Title:"You Choose Your Female Brother, I'll Marry My Childhood Sweetheart, Why Are You Crying?" | 你选女兄弟,我嫁竹马你哭什么ML:…
Trope: “incognito heiress divorces scumbag and returns to her wealthy life“
Synopsis: The richest man's daughter, Song Yuwei, hid her identity for love and married the poor Pei Yufeng. Three years later, when she was about to confess, she discovered that her husband was having an ambiguous relationship with his female friend, Wen Xiaoxiao. Heartbroken, she filed for divorce. To get revenge on the scumbag, Song Yuwei asked her childhood friend, Chi Xu, to pretend to be her male best friend. Chi Xu took the opportunity to reveal his true feelings and pursued her passionately. After discovering his ex-wife's true identity, Pei Yufeng regretted his actions and begged to remarry her. In the end, Song Yuwei saw the truth and chose to spend the rest of her life with the sincere and affectionate Chi Xu, while Pei Yufeng and Wen Xiaoxiao became enemies, and he ended up losing both his money and his wife (sources: https://baike.baidu.com )
Title:"Zhao Xin Ji" | 昭心計ML: Akilyar | 艾克力亚 FL: Zou Yi | 左一
Hi Chris, I came across a drama: Native title: 《黑千金聖耀而至》/ "The Dark Heiress Arrives in Glory" FL: Pan Yuhan (潘鈺涵) as Bai Shengsheng ML: Akilyar /Aikelia (艾克力亞)as Ning Chuan Zhang Yeyang as Ning Sheng
The DramaBox page (https://www.dramaboxapp.com/zhHans/film/42000007986) says the title is for this contemporary drama and not for a costume drama. I couldn´t find any link related to a costume drama with this title. Is there a mix-up or do two completely different dramas happen to have the same title and the same ML? I´m out of my depth and hope you can help.
Title:"The Real Heiress Relies on Her Own Success" | 真千金靠自己封神FL: Niu Jing Jie | 牛静捷
Synopsis: The female lead, Qin Xia, was recognized as the real heiress by the Qin family during high school. The fake heiress Qin Nuannuan was afraid to return to her impoverished home, so she sowed discord between the Qin family and Qin Xia. The Qin family drove Qin Xia away three times, and Qin Xia's heart gradually cooled down, and her mind became clear. Qin Xia began to become more open-minded, and she desperately seized every opportunity to study hard, accumulate wealth, and change her fate through her own efforts. However, the Qin family was confused and tried to get along with Qin Xia, but Qin Xia was focused on her studies and making money. She got rid of her nightmarish adoptive parents and the Qin family and became an independent and outstanding new-era woman. (source: https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E7%9C%9F%E5%8D%83%E9%87%91%E9%9D%A0%E8%87%AA%E5%B7%B1%E5%B0%81%E7%A5%9E/67561967)
Synopsis: The Zhou and Lin families are arranged to marry. The older sister runs away, and Lin Xuqiu is forced…
In that case I might need help as well. If it wasn´t for the .xls sheet I´ve created for myself, everything would be a complete mess in my mind and I would be totally lost 😂
MS (Elder): Qu Gang as Grandpa ChenWould love i.d. on elder cast and parents for my list.Just now watching this.…
Sadly the names for elder cast members are rarely mentioned in the sources I find. Hopefully a viewer recognises them and lets you know. Tbh, adding the "trope" was more for my convenience as it makes it easier to identify related content aka different versions of the same plot. It would make more sense to use e.g. the title of the novel they adapted, but some of these titles aren´t really descriptive or are even misleading. Therefore namings like "Prince of Beijing Circle / I Kept An Alpha" or "Save Myself / Good Girl" are better known. Btw: I´ve had no time to answer your mails yet, but I haven´t forgotten and will do so as soon as I can
Synopsis: The Zhou and Lin families are arranged to marry. The older sister runs away, and Lin Xuqiu is forced…
Thanks for the related conted! I was hoping that there are other versions out there a😂. Do you happen to recall which of the other versions you liked best?
