The Gem of Life
Drama • 2008
Episode 1
Famous artiste manager HONG NGA YIN successfully helps her artiste SO MAN to get the ticket for a mega fashion show in town. However, the rich woman HONG NGA SZ tries hard to prevent MAN from entering the venue because the media has reported that her husband YEUNG CHI KAU is having a secret affair with MAN. HONG CHING YEUNG is caught in a traffic jam on his way home and he realizes that his wife PAK SIU YAU’s car is slightly damaged in a car accident. YEUNG learns one of the three diamond brooches he cast for his daughters is sold and he suspects that his second daughter NGA TUNG is in trouble. TUNG broke up with the family, ran away and got married with her lover LAI KEI in Canada three years ago. She has returned to Hong Kong recently trying to seek help from her sister SZ. SZ tells her mother that she has lent 1 million dollars to TUNG but YAU points out that SZ has done this for her own benefits.… ...
Episode 2
After a body check, the doctor wants YAU to carry out a rectum check and YAU agrees. After separating with KEI, TUNG stays in YIN’s home. YIN encourages TUNG to work with her. SZ learns from the magazine that TUNG is the new lover of KAU. She is enraged and she scolds TUNG in front of the reporters. KAU reveals to SZ that his company is in deep trouble and SZ is very worried. YAU agrees to join a charity party. YEUNG has bought back the diamond brooch of TUNG and YAU asks YIN to give it back to TUNG. YAU thanks YIN for helping to eliminate the reports of the fight between SZ and TUNG. However, she accidentally discovers that YIN acts intimately with the actor OSCAR. YIN’s husband TIM is a pilot. TIM returns from a trip but he treats YIN coldly. During the charity party, YAU meets up with OSCAR privately for she suspects that YIN has committed adultery with him. TIM runs into them accidentally.
Episode 3
YIN learns from TIM that YAU has met OSCAR privately. She blames YAU for misunderstanding her and YAU is shocked. The staff CHEONG has disappeared when delivering diamonds. WO suspects that CHEONG has stolen the diamonds but YEUNG believes in him. YEUNG always feels that his boss WAI TAK is against him. He fights with TAK on behalf of CHEONG and he eventually resigns. YAU attends her good friend Mrs HO’s funeral. The tycoon HO CHIT NAM comes with a group of people to fight with Mrs HO’s son. KAU wants to meet NAM desperately and he tries to send NAM a new licence plate number that costs 1 million dollars. However, NAM’s personal assistant SHIU MING rejects his gift. In order to please his girlfriend, NAM cancels his yachting plan and flies to Shanghai for dinner… While practicing yachting, NAM meets his rival KO CHEUNG SING. SING challenges NAM to a contest.
Episode 4
YAU YAT TUNG, yacht expert who manages NAM’s yacht, meets SING accidentally after having dinner with some chef friends. SING used to learn cooking in the same chef school with TUNG and SING asks TUNG to help him. NAM tries to stop TUNG from working for SING but he fails. YEUNG learns that somebody wants to sell a jewellery shop. He is very interested but he doesn’t have enough money. KAU is willing to purchase the shop with YEUNG. TIM tries to date YIN but YIN rejects him for she has a business appointment with SING. YIN accidentally falls into the swimming pool because of SING. TIM suddenly arrives at the scene. He is deeply disappointed and embarrassed to find YIN in a totally unsatisfactory manner. TIM proposes a separation with YIN and YIN is deeply shocked. YIN blames the drunk SING for ruining her marriage and she hits him angrily with her high heel shoes.… ...
Episode 5
YEUNG learns from TAK that the jewellery shop they wanted to purchase has been taken over already. YAU finds that YEUNG is worrying about something. While trying to question him, YAU suddenly collapses because of serious stomachache. TUNG finds that SZ is still shopping in luxurious shops and she blames her for telling lies in front of their father but SZ humiliates her in return. NAM and his girlfriend witness the scene coincidentally. NAM buys an expensive dress for TUNG. YIN deliberately flies to Qingtao for signing a contract with SING. SING is joining a yachting contest there and he plays tricks on YIN again. YIN has no choice but to stay there and waits for SING. NAM is joining the same contest as well in Qingtao. He finally agrees to meet up with KAU and SZ but he agrees to invest on their company only if they sell their company’s shares to him.… ...
Episode 6
KAU has disappeared. SZ tries to borrow money from her rich housewives friends for renting a helicopter to search for KAU above the sea. However, all the rich housewives refuse to help her and they try to keep a distance from her. SING challenges NAM at the restaurant and NAM agrees to invest in KAU’s company if he loses the contest. NAM meets SZ by accident and he tries to console her. TUNG discovers that NAM is the one who bought a dress to her but he is also the one who is trying to buy KAU’s company shares. She is deeply surprised and she scolds NAM for being hypocritical. YAU learns that her body check result is ready but she delays her fight back home in order to help her daughter. During the contest, SING tries to play tricks again in order to win… YAU asks SZ’s friend to bring them into the venue of a fund-raising event so that she could ask FUNG for help. However, FUNG is meeting with the tycoon SUNG SAI MAN during the time.… ...
