Not Just A Pretty Face

WU MAN SHUI, PEG is podgy and ugly. When she was younger, she met a boy who said to her: “A good heart is all that it takes to make you beautiful.” She found it very encouraging and still bears his words in mind. After graduation from university, PEG is offered a job by the Sky High Public Relations Ltd. In the street, PEG meets KWOR SIU CIT, LEONARDO who falls down in a faint. Immediately she gives him artificial respiration and saves his life. PEG’s supervisor AMANDA announces that Sky High has been taken over by Fok Enterprises and that a man called LEONARDO is assigned to take charge of the day-to-day management of the company. LEONARDO feels ashamed to have been saved by PEG by means of artificial respiration, and thus tries every possible way to drive her out of the company. Meanwhile, PEG discovers that her boyfriend WONG KWOK HO has an affair with YEUNG HOI MAI who is her friend and colleague……

The angel appears in the shape of a dog and stays at PEG’s home so that he can keep a close eye on her. PEG has successfully convinced Mr. FOK WING HANG, the Director of Fok Enterprises, to re-employ her. The gorgeous PEG returns to Sky High and all members of staff there are astonished to see her back. They believe she has a very close relationship with Mr. FOK and no longer look down upon her. Thinking that she has achieved a special status, even HO asks to get back with her. LEONARDO’s brother SIU LUNG works as a stunt man. He is a rough fellow and has a little misunderstanding with PEG’s sister SHEUNG. LEONARDO’s sister SIU KEI works at the TV station as a producer. She makes up a story and spreads slanderous rumors about the restaurant owned by YAN and CHING. The three of them have therefore become enemies. LEONARDO and his family move to the flat next to PEG’s. The two families that are on bad terms bicker constantly……

The angel urges PEG, who is in a bad mood, to accomplish her mission as soon as possible. The two of them immediately get into a terrible quarrel. PEG is so depressed and she feels ashamed of her background too. YAN and CHING explain that SHEUNG is actually the one who was adopted, and PEG soon feels a sense of relief. PEG is constantly thinking about how to get MAI and LEONARDO together. To accomplish her mission, she even considers murdering MAI’s fiance. But every time she attempts to commit evil deeds, she becomes ugly again. PEG and LEONARDO bicker a lot in the office and WILSON just tries to keep aloof from the conflict. PEG offers to assist in the liaison with Cheuk Enterprises which is a very prestigious client. During the meeting, PEG is utterly opposed to LEONARDO’s suggestions, which irks him beyond measure. LEONARDO can no longer put up with her and dismisses her in a rage……

The WUs and the KWORs are reconciled after the dinner, but PEG and LEONARDO still stay on bad terms with each other. TRAMY thinks highly of PEG and is confident in her ability. PEG takes her good relationship with TRAMY as a shield and can therefore make use of LEONARDO as much as possible – she asks LEONARDO to drive her and the angel to the film studio to look for clues. PEG and the angel have found FUNG but FUNG, who does not seem very friendly, drives them off. WILSON asks PEG out for a date, which gives her a great thrill. PEG asks the angel if WILSON is in love with her, but the angel warns her not to judge by appearances. LEONARDO happens to discover that WILSON spends most of his time on computer games and pays no attention to the business of the company. He means to speak ill of WILSON in front of HANG. LEONARDO and his colleagues are all busy arranging an event for the elderly……

CHING decides to give YAN a second chance because she does not want her family to break up. SHEUNG’s biological mother cannot afford the treatment, so PEG gives her some money. PEG really has a tough time with her family problems, and LEONARDO is happy to see her suffer. In fact, it is just part of his plot to take revenge on the WUs. LEONARDO’s grandfather SHUE YUNG and PEG’s grandfather TSU KAU were friends. Many years ago they bought a lottery ticket and won a prize. YUNG was so happy and excited that he had a heart attack and died, while KAU disappeared without a trace. HOI believes that KAU had gobbled up all the money won after YUNG died, and he swears to seek revenge on KAU’s descendants. AMANDA tells LEONARDO that she gets pregnant and she insists that he is the father of the baby. PEG discovers that TRAMY’s identity card number matches the one shown by the angel, and decides to get her and LEONARDO together……

SHEUNG is shocked yet sad to discover the truth of her background. PEG is surprised to find that the angel is poisoned. LEONARDO, who wants to please TRAMY, tries to dig up more information about her dream girl from PEG. PEG later mistakenly discloses that TRAMY has been in love with TUNG. TRAMY’s love story has been covered in local papers, and TUNG urges TRAMY to make a choice between love and family. It seems that the harder WILSON tries, the worse his performance becomes. He is therefore very depressed, and PEG, as a friend of his, gives him a few words of consolation. The angel comes round from the coma and tells PEG about the plot by the KWORs. LUNG explains the cause of the bitter feud between YUNG and KAU. PEG and her family are extremely angry with LEONARDO. They tell him off for being too cruel and nasty……

YUNG remembers he died of heart attack just after he had kept the lottery ticket in a secret place. In fact HOI has misunderstood KAU and he should not have taken revenge on the WUs. YUNG finds the lottery ticket and returns it to HOI. HOI knows that it is all his fault and he apologizes to the WUs straight away. LEONARDO, on the other hand, still sees the WUs as his greatest foes. LUNG is attracted to SHEUNG and begins to woo her. The pair soon fall in love. LEONARDO asks for PEG’s help in wooing TRAMY and he promises to help her capture WILSON’s heart. WILSON is not confident in his own ability. To show her unfailing support, PEG offers to work overtime with WILSON. WILSON, however, leaves the office suddenly without telling her why, which surprises PEG for a moment. TRAMY plans to reform Cheuk Enterprises, which is strongly opposed by her mother LEE HUNG PING……

