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Toe Bean's best friend has sent her a romance game that's apparently "very popular, features a white-haired and red-eyed male lead, and allows verbal communication". So, Toe puts on a pair of smart glasses and begins her immersive journey excitedly. But thanks to an error her friend has made, Toe has actually entered an immersive horror game named "Manor of Mists". Relying solely on her desire to redecorate the manor and her misunderstanding toward romance games, Toe is able to transform the creepy manor into a cozy-looking home. Not only has she brought peace to the malicious spirits haunting the manor, but she has also converted the boss, who's supposedly a cold-hearted murder machine, into a perfect boyfriend who acts cute, knows how to cook, and is willing to travel through dimensions for her sake.

Toe Bean's best friend has sent her a romance game that's apparently "very popular, features a white-haired and red-eyed male lead, and allows verbal communication". So, Toe puts on a pair of smart glasses and begins her immersive journey excitedly. But thanks to an error her friend has made, Toe has actually entered an immersive horror game named "Manor of Mists". Relying solely on her desire to redecorate the manor and her misunderstanding toward romance games, Toe is able to transform the creepy manor into a cozy-looking home. Not only has she brought peace to the malicious spirits haunting the manor, but she has also converted the boss, who's supposedly a cold-hearted murder machine, into a perfect boyfriend who acts cute, knows how to cook, and is willing to travel through dimensions for her sake.

In her past life, Myla Scott sacrificed the respect and dignity of being the eldest daughter of the Scott family to marry Shawn Ford, only to endure endless humiliation. In Halton, everyone knew that Shawn's true love was Susan Quinn, and Myla was nothing more than an afterthought. Shawn despised her, drained every last ounce of value from her, and left her to die a painful death on the operating table. But this time, in her second life, Myla is determined to take control. She focuses on rebuilding herself, striving for success in both her career and love life. What she doesn't expect is for her cold and indifferent ex-husband to suddenly change, becoming obsessed with winning her back. As their complicated relationship reignites, the truth behind her tragic death in her past life begins to surface.

Dean Brady is the disgraced young heir of Clearview Antiques antique house, scraping along the bottom, until a piece of ancestral jade awakens inside him and grants him the Divine Appraisal Eye, the ability to see the true nature and worth of anything. Armed with this sight, he begins hunting treasure at flea markets and street stalls, striking finds that make him impossible to ignore. Rayne Drake, heiress of Shedo City's prestigious auction house Winter Pavilion, spots him and brings him in as chief appraiser. Wealth and reputation accumulate quickly, drawing the envy and scheming of rival house Cloudmist Gallery and its cunning beauty Bayleigh Barrett.Meanwhile, Winter Pavilion's chief auctioneer Iliana Roman and head of security Lexie Drake find themselves increasingly captivated, not by the eye, but by the man behind it.

Kayla Jayne works multiple ghostwriting jobs to raise money for her daughter's congenital heart disease treatment. When she finally lands a steady position, she discovers her boss is her ex-boyfriend, Don Blake. Don mistakenly believes she left him years ago for money and uses his wealth to humiliate her. For her daughter's sake,Kayla has no choice but to endure it. She tries to tell Don the truth about their child, but Heidi Presland sabotages her. Later, when Kayla is attacked while working a bartending shift, Don rescues her and their relationship begins to thaw. Heidi kidnaps the child and uses her as leverage, but Don outmaneuvers her and saves their daughter. In the end, Don cuts ties with his mother, proposes to Kayla, and the three of them finally become a complete, happy family.

In a world of advanced martial arts and military prowess, Matthew Gilmore serves three years in the military in place of his brother,rising to Six-Star General. Upon his triumphant return home, his father Benjamin Gilmore coldly demands that Matthew transfer all his military achievements and honors to his favored son Zachary.Heartbroken, Matthew severs all family ties. Benjamin steals Matthew's military credits for Zachary. When Matthew tries to expose this conspiracy, Benjamin uses an enemy invasion as cover, deploying nuclear weapons to kill Matthew and silence him. Matthew survives but loses an arm.Matthew returns and exposes his father's crimes. He then travels to the capital with his close friend for the Star Generals Tournament, fighting his way through each round and emerging as a top-tier general. Having achieved vindication, Matthew protects the nation's peace and begins a happy life with his trusted companion.

