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The Miracle-Working Consort HealerThe soul of a female doctor traveled back in time and replaced her tragic fate. Deep in the palace, she relied on her superb medical skills to advance step by step and avenge the original owner.
A-courtin' Too SlowMistakenly giving true love to a scumbag, one wrong step will lead to a bottomless abyss! Now she is reborn from the ashes, creating glory again with the flames of war! The charming daughter is so cool that she makes the whole audience stunned!
Fifty Shadows of GreyShe sleeps with a man she believes feels only desire for her, and her love for him is so humble that she takes a contraceptive pill every time. She does not know that he loves her to the bone.
Her father remarries. A pregnancy comes to light, and so does an affair outside a marriage, and both set off fights in the family. Betrayals follow, and she is left with psychological wounds. When the truth comes out she leaves, and he tries to stop her. Five years pass before the two of them see each other again.
Love Burned Beyond RepairAllison answers her husband’s Valentine’s Day affair with divorce and a flight overseas. Nicholas follows in regret, only to find the woman he neglected standing at another man’s altar.
Gone with the Last HopePropose ninety-nine times, and it only takes one second to bury love! I gave my heart to the wrong person, and the love we once had was so passionate, but now it is only broken! After choosing to divorce, I started a second spring in my life!
Hell's Princess Plays HouseSeraphine, the princess of Nightsdeep, holds power over life and death there, and what she wants is the Nether Pearl. It has been shattered and its pieces are scattered through the Pyralis Empire. She takes over the body of the empire's eldest princess, and by accident ends up in bed with Draven, the Regent Prince. The Emperor, the princess's brother, lies in a coma, and the pearl is what would wake him.
From then on she and Draven work the same problems: why the Emperor will not wake, a case at a temple where corpses are rendered into oil, and where the pieces of the pearl have gone. Sorcery and ghosts turn up in the palace, and the plotting at court runs alongside them. Both of them are hiding what they are, and over time each starts to work out the other's real identity. A mix of love and hate starts to grow between them. There is also something between them left over from a previous life.
[Dubbed]Second SentenceFresh 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?
[Dubbed]Her Three Final ChancesCeline has spent seven years treating husband Ivan and their daughter Coco as unwanted substitutes for Miles, the first love who left her behind. When Miles returns with his son Caleb, her favoritism tears open an already empty marriage. Ivan gives her three final chances to choose the family she has before he and Coco leave for good.
Fake Death & Twisted BetrayalAfter three years of a sexless marriage, Audrey fakes her death to escape Victor—only to spend the next 20 years sleeping with Toby, the struggling student they once sponsored together. When Victor gets a second chance and travels back in time, he decides to play dead first and expose their twisted betrayal.
I Am Invincible?!Lin Ran spent five years on an island, away from everyone. He trained in army boxing there, and he cultivates an internal method called the Nine Yang Extreme Intent Art, which he has taken to its ninth level. He has studied medicine too, and he works as a lawyer. By the end of the five years there is nobody in the world who can beat him, and he has no idea of it.
His family calls him home to be married. At the first meeting his fiancée, Xu Xinran, breaks off the engagement and calls him a travelling con man. The next moment her father, who is dead, sits up out of his coffin. Five women who each run a company come competing to marry Lin Ran. There are other fiancées besides Xu Xinran, and he goes looking for them, with all the trouble that brings. At some point he realizes that nobody can beat him. He and the woman he loves take on the Heavenly Power Sect, whose plans reach the whole country.
Security Father Turns Out The Big ShotHis daughter is a billionaire female CEO, and he hides his identity and works as a community security guard. The death of his wife has become a knot between him and his daughter... The daughter arranged a blind date for her father, but he ended up meeting a gold digger!
Prodigy Lawyer in a Child's BodyEight-year-old prodigy Felix, a modern lawyer trapped in a child’s body, uncovers a deadly plot against his adoptive father, the Peachwood magistrate. With cunning and courage, he navigates court intrigues, imperial threats, and secret identities… but can a child truly outwit an empire?
