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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.

"I hope my child stays away from disputes and lives a normal life." Fifteen years ago, as a top agent, I retired from the field and became a low-key barbecue stall owner. But my simple wish as a mother didn't come true. When my daughter was bullied at school, I was furious. How dare anyone bully her under my watch! The harm inflicted on my daughter, I will make each of you pay for it, one by one...

What’s happening? Why do I hear a voice that comes from the inside of me? “Why do I have such a useless descendant like you!” It said. In my middle age, my wife cheated on me, and my daughter is ill. At this time of my desperation, a voice inside of me speaks. It says it is the dragon, that has been living inside of me! How lucky I am! With the help of the dragon power, I will grasp any chance I can to change my fate!

A young woman looks back on her fraught relationship with her grandmother.*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

The real identity of the bricklayer on the construction site was the renowned King of the state. After gifting his ex-wife a ten-billion business, he was humiliated by divorce. She was stunned when she learned the truth!

I was kidnapped. And that’s when I realized—my gentle, loving boyfriend was nothing like I thought. The man who used to smile so sweetly at me now commands others to kill without hesitation. He swears he’ll protect me, no matter what it takes. Even if it means becoming a monster. I should be terrified. I should hate him. But when I see the way he looks at me—like I’m the only thing keeping him alive—how can I?

A quietly dedicated homemaker’s life unravels when she inherits a staggering $1 billion fortune, only to discover her husband’s ultimate betrayal: he’s secretly been legally married to another woman for years. As she navigates the emotional wreckage, her grueling IVF journey culminates in motherhood — on what should have been their wedding anniversary. With the fierce support of her confidante Zhao Ying, she dismantles her gilded cage of lies, reclaims her dignity, and rediscovers her identity in a triumphant rebirth. Now armed with wealth and hard-won wisdom, she charts a bold new course — rewriting her destiny on her own terms.

She and her boyfriend had been in a long-distance relationship for four years. After high school, she went abroad to study and, not wanting him to feel insecure about his own modest background, kept her wealthy family’s status a secret, pretending to come from a regular family and claiming she was studying abroad on student loans. Through four years apart, she always believed in his love for her. However, at a reunion back home, she saw him arm-in-arm with her family’s adopted daughter, and in that moment, her illusions shattered. The adopted daughter had been using the family name to her own advantage, posing as the true heiress. At the reunion, she and a group of classmates mocked and humiliated her, but the real heiress wasn’t hiding anymore—she called in her three brothers, who swiftly put them in their place.

After her father’s business goes bankrupt, Skylar Stone is forced to work as Lucas Ford’s maid as collateral. But just when she thinks things can’t get worse, an unexpected pregnancy shatters her world. Lucas, convinced of her betrayal, demands she get an abortion, leaving her devastated. Heartbreak forces her to leave her homeland, but six years later, she returns—with her child and a story far from over.

Years ago, a favored imperial concubine, protected by the emperor’s love, committed heinous acts and falsely accused a loyal family of treason, leading to their extermination. The sole survivor, the loyalist’s daughter, later enters the palace as the general’s daughter to compete for the queen's position. She carefully orchestrates her encounters with the emperor, gaining his affection and eventually securing her place as his concubine. When she finally avenges her family and plunges a dagger into her enemy’s heart, the concubine reveals there was someone else pulling the strings all along.

Years ago, they met when his mom worked as a maid in her house. Years later, he became a top doctor, and his rich family claimed him back. Meanwhile, her family's financial struggles stopped her from finishing school. She worked multiple jobs to support herself, pay off her parents' debts, and cover her grandmother's medical bills... Circumstances have changed; how will their love evolve?