, states publicly that the songs are hers, and takes back the copyrights. Without her work Blake's career falls apart. Genesis attacks someone and is arrested. Sarah signs with Starlight Media, wins Best Songwriter, and gets involved with Nathan Spencer while dealing with the fallout at home and at the label.
Hidden PhoenixDiane Hayes carried the title Nine Phoenix General Star. Her husband died and left a last wish that she seal her martial power. She sealed it and took over a small martial arts hall, and for eighteen years she ran it. Her son grew up there. Nobody told him who his mother had been. He set out to join the City Watch and take revenge for his father's death. Diane blocked him. The two of them fought about it, hard.
While that was still going on, a survivor of the Golden Dragon Society came to the hall and issued a challenge over the hall's place in the City Watch intake. The fight put her son in danger. Diane broke the seal and used her spear, the Rainstorm Pear Blossom, in front of everyone there. Word of the spear got around, and people began asking about her past. She and others went up against what was left of the Society and swore to put justice back into the City Watch.
Survival Express: Deadly RulesThey boarded a train. They're riding through hell. Passengers trapped on a supernatural express receive chilling warnings from an entity called the Anonymous. Survive its twisted game or join those who've already vanished. Every choice could be fatal. As paranoia spreads and alliances shatter, one truth becomes clear: the final stop is coming, and not everyone gets off alive.
Smiling DetectiveCaptain Joel Kirk faces a web of cases — a missing woman, smuggling, fraud, organ trafficking, and murder. Framed and hunted, he battles powerful crime syndicates while uncovering the truth. The story explores revenge, redemption, and the dark ties between justice and betrayal.
As the Love IsEvan Grant saved Hazel Sinclair’s life at a nightclub. The two of them quickly fell in love, but Evan’s parents would only allow Evan to marry Hazel if Evan had a child with someone who had “better genes”. Evan had no choice but to have a child with Jasmine Rivers. After the birth of the baby, Evan started to fall for Jasmine. What will Hazel do?
Chosen by Luck, Backed by LoveThe Shaws are at war, fighting over wild ginseng and who gets to run the family. Behind closed doors, its all lies, schemes, and messy emotions. Doras got this special gift. She keeps saving the day, uncovering family secrets, and helping the people she loves. She even helps Lucas walk again and takes down a business trap. In the end, she finally earns her place as their lucky charm, standing by Lucas to face whatever comes next.
Caregiver's SecretEmily saved Daniel from an accident. After that, she left and gave birth to his children. But her daughter, Luna, has a serious blood disease. To save Luna, Emily chooses to work as a caregiver in her dad's hospital. Her family, Clara, always bullies her. At the same time, Arthur, Daniel's father, keeps searching for his grandson. Finally, the truth is uncovered.
The Barton GirlLucy Barton's grandmother on her mother's side and her three uncles take her in during a famine year, when their own grain is running short, and it is the first time she has felt what a home is.
She reaches their door by an odd route. In the present day she is an office worker who has just done three days of overtime in a row, and she falls asleep at her desk and wakes up in a famine year in someone else's body. Her father, her father's mother and her stepmother have dumped the girl, thin and weak, in a ruined temple and carried off everything the household owned. At the point of giving up she finds the memories of the body she is in, and among them is the way to her mother's family.
Once she is settled she starts finding things of value in the mountains, and she uses them to show the village she is no jinx and to help the families around her. Her father's family and her mother's family then fall into a dispute over money for her upkeep and over who has the right to her, and Director Raymond Warren steps in.
Born to Break HeavenLeah Carson seeks Heavens Peak snow lotus to save her mother, secretly learns martial arts, and challenges family and Martial Apex Halls gender bias. She becomes a direct disciple after passing the exam, defeats Jared Wallace in Rivermore, uncovers a demonic plot, and ultimately overcomes powerful adversaries to change family rules and secure justice and rights for women worldwide.