To save her brother's struggling company, Queenie Jones mistakenly identifies Tyrone Yale—who has secretly loved her for 11 years—as her blind date. A rushed marriage follows, binding two strangers by a single certificate. After the wedding, Queenie faces workplace sabotage from an old classmate, pressure from her mother-in-law, and constant attacks from a romantic rival, while her troubled family continues to weigh on her. Behind the scenes,Tyrone stands firmly by her side—shielding her at work, confronting every scheme, and slowly revealing the truth of his long-hidden feelings. What begins as a marriage of convenience turns into something real. Through every crisis they face together, love grows, misunderstandings fade, and hearts finally open. A mistaken marriage leads her to the love she was meant for—a tender, triumphant romance of redemption and devotion.

When Eldritch Prison fails and its monstrous inmates flood into the world, humanity loses control of the night in a matter of days. The creatures born of human fear and rage and grief tear through everything in their path. Spencer Gray loses his parents to Subject 004, Wrath, and the rage that consumes him in that moment is so absolute, so pure, that the prison itself takes notice. It selects him as warden, granting him the power to capture any creature by force and strip it of its abilities for his own use. He joins the official human organization hunting these monsters and begins his pursuit of Wrath, absorbing power with every creature he takes down, becoming something the monsters recognize and fear. The humans who fight alongside him start to wonder whether the warden the prison chose is entirely on their side. Spencer has one answer to that question: he is on nobody's side but his parents'.

Brandon Cole is a seasoned veteran detective with decades of solved cases behind him and wakes up in the wrong century as an eight year old ninth-rank official in ancient era, the lowest rung of the imperial ladder. The local gentry have already decided he is a figurehead they can control. They miscalculate immediately. A celestial magistrate system activates just in time, and Brandon, drawing on every interrogation technique and investigative instinct from his past life, begins dismantling their assumptions one case at a time. He cracks a child abduction case in broad daylight with the whole town watching, outmaneuvers the gentry at their own game, and drives out the bandit threat they thought nobody could touch. Every victory earns system rewards: martial arts manuals, attribute upgrades, the tools of a legend in the making. He is eight years old. He is also the sharpest mind in the province. The locals call him Mr. Justice. They mean it with complete sincerity.

When Melody Lowe was young, she saved Michael Pond, leaving a scar on her face. Hoping he would recognize her, she was heartbroken when he mistook Sharon Bright for his savior. Despite her love for him, she was misunderstood, but they eventually married—only because she offered him financial support during his lowest point. Melody devotes herself to their marriage, but their relationship remains cold. After being diagnosed with cancer, she passes away shortly after—only to be reborn. Determined to fight back, she seeks revenge against Michael and his mistress. Just when she thinks she can find happiness with her child, she discovers that it is her daughter who saved her life. Overwhelmed by loss, she finds solace in someone who truly loves her, while a little kid begins to cultivate on a distant mountain.

On a torrential rainy night, Lewis Kane is accidentally hit by a dump truck and sent straight to the underworld. A judge is fretting over problems plaguing the three realms when Lewis is mistakenly brought in. The judge notices Lewis glowing with golden light—the mark of someone with immense karmic merit—and sees hope. He appoints Lewis as the liaison officer for the three realms,serving as the underworld’s representative in the mortal world to help meet their quotas. When Lewis refuses, the judge reveals that Lewis is cursed with nine lifetimes of loneliness, and this is his ninth life. If he doesn’t accept the position, he’ll be trapped in endless reincarnations of solitude. Terrified, Lewis throws a tantrum, begging the judge to grant him a life of romantic fulfillment this time around. The judge tosses him a smartphone, explaining it can connect directly to the underworld, then sends Lewis back to the mortal realm. And so,Lewis’ destiny begins to shift because of that one mysterious phone.

Leo inherits his late brother's position as Alpha after seven years of dating me. He also inherits his brother's wife and the pack's former Luna, Jasmin. Each time he sleeps with her, he comforts me gently. "You're my only mate, Mia. Once Jasmin gets pregnant and gives birth to Blazetooth Pack's heir, I'll hold the marking ceremony with you." He tells me that's the only condition his family asked of him before allowing him to inherit the position of Alpha. Over the six months after returning to Blazetooth Pack, he sleeps with Jasmin a hundred times. He starts with only spending one night a month with her to sleeping with her every night. Jasmin was finally found pregnant on the 100th night of my staying up the whole night waiting for him. At the same time, I receive news of her and Leo holding the marking ceremony. Upon hearing this, my son asks in confusion, "Didn't they say Dad is having the marking ceremony with the Luna he loves? Why isn't he here to take us home yet?" "Because I'm not the Luna he loves." I caress his head. "That's okay, though. I'll take you back to a place that we can really call home." What Leo doesn't know is that I'm the only daughter of the Alpha King. I've never cared about being Blazetooth Pack's Luna.

