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Love Stories of the PastLin Yaozu never thought that the female boss he cursed and complained about every day would become his father's fiancée, who sold pancakes at a stall. As he wondered how his father managed to get close to this wealthy woman and become a gigolo, his father Lin Dongyang's true identity was revealed layer by layer. And then Lin Yaozu finally realized...he was actually China's richest second generation!
Five Blessings at Her DoorAfter transmigrating into a novel, a modern college student finds herself in the body of Zhu Yuying, who mistreated her family to support her sister. Now, with five children, a heroic husband, and a kind mother-in-law, she expels her parasitic relatives and focuses on her own happy life.
Parting Was Bitterness, Now I Am FreeThe heroine adopted a daughter from childhood, cared for her and gave her the most noblest status, but ignored the situation of her own daughter. The status of the adopted daughter and her own daughter was completely dislocated. The heroine did not recognize her true face until she was taken away by her adopted daughter, and was very annoyed by her negligence on her own daughter. Fortunately, God gave her a second chance. She returned to the Shen family and vowed to let her adoptive daughter pay the price and rewrite hers and their daughters life.
Accidentally Yours, BossSu Yunzhou built a multinational foundation and made his money on Wall Street, where people know him as Su Chen and nobody connects the name to a face. His grandfather dies and he comes home to carry out the old man's wish and marry Qin Wenxue. The bride does not turn up at the wedding, and he becomes the joke of the reception. His brother Su Shaojie needles him about it and his father treats the whole thing as a disgrace.
He decides to make his identity public in three days and to bring the foundation into Jiangcheng. Before that happens he ends up, through a mix-up, sitting an interview at Qin Wenxue's company. She goes on what he shows her in the room and takes him on as director of the project department, past the usual rules.
The Billionaire’s RetreatFor twenty years, billionaire Zhou Xingguo protects his son by hiding in the countryside while secretly directing a global business empire. The quiet life he builds with his clever granddaughter becomes his true reward; once his old enemies are eliminated, he reveals everything to Zhou Fan, hands over the empire, and finally retires.
The Truth UntoldShe was diagnosed with stomach cancer in the late pregnancy, and her husband's congenital heart disease worsened. In order to protect her children and family, she filed for divorce on a rainy night. That night, her husband became so angry that he had a heart attack, and she risked her life to donate her heart. Ten years later, she raised money for the surgery and took on the job of wedding clown, but found out that the groom was her ex-husband.
Ascension TodayThe poor boy was ordered to go down the mountain to fulfill the marriage contract, but unexpectedly he entered the villain sect of the beautiful devil leader by mistake. He waved his fingers and defeated everyone. It turned out that his real identity was the invincible God King in the state of transformation. The female devil was conquered instantly and offered herself to marry him!
Flash Marriage After One-night StandStella's fiancé and her sister work together to set her up, and she wakes in a stranger's bed. The man is Kevin, head of the Galkin Group, though she takes him for an escort who charges by the session and leaves a large sum of money behind. Her company is close to collapse, so she marries him in a hurry to save it, expecting trouble from a man like that. He spoils her instead.
From Kevin's side, she tried to walk away after paying him and he was not having it. When she proposed he was delighted, until it turned out she only wanted something to show her family, at which point he decided he was good enough to win them over anyway. He took a job at her company. His secretary could not work out why a chief executive would want to work at someone else's firm.
[Dubbed]Never Meeting You After the RainAfter seven years of devotion, Jiang Wanning is abandoned at the marriage registry so Song Li can legally register his first love Lin Rourou's child. She cuts him out of her life and later marries her childhood sweetheart, Gu Tingsheng, head of the Gu Group. When she returns home as the CEO's wife, the employees assigned to meet her are Song Li and Lin Rourou, who compound the insult by targeting her at a birthday banquet—only to discover that the woman they discarded now has the power to answer them.
[Dubbed] You’re the Madam, I’m the MuseWhen the boss leaves the country, a new intern, Vivian Cross, claims shes pregnant with his child and declares herself the bosss wife, enforcing absurd rules and threatening employees. Selena Whitmore contacts the boss, Theo Calder, only to discover he doesn’t know Vivian—yet Vivian produces a photo with his parents, leading to Selenas firing.After meeting Theo’s mother, Selena becomes Vivian’s target—publicly shamed, tormented, and nearly killed. When Theo returns, Selena uncovers Vivian’s scheme with her cousin and vows revenge.
