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A luxurious-sounding business contract is actually a cold transaction inside a powerful clan. The female lead is traded as a bargaining chip to settle a huge debt. Glamorous high-society parties hide cruel schemes. She refuses to accept her pre-arranged fate and begins to fight her way out from the bottom.
Poisoned by traitors, Hampton—the Central Sect Saint—goes into hiding for three years. By chance, he enters a contract marriage with Leandra and uses public events to expose Dexter and the conspirators. When his true identity is finally revealed, he shocks all nations and rises again to protect his country.
Six years ago, Jiang Wanyi, a top elite operative of the Dark Pavilion, crossed paths with Shen Nanfeng, the powerful head of a prominent imperial capital clan, during a mission. After their encounter, Jiang Wanyi left without a word. She soon discovered she was pregnant and gave birth to their daughter Tangtang alone. Tangtang suffers from a rare cold poison since childhood, which can only be cured by the Shen Family’s ancestral blood jade. To save her daughter’s life, Jiang Wanyi chooses to retire. She heads to the imperial capital with Tangtang to find the child’s birth father and obtain the antidote. Shortly after arriving in the capital, Jiang Wanyi runs into Shen Nanfeng at a restaurant. At that moment, Shen Nanfeng is being provoked by rivals. Tangtang steps forward to help, displaying extraordinary capabilities and claims kinship with him on the spot. Shen Nanfeng grows curious about this mysterious mother and daughter. Later, Jiang Wanyi attends Shen’s mother’s birthday banquet with Tangtang. Wen Xueqian, a woman close to Shen Nanfeng, publicly humiliates her over her gift. Remaining calm and dignified, Jiang Wanyi walks onto the stage with her daughter to acknowledge their blood tie. Her powerful words shock everyone, kicking off the saga of recognizing family within the wealthy clan. Desperate to secure her position, Wen Xueqian secretly tampers with the paternity test, fabricates lies to drive them apart, and repeatedly schemes against Jiang Wanyi and Tangtang. She even attempts to harm them. Thanks to her wit and remarkable skills, Tangtang defuses dangers time and again — blocking vehicles to protect her mother, fighting back at school, and rescuing her father from a fire. Steady and composed, Jiang Wanyi shields her daughter while uncovering the truth and exposing Wen Xueqian’s plots and falsehoods. As misunderstandings pile up and secrets gradually surface, Shen Nanfeng notices inconsistencies between Wen Xueqian’s account and his memories of what happened six years ago, and begins to doubt her. After countless crises and trials, he is moved by Jiang Wanyi’s resilience and Tangtang’s innocence. He firmly stands by the mother and daughter.
Jessica, a former war correspondent, gave up her career to become a housewife after marriage and motherhood. Ten years later, her husband, Shawn, gifted her late mother’s prized camera to his "little sister," Yvonne. Jessica soon discovered their ambiguous relationship, and to her dismay, even her daughter, Megan, idolized Yvonne. Heartbroken, Jessica applied to return to the battlefield. Her bureau chief warned her, "War correspondents must remain until the conflict ends," implying she might not come back alive. She filed for divorce, but Shawn dismissed it indifferently. The final straw came when Megan called Yvonne "Mom" during a livestream. Devastated, Jessica later exposed Yvonne’s lies—claiming to travel the world while secretly leeching off wealthy men and, worse, stealing Jessica’s treasured war photographs to pass off as her own. But when Jessica confronted her publicly, Megan and Shawn accused her of lying. During a street assault, Jessica’s live coverage went viral, revealing her true identity as a war journalist. Megan, seeing her mother’s bravery for the first time, began to question everything. Yet Yvonne continued mocking Jessica as a "wannabe influencer." The truth exploded when Jessica discovered Yvonne had signed a lucrative photography deal using her stolen images—some of which contained classified battlefield details. Jessica reported the theft, leading to Yvonne’s arrest. Shawn and Megan were stunned. Jessica again demanded a divorce, but Shawn tore up the papers. Assigned to an imminent warzone deployment, Jessica prepared to leave. At the airport, Shawn begged on his knees, but she walked away. Meanwhile, Megan fell severely ill, and Shawn, now alone, realized how much Jessica had sacrificed. His regret deepened when Yvonne—desperate for money—dragged Megan to a KTV bar, where she nearly got assaulted by drunk men. Shawn rescued her, cutting ties with Yvonne for good. In a final act of redemption, Shawn quit his hospital job and followed Jessica into the warzone as a battlefield medic. Amidst the chaos, he begged for forgiveness, but Jessica, hardened by betrayal and reignited by purpose, chose her duty over the past.