Title: "On My Wedding Day, the Groom Takes a Concubine, I Angrily Marry My Childhood Sweetheart" | 大婚日，新郎纳妾我怒嫁竹马ML:…
Synopsis: On her reborn wedding day, Meng Lingge, the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's family, exposes her fiancé's affair with her half-sister. She publicly annuls the engagement and marries her childhood sweetheart, the supposedly mentally challenged Wen Zhiming. After the marriage she finds out, that ML is mental decline is caused by a Gu worm and cures him with the help of her friend, a renowned physician from her past life. She overcomes numerous schemes and, together with ML fights an epidemic, exposes Guan Yi'an's conspiracies and brings down the treacherous people behind him: ML´s half-brother, the Empress, and others. Their enemies are brought to justice, and the two are looking forward to a peaceful life together with their child.
Title: "On My Wedding Day, the Groom Takes a Concubine, I Angrily Marry My Childhood Sweetheart" | 大婚日，新郎纳妾我怒嫁竹马ML:…
Synopsis: On her reborn wedding day, Meng Lingge, the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's family, exposes her fiancé's affair with her half-sister. She publicly annuls the engagement and marries her childhood sweetheart, the supposedly mentally challenged Wen Zhiming. After the marriage she finds out, that ML is mental decline is caused by a Gu worm and cures him with the help of her friend, a renowned physician from her past life. She overcomes numerous schemes and, together with ML fights an epidemic, exposes Guan Yi'an's conspiracies and brings down the treacherous people behind him: ML´s half-brother, the Empress, and others. Their enemies are brought to justice, and the two are looking forward to a peaceful life together with their child.
Title:"Three Meals and Good Times" | 三餐和良辰ML: Wang Xing Wei | 王星玮FL: Huang Yun Yun | 黄云云Related…
Synopsis: The Zhou and Lin families are arranged to marry. The older sister runs away, and Lin Xuqiu is forced to fulfill the marriage agreement and go on a blind date with Zhou Wangjin in her sister's place. She thought he would refuse her, but to her surprise, he actually agreed and they get marrief. Convinced that she was just a substitute, she didn't even dare to hope for love. Thus after the marriage, FL went from being afraid of him to getting used to him. Whenever she tries to keep her distance, ML persists to get close, support and protect her. When she is faced with her father´s constant demands to have ML help out and cover for her father´s incompetence, as well as her superiors expecting her to use her husband´s connections, FL decides to quit her job, cut ties with her family and get a divorce. But ML doesn´t accept and tries to convince her, that she is not a tool, but the woman he loves and that they can overcome these challenges, if she gives their growing love a chance.
Title:"Three Meals and Good Times" | 三餐和良辰ML: Wang Xing Wei | 王星玮FL: Huang Yun Yun | 黄云云Related…
Synopsis: The Zhou and Lin families are arranged to marry. The older sister runs away, and Lin Xuqiu is forced to fulfill the marriage agreement and go on a blind date with Zhou Wangjin in her sister's place. She thought he would refuse her, but to her surprise, he actually agreed and they get marrief. Convinced that she was just a substitute, she didn't even dare to hope for love. Thus after the marriage, FL went from being afraid of him to getting used to him. Whenever she tries to keep her distance, ML persists to get close, support and protect her. When she is faced with her father´s constant demands to have ML help out and cover for her father´s incompetence, as well as her superiors expecting her to use her husband´s connections, FL decides to quit her job, cut ties with her family and get a divorce. But ML doesn´t accept and tries to convince her, that she is not a tool, but the woman he loves and that they can overcome these challenges, if she gives their growing love a chance.
