chinese dramas with strong female leads

On what was meant to be the happiest day of her life, Anya Aldridge's wedding turns into a nightmare. Her father is imprisoned, her fiancé calls off the wedding, and in her despair, she is betrayed by her cousin and ends up spending a night with an escort. By a twist of fate, the man she accidentally ends up with is the powerful CEO, Grayson Haley. Five years later, Anya and her child, Rory, unexpectedly reunite with Grayson, who continues concealing his CEO status and pretending to be an escort. Despite his hidden identity, Grayson showers them with love and affection as they navigate their new life together.

Cecelia Nelson is betrayed and killed by the person she loves most and his mistress. Given a second chance at life, she decides to tear apart her scumbag ex-boyfriend and pursue true love.

In her previous life, when Marlene's son falls ill, she calls her husband Wesley Hoffman for assistance, hoping he can contact their family doctor. However, Wesley claims that his best friend's son is also sick, and the doctor is attending to that child. As a result, their own son dies due to delayed medical treatment. When Marlene finds herself reborn to the time before her son's illness, her first action is to divorce that guy.

After three years of marriage, Stella found herself in a relationship with Jack where he paid little attention to her. On their third anniversary, as she confronted her husband's indifference, she made the difficult decision to end the marriage. Three years earlier, she had forsaken her esteemed position as a designer under Penny's name for the sake of love. Now, she has come to a profound realization...

Zoey Simken becomes the wealthiest person in the city,but everyone believes she owes her success to her husband, Justin Sisson. Her stepsister, Nora Simken,who demanded to switch marriages years ago,harbors deep resentment. Nora marries into the prestigious Ford family, only to be driven to madness by her abusive husband, Yasin Ford. Soon after, the Ford family collapses. At their father's funeral, Zoey is stabbed to death by Nora, who is then shot by a mysterious assailant. After Zoey and Nora are reborn, Nora rushes to marry Justin—Zoey's former husband—while Zoey discovers that her mother's death is linked to the Fords.Determined to uncover the truth and avenge her mother, Zoey seizes the opportunity to marry Yasin.

Stella lost her parents when she was just a child and grew up in heartbreaking circumstances. But through it all, she stayed bright, strong, and kind-hearted. At eighteen, she happened to save Riley, the elegant matriarch of a wealthy family. Grateful, Riley took her in as her foster daughter. To Stella's amazement, her six new brothers were anything but ordinary. From a girl nobody cared about, she suddenly found herself at the center of a powerful family—as their beloved little sister.

Once the Queen of Gambling, Miracle Mayer quit the tables after her lover's death, vowing never to return. Years later,her peaceful life shatters when her son Andy's gambling debts hit ten million.To save him, Miracle steps back into the casino world, swiftly clearing the debt. But Andy's greed flares again, leaving her heartbroken. When casino boss—and former mentor—Danny Grant challenges her, Miracle decides it's time to settle old scores.In one final, high‑stakes showdown, she defeats Danny, exposes his crimes, and walks away with her son—proving the truth she's always known: the real win is not gambling.

In her past life, Celeste found out the girl she'd been sponsoring, Renee Hopper, was actually her husband Larry's secret daughter. When she confronted him,Celeste and her daughter Sherrie were killed by Larry and his mistress.Reborn, Celeste exposed the affair and kicked them out. Renee, unwilling to back down,tried to ruin Sherrie's name—but was stopped just in time by Sherrie's real father, Nathan Sampson. In the end, Renee and her mother were disgraced and driven out.

Vega Garrison, a top financial magnate, dies in an explosion only to find her soul inhabiting the body of a ""worthless"" woman arranged by a prestigious family as a substitute bride. Refusing to play the meek role, Vega breaks every rule—putting servants in their place, taking over the bedroom, and crushing fake heiresses under her heel.Powerful mogul Brycen Craig becomes instantly obsessed with her, his wheelchair no barrier to his fierce protectiveness. Meanwhile, business tycoon Elliot Malone completely misreads the situation, bending over backwards to help the fake heiress while unknowingly snubbing the real powerhouse—making himself the joke of high society.When Vega’s true identity finally comes to light, the entire world is shaken. The woman they dismissed as some country nobody is actually the legendary figure who once had two titans of industry fighting over her.

