The Charm Beneath — Season 1, Episode 5: Episode 5
Drama • 44 min • 1 season, 30 episodes • ★ 6.0/10
Episode synopsis
MAN has SHAN’s dear love but WAI receives SHAN’s cold shoulder. WAI completes the account books for CHEONG overnight but CHEONG forgets to take them back to Halle de Fleur; SHAN criticizes WAI for spoiling her husband, CHEONG. SHEUNG is mentally distressed as she constantly hears mocking words in CHUK’s family. The housekeeper, Sister FOON, recommends LONG to SIN for a job. SIN originally wants to hire Uncle FOOK, her old aged hometown fellow. However, she decides to hire LONG instead to compensate what MAN has done on LONG and to avoid complaint by WAI. SIN uses tricks to make SHAN know that MAN has bought swimsuit; SHAN severely reprimands WAI but he only advises MAN in mild tone. WAI listens to SIN’s instigation, suspecting that she is not SHAN’s daughter; she looks for proof from FOON. YIP buys some snack and he asks FONG to give it to SHEUNG, who worries it will be a trap……
About The Charm Beneath
CHUK MING WAI (LAI CHI, GIGI) is the third child of the family. She has two elder brothers, YAU SHING (TSANG WAI KUEN) and YAU YIP (CHAN HO, MOSES), and a younger sister, MING MAN (CHO, MANDY LEE). In the 1930s, the CHUK family is rich and renowned. It runs a cosmetic shop called the “Charming Flowers”. WAI’s father CHUK MOON SHAN (CHAN HUNG LIT) plans to pass the family business to SHING. However, SHING dies young. His inheritance passes to YIP, who has no interest in running the business. After YIP takes over the “Charming Flowers”, he is forced to deal with politics and hypocrites...