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My Wife Is Not Right 2

90 episodes · Literature PhD Luo Qingzhou transmigrates and marries into the Qin family, only to find his wife cold and indifferent. His considerate mother-in-law suggests he divorce his wife and marry her younger sister instead. Grateful for the Qin family's care, Luo Qingzhou uses his knowledge of poetry and literature from his past life to thwart enemy conspiracies and protect the Qins. At night, he cultivates martial arts with a celestial maiden, their souls intertwining, and he also wins over the princess and the Dragon Girl of West Lake. Adapted from the novel 'My Wife Is Not Right', author Yi Chan Zhi Xia.

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The Princess Consort Is Too Shameless, Must Be Doted On

82 episodes · Ghost doctor Su Jiaoyang is forced to marry the ugly and crippled Prince of Chu, Pei Shenzhi. On wedding night, when the red veil is lifted, she is shocked to find he is a 'former acquaintance' with deep grudges. They bicker daily, then accidentally fall in love. In Pei Shenzhi's eyes, Su Jiaoyang is savage, greedy, and lustful. Only he can bully her; anyone else who dares will be killed.

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The Military Governor's Wife Is a Debt Collector

83 episodes · Tu Shanjiu, the last debt collector of the era burdened by heavenly punishment, goes down the mountain to settle a ten-year-old marriage debt with the purple-fated Military Governor Xie Shiyu to prolong her life. She is drawn into a sinister plot targeting Xie Shiyu's fortune and the dragon vein of the nine provinces. Her nemesis, a spirit medium, sets traps and dangers. From initial contractual use to life-or-death reliance on each other in battle, when Xie Shiyu willingly trades his life for hers, and when Tu Shanjiu slays evil spirits and defies fate for him, they realize their deep love. Watch the cold debt collector and the iron-blooded governor join hands to break through the chaos and create a romantic legend beyond life and death.

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Plot with the Prince

62 episodes · In her past life, Luo Ning blocked a knife for the Empress Dowager but was betrayed by the marquis manor, dying with resentment. Reborn, she is no longer weak and schemes against the manor. Under the Empress Dowager's protection, Luo Ning not only reclaims what's hers but is also betrothed to Prince Yong. Thus begins her journey of revenge and seizing control of her destiny. Adapted from the Fanqiao bestseller 'The Legitimate Daughter's Silk Kill', author Chu Dian Dian.

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Portable Space: Remarrying a Big Shot with Kids in the 80s

68 episodes · In her past life, Su Hua's husband took his widowed sister-in-law to enjoy life, leaving her to suffer in the countryside. Her children died tragically, and she was killed by a divorce letter. Reborn just before her children's deaths, she prevents the tragedy and wakes up to her husband's true nature. She sells everything and heads straight to his workplace to expose the 'model couple' and make them pay.

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Moon Over the West Chamber

50 episodes · In the Shen family's boudoir, the disfigured concubine's daughter Shen Wanzhi is chosen by the matron to become the bedchamber maid of the legitimate daughter, Princess Shen Shurong. It is rumored that Prince Pei Huaijin dotes on Shen Shurong due to a childhood promise, and despite her infertility, he vows never to take concubines. Shen Wanzhi will bear children for Shen Shurong, which excites her as it offers a chance for revenge against her sister.

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Across Mountains and Rivers, Hard to See You

56 episodes · Farm girl Lu Wanqing saves young marshal Li Beichen, and they pledge their love over a month. After he returns to seize power, Lu is forced to marry a wealthy merchant. Eight years later, her son's paintings gain fame but are stolen by the Zhou family. Li Beichen notices the style resembles his old flame and investigates in Suzhou, unveiling a sealed past and the truth about blood ties.

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Day One of Being Disowned, Rewarded with a Martial God Body

70 episodes · Xiao Chen, heir of the Northern Pacification Prince, was once a powerful Explosive King Body cultivator. After saving his brother, his dantian is destroyed and he is discarded. His brother usurps his position and fiancée, and his father forces a broken engagement. A modern wealthy heir transmigrates into him, obtains the system Martial God Body to repair his dantian, and cuts ties with the prince's mansion. He participates in a martial arts exam, loses two rounds, then awakens his Martial God Body and wins in one move, but is forced to second place by the Holy Wasteland Academy. He refuses to join, and other academies dare not recruit him. The Sword Cultivation Academy's steward gives him the academy, and the Martial Hall's master seeks him. Xiao Chen begins his path to strength.

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The Black Lotus Handbook

60 episodes · Prime minister's daughter Cheng Yuwei transmigrates into a fallen wealthy family and is recalled to fulfill a marriage contract. As an embroidery master, she hides her identity to seize the family fortune. Along the way, she is moved by the sincerity of Fu Jingcheng, the heir of the Fu Corporation, and ultimately gains power and love.

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Reborn on Her Husband's Wedding Day, She Turns the Tables

81 episodes · Yun Zheng, only daughter of the richest man, is reborn on her wedding night when her husband humiliates her with his first love. She kicks over the candlestick, refuses to enter the Marquis's mansion, and vows revenge to reclaim everything. Along the way, she connects with Li Wuyang, the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old, and together they destroy the marquis's house. She ascends to the royal family register and lives happily with Li.

