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Twelve years ago, for an important task, the leader of the Ford Army, Chereen Ford, had to leave her daughter and son, and asked Sherry Jerome to take care of them. After completing her mission, Chereen came back and found her daughter, Paula. But Paula was already married, and her husband always beat her up. Chereen wanted to take Paula away, but Paula refused because she thought Chereen killed her dad. On the other hand, Chereen heard that her son, Wayne, had gone missing. Could Chereen find Wayne and clear the misunderstanding between her and Paula?

When Emily Harper is sold out by her family to the highest bidder, she escapes and has a one-night stand with billionaire Charles Sinclair. She gives birth to triplets, but loses one to her evil stepsister Vivian, who claims her eldest child is stillborn. Escaping with her remaining twins, little did Emily expect her twins to be superheroes – one is a super genius, and the other is a star fighter with super strength! Years later, Emily and her twins come back to town, only to find that Vivian is engaged to Charles and raising his son. But this boy, with his superhuman sixth sense, senses that Emily is his true mother! As the three superpowered kids bring their parents together and help to defeat their evil families, will Emily and Charles find love again?

After losing his mother to cancer, Yale Mond falls into deep despair. Soon after, his girlfriend Lillian Jones is diagnosed with leukemia. Not wanting Yale to endure another heartbreak, Lillian hides her illness and ends their relationship.Devastated, Yale goes abroad to study medicine.Five years later, he returns as the director of a hospital, bringing with him a miracle cancer drug.Unbeknownst to him, Lillian’s leukemia has worsened after she secretly gave birth to their daughter Annie. Unable to afford treatment, she ends up living under a bridge. Through Annie, Yale finally finds Lillian, and the long-standing misunderstanding between them is resolved. Using the miracle cancer drug, Yale saves the dying Lillian, and the family of three is finally reunited.

Harry Grimes steps down as Chairman of a billion-dollar company to support his wife Gwen. While backing her business behind the scenes, he also takes care of everything at home. But to his heartbreak, Gwen takes both him and their daughter Coco for granted. She neglects Coco and fails to fulfill duties of a mother. Her relationship with her sworn brother grows increasingly inappropriate.After countless disappointments, Harry finally makes the painful decision to end their marriage.

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.

Chester Joseph and Winifred Sloan were once deeply in love, but a phone call made Chester believe Winifred had another lover and married him only for his wealth. His ex Yvette returned with her daughter, falsely claiming she had battled leukemia, and Chester believed her without question.During a car accident, Chester abandoned the gravely injured Winifred leading to her death. Yvette continued her schemes, pushing Madam Joseph, who knew the truth, into danger, deepening Chester's misunderstandings, and even planning an engagement with him. At the engagement ceremony, Madam Joseph arrived and exposed Yvette's treachery.

In her past life, Monica Woodard is the eldest daughter of the Woodard family, Lexford City's most prominent household. Lost due to her mother's mistake, she grows up in an orphanage until her biological father finds her. Desperate to win the love of her parents and two brothers,Monica endures countless provocations and schemes from the adopted daughter, Alyvia Woodard. Rather than earning her family's affection, her patience only allows Alyvia to poison their relationships further. The family, prioritizing the adopted daughter's feelings, neglects and scorns their biological daughter. Ultimately,through Alyvia's machinations, Monica dies tragically.

Josefina, once a beauty queen, married into the prestigious Quincy family in glory—but soon discovered her husband, Clinton, had a secret room plastered with women's photos, with her just another target. To her shock, Clinton was also involved with her sister-in-law,Queena.Determined to protect herself,Josefina secretly conceived via IVF and began plotting her revenge. Navigating the Quincy family's power struggles, she allied with Clinton's brother, Shane, to outmaneuver her adversaries. In the end, when Queena drove off with Clinton, both meeting a tragic fate, the high-society feud finally concluded. Josefina's trials over, she emerged stronger, and her destiny took a surprising new turn.