TRAMY points out that LEONARDO is too wicked and cunning. She trusts him no more and forbids him to take part in the promotion project for Cheuk Enterprises. HOI blames himself for causing so much trouble and needs the whole family to make a formal apology to TRAMY. The next day, both KEI and HOI fall ill but LEONARDO still compels them to visit TRAMY. KEI and HOI are so sick that they fall down in a faint as soon as they see TRAMY. LEONARDO thinks SHEK is an obstacle to approaching TRAMY. To him, failing to win her heart means failing to take advantage of her. He is therefore very angry with SHEK and gives him a terrible dressing-down. Meanwhile, TRAMY passes by and overhears everything. YAN has won the first award in a cooking competition and plans to open a second restaurant. YAN later invites HOI to invest in his new restaurant. Now that HOI is reconciled with YAN, YUNG can put all his worries aside……

TRAMY believes that Cheuk Enterprises needs a beautiful model that can help promote its products. WILSON recommends MICHELLE to TRAMY but LEONARDO does not mention that he knows this girl. LEONARDO is very jealous of PEG who has built up a close relationship with TRAMY, and for this reason, he has been very rude to her. WILSON needs to report to HANG on the progress of a fireworks display. He fails to convey his idea and PEG gives him a hand, which impresses HANG very much. LEONARDO is very jealous. PEG meets MICHELLE at HOI’s home, and she comes to know that LEONARDO has been trying to conceal MICHELLE’s whereabouts. PEG brings MICHELLE back to Sky High. All the staff there see through LEONARDO’s plot and come to understand what kind of man he has been. HANG is not happy with LEONARDO at all. LEONARDO knows that he has no place in Sky High and decides to secretly set up a company of his own……

LEONARDO is arrested and he hates PEG more than ever. YEE plays the violin in front of WILSON trying to express her love for him, but is rejected. PEG is late for the fireworks display, leaving WILSON in a muddle. Knowing that WILSON is very worried about the event, MICHELLE takes him out of the place to get a break. On the seashore, under the starry sky, WILSON and MICHELLE start kissing. Meanwhile, PEG arrives and has seen everything. She is so heartbroken that she goes to confide in YUNG. Thinking that she will die very soon, PEG says it is time to break up with WILSON. YUNG is sad to see his grandson become a wicked villain, but PEG promises YUNG that she will try her best to change LEONARDO and will teach him right from wrong. WILSON dismisses PEG in the name of HANG. PEG thinks WILSON is totally useless and is very disappointed in him. PEG, who is in a bad mood, almost gets injured in a car accident……

A deep sense of guilt sweeps over HOI when he re-reads the composition that LEONARDO wrote when he was a little boy. He blames himself for having led his son astray. LEONARDO is on trial in a court. He reminds his family to speak well of him. HOI, however, does not follow his instructions. All those who have been bullied and humiliated by LEONARDO appear in court and testify against him. LEONARDO is subsequently sentenced to Community Service Order. HOI refuses to help LEONARDO set up a company of his own. Thinking that HOI no longer supports him, LEONARDO gets furious and leaves home in a rage. LEONARDO is shocked yet angry to discover that his assistant YAT SUN has betrayed him. PEG gives LEONARDO a few words of consolation but out of the blue, he slaps her hard across the face. Except for YAN himself, nobody knows how to make his most famous dish ‘Double Chickens’, which upsets him a bit……

LEONARDO is required to carry out unpaid work at a care home for the elderly, where he meets a wicked old man PAUL. LEONARDO and PAUL, who feel like old friends at their first encounter, share ideas about how to humiliate others. Believing that the so-called big project is just a trap set by AMANDA, LEONARDO rejects the offer. SUN takes over the project and mocks LEONARDO mercilessly. LEONARDO, who is going through a difficult time in his career, is put under tremendous stress and suffers serious hair loss. He goes to see different doctors hoping to get some useful advice to cope with the problem. HOI shows care and concern for LEONARDO but LEONARDO believes that HOI is just mocking him. YUNG asks PEG to help encourage LEONARDO. LEONARDO has misunderstood PEG and is going to give her a punch. YUNG tries to protect PEG and is hit by LEONARDO. He falls unconscious and soon dies, which leaves PEG heartbroken……

LEONARDO has spent all his money on trying to cope with his hair loss problem, but there does not seem to be any improvement at all. LEONARDO feels ashamed of himself and tries to avoid everyone he knows. Finally he has become homeless and has to sleep in the street. HOI blames himself for making LEONARDO suffer, and breaks down in tears before his son. LEONARDO feels the warmth of his father’s love and is deeply touched. PEG, who has done all that she can to encourage LEONARDO, persuades him to return to Sky High. Having found that WILSON is hopelessly trapped in a ‘love square’ with MICHELLE, YEE and PEG, LEONARDO suddenly gets an idea in his head. LEONARDO has a date with YEE, PEG, MICHELLE and WILSON on Valentine’s Day, during which he urges WILSON to choose among the three girls, thus placing WILSON in a very embarrassing situation. In fact it is all planned by LEONARDO. LEONARDO is longing to see PEG suffer……