You Make Me ShineCaught between family pressure and her own heart, Alice sought love and growth with Christopher. But Christopher's father favored Victoria and disapproved of Alice, sparking family conflicts and power struggles. Through challenges and opposition, Alice and Christopher grew closer, discovered their strength, and fought for their love.
My 80s HusbandJiang Xue's husband, Xie Junyao, brought his sister-in-law with him to the camp, leaving Jiang Xue and his two children behind. For three years, Xie Junyao wrote love letters to Jiang Xue every month and gave all his money and allowances to his sister-in-law! During the famine years, Jiang Xue could only make ends meet by selling blood, but when she returned home, her two children had starved to death. Xie Junyao ignored her and just wanted to divorce Jiang Xue and marry her sister-in-law. Jiang Xue was completely desperate. Jiang Xue opened her eyes again, and Jiang Xue returned to the three months before her child starved to death. In order to seize this opportunity, she cleverly saved the leader's daughter and exposed the hypocrisy of her husband's double-brotherhood.
My Accidental Alpha's DesireHeather found her mate James was cheating with his uncle's fiancee. She was so hurt that she went into his uncle Antonio’s room to seduce him, and kissed him... However, The cold man seems had feelings for her so that he couldn't control himself and kissed her hardly...
The Day Mom Became Someone ElseJin Wang believes Cheng Zhi left him and their seriously ill child six years ago and went off with another man. She had given birth to twins. She took the second child with her to the town she came from, and that is where she has been living.
The whole arrangement was made with Jin Wang's mother. Cheng Zhi agreed to bear the child so that blood from the womb could be used in the medicine for Jin Wang's blindness, and once that was done she signed the agreement and left him. Six years later the two of them meet again. Jin Wang sets out to make her pay for what he thinks she did and puts himself into her life again and again. When she ends up in trouble he steps in to get her out of it.
[Dubbed] Love, Across WorldsSara's father promises her to an old man as a concubine. She refuses, so he betroths her to a beggar instead, and she goes through with it believing her life is settled.
On the wedding night the beggar waves a hand and the ruined country temple turns into blessed ground. He is a god who came down to earth in that form to undergo a trial of love. He is called back to heaven at once and promises to return for her in seven days. A day in heaven is a year on earth.
She gives birth to twins and raises them alone through seven years of humiliation from her own family and the people around her. When he finishes his duties and comes down again to look for her, her heart is being cut out and her blood drained, and the twins are about to be used as ingredients in an elixir. He swears revenge and puts everything he has into protecting his wife and children.
Head over Heels for you, MisterAfter the boss went abroad, the new intern suddenly claimed that she was pregnant with the bosss child and called herself the bosss wife. She made harsh rules: employees were not allowed to eat, they had to obey unconditionally, the air conditioner had to be turned off, etc. She threatened to fire them if they disobeyed. The employee couldnt stand it anymore and called the boss, but found out that the boss didnt know this person at all...
Heartbeat for YouA poor boy had been a bootlicker for his girlfriend for 10 years, but was tragically killed by her and a pretty boy in the end. He was unexpectedly reborn and completely sober. He took back all the funding and made the girl regret it for the rest of her life. He and the school beauty with her support each other and reached the peak of their lives!
Maid to Empress: The Hidden Twin HeirsShe traveled to ancient times by accident and met a handsome general. They fell in love at first sight, but they got into many entanglements because of their different status.
Blossoms and BloodshedHer family was destroyed and she became a palace slave. She gave birth to a son after a night of love! Zhao Muxue endured in the cold palace for six years. The child rescued the queen mother and revealed a shocking secret. Lets see how she tears the queen apart and turns the tide
The Glow and the BlazeHou Qingwan is back in her own body at an age she has already lived through once. Her half-sister Hou Yuyao, the daughter of a woman her father kept outside the house, came from another time and has been using what she knows of the future to arrange things. The first time around that arrangement ended with Hou Qingwan dead, with Hou Yuyao, the crown prince Gu Jingyu and her own father all in it together. She now knows what each of them will do before they do it.
