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Five years ago, Su Li and the fugitive Fu Jiuchen shared a whirlwind, passionate night that led to an instant and deep connection. But they were soon separated. Now, five years later, Li has a sickly son and is at her wit's end. Desperate, she decides to pawn the jade pendant Jiuchen had left her. However, fate takes a strange turn when Jiang Ting acquires the pendant and, using it as a key, infiltrates the Fu household pretending to be Li, bringing her son along. In order to raise money for her son's medical treatment, Li takes up a job as a maid in the Fu residence. Unknowingly to Jiuchen, the woman he has been searching for all this time is living right under his nose. Unable to resist his intense attraction, he finds himself drawn to her once more, repeatedly taking what he desires by force...

Thirteen years forward, Ximena was stunned, her star husband heartbroken and surrounded by her lookalikes, her son a delinquent,and her daughter trapped by a jerk. Everyone thought the mess was hopeless until she turned the family's fate around and exacted brutal revenge on the wicked villain.

The apocalypse has come, and humanity enters the Age of Sailing, where everyone awakens a fishing system. Liam Ward becomes known as a useless nobody, even by his girlfriend Quinn Johnson. He spends a month at sea catching fish just to buy her a gift—only to discover she is cheating on him with a wealthy heir, Devin Shaw. Humiliated and heartbroken, he quits the relationship. But during a voyage, he hauls up a thousand-year-old female corpse… who wakes and calls him her honey.

Esports player Cade is pulled into a reality-rendered game world, where he acquires a gacha system and successfully defeats the game's ultimate boss. But he soon realizes: this is not a game. It is a precursor to the imminent collapse and convergence of countless multiverses. Armed with the gacha system, he travels through countless bizarre game dimensions, plundering power at the brink of life and death, and collecting fragments of the core code. If the system is not repaired, the entire world will be annihilated. And he is the only one who can break the fate of this multiversal catastrophe.

Betrayed by her husband Ethan, Celeste is reborn on the flight where her fate was sealed. Armed with past-life memories, she prevents a critical delay, saving the brother of billionaire Lucas and clearing her own name. Joining the airline's headquarters, Celeste rises through crises with her brilliance, becoming director and heir apparent. Along the way, she unmasks her ungrateful protégé Emily, delivers justice to her enemies, and ultimately finds both success and clarity in a world of shifting loyalties.

An orphan boy turned billionaire CEO, Noah Morgan has spent years searching for the girl who once saved his life, never realizing that she’s been right by his side all along - as his overlooked contract wife and secretary, Mara.

Zoe and Alex met behind masks at a costume party and got married contractrally. Three years later, they cross paths again as strangers. Alex hires Zoe, now a lawyer, to end that marrige, without realizing he's fallen for the very wife he is trying to divorce.

After a failed tribulation, Quella, an ancient cultivator, is transmigrated as a mistreated noblewoman. Her quest for revenge is complicated when she falls for a charming merchant, Xavier, only to realize he's the man she slept with years ago. Now she must win back his love.

In her previous life, Yara gave everything to the Echosong Sect, only to be ruthlessly slain by her Master. In her final moments, she realized the cruel truth: in his eyes, she was never as good as her junior sister,Ruby. Reborn at the age of six, Yara wastes no time mourning the past. This time, she won't beg for love or stay where she's unwanted. Without a backward glance, she runs away from that place she once called home.

Lena, a dedicated and bookish student, is cruelly dumped by her boyfriend Ryan, who mocks her as a boring, unattractive nerd. Heartbroken and humiliated, she drowns her sorrows at a bar, where she meets the charming and handsome Adrian. One impulsive night leads to a passionate encounter. To Lena's shock, she later discovers that Adrian is none other than Ryan's father. What began as a moment of reckless escape becomes the start of an impossible entanglement that will turn all their lives upside down.

Once the world's deadliest assassin, Hope retires for her mother. Back home, she finds her mom, kidnapped for 15 years, is being bullied. Hope unleashes her power to destroy the abusers and reclaim all that was stolen from her mom, vowing to be her protector.

Expelled from the elite Turner family, Lucy Turner stages a cheating scandal to save her boyfriend from debt, only to discover years later that he's now a billionaire, her boss, and engaged to her half-sister. Amidst lingering love and misunderstandings, their fates remain entangled.

Once the world's deadliest assassin, Hope retires for her mother. Back home, she finds her mom, kidnapped for 15 years, is being bullied. Hope unleashes her power to destroy the abusers and reclaim all that was stolen from her mom, vowing to be her protector.

Catherine Spence, the former Empress Dowager,was murdered, and the emperor’s stepson performed daily blood rituals to summon her spirit. Three years later, she is reborn—not as the empress, but as the emperor’s overlooked and unloved consort, giving her a second chance at life… and at reclaiming what was stolen from her.

When they first met, he was a beggar, and she was wealthy. Years later, he became a CEO, and she, a humble employee. A twist of fate brought them together through an arranged marriage, revealing hidden connections. Misunderstood feelings and missed chances led to separation until a revelation prompted a second chance...

In a calculated move to align herself with the illustrious Grey family, Baird Grey's former lover, Muriel Will, drugged him. However, her plan backfired when Baird eluded her trap and found himself slept with Tess Yule. Fearing exposure, Muriel bribed Ken Aly to falsely claim responsibility for what happened. Unaware of the deception, Tess brought forth a set of quadruplets, only to have three of them callously discarded by Muriel, while the remaining child, Joy, was placed under Ken's guardianship. For seven long years, Ken deceived Tess, exploiting her trust until, upon his promotion, he heartlessly cast her aside and seized her new home. Luckily, in a twist of fate, Tess's act of kindness towards Baird's grandfather led to a reconnection with Baird. In this unexpected reunion, she made a startling realization: the one she had tirelessly sought for years had been a constant presence in her life.

The kingdom of Narethia sees two baby girls born at the same moment. A high monk prophesies that one of them carries the phoenix destiny—the future mother of all under heaven. Which girl holds the phoenix fate will only be revealed after eighteen years during the marriage alliance. The King of Narethia believes the destined one must be Joselyn Osborne, so he spends vast amounts of gold and silver nurturing her while completely ignoring Lainey Osborne. Eighteen years later, with Narethia’s national strength failing, a marriage alliance becomes necessary. The King and Ashtyn Harper scheme to have Joselyn marry into the Myrraveth royal family while sending Lainey off to the barbaric wasteland. With her mother imprisoned in the palace, Lainey tearfully departs for marriage. After traveling thousands of miles to reach the Outlands, she is utterly shocked to discover that the so-called barbarian host is actually the King of Zuyenne,and the supposedly impoverished land is overflowing with gold, silver, and precious jewels...

In a calculated move to align herself with the illustrious Grey family, Baird Grey's former lover, Muriel Will, drugged him. However, her plan backfired when Baird eluded her trap and found himself slept with Tess Yule. Fearing exposure, Muriel bribed Ken Aly to falsely claim responsibility for what happened. Unaware of the deception, Tess brought forth a set of quadruplets, only to have three of them callously discarded by Muriel, while the remaining child, Joy, was placed under Ken's guardianship. For seven long years, Ken deceived Tess, exploiting her trust until, upon his promotion, he heartlessly cast her aside and seized her new home. Luckily, in a twist of fate, Tess's act of kindness towards Baird's grandfather led to a reconnection with Baird. In this unexpected reunion, she made a startling realization: the one she had tirelessly sought for years had been a constant presence in her life.