99 Ways to Break My HeartJiang Lin is heir to the Jiang family, the richest in Haicheng. Han Xue'er is the woman he has been attached to for years without result. At a campus dance competition Ye Yutong takes the championship in front of everyone. Han Xue'er later learns that Ye Yutong likes Jiang Lin. She tells Jiang Lin she will be with him on one condition: he accepts Ye Yutong's confession and then punishes and humiliates her 99 times. Jiang Lin agrees, and he takes Ye Yutong as his girlfriend.
The arrangement runs for three years. Ye Yutong then fakes her own death and leaves Haicheng. Some time after that she has made it to the top of the dance profession.
The Gilded LieWhen Matthew discovers Fortune Goldsmiths sold him fake gold while desperately trying to fund his son's surgery, he stumbles into a corruption scandal that runs deeper than he imagined. One father's desperation. One industry's darkest secret. And a fight for justice that could destroy them both.
The Last Howling: The Alpha King’s RevengeAfter his wife's death, legendary Alpha King Aron abandons power and lives as a janitor while raising his daughter Perla. His quiet disguise leaves her exposed to bullies and to Mr. Smith's Four Alpha Houses, who intend to offer her to his rival in a dangerous ritual. To rescue Perla and settle the old feud, Aron must reveal himself and reclaim the werewolf strength he buried.
Shattered TrustThe man having an affair with Benjamin Hayes's wife also has misconduct to hide in the auto industry. After discovering Lauren Grant's betrayal with Jason Murray, Benjamin sets out to expose Jason while competing for Hayes Corporation's agency rights, turning a broken marriage into a business confrontation.[Dubbed] Reborn for Love: The General's New BattleWhen a fierce warrior general reincarnates into modern times, she finds herself engaged to a powerful CEO who turns out to be her soulmate from centuries past. But jealous rivals, family betrayals, and corporate schemes threaten to destroy their destined love before it even begins. Together, they must outwit enemies both old and new to claim the happiness fate promised them across lifetimes.
The Love That Kills Me TwiceLillian endures constant torment from her husband, Jonathan, who blames her for the death of his former love, Isabella. Unbeknownst to Jonathan, Lillian is suffering from a terminal illness and plans to leave him to face her end in silence. However, her plans are upended when Isabella, who was never actually dead, returns with a malicious scheme to destroy them both.
The Price of BetrayalAfter being reborn, Lin Ze catches his fiancée Xu Ruoxi being intimate with Meng Tianhao in a bar and quietly walks away from the humiliation. At the wedding the next day, he refuses to let the Xu family enter the wedding car, exposing the betrayal and breaking with his fiancée instead of repeating the fate that once ruined him.
Her Path to GloryReborn, Lyra disguises herself as a man and wins the imperial exams. She teams up with Prince Eamon to clear her dad's name, uncover a dangerous conspiracy, and rise to a position no one saw coming.
Back to the Man She ForgotTrapped in a decade-long marriage after being drugged, she endured abuse and humiliation, even serving his mistress yearly. When she sought divorce, he threatened her. Having lost everything—even a final goodbye to her mother—she escaped with friends.
Second Life, the Godfather's WifeAt the ceremony where the Moretti family names its new head, Eleanor's fiancé Lucian kills the man being appointed, and Eleanor's sister Vivian, out of jealousy, kills Eleanor. Eleanor gets a second life that begins ten years earlier, on the day the sisters chose their fiancés. This time she wants an ordinary life. Against her family's wishes she marries Alessio Moretti, a man everyone takes for a beggar. Vivian sneers at the match and marries Lucian. The beggar is the head of the Moretti family, the Godfather, and he keeps that hidden.
