Placebo Cure

Feng shui expert YING LING SHAN goes to buy a shirt and a tie for her father, where she meets a bloke named MAN KA WO. WO gives her some tips on how to choose men’s clothes but SHAN, thinking that he is only trying to chat her up, does not seem to be grateful for his advice. New pop idol FIFI has stolen things from the department store and her manager JIMMY offers to pay for her immediately. WO has noticed every detail about the theft and believes that there must be something wrong with the singer. SHAN and WO, who are in their respective cars, have had a near-miss. There is a shrill, penetrating sound when the vehicles brake hard, which gives FIFI a fright and makes her scream. WO gives FIFI his business card, which, in SHAN’s eyes, is nothing more than a disgraceful attempt to chat up the girl. SHAN visits his father TIN MING, who has been locked in prison……

WO, accompanied by his colleague STELLA, goes to buy a pearl bracelet for MAY. Detective Constable LUNG KAM WAI points his gun at a suspect, which frightens STELLA, who is heavily pregnant, half to death. WAI’s supervisor scolds him for pulling his gun out for no reason and advises him to go and see a psychologist. WO gives WAI a treatment, during which WAI reveals that his partner BILL got killed five years ago due to his negligence and that he has suffered a deep sense of guilt ever since then. WO believes WAI has only told part of the truth and KOO YIN, WO’s boss and mentor, agrees with him. WO passes the pearl bracelet to MAY, and as they are about to kiss, WO suddenly holds back. This has perplexed MAY greatly. SHAN is happy to meet her old schoolmate YIU again. Knowing that YIU has a strong dislike towards feng shui masters, SHAN tells a lie and claims to be a broker……

WO and SHAN have agreed not to say a word about the kiss. Once back at home, SHAN starts brushing her teeth. FEI mentions the lady-killer again but SHAN insists that she is the master of her own fate. WO is a little downcast. YIN points out that he has been trying to avoid facing the problem and suggests he find a girl and let the power of love help him get through his psychological barrier. WO feels extremely depressed when he knows that MAY has left for Thailand. WAI’s heart beats so fast when he meets a girl – he seems to have a crush on her. WO teases him about it and encourages him to woo the girl. A young lady FONG NGA YIN comes to WO’s clinic, also known as the Wisdom Integrated Therapies Centre, for an interview for the post of Secretary. She reveals to WO that her friend OLIVER has been suffering from Phobia and in turn asks for his help. SHAN is totally at a loss after getting a call from YIU requesting an investment proposal……

MAY introduces WO to her boyfriend, who, to everyone’s surprise, is WAI. WAI thanks WO for his encouragement while MAY is so grateful to SHAN for the accurate prediction, leaving WO and SHAN, who are looking at each other with mixed emotions, in a state of shock and disbelief. WO keeps doing housework without a break. Having noticed this, WO’s family can tell immediately that he has become disappointed in love again. They show sympathy for him and give him a few words of consolation. A client named CANDY approaches WO for help. She reveals that her husband has had an affair with her sister MAGGIE. WO finds NGA YIN quarrelling with a man. Immediately he gets to them and manages to save NGA YIN from trouble. NGA YIN discloses that she has been in love with a married man called WEI and WO advises her to withdraw from the relationship as soon as possible……

WO teaches SHAN to play tennis, during which he gets hit by the racket. He grumbles about the little accident and rants about his bad luck. WO gets calls from MAY and WAI respectively. MAY says that she does not want to get married too young while WAI tells him that MAY has disappeared without a trace. WO lets MAY and WAI have a heart-to-heart talk by using a special mirror. SHAN goes to play snooker with YIU but ends up making a fool of herself. SHAN thinks it is all WO’s fault and puts the blame entirely on him. WO asks her if she knows what kind of woman would appeal to YIU and how much chance she has of winning his heart. When asked these questions, SHAN is rendered speechless. MING is set free from prison, so SHAN and FEI go to pick him up. Knowing that MING is deeply in debt, YIU offers to lend him HK$200,000 and SHAN is therefore very grateful to him. SHAN discovers that MING has a phobia of fire……

WO brings SHAN to a family-run restaurant, where they meet WAH who has got drunk in the attic. Soon they come to know that the woman in front of them is NGA YIN’s mother WAH, and with her eagle eye, SHAN has found a wound on WAH’s hand. YIU is so busy with his hi-fi set-up that he has totally forgot his 20-year pledge, which irks WO greatly. WO thinks it is just not fair to SHAN but YIU reveals that he has no feelings towards her. NGA YIN asks WO and SHAN out to celebrate her birthday. During the birthday dinner, WAH sees the spaghetti turn into worms, which, later on even crawl up onto her hand. This sends a chill through her heart and knocks her out in a few seconds. WAH is then sent to hospital. There YIU meets NGA YIN and falls in love with her straight away. NGA YIN gets a peculiar expression on her face when she sees the nurse YING FUNG……

YIU invites WO, NGA YIN and SHAN to a charity ball and NGA YIN immediately offers to be WO’s partner. NGA YIN and WAH are forced to move out of the flat but luckily, MING agrees to put them up at his place. WO knows YIU is in love with NGA YIN and he very much sympathizes with SHAN. YIU tries to learn more about NGA YIN from FUNG, which makes her realize that YIU is fond of NGA YIN. For a split second, a cold dark expression scuds across her face. SHAN performs exceptionally well while dancing with the eminent dancer SZE LO WA, which has impressed WO deeply. Though she has won high praise from WO, SHAN is not happy, as she knows in YIU’s eyes, she will never be a patch on NGA YIN. WO tries to console SHAN by convincing her that love is only a part of their lives and that she looks amazingly confident when she is dancing. This makes her decide not to give up dancing……

NGA YIN gives WO a bar of heart-shaped chocolate so as to express her love for him. This, however, has scared WO a bit. KELLY’s husband KUEN has disappeared. She recognizes KUEN’s scent and suspects that the salesgirl CHUNG WAI CHING is the missing KUEN. She then decides to ask WO for help. NGA YIN gives WO a massage for the purpose of stress release. She starts to cuddle him but within just a few seconds, she realizes she has no feelings towards this guy. She apologizes to WO and WO can finally breathe a sigh of relief. KELLY points out that KUEN is very much afraid of the crisp sound of people biting an apple. WO, who decides to test CHING out, happens to discover that she has bought herself some estrogen. CHING offers to tell WO the truth and WO suggests she should let KELLY know what is going on. YIU not only declares his love for NGA YIN but also gives her a watch, which surprises her a great deal……