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The Bright Moon Sends Longing Across a Thousand Miles short-drama poster

The Bright Moon Sends Longing Across a Thousand Miles

60 episodes · Yun Niang is killed by a princess after her husband rejects the princess's advances. As a spirit, she watches her husband leave with the princess, thinking him a heartless social climber. But he is actually a powerful mage, feigning compliance to reverse her fate.

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Two Rebels of Daliang

91 episodes · Two Rebels of Daliang is a Chinese short drama listed in public actor filmography sources for Li Zhao. Li Zhao is credited as Chu Xiaoxuan.

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Peerless Heir

99 episodes · Wei Yuan is transported into the body of the wastrel heir of a duke’s household in Great Wei. Outwardly a carefree idler, he in truth cares for the common people and hates evil. Facing coldness, mockery and even mortal danger, he repeatedly turns the tide, becoming entangled emotionally with Liang Hongchan, daughter of the Duke of Liang, and Grand Princess Nanzhi, until his talents make him the brightest star of all.

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The Carefree Fourth Young Master

106 episodes · Ning Chen unexpectedly transmigrates and becomes the illegitimate son of the Minister of Rites in the Daxuan dynasty. Raised in hardship within the Ning household after his mother's early death, he is repeatedly bullied by his brothers. Facing one frame-up after another, he uses his exceptional intelligence to defuse each crisis. Along the way he comes to know Princess Huaijin and the female general Chen Jie, and begins a journey of turning his fortunes around.

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The Ugly Concubine's Counterattack: Phoenix Destiny Restored - Episode 1

41 episodes · Shen Wuyou, the legitimate daughter of a duke, is fated to be empress but is framed by her half-sister Jiang Wan'er, who steals her face and blood, gouges out her eyes, and breaks her legs, leaving her as a foot-washing slave named 'A Chou.' After her nanny is killed, she is dumped in a mass grave. Five years later, she is saved by national advisor Rong Yuan, who restores her appearance and bones. She learns mystical medicine and returns for revenge, exposing Jiang Wan'er as a fake phoenix.

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Extreme Ice Age: Starting with a Desert Hot Spring Hotel Ep 1 short-drama poster

Extreme Ice Age: Starting with a Desert Hot Spring Hotel Ep 1

47 episodes · On the last Chinese New Year, extreme cold hits, freezing the world. A caravan in the desert is trapped. At -80°C, supplies run low, and the heroine is pushed out by her boyfriend of three years in exchange for fuel and a coat. She reopens her eyes, reborn just before the apocalypse, with revenge in her heart.

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The Legend of Luo Ying - Episode 1

100 episodes · The story of female lead Meng Luoying's love and hate. Meng Luoying tries to explain, but the emperor does not believe her. Driven by intense emotion, she ultimately chooses to set herself on fire.

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Abandoned in the 80s, Cut Off My Ex-Husband: Episode 1

41 episodes · In the late 1970s, heiress Su Ningwei hides her identity and spends a decade using family resources to elevate poor boy Fu Tingfeng to a military district chief. She discovers he has already brought his rural wife Liu Mei to the army under the guise of a martyr's widow. Su immediately cuts off all financial support. Fu is caught embezzling and for bigamy, stripped of military status and sentenced to labor; Liu returns to the countryside. Su recovers the college entrance exam and sets out with her admission letter into her own era.

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A Lifetime of Spring Peace - Ep 1

50 episodes · In her past life, the female lead was given by her mistress to the young master as a concubine, sacrificing her own happiness. Reborn on the eve of tragedy, she decides to change her fate by attaching herself to the Duke of Zhenguo. Rising from a lowly maid to a concubine in the duke's mansion, she carefully orchestrates her plan, reverses her tragic destiny, and ultimately becomes her own pillar of support.

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Deep Palace Ember Fate

32 episodes · Jiang Yueluo, to save her childhood friend, is forced to marry the third prince Gu Chenghuai. She helps him ascend the throne but only gains the title of Noble Consort, while her elder sister Jiang Nianzhao becomes Empress. After enduring grievances and hurt, she takes a fake death pill, escapes the capital, marries her childhood friend Su Yanyuan in Jiangnan, has a child, and opens a tea house.

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The Cold Husband Can't Sit Still - Episode 1: Ox Horse Transmigrates into a Book

70 episodes · Song Zhizhi faints from overwork and time-travels into a novel as the villainess. At her own wedding, she dumps scumbag Huo Mingchen and clings to her official husband Qin Yujiao. To secure her wealthy position, she tries to win over her cold husband Qin and tame her rebellious stepson Qin Tiantian. The three go from suspicion to genuine care.

