why am i so needy for affection

Lynn, a girl born in a remote mountainous region, worked diligently to gain admission to a prestigious university. However, her father, who favored sons over daughters, refused to support her aspirations and even went so far as to tear up her acceptance letter. In contrast, her mother sold her blood to help fund Lynn's education. Five years later, Lynn achieved remarkable success and envisioned building factories in her hometown to uplift all the villagers. However, the villagers mistakenly perceived her as a foot massage worker. In reality, she was the CEO of Honor Group.

Matthew and Xenia spent some time together in an orphanage when they were children. Later, after Xenia became a famous singer, she learned that Matthew had unexpectedly gone blind, so she retired from her singing career to care for him as a caregiver. The two got married and had a child. Ten years later, when Matthew regained his sight, he mistook Sarah for the girl he liked in childhood, leading him to neglect Xenia and their son Calvin. Heartbroken, Xenia decided to divorce him. It was only during Calvin's singing competition and Xenia's comeback concert that Matthew realized Xenia was the girl he liked as a child. However, it was too late. Xenia left with Calvin and Ethan to start a new life.

Gavin failed in his entrepreneurial ventures when he was young and accumulated a lot of debt. After an accident, his daughter Daisy went missing, and he searched for her for many years. Daisy was adopted by someone and married a scoundrel. Gavin stepped forward to help her. At the wedding, Inez claimed to be Gavin's daughter and displayed a longevity lock. Gavin mistakenly thought Daisy framed Inez, so he humiliated Daisy. Daisy endured the humiliation to console her father until the magical mechanism of the longevity lock revealed the truth.

Eighteen years ago, Fiona Luis, young and rebellious, fooled around with a scum, Jimmy Liam. Her father, Phillip Luis, earnestly pleaded, but she let Jimmy cripple him, which left Phillip heartbroken. Eighteen years later, Fiona, having survived a near-fatal fire that left her face marred, crossed paths with Frank Luis on the street. The birthmark on Frank's arm indicated he was her son, so she decided to return to the Luis family, hoping to make amends with her father and steer her wayward son onto a better course. However, her cousin, Felix Luis, and the housekeeper concocted a scheme and got her expelled from the family home. In the end, Fiona managed to restore her familial bonds, earn her father's forgiveness, and encourage her son to embrace a righteous life.

Joseph, the heir to the Prosperous Group, was separated from his family as a child and adopted by a kind-hearted farmer. In order to protect his adoptive sister, he was beaten into a fool. Years later, Joseph and his adoptive mother attend his sister's wedding, only to be humiliated and coldly rejected by the ungrateful sister, who refuses to acknowledge them. What she doesn't know is that the fiancé she's so eager to marry is none other than Joseph's biological brother—and in the end, she gets a rude awakening.

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...

Janice Carter, the daughter of a tea garden owner, toiled day and night to support her childhood sweetheart, Simon Smith, through college, giving him everything she had. However, her devotion was repaid with betrayal and abandonment.One fateful day, she rescued Yusuf Harris—a man branded a "villain."Unexpectedly, he fell for her at first sight and boldly proposed marriage.Simon traded love for ambition, leaving Janice heartbroken. Yet the so-called "villain" became her quiet protector, shielding her from the storms of life with unwavering resolve.As time passed, affection took root and blossomed. Janice finally understood her heart; Yusuf was her light for the rest of her life.

Ten years ago, Shawna Stewart was left in the mountains and then taken in by a fool, Cherry. After being bullied for years because of Cherry, Shawna ran away and met her real mom Mindy Stewart. Mindy couldn't accept her daughter's adoptive mom was a fool, so she tried to take Shawna away. However, they accidentally found out that Cherry turned out to be the War Goddess, the Phoenix Legion's former commander.

After her father's betrayal destroys her family, Jeri Snider abandons her fortune and disappears, only to be saved by struggling entrepreneur Clayton Lynn. She helps him build his empire in secret, but once he rises to power, he turns on her, even cheating with her relative, July. When July exposes Jeri and sets her up to be assaulted, mysterious tycoon Craig Lawson intervenes. But why does he care? Jeri once left him without explanation, and now his sudden return feels… calculated. Is love the real motive? Or is this marriage just another trap? Jeri must outsmart them all—before she loses everything for good.

Mark Dalton engaged in charity work and financially supported Carla Fulton, who was in poverty. Carla mistakenly believed that she held a special place in Mark's heart and gradually became arrogant. Five years later, after graduating from university, Carla, in an attempt to show off, lied that Mark was her brother and brought her classmates to intern at his company. Mark, busy with the company's IPO, delegated the task of arranging the internships to his subordinates. The subordinates did not dare to stop her, allowing her to act recklessly within the company. She fired the technical team and declared herself the chairperson. When Mark was negotiating a partnership with Saturn Group, Carla's outrageous behavior caused the deal to fall through, and Mark was so furious that he fainted and was hospitalized. Carla continued her reckless actions, pushing the company to the brink of bankruptcy, and even planned to sell it. After Mark regained consciousness, he exposed her lies. Resentful, Carla teamed up with a rival company to sabotage Mark's projects. In the end, Mark uncovered the conspiracy, Carla was arrested, and the company successfully went public with the support of Saturn Group.

