forbidden clause short drama Movies & TV Series

Destined as the scarred maid, she mastered Tai Chi's secrets under her young master's tutelage — yet clan laws silenced her prowess, branding both her face and skills as forbidden. When blades flash to claim his life, her fists rewrite destiny in the arena's dust.

Under threat, she had to assume someone else's identity to marry into a wealthy family. Unexpectedly, she ends up entangling with her fiancé's brother – a ruthless man who strikes fear into everyone. Due to her fake identity and the threats she faces, she doesn't dare to break things off with him easily. So, she decides to play along with him. When the family that once hunted her entire family proposes a marriage alliance with him, their relationship hits a deadlock... How will their budding romance unfold?

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James Knight is your boss. Sexy, rich, and totally off limits. Dating him might destroy your career, but loving him will certainly break your heart. Because what’s worse than knowing you want something, besides knowing you can never have it?

After a night of too much drinking, she ends up entangled with her boyfriend's younger uncle, intending it to be a one-time mistake. However, the younger uncle decides to pursue the matter further. To her dismay, her boyfriend's affair turns out to be with her sister, who repeatedly provokes her. Faced with this betrayal and continuous provocation, how will she respond...

She's framed by her fiancé and best friend, left ruined and eventually killed. Upon her rebirth, she becomes a billionaire's wife. Seeking revenge, he stands by her side, always ready to help.

As a female urologist, I entered into a contract marriage with a patient who flirted with me! I was entrusted by an old lady to treat her CEO grandson. He thought I was a blind date arranged by his grandmother and flirted with me. God knows I've seen so many men like him, so I acted super chill. After the treatment, his grandmother actually wanted to set us up. Well, I thought, I can use this chance to uncover the truth about my father's wrongful death years ago! So I agreed to the contract marriage, but I didn't expect that I would slowly fall in love with him during the process...

After getting married, her husband becomes cold and even cheats on her. Feeling disheartened, she decides to divorce him. But after the divorce, her ex-husband's uncle-in-law aggressively pursues her. Surprisingly, her ex-husband also tries to win her back...

She's the adopted daughter of a billionaire family, yet she bears her brother's child. She always thought he just wanted to possess her, but after their adoptive mother's murder, she realizes her brother truly loves her. Upon rebirth, she decides to be with her brother and not repeat past mistakes.

He possesses superb medical skills, but after marriage, he took the initiative to be a house husband. However, in his wife's heart, he was worthless and unreliable. She insisted on divorce. However, later when she knew the truth, she begged him to save her grandfather and was willing to remarry him...

She married to a shrewd CEO, she found herself doted on after the wedding. Faced with her fiancé's infidelity, she sought solace in a one-night stand with a stranger. Surprisingly, this man demanded commitment for their intimacy. As it turned out, he was a tycoon who had been eyeing her for a long time.