She goes after Hou Yuyao with the memories, showing that the work Hou Yuyao passes off as her own is copied and that she has been putting poison in people's food. Her own standing in the house rests on her grandfather's command of troops and on the empress. Gu Jingyu is stripped of the position of crown prince over his dealings with pirates raiding the coast. Prince Jing, Gu Jingxuan, works with her to lay the rest of the plotting out in front of the court.
[Dubbed] Return of the Racing LegendDid the racing god mysteriously disappear? A dark horse appeared on the Bayinbuluke track! Taxi driver Zhang Chi changed his fate with one step on the accelerator! The gambling agreement was signed, and the final battle was in Bayinbuluke! Don't challenge my professionalism with amateurism!
Indelible MarkMistakenly taking a substitute as your lover! The princess has been waiting for three years and her love has gone wrong. The victorious general returns with a Hu concubine and forces her to marry a concubine. Where will the love and resentment go?
The Schemes of the War-Torn HeiressShen Jiaren's boyfriend returns from military service crediting himself and another woman for the success she helped make possible. An heiress required to begin as an apprentice, she has already endured his mother's contempt. Revealing her family's commercial power exposes his betrayal amid military promotions, business rivalries and the demands of war.
Don't Panic! Your Boss Just Married Dad!A financial tycoon meets true love, and the fake play becomes real, and the sweetness is off the charts! See how the cold and aloof CEO breaks his secluded life with love
Flames of Vengeance: The Seraphim SistersSheng Linglong and Sheng Liuli are twins. Twins were taken as a bad omen, so the two were separated as small children. Sheng Linglong left the family, took a master, and lived in the martial world. Years later, on her own strength, she became leader of the Tiansheng Sect and brought the whole martial world under it. Sheng Liuli stayed behind and caught the eye of the old emperor, who promised her in marriage to the reigning emperor, Qin Yuan. On the eve of the wedding someone arranged for mountain bandits to carry her off. She was assaulted and died. Sheng Linglong got word and hurried back. Over her sister's body she swore that she would go into the palace in Sheng Liuli's place and find the people who had arranged it.
Unstitched Heart: Reborn for VengeanceThe scumbag brought other women into the house, and she almost died while giving birth, only to end up in a joke! She signed a divorce agreement and went to the moon to serve her country, but she became blind and lost her memory due to an accident, and was healed by a gentle man and a cute baby along the way! After her memory was restored, she turned around domineeringly, leaving the scumbag who was kneeling and crying on the ground unable to even see his back
The Joy MakerSheng Xingyue never expected that an accidental entry into a VIP hot spring pool would lead to her becoming pregnant, and she confusedly became a single mother with the child's father remaining a mystery. She worked hard to raise her son, Xiao Feng, and six years later, applied for a job as a home tutor for the Chu family. Old Mrs. Chu believed Xiao Feng was her grandson, which sparked jealousy from the housekeeper, Sister Fang. After several twists and turns, Old Mrs. Chu discovered that Xiao Feng was indeed her biological grandson, with his father being Chu Xiaofeng. Sheng Xingyue also recalled their encounter at the hot springs years ago, and she and Chu Xiaofeng reunited because of the child, leading to growing feelings between them, ultimately hand in hand towards happiness.
Master of Machines: She Is BackLin Man, the nation's only woman certified as a level-eight fitter, remains loyal to Dafeng Machinery out of gratitude to its ailing founder. His son begins cutting staff, and her vindictive apprentice forces her into early retirement. Tianming Group recognizes the expertise they discarded, rehires Lin Man, and wins a huge contract with her help—leaving her former bosses to understand their mistake too late.
Second Chance: Vengeance and LoveThe two sisters married two brothers at the same time, but lived completely different lives. To live a new life, in order to change her destiny, this time she decided not to make the same mistakes again!
[Dubbed]Lady Kelly's CounterattackA beautiful lawyer accidentally traveled through time and space and became a disfavored wife. The original owner of her body gave everything to the general to bear children. However, the man disliked her ugly appearance and married someone else. This time, she has to rely on her real ability to win the favor of thousands of people!
