Meishan (Phyllis Sim) is Jiawen’s good friend from secondary school. She has a crazy and fun-loving character, but she is a capable assistant of ZiKang’s in Lin Zhi Technologies. ZiKang (Alan Tern) is the senior brand manager at Lin Zhi Technologies with a successful career. However, his wife finds out that he has been unfaithful and insists on divorcing him. ZiKang is unable to save his marriage. Meishan is also having and affair with a married man. She feels that true love is all about sacrifices. Therefore, she carries on suffering in silence as the third party. ZiKang feels that there is no hope for her relationship. Later on, ZiKang begins to feel attracted to Meishan’s lovable and unique character. He wishes to woo her, but Meishan does not believe that a playboy like ZiKang would fall for her.

In order to climb to a higher rank, Ella (Pei Xuan) makes use of Jimmy, an assistant brand manager at Lin Zhi Technologies, to get a position in the company. Jimmy (Kelvin Liew) feels that Ella’s competitive edge, enthusiasm and confidence reminds him of himself. Thus, they begin making use of each other to attain their individual goals in their respective careers. However, Jimmy makes a mistake at work one day and pushes the blame on to Ella to save himself. This causes them to fall out and become enemies.

Ella joins E-max under Meishan’s recommendation. When Shuling pulls a trick to sabotage Jiawen, Ella takes the opportunity to takeover Jiawen’s position. During this time, ZiJian suggests a break-up with Jiawen, because of Shuling’s intentional disparagement. Jiawen suffers yet another blow. When she is at her lowest and most depressed, Jiawen’s junior and good friend, Yiping (Kyo) stays by her side to give her encouragement. They slowly begin to fall in love, but Jiawen has always minded the fact that Yiping is younger than her. Yiping’s persistence and patience finally pays off and moves Jiawen. However, Jiawen still holds a torch for ZiJian (Alan Yun) deep inside. Yiping knows that Jiawen has not forgotten ZiJian, but continues to stay by her side. He compromises and gives in to her, hoping that one day she will break free of the inhibitions of seeing a younger man.

After Ella leaves the company, Jimmy realises that he has fallen in love with her. He tries every way to make amends and apologize to her, and finally gains her forgiveness. One night, they get drunk and end up having sexual intimacy. Soon after, Ella discovers that she is pregnant. Refusing to give up and jeopardize her career, she plans to get an abortion. As a result, she suffers from depression. Jimmy finds out that Ella is pregnant with his child and immediately stops her from going through the abortion. He confesses that he is an orphan and has always wished for a happy family. Jimmy decides to give up a good opportunity for advancement at work, and applies for a long holiday to take care of Ella back in their hometown. Ella deeply appreciates his sincerity. She decides to marry him and keep the baby.

Shuling gets close to her boss Frankie Chen Jinghua and tries her best to please him. She goes so far as to even become his mistress. With her special status, Shuling continuously makes things difficult for Jiawen at work. She even slanders Jiawen behind her back, thus making Frankie distrust Jiawen. Jiawen reaches a point where she can tolerate no more, and decides to retaliate. Ella decides to join hands with Jiawen to deal with Shuling, after some careful consideration. The boss’s wife finds out about Frankie’s affair with Shuling, and Shuling is forced to resign. Shuling is furious and feels that the whole world has done her wrong. One day, she loses control of her emotions and causes the death of her childhood sweetheart. From then onwards, Shuling starts to become mentally unstable.

ZiKang tries his best to change himself so that he can be a better match for Meishan. He works hard to show his love for her through actions, again and again. Meishan is finally moved by his sincerity and agrees to his marriage proposal. Jiawen sees that Ella and Meishan have both found happiness with their life partners, and is happy for them. Yiping proposes to Jiawen, but she hesitates in her answer. At this point, ZiJian realizes that the one he loves most is still Jiawen. He wishes to start afresh with her. Caught between two men who love her, Jiawen is unsure of how she should end this love triangle…

Can these four career women find true love and success in their life journey?

