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Chinese title: 婚既钟情，春山可望

After her sister refuses an arranged alliance, Lin Xuqiu is forced to marry Zhou Wangjin and enter the Zhou family as a stranger. She tries to build an independent life while keeping the marriage quiet, but the husband who first treated the match like an obligation slowly starts protecting her, backing her in the workplace, and wanting far more from the relationship than either of them expected.

* substitute bride / arranged marriage / workplace romance / slow-burn married life

Chinese title: 他执妄念

Wen Yin was once a top student with a bright future ahead of her, but her life is derailed when she is forced back to a small town, pushed into marriage, and then widowed while pregnant just two months later. From there, the story turns into a survival-and-healing arc - cruel in-laws, pressure from the family around her, a child to protect, and a slow-burn emotional bond with Lu Jianshen, who is drawn to her resilience and clarity.

* small-town marriage / healing romance / protective ML

Chinese title: 爱在循环心动时

A young woman from Liuzhou accidentally triggers a time loop through a mysterious stone snail pendant left behind by her grandmother. As she teams up with a mysterious man and relives the same events again and again, they unravel the mystery, reconnect with her hometown, confront old wounds, and slowly find love, healing, and a new sense of self.

time loop / healing journey / mystery connection / sweet romance

Okay, this one is already a few months old, and we’ve had a few more Cao Tiankai & Peng Yao dramas since then, but I still had to bring it back - their chemistry is just too good. 🔥

Available for iQiyi subscribers in limited regions.

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