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I Can Travel to the 70s: An Era Full of Gold

114 episodes · Modern worker Yang Guangshu awakens a dual-world travel system, allowing him to travel between 1977 and 2025. He exploits the gun-friendly, antique-rich 1970s, trading modern lighters for game and antiques, amassing wealth, and meeting Wang Chunmei. He later deals with a mysterious organization and envy, building prosperity in 1977 and overcoming crises to write a cross-era legend.

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Jinqiao

48 episodes · Song Jinqiao, a concubine's daughter of the Earl of Yongning, is treated as a stand-in for the emperor Lu Huaichuan's consort and subjected to contempt. Her family forces her to become a prince's concubine, yet he hesitates. She hides her sharpness, feigns obedience, and secretly manipulates both the emperor and the prince into pawns. A carefully crafted scheme of self-inflicted suffering makes him regret and grant her the title of consort; a step-by-step plotted rebellion sets brothers against each other. When enemies are eliminated and siblings turn against each other, she strokes the young emperor's cheek and rules from behind the curtain—from stand-in to empress dowager, the chess game ends, and the player holds the world. Adapted from Wen Shi's novel "Jinqiao."

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With a Million Soldiers, I Win by Virtue

81 episodes · Ning Ye accidentally transmigrates into a female-oriented novel as the cannon-fodder villain, the Seventh Prince. The original owner was madly in love and died tragically at the hands of the female lead. After transmigrating, Ning Ye wakes up and rejects a love-obsessed mindset. With a million soldiers, he vows to defy fate! He outwits the emperor, defeats the scheming female lead, wins over the villainess, uncovers a conspiracy, and ascends to the throne.

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Grasp Life 2: The Legitimate National Teacher

100 episodes · Xiao Yunzhuo, the head of the Divine Hidden Sect, returns to her ancestral home with her brother to extend her life, but faces harassment from the second branch. She uses mystical arts to thwart schemes, punish evil, expose a fake legitimate daughter, save an abused woman, and is recognized by the emperor as the national teacher. She helps her brother secure the clan leader position, restoring the Xiao family's glory, and her own destiny becomes linked to the family's fortune, ushering in a new turning point.

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The Witch's Wrath: Chaos Unleashed

80 episodes · Su Luo Luo, the mischievous princess of the demon realm, can read minds and holds all secrets. After being caught spying on the most handsome immortal, she is banished to the mortal world as punishment. She reincarnates as the true heiress of the Su family, losing her mind-reading ability but now her own thoughts are heard by others. Forced to find true love to restore her identity, she eventually wins by doing nothing.

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The Demon Princess Descends the Mountain, Too Invincible

90 episodes · Orphan Ling Xi unintentionally becomes a feared figure known as the Demon Princess. When her billionaire parents come to reclaim her, she is busy dealing with villains. She pretends to be obedient and goes home, only to find her parents are actually poor because her sister squandered the fortune. But no matter—with her around, she will reclaim everything that was taken.

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Reborn in 1957: Trading Two Pounds of Pork for a Wife

81 episodes · Li Qingshan is reborn in 1957 and immediately exposes a plot by Zhao Gui to frame him. Using memories from his past life, he protects Wang Naixiang and starts his comeback. He breaks away from his oppressive grandfather and scheming cousin, hunts wild beasts, digs rare ginseng, and earns his first fortune. Then he leads villagers to farm herbs and keep bees, becoming a national model. He defeats enemies, brings prosperity to his village, and punishes all villains.

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Reborn as a Consort: The Jade Lady Can't Reach Me Now

79 episodes · Gu Mingchu, a Southern Dynasty war god, is betrayed and killed. His soul returns to find his new wife Shen Qinghan is actually the daughter of a different king who conspired with his brother to kill him. Reborn the night before the wedding, he breaks the engagement and volunteers to marry the princess. He returns to the battlefield to thwart the Northern Dynasty's plot. When Shen Qinghan discovers the truth, it's too late for regrets.

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After Three Years of Hurt, the Real Heiress Stops Enduring

56 episodes · At 17, Shen Qingyu is brought back from an orphanage to the Marshal's mansion by her biological family. But she finds the adopted daughter Shen Xixi is loved more. To keep her status, Shen Xixi frames Qingyu for adultery. The Shen family sends Qingyu to a 'women's virtue' school that is actually a den of horrors. After three years of torture, she is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Devastated, she decides to cut ties with the Shen family before she dies.

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Ghost Hand Chen: The Eight Gates Lock

71 episodes · Chen San, a master of trickery, is expelled from his sect for gambling addiction. Hunted by enemies, he falls off a cliff and loses his memory, rescued by Cheng Xiuxiu. The Cheng family faces a gambling threat from Hai Zhenyu's 'Eight Gates Gold Lock' scheme. Chen San, now with a childlike mind, accidentally shows his gambling talent. Eventually he regains memory, returns as 'Ghost Hand Chen,' defeats the trap, avenges his enemy and his senior sister, then quits gambling to find his sister at Shanhai Pass.