The female protagonist, Lin Ruofei, seeks out Lang Shao Lu Zihao to save her father. He makes a demand that she spend the night with him. The president of Lu Group, Lu Beiting, is drugged and mistakenly enters the male lead's room, leading to a relationship between the two. In the end, Lin Ruofei's father still passes away. Six years later, Lin Ruofei, with her son Lin Beibei, is seen by Lu Beiting's son, Lu Xinyu, who notices that Lin Beibei looks exactly like him. The male lead, due to a slight similarity between the female lead's sister, Lin Ruoqi, and the scent of gardenia, becomes engaged to her but has never touched her in six years. The young master appoints Lin Ruofei as the designer for the renovation of the Lu Mansion garden. Lin Ruofei and Lin Beibei encounter Lu Zihao in the shopping mall, and both sides think that the child belongs to the other. Lin Beibei, waiting outside the restroom for his mother, is taken home by someone from Lu Mansion, while Lu Xinyu goes home with Lin Ruofei, and the two children experience a swap. The two children meet at Lin Ruofei's house. The male lead thinks that the female lead is approaching him with the scent of gardenia, but he also feels a sense of familiarity. The male lead rescues the female lead, who is almost bullied by Lu Zihao. The female lead, acting drunk, almost drives the male lead crazy. The scheming Lin Ruoqi constantly targets her sister Lin Ruofei because she knows that she was the one who had a relationship with Lu Beiting and fears her hard-earned status will be exposed. The two children confirm their identities and assist the male and female leads with a series of moves to bring them together. Lu Zihao and Lin Ruoqi kidnap Lin Ruofei and Lu Xinyu. Lin's father suddenly appears and saves the children. Lin's father, who was thought to have died six years ago, explains that he narrowly survived and was also the one who, during his daughter's premature birth, colluded with a doctor to take a child to Lu Mansion. He used the Lu family's power to overthrow and frame the Lin family, who had wronged him. Under the children's encouragement, the female lead agrees to the male lead's marriage proposal.
Sophia grew up without a father and returned to her mother’s hometown, where she lived with her uncle. From a young age, she knew her family had a generations-old pearl business—her mother was a “clam woman” who produced pearls, while her uncle handled sales. Young Sophia was deeply curious about the secrets of the clam woman and pearl production, but her mother refused to explain and urged her to leave home when she grew up and never return. However, her uncle secretly promised Sophia that he would pass the family business to her one day. So, in college, Sophia quietly switched her major to aquaculture. After graduation, she returned home, intending to take over her mother’s role. But when her mother found out, she did everything to stop her. Frustrated and curious, Sophia secretly observed the family’s pearl chamber—only to discover that her uncle often brought young men inside, where they engaged in unspeakable acts with her mother. After each night with a man, her mother would produce exquisite pearls the next day, but the men who entered the chamber never came out. At that very moment, Sophia’s boyfriend, Kevin, arrived unannounced. Young and handsome, Kevin caught her uncle’s attention, who repeatedly tried to lure him into the pearl chamber—but Sophia thwarted each attempt. Realizing her boyfriend was in danger, Sophia tried to persuade him to leave, but he misunderstood her intentions. Left with no choice, she confided in him, and Kevin agreed to help uncover the truth. They devised a plan to infiltrate the pearl chamber together, but it failed—Kevin vanished without a trace. Enraged by Sophia’s defiance, her uncle dragged her into the deepest part of the chamber, forcing her to witness the secret of the clam women. It turned out that the “clam woman” was not a woman who could naturally produce pearls, but rather someone who helped the family’s elder clam generate them. The men Sophia had seen were actually doctors hired by her uncle—because the elder clam could no longer produce high-quality pearls, and the family’s orders were at risk of being canceled. In the end, Sophia left the old estate with her uncle and mother, leaving the dark legacy behind.
