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The Foolish Girl Reborn: Building a Home After She Opens Her Eyes

102 episodes · Architectural designer Li Sui'er wakes in the 1970s in the body of a woman treated as the village fool. Her mother pays hunter Cheng Feng five yuan to take her away; mocked as a burden, Li Sui'er fights back against an abusive natal family and a hostile rival while using what she knows to build a home that belongs to her.

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My Sister Is the Warlord Queen

69 episodes · In My Sister is The Warlord Queen movie, abandoned by their parents, the Blackwood sisters, Catherine and Grace, grew up with only each other to rely on. As adults, both built successful lives. But at Grace’s engagement party, Catherine shows up straight from an undercover mission, still dressed as a janitor, and becomes the target of ridicule from Grace's in-laws and former classmates. When her sister is betrayed and humiliated by her fiancé, Catherine reveals her true identity as the Warlord Queen, and makes everyone regret underestimating them.

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Family Inside and Out

79 episodes · In 1981, Cai Xiaoyan and Chen Haiqing enter a flash marriage, each bringing a child into a newly blended family. Her warmth and his steady affection help the four of them rebuild trust and move toward a better life together.

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Family Inside and Out 2

111 episodes · Set in 1986, the second chapter follows Cai Xiaoyan and Chen Haiqing as their appliance shop opens, a new baby arrives, and the blended family welcomes another young guest from Beijing. The drama keeps its focus on everyday warmth, changing times, and family love.

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Kissed by Claw and Fang

74 episodes · Ivy, a human teenage girl, suddenly finds herself homeless after her family goes bankrupt. She's forced to live in her car—a shameful secret she needs to hide from the bullies at her elite private high school. One day, she discovers she is the mate of both Sebastian, a werewolf heir, and Zane, a vampire prince. These two supernatural hunks are polar opposites: one fiery, one icy. Who is her true love? Ivy later learns that her true identity holds even more secrets that could destroy everything.

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The Regent's Consort: Dual Master of Medicine and Poison

80 episodes · The Regent's Consort: Dual Master of Medicine and Poison is an 80-episode Chinese short drama shaped by time travel, costume romance, revenge and comeuppance, and slow-burn romance.

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The Vampire Prince's Bride

59 episodes · In The Vampire Prince's Bride movie, Scarlett was a lonely orphan, living in the streets when the Vampire Lord Sean saved her. Moved to pity, Sean took her home as his Thrall and lover, swearing a Blood Oath and promising to keep her safe. Their happy, loving days came to an end when the sexy, dangerous human girl Chelsea swooped in, seducing Sean away. Not only did Sean Turn Chelsea into a vampire, he let Chelsea drink from Scarlett as well. Obsessed with his new lover, Sean missed the night of their Blood Oath, leaving Scarlett to die. Humiliated and hurt, Scarlett finally chooses to live for herself, risking her life to leave Sean behind and sever their bond as Thrall and Master. As her life hangs in the balance, Vampire Prince Alder suddenly appears to save her. Grateful and intimidated by his kindness, Scarlett doesn't realize her new prince charming is someone she's helped before.

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Bound to the Rebel Wolf

61 episodes · Their families slaughtered each other, and they’re sworn to hate one another… but the pull between them can't be denied. Maeve, the alpha princess, enters Luperiom determined to survive the kingdom’s brutal war college. What she doesn’t expect is a fated bond with Saxon Blackmoor—the most powerful wolf there… and her enemy. Now, the one wolf she shouldn’t want might be the only one who can save her.

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Rising Together with the Tide

73 episodes · After a setup gets heiress Zheng Xunjia expelled from her family, bodyguard Li Feng accepts responsibility and enters a flash marriage with her. Starting in a worn shared apartment, they build food and delivery businesses together as China's mobile-internet era begins in 2010.

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At a 1970s Matchmaking, I Sat at the Wrong Table and Married Right

79 episodes · Reborn researcher Sang Luo sits at the wrong matchmaking table and impulsively marries island serviceman Zhang Tingzhi. Their practical arrangement grows into a real partnership as she advances at a research institute and both learn how to balance duty, family, and an unexpected marriage.

