Love Bond

After separated with his girlfriend CHEUNG PIK FUN, chef LAM YAT KONG returns to Hong Kong from abroad and decides to set up his own restaurant. However, his plan cannot be actualized due to unexpected circumstances. KONG’s neighbor KEI TIN MAN is a supervisor in a security company. After his wife’s death, MAN has taken up the role of looking after his three children. MAN always spoils his youngest son CHUNG MING and his eldest daughter HOI SUM and second daughter MEI LAI are dissatisfied about it. SIT SHUI works as a renovation worker, hawker, and operates parallel imports store at the same time. One evening, LAI who works in the Customs misconceives SHUI as a seller of pirated goods. Although it is proved to be a mistake, both of them have built up a bad impression of each other. KONG discovers that his second brother YEE YEUNG has borrowed a huge sum of money from the Lending Company……

Since CHU TANG SUET KWAN became the President of Incorporated Owners for their mansion, she has become very arrogant and always criticizes others. With the help of KONG, YEUNG’s flower decoration company has overcome its financial difficulties. YEUNG’s girlfriend CHIN MAN LAY works as an accountant in their company. She worries that KONG will take a share of the company so she puts him on her guard. FUN’s flat has been rented to KEI’s family since she emigrated to other country. SUM decides to quit her job and starts a coffee shop with her boyfriend MA WING TIN. In order to please her boyfriend, SUM forces herself to like coffee even though she is allergic to it. After confirming the shop rental, SUM sends her resignation to her boss CHO WAI and WAI is upset about this. TIN suggests a separation with SUM for he thinks that their personality doesn’t match. SUM is devastated……

SHUI gets to know his neighbors KONG and TIN when renovating KWAN’s home. KONG finds SHUI a very devoted worker and forms a good impression on him. After realizing that TIN and SUM have separated, MAN runs to TIN to question him, where he meets SUM unexpectedly. SUM discovers that TIN is dating with ELAINE WAN right after leaving her and becomes very depressed. She hopes KONG could take over her coffee shop but KONG has used up all his savings to help YEUNG. SUM realizes that KONG also has a regretful relationship in the past. They help each other to overcome obstacles and become good friends. KONG starts working as a salesman in YEUNG’s flower decoration company and sells silk flower from place to place. SUM gets an idea of operating an herbal teahouse. After thorough research, she finds that this is a business with great potential. After comparing the quotation of several service providers, SUM has selected SHUI to renovate her shop……

SUM is very skeptical on SHUI. She suspects that he is trying to do shoddy work and use inferior materials. SHUI thinks that SUM is a very mean person and the two of them have a lot of conflicts. SUM and LAI are angry with MAN for certain reason and they don’t talk to him for many days. KONG persuades them to stop the cold war and apologize. SUM discovers that MAN has secretly paid the shop’s renovation fees for her and she feels very grateful. The two sisters buy MAN’s favorite pot plants as a gift of apology to him. KONG has been keeping HO’s beloved giant robot all the time even though his brothers had damaged it in the younger days. KONG has always tried to look for an identical giant robot so that he could give it to HO when they see each other again. ELAINE insults SUM on the street. SHUI witnesses the situation and helps SUM to scold back. SUM helps WU to find the lost giant robot and KONG is very grateful about it……

MING does not like to study and always visits game center. LAI discovers this and reports to MAN. MAN stands by MING’s side and LAI is very upset. KONG treats the clients whole-heartedly and gets many new orders. SUM makes use of SHUI to buy discounted teapots and cups from HOI. SHUI thinks that SUM is really a stingy person and calls her an iron cock. Since the death of YAN’s parents, SHUI treats YAN as his brother and works with him all the time. YAN helps SHUI to carry out the renovation work at SUM’s teahouse. SHUI recommends YAN for a waiter position in SUM’s teahouse. SUM finds YAN a hardworking guy and agrees to hire him. SHUI sees his father’s oil painting in KONG’s home and realizes that KONG is his long-lost big brother. SHUI believes that he was deserted by his parents and has developed hatred for KONG. As a result, he hesitates if he should reunite with KONG……

Base on his words and deeds, KONG confirms that SHUI is his lost brother. KONG wants to reunite with SHUI but SHUI denies it. He shows his ID card to KONG to prove that his surname is SIT instead of LAM. KONG inquires about SHUI’s details from MAN and finds that SHUI’s parents have passed away. After discovering the relationship between KONG and SHUI, SUM voluntarily helps SHUI to untangle his knot. SUM deliberately mentions the location of KONG’s parents’ urns to SHUI and SHUI secretly visits the urns in the cemetery. KONG witnesses SHUI’s visit and confirms that he is the lost brother. SHUI eventually admit that his is HO but refuse to live with KONG. SUM’s herbal teahouse is finally opened. YEUNG sponsors all silk flower decoration and SUM put YEUNG’s name card at her teahouse in return. KONG persuades SHUI to go home and have dinner with the whole family on their deceased father’s birthday……

YEUNG and HOI apologize to KONG for misunderstanding SHUI. KONG is very angry and do not accept their apologies. CHU LIK KEI is a reporter for a magazine. He was a former colleague of SUM and the two are good friends. KEI promotes SUM’s herbal teahouse in his magazine without informing WAI. WAI criticizes SUM’s herbal teahouse from head to toe and SUM starts a quarrel with her. SHUI helps SUM to scold WAI and WAI leaves the teahouse cheerlessly. SUM helps to sow SHUI’s clothes and SHUI develops special feelings on her. SHUI gets caught in a court case and KONG helps him to settle the problem. With KONG’s constant persuasion, SHUI finally agrees to live with KONG and the family. Since YEUNG and HOI had conflicts with SHUI before, the three brothers always fight with each other. SUM’s herbal teahouse doesn’t earn much and she is distressed. MAN brings friends to SUM’s herbal teahouse in order to help her……

KONG cooks for SUM when she is sick. SUM is delighted. Security guard Uncle KAI mistakes SHUI as the one who broke the big vast in the building concourse. KWAN requests SHUI to compensate and scold Uncle KAI for his carelessness. YAN stays in SHUI’s home and sleeps on the corridor. WU wakes up in the night and is accidentally stumbled by YAN. WU cries aloud and the whole family is awaken by her. YEUNG blames SHUI for bringing strangers to stay at night. KONG is tormented with all these family conflicts and SUM consoles him. SUM allows YAN to sleep at her herbal teahouse and SHUI is very grateful for her generosity. With the help of SUM, KONG’s family disputes are overcome and all members dine happily at home. In order to thank SUM, KONG invites her to watch a drama performance together. On the way, SUM learns that MAN is hurt and has been sent to the hospital. KONG accompanies SUM to the hospital, where he meets FUN again……