Jade Shawn, the CEO of Wonda Group, is a once-in-a-millennium business prodigy. However, five years ago, she was known as Jade Zimmer, a pitiful girl whose gambler father and brother conspired to marry her off to a village bully in exchange for a hefty dowry of a hundred thousand. Unable to bear the prospect of her daughter's misery, her mother helped Jade escape this disastrous fate. Fast forward five years, Jade returns to her hometown with the company's projects, aiming to rescue her mother and sister still trapped in a perilous situation. Mindful of her family's devious nature, Jade opts to conceal her true identity. In the process, she falls victim to mistaken identity and faces various forms of bullying and humiliation from the villagers. It isn't until Brennan steps in to assist Jade that her true identity is revealed. Ultimately, Brennan successfully proposes to Jade, bringing a heartwarming conclusion to this tale of perseverance, self-discovery, and love.

She carefully plays every move to support him, making sure he rises to become Dravania's one and only War God. But then,out of nowhere, a young woman walks into his life. Slowly,she starts to notice something—Joel Lowell's eyes grow colder when he looks at her, but when he looks at that woman,there's a spark in his gaze, a kind of passion she's never seen before. That very night,Leona Clark rips up their marriage contract and quietly walks away.

When single mom Diana starts working as an air traffic controller, she hears her ex-boyfriend Anthony’s voice over the radio. Since Diana broke up with him for the sake of his captain dreams, she’s grateful her sacrifice wasn’t in vain, and keeps hiding that he’s the father of her daughter. But she doesn’t know Anthony is actually the new billionaire CEO of their airline!

Rin Kamishiro, Japan's most enigmatic businesswoman and the Genius Surgeon, secretly married Asano Yuma, dedicating herself as a housewife. Under her help, Yuma's Asano Group prospered, but on their third anniversary, Rin offered a groundbreaking medical patent—only to be met with Yuma's betrayal and a divorce paper. Humiliated and heartbroken, she left without a cent, enduring public disgrace from her husband, his mistress, and cruel mother-in-law. At her lowest moment, Morishima Ibuki rescued her. Later, at a Morishima Group banquet, Rin confronted Yuma, destroyed his alliances, and reclaimed her power, leaving her ex-husband in regret.

Iris Glass's mother was killed by Duane Fowler, the underground crime boss of M City, when Iris was young. Determined to seek revenge, Iris grows up to become a special operations unit leader. She infiltrates the inner circle of Athos Fowler, the crime boss's son, for three years. On their wedding day, the special ops team launches an arrest operation. In a moment of crisis, Athos attempts to escape with his lover, only to be shot by Iris and captured. When they meet again, will the prey escape, or will the hunter begin a new round of pursuit? After numerous challenges and tests, Iris comes to recognize Athos's genuine feelings beneath his domineering exterior and gradually opens her heart to him. Athos's relentless pursuit of her pays off, and his punishment is reduced for his assistance in dismantling the underground forces.

Serena Doob and Frank Sean, once inseparable childhood lovers, saw their bond broken by Eddie Roy's deceit. Eddie's intentional fire came close to ending Serena's life. By a stroke of luck, Conor Perea intervened, saving her just in time. Unaware, Frank believed Serena had died in the inferno, which plunged him into deep sorrow. Half a year later, Serena made her return, set on a quest for retribution... and was determined to retrieve what had been taken from her two years ago.

Avery's younger brother, Owen Cooper, has fled to escape his debts. To seek help, Avery impersonates her brother and turns to Wilson for assistance. Wilson Collins, the heir of Collins Corporation, blushes in front of her and asks for her medical help as he confesses that he has fallen for a man. Little does Wilson know that the man he's fallen in love with is, in fact, Avery herself.

Matthew and Xenia spent some time together in an orphanage when they were children. Later, after Xenia became a famous singer, she learned that Matthew had unexpectedly gone blind, so she retired from her singing career to care for him as a caregiver. The two got married and had a child. Ten years later, when Matthew regained his sight, he mistook Sarah for the girl he liked in childhood, leading him to neglect Xenia and their son Calvin. Heartbroken, Xenia decided to divorce him. It was only during Calvin's singing competition and Xenia's comeback concert that Matthew realized Xenia was the girl he liked as a child. However, it was too late. Xenia left with Calvin and Ethan to start a new life.

In a life she once lived, Linda Blake was betrayed by the man she loved and his mistress. They conspired to set her on fire, intending to kill her and her twins. To shield her children from harm, she sacrificed herself in the blaze. Miraculously, she was reborn 12 years later, now a teenager of 18, only to find her daughter overweight, her son vanished, her husband remarried, and her inheritance stolen.Determined to reclaim her life, she guided her daughter to a remarkable transformation, unmasked a ghost-singing scam, and collected evidence to put her adversaries behind bars. She severed ties with her husband, reunited with her son, and together with her children, they rose to prominence in the entertainment world.