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My Billionaire Ex-Begs
Vertical short drama 2026 35 episodes · ~1–2 min each Short Drama
Disgraced old-money heiress Serena is trapped in a cold marriage to billionaire Adrian. He thinks her stepsister Chloe took a bullet for him in Mexico, so Chloe fakes a pregnancy to steal Serena's place. Serena fights ba… — official synopsis, NetShort
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Origin & tropes
Remixes the Chinese tropes 追妻火葬场 (Regret & Chase) + 打脸 (Face-Slap) + 禁忌之恋 (Forbidden Love) + 总裁文 (CEO Romance).
Chinese tropes it remixes
- 追妻火葬场 zhuīqī huǒzàngchǎng — Regret & ChaseLiterally 'chase the wife into the crematorium': a cold husband realises what he had only after losing her, then grovels. Peak angst; comment sections rate how much he suffers.
- 打脸 dǎliǎn — Face-SlapThe hero is mocked, cheated or dumped, then returns with wealth, power or the truth and watches every tormentor eat their words. Chinese audiences call the satisfying moment 爽 (shuǎng, 'release'). Western verticals borrowed the structure wholesale.
- 禁忌之恋 jìnjì zhī liàn — Forbidden LoveAge gaps, step-siblings, a sister's fiancé. Chinese censors keep this tamer on domestic platforms, so overseas verticals push it harder.
- 总裁文 zǒngcái wén — CEO Romance'President fiction': the cold, obscenely rich CEO and the ordinary woman who thaws him. The ur-genre of Chinese romance webnovels since the 2000s and the default setting of English verticals.
Platform tags
Love After DivorceMistaken IdentityKarma Payback
Data: NetShort public catalog.