Palace WhispersGifted with the ability to foresee the future, Natalie knows that her dad, the Crown Prince, will be exiled, dying along the way. Her mom will end her own life. Her emperor grandpa and empress grandma are fated to fall into the hands of rebels. Natalie swears to change her family’s tragic fate. Little does she know, everyone can hear her thoughts...
Climbing the Social Ladder: Mother vs. FiancéeCaroline has three hours to deliver an artificial heart for her husband's transplant, but a passenger refuses to let the plane depart. The disruptive woman wants to impress her wealthy boyfriend's mother, failing to recognize her in the woman she is humiliating. Her display of entitlement threatens the very family she hopes to join.
The Doctor's VendettaPatrick Gray discovered that his wife, Olivia, had an affair with Evan Carter during her surgery. He exposed them at Evans wedding, then left the hospital to become President of Jiufang Group. In a bidding conference, Patrick discovered Evans secret and sent him to jail.
The Billionaire's Late RegretNathan is the heir to a rich family, and for six years he hides it from his wife Julia and pretends to be poor, to put her to the test.
Julia and their daughter Aria carry the household through those years on whatever Julia can earn. Aria has a gift for the piano and wants to play her father a lullaby, and there is no money for an instrument. Then in a piano shop she sees Nathan buying an expensive one for the daughter of his childhood sweetheart. Mother and daughter go cold on him, and still give him one last chance, at Aria's birthday party. He is with the sweetheart's daughter again that day and never arrives. Julia takes Aria and leaves the country, and files for divorce.
Seven years on, Nathan finds where they went and tries to make amends. Aria will have nothing to do with him. He is then found to have lung cancer, and Julia sends money toward his treatment without putting her name to it.
Never Going Back AgainEva asks her husband for things and gets them. He paid for the company she runs, and whatever she wants he hands over. Her family asks too, and so do Gavin, the man she grew up with, and Gavin's father. Eva has been having an affair with Gavin. The lot of them set her husband up, and he is sent to prison for six months.
The husband is Neil, chairman of a listed group, with a personal fortune of ten billion. He comes out of prison and finds that Gavin and Gavin's father have been living in his house the whole time he was inside. Whatever he felt for Eva is finished.
He starts taking back everything he ever gave her, with interest. Eva's family fights him on it. They wreck an AI prototype of his and destroy the gifts he had given.
Shattered Family, A Father's SupportIrenes exposed embezzlement and affair trigger her family's collapse and a lawsuit from her husband, Edward. The conflict escalates when their daughter, Clara, is accused of plagiarism at an award ceremony. These crises stem from Irenes fabrications about Edward and Claras academic fraud, igniting a devastating war over family and power.
Your Pyre, My RiseDaniel was long betrayed by his wife, Sarah, and her family. After being reborn, he uncovers their dark secrets. Sarah colluded with Austin to transfer assets and steal corneas. At a birthday banquet and auction, tensions rise over a massive fortune. As Mr. Simon chases the debts, the Hayes family tries to manipulate Daniel. Will he expose the truth before its too late?
Autumn Wind Thwarts Vows of ForeverAurora Ellis and Alan Finch are repeatedly separated by misunderstandings, family feuds, and Kara Ward's schemes. Aurora fights to clear her father's name even as Danny Finch lies gravely ill and injured. But with Kara's conspiracy alongside arms dealers looming, the final chapter of their story is far from written—and a new one is just beginning.
See You AgainSix years ago, Laura sold herself to a Governor's Manor to save her dying mother. Now she returns with a pair of twins, seeking revenge, only to find herself entangled once again with the Commander, Ethan.
The Enchanted ConcubineElara Sue enters the dying emperor's harem after the crown prince destroys the family that raised her. Her divine ancestry gives her the ability both to bear an heir and to restore the emperor through intimacy. The prince and his wife expect the throne to be theirs within seven days, unaware what her presence could change.
