the local barber and tap

Bryce Davidson married into the Barber family and has never quite stood straight under the weight of it. On New Year's Day, his wife Ginny leaves to collect relatives and asks him to bathe their infant with a towel. Out of some small, stubborn impulse he fills the bathtub instead. The phone rings. He looks away. By the time he looks back, it is too late. In his collapse he hides what happened. He conceals the baby,covers the room, holds himself together through the Barber family's New Year visit. Every attempt by the relatives to see the child Bryce deflects. Ginny watches him, and something in the way he moves begins to pull at her. She can feel the shape of a closed door. She moves toward it.

Lena Harris, a rural girl forced into marriage by her foster mother and betrayed by her boyfriend, unexpectedly enters a flash marriage with Syrus Barber, the wealthiest man in Willowglen City who faces marriage pressure from his grandmother. Syrus' legs are "disabled" from a car accident, though the condition stems from psychological trauma.After marriage, Lena's genuine warmth helps him overcome his shadows and stand again. She rises to become a jewelry designer through her talent and uncovers her true identity—the long-lost daughter of renowned jewelry design master Gillian Young. Together, they crush their betrayers and gain both professional success and personal happiness.

Lena Harris, a rural girl forced into marriage by her foster mother and betrayed by her boyfriend, unexpectedly enters a flash marriage with Syrus Barber, the wealthiest man in Willowglen City who faces marriage pressure from his grandmother. Syrus' legs are "disabled" from a car accident, though the condition stems from psychological trauma.After marriage, Lena's genuine warmth helps him overcome his shadows and stand again. She rises to become a jewelry designer through her talent and uncovers her true identity—the long-lost daughter of renowned jewelry design master Gillian Young. Together, they crush their betrayers and gain both professional success and personal happiness.

Larry had been bullied and ignored by everyone in his class for being poor since childhood. However, years later, he grabbed the chance and founded Peak Garment Factory. It soon became one of the top enterprises in the local county, and Larry became the most successful one among all his classmates.Starting from winning over his first love, Quincy, Larry started his revenge...

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.

Chena's top agent, Stella Kurt, lives incognito and humbly to provide her parents with a peaceful, ordinary life. However, her selfish relatives, seeking personal gain, plan to marry her off to a local thug. Stella's parents sever their ties with these relatives in protest. Undeterred, the thug uses his influential family background to humiliate Stella’s parents and, in a horrific turn of events, kills her mother. Fueled by rage and a desire for justice, Stella sets out to confront them, determined to make them pay for the atrocities committed against her family.

At 15, Pear Lester, the only heiress of the Lester family, fell from a cliff and lost her memory. Thirty years later, she lived as a humble fish seller at the local market. One day, after being bullied by her own son and daughter-in-law, she escaped, only to cross paths with a refined gentleman, Zachary Gordon. Introducing himself as the CEO of a major company—and her long-lost fiancé—Zachary helped Pear reclaim her former life. With her memories slowly returning, Pear was determined to restore justice and take back her power!

After 10 years of marriage, Kate Seth and Tyler Finn were unexpectedly reborn. They both pretended not to know each other. Tyler chose to return to his hometown with his childhood sweetheart. Kate stayed local and accepted a family-arranged marriage. They met again 5 years later, at Kate's charity auction. Tyler splashed out for his childhood sweetheart, basking in the limelight. The long-awaited richest young master pulled Kate into his arms, thanking Tyler for his support of the charity. The usually reserved and composed Tyler lost his composure. He began to realize that after all these years apart, Kate seemed to be over him.

For seven long years, Yvan Groove has cared for his wife Jenny Stones—who fell into a vegetative state after an accident—and their daughter, Nancy. (Unbeknownst to him, his wife is actually Rose Shaw, the missing daughter of the influential Shaw family.) To pay mounting medical bills, he has endured countless hardships. When local hospitals prove unable to treat her, Yvan takes his wife and daughter to Jensire in search of better care. By a twist of fate, he finds work at the mansion of Barry Shaw, the head of the Shaw family. Ravaged by guilt over Rose's disappearance seven years ago, Barry has lived alone in the vast villa ever since. The moment he lays eyes on lNancy, he is stunned because she looks exactly like Rose as a child.

Gabriel Reeds returns home a war hero, the general who shattered the southern enemy and unified the nation. The homecoming lasts about five minutes. His sister has been violated, his mother left gravely wounded, and the men responsible have powerful friends in very high places. Armed with an imperial gold medallion and a fury that doesn't cool, Gabriel storms the local courthouse and keeps going, pulling at a thread that unravels a conspiracy stretching from corrupt county officials all the way to the capital,where pension funds meant for fallen soldiers have been quietly stolen. The Emperor's brother-in-law hits back hard. Gabriel hits harder.With the Empress's backing, he dismantles the rot from the bottom up, for his family, for the dead, and for every soldier who bled for a country that then abandoned their kin.

Rory Taylor, the future Lord of the Divine Order, once spent three years undercover, mistaken by everyone as an ex-con and lowlife. After returning, he found his mother being abused by his stepfather—and without hesitation, he stepped in to protect her and taught the abuser a harsh lesson.But his stepfather's family ruled the local underworld and came after Rory for revenge. With unmatched personal strength and the hidden power of the Divine Order, Rory brought them all to justice.Later, when the infamous "King of Hell," Kyle Joust,bullied Rory's classmates, and even Rory's own cousin used his name to act arrogant and lawless, Rory never strayed from his sense of justice. One by one, he wiped out every trace of evil in his path.

Jack Hill is reborn into a famine-stricken year as a lazy good-for-nothing. He has five stunning sisters-in-law who dote on him, and he unexpectedly awakens a space system that helps him improve his family's dire situation.However, his envious cousin Andy Hill tries to undermine him, aiming to take away his sisters-in-law. Each time, Jack uses his newfound abilities to thwart Andy's schemes,protecting his family and leading the villagers to plant peanuts to survive a devastating drought.Andy, still bitter, teams up with local bullies to plot against Jack and his family. Jack sees through their conspiracy and,in the process of protecting the girls, unexpectedly falls in love.After resolving the crisis, Jack finds a water source for the villagers, builds a trade caravan, and amasses wealth. Ultimately, he lives a prosperous and peaceful life with his five sisters-in-law, transforming from a good-for-nothing into a true success story.