Episode 7
After accompanying SZ to search for her husband for a whole day, TUNG falls asleep on the sofa. TUNG wakes up later to find that SZ is missing. While trying to search for SZ, YIN meets SING on the way and SING plays tricks on her again. TUNG sees NAM accidentally and she tries to seek help from him. NAM’s father HO FUNG keeps questioning him during the time. NAM asks TUNG to help him get rid of his father. WO tries to search for SZ everywhere and he discovers a big secret… In order to convince NAM to invest in KAU’s company, TUNG goes yachting with him. MAN is dissatisfied that the female tycoon YUE WAI TING is not cooperative on their Qingtao investment project and he asks FUNG to negotiate with her. TUNG is deeply shocked that NAM is sailing all the way from Qingdao to Shenzhen. SZ learns that YAU rushes to help her even if she is seriously ill and she finally reveals the truth to her.… ...
Episode 8
YAU enters the hospital. YIN visits her and she finds that TIM has visited her already but he didn’t reveal to YAU that they have separated with each other. TUNG is trapped on the yacht. She has no choice but to help NAM clean up the yacht during the trip. SZ discovers that she has nothing valuable at home while KAU owes the bank 4 million dollars interest. WO wants to help her but he doesn’t have any money. During a jewellery auction, MAN’s younger brother SAI KEI’s ex-wife SUK CHING tries to fight for a diamond with KEI. SING finally gets the diamond and he gives it to KEI in order to thank him for giving him financial supports before. NAM and TUNG arrive at Shenzhen. They are shocked to discover a group of reporters at the pier. YIN tries to arrange personal identity cards for TUNG so that she could return to Hong Kong. Before YIN leaves, TIM asks her to sign the divorce agreement. On her way back, YIN receives a call from SING.… ...
Episode 9
KAI FAT, the owner of a newsstand in Mongkok, hates TAK’s jewellery shop very much and he behaves strangely all the time. YEUNG visits his daughter. He plans to work in the jewellery factory again and he doesn’t need her to return the money to him. WO helps TUNG to work as a salesman in TAK’s jewellery shop. KEI tries to put the diamond from SING to a diamond necklace. After investigation, YEUNG discovers that some diamonds on the necklace are fake. TAK told KEI that all the diamonds on the necklace are real and YEUNG misconceives that TAK is trying to please KEI. TUNG starts working in the jewellery shop and KAI FAT discovers that she is the pretty lady who has rumors for an affair with NAM. YAU visits SZ to return the money to her. She overhears SZ’s conversation with her friend and realizes that SZ considers going bankrupt.… ...
Episode 10
SING meets his ex-classmate from the chef school. His classmate blames him for making use of TUNG and TUNG has been arrested by the police in Qingdao. SING suddenly changes his schedule and he returns to Macau to visit his mother. SING is always cold-hearted at work but he is a warm and caring son in front of his mother. SING goes to Qingdao to rescue TUNG. He tries to give TUNG 600 thousand dollars as compensation but TUNG refuses to take the money. TUNG reminds SING of their friendship in the past and SING is deeply touched. It is raining heavily and the tunnel is waterlogged. FAT carries TUNG on his back to pass through the tunnel and TUNG is very grateful. FAT learns that TUNG will be transferred to other shop for further training and he is depressed. FAT brings his girlfriend to dine in an expensive restaurant.… ...
Episode 11
YIN and SZ arrive at home coincidentally to question YAU but YAU is not there. They later discover that YAU has her own reasons. In order to gain the chance for collaboration with SO MAN, SING hires YIN despite the fact that they dislike each other. KEI hates TAK because of the diamond necklace and SING suggests challenging TAK by making use of FAT. SING meets up with FAT and proposes helping him to fight against TAK in the court. FAT’s father FOOK WING has 40% company shares in TAK’s jewellery shop. SING spends a lot to purchase the jade pendant of FAT in order to help him obtaining his father’s money. SZ decides to go bankrupt and YIN rents out her flat to save money. The TONG’s family starts living together again. YAU asks her daughters to visit the Big Buddha with her right after her Sichuan trip because she wants to please MAN’s wife KWOK YUEN YEE. During YEE’s painting exhibition, YAU introduces her daughters to various gentlemen.
Episode 12
SZ is interested in a man called TIN YUI who runs a hotel. However, she discovers that TUNG is happily discussing art related stuffs with YUI and she is upset. SZ helps YEE during the exhibition. DAISY finds SZ really smart and she invites her to work in her PR firm. YIN requests SING to assign more staffs to her department and SING asks YAT TUNG to help her. YIN thought that YAT TUNG is only a follower of SING but she later discovers that he is very smart and helpful. FAT’s jade pendant is sold at the price of 70 million dollars and everybody discuss the case enthusiastically. FAT becomes a rich man suddenly. He invites TUNG for dinner and he admires TUNG’s table manner very much. DAISY is organizing the 40th anniversary dinner for TAK’s jewellery company. During the banquet, SZ realizes that their souvenir album is left in the office.… ...
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