Marriage Substitute Short Dramas
They Dumped Me A King
Janet, the Lind family's adopted daughter, catches her boyfriend cheating with her stepsister Jocelyn and ends things. Jocelyn, to escape an arranged marriage to the landless knight Arthur, fakes a pregnancy, and Janet's adoptive mother forces Janet to take her place. Janet marries Arthur under a hands-off agreement and starts working at Knight Guild, where she faces jealousy from Elaine and harassment from Lyman. Arthur steps in quietly every time, and Janet's heart begins to stir. While she hides the truth about her identity, Arthur hides his own, he is the King of Knights: Their bond deepens under lies and trust, leading to one final confession.
One Night With My Dragon Prince
Avril, an elf princess with weak power, runs into a wounded man in a cave. To save him, she uses forbidden magic and gets intimate with him. When she returns, her family force her to take her sister place and marry Damon, the dragon prince, without his presence. She tries to hide her pregnancy, but her egg is still found, and she is almost tortured to death by the furious dragons. But when Damon returns home, he risks his life to save her, for he is the wounded man she saved, her child's father.
Tortured as a Traitor, Loved as a Savior
Avril, a elf princess, is tricked by her sister Jayde into entering the Dark Forest. Attacked by wolves, she finds the wounded half-dragon prince Damon. To save him, she uses forbidden magic, and bears his child. Forced to replace Jayde as his bride, she is recognized by the dragon god at the wedding. But when the dragon egg is discovered, the dragon lord imprisons and tortures her. Damon returns, realizes she is the girl who saved him, and sacrifices his power to Death to save her, shrinking into a child. Together they search for a cure while facing endless schemes. After a true love's kiss, Damon regains his form, defeats enemies, and rescues Avril. Their child hatches, and the family reunites.
The Exile Island Heiress They Underestimated
Abby grows up on the Exile Island, raised by a group of secret legendary powerhouses. Her long-lost Count father brings her back to the imperial capital to be a substitute bride for the abyss-cursed Duke Blake, replacing his adopted daughter Lillian. Abby reveals her extraordinary talents, lifts Blake's curse with a lost potion, and grows close to him. When Lillian stages a coup and unleashes a monster horde, the island elders arrive to crush the rebellion. Abby marries Blake and finally lives her ideal life.
I Escaped, But I Came Back
Eighteen years ago, Kaylee fled the remote mountain village that would have trapped her for life with help from her sister Nora, changed her name to Delilah, and built a successful career. When news of Nora's death reached her, she returned to the village, only to find Nora alive as a deranged street vagrant. As Kaylee tried to rescue her, the family and villagers plotted against them, but Luis arrived with bodyguards and, with the village chief and police, brought the culprits to justice. Kaylee took her sister's hand and led her away from that painful place, and the two sisters walked toward a new life.
When He Sees Her In Every Tear I Shed Season 2
She married him as her sister's substitute, breaking the obsession he had held for years. He resented and tormented her, yet she pursued him fervently. He withdrew, avoided, pushed her away; she stepped forward, drew near, held on tight. Until she finally realized he was someone she could never hold, no matter how hard she tried. Where there is light, there is shadow. Having you cost me my life, and that seems fair. If I had known I would love you this deeply, I would never have chosen such a winding path at the start.
My Poor Husband Is a Billionaire
In order to raise funds for medical expenses, Lillian married an idle illegitimate son in place of her younger sister. She thought her life would be impoverished and difficult henceforth.
The Discarded Heiress And Her Lethal Husband
Kaela, the unloved daughter of the Moon family, is forced to marry Barron, a crippled wealthy heir, in her sister's stead. But neither of the two are simple. Kaela is actually a top mercenary code-named "Phantom". And when she saves Barron on a mission, she finds he's actually pretending to be disabled, and he has been given chronic poison. The couple become alliances to help each other defeat their foes.
The Blind Man's Bride
Rebecca Dixon's husband plots to kill her following her family's downfall. On the run, she enters a contract marriage with Martin Stevenson, a feared blind outcast, to survive and uncover the truth. Beneath his cold facade, Martin wields great power. He shields her from old foes and helps her reclaim the Dixon Group. Their alliance blooms into love. They stage a pregnancy to expose a mole, only for Rebecca to turn out to be genuinely expecting. What's more, her blind husband is the stranger who rescued her on that rainy night. As secrets unravel, their contract‑based marriage ignites into genuine devotion.
Reborn Bride Chooses The Crippled Heir
Reborn after a tragic past life, Cathy Ford marries disabled heir Nate Moss in her stepsister's place. She discovers Nate was poisoned by his relatives, teams up with him to seize power and expose their schemes. Her ex-fiancé learns the truth and regrets too late, while Cathy and Nate fall in love, defeat all villains and welcome their happy life.
Reborn, I Choose The Other Groom
In her past life, Cathy made her adopted brother Rory marry her. Her stepsister Marlee, in love with Rory, killed herself. Rory was furious and accidentally killed Cathy. Reborn before the wedding, Cathy chooses to let Marlee have Rory, and takes on the family duty of marrying Nate, the crippled son of the Moss family. After marriage, Cathy finds that Nate's disability is actually caused by his uncle Theo and stepmother Martha. The couple take back family power and punish the villains, forming a true family with love and children, leaving Rory in regret.
The Stand-In Bride
Autumn is never loved by her mother Wendy, but Wendy suddenly arranges for her to marry Charles, a wealthy CEO. Turns out Charles is notorious for being a playboy, and Autumn is actually asked to marry him in the name of Yvonne, her half-sister who is supposed to be the bride. Charles is cold and distant, and the couple agrees to have a contract marriage only. But as their lives entangle more and more, he gradually finds out her real identity, and finds out he is drawn to her when he feels jealous seeing her chatting with her childhood sweetheart. Their marriage begins as a deal and a lie, but becomes a genuine one with mutual understanding and true love.