Crowned by MistakeAfter the love affair, a big mistake happened. However, she rose to fame and became the emperor's beloved.
Thriving of the Hudson HeroinesThe emperor's biological mother returned to the palace to prepare for a grand ceremony. Unexpectedly, the vicious imperial concubine treated her as a woman who seduced the emperor and humiliated her. After she revealed the true identity of the emperor's mother, she led the army to break the conspiracy to force the emperor to abdicate and regain power!
Never Yours AgainThe Nine-tailed Fox Fairy was madly in love with the master who grew up with her, but her master teamed up with a scheming woman to make her suffer endless suffering and torture. She was completely heartbroken and turned into the arms of the Killing God Emperor, who held her in his hands and spoiled her to the sky!
The Choices She MadeZhou Shiyu and Shen Fuchen have been married for seven years. For Shen Fuchen, Zhou Shiyu gave up her career and children, and revolved around Shen Fuchen. But Shen Fuchen was thinking about the missed Bai Yueguang in his heart, ignored Zhou Shiyu's efforts, and even despised her aging face due to the busy life. Their marriage turned from lovers to enemies. On the way to divorce, Zhou Shiyu and Shen Fuchen got into a car accident and both returned to before they got married. In this life, the two went in opposite directions. Seven years later, the two met at a class reunion.
[Dubbed]Dad, please stop meddling!After his wife's death, financial titan Lin Jinrui retires and raises their son as an ordinary father, honoring her wish that the boy escape the burden of wealth. The son grows up determined to build a company by himself and meets setback after setback. Lin cannot bear to watch him fall, so the supposedly meddlesome old man secretly deploys the empire he promised to leave behind.
[Dubbed]Sleep with My Brother-in-LawIn her previous life, her stepsister was jealous of her marrying into a wealthy family and cruelly harmed her. Unexpectedly, she and she were reborn together. This time, her stepsister married her good husband first, and she could only marry the deceased marquis. However, she didn't know that after marriage, she was spoiled by the cold-faced marquis!
Addicted to My Fiancé's UncleShe attended her boyfriend's uncle's birthday party, but she never thought that the other party was her ex-boyfriend! Two years after the breakup, the ex-boyfriend couldn't forget the old love and aggressively pursued his nephew's fiancée. Even under the same roof, he dared to flirt with her wantonly. She didn't want to repeat the same mistake, but she accidentally discovered that her boyfriend was cheating on her, and the truth of her breakup with her ex-boyfriend also surfaced...
Hands Off My CarHe kindly lent his car during the Chinese New Year, but was accused of hit-and-run and hacked to death based on the ironclad evidence from surveillance footage. After being reborn, he planned to catch the murderer, and the mastermind reappeared before the car accident!
Yearning in the DarkSong Yue wants two things she cannot have, her freedom and her father's name cleared. Mu Jingchen keeps her shut in, heart and all, and what he calls love has gone twisted. The two of them grew up together. Ten years ago they stood in falling snow in matching clothes, with matching scarves at their necks. A phone call cut into that. His parents had died in an accident, and when he put the phone down he was eaten up with anger and pain. He has blamed Song Yue for it ever since and taken it out on her, and her father has been carrying the blame as well. She starts looking into what really happened. Another man gets drawn into the events. Song Yue fakes her own death. Mu Jingchen is left with regret, and a business partnership starts breaking down in one conflict after another.
Grace Against the TyrantThe Jiao princess once saves a boy who later returns as Ao Chen, supreme ruler of the dragons, to break apart her wedding and carry her to his palace. He crowns her dragon queen and coerces her into producing a dragon egg, yet cannot win her affection and confines her when she resists. Phoenix princess Lingyue then violates the sealed palace, mistakes the captive queen for a seductress, and humiliates her—provoking the dragon king's fury and deepening the tragedy he created.
Awakening: Tragic Tale Of Training AcademyIn a mysterious center, six passionate students and their parents gather to receive methylphenidate, a clinically approved drug known as the ""study shot.""
which enhances blood flow to the brain to improve learning effectiveness.
While the children, who have received the study shot, are locked in and studying, the parents practice administering injections inside.