Raised by a she-wolf, Kael can communicate with the forest, read the memories of plants, command vines, see through birds' eyes, and feel the fury of wild animals. When mercenaries land on the island to slaughter the wolves, Kael leads every living thing in the forest and turns the invaders into fertilizer.
A demon-hunting woman and a half-Dark-Realm bounty hunter are forced to protect a little infant spirit carrying the power of creation, only to become entangled in a thousand-year conspiracy between the Light Realm and the Dark Realm. In the end, the three of them become the balancing pillars of a new world.
Three years ago, a young girl full of youthful vitality became entangled with a man's fate in an unexpected encounter. At that time, the man was on the brink of life and death, and in order to save his life, the girl promised to become his partner without hesitation, out of respect for life and pure anticipation of love. However, when the man struggled back from the brink of death and regained his health, he did not fulfill his promise to the girl. Instead, he married his fiancée, which was a betrayal of the girl's pure feelings. He told the girl that as long as she was willing to follow his demands, he would give her enough benefits, which was an insult to her character. The girl's heart was filled with disappointment and betrayal, feeling as if her heart had been pierced by a sharp knife, causing unbearable pain. But when she found out that the man's fiancée was actually the savior of her father's life, a strong desire for revenge rose in her heart. She decided to make that man pay the price and let him feel the pain of betrayal. Just as the man came to the bridal shop with his fiancée to prepare for the wedding, the girl also appeared. She appeared as a professional wedding dress designer and selected a gorgeous wedding dress for the man. However, when the man's fiancée appeared, she invited the girl to be her wedding stylist, which made the man feel very embarrassed and was another injury to the girl. The man tried to win back the girl's heart, but she had already lost trust in him and firmly refused his request, leaving the scene. Her heart was filled with hatred for him and a desire for revenge. At the same time, the man happened to meet his ex-girlfriend, and the girl found that there seemed to be some ambiguous relationship between them. This made her more determined to retaliate, and she wanted to make him feel the pain of betrayal. The girl began to plan her revenge, deciding to establish a special relationship with the man's fiancée to hurt the man who had once hurt her. She believed that only in this way could she truly make that man feel the pain of betrayal. Her heart was full of determination, and she was going to make that man pay the price he deserved.
Lucas Chen is an ordinary office worker who never expected his life to change after a late-night business dinner. By chance, he encounters the icy corporate CEO Serena Su, only to discover her true identity—a reclusive supernatural being from a hidden realm, fleeing to the human world to escape an arranged marriage! At the critical moment when she forcibly drains his life essence, Lucas awakens his innate Dao Body, unleashing immense power. From then on, organizations like the Demon-Suppression Bureau and the Dragon-Tiger Mountain Sect begin to emerge, while ancient clans such as the Fox Spirits of Qingqiu and the White Tiger Tribe gradually reveal themselves. Through a series of events, Lucas realizes that his Dao Body’s energy seems inexhaustible and strangely alluring to supernatural beings. Soon, the Fox Princess, a demon-hunting warrior, and a supreme exorcist all gather around him. Later, Vincent White, the young master of the White Tiger Tribe, sends two guardians to capture the runaway Serena, but Lucas intervenes each time, thwarting their plans. Enraged, Vincent ventures into the sealed realm—the "Prison Boundary"—to confront the Fox Tribe. There, he meets Elder Marcus, who convinces him of a shared vision for the future. The two conspire to break the ancient seals and unleash the imprisoned supernatural beings upon the world. The Demon-Suppression Bureau catches wind of the plot, and on the day of the attack, their top exorcist, Naomi Luo, arrives at the Prison Boundary. A fierce battle erupts between her and Vincent, during which the seals are shattered. Though Naomi manages to partially restore the barrier, she is ambushed and wounded by the escaped Marcus—only to be rescued by Lucas at the last moment. Meanwhile, Serena’s sister, Sylvia Su, tracks her down, defeats her with a secret technique, and takes her soul jade. Mistaken for Serena, Sylvia is captured by Vincent. Believing Serena to be in danger, Lucas charges alone into Vincent’s deadly God-Slaying Domain. At the same time, Serena leads the Demon-Suppression Bureau’s forces to confront Marcus outside the grand formation. In the end, Lucas and his allies triumph, defeating both Marcus and Vincent.
