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They Killed the Fat Dragon—She Returned for the Throne

30 episodes · A dragon princess deliberately gains weight to live quietly, but fiancé Kano and cousin Leia murder her on her wedding day. Rescued by the true Dragon King Torin, she trains for five years and returns. Bloodline trials and a dark dragon war stand between her and the throne she intends to claim.

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He Chose My Sister, I Chose My New Life as Heiress

40 episodes · Lena pretends to have amnesia and uncovers her fiancé Nathan’s three-year affair with her adoptive sister. At their wedding she refuses to marry him. The family believes she has nowhere to go, until billionaire Alex Hawthorne arrives and her position as a wealthy family’s sole heir becomes clear.

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The Matriarch Brings Her Real Daughter Home

80 episodes · Duan Menghua learns that the daughter she raised in comfort was switched with her own child, who has spent fifteen years in servitude. Despite her household's threats, she insists on bringing the girl home. Discovering another deception involving her son turns the reunion into a struggle against relatives willing to hire killers to preserve their place in the family.

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Through the Fire

58 episodes · Shen Xiaohan, son of a former national leader, gives up the prospect of succession to run a restaurant and raise his daughter. A local power broker's men harass her, setting off a conflict that culminates in her abduction on her birthday. Shen goes alone to bring her home, discovering that the retaliation conceals a wider threat.

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My Sister-in-Law's Scheme Ends Here

52 episodes · Yang Xiaoling recognizes that the woman pursuing her brother Yang Zhiliang is targeting the family's property. Rather than confront her immediately, she gathers evidence as stolen deeds, forged loan documents, and blackmail deepen the scheme. Recordings and a carefully timed confrontation at a baby's celebration become the means to expose the deception.

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Reborn as a Palace Concubine

16 episodes · Xin Daying enters the imperial harem expecting a struggle for favor. Instead, she finds women supporting one another and collectively trying to avoid the emperor's attention. The costume comedy builds its conflicts around that shared resistance to palace expectations, turning the usual contest between concubines into an unlikely alliance.

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The Warlord's Daughter Unholsters Again

60 episodes · Gu Zhao, once known as Gu Three Shots, suppresses her formidable reputation to honor her mother's wishes and marries scholar Song Jingming. Humiliation at the wedding and mistreatment of her maid expose the cost of that restraint. She recalls the twelve guards her mother left her and takes back control of the household finances as a hidden scheme gathers around a birthday banquet.

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The Fierce Sister Returns

73 episodes · Ye Qingchen was raised by her older sister before going abroad, where she trained under a martial-arts master. Learning that the Li family forced her sister into marriage and subjected her to abuse, she returns to Yuncheng. Her campaign to protect the woman who raised her sets her against the city's powerful families and their allies.

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Marry Her for a Year? I Will Not Wait

63 episodes · On the day she expects to register her marriage, Xu Zhixia discovers that Zhou Xu has married her friend Chen Wei instead, supposedly to help a child enroll in school. He expects Xu to wait a year while their wedding proceeds as planned. Discovering her family's complicity, she cancels the ceremony, seeks repayment of renovation costs, and leaves for work in Hangzhou.

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A Seventies Wife's New Life in Beijing

85 episodes · Shen Qiuyue raises pigs for ten years to support Li Zhigang through university, then discovers he sent their house-building savings to a female classmate. She travels to Beijing, obtains a written acknowledgment of the debt, and divorces him. Starting at a wonton stall, she uses her family cooking skills to earn a place at Jingweiju and a commission for a birthday banquet.

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Rewriting Her Story

39 episodes · Claire Winters gets a chance to return to a volunteer dormitory in the 1980s after decades of betrayal. She refuses to survive on others’ pity, challenges the unfairness around her and finds support in Uncle Robert. Her new life begins with deciding what she will no longer endure.

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Dawnland Bound: The Uncrowned Queen — Season 2

90 episodes · Vera Vance survives the plot to exile her family, only to be married to Prince Ethan Quinn by imperial order. Her journey south brings demands for divorce, attacks by assassins and clashes with corrupt officials. A crisis in Southshore threatens to turn their own dispute into a fight for the realm.

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Vengeance Reborn

36 episodes · Charlotte Sinclair gets another chance after Edward Townsend and Vivian Carter betray and kill her. This time she investigates their stolen money and false identities, breaks off the engagement, and fights to recover the estate and family standing they once took from her.

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Too Late, Ex: I’m Married to a Billionaire

55 episodes · Connor Grant publicly chooses Lily Chase after eight years with Serena Hayes. Serena leaves the entertainment industry, but Connor has misunderstood her life: she already has a marriage and twins with businessman Julian Hart. Her future depends on the family she built outside the spotlight.

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After the Exam Results, My Daughter Urges Divorce

81 episodes · On the day examination results arrive, An Ning's daughter takes her to a celebration her husband has arranged for his secret child. The discovery ends nineteen years of deception. Mother and daughter begin a joint fight for their property and an independent future.

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The Rough Fathers Who Raised Me

75 episodes · After her mother dies, eight-year-old Su Yao is rejected by her biological father. A group of debt collectors takes her in and struggles to keep her at school. Their makeshift household gives the girl a form of care that her relatives withheld.

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The Nanny Who Understands Babies

78 episodes · New mother Wen Ying can hear what babies are thinking. Working as a nanny for the Shang family's triplets puts her unusual gift to use as she protects a vulnerable mother, confronts family pressure and gradually gains Shang Jue's support.

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The Matriarch Breaks the Engagement

73 episodes · Eighty-year-old Pei Shenyu is reborn three days before her grandson's refusal of an imperial marriage will condemn the family to exile. She takes back the household's assets, backs another grandson, and petitions to disown the heir. An account book then reveals payments to the woman behind his rebellion.

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Hearing the Cat's Thoughts, I Uncovered My Fiancé's Betrayal

40 episodes · Scarlett is preparing to resign when she discovers she can hear her new cat’s thoughts. It reveals her fiancé’s affair, a forged medical report and a plan to steal her promotion. She keeps her job and uses the cat’s discoveries to challenge the people trying to control her life.

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Move! The Reclaimed Girl Is Here to Shield Her Billionaire Family

30 episodes · Raised by a feared mafia boss after being abandoned, a young girl reunites with her billionaire birth family. They see a fragile child, while she sees a rival family threatening the people she has just found—and draws on her dangerous upbringing to protect them.