

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, married daughters return to their parents' home. But Elena Miles, married for eight years, is forbidden by her in-laws to visit her own family. Instead, she must cook and serve her two sisters-in-law, who are also visiting. Treated as the lowest in the house, Elena finally snaps. If she can't go home, then no one else will either.

Elena Shaw is envied for having Lucas Kane, a CEO who seems to worship his wife. But behind the perfect marriage, Lucas has been sleeping with young live-in maid Lily. Done with his tainted heart, Elena quietly gathers proof, prepares her divorce, secures her escape abroad, and leaves him a surprise he will never forget.

Due to the earthquake, Emily Gray was lost. Fortunately, Emily Gray survived and was found by Kevin Hall, who planned to hang himself to death. Given a new name Olivia Hall, she was then raised by Kevin Hall. Eighteen years later, Emily Gray took Kevin Hall to seek medical treatment, but unexpectedly came to the Gray Family Hospital. The chief surgeon, Jason Gray, was not dedicated to his work and the surgery failed and Kevin Hall's leg worsen! Emily Gray asked Jason Gray for an explanation, but was humiliated by Jason Gray and Lynn Ford! During the arguement, Emily Gray's necklace fell off and was picked up by Cindy Shaw, a college student sponsored by Lynn Ford. Cindy Shaw learned that Emily Gray was the lost child of the Gray family, so she wanted to drive Emily Gray away...

On her wedding night six years ago, Gina Cole's husband, Hugo Leed, sold her to Mike Patton. Nervous and terrified, she never realized that the man before her was not her husband. From that night on, Mike spent six years searching for her and eventually acquired Hugo's factory in the process. Meanwhile, Gina endured years of abuse as Hugo, convinced she had been unfaithful, treated her with cruelty.

Five years ago, biomedical researcher Mara Ellison’s husband, Caleb Warren, was involved in an accident while on a business trip in Australia and was declared “missing.” Everyone told Mara that he was dead. Unable to cope with the loss, Mara once attempted to take her own life, but Caleb’s best friend, Julian Hayes, saved her and stayed by her side through the next three years of trauma and recovery. In the fourth year, Mara finally opened her heart to Julian, and the two began a relationship. In the fifth year, Mara discovered she was pregnant and planned to surprise Julian with the news. Instead, she accidentally found evidence in his study revealing that Caleb had never died. He had already built a new family with Mara’s best friend, Sienna Brooks, and the two had a four-year-old daughter. As Mara continued investigating, she learned that Julian had known the truth from the very day he saved her five years earlier—and that even her own mother, Helen, had known all along. Everyone had helped maintain the lie for five years, all in the name of “protecting” her. After the truth came out, Mara lost the baby due to complications in early pregnancy. Caleb, Sienna, Julian, and Helen each eventually confessed what had really happened five years before. Mara finally understood that they had not lied to her only once. Every single day for the past five years, they had made the choice to keep deceiving her. In the end, Mara forgave none of them. She left the city, returned to work, rebuilt her life, and continued therapy, slowly freeing herself from her emotional dependence on Julian. A year later, when Mara saw Julian again, she no longer needed his explanations. At the end of the story, she buys a pair of white baby shoes in memory of the child she lost and writes on the card, “Mommy remembers you.” Only then does she truly understand that the person who finally pulled her out of the ruins was herself.

For ten years after marrying far away, Claire Miller was barred from visiting her family by her in-laws. When her mother was diagnosed with lung cancer, her desire to return home intensified, only to face strict control, blocked funds, and obstruction from her husband Trent Carter and mother-in-law. With her family's help, Claire finally saw the truth of her marriage, broke free to protect her daughter, and returned home to reclaim her life.

From a young age,Greta was abandoned and forced to survive on her own. In her quest to claim her adoptive father's unpaid wages, she encountered ridicule and Mistreatment at the hands of the Walker family. Unbeknownst to the Walkers, they had been tirelessly searching for a family named Clara, not realizing that Greta, the very individual they had been disparaging, was Clara all along..

A decade ago, divorced Claire Hart moved back to her hometown with her daughter. Ten years later, she returned to sell her house, only to find it occupied by strangers. Both parties claimed ownership of the property, and the intense dispute even led to a physical fight. Finally, the Housing Bureau’s official investigation uncovered the truth. Claire successfully retrieved her house, and the illegal occupants were held responsible for their actions.

On the day Erin moves into the family’s new home, she discovers that the three bedrooms have already been assigned—to her parents, her brother, and their adopted daughter Sophie. Only Erin’s name is missing. Ten years earlier, Sophie’s father, Thomas, drowned on the same day Erin’s brother Ryan fell into the water. Their mother, Helen, has always believed that Thomas died saving Ryan, and from that moment on, she demanded that the entire family spend the rest of their lives repaying that debt. For ten years, Erin has given up her room, her parents’ attention, and her brother’s protection for Sophie. Even Ethan, the boyfriend she has been dating for three years, has gradually grown used to putting Sophie first. The final blow comes when Erin discovers that her parents, Ryan, Sophie, and Ethan all belong to a group chat called “Sophie’s Family”—a family group that includes everyone except her. When Ryan tells her, “If you don’t want to help repay what we owe her, then get out,” Erin finally gives up on them completely. Without telling anyone, she leaves for New Mexico to join a five-year aviation meteorology research program. Only after Erin is gone does the truth about the accident ten years ago finally come to light: Thomas was never the person who saved Ryan. The Carter family is devastated to realize that, in trying to repay a life-saving debt that never existed, they drove their own daughter out of the family with their own hands. Five years later, Erin returns to Portland as the leader of the research project. Faced with her remorseful family and Ethan’s desperate request for another chance, Erin chooses neither revenge nor reconciliation. She simply walks away. At last, Erin understands that a life truly belonging to her was never something anyone else needed to make room for.

Kyle’s family has a mysterious circus, but his father, Marcus, never lets him go inside, which leaves Kyle intensely curious about what’s in there. After Kyle asks again and again, Marcus says he can enter only if he brings a girlfriend home. But in the days that follow, every girlfriend Kyle brings home mysteriously disappears. Kyle refuses to give up and tries every way he can to get into the circus, but each time he comes just one step short—and Marcus sees it all. In the end, Marcus agrees to take Kyle inside. Only then does Kyle learn that the so-called circus is actually a secret organization dedicated to dealing with aliens and supernatural forces—and eventually, Kyle becomes a member himself.