Friends & Lovers - Season 1

First aired: 9/10/1990 20 episodes

Episodes

1. Episode 1

Aired: 9/10/1990

CHEUNG FUNG CHEE and CHAN KWOK LEUNG have been married for thirteen years and they lead a happy life. Though she is always very busy care of her family, she has had no complaints at all. Instead, she is very happy. KWOK LEUNG succeeds his grandfather MUI CHOY JUNG’s small family business. With the support and encouragement from FUNG CREE, KWOK LEONG is capable of developing it into a well-established company. The whole family are very proud of him. Whilst KWOK LEUNG is on a business trip, he meets with FONG HAY TUNG unexpectedly. He is attracted by her romantic personality. He even continues this emotion when he is back to Hong Kong. Their abnormal relationship has last for a rather long period of time. HAY TUNG is very aggressive. She is promoted as assistant creative officer from a junior copywriter. However, a fellow colleague LAU CHEUK YAN is also interested in the position of creative officer.… ...

2. Episode 2

Aired: 9/11/1990

Whilst FUNG CHEE returns the proposal to the advertising company, she meets with KWOK LEUNG there. Fortunately, he is tactful enough to disguise. FUNG CHEE wants to return the proposal to the owner but it mistakenly falls into the hands of CHEUK YAN who seeks rewards from the company. This is making HAY TONG vary furious. FUNG CHEE understands and apologizes for her bringing trouble for HAY TUNG. CHAN KIN and SIU KUEN had quarrels about their children's wedding some years ago. They now become trivial enemies. In addition, CHAN.KIN treats SIU KUEN's son CHI MAN as cheap labourer. This worsens the relationship between them. KWOK LEUNG fears some day his family will find out his affair with HAY TUNG. He is worrying about it all the time. HAY TUNG repeatedly expresses her sole concern to be with him and will never question about his personal matters. KWOK LEUNG knows his family are very fond of a splendid flat.… ...

3. Episode 3

Aired: 9/12/1990

When HAY TUNG was still little, her parents separated and refused to take care of her. Fortunately, her neighbour YUK JING takes the library to look after her. HAY TUNG is made very disappointed about marriage. In her youth, she incidentally met with Inspector LI JING CHUNG and was attracted by his masculine outlook. They got married very soon. Since both of them were still young and didn’t know the way to understand each other, their marriage last for two years only. BAY TONG is depressed with her marriage. She tries to get excitement by fouling around with several different guys. When she meets with RWOK LEUNG, she is greatly impressed by his sincerity. Thus, she gives up her past life style to enjoy the exciting relationship with a married man. FUNG CHEE mistakenly bought some damaged goods. She returns to claim compensation at the electrical Shop. Incidentally, HAY TUNG passes by and helps her.… ...

4. Episode 4

Aired: 9/13/1990

YUK JING is old and weak. Her family is unable to take care of her. To return her thanks, HAY TUNG sends her to the elderly home and bears all the charges involved for her. CHOY JUNG goes to do voluntary work at the elderly home. There he incidentally meets with KWOK LEONG who sends YUK JING to the home. He discovers the relationship between KWOK LEUNG and HAY TONG. He is very upset. HAY TONG's best friend, STELLA, needs a large amount of money to cure her kidney problem. She has no alternative but to borrow money from the bank. She asks HAY TONG to act as her guarantor. HAY TONG is sick at home. FUNG CHEE takes care of her very nicely. HAY TONG is very impressed. YUK JING is dissatisfied at his family being put into the elderly home. She tries every way and means to reject it. This causes lots of jokes. With the help of CHOY JUNG, the atmosphere is smoothened.… ...

5. Episode 5

Aired: 9/14/1990

CHOY JUNG voluntarily invites HAY TONG to visit the CHAN’s family. He implies to her that she should put an end to her relationship with KWOK LEUNG in order not to destroy the relationship between KWOK LEUNG and FONG CHEE. HAY TUNG feels being cheated. Since she is drunk, she tries to reveal her secret relationship with a married man. She even cries and complains in front of FUNG CHEE who feels pity for her. KWOK LEUNG is there also. He is so scared his secret will be revealed. CHI MAN cannot forget KIT YING. He tries every way and means to look for her. They now become good friends. Unfortunately, KIT YING is not interested in him at all. This is making CHI MAN very disappointed. HAY TUNG discovers FUNG CHEE is the wife Of KWOK LEUNG. She is rather puzzled. She doesn't want to lose the love of KWOK LEUNG. On the other side, she doesn't want to destroy the happiness of FUNG CHEE. She is at a loss of what to do.… ...