集数：30集

故事大纲：

     洪泉和萍姨夫妻膝下育有三男二女，经营“阿洪蛋糕店”的洪泉有心脏病，在店内帮手的萍姨常逼丈夫运动保健，免得卧病在床连累妻儿，萍姨这个贤内助有手好厨艺，喜欢弄手好菜让儿女子孙回家吃饭，识大体的萍姨也是镇得住一家大小的贤妻严母。

      洪家长男家文35岁，性格软弱怕事，这个做二手建筑承包商的老好人常吃亏，对工人和“女佣”陆秀美来说他是个有同情心的好老板，可是在老婆眼中却是个不懂争取利益的窝囊废，陆阿玲这个巴辣的大媳妇一直逼老公买新公寓，家文为偿还房期承包更多工程，赶工搞到胃溃疡，阿玲还误当丈夫得了胃癌，两夫妻虽常吵架却很恩爱。阿玲认定阿洪蛋糕店是个挖不完的金库，因此要怡保出来工作的亲戚秀美当廉价女佣，在家照顾女儿小芳，表面上阿玲不斤斤计较工资在蛋糕店内帮手，其实常“三只手”偷店里的钱…

      洪家次男家康29岁，排行老三，娶漂亮“女强人”（酒店公关经理）冯雨涵为妻，雨涵始终不肯怀孕，喜欢孩子的家康只好忍让，家中大小事都由雨涵作主，家康虽乐的有老婆拿主意，又暗抱怨被妻子掌控大权，因雨涵意外怀孕后竟为了公事搞到流产，家康赌气的和妻子冷战，出差公干时又遇到对他有好感的“商界助理”姚珊珊，家康把持不住下终于出轨。珊珊是个温柔的传统女性，这给家康完全不同的感受，家康虽对雨涵深感内疚，可是优柔寡断的他又不忍离开善良的珊珊，雨涵得知丈夫有外遇后断然签字离婚。

从外国来的“洋派”上司阿伦狂追雨涵，得知雨涵有了家康的骨肉，更表明愿意当孩子的父亲。洪家的人虽反对家康和珊珊在一起，却因为洪泉心脏病发时，懂得护理的珊珊救了洪泉一命，洪家的人也开始接受珊珊，在知悉雨涵生下家康的孩子后，洪家老小又希望雨涵能和家康复合。珊珊发现家康对雨涵始终无法忘怀，终于忍痛离开，有过婚外情的家康希望得到雨涵的原谅，雨涵却没法相信家康所作的承诺…

      排行第四的洪家俊26岁，一直暗恋雨涵，在一次踩脚踏车出意外时先认识了雨涵，因为身在医院而让二哥捷足先登，出院时雨涵已成了自己二嫂，家俊只能用关心家人的姿态接近心仪的雨涵，还为了雨涵受委屈和家康大打出手，家俊在雨涵婚变后立刻表白却遭到拒绝，才恍然雨涵一直当他是亲弟弟。家俊大学毕业后于金融界投资部门任职，一直是优等生的家俊联合“不择手段”往上爬的金花，在办公室斗争中互相扶持对方，对抗公司中的“牛鬼蛇神”，家俊感情上失意于雨涵，却从金花的肉体上取得满足。出身卑微的金花有个当大耳窿哥哥阿炮，兄妹都是为利益连亲生父母都可以不相认的不孝子女，当金花发现将退休的江氏企业主席，还有个没暴露身份的“私生子”伟业，这个懂得抓住机会的女人耍尽手段，扮纯情的讨好当时当杂役的伟业。可是伟业是个不能原谅别人欺骗自己的人，所以金花视曾和自己有一手的家俊为“眼中钉”，得知家俊挪用公款炒作股票亏了一大笔钱、并向阿炮借大耳窿，金花毫不顾念旧情的举报，金花陷害家俊啷当入狱后，终于“如愿以偿”当上江氏企业的主席夫人…

二姐洪淑贤年过30却嫁杏无期，开新娘礼服店的她曾被旧情人在结婚前夕悔婚，遇到年轻的设计师思宇后，被对方艺术家的气质深深吸引，思宇也主动和淑贤发展这段“姐弟恋”，淑贤相信思宇有才华，不断拿钱帮思宇创业，最后发现思宇其实是个不肯脚踏实地的寄生虫，但泥足深陷的淑贤仍毅然下嫁，在花光所有储蓄时，思宇还偷了妻子卖礼服店应急的钱到外地挥霍，淑贤想摆脱思宇“攀藤”般的纠缠，思宇竟以淑贤不支持他的理想闹着要跳楼自杀，淑贤已看清这个男人，只能心灰意懒的打开家里的窗口…

