The Stew of Life

Episode 3

45 min

When CHARLIE is back to the office in the morning, all her colleagues have been working overnight while RYAN is sleeping on the chairs. WAI asks RYAN to go home and take a rest; it makes CHARLIE feel that the boss is partial to RYAN. WAI always goes against CHARLIE at work and even makes use of her to queue up at the clinic for his mother. WAI wants CHARLIE to interview a celebrity whom will join the annual banquet of the company. MEI is familiar with that kind of lifestyle and agrees to accompany CHARLIE to attend the banquet. When seeing MEI, WAI is deeply attracted by her beauty and wants to get to know her. While out for tracking, CHARLIE has an accident and fails to take any photographs. With a deviation from the norm, WAI does not blame CHARLIE at all. A colleague complains to BILL that a third party is trying to woo his girlfriend. It makes BILL worry that CHARLIE may have some other admirers too…

Episode 4

45 min

TAK and LAI get back home after the holiday. Their smart dog Jack makes them aware that MEI and CHARLIE have not been treating him well. When WAI meets MEI again, he grabs the chance and wants to know her better. WAI wants to send MEI flowers and mistaken the NG family’s address as where MEI lives. As preparing to go after MEI, WAI changes his image for the sake of looking young. MEI’s tenant Miss Leung complains about the paint falls off from the ceiling. TAK promised to repaint the ceiling for her and it worries LAI. It is threatening when BILL overheard from all the staff that WAI suddenly starts pleasing CHARLIE. MEI bumps into WAI in the street and tries to get away from him. However, she left her belongings behind. It becomes a good excuse for WAI to send them back to MEI. WAI gets to the NG family and when MEI rushes there, LAI and WAI are talking to each other…

Episode 5

45 min

TAK and LAI get back home after the holiday. Their smart dog Jack makes them aware that MEI and CHARLIE have not been treating him well. When WAI meets MEI again, he grabs the chance and wants to know her better. WAI wants to send MEI flowers and mistaken the NG family’s address as where MEI lives. As preparing to go after MEI, WAI changes his image for the sake of looking young. MEI’s tenant Miss Leung complains about the paint falls off from the ceiling. TAK promised to repaint the ceiling for her and it worries LAI. It is threatening when BILL overheard from all the staff that WAI suddenly starts pleasing CHARLIE. MEI bumps into WAI in the street and tries to get away from him. However, she left her belongings behind. It becomes a good excuse for WAI to send them back to MEI. WAI gets to the NG family and when MEI rushes there, LAI and WAI are talking to each other…

Episode 6

45 min

TAK is proud to tell his colleagues about how he saved KAI the other day. All the staff want to take a picture with TAK for fun. After that TAK finds that his back is not able to move. MEI purposely accompanies LAI on her first day to video the programme at the TV station. Being too enthusiastic to help, MEI is asked to leave the video factory. News spreads around that the supplement will merge with the entertainment section. WAI suddenly asks his staff to dine out at a luxurious restaurant and makes everybody give him a treat; moreover, takes full advantage of them. Being beaten by MEI, everybody is afraid that WAI may vent his anger on them. Therefore they ask CHARLIE to get MEI to offer her apology. It gives TAK a hard time when his boss wants to cut cost and reduce some manpower. The Chairman will hold a banquet to celebrate his mother’s birthday……

Episode 7

45 min

WAI makes DON to use the company car and takes his mother to see a doctor. Due to an accident, the car is damaged and WAI wants DON to pay for the repairing cost. CHARLIES reveals all the wicked conduct of WAI to the Editor-in-Chief but the evidence she gets in hand is lost. At last DON is fired and CHARLIE firmly believes that RYAN is the one who has knocked her handbag off then took away the pictures as the evidence. TAK summons his staff and points out each of them their good and weak points. KAI thinks that he will be dismissed. LAI informed MEI that a fruit basket is sent to WAI on her behalf to apologize to WAI. MEI is relieved and immediately dismisses her bodyguards. Seeing that CHARLIE is all alone to challenge the superiors, RYAN lends a helping hand all of a sudden. The sin of WAI has not been investigated but instead he is promoted to be the chief in charge of the new section after merging……

