Revenge/Counterattack/Face-Slapping
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The Assassin in My Bed
As a child, Galo watched his father Kai die a captive of Pharaoh Rameses—the tyrant who destroyed their homeland of Nubia. Years later, armed with a face identical to his father’s, Galo infiltrates the palace and closes in on the paranoid ruler, turning the Pharaoh’s suspicion into a blade against his enemies. Exposure, imprisonment, and torment cannot break him, and his staged death drives Rameses to madness. When a scarred Galo returns two years later bearing poison, Rameses—who has known the truth all along—drinks it willingly, binding them together in death and leaving Galo the throne. Revenge complete, Galo sits upon the golden throne at last, forever the dead tyrant’s prisoner.
Official Title: I Took Down My Daughter-in-Law’s Illegal Unlicensed Workshop
Retired food safety inspector Lin Yan is sent to a shabby nursing home by her spineless son Luo Ping’an and his greedy wife Xu Man. Xu Man strikes a secret deal with Su Yanhong, the director of the nursing home, using the supply rights of her homemade pre-made dishes as leverage. In exchange, Lin Yan’s accommodation fees are waived. This lets her get rid of her mother-in-law, who she sees as a burden, while cutting household costs. On the very day she checks in, Lin Yan witnesses an elderly resident suffer an acute case of food poisoning. Drawing on decades of professional experience, she forces an inspection of the kitchen. She finds the cooking area filthy and unsanitary, and the pre-made meals served there bear no national food safety labels—many are moldy and spoiled. Digging deeper, Lin Yan is horrified to learn the supplier behind these toxic pre-made dishes is none other than her own son and daughter-in-law. For a long time, Xu Man has processed pre-made dishes using rotten, moldy vegetables. To cover up her illegal operation, she even forged official food safety test reports, completely disregarding the lives and health of the elderly diners. Lin Yan repeatedly orders the couple to shut down the workshop and compensate the poisoned seniors. Xu Man pretends to comply, yet secretly resells the tainted pre-made meals to other nursing homes. She even files a false report against Lin Yan, who has been buying fresh ingredients out of her own pocket for the nursing home elders. Crushed by utter disappointment, Lin Yan stops using her pension to pay off their mortgage, cutting off their financial safety net. Cornered with no way out, Xu Man shows no remorse. She tears down official closure seals and reopens the workshop. This time, she fills potato starch counterfeit health supplements. Under the guise of free public health lectures, she lures seniors with free eggs and noodles to buy her fake products at inflated prices, scamming nearly 200,000 yuan in just a few days. Upon learning the truth, Lin Yan visits the workshop to demand full refunds and the destruction of all counterfeit goods. Instead, Xu Man knocks her unconscious and locks her inside the illegal factory. When Lin Yan regains consciousness, she makes a terrifying discovery: a bag of rat poison has accidentally mixed into the potato starch used for the fake supplements. If these products hit the market, they will definitely lead to fatalities. At this critical moment, Zheng Zhi, a retired lawyer, notices something suspicious and follows the clues to rescue Lin Yan. The two rush to the sales venue, where Xu Man swallows one of the capsules in public to prove her products are harmless. She ends up collapsing and dying from rat poison poisoning. Lin Yan burns all the harmful counterfeit supplements to ashes. This tragic ending stands as a stark lesson: anyone who profits through unscrupulous, illegal means will eventually suffer the bitter consequences of their own crimes.
Your Friend
After moving to a new city, Tao Ling — a woman living alone — is plagued by a series of eerie incidents. Ugly photos of her are posted on her social media. She receives a delivery of rotting dead fish. A stranger asks to borrow a light late at night. Her pet turtle is scalded to death. Her private clothes are listed for sale online. And worst of all — hidden cameras are found in her home, and her smart devices are being remotely controlled. Behind all these horrors is a man wearing many masks. He disguises himself as a delivery driver, a security guard, a neighbor named Zhou Mu, and even a community psychiatrist — all to get close to Tao Ling. He closes in relentlessly, pushing her into fear and self-doubt. To make things worse, her college best friend Xiaoya — the one person she trusted — reunites with her, only to team up with this man and push her to the edge. As Tao Ling digs deeper, she discovers the root of all this terror traces back to the death of Zhou Cheng — a college classmate who once had a crush on her. Back then, hoping to set Xiaoya up with Zhou Cheng, Tao Ling approached him. But he misunderstood her kindness and confessed his love. To protect her friend's feelings, Tao Ling turned him down. Soon after, Zhou Cheng died in a late-night cycling accident. Xiaoya dropped out and disappeared. Tao Ling never knew her rejection had indirectly led to the tragedy. Consumed by revenge, Xiaoya tries to push Tao Ling off a rooftop. Zhou Mu watches his plan unfold — and then turns to eliminate Xiaoya, the last witness. He never planned to leave anyone alive.