To avenge the tragic death of her parents, Briar White hides her true identity and infiltrates the Kerr family, weaving a carefully crafted web of affection around Owen Kerr—the son of her enemy. But the tenderness and companionship that began as mere deception slowly start to feel real. Now, she must choose: stay lost in the sweetness of newfound love, or destroy it with her own hands for the sake of long-harbored revenge…

Theo Grant, diagnosed with a terminal illness, drives away his girlfriend Chloe Jayne, determined not to drag her down with him. To secure her future, he volunteers as a test subject for the richest man's experimental drugs,sacrificing himself so she can have a better life.Three years later, fate brings them together again.Theo's days are numbered, so he keeps pushing Chloe away, even as she clings to the love she still feels for him.Eventually, after battling destiny, they find the courage to break free from their suffering and choose to love and stay by each other's side.

Rachel Sheldon's world was turned upside down when she was drugged and woke up in the bed of Barrett York — the most powerful man in the city. When she discovered she was pregnant, Rachel disappeared from the spotlight, determined to raise the child in secrecy. But on the very day she gave birth, Barrett found her. Fiercely independent, Rachel was unlike any woman Barrett had ever met — and he couldn't stay away. As he launched a relentless pursuit, Rachel's hidden identities were revealed one after another, each more surprising than the last. Drawn to her strength, Barrett began to fall — and so did Rachel. Slowly, she opened her heart to the man she had once tried to escape. What had begun as an accident just might have become forever.

After a car accident and plastic surgery, a part-time worker wakes up with the face of a wealthy heiress. Living someone else's life, she seizes the chance to get revenge on the man who ruined her. But as she gets tangled with the heiress’s fiancé, an unexpected romance blooms—and so does the question: how far will she go to keep this borrowed life?

Lena Schmidt, die Erbin der Schmidt Gruppe, verheimlicht ihre Identität und wendet sich sogar gegen ihr Papa, um ihren mittellosen Freund Jonas Fischer zu heiraten. Sie ist im zehnten Monat schwanger, aber der Fötus befindet sich nicht in der richtigen Position, so dass sie sich in einem Privatkrankenhaus auf die Geburt vorbereitet, aber Freund von Jonas, Emma Weber, sagt, dass Lena nur zum Vergnügen da ist, um ihre eigene Eitelkeit zu befriedigen. Jonas sieht sich gezwungen, Emma in ein kleineres Krankenhaus zu verlegen, und der Konflikt zwischen den beiden Seiten spitzt sich weiter zu. Zu dieser Zeit erhält Paul Schmidt die Nachricht, dass seine Tochter kurz vor der Geburt steht, und erscheint mit einem großzügigen Geschenk, wird aber ständig von Jonas und Emma ausgefragt, die sich immer wieder über Paul Schmidt lustig machen, und schließlich, nach der Bestätigung durch Müller, Wagner und Hoffmann, drei mächtige Bosse in Mainstadt, die ins Krankenhaus geeilt sind, um sich an Paul Schmidt zu hängen, glauben Jonas endlich an Pauls Identität. Aber zu diesem Zeitpunkt hat Lena bereits eine Fehlgeburt erlitten und sich von ihm scheiden lassen. Jonas bereut es zu spät und springt über die Mauer und erfindet Lügen, dass das Kind von Lena und ihrem Vater getötet wurde, was einen Angriff auf die öffentliche Meinung im Internet auslöst. Paul Schmidt wehrt sich, indem er Beweise sammelt und die Polizei ruft. Am Ende werden Jonas und Emma für ihre Verbrechen verurteilt.

Auf der Flucht vor ihrem gewalttätigen Ehemann wird Liz Bolin zur BDSM-Königin – der Domina Hydra Lilie. Sie trifft den mysteriösen, dominanten Herrn Raven und macht ihn zum ersten Mal zu ihrem Unterwürfiger. Doch Liz ahnt nicht, dass Herr Raven in Wirklichkeit ihr Boss Reggie Wayne ist, denn ihr Vertrag im Spielzimmer führt allmählich zur Liebe.

Lívia Silva é uma atriz pouco conhecida. Há oito anos, ela se casou com Miguel Santos, o presidente do Grupo Santos, seguindo o último desejo de seu avô. Mas ela engravidou inesperadamente e pediu o divórcio. Seis anos depois, a família Santos descobre por acaso que a filha de Lívia, Sofia, é na verdade filha de Miguel. Eles começam a procurar por elas em toda a cidade. Enquanto isso, Lívia está sendo maltratada no set de filmagem, e Sofia é trancada em uma caixa de adereços. Miguel chega a tempo de salvá-las, mas não reconhece sua própria filha. Em um banquete, a Sra. Santos revela a identidade de Sofia e descobre que Lívia é a ex-esposa de Miguel. Quando a verdade vem à tona, Miguel declara seu amor publicamente. Lívia e Miguel se casam novamente e têm gêmeos, realizando tanto no amor quanto na carreira!

Em uma fatídica noite de Dia dos Namorados, Vanessa, uma atriz em dificuldades, encontra por acaso Daniel Jones, um charmoso e rico magnata do entretenimento de Los Angeles, que está fingindo ter amnésia após um acidente em meio a uma disputa por herança. Como o destino quis, Vanessa o acolhe sem saber de sua farsa, e eles começam uma convivência inesperada... À medida que o vínculo entre eles se aprofunda, Daniel teme o dia em que Vanessa descobrirá sua amnésia fingida, o que pode desmoronar tudo, inclusive o romance florescente entre eles. Será que o amor deles resistirá à verdade?