      幺女洪淑慧是个开放的新女性，23岁的她为了和家人吵架就离家出走，还和已婚上司披得搞出婚外情，得知披得为了道义不忍离开老婆和孩子后毅然辞职，敢怒敢言的个性让淑慧看不惯大嫂阿玲刻薄女佣秀美的行径，常为了口舌之争和霸道的大嫂“刀来剑往”的，萍姨疼惜这个少不更事的小女儿，只能扮演“和事佬”。淑慧像长大的小鸟想飞得更高更远，所以出国工作，回国时却带了个洋女婿Ford回来，洪泉和萍姨本不接受女儿没通知家人就结婚，见Ford是个好学的老实人，也解开女儿和异族通婚的心结，洪泉教Ford学做洪家的“蛋糕”，刚好家俊出狱后需要工作，一家人同心协力的重振旗鼓，一起经营新式的面包蛋糕店…

The eldest son of the Hong family is Jiawen. He is 35 years old, and is cowardly in nature. As a building contractor, he is often making losses because he is too kind to people. To his employees and ‘maid’ Xiumei, he is a wonderful boss who is understanding and kindhearted. However, his wife Ah Ling thinks he is a useless fool who does not know how to earn more money and gain the most from every situation. Ah Ling is a nasty woman who keeps coercing her husband to buy a new condominium. In order to pay off the installments, Jiawen takes on more contract jobs to earn more money. He develops stomach ulcers from working too hard. He is discovered by authorities for employing illegal foreign workers and falls down several floors while trying to get away. Fortunately, luck is on his side and he survives the fall. He awakes from his coma after awhile. Ah Ling decides that Ah Hong’s Bakery is a bottomless gold mine. Thus, she makes her relative Xiumei, who has left their home village, work for her as a maid while paying her very minimum wages. Xiumei looks after Ah Ling’s children, Xiao Jian and Xiao Fang. Ah Ling pretends to not mind the meager salary at the bakery and helps out over there. In fact, she is secretly stealing money from the earnings every day.

The second son of the Hong family is Jiakang. He is 29 years old and ranked third eldest amongst his siblings. He married a beautiful ‘career-woman’ (a hotel PR manager) Yuhan. Yuhan refuses to get pregnant, which frustrates Jiakang who wants to have children. He has no choice but to put up with this. Yuhan makes every decision on her own without consulting Jiakang, even when it comes to something as major as buying an old landed property as an investment. Even though Jiakang is happy for her to make all the decisions, he is sometimes resentful of her being in control. After Yuhan gets pregnant by accident, she has a miscarriage because of work. Jiakang is furious and wages a cold war with his wife because of this. When he goes overseas for work, he meets a ‘business assistant’ Yao Shanshan, who likes him. Jiakang is unable to hold out and ends up having an affair with her. Shanshan is a gentle and traditional woman, and this is a completely different experience for Jiakang. Even though he feels guilt towards Yuhan, the indecisive Jiakang cannot bring himself to leave the kindhearted Shanshan. When Yuhan finds out that her husband has had an affair, she makes the choice to file for divorce. Her ‘westernised’ boss Alan who is from overseas, has always been pursuing Yuhan. When he finds out that she is pregnant with Jiakang’s child, he even expresses his desire to be the child’s father. Even though everyone in the Hong family objects to Jiakang choosing to be with Shanshan, they slowly begin to accept her after she saves Hong Quan’s life when he suffers from a heart attack. When they find out that Yuhan has given birth to Jiakang’s child, they change their minds again and hope that Jiakang can reconcile with Yuhan. Shanshan finds out that Jiakang is still unable to get over Yuhan, and decides to leave him despite her pain. Jiakang begs Yuhan for forgiveness. However, Yuhan has been under the care of Alan throughout her pregnancy till the time of birth of her child. She is caught between two men who love her very much…