The Patchwork FamilyUndercover agent Elaine has one mission: infiltrate the Donovan family and expose their criminal empire. Her strategy? A fake marriage to CEO Joseph Donovan and playing stepmom to his kids.
But as she uncovers smuggling operations and navigates deadly family politics, Elaine discovers something that shatters everything she thought she knew. Joseph isn't who Intelligence said he was.
So who's really running the Donovan empire? And what happens when she finds out?
She, the PhoenixAfter her release, Amelia Harper exposes the crimes of the Su family and Linda Marshall at a birthday party, clearing her name and asserting her position as the CEO of the Blood Phoenix Corporation. Teaming up with Mr. Frank Dalton, she challenges the Su family, leading to familial strife and legal battles, ultimately resulting in their downfall and her rise as the head of the Blood Phoenix Corporation.
Ace Pilot Reborn: Mission MaydayTheo Zimmer was one of the best pilots in the world before he woke up at eight years old, sitting on the plane he took with his father that year. He knows what is coming: once this aircraft is airborne, everyone aboard dies in the crash. At nine thousand metres the wing catches fire, the cockpit glass goes, and the freezing air comes straight through the torn cabin. He has an eight-year-old's arms and reach to keep the plane out of the ground, to save his father, who died shielding him the first time, and to get several hundred passengers down. The passengers do not believe a child, the captain is unconscious, the radios are gone, fuel is leaking from the tank, and the ground below is bad terrain for putting an aircraft down. He gets it to an emergency landing with roughly one chance in a hundred of anyone walking away.
After Love Breaks EverythingIan Gould paid off the Judd family's debts five years ago. His one condition was that Wren Judd marry him and have his child. They have a daughter now, and Wren has stayed cold to both of them the whole five years. What warmth she has goes to Ken Lowe, the man she loved first, and to his child. Ian and his daughter decide to leave.
Mrs. Foster Strikes Again!Julia Bennett fights an arranged marriage and the schemes linking the Bennett, Sterling, and Foster families while keeping her son hidden from billionaire Ethan Foster. Betrayal and kidnapping repeatedly separate them, but Ethan intervenes to protect mother and child when Julia's effort to save her family makes her a target. Once the conspiracies are exposed, the three finally reunite as a family.
The Cursed Red StringSophie Greene and Ariana Collins are entangled by a cursed red string, the Turner Familys marriage rituals, and power struggles. Arianas greed turns the string black, affecting her spirit. Dr. Julie Harrington exposes the Turners secrets, leading to their arrest. Reborn, Sophie seeks Dr. Harringtons aid to break the curse, leading to a revelation at the wedding. / Reborn with a chance to break her fate, a woman must confront the dark secrets of an elite family before a sacred union seals their terrifying power.
Her Majesty's RetributionEmily Grant sacrificed everything to help Craig Holden rise to the top—only for him to order her death the moment he succeeded. Saved by the Crown Prince, she vanishes for five years. When she returns, Craig and his wife frame her for theft, and as the newly appointed governor, he crushes her and her children under his corrupt rule. But Craig made one fatal mistake—Emily Grant is now the Empress.
No Love But a Parent'sPrince Max York and the Five Families clash with Samantha Dutt and Aurora Lynn. At Auroras engagement party, Samantha reveals herself as the Polaris Commander, Lawrence Lynn fights for his family, and Bruce Mond emerges as the groom. The Empress intervenes, exposing truths that shatter the five families power.
My Lord, Lady Cora is Performing AgainCora Hamilton marries Lord Simon Sterling after being reborn. During pregnancy, she deals with Julian Sterling and Kennedy Hamiltons plots, unveils the third prince's rebellion, familial grudges and identity secrets. Lord Simon leaves for business, ensuring their protection. Cora fights and counters in the estate, safeguarding her family with complex emotions.
Healer from the Mountains: Fate's Gift to the TycoonA cold tycoon with a hidden fate tribulation, a mysterious divine healer forced into a contract marriage—their fates collide in chaos! Calvin Pierce never believes in anyone, until his unexpected wife, Ella, shows up. Poison plots, family feuds—every time he's on the brink of ruin, she steps in...