As the test results are announced, a tense atmosphere develops among the students, resulting in an incident that Kyung-min stabs Ye-jun in the neck with a pen.
Meanwhile, subtle infidelities and conflicts begin to ignite among the parents.
Late BloomerA wealthy man told his driver to seduce his wife. The driver was handsome and strong, and the arrangement was that the wife would be caught in an affair and would leave the house with nothing, after which the man would be free for his mistress. The wife came under suspicion. The driver was pulled between what he had been told to do and what he felt, and he took the wife's side and protected her. A woman running one of the teams around them made her own move for money and independence by irregular means.
The plan was uncovered. The man and his mistress were both punished. The driver went back to the countryside.
Love's Frozen Abyss(Dubbed)Wei Ran chooses to become a cryogenics research subject rather than remain in her unfaithful husband's life. Xu Nuo once overcame her deep distrust of love with his persistent courtship, then betrayed her just three years into marriage. Her late mother's research gives Wei Ran a way to disappear that he never expected her to take.
Fervent KissAfter a car accident, Shen Hanxing discovers her lover He Chen has been impersonated by his twin brother He Can. To uncover the truth, she pretends to get engaged to He Chen’s uncle Zhong Sihuai as a pretext to get close to He Can again. As her investigation deepens, their relationship grows increasingly ambiguous. Yet Shen Hanxing slowly realizes that the man she spends every day with might actually be the real He Chen!
She Who Claims the ThroneKeira Falcon wanted to stay Tyler Harold's wife. She was the divine ruler's daughter in Saytown, and before the marriage she had been betrayed and left badly hurt, and Tyler was the poor man who took her in. She married him to pay that back, had a daughter with him, Norah, and put backing behind him without telling him it was hers.
Tyler took up with Callie Zouch, whose family had money. His mother humiliated Keira in front of the household. Keira took Norah and left, and the marriage ended.
What came after it was a fight over the borderland. Her identity came out at the Dragon Gate Banquet, both that she was of the divine ruler's line and that she was promised to another house, and the families that had been circling moved on her at once. Tyler's side joined them. Keira had allies of her own and went after the man who had betrayed her.
Submitting to My Best Friend's DadBecca needed the break after a rough year attending Yale and a break-up with her boyfriend. She didn’t expect for her summer of fun to include sleeping with James, the Italian Stallion–her best friend's father. Knowing it’s wrong, she allows James to pull her into a vortex of pleasure that has her breaching the surface of reality and grasping for survival. Can Becca endure this pleasure without Tally finding out? Or will her secrets cause her world to crash around her?
My Invincible FatherMortally wounded war hero Hades hopes to spend his remaining time quietly protecting the daughter he never knew he had. A misunderstanding at her kindergarten makes the girl think he is a hired stand-in father, while her mother rejects an imperial marriage arrangement and faces pressure from her own family. Once Hades learns how badly his daughter has been bullied, he abandons his disguise and brings the full force of his true identity to her defense.
Return of the Secret HeiressThree years ago, Laura, heiress to the Lewis Group, the nation's wealthiest conglomerate, and a business legend, came to Maplewood to investigate an investment project. There, she fell head over heels for the unknown Ben Harrison. She hid her true identity, married Ben, and secretly helped his company become a rising star in Maplewood. After marriage, Laura worked as a cleaner at Sheppard Group and helped the group's CEO, Bryan Shepherd, resolve a business crisis. To express his gratitude, Bryan offered Ben, Laura's husband, a $100 million business contract.
[Doblado]Birth Daughter vs. Adopted DaughterXia Xiaomai, the real daughter of the Xia family who was kidnapped, was finally found by her family after many twists and turns. However, she unfortunately fell into the conspiracy of the fake daughter Xia Zhenzhen and ended up with a miserable death. Her innocent family also suffered the misfortune.
The Return of That Great MasterAs the posthumous son of the Supreme Master, I was hunted down the day I was born. Fortunately, I was saved by my loved ones and friends, and I learned the arts of literature and martial arts, and conquered the world with my fists.
