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The strongest genius of the celestial realm, after being betrayed and killed by a close friend during a treasure hunt, is reborn 500 years in the past. Now, he finds himself imprisoned for his wife's sake. Upon his release, she rejects him and files for divorce. However, his formidable strength soon captures the attention of the business queen of Haicheng, who is drawn to him.

Carl Oliver, the legendary sharpshooter known as the King of Guns, broke the world record for longest confirmed kill then vanished from the public eye. He hid his identity, working as maintenance at a shooting range. He endures humiliation from the dismissive shooting club captain, Albert, unaware of his true identity. The shooting range is facing a hostile takeover. In order to protect Jane, the owner, and her daughter Rebecca, Carl steps up and shows his legendary shooting skills, drawing attention to his mysterious identity...

Kingsley is the secret King of King's Corps and the richest man on Earth, but when he returns from the battlefield, his childhood sweetheart brutally dumps him, thinking he's a clown. How will the King of all men make her regret it?

Damian, the CEO of the world's most powerful military-industrial group, is mistaken for a poor salesman earning only $3,000 a month. Unexpectedly, he enters into a quick contract marriage with Iris, a company’s boss. Damian accompanies Iris to her hometown for a Christmas dinner, where he faces constant belittlement from her relatives and ridicule from Iris's suitor. Damian continually turns the tables on the antagonists, proving his power and status, and ultimately finds true love with Iris.

For six years abroad, Cassius builds the world’s top financial empire, the Enros Group, under the name “Mr. S,” even helping the current president rise to power. When he quietly returns home to propose to his girlfriend Isabella, she dumps him, chasing wealth and claiming only the mysterious Mr. S is good enough for her. Meanwhile, a small favor lands Cassius in a sudden marriage to Freya, the beautiful CEO of Mirror Media. At Isabella’s inauguration party, she tries to kick Cassius out again and again, never guessing who he really is—until Cassius finally decides to reclaim everything he once gave her.

After Erik, the biggest tech hotshot in all of Silicon Valley, gets sacked by his CEO's son William, he joins forces with Evelyn, the beautiful CEO of his old company's competitor. This causes his former employer to go bankrupt, and when William realizes he's fired the wrong guy, it's already too late...

To repay a debt of kindness, Neil signs a secret contract with Keira's father stating that he will marry Keira for five years and help her recover from a painful breakup with her first love, Simon. During their contract marriage, Neil is attentive and caring towards Keira, but she never treats him as anything more than Simon's substitute. When the contract comes to an end, Neil discovers Keira's persisting infatuation with Simon and finally decides to divorce her. When Keira sees the divorce agreement and learns from her father of Neil's departure, she is overcome with regret and travels the world searching for Neil, ultimately realizing that the man she lost was truly in love with her. However, it's all too little too late, as Neil has already embarked on a new, promising path and left her behind for good.

Wall Street tycoon Ryan Chase is poisoned and pushed overboard by his fiancée, Mia, during a lavish yacht party. He miraculously survives—but loses his voice, his identity, and everything he once had. Left with nothing, Ryan is rescued by a kind mute woman named Sophia, who brings him back to her family's small restaurant and offers him a job. Despite constant abuse from Sophia’s spiteful stepmother Diane, Ryan and Sophia grow close and eventually fall in love. When Sophia’s father, James, falls critically ill, Ryan steps up to help the family. Meanwhile, Mia forges a marriage certificate in an attempt to steal Ryan’s multi-billion-dollar empire. Ryan’s loyal assistant, Thomas, risks everything to protect what’s left. When Diane discovers Ryan’s true identity and still refuses to help James, Ryan finally reaches out to Thomas—ready to return to the battlefield and take back everything that was his.

They all thought Jett Hawkings was a lowly baggage handler and threatened to throw him off the flight. But when their plane is about to crash due to a storm, he's actually the secret billionaire that can save them.