The DramaNext guide
What The Retired Tycooness Strikes Back is about
Retired Hongyuan Group chairwoman Shen Yanxin stands up for her humiliated daughter Xiao Nian. She punishes the malicious Gu father-son pair and Su Manni, ruining their reputations. She then schemes against Xiao Guodong and Li Ting, recovers marital assets and files for divorce. Later she finds her long-lost twin sister Shen Mei, infiltrates the Jiang family under her sister’s identity to gather proof.
It runs 70 short episodes on HappyShort and leans on CEO romance, secret identity and family secrets tropes, with each episode ending on a hook.
Is it worth watching?
Watch it for the power gap between the leads and who ends up holding the cards. On top of that: waiting for the truth about who the lead really is to come out.
The whole series takes roughly 1–3 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 17, 2026.