Don't Be Afraid, I'll Back You UpThe Auric Bay Guild sits on a fortune too large to count, and for years the state has kept its leader away on assignments of its own. That leader is Vivian Clarke, and the work has taken the time she would otherwise have given her son. When the last of the assignments is finished she comes home meaning to settle back into the family. Her son is lying in a coma. His wife, Lily, is being pushed by her own mother into a marriage with the son of a local tycoon.
Vivian goes straight to the in-laws and deals with them, then lets Lily's mother off out of consideration for Lily's feelings. The mother repays that by going behind her back. While Vivian is away she drags Lily to the wedding and pushes her through the ceremony with the tycoon's son. He humiliates Lily in front of the guests, and when that does not get him what he wants he tries to force the wedding night on her there in the hall. Vivian arrives at that moment and swears that everyone who has laid hands on her family will pay the heaviest price for it. Later, when her son wakes from the coma, he says he wants to divorce Lily, and Vivian goes on using the guild's money to keep her daughter-in-law safe.
No Turning BackLana Shaw, forced by her father to donate a kidney, fakes her death and returns five years later under a new identity. Married to Julian Carter, she must navigate old enemies, family secrets, and a past that refuses to stay buried. Can she reclaim her life on her own terms?
Lucy’s Revenge: Lies Exposed at the ReunionA class reunion puts Lucy face-to-face with Mary, the first love her husband David never forgot. He accepts Mary's accusations without question and pulls $500 million from Lucy's company, threatening the public offering she worked for. Lucy exposes the lies, rebuilds the business, and divorces him with help from the powerful heir who has loved her for years.
My Princess, Return to MeZandra Chu was the eldest princess of the Zhou court and Sexton Pei was the general who held the empire. She went to her father and asked him to decree the marriage, and the decree was given. What followed was eight years of the two of them at each other, with the resentments piling up on both sides.
The city fell in the eighth year. Sexton put himself between Zandra and the arrows and took them through the chest so she could get clear, and she went up the city tower and threw herself off it. In her last moments she learned that the one he had come to pull out of the fighting was her younger sister, Shera Chu, and that what he wanted for himself was to be cut loose from her when the next life came.
She opens her eyes on the morning she was going to stand in front of her father and ask for that decree. She does not ask. She leaves Sexton to Shera and stays out of it, and when a marriage to the prince of the Xiongnu is put on the table for Shera, she goes to the throne and offers to go in her sister's place. Sexton knows nothing about the life before and takes her change of heart badly, humiliating her in front of others for as long as it lasts. He is the one who lifts the red veil at the wedding.
Fiancé, Not AnymoreChris Ellison damaged Gwen Archers car over a parking dispute, sparking a family crisis and legal trouble. After Harold intervened, Gwen broke off the engagement. Accusations surfaced against Harold involving a scandal with Gwen, unveiled in a Live Stream. But when the dust settled, the real bombshell dropped—the Ellison familys dirty secrets came crawling out into the light.
Queen of Her Own FateXavier Smith and Lily Carter were the couple everyone in Cloudville pointed to, a top attorney married to a woman who ran her own company. Xavier throws a major case on purpose to repay a favor to his junior colleague, Silvia Quinn, and the loss leaves Lily's company owing an enormous settlement. Lily then finds out the two of them arranged the loss between them and pocketed the money, and that Xavier and Silvia have been involved for some time.
Lily files for divorce and sues. Silvia comes after her to make her withdraw the suit, going as far as having her taken and held. The case goes ahead anyway, with falsified evidence and false testimony coming out in court. Lily has another lawyer, Nathan Su, working the case with her, and afterwards she starts over.