God of the Hidden SunKerem Yıldırım was out of the picture for three years, and the man who comes back is the head of the Dragon Palace. He keeps that to himself. To the Erden family he is someone they took in, and he protects them without explaining why he is able to. If word of what he is got out, the balance among the powers would move.
Dilek Erden was badly hurt while he was away, and putting that right is the first thing he does. Oğuz Güneş accuses him in front of everyone. Müjde Şahin has been passing what she learns to the other side. Old enemies surface again and he has to choose between staying hidden and standing in front of the people close to him.
He clears out the ones who turned. Then he and the people he has gathered go at the demon clan.
[Dubbed]The Hidden Talent: Darren PerkinBack then, I won the title of Martial Alliance leader, but was plotted against by my good brother, who usurped my throne. I lost my memory and was taken in by a kind-hearted beauty. Later, when I recovered and remembered everything, I realized it had all been a blessing in disguise.
Crown of the Reborn: Vengeance AwaitsKevin Peter was the son of the Simon family's driver. Alice Simon felt sorry for how little he had, so she took him to school in her Maybach, handed him her card, bought him luxury goods, and signed over the company her father had left her. He spent the money and took everything she gave, and all that time he was with another girl, whom he kept like a princess while Alice ran his errands like a servant. When she fell seriously ill and asked to borrow enough to see a doctor, he told her, "All these years of being pestered by you have been my nightmare. Hurry up and die." She died on the day he married.
Then she is back at the beginning of it with everything she knows, and she swears to return the pain a thousand times over. Matthew Baron, from the capital, is the man she turned down in the life before, and he had been waiting the whole time. He stays with her through the working out of what was done to her, and the two of them grow closer as it goes on.
The Legendary SwordmanI would rather bear the shame of my life than have peace in my country. Chu Shuai is dead, I am just a designated driver. I didn't expect that after three years, my wife still hates me. The beautiful CEO must protect her honor, how can I stand by and watch? One sword determines the outcome!
Upside Down: His Familiar StrangerOnce upon a time, they were childhood sweethearts, but an accident forced them to separate. Under the arrangement of fate, they met again as family marriage partners. When they met again, an indescribable feeling surged in their hearts, which seemed familiar and strange.
The Divorced Billionaire HeiressOn our third wedding anniversary, my husband divorced me and I was publicly humiliated by his mistress. They said I wasn't worthy of being in their presence. Little did they know, I'm the daughter of the richest man in the States, and all of my ex-husband's resources came from me. Luckily on the same day, I accidentally ended up marrying a dashing billionaire. Now, I have wealth, leisure, a handsome husband, and another mysterious identity. Can anyone top that? Just wait.
Dad Is the Legendary King of Wall Street!Carl takes work as a security guard at a banquet hall the city's rich use. His son Brady, who built his company up from nothing, turns up at one of the events and finds his father on the door. Nobody at the venue gives the old man any trouble, and the room reads that as deference to Brady. Carl pays no attention to how people at that level are supposed to behave, and what he says and does in front of the guests embarrasses his son again and again. None of them know that he ran a business empire himself before he retired out of it.
The Hacker's Revenge CodeWhen the Clarke Group fires its tech lead Robert Lyons, they accidentally trigger a catastrophic server crash, pushing the company to the brink. As Clarke Group and its rival, the Apex Group, vie for dominance in the VR sector, their competition is intensified by poaching, personal vendettas, and entangled relationships. Now, with secrets and sabotage looming, the real corporate collapse might just be beginning.
Plus-Size Girl Travels Back to Become a TycoonAfter catching her boyfriend cheating in the laboratory, a medical doctor is shoved into an explosion and wakes in another world as an unloved, overweight woman with two starving children. Determined to earn money and leave the prince's household with the children, she faces repeated traps from her scheming younger sister. The cold husband she plans to divorce is actually the emperor's son, and his growing presence forces her to reconsider their future.
I Hail From the MountainsFaye Wood, the daughter of the poorest family in the village, manages to get into university. To gather enough money for her tuition fees, her parents beg others for donations, enduring the harsh words of people who do not respect them. Her father, Marvin Wood, even passes away, unable to bear the utter humiliation from his brother. Ten years have passed since then, and Faye is now the CEO of Valia Corp.