The Wake: She Reveals Her Serpent Tail
After Chen An's father dies suddenly, his young stepmother, Bai Zhiyue, is immediately targeted by the village bachelors who spread rumors and mock her due to strange physical symptoms. Though Chen An harbors forbidden feelings for his stepmother and tries to protect her, his cousin Lin Qing—a feng shui master—returns unexpectedly and declares that Bai Zhiyue is a venomous serpent demon from the southern borderlands seeking revenge. Lin Qing points out Bai’s odd behaviors—her fear of realgar (a traditional Chinese insecticide), wrapping her legs in silk at night, and secretly keeping dead frogs—and claims the sudden red snake-like markings appearing on Chen An’s skin are signs of poisoning by a curse. Through persistent manipulation and a trick involving a "gossip mirror" that supposedly reveals true forms, Lin Qing drives Chen An to the brink of madness, making him doubt whether the woman he loves is truly human. To eliminate Bai Zhiyue completely, Lin Qing colludes with Wang Laizi, a lecherous villager, and Zhao, another bachelor, lying about a giant golden snake lurking in the mountains. In reality, she sets a trap to lure Chen An away under the pretense of catching the snake, allowing the thugs to break into the house, abduct Bai Zhiyue, and ruin her reputation—intending to force the supposed "demon" to reveal itself. Chen An eventually awakens to the truth and rushes back home, only to find the two ruffians either dead or insane in the wild "snake den," with clear tracks of a massive python nearby. Seizing the moment, Lin Qing incites the villagers, falsely accusing Bai Zhiyue of murder, then attacks her with a knife and sets fire to the house, attempting to burn her alive. In a desperate climax, a huge white python suddenly emerges to shield Bai Zhiyue. She commands the beast to retreat from devouring Lin Qing and reveals the truth: she is not a demon but a descendant of the Nanshan Snake Clan, and the giant python named "Dabai" is her spiritual companion and beloved pet. Her frail health, habit of wrapping her legs at night, and feeding dead frogs to the snake stem from ancient customs and severe contagious eczema. What Chen An experienced as a curse was merely a skin infection. Lin Qing’s entire mad scheme stems from her long-standing secret love for Chen An and jealousy over Bai Zhiyue winning his affection. In the end, Lin Qing is arrested and driven to madness. Chen An, filled with remorse, reconciles with Bai Zhiyue, and their family welcomes Dabai—the great protective serpent—as a new member.
House of Horrors
College students Yuan Zhu and Hua Zi help their senior Mo Han move into a new place, hoping to win her favor. But during a break that night, a phone call drags them into a nightmare. A delivery man reportedly died in a car accident — yet somehow, he “delivers” a book called Five Arts of Evil Summoning to their door. Then the calls start. A voice threatens them: complete all the rituals within one hour, or all three will die. Drugged with hallucinogens slipped into their drinks, they are forced to perform eerie rituals: blowing out candles, placing shoes at the foot of the bed, calling their names before a mirror, and playing the Four Corners Game. As the rituals unfold, terrifying hallucinations consume them one by one. Yuan Zhu sees his older brother — who drowned saving him. Hua Zi encounters the violent man he once tried to poison. Mo Han comes face to face with another version of herself — one filled with resentment. These visions expose their deepest guilt and darkest fears. As the crisis escalates, the clues all point to one person: Mo Han's adoptive father, who died ten years ago. He abused her for years. Hua Zi once tried to poison him. Yuan Zhu's brother was distracted while witnessing the abuse and failed to save her. And Mo Han herself chose to do nothing when her adoptive father had a heart attack. Today is the anniversary of his death. The countdown hits zero. The door rattles as if something is about to break through. Then — the truth takes a sharp turn. Mo Han suddenly calms down. She reveals everything was a setup. She used hallucinogens in their drinks and a game framework designed by Hua Zi to fabricate the entire paranormal ordeal. Her plan was to use the two young men as “substitutes” on the night of her adoptive father's death anniversary — to ward off the vengeful spirit she imagined was coming for her. Sunlight streams into the room. The drugs wear off, and the lies collapse with them. Mo Han breaks down, trapped in the terror of her own making. Yuan Zhu and Hua Zi walk away — carrying the guilt they've finally faced, and the painful lesson of what happens when you let fear control you.
Win Cultivation by Wooing Goddesses, Who Can Resist It?
This is a fast-paced, exhilarating cultivation fantasy story set in Starfall Continent, a world where the strong prey on the weak and cultivators reign supreme. It follows Jiang Ce, a transmigrator, who embarks on an incredible rise with the help of a bizarre "Woo Goddess" system. Once a despised, talentless outer-sect disciple, he gets revenge on his enemies, boosts his power rapidly, and finally wins the heart of his beloved beauty in this hilarious underdog tale. A modern man, Jiang Ce suddenly transmigrates and takes over the body of an outer-sect disciple of the Blazing Fire Sect. He possesses the rare five-spirit root, deemed the worst possible aptitude. After three years of cultivation, he still cannot break through the Second Layer of Qi Refining. His lover Lin Yuerong constantly drains all his resources to fuel her own practice. Later, she attaches herself to Jiang Xiao, a core disciple. She ruthlessly abandons the original host and teams up with Jiang Xiao to seize his vital True Essence Pill. Deprived of the pill, the original host suffers a demonic deviation and dies. As Jiang Ce absorbs the memories and sighs that "bootlickers never end well", he accidentally activates the "Woo Goddesses and Send Gifts" System. The rule is simple: every time he pursues a goddess with an attractiveness score above 8 points, he earns incredible rewards, including cultivation pills, treasures and secret techniques. The higher the goddess’s charm, the better the rewards. The sect is about to expel all outer disciples who fail to reach the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining within ten years. When Lin Yuerong and Jiang Xiao come to mock him, Jiang Ce ignores them. He walks straight up to Bai Zhi, the gentle senior sister admired by the entire sect, and publicly confesses his love to her. The whole crowd is stunned, and Jiang Ce triggers generous system rewards of massive cultivation pills.