Title:"The Real Heiress Doesn't Want to Go Home" | 真千金她不想回家ML: Liu San Si | 刘叁肆FL:…
Synopsis: On the day the real heiress, Xia Xingmian was taken back to her wealthy family, she thought she had finally found her loved ones, but what awaited her was the coldness of her parents and the framing by the fake heiress ultimately abused to death by the Jiang family. Reborn, she vows to let them pay for their crimes, starts wielding an axe and killing anyone she dislikes! She publicly exposes the fake heiress Jiang Youran's identity, and steals the marriage to Fu Shiyu, the heir of the Fu family, she humiliates her siblings at school, orchestrates the Jiang family's bankruptcy in the business world, and reveals herself to be the long-lost heiress of the Ji family in Yancheng. Ultimately, the Jiang family's villains reap what they sow, and Xia Xingmian and Fu Shiyu, who has always protected her, find happiness together, completing their revenge. (source: https://www.hongguoduanju.com/detail?series_id=7621407625325841433)
Title:"The Real Heiress Doesn't Want to Go Home" | 真千金她不想回家ML: Liu San Si | 刘叁肆FL:…
Synopsis: On the day the real heiress, Xia Xingmian was taken back to her wealthy family, she thought she had finally found her loved ones, but what awaited her was the coldness of her parents and the framing by the fake heiress ultimately abused to death by the Jiang family. Reborn, she vows to let them pay for their crimes, starts wielding an axe and killing anyone she dislikes! She publicly exposes the fake heiress Jiang Youran's identity, and steals the marriage to Fu Shiyu, the heir of the Fu family, she humiliates her siblings at school, orchestrates the Jiang family's bankruptcy in the business world, and reveals herself to be the long-lost heiress of the Ji family in Yancheng. Ultimately, the Jiang family's villains reap what they sow, and Xia Xingmian and Fu Shiyu, who has always protected her, find happiness together, completing their revenge. (source: https://www.hongguoduanju.com/detail?series_id=7621407625325841433)
Title: "Love Without Deception" |情不厌诈ML: Xie Yu Wang | 謝予望FL: Li Ruo Qi | 李若琪SML:…
Synopsis: The arrogant and fastidious Mr. Yan faces a dilemma: too much money and too many suitors. To escape an arranged marriage, he drops a bombshell: he offers a daily wage of 100,000 to rent a girlfriend to take home for the New Year. Surprisingly, even the wealthy and aloof Wen Jiu applies. After signing the contract, during their time together over the Spring Festival, Mr. Yan is forced to do the dishes and cook. He gradually learns to win over his wife through this ordeal, striving to become a devoted and devoted husband. (sourcce: https://www.hongguoduanju.com/detail?series_id=7604720646274174014)
Title: "Love Without Deception" |情不厌诈ML: Xie Yu Wang | 謝予望FL: Li Ruo Qi | 李若琪SML:…
Synopsis: The arrogant and fastidious Mr. Yan faces a dilemma: too much money and too many suitors. To escape an arranged marriage, he drops a bombshell: he offers a daily wage of 100,000 to rent a girlfriend to take home for the New Year. Surprisingly, even the wealthy and aloof Wen Jiu applies. After signing the contract, during their time together over the Spring Festival, Mr. Yan is forced to do the dishes and cook. He gradually learns to win over his wife through this ordeal, striving to become a devoted and devoted husband. (sourcce: https://www.hongguoduanju.com/detail?series_id=7604720646274174014)
Synopsis:
The richest man's daughter, Song Yuwei, hid her identity for love and married the poor Pei Yufeng. Three years later, when she was about to confess, she discovered that her husband was having an ambiguous relationship with his female friend, Wen Xiaoxiao. Heartbroken, she filed for divorce. To get revenge on the scumbag, Song Yuwei asked her childhood friend, Chi Xu, to pretend to be her male best friend. Chi Xu took the opportunity to reveal his true feelings and pursued her passionately. After discovering his ex-wife's true identity, Pei Yufeng regretted his actions and begged to remarry her. In the end, Song Yuwei saw the truth and chose to spend the rest of her life with the sincere and affectionate Chi Xu, while Pei Yufeng and Wen Xiaoxiao became enemies, and he ended up losing both his money and his wife
(sources: https://baike.baidu.com )
I came across a drama:
Native title: 《黑千金聖耀而至》/ "The Dark Heiress Arrives in Glory"
FL: Pan Yuhan (潘鈺涵) as Bai Shengsheng
ML: Akilyar /Aikelia (艾克力亞)as Ning Chuan
Zhang Yeyang as Ning Sheng
The DramaBox page (https://www.dramaboxapp.com/zhHans/film/42000007986) says the title is for this contemporary drama and not for a costume drama. I couldn´t find any link related to a costume drama with this title. Is there a mix-up or do two completely different dramas happen to have the same title and the same ML? I´m out of my depth and hope you can help.
