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Geologist Hans Lind is assigned to covertly support Westvale's largest coal-mine project, but Bryn Scott sets him up, leaving him buried underground. After escaping death, he returns to his hometown, only to be accused of stealing compensation fund.Surrounded by danger, Hans keeps doing what’s right, and the real culprits eventually pay the price.

Two orphan girls die and return to the day they choose their futures. Cindy Walker grabs the gold coin from the wealthy Shaw family and pushes bread toward Lucy Walker, assuming she's condemning the latter to poverty. But Lucy is simply grateful for any family at all. Years later,the now-rich Cindy Shaw invites Lucy to a charity event as hired help, expecting to humiliate her in front of high society. When expensive gifts arrive for Lucy and her jade pendant is revealed, the crowd refuses to believe a servant girl could possess such wealth. They force her to drink,smash her pendant, and nearly hand her over to Cindy's adoptive brother Jacob Shaw,until her real family arrives to save her.

Mandy Carter transmigrates into a melodramatic novel as the vicious supporting female character.Bound to the "Fated Villain System", she must alter the fates of the story's chosen ones to accumulate fate points. Her plan to break off her engagement and live peacefully backfires when the male lead Brandon Poole, the second male lead Mason Hale, and others unexpectedly gain the ability to hear her inner thoughts, causing the plot to derail from the original story. Meanwhile, the female lead Vivian Mitchell reveals herself as a hidden antagonist, conspiring with the organization Damashii to devour various family powers. With the system's assistance,Mandy navigates between multiple factions, gradually defying her predetermined fate.

The legendary Miss Santos died and became the adopted daughter of the Santos family, Heather. Heather’s adoptive parents forced her to get engaged to Timothy Eves, a crippled man. But, they didn’t know that Timothy was actually the primary heir of the Eves family, and that Heather was not the same village girl, but a female MMA champion, a miracle-working doctor, and a top hacker.

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."

In gratitude to his wife, Malty Sitch, for saving his life, Troy Drake disguises himself as an ordinary man while secretly helping the Stitch family business grow. However, when Malty starts to gain fame and fortune, she unexpectedly asks for a divorce. Later on, Troy gradually unveils his true identity, leaving Malty in disbelief as even the mayor bows to his command!

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.

Natalia is the daughter of Alpha,as the wolf in the prophecy, she is chased by many forces, to protect her, her father asked her to leave the pack and headed to New York so she could be safe there, two years later,the danger still existed, but her father thought it was time and he asked Natalia to come back and marry Blake Hunter, Alpha of another pack,he believed that Blake could protect Natalia after their marriage, their packs would be union. Natalia never liked Blake,but she would do what her father said for her pack, however she also learned that another powerful pack is rising, the Alpha of the pack is mysterious and ruthless, what would happen if she found out that the ruthless Alpha was her mate? The forces who were chasing Natalia's power didn't stop, what would she do to protect herself and her pack?

In gratitude to his wife, Malty Sitch, for saving his life, Troy Drake disguises himself as an ordinary man while secretly helping the Stitch family business grow. However, when Malty starts to gain fame and fortune, she unexpectedly asks for a divorce. Later on, Troy gradually unveils his true identity, leaving Malty in disbelief as even the mayor bows to his command!

Betrayed by her stepbrother Edward and left to die with nothing but regrets, Celeste Welsh gets a second shot at life. This time? She's playing for keeps. Revenge against Edward is at the top of her list—but things get complicated when love unexpectedly walks in. Now, she's juggling payback and passion, determined to live this life with no regrets. Sweet, fierce, and unstoppable, Celeste is rewriting her story…

After traveling back in time, Wendy Suhl enters a marriage alliance with Axel Frost to get her revenge, crushing enemies and driving away the scheming homewrecker Lulu Cobb, her family's sponsored student. Her four foster brothers Grant,Evan, Leo, and Zane side with Lulu when she falsely accuses Wendy of plagiarism, only to have it blow up in their faces. On her wedding day,the Suhl Four all propose to marry Lulu to steal the spotlight, but Axel furiously confronts them. After losing their power, the four imprison and torture Lulu. When pregnant Lulu tries to escape,she uses her own blood to write slanderous accusations on banners. Eventually,Wendy reveals surveillance footage that drives Lulu to madness, and the four scumbags end up in prison—justice served!