6. Episode 6

Aired: 9/17/1990

CHI MAN takes MEI PO to play in the street. They meet with KIT YING. He gets to know their relationship as mother and daughter. He understands KIT YING has to bring up her daughter all alone by herself since the departure of her husband. He feels pity for her. CHEUK YAN gets known that a big customer is coming to town. He wants to prove his ability at the absence of HEY TUNG. Unexpectedly, YUEN CHI is taking the same plane back to Hong Kong as HAY TUNG. HAY TUNG tries to get close to her and is able to obtain the chance of cooperation. Thus, she proves her ability to CHEUK YAN. STELLA takes gambling as seriously as her first life. She uses her mother’s medical reserve money to gamble and losses all the money. She even owes and has to repay a large sum of money. She is in difficulties. In order to secure the relationship with HAY TUNG, KWOK LEUNG is not careful about his own whereabouts.… ...

7. Episode 7

Aired: 9/18/1990

FUNG CHEE treats HAY TUNG as her very dear friend and tells her about her husband's disloyality. This makes HAY TUNG feel shameful but still she cannot give up KWOK LEUNG. In order to expand his investments in Mainland China, KWOK LEUNG is forced to mortgage both his factory and flat to the bank. This is great pressure for him. FUNG CHEE cannot act as if nothing happens in front of KWOK LEUNG so she tries to avoid him. KWOK LEUNG feels there must be something behind her so he tries to find out from her. FUNG HEE can bear no more and speak frankly to him about his mistress. However, KWOK LEUNG still has not had any intention of withdrawal. FUNG CHEE is so upset that she determines to leave home for good. HEY TUNG knows her relationship with KWOK LEUNG will soon be revealed. In order not to upset FUNG CHEE again and again, HEY TUNG goes to discuss with KWOK LEUNG in order to make out a solution.… ...

8. Episode 8

Aired: 9/19/1990

Knowing that HAY TUNG is feeling down, CHEUK YAN makes use of this opportunity to arrange SIU KUEN to reveal HAY TUNG’s secret openly at the advertising company. This is done to destroy HAY TUNG’s relationship with some big customers. Though HAY TUNG expresses her anger, she still stays with her job. FUNG CHEE seeks legal aids to calculate the total assets of KWOK LEUNG. However, she discovers there is no money left behind him as his business has been really bad and what he possesses now is just the small flat which is under the names of KWOK LEUNG and HAY TUNG. His family are anxious to claim back KWOK LEUNG’s own share. HAY TUNG is badly hurted by both career and love. She is feeling very depressed. In addition, STELLA leaves without saying anything. She is her guarantor and is thus demanded to reply STELLA’s debts by the bank. Seeing that the family are facing financial difficulties, FUNG CHEE plans to look for a job outside.… ...

9. Episode 9

Aired: 9/20/1990

FUNG CHEE has no alternative but to sue HAY TUNG at the court. In order to contest with HAY TUNG, the CHAN’s family even moves into HAY TUNG’s flat. Serious rivalry arouses. Though FUNG CHEE and HAY TUNG show severe disagreements, they have to force themselves to face each other. These enemies suffer a lot mentally and are rather exhausted. HAY TUNG requests to solve the problem with FUNG CHEE out of the court. She intends to retain the whole flat and to compensate FUNG CHEE in terms of money. However, FUNG CHEE has now become rather doubtful and is lack of confidence since the great disaster. For the sake of safety she thinks she should get hold of some fixed assets instead of cooperating with HAY TUNG. Whilst HAY TUNG is greatly incited, she still has to deal with CHEUK YAN in the office. Feeling too exhausted, she determines to quit her job. HAY TUNG remeets her husband LI JUNG CHUNG with whom she departed seven years ago.… ...

10. Episode 10

Aired: 9/21/1990

The story is HAY TUNG and JUNG CHUNG had some arguments after their marriage. HAY TUNG was unwilling to suffer from her marriage. She even had an abortion secretly. JUNG CHUNG was furious when he got known of it. After divorce, JUNG CHUNG started to study law in the evening school and has become a lawyer now. HAY TUNG feels sick and goes to the doctor. She is proved to be pregnant. She is confused. FUNG CHEE finds a job at a boutique. Since she is busy with her family, she cannot concentrate on her job. Thus, her boss's wife complains about her. FUNG CHEE seeks help from her lawyer in order to achieve the ownership of the flat. Incidentally, she meets with JUNG CHUNG in the legal firm. She admires him very much and thus asks for his professional ideas. JUNG CHUNG thinks FUNG CHEE has good sense and therefore introduces her to work at KAN JIN KONG's legal firm.

