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The Empress Exiled Me, Then Discovered I Was Invincible, Season 2 short-drama poster

The Empress Exiled Me, Then Discovered I Was Invincible, Season 2

81 episodes · Yu Qing, the powerful guardian who helped Nan Qingxuan become empress, is falsely accused of aiding demons and expelled. His departure weakens the border seal, while attempts to hunt him down fail against the creatures at his side. As he confronts rival sects and demonic forces, a system revelation exposes a three-thousand-year gap in his memory.

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The Mountain Healer Answers Old Betrayals

80 episodes · Lin Yu returns from medical and martial training to investigate the betrayal that sent him over a cliff. Protecting his parents from predatory lenders brings him into contact with executive Qin Bingyun, whose family’s conflicts create another test of his skills.

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When I Drove My Old Car Home

67 episodes · High earner Lin Yuan conceals his wealth to test relatives who keep asking him for money. A demand for gambling debts and a false illness push him toward confrontation, but a genuine medical crisis makes the family’s responsibilities harder to dismiss.

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A Billion in Debt and a Stolen Company

60 episodes · Chen Ping spends three years rescuing his wife’s debt-ridden company, only to lose control to her and a former lover. When their takeover collapses, he answers the attempt to blame him with contracts, recordings and banking records, then rebuilds with his old team.

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The Ghostwriter

66 episodes · Writer Chu Lingxiao secretly writes for the wife who once saved his life. When Bai Jie’s success erodes their marriage, he leaves and publishes under his own pen name, forcing a reckoning over authorship, property and the dependence behind her reputation.

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My Dearest Rival

52 episodes · Qin Chuan returns to the year when he and Jiang Xiaotao were still enemies, before their unhappy marriage. He uses knowledge of the future to build a fortune, only to discover that business success has not settled the feelings he tried to leave behind.

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The Dragon Physician Rises After Divorce

84 episodes · Chen Ping serves three years in prison for his wife and learns medicine from a mysterious mentor. On release, he receives a divorce agreement instead of a reunion: Qin Xue now runs a wealthy business and wants to buy her way out of their marriage.

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The Dragon Master Returns for His Daughter

55 episodes · Lu Yuan returns after a decade fighting abroad to find his wife dead and his daughter bullied by a relative who has taken their home. The former Dragon Gate leader abandons his silence and turns his authority against the people abusing her.

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The CEO’s Personal Physician, Season 2

62 episodes · Jiang Ran leaves his mountain sect to honor a marriage agreement, only to be rejected by the Liu family. After he cures Ren Bingyan’s sister, the businesswoman publicly stands beside him, opening a new life shaped by medical skill, commercial rivals and the family that dismissed him.

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A Rejected Blind Date and a New Life

73 episodes · Back in his small hometown after failing in the city, Li Ping meets Hao Qingqing and Sun Shuiying. A cashback system rewards spending according to the recipient’s satisfaction, turning ordinary purchases into a route toward wealth and relationships he never expected.

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A 704-Point Score and a Life of His Own

58 episodes · Raised in the countryside by his grandfather, Shen Pingan travels to Nancheng to share his 704-point entrance-exam result with his parents. He discovers that they have lavished their care on another child while leaving him behind. Refusing to let their demands define his future, he leaves with his grandfather’s encouragement and builds an independent career, becoming a well-paid technical director six years later.

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Ren Jian Dao: A Brother’s Debt

64 episodes · After Sun Ge’s death, Liu Ge settles his friend’s debts and takes over a mortgaged Rolls-Royce. Its registration leads him to Shen Yichen, son of a powerful chamber chairman. Liu Ge gathers former associates, seeks allies inside the Shen family and pursues evidence of Qi Huairen’s corruption, turning a private debt dispute into a fight against entrenched power.

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The Demon-Suppressing Museum

64 episodes · Wei Yuan works at a folklore museum when a girl he believes to be his dead young neighbor appears at his bedside. The awakening of the Wohu token reveals a different identity: she was a celebrated singer in Jiangnan a century earlier. Wei draws his sword and follows a supernatural encounter rooted in the museum’s hidden responsibilities. The drama adapts the novel by Yan ZK.

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The Warrior Returns for His Family

81 episodes · Hao Weiguo returns after twelve years to learn that pressure from Jian'an Group drove his mother to her death while his sisters suffered abuse. He intervenes and begins tracing the forces behind their treatment. With Zhao Xuer's help, the investigation reaches a business alliance and a criminal network whose ambitions extend beyond his family's grievances.

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My Chairwoman Mother Found Me on Divorce Day

61 episodes · Orphan Wu Xun faces the collapse of his marriage and career when he rescues Tianlong Group executive Li Lina. A distinctive birthmark offers a clue to his family, missing for twenty-five years. While an ex-wife and colleagues scheme against him, the search leads toward his mother Li Yulan and a chance to rebuild a life beyond the identity he grew up with.

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The Taoist Heir Returns: Part One

73 episodes · After a century of cultivation, Taoist heir Chen Haoyu breaks through the void and returns to Daxia. He uses copper coins to read hidden fortunes and golden needles to treat the afflicted, rebuilding his tradition's reputation through a succession of crises. Meeting Su Yuyao also draws him into her unwanted engagement. Adapted from Wangtian Wudishou's novel Yimeng Bainian, Wo Chengweile Daojia Tianshi.

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Back to 1981: A Bride to Protect

89 episodes · A modern soldier awakens in 1981 as village bully Lin Feng, whose intended bride has fled with the betrothal money. At her family home, he finds her seriously ill younger sister Su Qiuxin abandoned on a hillside. He spends his savings on her treatment and turns to hunting and gathering medicinal plants. Her decision to marry him brings renewed hostility from the Su family.

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From Security Guard to a Self-Made Life

81 episodes · Raised in the countryside, Li Meng is bold enough to hunt wild boar but has little status or money. When his girlfriend leaves him for a factory owner, he resolves to build a different life. The story follows his struggle from low-paid work toward business success, alongside his search for a relationship that does not rest on wealth alone.

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The Heiress and Her Hidden Master

66 episodes · Ling Chen, disciple of the reclusive Chu Sansha, is sent to protect company president Nanrong Wanqing after an attack leaves her unable to walk. Fighting the forces pursuing her draws him into conflicts across Donghai, then toward the Zhu family in the capital. Their connection to his family's massacre turns a protection assignment into a personal reckoning. Adapted from Ji Wu's novel Meinu Zongcai zhi Tieshen Gaoshou.

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This Son-in-Law Will Not Bow

69 episodes · Business owner Li Mingwen has repeatedly supported his wife Zhou Qian's family, even paying substantial pension arrears for her parents. At a Mid-Autumn dinner, his mother-in-law distributes his expensive mooncakes to the grandsons while insulting his daughter. He ends the marriage, leaving his former in-laws to confront how much their comfortable lives depended on his support.