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心花放
Love Bond is a warm family show which follows two families, the Gei and the Lam, who are neighbors in the same building. This series also marked the fifth collaboration between Michael Tao and Kenix Kwok following the first three installments of the Detective Investigation Files Series and 2004's Shine On You.
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……
FUN asks KONG to pretend that they are still lovers in front of KUEN and KONG agrees. KONG stays with FUN on his day offs. In the evening, KONG continues his work at the rooftop. SUM talks to him and realizes that FUN is staying in Hong Kong. MAN’s supervisor asks him to retire but he is not willing to. KUEN is going to have a dangerous operation and FUN worries a lot. KUEN’s operation is successful and KONG cooks delicious food for her to make her happy. KONG brings FUN to buy herbal tea for KUEN and SUM realizes that KONG still has affections towards FUN. After serious considerations, SUM decides to give up chasing KONG. SHUI secretly sends flowers to SUM and SUM mistakes it as LAI’s present. LAI denies. Some gangsters attack SHUI and LAI helps to fight them away. KUEN realizes that KONG and FUN has separated but she knows that FUN still loves KONG. KUEN therefore encourages FUN to reunite with KONG……
WU regards FUN as her sister-in-law since the younger days and wishes that KONG would reunite with her. KONG and FUN go to the rooftop to gaze stars after dinner and visit places where they used to go when dating with each other. The two of them enjoy each other’s company very much. After getting along for quite some time, LAI and SHUI become good friends. LAI helps SHUI to chase SUM. FUN finds that KONG has changed a lot since he quit his job as a chef. He is now much more mature and open-minded. SHUI expresses his love to SUM but SUM rejects him and SHUI feels sad. MAN feels resentment on his supervisor for forcing him to retire. He therefore reports to the company that his supervisor has practiced jobbery. KONG declares his love to FUN while gazing the stars with her at night and FUN hesitates. KONG learns that FUN is going to leave and rushes to the airport to stop her……
KONG is very sad for FUN’s departure but he respects her decision. MAN is asked to retire and his boss has assigned someone to replace his position. MAN’s daughters suggest him to enjoy life and spend time in the community center. After retirement, MAN spends much time to take care of the pot plants. SHUI has not given up on SUM. He always goes to find YAN in order to see SUM. LAY hurts herself while using the secondhand furniture purchased by SHUI and has to take sick leave. In order to amend his fault, SHUI voluntarily works in her flower decoration company. WU quits school in order to do the job she likes. KONG is very angry because the dream of his deceased father cannot be fulfilled. MAN complains that KWAN’s poor management of the mansion has led to various problems in the building. KWAN ignores him and MAN is very upset. SUM is working late at her herbal teahouse when the typhoon is on……
The typhoon has broken the window and door of SUM’s herbal teahouse. SHUI has hurt himself when trying to protect SUM. SUM is very grateful and develops good feelings on him. With the encouragement of LAI, SUM expresses her affections towards SHUI and the two of them finally become lovers. After the typhoon, SUM is sad to find that her teahouse needs renovation. In order to let SHUI continues his voluntary works in the flower decoration company, LAY pretends to be ill even though she has recovered. WU is being photographed in sexy costumes on the street for a modeling company. KONG sees this and forces her to leave. WU is very upset and quarrels with him. KONG tries to think in WU’s point of view. He finally decides to let WU go and actualize her dream. SUM and LAI notice that MAN is not well adapted to his retired life. They worry that he has depression but diagnosis shows that their worries are not true……
SHUI works as a salesman in the flower decoration company and the three brothers strive together to boost up their sales figures. SHUI suggests printing new promotional leaflets but LAY refuses to spend money on this. YEUNG appreciates SHUI’s idea and decides to print the new leaflets. LAY is very picky on SHUI and SHUI feels frustrated. The two of them always have conflicts. KEI accompanies MAN to visit places during his spare time and MAN feels happier. Tenants complain that KWAN’s poor management of the mansion has resulted in serious rat problem and MAN agrees totally. KEI confesses his love to LAI. LAI casually accepts him out of loneliness and boredom. KONG visits WU while she is doing modeling job for WAI’s magazine. WAI thanks KONG once again for helping her on the street. WU and SHUI keep trying to introduce girl friends to KONG and KONG understands their good intentions.