A Lifetime JourneyLauren Wynn is betrayed by her boyfriend, Alan Foster, and her friend, Abby Sawyer, as they swap children to vie for wealth. After eighteen years of endurance, Lauren reveals adoption and paternity secrets, leading to their imprisonment. Ultimately, she forgives them, marries her assistant Jack Lawson, becomes pregnant, and allows her adoptive son Isaac Wynn to inherit the company bringing new life to the family.
Blinded by His Pride, Crushed by Her PowerSharon Lynd wants a quiet, plain life. She led the team at the Halora Academy of Sciences that developed universal synthetic blood, and the work won her the Nobel Prize in Medicine, but she lives simply and does not tell people who she is.
Her family sets up a match with Howard Ted. On the way to meet him she argues over a parking space with Yvette Smith, the secretary at Howard's company. Yvette throws her weight around, swears at her, and damages the car Sharon is driving. Howard's company is close to collapse. He is arrogant and calculating, and he has already made up his mind about Sharon before he meets her. At the meeting she is insulted repeatedly. The ordinary fruit she brought as a gift is trampled, she is told to pay a large sum in damages, and the people around her laugh at her. He also takes her for a con artist and a car thief.
When Yvette's demands go far enough, Sharon answers back. Her real identity comes out, and Howard, whose company needs exactly what she built, has to deal with what he has already done.
The Dragon Lord's CurseRichard Sterling, the Dragon Lord, has spent years searching for his wife and son. When he finally finds them, he uncovers a web of lies. Isabella's sister, Autumn, has taken her place, and deadly forces are closing in. But Theo, their young son, may hold the key to their survival, revealing a truth that no one expected.
The Queens Take EverythingEvelyn, once a poker champion and now a single mother, left the game after Julian's betrayal. However, her innate strength pushed her to confront the challenges of raising her ailing daughter, Rainie, alone. With courage and resilience, and support from Caleb, she triumphantly returns to the poker world, securing a promising future for herself and her daughter.
Bloom in AshesFresh out of prison, Julia Miller steps back into a world that once betrayed her. Between fractured family ties and corporate rivalries, she seizes her chance to reclaim power. But in exposing the liars around her, will she finally find peace, or spark a deeper war?
Secrets, Lies, and RingsGrace Turner and Elijah Brooks engagement was meant to seal a perfect union. Instead, dowry disputes, hidden debts, and betrayal erupt into scandal. Families shatter, reputations burn, and one truth remains: this is only the beginning of their downfall...
Oops! I’m the Guys’ FavoriteFat girl Li Yuqing was abandoned by her schoolboy boyfriend in public and accidentally bound to the Shenhao system. She fought back and slapped her face all the way, and gained the love of many male gods. In the process, she also understood that the meaning of life is not just love, and took the initiative to transform the wealth of the system into hope, helping other people in trouble, and realizing her own value.
The Unexpected Little HeirAlice spent years giving blood to save her comatose husband, leaving her disabled. Just as Alice and her daughter Olivia's true identities are confirmed, Brenda suddenly appears with her son Max, claiming they're the real Foster heirs.
Deep FakeoutSwimming coach Sarah Blake is framed by Lucas White and Sophie Young, facing brutal accusations of slander, harassment, and even inciting murder. Unbroken, she exposes Sophies lies and doping scandal, clearing her name. Leading Infinity Team with Evan Wilson by her side, Sarah charges toward the world championship, while Team As drug use costs them their shot. Watch her fight back and claim victory in the international qualifiers!
Code Name: BrianAmidst family feuds and gang conflicts, undercover agent Brian is exposed during a wedding linking the Viper and Dragon Gangs, leading to a violent fallout. Brian navigates the complex web of family ties, tasked with assassinating Jessica, unveiling a tangled narrative of betrayal and power struggles.
The Emperor's Betrayal: The General's UprisingAmidst a turbulent empire, Hope Randall's loyalty is repaid with persecution by the inept Emperor Christopher Graham. Forced into rebellion, she allies with his brother, Edward Graham. Together, they will risk everything in a gambit that will decide the fate of their homeland—and their own souls.