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Phoenix Palace Dream

57 episodes · First-rank titled lady Shen Zhinian is murdered at a palace banquet by her elder legitimate sister Shen Nanqiao, then a discarded consort in the Cold Palace. Both women return to the moment before their marriages are decided. Shen Nanqiao takes the proposal from Lu Jianglin, whom she remembers as a future chancellor, and leaves the palace selection to Shen Zhinian. Determined to surpass her former life, Shen Zhinian secures legitimate-daughter status and a dowry, enters the palace, and navigates court intrigue while seeking Emperor Nangong Xuanyu's favor.

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Fortune Baby of the Marshal's Mansion: Maomao Arrives, Season 4

94 episodes · Xia Xiaoxiang brings her three-year-old daughter Maomao to seek help from the marshal she once saved. Maomao's direct affection softens the mansion: she helps the withdrawn, disabled fourth young master rejoin the family, warns the third young master before a deception succeeds, and rescues the old madam. Small interventions gradually turn a rigid household into a cooperative one.

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Lucky Child Maomao Arrives at the Marshal's Mansion, Season 6

111 episodes · After Xia Xiaoxiang saves Marshal Lou, she and her three-year-old daughter Maomao enter the marshal's mansion. Maomao reaches the withdrawn fourth young master, softens the stern matriarch, and turns a divided household into a family competing to protect her.

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Shopkeeper's Cuisine, Season 4

131 episodes · Shen Qing, a skilled cook in her previous life, is transported to ancient Ping'an County and bound to a food-business system. She begins with premium crispy fried chicken at the morning market, using flavor and repeat customers to overcome price skepticism. Her goal is to pay for her blind mother's treatment, while hostile relatives and trade-guild pressure push her from a street stall toward new snack categories and the city's night-market world.

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Fortune Baby of the Marshal's Mansion: Maomao Arrives, Season 2

70 episodes · After Xia Xiaoxiang saves Marshal Lou, she moves into his mansion with her three-year-old daughter Maomao. The irresistibly warm child helps an autistic, disabled fourth young master reconnect with the household and gradually softens the old madam and four protective brothers, turning a divided warlord family into a home.

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Reborn in the 1970s: Remarry Fast, the Cold Man Becomes a Dad

75 episodes · Shen Rulan is reborn in the 1970s on the day a trap ruins her reputation. She exposes Li Jianguo's secret second marriage, learns that Gu Beiyan was the man involved in the field incident, and faces pregnancy, coercion, and repeated slander before the guarded soldier recognizes the truth and stands beside her.

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The Pampered Rogue Commandery Princess: Qin Jinzhi, Season 9

112 episodes · Qin Jinzhi, Beijing's notorious rogue commandery princess, takes charge of the imperial-only Qianniao Guard and discovers that nobody wants to enlist. With prime minister's daughter Cui Ying, she recruits Yun Jin, Hu Aman, timid Wei Xueqi, and a group of capable women, then begins rewriting how the empty agency chooses and protects its people.

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A Sweet Second Marriage to the Mining Boss

71 episodes · After a series of hardships brings Ding Xiang to a remote mining district, local strongman Chen Zheng becomes her unexpected ally. The two support one another, confront the exploitation around them, and build a new life together while restoring hope to the community.

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The Farm Girl Leads Her Family to Prosperity, Season 8

112 episodes · Modern businesswoman Lin Yuhe is framed and awakens in ancient times as a poor farm girl who attempted suicide after a broken engagement. The original family has little money but offers her sincere love. Relearning trust through that warmth, Lin Yuhe applies modern judgment and craft knowledge to a candy business, building a family enterprise that gradually carries the Lin household out of poverty.

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Reborn, Comrade Wen Stops Pretending

65 episodes · After her fiancé publicly abandons her for her stepsister, reborn Wen Ying marries the supposedly frail Gu Zhenyu. With his support she tops the entrance exam and builds a clothing factory, while the man who rejected her returns only after losing everything.