God of Thieves
God of Thieves Season 1 is a urban‑sci‑fi male‑oriented action short drama with 80 episodes. It follows Jiang Mingyuan, who is reborn back in time. Armed with the SSS‑rank God of Thieves talent, he seeks vengeance against those who betrayed him in an apocalyptic world where a video game merges with real‑life Earth, rising in power and astonishing the whole globe. In this universe, higher‑dimensional creatures invade Planet Blue through an online game called Glory. After three major updates, the game will fully merge with reality. Random game dungeons spawn across city streets. If players fail to clear these dungeons, alien invaders will pour out and conquer the planet. When a player dies inside the game, they die for good. The whole world becomes a survival game for every human being. In his previous life, Jiang Mingyuan ran a small business. Trusting his blood relatives, he was sacrificed by his hypocritical younger brother Jiang Mingrui together with Lin Siyou, eldest daughter of the Lin Clan. His divine‑bestowed talent was stolen, and he died filled with rage. He is reborn one hour before Glory launches. Carrying past‑life memories and burning hatred, he is determined to rewrite fate and take revenge. Right after rebirth, he uses knockout spray to incapacitate Jiang Mingrui, stopping his brother from gaining an early advantage. Risking mental collapse or even death, Jiang Mingyuan repeatedly deletes and resets his character to reroll his starting talent. On the brink of death, he gains recognition from the God of Thieves and unlocks the overpowered SSS‑rank God of Thieves talent. It grants three core abilities: 100‑percent success rate to steal any item from targets without being detected, perfect shape‑and‑aura disguise, and an ultimate skill that can steal other people’s divine‑bestowed talents, usable a limited number of times in his lifetime.
Alien Races Invade: Intelligence System Makes Me Dominate the Cosmos
Jiang Chen transmigrates to Star‑Surge Continent, a world of supreme martial power. He wakes up trapped in a well‑laid conspiracy. His adoptive family intends to elevate their biological son Zhao Ce, treating Jiang Chen merely as a “sword‑raising vessel” and forcing him to hand over his newly‑condensed A‑Grade Sword Spirit. On the brink of despair, Jiang Chen awakens the Intelligence System. It warns him that the Sword Spirit will draw assassins and grants him the power of foresight. Leveraging intelligence intel, Jiang Chen breaks away from the Zhao family publicly and takes on a new identity. Wrongfully conscripted into the All‑Realms Battlefield, he evades Zhao Ce’s traps. Venturing alone into the deadly Water‑Valley Camp, he seizes the A‑Grade Spirit Fire “Melting‑Abyss Flame”, surging drastically in strength. Back at camp, he witnesses Zhao Ce besieged by the Water‑Spirit Clan. Cold‑hearted, Jiang Chen drains Zhao Ce’s wealth before blasting him into severe injury, completing his first act of revenge. Having offended the Zhao Clan and the General of the Sky‑Eagle Army, Jiang Chen is maliciously assigned to the weakest Firebird Battalion, filled with wounded veterans and outcasts. The unit is doomed to be crushed by the elite Tiger‑Leopard Battalion in the martial tournament.
Gangland Avenger
After his family is destroyed by a ruthless crime boss, he goes undercover in a powerful gang. Risin...
The Way Back to Glory
Adrian Kane was once a rising star in football—However, during one match, a malicious tackle from his opponent injured his knee. He gritted his teeth and made a comeback, but only five minutes after returning to the field, he was injured again. From then on, the media and fans labeled him a "glass man." His football dream was shattered, and no one wanted him anymore. But Adrian never gave up training. He began to put himself through extremely harsh training routines.
Beneath the Uniform
Landon Mercer may look like an ordinary security guard, but he is secretly a martial arts prodigy and a legendary healer. To avenge his father's murder, he infiltrates the powerful Blackwood Family under a false identity. Everything changes when he discovers that his beloved wife, Elena Blackwood, is actually the daughter of the man he swore to kill. As Landon carries out his revenge, he must also fulfill his late father's final wish—to master the Twin Meridian Technique within three years.
The Iris Return
The Iris Return is a female-led revenge drama set in Victorian London, centered on the lost art of Venetian three-dimensional lace and gold-thread embroidery. Weaving together class conflict, bloodline mysteries, aristocratic intrigue, and familial redemption, it follows Eleanor, a gifted seamstress from the slums, as she rises through the ranks of an elite haute couture atelier. Navigating the treacherous world of nobility, she reclaims her lost identity, reunites with her estranged family.