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In a search for meaning beyond her stagnant marriage, one woman's path unpredictably intertwines with a charming stranger. At the same time, her husband is drawn back into the orbit of a figure from his reckless past. Their separate journeys of escape and nostalgia are about to converge, proving that no story is truly isolated.*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

Five years ago, while she and her husband were working late, their daughter was tragically murdered at home. Five years later, to her astonishment, a long-unused phone accidentally rings. Driven by a mysterious impulse, she answers the call, which connects her to the time just before her daughter's death five years ago. The phone becomes a bridge between different timelines. In her desperate attempts to save her daughter, she repeatedly alters the timeline, triggering a butterfly effect. Through her efforts and the clues she pieces together, she uncovers truths she never knew: years of marital betrayal, the identity and motive of her daughter's murderer, and other emotional entanglements. Ultimately, she chooses to sacrifice her own life to save her daughter's. However, five years later, in another timeline, the daughter, now grown, uses the same phone to connect with her mother from the past, initiating another round of mutual redemption between mother and daughter.

She initially gave up the chance to complete the system's task, transferring her husband's cancer cells to herself. Knowing she didn't have long to live, as a mysterious genius scientist, she created a lifelike robot identical to herself, programming it to always obey her husband and protect her daughter. But after she died, her soul ended up inside the robot, only to watch her husband move his mistress into their home, treat her daughter cruelly, and humiliate her in various ways. At that moment, she began to regret her decision. Does she still have a chance to change everything?

In order to avoid the election of a concubine, the crown prince took the imperial guard out of the city to suppress the bandits. Unexpectedly, he was attacked by bandits on the way. During the escape, he broke into a dense forest and accidentally time traveled. She is a simple and ordinary girl who has been living in the antique shop left by her grandfather. Once she went to a mid-level villa to deliver calligraphy and paintings, she bumped into him. He was injured and fainted. After waking up from the hospital, he was shocked by the new world before him. At the same time, his abnormal words and deeds were mistaken by doctors for brain injury and stress disorder. Since his identity information could not be found, she could only take him home to take care of him. From then on, the two were tied together and began a life full of excitement and fun..."

Heel'd, courageously delves into the darkest corners of humanity, exploring the painful consequences of religious prejudice and domestic violence. Can Angela escape the circle of violence and destruction?

For three years, everyone around them claimed they were the perfect match. It was said so often that even she began to believe it. However, it was later on that she came to realize they never belonged to the same world after all.

She is the heiress of a wealthy family, but an accident causes her to lose her memory, turning her into the foolish wife of a tycoon. However, he deceives her into divorcing him after she becomes pregnant. Abandoned, she regains her lost memories. Returning to her status as the heiress, she believes she can lead a peaceful life with her child. Yet, unexpectedly, a business alliance brings her back into contact with him.

A modern actor unexpectedly time-travels to ancient times, becoming a princess entwined with a general. Despite misunderstandings and other obstacles, their mutual love triumphs...

During rural poverty alleviation, he sponsored a girl who wrongly felt special to him and turned arrogant. After graduating from university five years later, she lied that he was her brother and brought classmates to intern at his company gearing up for IPO. Mistaken as a relative, she abused power, firing the tech team and even declaring herself chairwoman. During vital partnership negotiations, her behavior ruined the deal, causing him to be hospitalized from rage. She then tried to bankrupt and sell the company. Upon waking, he exposed her lies. In revenge, she colluded with rivals, but he outsmarted her. Forensic audits uncovered embezzlement and cyber teams stopped her attacks. She was arrested for fraud and espionage. His company went public successfully with strong investor backing. She became a cautionary tale, and he, a leader rising from the ashes.

Six years ago, she left after an event that nearly cost her life. Now, returning with her son, she met someone from her past at an auction, yet it appeared she had completely forgotten him...

She's a modern archaeologist who casually saves a man in the wilderness, only to discover he's the valiant general of the Great Yan Dynasty. As they get acquainted, they unexpectedly travel back to the Great Yan era. After a series of adventures, they develop feelings for each other and unite to confront a prince vying for the throne...