Just Love

KO HEI MAN, who is a judge, and KWOK KWOK KWONG, a freelance computer programmer, have a 6-month-old baby boy, KWOK YIN CHO. MAN reprimands the chief prosecutor, LEUNG YAN YAN, for losing her documents. In a trial of a dog-bite case, MAN suspects that the dog owner, KWOK TAK WAN, is unable to exercise proper control on his dog. She arranges a test for his ability. WAN can do nothing but plead guilty. DIANA, MAN’s mother, and her new boyfriend, BRIAN, come to celebrate the CHO’s birthday, who is in fact only six-month old. MAN keeps asking about BRIAN’s background, for fear that DIANA will be cheated; Brian is scared off. KWONG, who grew up in Pin Tau Village, a walled village in the countryside, takes MAN and their son back to the village for a lantern lighting ceremony, a tradition signifying a son is born.… ...

KWONG did not know until he returns to the village that TUNG has bought a house so that the three generations can live under the same roof. KWONG flips through the pre-marriage agreement which he and MAN have reached. He is frustrated to confirm that MAN is unwilling to live with his parents. TUNG shows up at KWONG’s place suddenly to help him move house. Just then, KWONG comes across his old schoolmate, AK. A man who named CHAN CHI SHING sues his wife, MAN TIN NA, for stealing his expensive watch. AK, who is the defending lawyer of NA, argues that NA commits no offence of stealing since SHING is disloyal to her, and that as stated in their pre-marriage agreement, NA does not have to give half of her wealth to him if he is disloyal to her. MAN points out that it is difficult in fact to define what is disloyal. MAN finds KWONG behaving rather oddly.… ...

TUNG asks KWONG what is going on. AK lies in no time that the reason why MAN is so angry is that KWONG has a girlfriend outside. With the help of BOBO, KWONG’s younger sister, the matter is finally settled. KWONG returns home but is kicked out of the house by MAN. Meanwhile, CHO’s cry saves him from being driven out. HUNG takes over the case between SHING and NA. He points out that the pre-marriage agreement between SING and NA is unprofessional and therefore invalid. On the other hand, however, NA is acquitted on the charge of stealing. An old lady is charged of picking up things in a trash can. YAN sympathizes with the old lady. MAN gives her a telling-off, saying that she is too sentimental for a prosecutor. Feeling that she has been wrongly accused, YAN bursts into tears. The absent minded YAN nearly gets knocked down by KWONG’s car. MAN tells YAN how she became a judge so as to let her know why she is so strict with her.… ...

TUNG comes to know that MAN knows nothing about house chores and babysitting. He blames KWONG in anger for covering this up. TUNG suffers from Hyperglycemia, Gout as well as other health problems. He flies into a rage when MAN forbids him from eating unsuitable foods. MAN is exhausted from taking care of CHO on her own the whole night. HUNG is on leave. He sees MAN take CHO to the court and so offers to give her a hand by looking after the baby. Meanwhile, a girl comes up and talks to HUNG. KWONG calls DIANA, who is out of town, and asks her to come back soon to take care of CHO. DIANA advises MAN to treasure KWONG and to give him more freedom. KWONG and MAN have a candlelit dinner and the two are reconciled with each other. KWONG catches sight of his sister, BOWIE, who should now be in the US. But she has disappeared in a blink of an eye.… ...

KWONG asks BOWIE why she was expelled by the US Government. Refusing to gives him an explanation, BOWIE accuses him of invading her privacy. The next morning, KWONG hands BOWIE a piles of tertiary education information. BOWIE, nevertheless, insists that she will not study anymore. MAN introduces BOWIE to work for her friend VINCI, who runs a yoga gym, as an assistant. In order to please HUNG, BOWIE pays a sudden visit to HUNG at night and discloses to him the story behind her deportation. BOBO complains to BOWIE that TUNG does not want her to find a job. On hearing this, VINCI offers to hire her as an assistant as well; BOBO is overjoyed. TUNG and YING cause trouble at VINCI’s yoga gym. Not only do they give VINCI and BOWIE a good dressing-down but also force BOBO to leave. And when MAN gets home, she is blamed by TUNG too. BOWIE insists to stay at HUNG’s home. MAN asks HUNG to put BOWIE up as she sees that BOWIE trusts him.… ...

TUNG and KWONG return to the village. There they hear WAN and other villagers speak ill of them, and that children sing mountain songs (folk songs) to satirize KWONG. TUNG flies into a fit of rage. MAN learns from HUNG that her father, CHARLES, the person she hates most, is involved in a court case. She cannot help but recalling that how CHARLES went off for a clandestine love affair after giving her a bangle on her birthday and how the she broke off with him over a decade ago. In the court, CHARLES accuses his girlfriend, ADA, of stealing his bangle but she insists that it was a present from him. HUNG is shocked to see that the bangle is the same as the one that was given to MAN. MAN and CHARLES bump into each other in the court and she gives him a cold shoulder. CHARLES is really upset. KWONG believes that CHARLES’ disloyalty is the reason for MAN’s lack of confidence in marriage.… ...

CHARLES is charged of assaulting ADA. AK, her lawyer, thinks that the case is now on her side. KWONG suspects CHARLES to be a sleepwalker. MAN refuses to help CHARLES though. KWONG scolds MAN, who is always in the pursuit of justice, for being blindfolded by hatred. MAN testifies in court; ADA is acquitted on the stealing charge. When TUNG and YING learn of MAN and MAN’s relationship, they pay him a visit, bringing along with them some local produce. What is more, they also invite CHARLES to visit their village. AK and YAN tell KWONG that they are in love. The three then have a discussion on what is love. AK encourages KWONG to test MAN’s love for him and see if she will give up her good job in the name of love. CHARLES advises MAN to treasure KWONG and give him more freedom and respect. MAN comes to know that CHARLES is aware of her agreement with KWONG. She goes to question him why he had to tell CHARLES. KWONG talks back in anger.… ...

TUNG, WAN and others go to the opening ceremony of KWONG’s multi-media company. Knowing that MAN wants to learn to be a housewife, KWONG is surprised on one hand and is worried on the other. He tells her what should be paid attention to when keeping the house; MAN finds this a headache. To test MAN’s ability of being a housewife, TUNG tells YING and BOBO to leave the house and go back to the village. Before she goes on leave, MAN takes up a child abuse case of which a father is charged of beating his son who suffers from autism. MAN decides not to use the video conference facilities for the trial, which is a bold move as the victim of the case is only a child. She manages to find out the truth in the end. HUNG commends her good job and advises her not to quit her job. BOWIE takes out the bangle and asks HUNG if he and MAN were lovers. HUNG has no choice but to make three promises. KWONG teases at MAN for making a mess in the house.… ...