11. Episode 11

Aired: 9/24/1990

JING CHUNG learns from KIT YING that HAY TUNG is somebody's mistress. He is very disappointed at her bad character. HAY TUNG gets known YUK JING's son, SHEK YAN, is wounded at Shenzhen and is now in the hospital. She rushes to bring him back to Hong Kong. JING CHUNG mistakenly thinks she goes for an abortion in Shenzhen. He even scolds her as irresponsible but HAY TUNG doesn't explain anything. In fact, after thorough thinking, HAY TUNG decides to face the reality and to keep the baby. She will bring her child up and face the great pressure. FUNG CHEE gets known HAY TUNG is pregnant and will have KWOK LEUNG's baby soon. She is feeling both happy and jealous. She thinks HAY TUNG is really brave and admires her. When CHAN KIN learns the CHAN's family will have a successor soon, he changes his attitude towards HAY TUNG. He is treating her very nicely. This makes SIU KUEN very angry.… ...

12. Episode 12

Aired: 9/25/1990

To support her living, HAY TUNG needs to sell her car away. JING CHUNG gets known of the same and is rather unhappy for his misunderstanding her. FUNG CHEE unintendedly discovers the relationship between JING CHUNG and HAY TUNG. She thinks they are connected in some way and is very angry. Later on, JING CHUNG explains his situation and promises FUNG CHEE he will find another lawyer. FUNG CHEE appreciates him very much. JING CHUNG sympathizes for FUNG CHEE's situation and always encourages her to start all over again. KIT YING doesn't get along well with her father. JING CHUNG takes KIT YING home and on their way he tries to smooth the relationship between KIT YING and her father. However, KIT YING runs away in anger. KIT YING is forced by her enemies. She is at a loss of what to do. Fortunately, she meets CHI MAN who helps her to get away. However, SIU KUEN sees them together and mistakenly thinks they are having an affair.… ...

13. Episode 13

Aired: 9/26/1990

CHI MAN looks for SHEK YAN to help KIT YING. This induces the two gangs to fight against one another. JING CHUNG pretends to be the police in order to calm down the situat.ion. During the fight, CHI MAN gets his arm wounded carelessly. After her marriage, FUNG CHEE has not had any official working experience. She is feeling rather nervous to get back to the working society after a period of more than ten years. However, she succeeds eventually. JING CHUNG tries hard to arrange KIT YING to move back to the TSUI's family. Unfortunately, KIT YING and CHEUNG FAT hate each other very much and quarrels arise frequently in the family. HAY TUNG, CHOY JUNG and WING YAN get along for quite some time. Since they are open to one another, good friendship is established among them. However, FUNG CHEE cannot bear to see them as she thinks HAY TUNG is too proud of her pregnancy. She is rather jealous.

14. Episode 14

Aired: 9/27/1990

Besides being pressed by heavy workload, FUNG CHEE is very busy with her family matters. She almost gets a nerves breakdown. Fortunately, her family are very understanding and are trying hard to relieve her burden. SIU KUEN and WING YAN help to do the household and they leave nothing unturned in the flat. SIU KUEN feels pity seeing FUNG CHEE is selling off her jewelleries in order to support their living. She also admires her tact in talking the customers into buying sundries from her and the results are excellent. CHI MAN's arm has not recovered yet. He is unable to fulfill his goal of drawing cartoons. He is rather depressed. He purposely tortures himself by working as a coolie at the site. KIT YING is feeling guilty for his act. She tries to help by giving physical treatments to him and restoring his confidence. Their relationship is firmly established now.… ...

15. Episode 15

Aired: 9/28/1990

FUNG CHEE feels very quilty for HAY TUNG's accident. She wants to visit her at the hospital. However, HAY TUNG has left the hospital quietly. FUNG CHEE is worried HAY TUNG will do silly things. Upon returning home, FUNG CHEE finds CHOY JUNG has disappeared so she goes everywhere she can to look for him. She finally gets hold of him at the elderly home. She is depressed to see that his unconsciousness has worsen much more. When HAY TUNG returns home, she throws away all the things she has bought for her baby. She decides to start it all over and to establish her own career again. FUNG CHEE receives the close-down compensation funds for KWOK LEUNG's company. She decides to use the money to buy a new flat so as to prove she owes nothing to HAY TUNG. HAY TUNG gets back to the advertising world. Due to her losing a number of customers, she needs to start it all over again. Besides, her colleagues are treating her rather unkindly.… ...