Jiajun, 26 years old, is ranked fourth amongst the siblings. He has secretly been in love with Yuhan for a long time. He has gotten to know Yuhan first, during an accident while cycling. When he was warded in hospital, his elder brother got the chance to pursue Yuhan instead. When Jiajun gets discharged from hospital, Yuhan has already become his sister-in-law. Jiajun can only get close to her under the pretence of showing concern for her as a family member. He even gets into physical brawls with Jiakang whenever Yuhan is upset by her husband. When Jiakang and Yuhan get divorced, Jiajun expresses his feelings right away, but is rejected. He realises that Yuhan has always thought of him as her younger brother. After graduating from university, Jiajun begins work as an investment banker. In their office, a young lady named Jinhua joins forces with him. Jinhua is someone who has no scruples and would do anything to get to the top. Jiajun and Jinhua help each other out amidst the competition in the office, fighting against the various adversities in the company. Being heartbroken over Yuhan, Jiajun finds solace in physical pleasure with Jinhua. Jinhua comes from a poor family and has an elder brother Ah Pao who is a loan shark. Both of them are unfilial children who would refuse to acknowledge their parents for the sake of wealth and riches. When Jinhua discovers that the chairman of Jiang Holdings has an illegitimate son, Weiye, whose identity is still under wraps, she begins to plot her rise to riches. Jinhua is a girl who knows a golden opportunity when she sees one. She pretends to be an innocent and kindhearted girl to get to know Weiye, who is still working as an office attendant. However, Weiye is someone who cannot forgive people who have lied to him. Therefore, Jinhua has to get rid of anyone who can expose her ways. Jiajun becomes a thorn in her eye because of this. When she finds out that Jiajun has borrowed money from her brother after owing large amounts from embezzlement to manipulate the stock market, she hatches an evil plan. With total disregard for their relationships, she knocks her own brother over with a car and makes Jiajun the scapegoat. All the evidence points towards Jiajun, who is in dire financial problems. After Jiajun is put behind bars, Jinhua finally gets her wish granted and becomes the wife of the chairman of Jiang Holdings…

Elder sister, Shuxian, is ranked second. She has turned 30 years old and is still not married. She runs her own bridal shop, and has once been dumped on the eve of her wedding by her old lover. She meets a young designer, Siyu, and is attracted by his artistic air. Siyu also takes the initiative to keep up their ‘older woman-younger man’ romance. Shuxian believes that Siyu is talented, and constantly gives him money to help him set up his career. However, she finally realises that Siyu is just a good-for-nothing who does not want to do anything realistic with his life. It is too late for Shuxian to retract her feelings, and she marries him after all. When she has spent all her savings on him, Siyu steals the money she has made from selling her bridal shop. She has been saving this sum for a rainy day, and he spends it all recklessly. Shuxian tries to get away from Siyu and end their marriage, but Siyu accuses her of not being supportive of his dreams. He threatens to throw himself off the building. Shuxian finally gets a good look at what he is like, and opens the window in dejection…

The youngest daughter Shuhui is a 23 year-old, open-minded new-age young lady. She would run away from home after quarreling with her family members. She is even pregnant with her boss, Peter’s child. When she finds out that Peter is unwilling to leave his wife and children because it’s not the right thing to do, she resigns and gets an abortion. Her straightforward nature has her constantly quarreling with her nasty sister-in-law Ah Ling because she just cannot tolerate the way Ah Ling treats the maid Xiumei. Aunt Ping loves her youngest daughter and knows she just cannot live a simple life. All she can do is try to be the peacemaker. Shuhui is like a little bird that has just learnt to fly. She wishes to fly as high and as far away as she can, so she chooses to go overseas to work. When she returns at last, she brings with her an Indian husband Simon. Hong Quan and Aunt Ping are initially disapproving of how Shuhui has gotten married without even informing them. However, Simon wakes up early every morning to help Hong Quan bake bread and cakes at the bakery. Hong Quan realises that his Indian son-in-law is an honest man who is keen to learn. He begins to come to terms with this inter-racial marriage. Hong Quan teaches Simon the family recipes for baking cakes for the bakery. At this point, Jiajun is released from prison and needs a job. The whole family works together in unity to run a refurbished, modern bakery…