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Hidden Edge for Ten Years, Waking to a Fortune - Episode 1 short-drama poster

Hidden Edge for Ten Years, Waking to a Fortune - Episode 1

48 episodes · Yu Wei and Fu Jin'an were in a foreign romance for ten years. She applied for a marriage green card ten times, all rejected, only to discover Fu was already married to Liu Mei and got her a green card under the pretext of education. Fu deceived Yu Wei and transferred their couple's house to Liu Mei. Fu's success relied on Yu's silent support. After truth came out, Yu withdrew support and recovered funds. Fu's career collapsed, Liu Mei left, and Yu embarked on a new career journey.

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Reborn at the Betrothal Banquet, the Scumbag Prince Calls Me Little Aunt - Episode 1

72 episodes · Shen Yao is reborn at the betrothal banquet. She refuses to marry the crown prince who tormented her in her past life and instead chooses the uncle Xie Yuan, who is seriously injured and comatose. After marriage, Xie Yuan wakes up and dotes on her to the skies. After the crown prince awakens his memories, he realizes he lost his true love and regrets deeply, trying to win her back, but can only watch her become the treasure of the uncle's heart. Adapted from the novel 'Reborn at the Betrothal Banquet, the Scumbag Prince Calls Me Little Aunt' by author [Xiao Shan].

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Song on the Frontier - Episode 1: Peace Marriage

43 episodes · Princess Qinglan, 16, from the cold palace, after her mother killed by the noble consort, pretends to be foolish to survive, bullied by the daughter. The consort's mother says 'frontier is remote, people are barbaric' and forces Qinglan to marry the grassland king. Qinglan agrees to escape. Unexpectedly becomes the king's beloved.

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Xixi Star Moon: Episode 1

36 episodes · Su Nian is the daughter of a narcotics police officer. To protect her lover Lu Tingchen, she painfully breaks up with him and donates her kidney to save him. Lu Tingchen mistakenly thinks she is materialistic and humiliates her repeatedly after becoming famous. Su Nian endures the truth, chooses to fake her death and go undercover. In the end, Lu Tingchen sacrifices himself to save her. After completing her mission, Su Nian follows him to his grave, and a deep love ends in tragedy.

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Episode 1

28 episodes · Married housewife Wang Yue feels neglected in her marriage and is attracted to gentle colleague Jiang Yu. They gradually cross boundaries. When her husband Chen Lei catches them in an intimate moment, the marriage spirals into crisis. Wang Yue later discovers Jiang Yu only used her for promotion and has another girlfriend. Devastated, she exposes his true face in public. Jiang Yu is disgraced and fired, threatening revenge. Wang Yue weeps in regret; for their daughter Nian Nian, Chen Lei chooses not to divorce, but their relationship becomes cold and distant, the family irreparably broken.

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Tiger Father, Dog Son Episode 1

78 episodes · Ren Jiutian disapproves of his son Ren Xiaoyao's relationship with Zhao Ling'er, causing Ren Xiaoyao to run away in anger. When they meet again, the father-son conflict escalates. But Ren Xiaoyao doesn't realize that his current success is entirely due to his father's silent support behind the scenes.

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The Fallen Little Ancestor, Doted by the Whole Family

53 episodes · Six years ago, Su Youqing was framed and became pregnant with Song Jin's child. Now, she brings her daughter Su Xiaoxiao to the hospital, where a doctor notices genetic markers from the Song family and informs Song Jin. The entire clan is thrilled, especially Song Jin's grandfather, who orders him to bring back his great-granddaughter.

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Flirting with the Wrong Top Male God - Episode 1

62 episodes · Wen Ning is pressured by her parents to marry. She asks her friend to rent a fake boyfriend, but mistakes the 'Business King of Hell' Mo Beiqian for the fake boyfriend and cries over his comatose body. Mo's mother instantly accepts her as daughter-in-law, gifting her luxury cars and a villa. Wen Ning intends to use the 'dead husband' to avoid marriage pressure, but Mo Beiqian unexpectedly wakes up.

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After Rebirth, I Turn the Tables on My Own: Episode 1 short-drama poster

After Rebirth, I Turn the Tables on My Own: Episode 1

53 episodes · Shen Yi returns to a critical point in life. He no longer clings to past emotions and lets go of obsessions. He seizes the era's opportunities, plans his career wisely, steadily builds strength, and achieves self-worth through legitimate means. Along the way, he meets like-minded partners and together they live a stable and fulfilling life.

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