Sage, a young jewelry designer, is happily married to Kohen—until a tragic accident leaves him in a coma. Heartbroken, Sage loses all hope… until Kohen's younger brother, Noah, suddenly wakes up from the same accident.But Noah now acts, speaks, and remembers everything just like Kohen—including intimate details only a husband would know. Even his financial moves mirror Kohen's perfectly. The eerie twist? Noah nearly died in the ring at the exact moment Kohen's condition turned critical.Sage refuses to believe it at first, but signs keep pointing to one impossible truth: is Kohen's soul living in Noah's body?As feelings resurface and lines blur, Sage must face the question:Is this love reborn, or something far more dangerous?

Audrey Blackwell from the Republican era unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a nine-year-old girl in the modern world. Finding the once-prestigious Blackwell family now in decline, the ancient ancestor becomes the family's young matriarch. Using her vast network of connections from her previous life, she begins rebuilding the family empire and restoring it to glory.

Wen Ruyi, the abandoned illegitimate daughter of the marquis' household, unexpectedly returns home after years away. To the world, she's just a substitute bride for her perfect, legitimate sister. But beneath the surface, she carries the weight of a darker purpose—seeking justice for her mother's death. As the vibrant capital buzzes with intrigue, the culprits behind her mother's tragedy begin to reveal themselves, one by one. With her heart torn between the past and the future, how will she decide what path to take?

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.

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!

Dorian Valmont, crown prince of the ancient Navorin era, awakens as a 6-year-old child in modern times after a drunken accident. Finding himself in the powerful modern Valmont family, he faces complex family dynamics and ruthless power struggles.Using his ancient imperial wisdom, courage, and extraordinary talents, young Dorian gradually establishes his place within the family hierarchy. His remarkable intelligence and mature insights win over his grandmother, who becomes his strongest ally in navigating modern family politics while he adapts to contemporary life with his princely bearing intact.

After her boyfriend hooked up with a wealthy heiress, Nollan was pushed off the rooftop! Upon her rebirth, she immediately clung tightly to the leg of the affluent heir, Burleigh. Burleigh is afflicted with a cold toxin that has left him infertile, and doctors have declared he won't live past forty. But Nollan confidently reassures herself—infertility? Short lifespan? None of these are problems! One month into their marriage, Nollan feels nauseous. The doctor announces, "Mr. Yarnell, your wife is expecting!"

Eliana, the daughter of the Elliott family, plans to get pregnant to reclaim her mother's company. At an exclusive club, she sets her sights on Keaton Massey, unaware he's a billionaire tycoon in the city. After Keaton gets into a car accident causing amnesia, he and Eliana accidentally begin a relationship. In truth, Keaton had been deeply in love with Eliana for years. While concealing his recovered memories, he helps Eliana reclaim her mother's company. As their feelings deepen, they fall in love and eventually welcome triplets together.

Violet Grimm transmigrates into an heiress who was switched at birth.Hungry, freezing, and nearly beaten to death by her drunken adoptive father, she hears a system instructing her to live fifteen years,return to her biological parents, and complete the self-destruction mission. Determined to survive and reclaim her life, she takes tiny steps toward her true home, ready to become the heroine.

World-class ace pilot Theo Zimmer finds himself back at eight years old, aboard the very flight he took with his father that year. Fully aware that everyone on board is doomed to die in a catastrophic crash once the plane takes off, he faces a desperate mission. At 9,000 feet, flames engulf the wings, the cabin tears open to the freezing wind, and every passenger teeters on the brink of death. In this moment, he must rely on his eight-year-old body to stop the crash, save his father—who died protecting him—and rescue hundreds of passengers. Passengers doubt him,the captain lies unconscious, signals are lost, and danger is everywhere. With fuel leaking, treacherous terrain below, and an emergency landing looming, the survival odds are just 1%.Can this eight-year-old pilot save everyone?