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After leaving the army, Joseph and his fellow veterans start a produce business to build an honest life. When their late comrade's widow and daughter are harassed by an evil manager backed by a powerful tycoon, Joseph steps in only to have their company sabotaged. Cornered and humiliated, the veterans refuse to bow. With an unexpected ally exposing the corruption, they fight back and reclaim their dignity and their future.

Six years ago, Nina had a one-night affair with Dragon Sovereign Jayden, resulting in twins, her daughter Talia raised by her, and their other daughter taken by Jayden to the dragon clan. Six years later, Nina returns, determined to find Jayden for her daughter's treatment. When the twins are mistaken for each other, misunderstandings pile up, but through their matchmaking, Nina and Jayden are reunited, and all truths finally come to light.

Rebelling against her father, Jules flees an arranged marriage only to inadvertently entangle herself with a mysterious gigolo, sealing a contract marriage. While she seeks revenge, he silently protects her from the shadows. But when the façade falls away, it reveals him as the powerful leader of a business empire. Transforming from a pawn to a player, Jules reclaims her life, while her supposed "gigolo" husband proclaims her as his sole love and redemption.

As a single mother raising her twins, she unexpectedly encounters a playboy who disrupts her life. Little does she know, this playboy has a hidden identity as a billionaire. And shockingly, he turns out to be the father of her children...

Klem Shaw, an actor from modern times, wakes up as the stand-in of the missing Emperor of Argentea, controlled by the ruthless Empress Dowager. Trapped in a palace of lies, he must outwit the Empress and cunning concubines while playing the deadliest role of his life. Using his modern savvy and acting chops, he turns from a puppet into a player.

Framed by her boyfriend and sent to prison, Annette Switt is offered a way out: save a tycoon's life with her blood. She seizes the chance, only to return home and discover his betrayal. Heartbroken, she marries the powerful Alexander Fletcher in a swift, convenient arrangement. But when revenge turns to real connection, they join forces to take down those who wronged her—and find an unexpected family along the way.

As a jewelry designer, she finds herself ensnared in a false debt of gratitude to her boyfriend, constantly compromising for the sake of love and withdrawing from society. In the process, she loses her sense of self and becomes a mere pawn in his ambitions. However, everything changes when she meets her true match. Through this new relationship, she begins to realize that her previous understanding of love has been narrow and flawed. A healthy relationship should be built on mutual understanding and support, rather than on oppressing one another for personal gain. With the strong intervention of her new partner, she embarks on a journey of continuous growth, reconnecting with society, returning to work, and reigniting her passion for her craft.

Once wrongfully accused and bearing a heavy grudge, she was reborn into a new life only to find herself at the bottom rung as a maid in a landlord's household. Yet, through her wit and perseverance, she rises to become the landlord’s adopted daughter. Returning to the very place where she was once wronged, she meets the estate’s upright master, and together, they embark on a forbidden journey filled with secrets in their new home. They will uncover corruption and stand up to the tyrants in a tale of justice and intrigue.

"I'm Jason Hayes, and today, I am reborn. In my past life, I was weak. In this one, I choose to be the villain." From a humble waiter to the king of the underworld, Jason fights back against every bully and outmaneuvers the most powerful figures, including the father-in-law of a crime lord. His ironclad rule: touch what's mine, and you won't survive. Only when he stops stepping aside does Jason learn a brutal truth: the world makes way for those who refuse to move.

Aiden Reed, a social elite and eligible bachelor, finds himself reborn in 2002 on his way to college registration. Armed with foresight, he actively expands his network and seizes the e-commerce wave by founding Rocket 101 Delivery. Meanwhile, Aiden is torn between choosing the treasure girl, Isla Sutton, and his first love, Sophia Shaw...

Elite lawyer Vienna catches her fiancé Zack with his mistress and, instead of reacting, she slips a condom into a contract and hands it to Zack's playboy best friend, Wyatt. "Hotel? My treat." What starts as a revenge game becomes a thrilling, forbidden affair. But when Wyatt risks everything for her, Vienna realizes the game was set years ago and she's been the pawn all along. A game of revenge that leads to a heart-stopping love.