https://www.bilibili.tv/en/video/4799029226380288 hard subs
uploaded .2026-04-19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBAHnm-3oh0 hard subs
uploaded .2026-06-05: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_7I8MoDTQ4 hard subs
The female lead, Qin Xia, was recognized as the real heiress by the Qin family during high school. The fake heiress Qin Nuannuan was afraid to return to her impoverished home, so she sowed discord between the Qin family and Qin Xia. The Qin family drove Qin Xia away three times, and Qin Xia's heart gradually cooled down, and her mind became clear. Qin Xia began to become more open-minded, and she desperately seized every opportunity to study hard, accumulate wealth, and change her fate through her own efforts. However, the Qin family was confused and tried to get along with Qin Xia, but Qin Xia was focused on her studies and making money. She got rid of her nightmarish adoptive parents and the Qin family and became an independent and outstanding new-era woman.
(source: https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E7%9C%9F%E5%8D%83%E9%87%91%E9%9D%A0%E8%87%AA%E5%B7%B1%E5%B0%81%E7%A5%9E/67561967)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=occPjKC0Z6Q hard subs
Tbh, adding the "trope" was more for my convenience as it makes it easier to identify related content aka different versions of the same plot. It would make more sense to use e.g. the title of the novel they adapted, but some of these titles aren´t really descriptive or are even misleading. Therefore namings like "Prince of Beijing Circle / I Kept An Alpha" or "Save Myself / Good Girl" are better known.
Btw: I´ve had no time to answer your mails yet, but I haven´t forgotten and will do so as soon as I can
Do you happen to recall which of the other versions you liked best?
On her reborn wedding day, Meng Lingge, the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's family, exposes her fiancé's affair with her half-sister. She publicly annuls the engagement and marries her childhood sweetheart, the supposedly mentally challenged Wen Zhiming.
After the marriage she finds out, that ML is mental decline is caused by a Gu worm and cures him with the help of her friend, a renowned physician from her past life.
She overcomes numerous schemes and, together with ML fights an epidemic, exposes Guan Yi'an's conspiracies and brings down the treacherous people behind him: ML´s half-brother, the Empress, and others. Their enemies are brought to justice, and the two are looking forward to a peaceful life together with their child.
On her reborn wedding day, Meng Lingge, the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's family, exposes her fiancé's affair with her half-sister. She publicly annuls the engagement and marries her childhood sweetheart, the supposedly mentally challenged Wen Zhiming.
After the marriage she finds out, that ML is mental decline is caused by a Gu worm and cures him with the help of her friend, a renowned physician from her past life.
She overcomes numerous schemes and, together with ML fights an epidemic, exposes Guan Yi'an's conspiracies and brings down the treacherous people behind him: ML´s half-brother, the Empress, and others. Their enemies are brought to justice, and the two are looking forward to a peaceful life together with their child.
The Zhou and Lin families are arranged to marry. The older sister runs away, and Lin Xuqiu is forced to fulfill the marriage agreement and go on a blind date with Zhou Wangjin in her sister's place. She thought he would refuse her, but to her surprise, he actually agreed and they get marrief. Convinced that she was just a substitute, she didn't even dare to hope for love. Thus after the marriage, FL went from being afraid of him to getting used to him. Whenever she tries to keep her distance, ML persists to get close, support and protect her. When she is faced with her father´s constant demands to have ML help out and cover for her father´s incompetence, as well as her superiors expecting her to use her husband´s connections, FL decides to quit her job, cut ties with her family and get a divorce. But ML doesn´t accept and tries to convince her, that she is not a tool, but the woman he loves and that they can overcome these challenges, if she gives their growing love a chance.