She was a noble lady from ancient times, driven to suicide by her own family. Her spirit, bound by vengeance, lingered long after her revenge was complete—until her only remaining desire led her to a modern-day girl, equally betrayed and discarded by her blood. They strike a fateful bargain: the girl offers her body, and the vengeful spirit is reborn in her place. Now, inhabiting this new life, she finds herself in a world where a false heiress has stolen her identity, and her own parents and brother view her with nothing but disdain.Wielding the supernatural powers of her past existence, she begins to unravel the web of lies and injustices that doomed the girl whose form she now wears. Her quest for justice is intertwined with another, deeper search: for the lover she lost centuries ago. As past and present collide, she will use every ounce of her wrath and the aid of her rediscovered love to make the cruel family that wronged them both—in two different lifetimes—face a devastating reckoning.

Revenge of the Market Force follows Yuna, an ordinary housewife who loses everything to a disastrous stock investment. In her darkest hour, she stumbles upon the inner workings of a shadowy VIP 'pump-and-dump' room and the ruthless manipulation of market forces. Pushed to the brink by her husband's contempt, gaslighting, and the crushing weight of betrayal, Yuna attempts the unthinkable—only to be granted a miraculous second chance at life through a mysterious regression to the past. Armed with the knowledge of future market trends and the secrets of the elites, the once-failed investor prepares for an exhilarating, high-stakes counterattack. "The fierce psychological war between retail investors and the market 'whales' begins now." With razor-sharp intuition and relentless tenacity, Yuna dismantles the fraudulent schemes of VIP chat rooms, transforming from a victim into a protector of 'ants' (retail investors). As she navigates the cutthroat world of finance, she forms a subtle yet powerful alliance—and a budding romance—with Hyeon-su, a genius quant and KAIST graduate. Between her crumbling marriage and intense showdowns with market manipulators, Yuna's journey is a bold, provocative tale of financial retribution and fated love. This series delivers a gripping mix of suspense, catharsis, and the ultimate satisfaction of a 'life reboot' comeback.

Tansy West, the eldest daughter of the West family, escapes her political engagement to Edric Byrd, the eldest son of the Byrd family, by running away during the engagement party and disguising herself as a man. In her escape, Tansy accidentally becomes Edric's bodyguard. As they spend time together, they develop feelings for each other. However, Edric, originally biased against his fiancee, mistakenly believes he has fallen for his male bodyguard, causing much humorous confusion. Tansy helps Edric deal with his malicious stepmother and his scheming younger brother. She attends a gathering in her female guise, where her brother and parents recognize her. To ensure the couple's marriage proceeds smoothly, both sets of parents knock them out and send them to the wedding venue. The male lead's younger brother is captivated by Tansy's beauty and wishes to marry her himself. During another escape attempt, Tansy and Edric discover each other's true identities. Edric begins to acknowledge his feelings for Tansy, and they confess their love for each other. With her help, Edric successfully defeats his father, regains control of the Byrd Group that rightfully belongs to his mother, and lives happily ever after with Tansy.

Kang Do-hyun chooses an ordinary life as a taxi driver to avoid inheriting his father’s family business. One day, he happens to rescue Cha Eun-seol, who is fleeing a chase and has accidentally taken the wrong medication. After a one-night encounter, they part ways and return to their separate lives. Four years later, a stylish CEO shows up with a child and proposes marriage to Do-hyun. After registering their marriage, Eun-seol faces pressure from her parents to abandon the child, but Do-hyun appears and protects both mother and daughter. As her company falls into crisis, Eun-seol attends a family banquet of Taegang Group—the most powerful conglomerate in Country A—to secure a 10-billion-won investment, unaware that the chairman is actually her husband’s father. At the banquet, despite pressure from her former fiancé Gu Jung-tae, Do-hyun’s father protects his granddaughter Kang Rumi and makes his presence known, yet he can only approach her as a “grandfather” without revealing his true identity. As time passes, Do-hyun and Eun-seol grow closer. However, after failing to secure investment, Eun-seol risks both her company and her board position by making a dangerous bet with her father, Cha Myung-hwan. At this critical moment, Do-hyun seeks out his father, accepts the responsibility of becoming the heir, and begins to take action himself. In the end, at a press conference, the capital and influence Do-hyun has prepared turn the situation around. Eun-seol not only saves her company but also secures full ownership, achieving both love and success.