The marriage sets off a fight over power and a run of betrayals among the Winchester, Whitmore and Moretti families. Eleanor faces attempts to discredit her and to take over her identity, most of them traced to Vivian and Lucian. The old Duke's inheritance is in play as well. The three families meet at banquets, and much of the rivalry is worked out there.
Punch Through the WorldFire Fist Gym gives a starving outcast work as a sparring partner, unaware of the burden behind his supernatural strength. Accidental injuries to his mother and a senior disciple cost him both his home and his place with his master. Now the gym that took him in faces a challenge from Jiangnan's leading boxer, whose fighters defeat its members.
The Homeless Rogue l Met by DestinyEthan, a wandering werewolf, brings his daughter to a werewolf tribe for a matchmaking challenge, unexpectedly forming an alliance with the white wolf queen, Isabella. Facing the tribe's disdain and the provocations of powerful enemies, this seemingly down-on-his-luck "vagrant" repeatedly displays astonishing strength. As the truth is revealed, he turns out to be the ultimate werewolf who disappeared many years ago. Together, they protect the tribe and begin a new chapter for the werewolf clan...
Co-Living Lessons from the Bankrupt BossAfter Nathaniel Barton goes bankrupt, he teams up with his assistant Sadie Cooper and friends to combat the financial titans Trevor Caldwell and Anthony Prescott using stock maneuvers and networking. As they navigate business banquets and daily interactions, they deal with bankruptcy settlement, business conspiracies, invitation disputes, and financial grudges. Ultimately, Nathaniel exposes his opponents' schemes, seeks investments, and strives for a comeback.
Thunder's Gift to Kind HeartsSamuel is the son of Victoria, the Ninth Princess of the heavenly court, but he grows up on earth, where Ms. Thompson takes him in as a foundling and raises him. The Quinn family mistreat him for years. Then the county magistrate has Samuel framed, and the persecution that follows reaches Ms. Thompson herself.
Victoria breaks free of the restrictions the heavenly court has kept her under and comes down to look for her son. She finds him in the middle of this and goes after the people responsible, with Samuel beside her, using thunder and fire. What the Quinn family have been doing comes out in the process. The Emperor intervenes and takes up the question of whether Samuel is his son.
Queen’s Gambit: The Final DealThe son was taken to the casino by a gambler and swindled of all his family property, but he didn't know that his vegetable selling mother was once a famous gambling king in the underworld. The next second, she brought her son out and turned the tide!
The Mid-Autumn Plot TwistElla Sinclair and David Carter face divorce due to family disputes and child custody issues, leading to misunderstandings and revelations. During Mid-Autumn festivities, Ella, being mistreated by her in-laws, unveils her identity as an heiress.
Eternal Vows: Destiny's BattlefieldChu Qingqing wants to dress as she likes and live as her own person. She grew up centuries ago in a family of generals, where neither was allowed. Then she wakes in the present day, in the body of a woman who is engaged to Si Zhi, the head of a company, and who has been ground down for a long time by a man named Gu Ye.
She starts with Gu Ye and puts him in his place in front of people. He tries to force himself on her afterwards, and she beats him. She and Si Zhi spend a night together, and he turns out to be the same man she was bound to back in her own century. The engagement then runs into family trouble, a rival woman, and a fight over business, and Gu Ye and the rival put together a scheme against the couple at the Jinhao Hotel.
Chu Qingqing deals with each thing as it arrives. Si Zhi encourages her and she gets bolder. Somewhere in this the two of them admit what they feel for each other, and they work out what Gu Ye and the rival have been doing at the hotel and bring it into the open.
The Forsaken HeirLi Ming wants to be an artist. He is in his last year at an ordinary high school in a small town, his marks sit in the middle of the class, and he is known for handing in blank papers, which never seems to throw him. The college entrance exam is close, and everyone around him is cramming for it. He starts to wonder whether the art road is open to him at all, and for a while he cannot see a way forward.