To fulfill her grandpa's promise, Linda Bell spent six months incognito in the shadow of Scott Group, the corporate kingdom of her betrothed, Carey Scott.By day, an unassuming pawn; by night, the invisible hand steadying his failing empire with the silent might of her family's influence.She resurrected their IPO from ruin... yet her warnings fell on deaf ears.Blinded by his calculating assistant Elsie Walter, Carey scorned her every olive branch. Until the day she shed her disguise like a second skin and revealed the storm beneath.The boardroom fell silent. The heiress emerged.Then she vanished, leaving his stock prices in freefall.

Kiara hung up her military uniform to get married, dedicating herself to her husband's company with unwavering loyalty—only to be met with his dismissive remark: "Kiara,Yuna is an independent airline captain. You? Just a useless secretary fetching tea and coffee."His friends sneered at her, mocking her worth. Little did they know that she was once the Queen of Special Forces, a fighter pilot who dominated the skies, fluent in five languages, and a top-ranked science prodigy. Even elite hackers bowed to her prowess.Heartbroken and disillusioned, she filed for divorce without hesitation. Clutching her parents' ashes, she headed to the airport!

Modern college student Clarissa Ingram transmigrates into a novel as the villainous ex-wife who is pregnant with male lead River Shelton's child. Unlike the original character who divorced and had an abortion, Clarissa changes course and uses gentle tactics to win back River's heart. When faced with River's childhood friend Paige Snyder, who covets him,Clarissa voluntarily moves to the countryside.There,she uses her golden finger—a department store system—to improve rural life and becomes the beloved darling of the Shelton family. After Paige's multiple failed schemes and eventual imprisonment for poisoning, Clarissa leads the villagers to prosperity, earning official recognition. She and River return to the capital ahead of schedule to live happily together.

Reborn three hours before the apocalypse, Damon Burke awakens the Emotion System! In his previous life, he was betrayed, murdered,and devoured by his fiancee and a local thug. This time, he maxes out every loan, liquidates all his assets, and frantically stockpiles supplies. Watch as Damon takes revenge on his treacherous ex, brutally eliminates the thug, and conquers his apartment building, neighborhood, district, and eventually the entire city—step by step unraveling the truth behind the apocalypse.

He is Hades, master of Hades's Hall, the organization that ruled over the world. He had the millions of people worshipping the ground he walked! When he learned that his wife was being humiliated, he marched back to his home country while burning with fury. Those who stepped on his tail must die!

Theo Palmer, a ruthless underworld kingpin, goes to a temple seeking peace but gets struck by lightning and wakes up in ancient times during a famine—in the body of a drunk, thieving lowlife who got himself killed. When he comes to, he realizes the old monk's "turtle shell divination" lets him predict the future each day: where to hunt,when danger's coming, who can help him out. Theo saves lives, makes money, trains in martial arts, and hunts down the wolf king, slowly turning his reputation around and becoming someone his family can count on.

Miles, a singer from a humble background, lost his sight three years ago while saving his girlfriend from a fire. His girlfriend Jane and sister Hedy asked him to be a ghost singer for the singer York, who promised Miles he would help him debut. However, on the day York became a superstar, he broke his promise. Miles stood up to accuse York of lip-syncing but was knocked out by his girlfriend and sister, leading to his unfortunate death. In his second life, Miles was determined not to be used by others again. After regaining his sight, he exposed York's lip-syncing scandal at York's concert and showcased his own talent. He caught the attention of major players in the showbiz and signed a lucrative contract, stepping into the ranks of superstars!