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After being hit by CEO Adrian Hawthorne, delivery driver Josephine Vale regains her lost memories as the miracle doctor Lady Phoenix and effortlessly cures his terminal illness. Adrian Hawthorne insists on proposing, but she politely declines because she is already married. Hoping to become her apprentice, Dr. Hart urges Adrian Hawthorne to pursue Josephine. Unbeknownst to them, Josephine's husband Graham Mercer has been having an affair with Olivia Mercer. His recent promotion was secretly arranged by the chairman of Four Seas Group as a favor to Josephine. At his promotion banquet, Graham Mercer insults Josephine's colleagues, only to be put in his place by the newly awakened Josephine. Just as he announces their divorce, the chairman arrives, reveals Josephine's true identity, and fires both Graham and Olivia's father. In the end, Dr. Hart successfully becomes her apprentice, and Adrian Hawthorne romantically proposes to Josephine Vale.

Three years into the marriage, she did everything a wife should, but she couldn't make him care. Disheartened, she chose to end their marriage...

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Snubbed and looked down on by his in-laws this New Year’s, Adrian Cross hides a earth-shaking secret: he is none other than the powerful chairman of the elite Wonston Group!

Joyce Pike takes her mother-in-law, Grace, to her husband's fancy restaurant invested by her, only to discover they serve pre-made meals. Seeking justice, she faces humiliation from her husband's mistress. But Joyce is ready to fight back.

Timothy, adopted by the wealthy Snyder family, grows up devoted to his three older sisters — until the day their biological son, Matthew, returns and turns them against him with lies and manipulation. Cast out and blamed for things he never did, Timothy still repays their kindness: he saves them, sacrifices for them, and even secretly volunteers for Project Hail Mary, a mission to save humanity by sending one person with a rare gene into find a new planet. Only after he's gone, do the Snyders discover the truth about Matthew's schemes and Timothy's sacrifices. Thirty years later, Timothy succeeds on Planet Artemis, honored as a hero while his grieving family lives with the cost of their betrayal.

Betrayed by the Emperor, Leon Thorne, the Prince Regent of the Solarian Empire, reincarnates as a timid high schooler. Shedding his cowardly shell, he crushes the bully Chad Keller and meets Elise Mercer, a classmate identical to his past-life fiancee. After destroying her cursed necklace to dispel its dark magic, he settles the debts of his gambling brother, Jared Thorne. When the Sanctum, including Dexter Cross, targets the Mercer fortune, Leon unleashes his Prime Grandmaster powers. He obliterates their assassins, dismantles the syndicate, and wins the loyalty of Riverton's wealthiest man, Edward Langdon, ultimately redeeming his past regrets.

Monica, a talent manager, and Adonis, an A-list star, have been in secret relationship for three years now. For Monica, it's all just unrequited love because Adonis has not even once expressed his feelings to her. Monica, now pregenant, decides to leave this relationship behind. It is only then that Adonis realizes all he needs is her. Years later, their paths cross again, and Monica is now an acclaimed film director. This time, will Adonis win back his love?

Once an heir to a wealthy family, a genius boy went missing and was picked up by another family, where he was forced into servitude and endured abuse. However, his four powerful aunts—each a legend in her field, from a warrior to a movie star, a divine doctor, and a business mogul—found him and showered him with love, exposing the fake heir and turning the tables!

In a tale of transformation and revenge, bullied high schooler Alexandra reinvents herself as "Lexi" with the help of childhood friend Dan, returning to expose her tormentors, reclaim her dignity, and find true love.

Coerced by her evil stepsister, a desperate girl spends one night with a cold wealthy doctor. Filled with misunderstandings, schemes and cruel bullying, love hides behind endless hardships. He chooses prison over a forced marriage. She arrives in a wedding dress, defends him in court, and marries him against all odds.