At his lowest point he meets Mr. Zhang, an artist about whom little is known. Mr. Zhang tells him to stop letting other people's opinions decide the matter and to hold on to what he wants. His way of teaching is unusual. He has Li Ming go out and live a bit and see the world's ups and downs at first hand. Li Ming gets his footing back and decides to go after it, with the exam still ahead.
The Ex-Wife is Too Alluring: Mr. Faulkner’s Mad PursuitThe world is so small. The subordinate I have loved for three years turns out to be my little wife whom I havent seen for many years.
The Unshackled WifeOn New Years Eve, she planned to take her daughter back to her parents home to celebrate the New Year after being married for many years. But she was stopped by her mother-in-law when she got downstairs.
Why Cry When I'm Cast OutThe girl was held in the wrong arms fifteen years ago. After being taken home, he was framed and killed by his parents' adopted daughter. Once she was reborn and returned to ten years ago, she completely woke up and no longer expected the love of her family. Instead, she used her past life memories to get rich and amazed everyone.
The Best of AllGu Fan, a retired national hero living as a deliveryman, secretly lifts his wife Su Qingcheng from debt to the head of a company and arranges a crucial investment when her family business falters. Qin Hao steals credit for the rescue, persuading Su Qingcheng to divorce the husband she believes has failed her, then mistreats their daughter. Gu Fan crashes Qin's proposal celebration and reveals his true power at the victory banquet, but Su Qingcheng's regret comes after he has already left with their child.
Who Is the Real Mrs. Chase?Her husband, the CEO, concealed his identity as the richest man and bought a company for her. Unexpectedly, on her first day at work, her cousin took away her identity as the CEOs wife. In order to protect the bullied cleaning lady, she accidentally helped her mother-in-law who also concealed her identity.
Journey Against the LightThe male protagonist escorted his martyr grandfather's ashes to the Martyrs Shrine for a memorial ceremony, but unexpectedly collided with the granddaughter of the richest man who was driving a Rolls-Royce in the opposite direction. The rich man's granddaughter humiliated Qin Tian to the utmost. In the end, she received her deserved punishment.
I, Westria's Culinary MasterMicah Walker and Clara Preston strive to protect Savor House through culinary battles and political intrigues, facing national cook-offs, elite feasts, and unconventional crises. Micah's intelligence and skills earn him the title of King of Chefs, safeguarding Savor House and Westria's honor.
Spoiled by the Cursed AlphaOmega Silvia never expected one night with Alpha Lucian would leave her carrying his child. In a world where Omegas are forbidden to bear children, Silvia suffers under her adoptive parents’ cruelty and society’s scorn. Believing she has stolen his pack’s sacred heirloom, Lucian turns against her, until he discovers her tragic past and the truth of her pregnancy. To protect her, he defies every law of the Council, risking his life to claim the forbidden Hellfire and stand against the Elders. When Lucian’s life hangs by a thread, Silvia awakens her legendary White Wolf power, destroying the Council and rewriting the rules of the world. What Lucian doesn’t know is that Silvia paid with her soul to save him. Five years later, Silvia returns with another man by her side, cold and distant. She acts as if she feels nothing for Lucian… but is that really true, or is her heart still bound to the Alpha she once risked everything for?
Can't Stop Her FallingIn order not to be a burden to him, she took the initiative to break up. Five years later, he forced her to marry him to get revenge on her. However, he didnt know that she had cancer and didnt have much time left.
Back as the Legendary DoctorA doctor's daughter is lying ill in a hospital bed. The doctor's husband arrives on the ward with his mistress and the child the two of them have had, and tells his wife she will walk out of the marriage with nothing. She reappears in front of all of them as the director of that hospital and tells him he will pay for this.
A surgery then goes badly enough to shake the whole hospital, and the blame is put on her, so that she is caught between the job and the family at once. Her husband, once the divorce is through, tries to get back into her life through their daughter. A betrayal comes out, and so do incidents of violence inside the hospital, and she takes up the fight over what actually happened.