WAI is interested in KONG and tries to approach him in every means. WAI suggests KONG to write articles for their magazine and KONG says that he needs to consider. MAN is not satisfied with KWAN’s management and decides to run for the new President of the Incorporated Owners. SUM’s herbal teahouse is reopened and YAN distributes promotional leaflets on the street. KONG suggests promoting SUM’s herbal teahouse in his column and WAI unwillingly agrees. LAY cannot accompany YEUNG for an overseas business trip and SHUI takes her place. MAN is elected as the new President and his children celebrate with him happily. WAI uses tricks to invite KONG to her home. SUM is witty and helps him to escape from the trap. KONG accidentally learns that SUM had a crush for him in the past and he is shocked. WAI spreads rumors of SUM’s herbal teahouse in her magazine and SUM is speechless……
KONG falls in love with SUM unconsciously but hides away his feelings because of SHUI. SUM renews her tea-making formula and accepts KONG’s idea of making herbal teacakes as a gimmick. KWAN is dissatisfied with MAN for he has taken away her former position as the President so she tries to slander him in every way. MAN doesn’t want to be outdone so he keeps fighting back fiercely. The two neighbors become enemies. KEI fears that KWAN will disapprove his relationship with LAI so he dates with her secretly and carefully, which annoys LAI a lot. MING lives an aimless life. He continues his studies just to hide away from social responsibility. SUM and LAI can no longer tolerate his laziness and force him to find a job. SHUI buys hair clip to SUM as a gift. SUM feels awkward that this hair clip resembles his dead mother’s hair clip so much. SHUI finds that SUM is becoming apathetic but cannot figure out the reason……
SUM realizes that her character doesn’t match well with SHUI and SHUI loves her because she resembles his dead mother so much. Therefore, SUM proposes to separate with SHUI. KONG works out the recipe for making herbal teacakes and passes it to Chef GA for future use at the herbal teahouse. SHUI tries to save the relationship with SUM but is unsuccessful and the two separates peacefully. SUM asks MING to learn cake making from Chef GA and MING is excited to start his first job. MING resigns after working for half a day and complains to MAN that the work is really hard. This worries MAN a lot. During the Incorporated Owners Meeting, KWAN defames MAN for accepting benefits and MAN denies. While they fight with each other, MAN suddenly faints. SUM prepares herbal tea for KONG’s clients and KONG is touched. As time goes by, the two’s relationship are growing insensibly.
KEI tells KWAN that he is dating with LAI. KWAN is very angry and objects their relationship. KWAN blames LAI for seducing her son. LAI denies and argues with her. MAN does not blame LAI for dating with KEI but is unhappy for she didn’t tell the truth. KWAN orders KEI to separate with LAI and KEI feels helpless. SHUI suggests opening a new line of flower decoration business at factory buildings. Both YEUNG and LAY object the idea while KONG supports it. YEUNG eventually agrees to give it a try. KONG worries that SHUI will be unhappy if he dates SUM so he keeps hiding away his feelings. SUM finds that KONG is trying to keep a distance from her and she is puzzled. KONG successfully convinced Mr HO, the manager of a factory building, to order flower decoration service from them. Mr HO gives them a lot of restrictions and asks them to finish all decoration overnight. KONG accepts the deal……
KONG hurts himself accidentally during work and the other members continue the job. YEUNG blames SHUI for going beyond his depth. He accuses SHUI for taking orders without sufficient resources, which leads to the accident of KONG. SHUI disagrees and starts a quarrel with him. KWAN and LAI always have conflicts with each other. KEI tries to mediate but fails. Unable to withstand the huge pressure, KEI eventually propose separation with LAI. LAI hits him angrily when she leaves. MAN asks MING to work in the herbal teahouse. Not wanting to be monitored, MING refuses to take the job. KONG is sad because SHUI and YEUNG misunderstand each other at work. He exhorts them to make peace. MING finds a new job. His sisters buy delicious food for him as a celebration. Unfortunately, they discover that MING quits his job again because the job is too hard. His sisters scold him and blame MAN for spoiling him into a lazy man……
SUM realizes that she loves KONG but KONG hides away from her since he is very concerned about SHUI’s feelings. SUM is tormented. SHUI encourages KONG to declare his love to SUM and the two of them finally become lovers. MING feels upset for being forced to work in the herbal teahouse. He deliberately burns himself during work so that MAN will ask him to resign. However, MAN only asks him to take good care of himself and he feels speechless. ELAINE is narrow gauge and she opens a coffee shop right opposite to SUM’s herbal teahouse in order to fight with her. KWAN finds that LAI and SHUI are dating with each other and criticizes them for being immoral. LAI and SHUI fight back to make a fool of her. ELAINE boils coffee all day long and the smell of coffee affects the business of other shops nearby. SUM sues to the property owner and ELAINE is asked to modify her ventilation system. FUN returns and SUM is worried.
FUN returns to continue the unfinished affinity with KONG and gives him her beloved chocolates as a present. KONG tries to explain the whole story of FUN’s return to SUM and passes the chocolates to SUM as a gift. HOI is very shocked for being dismissed from his job unreasonably. He finds that the amount of indemnification is insufficient. Together with his elder brothers, he goes to argue with the manager. YEUNG asks HOI to work in his flower decoration company and HOI is very happy. MAN is very concerned about FUN’s return and reminds SUM to pay special attention to this. KONG, FUN and KUEN go to Lantau Island to worship the Buddha. Since KUEN suddenly feels unwell, the three of them need to stay on Lantau Island overnight. LAI worries that FUN will take this chance to seduce KONG so she tails after them with SHUI. LAI sprains her angle on the way and SHUI carries her on the back. He tumbles over and kisses her accidentally……
