

At a family reunion banquet, Anne Posen, the governor’s daughter, is pushed down the stairs by her impostor, Lisa Posen, and ends up with a broken leg. To her surprise, her longtime crush, Neil Cabral, immediately proposes to her, promising to take care of her for the rest of her life. Her parents also vow to compensate for Lisa’s crimes, saying that Lisa took her own life under the weight of her guilt.

Orphan Quinn craved family, so he always deferred to his wife Wren's relatives—only to be met with contempt. When Quinn finally snapped and left, Wren returned to her own home, but her family was very cold to her. Realizing her true family was Quinn and their daughter, she went back, and they started a new life together.

Claire Reed spends holiday with husband Ryan Hayes at his parents' home. Her mother-in-law denies her daughter the fish, citing tradition. Claire accepts it, but later catches her sister-in-law's family eating it. The real reason: Claire didn't bear a son. Furious, Claire overturns the dinner table.

Donald Chester was tricked by his mother and younger brother's family into staying in the same household, leaving his wife and daughter at the mercy of the Chesters' abuse.He spent his life breaking his back in the family feed mill, only to be cast aside when it finally went public and made a fortune—dying in misery. Traveling back to 1988, Donald decisively split from the family and took his wife and daughter back to live in the countryside—only to discover that the fields and ponds are overrun with crayfish, a scourge to the villagers.Donald resolved to make a fortune for his own family by selling crayfish and forging a path to prosperity.

Everyone in the family can see the countdown above Eli Nash, my brother, so we all know he dies the day he turns 16 years old. Thus, Eli becomes the most pampered person in the family. He gets all the good food, the latest limited-edition sneakers, and even the bedtime stories from Mom and Dad. I feel very bad for him, yet I am jealous of all the love he receives. I finally make it to the eve of his 16th birthday. But Mom and Dad fear that I will cause trouble, so they lock me in a storage room while I am suffering from a high fever. I panic as I bang on the door. "Please let me out, Mom! I'm running a fever, and my head hurts so badly!" Mom snaps through gritted teeth, "That's enough, Ash! Eli is going to die tomorrow! Why can't you just put up with it?" "I feel really sick, though…" I start losing consciousness as the sounds outside the door die down.

Alice gives Nolan three chances to be a good husband and father he should be, instead he chooses his late friend's widow again and again, even treating her dog better than his own son. When Alice realizes he will never change, she takes her son and walks away for good. By the time Nolan wants them back, there is no family left for him to return to.

Tobias Yowell, the long-lost heir of the wealthy Yowell family, lives as a live-in son-in-law with the Ingrams—all for his deep love for Natalie Ingram. However, as Marcus Zabel returns from abroad, Natalie grows increasingly distant from Tobias, even refusing to donate blood to him when he is severely injured in a car accident.

Six years ago, Annie Sparks shares a one-night encounter with the drugged Ian Locke and becomes pregnant, but goes to prison to protect her pregnant sister Joyce McDonnell. Joyce uses half a pendant to marry into the Locke family under false identity. Six years later, Ian and his father return to the country. Andy Locke discovers the bullied child Charlie bears striking resemblance to the Locke bloodline and confirms he is Ian’s biological son. Joyce attempts to eliminate Annie and her son to conceal the truth. After Annie reunites with Ian, the family of three finally recognizes each other through numerous trials. Annie exposes Joyce’s crimes, and Joyce faces legal consequences. Annie becomes the rightful young madam of the Locke family, holds a proper wedding ceremony with Ian, and achieves family completeness.

After twenty years, Amy discovers that the family she grew up with, the Bakers, are not her real family when their biological daughter, Bella, turns up. Harshly sent off to her supposedly destitute real family, the Lakes, Amy learns that they are not poor at all but are, in fact, the wealthiest! Overjoyed at being reunited with their long-lost daughter, Amy’s parents and five brothers lavish her with everything her heart desires.

In her past life, Portia Brooks injures her legs trying to save her birth mother, only to get drained dry by her bloodsucking family while her fiance and sister hook up right over her deathbed. This time around,she cuts them all off without a second thought. She destroys her parasitic family, dumps her cheating fiance, and completely destroys her backstabbing sister. With her incredible skills at restoring antiques, Portia quickly marries Wesley Locke, Northden's richest man,and uses his connections to get her revenge. Family love that shows up too late is worthless. This time, she only protects her adoptive mother and her real love, making sure her enemies pay with everything they've got.