The Cost of Delayed Affection Movies & TV Series

A legendary figure has disguised himself as a beggar and is now wandering the streets. The eldest daughter of a prominent financial ruler has been afflicted with a mysterious illness. Despite a substantial reward offered by her father, no expert has been able to cure her. One day, the ruler's second daughter happens to pass by a reward notice and encounters the beggar with a tattered bowl. She drops some change into his bowl, and the beggar, recognizing her kindness, offers to fulfill one of her wishes. He then accompanies her to her family home. The ruler is skeptical that a beggar could cure his critically ill daughter, but the beggar calmly performs his exceptional skills and, indeed...

To save himself, Xander Quinn must find the one woman with dark energy—Sienna Jade—and make love to her, even if it costs her life. He deceives her into marriage and secretly pays for her grandmother’s treatment. Grateful, Sienna gives herself to him—unaware of the deadly price. Xander later falls for her and desperately searches for another cure. However, before he can save her, she discovers the truth. Heartbroken, she tries to escape, only for fate to seal her tragic end. Miraculously revived by her grandmother's pill, she wakes up blind. Seven years later, she returns with her daughter, unknowingly crossing paths with Xander. Oblivious to their identities, he torments them—until the truth shatters him. Determined to win her back, he conceals his identity. But when Sienna regains her sight, she finally sees the monster who once stole her life.

Clara Chavez, the daughter of a wealthy merchant, is reborn on the night of her wedding, where her groom, Cole Kerrigan, humiliates her by marrying his sister-in-law as well. Determined to reject this fate, Clara vows revenge and sets out to reclaim everything she has lost. Along her journey, she forms a profound bond with Prince Adrian, leading to the Kerrigan family's downfall and securing her rightful place in the royal lineage, ultimately finding happiness with Adrian.

Jax Carter, the bastard son of a disgraced housekeeper and a fight gym patriarch, secretly trains under three outlaw coaches. When he's entered into The Crucible, an elite, once-in-a-generation MMA proving ground, he must carry the weight of betrayal, shame, and thousands of pounds of hidden resistance training. As rivals rise and family tries to crush him, Jax must prove once and for all: he wasn’t born to break... he was built to fight.

In a past life, Beatrice was utterly betrayed. After being reborn, she publicly exposes her fiancé's hypocrisy and turns to collaborate with the wildest member of the Sterling family. "Shall we cooperate, Sebastian Sterling?" she proposes, only to be unexpectedly outmaneuvered. "I want to be your devoted ally!" From then on, the lofty heir of the Sterling family bows only to her...

Elite agent Neve Flower is thrust into the past, inhabiting the body of the Prime Minister's dim-witted second daughter, destined to marry the infamous Prince Kivar. Tasked with producing an heir, she sets her sights on the capital's most alluring man to secretly father her child. Little does she know, he is actually the true Prince Kivar in disguise...

Hailey Adams becomes the secretary of the rude CEO Mason Anderson. No one else would take the job as Mason had fired five secretaries in a month. Other employees bet on how long she'll last, and when Hailey finds out, she's determined to stay. Mason constantly criticizes her. After a breakdown, Hailey transforms her look and attitude, stunning everyone. Mason's jealous girlfriend, Scarlett, tries to frame Hailey for leaking company info. Mason calls the police, but later learns the truth and breaks up with Scarlett. He apologizes to Hailey and compensates her. Hailey quits but agrees to accompany him to visit his ill mother. There, they grow closer. Back at work, they realize they have feelings for each other. However, Scarlett returns, claiming to be pregnant. Eventually, they find out it's a fake. The story ends with Mason planning a surprise proposal party for Hailey with the help of the employees...

Zoe Smith unexpectedly has a fling with Julian Snider. While she's tormented by guilt over betraying her boyfriend, she discovers that her boyfriend had already been cheating on her with her bestie. Upon learning the truth, Zoe decides to marry Julian, unaware of his true identity...

When science whiz Sydney Long unexpectedly dies, she wakes up in the past as the bride of the infamous villain General Jake! Planning to stay under the radar, she aims to play nice, earn money, and step aside for Jake's true love, the "ninth wife". But on their wedding night, Jake hears her thoughts: "Isn't he the General Jake with the ninth wife scandal?" Confused, Jake wonders, "Father has only eight wives—who's the ninth?"

Unexpectedly transported into the body of a five-year-old princess, she faces the threat of being banished to the cold palace. Armed with the "Mind Reading System," she grants her family the power to read minds. In the treacherous court, she cleverly outwits schemers, overcoming numerous challenges to protect her family and ensure the peace of her nation.

Elian Wright was a down-on-his-luck salesman, crushed by debt and forced to swallow his pride just to survive. Yet even in hardship, he remained kind. One night, he saved Elvia Malone from a predatory playboy—never realizing she was his CEO. Beaten for his bravery, Elian awakened with the power of the Golden Eyes—a gift that let him see through everything. With this newfound ability, he aided Elvia, struck fortune in stone gambling, and began rewriting his destiny from the ashes of defeat.