Dear Ex, Kiss My Crown

Episode 1

Nancy Scott wakes from a life she already lived—one where her husband Joe Foster died in a car crash, then reappeared beside another woman just before Nancy herself died. Now she's back, and the man she mourned for twenty years is alive and well. A voice recalls a childhood promise, a vow to love only one person forever. Then a sudden cry about a car about to explode jolts everything. Nancy confronts the impossible: why didn't he die? Why didn't he come find her? And who is the woman standing beside him?

Episode 2

Nancy pieces it together: in her last life, Joe was already with Yara Cork while Nancy was still planning his future. Now she sits through a birthday dinner where everyone praises devotion—a green gemstone bought abroad, the way someone watches over her. But when Nancy sees Joe drinking a toast with another woman, she snaps. She tells him he has no right to control her. He calls her foolish and promises he's found a way. Nancy decides she'll find her own way to give him exactly what he deserves.

Episode 3

Joe sends word that work keeps him late and promises a small cake tomorrow. Nancy tells someone she's afraid her parents are divorcing and she'll have no home left. The reassurance comes back: they won't lose their home—they are each other's home. Meanwhile, a livestreamer gushes about a devoted CEO and his secretary, calling it a real-life drama. Matching profile pictures and a heart-shaped breakfast post surface. The cozy scene Nancy has been shown isn't what it appears to be.

Episode 4

A cake arrives, but it's been eaten—Joe explains a secretary worried about his blood sugar and took a few bites. Nancy says she's lost her appetite. He tells her that after seven years of marriage she's as beautiful as their wedding day, but she no longer loves him the way she did. Later, someone pleads for help, terrified of what's coming, and is told that whatever happens, they won't be without a home. Nancy instructs that anything dirtied should be thrown in the trash. She tells Joe to use her card for the wedding dress.

Episode 5

Nancy tells her mother she wants to separate from Joe Foster. Her mother agrees he's always been selfish, taking but never giving, and asks what Nancy needs. Nancy's answer is chilling: in two days, a helicopter, and then a staged death by explosion. She asks whether the legal team can protect Yara Cork, but is told they only handle her company's affairs, not civil cases—and Yara's custody sits with an uncle. Nancy and her mother clash over how far to go. The paperwork is completed; a private jet is arranged for departure.

Episode 6

Joe questions Nancy about leaving in the middle of the night. He insists nothing improper happened with Yara—he only saw his own difficult past in her and wanted to help. Nancy asks whether he did anything that betrayed her. Meanwhile, friends marvel at how thoroughly Joe has always adored Nancy: the venue decorated to her taste, the way he once put a pursuing classmate in the hospital for a week. But when Joe's friend warns him that playing with Yara could be unfair to Nancy, Joe grows defensive and storms out.

Episode 7

Joe declares he'll leave Nancy the company, cars, and houses so she'll never want for anything—but says Yara needs him more, that without him she'd fall apart. Nancy hears the truth and decides: this time, she leaves first. Yara runs to Joe in panic, terrified she nearly lost him, while onlookers whisper about their relationship. Yara claims Joe's uncle told her he was only toying with her. Nancy's lawyer team tells her the uncle's actions can be handled by police, and that the legal team is hers to command.

Episode 8

Joe offers to make up the birthday banquet to Nancy, asking why she's so cruel to Yara. Nancy fires back that he assumes anyone who isn't hurt doesn't matter. Guests gossip that the jewelry Joe bought abroad isn't for his wife—the public affection is all performance. Nancy orders her lawyers to move fast on dividing assets before Joe catches on. Yara begs Joe to let her go, saying she only wants to live. Nancy demands evidence if she's accused, and warns that anyone spreading lies will answer to the police.

Episode 9

Joe pressures Nancy to record an apology video proving Yara is innocent, accusing her of jealousy. He demands she hand over her company Guangying Media, threatening that if she doesn't comply by nine the next morning, there will be consequences. Nancy asks what happens if she refuses. She prepares to leave the country, telling her people that everything will be handed to Joe. Her staff are stunned—Guangying Media is the strongest company under her name. Nancy tells them to handle it; she won't be coming back.

Episode 10

Yara says she can't face living anymore, and Joe reassures her that he's fixed everything—no one will blame her tomorrow. He promises to give her the company she always wanted so she can live well. Then a man is caught lurking outside a hospital room and interrogated. He confesses that Nancy paid him to assault Yara and send her the video, and that his father sent him abroad. Someone is horrified, asking why a woman would use such a vicious method against another woman. The accusation hangs in the air, unanswered.