"During the Republican era, impoverished brothers Zhang Zhi and Zhang Ming make a fateful decision while burying the landlord’s concubine, Xuan Yue. Tempted by greed, they steal the valuable embroidered shoes from her feet, hoping to sell them and buy winter clothes for their sister-in-law, Feng Lan. But their act soon unleashes a chain of supernatural horrors—the shoes mysteriously reappear no matter how many times they try to return them, bloodstained footprints emerge, chickens are found dead, and nightmares haunt them relentlessly. The three find themselves trapped in a growing wave of paranormal terror. Tormented by fear and guilt, they gradually uncover the tragic truth behind the shoes: Xuan Yue did not die of illness but was brutally murdered by the landlord. She and Feng Lan’s younger brother, Xu Zhaohui, were once lovers, both driven to their deaths by the landlord’s cruelty. Guided subtly by Xuan Yue’s mother—Madam Mo, a mystic—and encouraged by Feng Lan’s unwavering resolve, the brothers finally confront their fears, renounce the ill-gotten gains, and expose the landlord’s crimes to seek justice for Xuan Yue and Xu Zhaohui. In the end, moved by Feng Lan’s integrity, they choose righteousness, submitting both the silver notes and the truth to the authorities. The landlord is brought to justice, and the wrongs are righted. The full story comes to light: Madam Mo, Xuan Yue’s birth mother, orchestrated everything to avenge her daughter, while Xuan Yue and Feng Lan’s brother had been lovers torn apart by the landlord’s malice. Though their lives remain humble, the three uphold their conscience and principles, gaining inner peace and Madam Mo’s heartfelt gratitude. Half a month later, they receive new clothes, silver dollars, and a letter of thanks from Madam Mo, who has since become a nun. Blending mystery, horror, and moral struggle, this folk legend explores greed and redemption, fear and courage. It poses a timeless question: How do ordinary people uphold their conscience in the face of poverty and temptation? In the end, goodness triumphs over evil, the truth is revealed, and the embroidered shoes—finally at peace—rest silently as the injustice is resolved."
Lu Lin’an, the reincarnation of one of the Five Gods of Wealth from the Heavenly Court, roamed freely in the Mysterious Firmament Domain for six years. Following his ancestor’s command to descend to the mortal world and save his father, he arrives on Earth. At this time, his birth father Lu Mingyuan is merely a struggling delivery rider. He lives in poverty and accidentally stumbles into a bizarre incident. While delivering food, he enters the "19th Floor Illusion" controlled by evil spirits. A female ghost possessing Zhou Yuanyuan nearly drains all his vital energy. At the critical moment, Lu Lin’an appears. He freezes the evil spirit with just one finger and exposes the truth of the illusory building. He snaps Zhou Yuanyuan’s fruit knife bare-handed, resolves the compensation dispute by tossing stacks of cash, and takes the illusory mansion as his own. Thus begins his journey guarding his parents in the mortal world. Lu Lin’an’s arrival completely changes Lu Mingyuan’s fate. He casually raises the credit limit on Lu Mingyuan’s card to 100 million yuan. When Han Mujun is harassed by senior executives at work, he secretly injects tens of billions into her account, helping her secure a major bidding project for the Mu Group. Han Mujun is Lu Lin’an’s birth mother. She met Lu Mingyuan six years ago and gave birth to Lu Lin’an, yet they were separated due to family pressure and unexpected misfortune. After their reunion, the three form an improvised family. Using the power of the God of Wealth, Lu Lin’an clears all obstacles for his parents while confronting wave after wave of crises. Turbulence simmers within the Han Family. Second Uncle Han Zhicheng and cousin Han Yaoting covet control of the group. They team up with Han’s matriarch to ostracize Han Mujun and even blame her for Old Master Han’s critical illness. Lu Lin’an steps forward and reveals that the Han Family’s treasured Money-Attracting Golden Toad is actually a venomous toad that devours human lifespan. Using a bloodletting ritual to ward off malevolence, he revives the elderly patriarch. He casts spells to make all those who bullied Han Mujun suffer the consequences of their own actions, humiliating the scheming Han clansmen.