16. Episode 16

Aired: 10/1/1990

MEI PO treats CHEUNG FAT as a stranger and doesn't get close to him. Later on, CHEUNG FAT and KIT YING make out a plan to convince MEI PO who now listens and the whole family are happy. CHI MAN and KIT YING have been together for quite a while. His passion for her grows deeper and deeper. He treats her like a girlfriend. One evening, KIT YING re-meets her ex-boyfriend JOE and is disturbed by him. JOE wants to accompany her on her way home. This is all seen by CHI MAN who mistakenly thinks KIT YING and JOE go back to each other. CHI MAN is enraged. HAY TUNG is in low mood but JING CHUNG is there to care for her. She is deeply impressed. JOE continues to disturb KIT YING who feels rather disgusting. Incidentally, CHI MAN is there to protect KIT YING. He even declares KIT YING as his fiancee in front of the public and this scares JOE away. KIT YING is very impressed. Their relationship has greatly improved.… ...

17. Episode 17

Aired: 10/2/1990

FUNG CHEE who is originally a typical housewife has now become a career woman. She has suffered a lot during this transition period. Fortunately, JING CHUNG is by her side to encourage and support her. FUNG CHEE even gets to love him. From her job, FUNG CHEE discovers her potentials for law and with the arrangement by JING CHUNG, she determines to attend legal courses so as to fulfill her long-desired goal. FUNG CHEE and HAY TUNG carelessly exchanges their books at the library. As they do want to meet with each other, JING CHUNG is requested to help. Taking this opportunity, JING CHUNG wants to help to smoothen their awkward situation as well but fails. MEI PO has a fever. CHEUNG FAT personally gives her some Chinese herbs to take but her sickness gets more serious and it almost kills her. Upon knowing the same, KIT YING sends MEI PO to the hospital immediately.… ...

18. Episode 18

Aired: 10/3/1990

After consideration, HAY TUNG decides to re-establish her career and be as good as she was in the past. She puts love in the second place and this makes JING CHUNG very disappointed. After recovery, MEI PO is pushing CHEUNG FAT to take her outdoors. CHEUNG FAT does what she wants. However, he falls down to the ground accidentally and is seriously hurted. KIT YING starts to feel regretful for her not taking care of CHEUNG FAT for the past many years. She decides to try her best to look after him before he passes away. With her intelligence and professional knowledge, HAY TUNG is able to emerge from the advertising world again. Her ex-boss is very pleased with her and wants to get her back to his company. HAY TUNG wants to take revenge for the past so she promises to return to him with the condition that CHEUK YAN gets fired. CHEUK YAN originally thinks he can join another company.… ...

19. Episode 19

Aired: 10/4/1990

JING CHUNG and FUNG CHEE have been along for quite some time. Their relationship has been firmly established. They even fall in love with each other. JING CHUNG gradually knows whom he really loves. It is FUNG CHEE and not HAY TUNG. He tries to express his emotion to FUNG CHEE. However, since FUNG CHEE has been once beaten by love, she has lost all her confidence in love. Thus, she rejects JING CHUNG. JING CHUNG is pushing around FUNG CHEE and HAY TUNG and is at a loss of what to do. He now lets the matter go its own way. HAY TUNG realises there is something between JING CHUNG and FUNG CHEE. She thinks they may be in love with each other. Since she doesn't want FUNG CHEE gets JING CHUNG, she changes her attitudes towards JING CHUNG in view that she can get him back from FUNG CHEE.

20. Episode 20

Aired: 10/5/1990

CHEUK YAN is angry with HAY TUNG so he goes to argue with her. They even fight with each other and are later brought to the court. However, HAY TUNG claims she has financial difficulties and asks CHEUK YAN to compensate her out of the court. They later break into another dispute in regard of money problem. HAY TUNG carelessly hurts CHEUK YAN with a knife and this is seen by FUNG CHEE who brings her to the police. HAY TUNG is being questioned by the police. She gives her statement in fear of being found quilty. JING CHUNG gets known of the same and is very disappointed. He refuses to confess for her. Later on, HAY TUNG makes out a plan to disguise from him and TUNG CHUNG promises to confess for her again. FUNG CHEE points out the quilt of HAY TUNG at the court. HAY TUNG is so furious that she also points out FUNG CHEE is trying to take revenge out of her jealousy. Serious arguments arise between them.… ...