The Burning Beads

Can a Weed Bask in the Spring Breeze?

Lin Ye, a shoemaker in a small town, was abandoned in childhood and lived like a weed clinging to the cracks of life. She reunited with Shen Feng, a returning designer she once helped as a kid. Shen Feng recognized her immediately and tried to make up for the past, but Lin Ye kept pushing him away out of self-abasement. An accident forced her to confront her hidden inferiority and old scars, and she finally mustered the courage to ask: Can a weed really bathe in the spring breeze?

1 month ago

The Female Martial Hall Representative's Rule-Breaking Fists

Lin Xia is the female representative of Qingcheng Martial Hall, but due to the hall's century-old rule that "female martial artists must practice soft styles," she's seen as a "vase" by all local martial artists. This year, Qingcheng faces Hengshan Martial Hall in an "Inheritance Battle"—lose, and they must hand over their ancient hall history books. Hengshan's master mocks: "If Qingcheng sends their female representative, we'll let her three moves and still win." Lin Xia secretly combines the "binding" of soft styles with the "charging" of Shaolin Fist in the back mountain to create "Binding-Charging Fist." On competition day, she steps onto the stage in Qingcheng's uniform, uses "binding" to deflect strength and "charging" to defeat the opponent, knocking down Hengshan's top martial artist in three moves. Holding the ancient books, she tells the crowd: "Rules are for preserving heritage, not trapping people—I am Qingcheng's living heritage."

2 months ago

Reborn in the 70s as a Spicy Daughter-in-Law, the Villainous Mother-in-Law Panics

Modern office worker Lin Wan died resentfully due to her mother-in-law's exploitation and husband's cold violence, only to be reborn as the same-named rural daughter-in-law in 1978. The original owner had just married the paraplegic Gu Shen for "dispelling misfortune" and was being treated as a free nanny by the villainous mother-in-law Zhou Guilan. This time, Lin Wan refused to endure: When her mother-in-law made her carry water at dawn, she threw the bucket and retorted, "You're stronger than me—why don't you do it yourself?" When her mother-in-law tried to sell her dowry, she took her marriage certificate to the production team headquarters and threatened, "Touch my things, and I'll report to the commune!" She even used modern thinking to cure Gu Shen's legs and opened a restaurant that made a fortune. The once-arrogant mother-in-law now came to curry favor, but Lin Wan sneered, "How you treated me before is how you pay me back now!" Watching Zhou Guilan panic like an ant on a hot pan, Lin Wan finally lived the爽感 (satisfaction) she never dared to imagine in her past life—rebirth isn't a redo, but a chance to take back her dignity with interest!

2 months ago

Wake Up: I Became My Mom

Lin Xiaoman, a 28-year-old corporate slave, stayed up all night revising a proposal—only to wake up as her 20-year-old mother, Xu Qing. The woman she once dismissed as “shabby and weak” was crying in the office pantry: her internship credit was stolen by a scheming colleague, and Zhou Ming (her future dad), the quiet tech guy she had a crush on, hadn’t even glanced her way. Xiaoman decided to “live for her mom”: she outsmarted the绿茶 colleague with modern workplace smarts, helped Zhou Ming solve a three-month tech bottleneck, but along the way, she discovered—her mom’s “timidity” was fear of burdening Zhou Ming, and her dad’s “woodenness” was a drawer full of unspoken fruit candies. When she helped her mom stand on the company gala’s award stage, she finally understood: Rebirth isn’t about逆袭 (counterattack). It’s about seeing—those loves, worn down by years into “ordinary”, had been waiting for her in her mom’s congee aroma and her dad’s candy wrappers for twenty years.

3 months ago

The Tycoon System: Live Streams Make Me Stronger

Lin Chuan, an ordinary food delivery rider, struggles daily with bad reviews and rent pressure—too timid to even approach Su Xiao, the company receptionist he secretly loves. Until he binds to the "Tycoon Live Stream System": watching a food stream earns him a million startup funds, a fitness stream gives him a perfect physique, and a workplace stream turns him into a master negotiator overnight. When the former "loser" becomes an all-powerful tycoon, he not only defends Su Xiao from her harassing supervisor but also uses the system’s rewards to acquire her company, promising her a future "free from grievances". But as their relationship deepens, the system suddenly warns: "To keep your abilities, find the 'original streamer'." And the streamer’s avatar? It’s Su Xiao’s photo from three years ago.

3 months ago

Poor Guy Descends the Mountain: Forced Love from Twin CEO Sisters

Lin Chuan, a poor young man, comes down the mountain to fulfill a marriage contract as ordered by his master. Upon entering the city, he’s immediately “kidnapped” to a company by Su Wan, a cold and glamorous CEO—who claims to honor the contract on behalf of her twin sister Su Tang. However, when Su Tang, the real fiancée and a reserved designer, appears, Lin Chuan discovers one sister is an “iceberg” lacking love beneath her tough exterior, while the other is an “emotional insulator” hiding deep affection behind deliberate distance. From Su Wan’s testing and entanglement to Su Tang’s silent approach, Lin Chuan breaks through their defenses with straightforward sincerity. But as their relationship warms up, the truth of the old marriage contract emerges quietly: this “forced engagement” has always been a “gentle scheme” the sisters laid for him…

4 months ago

You Proposed Divorce, I Took the Assets

Su Wan was framed by her scumbag husband Zhou Ming and best friend Lin Xiao into proposing divorce. But when signing the agreement, she activates the "Divorce Property Counterattack System"—legally taking all joint marital property and unlocking cultivation skills! She uses system tasks to prank her ex: making him wear pants backwards at a product launch and having an "illegitimate child" recognize him at a banquet. Meanwhile, she catches the eye of the腹黑 CEO Gu Beichuan, and they go from mutual scheming to sweet pampering. Su Wan humiliates her enemies with magic while gaining career and love, with endless funny twists. Watch how the "divorced underdog" counterattacks to become a life winner!

4 months ago