Note: recommended
The Zhou and Lin families are arranged to marry. The older sister runs away, and Lin Xuqiu is forced to fulfill the marriage agreement and go on a blind date with Zhou Wangjin in her sister's place. She thought he would refuse her, but to her surprise, he actually agreed and they get marrief. Convinced that she was just a substitute, she didn't even dare to hope for love. Thus after the marriage, FL went from being afraid of him to getting used to him. Whenever she tries to keep her distance, ML persists to get close, support and protect her. When she is faced with her father´s constant demands to have ML help out and cover for her father´s incompetence, as well as her superiors expecting her to use her husband´s connections, FL decides to quit her job, cut ties with her family and get a divorce. But ML doesn´t accept and tries to convince her, that she is not a tool, but the woman he loves and that they can overcome these challenges, if she gives their growing love a chance.
Note: recommended
On the day the real heiress, Xia Xingmian was taken back to her wealthy family, she thought she had finally found her loved ones, but what awaited her was the coldness of her parents and the framing by the fake heiress ultimately abused to death by the Jiang family. Reborn, she vows to let them pay for their crimes, starts wielding an axe and killing anyone she dislikes! She publicly exposes the fake heiress Jiang Youran's identity, and steals the marriage to Fu Shiyu, the heir of the Fu family, she humiliates her siblings at school, orchestrates the Jiang family's bankruptcy in the business world, and reveals herself to be the long-lost heiress of the Ji family in Yancheng. Ultimately, the Jiang family's villains reap what they sow, and Xia Xingmian and Fu Shiyu, who has always protected her, find happiness together, completing their revenge.
(source: https://www.hongguoduanju.com/detail?series_id=7621407625325841433)
On the day the real heiress, Xia Xingmian was taken back to her wealthy family, she thought she had finally found her loved ones, but what awaited her was the coldness of her parents and the framing by the fake heiress ultimately abused to death by the Jiang family. Reborn, she vows to let them pay for their crimes, starts wielding an axe and killing anyone she dislikes! She publicly exposes the fake heiress Jiang Youran's identity, and steals the marriage to Fu Shiyu, the heir of the Fu family, she humiliates her siblings at school, orchestrates the Jiang family's bankruptcy in the business world, and reveals herself to be the long-lost heiress of the Ji family in Yancheng. Ultimately, the Jiang family's villains reap what they sow, and Xia Xingmian and Fu Shiyu, who has always protected her, find happiness together, completing their revenge.
(source: https://www.hongguoduanju.com/detail?series_id=7621407625325841433)
The arrogant and fastidious Mr. Yan faces a dilemma: too much money and too many suitors. To escape an arranged marriage, he drops a bombshell: he offers a daily wage of 100,000 to rent a girlfriend to take home for the New Year. Surprisingly, even the wealthy and aloof Wen Jiu applies. After signing the contract, during their time together over the Spring Festival, Mr. Yan is forced to do the dishes and cook. He gradually learns to win over his wife through this ordeal, striving to become a devoted and devoted husband.
(sourcce: https://www.hongguoduanju.com/detail?series_id=7604720646274174014)
The arrogant and fastidious Mr. Yan faces a dilemma: too much money and too many suitors. To escape an arranged marriage, he drops a bombshell: he offers a daily wage of 100,000 to rent a girlfriend to take home for the New Year. Surprisingly, even the wealthy and aloof Wen Jiu applies. After signing the contract, during their time together over the Spring Festival, Mr. Yan is forced to do the dishes and cook. He gradually learns to win over his wife through this ordeal, striving to become a devoted and devoted husband.
(sourcce: https://www.hongguoduanju.com/detail?series_id=7604720646274174014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT8ByPI3BGc hard subs