Money is the root of all evil, as a career-minded woman discovers when her husband leaves her to deal with mounting debts and bankruptcy while she grapples with impending motherhood. Cast: Ivy Lee (Zheng Yi Huan), Chen Hanwei (Huang Letian), Cynthia Koh (Zheng Shuangxi), Allan Wu (Zheng Sanji), Adam Chen (Zen)
Total no. of episodes: 20
Career woman Zheng Yi Huan is in the delivery ward, giving birth to her first baby. She and her husband Zhi Guo have been looking forward to the arrival of their first baby for a long time. The birth of this beautiful new life should be a happy moment, but she is unable to feel any joy because her loving husband has embezzled company funds and is on the run, leaving her to deal with the mess.
In her throes of pain, Yi Huan cannot help but remember the days gone by...
A manager in a finance company in the credit department, Yi Huan never thought that her family man hubby would fall victim to the temptation of money and become addicted to gambling.
At the same time, Yi Huan’s soft-hearted younger brother San Ji is being convinced by his wife Fei Fei to buy a terrace house. He spends beyond his means and toils everyday to pay never-ending debts, and finally is still unable to escape facing bankruptcy. San Ji is weak in nature and dares not tell his family about his problems. He seeks the easy way out by trying to commit suicide.
Yi Huan also has a younger sister, Shuang Xi, who is an air stewardess and draws an impressive salary. Despite that, she often gets herself into financial trouble and has to come to Yi Huan for help. This is due to her obsession with love. Being one to always seek true love, she has no qualms about spending money on her boyfriend. She ends up broke and desolate, and even gets sued for assault because of her boyfriend, Zen...
Enters Huang Letian, a volunteer counselor who helps Yi Huan to cope with and overcome her piling problems.
Having experienced the darkest moments of her life, Yi Huan is lucky to get to know Huang Le Tian, who gives her constant support and encouragement along the way. Their feelings for each other deepen with each passing day. Zhi Guo’s mother fears that Yi Huan will take her son and marry Le Tian, and thus tries her best to prevent this from happening. On the other hand, Yihuan’s mother is always encouraging her to accept Le Tian. After being traumatised by the betrayal of her husband, Yi Huan is terrified of being hurt again. This prevents her from progressing in her relationship with Le Tian and they are stuck in a stalemate situation. What complicates things is that her younger sister Shuang Xi, who has always been unlucky in love, falls in love with Le Tian as well. Shuang Xi longs for the day she would marry Le Tian, which puts Yi Huan in a difficult spot.
At this moment, Zhi Guo re-appears and decides to return to Singapore and face the charges for his crimes. He is charged in court. Zhi Guo apologises to Yi Huan for everything he has done and hopes that she will wait for him. Zhi Guo’s mother pleads with Yihuan to save her son. Le Tian is willing to represent Zhi Guo in court. However, Zhi Guo’s mother is convinced that Yi Huan and Le Tian are in love with each other, and that they are out to make sure Zhi Guo is found guilty to put him away. Yi Huan is thus thrown into deep stress and confusion...
