i wish i knew you in your wilder days

Ada Scott, the world's top crisis expert, abandoned her seven-figure career to take a mid-level job at a Hugh Group hotel, all to quietly chase Todd Hugh, the heir she'd secretly loved for ten years.Their staged "chance encounter" spiraled into a sudden, legal marriage, neither expecting the other's hidden agenda.Every step Ada plotted, Todd had already anticipated. Their schemes mirrored each other, masking the same unspoken truth: a decade of longing.When the lies finally fell away, only one thing remained: the kiss they'd waited ten years to share.

Willa, a top student from a small town, is unexpectedly recognized by a wealthy family in the capital. Facing her relatives' schemes and the harassment of her stepsister Yasmin, she remains unfazed,focusing solely on her studies. Seizing every opportunity,she studies relentlessly and ultimately earns a place at a top university, achieving the brilliant life she truly deserves.

Fiona Eves caught her fiance hooking up with her stepsister. Feeling disappointed about both her grandma's and her dad's attitude, Fiona decided to cancel the engagement. Once, she fell into a swimming pool and was saved by Gerald Foster, the heir to Foster Group. From that time on, a series of coincidences and incidents made them start having different feelings for each other.

At 43, Monica Brooks cleans rooms in a luxury hotel while secretly holding onto one hope: finding her daughter, who vanished more than a decade ago. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she crosses paths with Ethan Sawyer, the 26-year-old hotel heir who has never forgotten her. The catch? Monica has no memory of him. When Ethan convinces Monica to work as the housekeeper at his secluded estate, his affection quickly turns into a relentless pursuit. But as Monica becomes entangled in his world, she notices something chilling—Ethan’s younger sister Lena looks more and more like the daughter she lost.

Wen Li wakes up inside a novel and discovers she's the story's doomed side character. On her wedding day, the male lead, Gu Yanzhi, abandons her for his true love, turning her into a joke. Later, he abuses her to help his lover rise in status, even pushing her to suicide. But this time, Wen Li decides to change her fate. She marries Gu Yanzhi's younger uncle instead and becomes their aunt, ready to teach them both a lesson. Meanwhile, Song Xuening, the capital's famed miracle doctor, claims to heal the incurable—until Wen Li revives someone she couldn't save. When Wen Li's true identity is revealed, Song Xuening's reputation crumbles.

Top-secret agent Julie Bell died on a mission, only to wake up in an ancient world as a notorious gambler who abused her family and sold her daughters. To survive, she battles debt collectors, hunts a tiger for gold, and fights to win back her family's trust. In the end, she finally manages to lead her family toward a brighter future.

Faced with unbearable hardships, Carl Champ is forced to step into a world he never imagined. Along the way, he meets two remarkable sugar mommies who become the brightest lights in his life.

While selling boxed lunches at a construction site, college student May Bale unexpectedly crosses paths with Joe Cole, the powerful chairman of Cole Corp—and ends up spending a night with him. When she faints during a school sports meet and learns she's pregnant, her stepmother tries to force an abortion. But Joe steps in and brings her home. Welcomed by the warmth of the Cole family, May finds the strength to stand up to those who hurt her, rebuild her life, and grow a career of her own. In the end, she discovers both love and happiness by Joe's side.

Shirley, in her midlife, discovered her husband James had another family. After decades of devotion, she was cast out. Brave security guard Benjamin defended her, and she married him out of spite. Shockingly, Benjamin was a billionaire CEO. They fell in love, and Shirley found her supposedly deceased daughter alive, adopted by Benjamin, reuniting and living happily as a family.

At the age of five, Narelle Lorne is bullied by her family's nanny. To protect her younger brother, she falls off a cliff, loses her memory, and is lost. A trash collector adopted her. Fifteen years later, Sherry Jerom works at the Lorne Hotel, where she encounters her biological mother and brother. However, they make her suffer from torment, bullying, and humiliation. When Sherry regains her memory and recalls who she is, she is disappointed in her mother and brother that she refuses to see them as family. Her brother nearly kills her. Once her identity is revealed, her mother and brother are filled with guilt and remorse. Through their confessions, Sherry discovers the deep love they have for her over the past fifteen years. In the end, they reconcile and live a happy life ever after.

The Bell Mansion was engulfed in a massive fire, and the young heir, Alex Bell, barely managed to escape the inferno alive. Following his narrow escape, he underwent a clandestine facial transformation and reemerged with a new identity—Joel Clark—with the intention of seeking revenge by approaching his estranged wife, Sandy Lane.Sandy, haunted by lingering emotions for Alex, mistook Joel for her former husband due to their striking resemblance and unwittingly married him. Thus, the tale unfolds as Joel assumes his new identity and the intricate story of revenge, love, and mistaken identities takes shape.

Neglected by her biological father and persecuted by her stepmother, Melody Stein finds herself in dire straits. Out of desperation, she forces Riveria's influential figure, Ryan Hunt, into marriage. On their wedding day, Ryan discovers her premarital indiscretion, condemning her for perceived moral decay. After carrying her child for ten months, Melody gives birth, signs the divorce papers, and disappears without a trace.Years later, Melody returns to Riveria, accompanied by her child. "Mr. Hunt, I heard you're in need of a personal doctor?" Ryan willingly takes the bait. "You're hired."Rumors swirl around town—Mr. Hunt has no wife and shows no interest in having a lover, yet he lavishes affection upon his personal doctor like a loyal puppy. He even treats her child of unknown paternity as his own.

The genius young master was harmed and became a fool that was despised by everyone. He was also forced into a marriage. When he recovered, the world trembled for his existence. 

Sherry Turner was framed by her sister, Eva, and was sent to the reformatory. But actually, Eva wasn't Sherry's real sister. During three years at the reformatory, Sherry was badly tortured, poisoned, and lost her voice. After Sherry came back home, her family still didn't care about her and misunderstood her again and again. Sherry was disappointed and decided to leave home. When she could speak again after surgery, she started to fight Eva back.

Jo, the daughter of a billionaire, was betrayed by the two people she trusted most—her husband and her best friend. They stole her family fortune, ruined her life, and left her to die. But fate had other plans. When a meteor strikes the earth, Jo wakes up ten years in the past—on the night of her wedding. This time, she won’t make the same mistakes. She’ll rewrite her destiny, expose the lies, and make her enemies pay—one by one. And maybe, just maybe, she’ll find the real love she was meant to have all along.

Avril Jepsen enters the book to cure a terminal illness and has a son, Josh Snow, with the male lead, Mitch Snow. But when Josh and Hannah Reed stop her from marrying Mitch, Avril leaves, causing Josh and Mitch to fall into darkness. Returning to the book at the system’s request, Avril unexpectedly brings her real-world son, Finn Grant, with her. She rejects Mitch and plans to leave after Josh's birthday. Mitch tries to stop her, but her husband, Noah Grant, arrives just in time to take her back. Avril returns to her life, and eventually, the fictional world also returns to peace.

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.

In his original timeline, Felix Cheney, chairman of Lacario Group, was betrayed and tormented by Ena Lewis and her family. He lost his company, watched his mother suffer, and ultimately died in despair—with hatred in his heart. But fate gave him a second chance. Reborn in 2018, Felix vowed revenge. At a charity auction, he set up Ena's mother, Gloria Lindsey, let her overbid, and then refused to pay, plunging her into chaos. Meanwhile, he found Lacario Group in disarray under Ford Lewis' mismanagement and began purging the rot from within. As his family faced harassment from Howard Lewis, Felix stepped in just in time to protect his sister, Sharon. Through the trials that followed, he rebuilt broken bonds and led his family toward a stronger, brighter future.