fading facades: love beyond the deal

Sky Fenton and Geoffrey Mooney were childhood sweethearts who promised to marry each other. When they meet again as adults, both have changed their names and don't recognize each other. Yet fate brings them together, leading to a series of amusing encounters. As they fall for each other again, both hesitate due to their childhood promise, not realizing they're actually falling for the very person they promised to marry.

Under his disguise as an ordinary odd-job worker, Hugh Lane suffered unending humiliation and witnessed the good, the bad and the ugly of mankind. Now that he had been restored to his former formidable identity, he vowed to make everyone who once humiliated him grovel at his feet!

Eric Carl, a food delivery rider, discovered during his work that he had found his long-lost family. Excited to reunite, he mistakenly believed they were wealthy due to the location of their reunion. Upon meeting, he realized his mother was a cleaner. Adjusting his mindset, Eric embraced the reunion with his mother. Julie Bell, daughter of the Bell family, approached Eric with an offer of one million yuan to pretend to be her boyfriend and the father of her child. After some consideration, Eric agreed. At the same time, Wilson Hawk, who had long admired Julie, confessed his feelings again. Julie publicly announced Eric as her boyfriend and claimed he was a descendant of a hidden noble family. Embarrassed and angry, Wilson declared he would propose publicly at Julie’s birthday banquet the next day and challenged Eric to do the same. Though intimidated, Eric was pressured by Julie to propose at the banquet. To appease Julie’s parents, Eric pretended to be a descendant of a hidden noble family. Eric later discovered a gift from the Leons at his mother’s place. Believing it to be a fake, he planned to use it as a betrothal gift. At the birthday banquet, Wilson confidently presented lavish betrothal gifts worth hundreds of millions, convinced Eric would not dare to show up. Just then, Eric appeared with his own gift.

She dreamed of becoming a pilot but unexpectedly had a child with him, leading her to give up her aspirations and choose to be a devoted wife and mother. Seven years into their marriage, she discovered that he had someone else and witnessed him pledging eternal love to another woman. Heartbroken, she met her end in a plane crash. However, she unexpectedly found herself reborn, back before the disaster, and vowed to change her fate…

To save her grandfather, Ross Hanks, whose family was in dire straits, reluctantly agreed to divorce Zander at the insistence of the Morrison family. Additionally, she relinquished custody of the baby she was carrying to the Morrison family. Five years later, Ross's grandfather passed away, and Zander lost his memory in a car accident. Meanwhile, Ross received an unexpected offer from the Morrison family to work as a babysitter. With the help of the baby genius, they eventually uncovered the truth of what had transpired five years ago. Ross and Zander reconciled and found understanding, culminating in a heartfelt kiss and reconciliation.

Lambert and his family, finally got killed. After being reborn, Lindsay picked up her jewelry design talent and medical skills again, revealed the true colors of Harley and his family,successfully took back what belonged to her, established her own company, and found out the one who saved her at the very beginning.

Lorren is injured and saved by Cynthia. After one night together, Cynthia unexpectedly becomes pregnant with quintuplets. Eight years later, the five children bring them back together. After a dispute over the children’s custody, Cynthia moves into Lorren's home. They then face a series of events—an auction, preschool conflicts, and family disputes—with Lorren being rescued by Cynthia multiple times. In the end, Lorren successfully proposes to Cynthia, and they all find happiness as a family.

Wrenley Hines is a bodyguard who specializes in protecting women who have been victims of domestic violence. With five years of experience and a spotless record, she is highly respected in her field. After going on a blind date with Max Silva, a top local lawyer, the two quickly fall in love and rush into marriage. Concerned that her profession might be too much of a burden for him, Wrenley keeps the true nature of her job a secret. Her sweet and innocent persona is well-received by the Silva family, except for her mother-in-law, Helen. Helen is consistently worried about Wrenley's presence and repeatedly urges her to leave the Silva family. After moving into the Silva household, Wrenley begins to notice strange things, such as unexplained bruises on Helen’s body and the fearful look in the eyes of Della, Max's daughter from his late first wife. During a family gathering, Wrenley learns that the men in the Silva family have a disturbing history of domestic abuse. Helen, Max's late wife Quincy, and even Della have all been victims of this violent tradition. To her shock, Max, her seemingly kind lawyer husband, is no exception and has a cruel, abusive side. Determined to help Helen and Della escape the toxic grip of the Silva family, Wrenley continues to hide her true identity while staying close to Max, hoping to gather concrete evidence of his abuse. Her ultimate goal is to win custody of Della in a divorce battle, ensuring that the cycle of violence is broken.