From Blind Wife to CEONatalie Lynn can see again, but keeps acting blind while gathering proof of her husband's affair with their maid. She lost her sight saving him and broke with her wealthy family for their marriage, only to learn her father has secretly supported his career all along. The husband expecting a promotion now faces the heiress whose trust he abused.
From Fisherwoman to Emperor's MotherAfter her son Elias Barrett becomes top scholar and abandons her, Abigail Foster struggles alone. One day, she saves a boy whose true identity is Crown Prince. Abigail then is named Empress Dowager. Can she confront those who once scorned her, and uncover secrets that change everything?
The Rise Of Ms. LyraAfter Lyra's mother dies in a car accident, her father Charles-obsessed with maintaining appearances-brings home Grace, the daughter of the reckless driver who caused the crash. To “balance” the family, Lyra’s brothers drain her resources and trample her dignity to favor Grace. Despite her unwavering sacrifices, Lyra endures their neglect and Grace's constant manipulation until she finally cuts all ties. Without Lyra's support, the family's shooting team collapses in defeat. Their world shatters when they uncover the truth: Grace’s father is the drunk driver who killed their mother. Now drowning in regret, the family realizes too late that Lyra is the one they should have protected-not betrayed.
Baby, Wait for MeAs Elsie Swift, CEO of Harmonia Group, is about to leave for a business trip, she receives a desperate SOS call from her daughter, Tina. At her training center, Tina was discriminated against and kicked out of class by her teacher simply for drawing a bicycle for her homework. Through a series of unfortunate events, she becomes trapped in a refrigerator inside a dark room, her life in grave danger.
Elsie rushes to the center to save her daughter, only to face relentless obstruction from the biased teacher and other parents. Although Tina is eventually rescued, the incident leads Elsie to discover a dark, long-hidden secret kept by her seemingly loyal husband...
Wingless GraceShe was a girl who dreamed of dancing, but her biological parents hired someone to break her legs in order to adopt her, ruining her dancing career. In order to cover up the truth, she was forced to pretend to be disabled and live under the shadow of lies. However, the turning point of her fate appeared at the art exam. With her own efforts and talent, she won the championship in one fell swoop and successfully uncovered her parents conspiracy.
When Flowers Blossom AgainA little girl lies trapped after an engineered accident at her father's construction site, while conspirators hide her severed limb and delay rescue. Her grandmother recognizes the plot, but the girl's father resists the warning and does not know whom to believe. A diary may expose the lies only after the child falls into a coma.
When a Man Chooses DivorceOn his mother's sixtieth birthday, Samuel Grant receives divorce papers from Julia, who brings her first love home and pressures him to sign until the shock hospitalizes his mother. Samuel ends the marriage and revives the influence he concealed as the mysterious Mr. K. With his daughter Olive's custody at stake, he moves to expose the other man's true nature while Julia's regret collides with family conflict, criminal threats, and a business crisis.
The Rivalry on the LineJesse Barrett competes in an international fishing contest against the Foster and Mercer families and Mason Blake from Vostria, navigating family feuds, personal vendettas, and nationality conflicts. With legendary skills, he proves himself by catching a whale and resolving tensions.
[Dubbed]Return of the HeiressEmily Shaw's messy divorce from Brian Foster exposes the wealthy family background she has kept hidden. As her identity as an heiress comes to light, betrayal and revenge engulf the people around her.
The Secrets of That Fool PresidentHis wife has been sleeping with another man, and she has just made him sign a share transfer agreement. He signed because for six years he has not been able to think straight. Six years earlier he was the business brain of his family's group, and he pulled a woman out of the water after she fell in. The time without oxygen damaged his brain. Since then his wife has tortured and mistreated him. She and her accomplice have already tried to kill one of his relatives to get control of the company, and now they are moving on the group itself.
