The DramaNext guide
What Rise of the Ex-CEO is about
Former tech CEO Chen Feng delivers takeouts to survive after bankruptcy, only to discover his wife Xiao Wei’s betrayal. He quietly gathers evidence and uncovers the plot: she teamed up with his ex-employee Wang Hao and wealthy businessman Ye Zegui to ruin him. Even his adopted son is not biologically his. At rock bottom, Chen Feng’s skills win recognition from female CEO An Lan.
It runs 70 short episodes on HappyShort and leans on revenge, CEO romance and billionaire tropes, with each episode ending on a hook.
Is it worth watching?
If you came for revenge, the payoff is the slow build to a payback that lands hard. On top of that: the power gap between the leads and who ends up holding the cards.
Plan on roughly 1–3 hours from the first episode to the finale.
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 17, 2026.