Evelyn Willow, a strong female general, is honored by the emperor with the title of "Wise General" for her victories. Returning to the capital for her sister Vera Willow's wedding, she's mistaken for a beggar due to her worn clothes. Despite this, Vera fiercely defends her. But on the day of the wedding, Vera is betrayed by her entire in-law family. Evelyn uses her power to strike back, defending her sister's honor. After helping Vera annul the marriage, she arranges a new match with Caius Nelson. On the day the duke sends his betrothal gifts, both sisters unexpectedly encounter the parents who abandoned them. Evelyn decides to make them regret their actions for the rest of their lives.

On the day of her engagement, Emery Smith was pushed to her death — only to wake up six months earlier. But she wasn't the only one reborn. Her half-sister, Tina, had come back too... and stolen the life Emery once had. By a twist of fate, Emery flash-married the mysterious Gabriel Parker, unaware of his hidden identity. Again and again, Tina and Adam tried to crush her — humiliating, scheming, setting traps. Yet every move they made, Emery turned against them, with Gabriel secretly guarding her every step. In the end, Adam landed in prison, and Tina lost everything — locked away in a madhouse.

Alina, the true Windsor heiress, lost at three, was replaced by Angela. Found years later, Alina faced Angela's schemes and family alienation. After a tragic death, she was reborn, left the Windsors, and forged her own path. The family, through coincidences, realized her true love and regretted their actions.

Tiana, the daughter of the Chudy family, was abducted when she was born. Her brother Bennett, fearing their mother's blame, swapped her with another baby, Roslyn, at the time of the abduction, falsely claiming that the kidnapped child was a janitor's daughter. Tiana was raised by Liala and eventually employed by Chudy Group due to her talent. On her first day at the company, she was bullied by Roslyn for saving a colleague. Bennett noticed the resemblance between Tiana and his long-lost sister, delved further into the investigation, and uncovered the truth, confirming that Tiana was indeed his sister. He vowed to protect his sister from harm. With the mystery of Tiana's identity unraveled, her future got brighter under her brother's protection.

Modern-day doctor Luna Winslow accidentally travels back to ancient times and becomes the unfavored consort of Lord Henry Reign. Little did she know, there was a deep-seated grudge between her and Lord Henry from their past lives. Upon her arrival, she encounters severely wounded patients and narrowly avoids being wrongfully imprisoned. As their paths continuously cross and clash, their relationship gradually transitions from estrangement to closeness, ultimately coming together in true love.

Once destined for college, Violet Payne's life was stolen when her best friend took her admission letter, an act that ruined her future and led to her father's death. Ten years later, her friend became CEO, and she raised pigs in the countryside. Refusing defeat, she uncovers the truth and rises to become a successful entrepreneur, reclaiming her life and triumphing.

Meng Yin, a young man from the modern world, suddenly finds himself transported back to the ancient Daxian Dynasty, landing in the unexpected role of a county magistrate. Just as he’s adjusting to this new life, he’s drawn into a dangerous power struggle between the fierce Empress and a group of corrupt ministers bent on seizing control. Facing threats on all sides, Meng Yin must rely on his modern knowledge and clever tactics to outwit the scheming officials. Together with the Empress, he fights to bring justice and prosperity to Daxian, helping to usher in a golden age for the kingdom.

In the previous life, Jonathan Shane gave his all for his family. However, he was framed by his adopted brother Jacob, put in jail, abandoned by his family, and died with regrets in the end. This time, he refused to take the blame for Jacob and revealed the truth of the hit-and-run, but his mom and sisters still took Jacob's side. So, Jonathan chose to cut ties with his family and decided to take back what had been stolen from him.

Time-traveling to the modern world, Marquise Queenie used her game of powers savvy to teach her jerk husband and his mistress a harsh lesson. But she never expected to meet a mysterious billionaire who looked exactly like her marquis husband. Is it a coincidence, or did the Marquis also time-travel? How will Queenie react?

Shelley Radcliffe is framed by her stepmother and runs away in anger, where she encounters Heron Fenwick, who is being kidnapped. In an effort to help Heron retrieve his amulet, Shelley loses the use of her hand for playing the piano and the cello. However, Heron mistakenly identifies Elysia Radcliffe as Shelley. Five years later, when Heron returns to the country, he pursues Elysia wholeheartedly, only to once again find himself in a series of misunderstandings…