That is when his mind comes back. The woman he pulled from the water recognizes him as the man who saved her, and she protects him and starts bringing out what was done to him. He works out a plan to take back, step by step, everything that was his, and he picks an engagement ceremony as the place to tell the truth.
Tie Me Up, My Dom CEOTop sex-toy designer Phoebe Thompsons got a dead bedroom and a dangerous solution--Dragged to an underground sensuality dojo during a reckless girls night out, she signs a contract with the clubs enigmatic Dominant K, but it turns out the Dom reigniting her fire is her icy boss, CEO of Love&Passion. Since then hes been testing her limits in boardroom and training chamber. Sparks fly when corporate warfare collides with silk ropes, while her cheating husbands the least of her problems. This ain't Fifty Shades- its a Molotov cocktail of power plays, forbidden pedagogy, and a woman's nuclear-level glow up...
Parking Lot SecretsThe husband of the daughter of the wealthiest man just smiled and said he would help her maintain her luxury car, but then he turned around and gave the car to his mistress. What's more dramatic is that this mistress turned out to be her college classmate. When they met in an underground parking lot at a class reunion, one flaunted their new car while the other watched as his own vehicle was tampered with by others. The friendship between former classmates and today's tangled love-hate relationships instantly exploded into a face-off dispute.
First-Class InfernoOn a turbulent flight, Ethan Jones clashes with arrogant heiress Victoria Bennett over a seat, and a supposed engagement. When her ruthless assistant pushes too far, Ethan's hidden identity as a top national research professor explodes into the open. The powerful Bennett family crosses the wrong man, losing everything as the legendary Mr. Preston steps in. In an epic twist, Ethan ditches the toxic match for his sweet old classmate Naomi Harper.
One-Word to RewriteBlair Bennett enters a world built from multiple novels, reborn as the long-lost daughter of a wealthy family. With the power to make a single change to the plot, she rewrites fate—and turns every villain’s destiny upside down.
Too Late to Regret, Ex-HubbyOlivia Sterling lived in a loveless marriage with her cold and arrogant husband, James Sterling, for seven years. During this period, she witnessed her son Henry being gradually taken away by James ex - girlfriend, Victoria Clark. Olivia became an outsider. At Henrys birthday party, Olivia found herself completely ignored, and then proposed divorce that night. After leaving the cage named marriage, Olivia picked up her work as a talented translator of Joyce again and became closer with her friends brother, Tom Whitmore. At this time, James and son Henry wanted to win Olivia back, but found that the woman who was once regarded as insignificant by them was now out of their reach.
My Accidental CEO HubbyBound by a contract, Ava Carter marries Calvin Quinn, the aloof CEO she never chose. What begins as a deal soon spirals into a storm of family feuds, a jealous ex, and secrets too heavy to hide. Between a dangerous love triangle and a wedding that could seal her fate, Ava must decide if her contract hubby is her greatest risk, or her one true love.
Farewell, My Past LoveI was blind for many years, and my wife never left me to take care of me. But no one could have imagined that on the day I recovered, my wife would have sex with my student in bed.
Back to Ancient Times as a EunuchRyan Preston, as a fake eunuch, assists Empress Willa Fairchild in governance, exposing corruption and resisting Golden Realm invasions. Together, they unravel palace intrigue involving the stolen jade seal and reveal hidden relationships. Showcasing culinary and magical skills, they advance gunpowder and firearms. Ryan builds a relationship with Ruby Lane amidst complex emotions and secret identities.
The Future Prince's ChronicleAt the end of the Everland Dynasty, disasters and invasions threaten to destroy the kingdom. Crown Prince Adam Foster returns from the future with knowledge and technology to save Everland and make it the center of the world.
[Dubbed]Supreme Demon LordThe strongest demon king in the heavens was betrayed in the origin war. After fighting against 100,000 gods and demons, he died of exhaustion. Only a wisp of his soul traveled across the Tianxuan Continent and was reincarnated. Eighteen years later, the demon king awakened, and the world was shocked!