Episode 8

45 min

CHARLIE and RYAN cannot tolerate WAI and their resignations happen to coincide. When CHARLIE reveals to her parents about her resignation, at the same time TAK also tells the family about his early retirement as to avoid his staff being laid off. When CHARLIE and RYAN are out for work, she surprisingly finds that BILL and WAI are together buying a car. CHARLIE believes that BILL is betraying her and asks to see him at night. Having breakfast with the family, CHARLIE finds that BILL has advertised on the front page of the newspaper to apologize. Back to the office, WAI pours ridicule on CHARLIE about it. She pays an indemnity to the company and quits her job right away. In order to raise the TV ratings, LAI is requested to carry on the video recording at the market and the result turns out to be very successful. BILL gets help from MEI to date CHARLIE out but all of a sudden a guard is there to protect CHARLIE.

Episode 9

45 min

MEI has an accountant at home to compute the business of her florist. She then realizes that she has been losing money in business for months. If it shows no improvement, the florist may have to close down. MEI bumps into DIK and when trying to trace him, she almost got hit on the street. At night, LAI has to mediate between her husband and LEUNG in their dispute. On the other hand LAI has to keep creating new dishes for the show. It becomes very pressurized for her. The female neighbors complain to the village head that their underclothes are missing. When TAK is trying to remove some waste paper to the trash station, the neighbors find that there is a lot of pornography inside. Since LEUNG has also lost her underwear as well, she points out that TAK is the thief that steals all the underclothes. When MEI and ANGEL are closing the florist, a customer WILLIAM offers to send them home……

Episode 10

45 min

The business of the florist is not picking up. While chatting with ANGEL, MEI gets to know that ANGEL and WILLIAM have become lovers. MEI sighs that she has missed the boat when knowing that WILLIAM is the owner of a large noodles chain stores. As to reduce the financial pressure of MEI, LAI privately negotiates with LEUNG about the new rental contract. Unexpectedly, TAK follows LAI to the restaurant and has an argument with LEUNG in public. LEUNG leaves on the spot in great anger. TAK goes to the real estates and tries to lease out the flat for MEI. KAI, meanwhile, is looking for a place to rent in the same area. When they bump into each other, they arrange to go hiking together. KAI learns from TAK that he happens to have a flat ready for rent. CHARLIE has gone for a business trip in Japan. When she is back home, she has mistaken KAI as a thief……

Episode 11

45 min

The misunderstanding is finally cleared. TAK and CHARLIE get to know that KAI is only thirty-five years old and still single. In fact, YEE is his elder sister. The producer wants to make a special edition in Zhuhai and LAI has to be away for a few days. CHARLIE finds her mother is preparing a delicious supper as to please TAK and finally her husband agrees to let LAI go. KAI treats TAK to dinner at home; TAK observes that his family is under the implementation of the 5 Constants. It inspires TAK to carry out the 5 Constants as well at his own home. When LAI gets back, she finds that all the utensils in the kitchen are in a mess. CHARLIE airs her grievances against the 5 Constants to her mother. ANGEL goes to the florist and gives MEI her wedding invitation. She wants to acquire the florist but MEI turns down her offer firmly……

Episode 12

45 min

MEI is not worried about being asked to move out since she thinks that it must be a mistake made by the staff in her ex-husband’s company. If she is able to get in touch with him, everything will be settled. LAI can no longer tolerate and puts everything back in order as it used to be. She even requires TAK not to carry out the 5 Constants in her kitchen. CHARLIE applies for a job at the magazine company as a reporter of the life edition. Instead of giving CHARLIE a proper interview, the boss HENRY MAN wants her to act as a model temporarily. It becomes a hard job for CHARLIE since she does not have high demands on clothing at all. KAI invites TAK home for dinner; TAK realizes that YEE has made all his favorite dishes. LAI knows that she will not be home and actually takes all the troubles to teach YEE how to cook those dishes……