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Lauren, the heiress of Galaxy Group, spent eight years married to Carson, entrusting her assets to his family. While picking up her daughter Xena from kindergarten, she encountered Rose, who wore the same outfit and carried the same bag, prompting Lauren to suspect Carson's infidelity when she discovered the bag was fake. When Xena suffered food poisoning under her mother-in-law's care, Lauren found Carson and Rose at the hospital with their illegitimate child. After her daughter was safely treated, Lauren resolved to take revenge. As Carson and Rose basked in their facade of wealth, Lauren exposed their lies and evicted them from her home, reclaiming what was rightfully hers.

Though Lisa's unfaithful husband conspired with his mistress to murder her, she managed to survive the attack. All the while, unbeknownst to them, Lisa is actually the sole daughter of the world's richest man. Quietly, Lisa hatches a plan to make them pay.

Famous dancer Tessa Jorrel time travels to the 1980s, becoming a pregnant woman despised by all. The original Tessa of the 80s had tricked Colonel Shaun Lorne into marriage. After Tessa's arrival in this new time and body, she gradually wins over her sisters-in-law with modern cooking and sincere kindness, entertains the military compound with storytelling skills, impresses her mother-in-law with dancing skills, and outsmarts Yelena Vance's schemes. Shaun, cold and disciplined in public but gentle at home, falls for Tessa. Before she realizes it, Tessa is completely in love with him.

In her past life, Faye was betrayed by her husband, Gavin Lynn. Obsessed with his brother's widow, Wilda,Gavin faked his own death, claimed he was his drowned twin Quinn, and left Faye and their daughter Delia in poverty. Faye, loyal and clueless, struggled to survive—even resorting to desperate means—and both she and Delia died tragically. Only after death did she learn Gavin, now as Quinn, lived happily with Wilda,abandoning them.Fueled by wrath and a thirst for justice, Faye is reborn. She wakes on the day of Gavin's pretended death. She swiftly cancels his registration and contacts her adoptive brother, Wade Gill. Though the Lynn family resists, Wade helps her stand up to them. In the end, Gavin and his kin face the karma.

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…

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…

Fifteen years ago, Molly was rescued and adopted by Mrs. Shane. To repay Mrs. Shane's kindness, Molly, now the Supreme Lord, had quietly supported the Shanes for years—helping her eldest brother become the richest man in Waterfall City, assisting her second brother in earning the title of War God, and aiding her third brother in becoming a legendary doctor. However, on the very day that the true daughter of the family, Fiona, returned, Molly discovered that all her sacrifices had been in vain.

Raena, a top obstetrician, had been married to her husband Matthias for ten years, but she suffered bullying from her mother-in-law Sara due to infertility. Later, Matthias had an affair with a younger woman named Felice and made her pregnant. Raena accidentally discovered the truth at the hospital. Faced with her husband's betrayal, the provocations from the mistress, and the pressure from her mother-in-law, Raena transformed from a passive victim to an empowered fighter. She fought back through legal means, public opinion, and her professional skills, ultimately exposing the true colors of Matthias's family. She reclaimed her property and dignity and started a new life with Romero, a celebrity gossip reporter who had secretly loved her.

Blaze was the revered Warrior Goddess of the Northern Realm. After completing her mission, she attended her sister Anna's engagement party but was looked down upon for still wearing her task uniform. Anna stood up for Blaze, who then used her strength to punish Anna's fiancé and his family. After that, Blaze introduced Anna to the worthy suitor, Zane. One day, Blaze and Anna unexpectedly encountered their parents, who abandoned them years ago. Blaze decided to take action on Anna's birthday, aiming to make their neglectful parents regret their choices for a lifetime.

Five years ago, Iliana Mercer unexpectedly became pregnant with the child of Ernest Abbott, the richest man in Verdora. Years later, a chance encounter reignites their passionate connection. Ernest subsequently purchases the bakery where Iliana works, seemingly determined to be part of her life. Despite Iliana's focus on professional independence, Ernest's persistent pursuit gradually breaks down her resistance. Ultimately, she not only establishes herself professionally but finds herself cherished by both Ernest and their adorable son, transforming her life in unexpected ways.

After serving the country with distinction, Rosanne Ashford learns the powerful Todd family has harmed her daughter Daisie Larson. Returning home for justice, she finds her husband Alvin Larson engaged to Veronica Todd. In a fury, Rosanne disrupts the engagement party, blacklists the Todd family, and successfully rescues Daisie. Further investigation reveals the Todd family were merely puppets of Ronald Locke, the Prince of the North. To protect both family and country, Rosanne must engage in a fierce battle with Ronald...

