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What Defend The Warm Courtyard is about
Former top lawyer Lu Wan gets blacklisted for rejecting corporate fraud. She returns to run her family’s Warm Sun Nursing Home and protect its elderly residents. Confronting a forced-demolition scheme by corrupt Qin Real Estate and its allies, Lu Wan partners with lawyer friend Song Qiao and quirky seniors. Using legal tools, they collect evidence and resolve crises.
Defend The Warm Courtyard is a 80-episode vertical short drama from HappyShort.
Is it worth watching?
Expect fast pacing and a twist at the end of nearly every episode.
The whole series takes roughly 2–3 hours, so it's an easy binge.
How to watch it
Every episode is listed on this page. Tap episode 1 to start, and switch episodes from the strip under the player at any time. It was added to DramaNext on Oct 16, 2026.