Lynn, a girl born in a remote mountainous region, worked diligently to gain admission to a prestigious university. However, her father, who favored sons over daughters, refused to support her aspirations and even went so far as to tear up her acceptance letter. In contrast, her mother sold her blood to help fund Lynn's education. Five years later, Lynn achieved remarkable success and envisioned building factories in her hometown to uplift all the villagers. However, the villagers mistakenly perceived her as a foot massage worker. In reality, she was the CEO of Honor Group.

Tina Garcia's daughter, Candy Leed, clings to life after a terrible accident. She holds on, hoping her doctor father, Leo Leed, will arrive in time to save her. However, when Leo finally appears, he prioritizes his first love and her daughter, who are only pretending to be injured. He rushes them to the hospital and takes good care of them. Meanwhile, Candy, having lost too much blood, tragically passes away as she misses the critical window for treatment. Heartbroken, Tina then learns of the affair between Leo and his first love. Consumed by grief and anger, she vows to make them pay for what they have done to her daughter.

Casey Stone and Melly Stone, daughters of the Stone family—the strongest beast tamers in the beast world—awaken their beast-taming arts on their coming-of-age day. They must choose powerful beast-men for dual cultivation to enhance their spiritual power and summon mighty spirit beasts, becoming the Sovereign of All Spirits to consolidate beast tamers' rule over beast-men. In her previous life, Casey awakens the Beast Horde Summoning ability while Melly awakens Ferocious Beast Transfer, which she uses to frame Casey for all the savage beasts she summons. Casey is branded a disaster and dies miserably. But Casey returns to the past, and this time she awakens Beast Bloodline Evolution, the ability to upgrade any ferocious beast into an ancient divine beast. She's fully prepared to ruthlessly expose those who cause her death.

Due to a betrothal settled by her grandma, Rosie Turner married into a very rich family. Though she spent her wedding night alone, she quickly acquired a landmark commercial building. Everyone mocked Sean Gibson for marrying a useless wife, who was even neglected by her husband. Then, the Gibson Group crisis and the Webb family's conspiracy happened. Rosie easily turned the tables in the boardroom and became a legend on the racetrack. When the truth of a family murder case that happened 16 years ago came to light,people realized that the woman they had mocked was not a gold-digger climbing the social ladder, but a vengeful goddess returned. Sean stared at the familiar figure in the financial headlines,pulled out a washboard, and said, "Honey, please accept my company's CEO position and my heart."

Legendary diplomat Wanda Jason once left the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for love, only to be rejected by her husband, Marshal Liam Joy, and their son Felix. Resolute, she divorced him and returned to diplomacy under the name Wan,stunning the world once more. When Liam realized his mistake, it was too late. Yasmin Zeal,desperate to marry Liam, exploited her brother's life-saving debt and drove a wedge between Liam and Wanda, until her true identity as a traitor's sister was exposed. Regretfully, Liam went to war and died in battle, leaving a final confession: "My only wish was to grow old with you." Wanda, with her son and adopted daughter,took up a new mission—walking toward a new dawn.

Joanna Yates owned a successful company originally. After giving birth to a daughter for her husband Kell Robinson, she decided to focus on her family. Yet Mama's boy Kell and his mother colluded with Joanna's older sister Lily Yates to get Joanna's money and kick her and her daughter out. Later, Joanna met Charles Marshall, the president of the Marshall Group and developed a crush on him. Finally, under Charles's help, Joanna got her vengeance and found her biological mother. She even became the princess of the Sullivan Group!

After experiencing a gruesome death in the blizzard apocalypse that had transpired in her previous life,Wendy Levine has been reborn to the timeframe that's set 30 days before the start of the apocalypse.But this plot is different from the usual ""superpower"" or ""possessing a spatial ability"" trope. The Levines have gotten reborn together, with the exception of Jenny Levine, the traitorous younger sister. Not to mention, they don't have any physics-defying abilities that can help them out.Armed with just the knowledge of their past lives, the Levines sell all of their assets decisively in exchange for tens of millions of dollars in cash. Then, they use the patriarch, Alex Levine's knowledge in engineering to build a top-tier apocalyptic bunker that obeys the laws of physics.