The Price Of Growing Up

Shen Yu-lien hands over the illegitimate son Shen Chih-hao she had with Tu Pai-chin to her neighbor Chen Shu-mei for custody, then plunges down a building to kill herself. Hearing...

Chih-hao and Hai-min combine to overpower the madman, but Hai-min having been humiliated complains against him. On learning that Hai-min is Chao-hu‘s daughter, Chin-hao treats her...

Kuo-wei reveals with shame his father Su Ting's past to Tzu-feng, after they come face-to-face with him in the street. To his gratitude, Tzu-feng shows no adverse feelings. Hai-min...

Lang-hsien gets acquainted with Chu Chia-yu and falls for her. He woos her, but with little success. His good friend Che I-jen declares his engagement. Lang-hsien is astonished to...

Finding what she suspects is true, Hai-min throws despiteful words at Shu-mei, and is slapped by Shao-hu. Chih-hao attempts to mediate the quarrel, but to no avail. Hai-min is hesi...

Shao-hu is wounded trying to save Chih-hao. Shu-chin and Hai-min have nowhere to go but stay in Shu-mei’s house. Shu-mei is worried of the wounded and dejected Shao-hu, and at the...

Hia-min decides to stay on, though finding Chih-hao’s acute advice difficult to swallow. On one occasion, Chih-hao causes Hai-min to fail in her duty. Reprimanded by her boss, Hai-...

Lang-hsien listens to Chin-hao’s advice and waits patiently for his plea. Pal-chin comes to realize that his financial support may help Lang-hsien start his own career. Lang-hsien...

Learning Chih-hao's financial plight, Tzu-lung and Tzu-feng lend him all their savings. Shu-mei receives a letter from Kuo-wei asking for school fees of $30,000. The desperate Su-t...

Tzu-feng stars in the production of the advertisement. But the account is won over by Manlix. Chin-hao thinks the fault lies in his losing the proposal. He seeks resignation but is...

Pai-chin reprimands Lang-hsien for his wilfulness. I-jen tries in vain to mediate the quarrel. Lang-hsien cannot forget Chia-yu. Yet he has to painfully restrain himself from decla...

Kuo-wei is particularly hostile to Shu-chin, believing that her presence has caused his studies to be disrupted. Hai-min moves out with Shu-chin to avoid further clashes. Tzu-feng...

Hai-min decides to get married with Chih-hao at once, out of indignation towards her mother, Shu-min. But Chih-hao objects. They decide on a three-year plan to get themselves well-...

Tien Kuei, objects to Chia-yu managing I-jen and gets in conflict with Cheng Ping. Hai-min is asked by I-jen to furnish his new home. She comes to be impressed by the ingenous Chia...

Chih-hao is injured, but he keeps quiet on the attack. He is promoted the head of the security group. He tries in vain to improve his relationship with the other guards. Jealous of...

Tsung-chi flies back on learning his son, I-jen's death, Wen-ping moves into his villa to soothe him of the shocking pain. Chia-yu is kept in the dark of I-jen's death. She is thus...

Chih-hao comes in time to save Chia-yu's life, which meets appraisal from Pai-chin. The security guards remain hostile to Chih-hao. They pick at his mistakes and even threaten to s...

Shao-hu recovers from his leg injuries. Two years roll by, Shao-hu becomes a taxi-driver. Tzu-lung gets in frequent rows with Shan-shan. Hai-min gets promoted. Chia-yu dates with L...

Chih-hao turns the security guards into a highly-disciplined and efficient unit. His performance gains official recognition. With the help of Chih-hao, Kuo-wei gets admitted to the...

Pai-chin observes Chi-hao's patience in fishing and becomes more impressed with his character. Tzu-lung does not want Shan-shan to work as casual artiste for TV Station. In order t...

Pai-chin invites Chih-hao and his family to a feast to thank him for his help. He offers to give him one hundred thousand dollars, but Chih-hao refuses to accept. Hsiu-fang relates...

Hai-min encourages the dejected Chih-hao. At the same time, she is worried over Chih-hao's state of unemployment. Chia-yu is upset at Lang-hsien’s distrust towards Chih-hao. To pac...

Tzu-lung finally succeeds in persuading Shan-shan to quit her job at the nightclub. Tsung-chi invites Hai-min to work on the renovation of Royal Hotel. Because of his sincerity, Ha...

Tzu-feng is hostile to Wen-ping. She deliberately acts in ways to distress her. Hai-min and Chia-yu try to mediate the quarrel between Chih-hao and Lang-hsien. Chia-yu is highly di...

Chih-hao and Hai-min agrees to postpone their marriage for one year. Hai-min's boss is migrating. She wants to buy his company but doesn't have enough money. A wine account origina...

With the money she earns by furnishing Tsung-chi’s house, Hai-min is able to buy her boss company. Everyone congratulates her on the open ceremony. Chih-hao is troubled by an acute...

Hai-min seeks advice from Chia-yu over her love crisis with Chih-hao. She is torn between her career and Chih-hao, and does not know what to do. Shu-mei is worried over their discr...

Tien Kuei talks to Chia-yu about carefully choosing her husband. She advises her to think over clearly about Lang-hsien’s proposal. Lang-hsien does not lose heart at Chia-yu’s refu...

Hai-min is shocked with grief to learn that she has cancer. She spends time in Macau to avoid Chih-hao. In Macau, she meets Tsung-chi and Wen-ping. By chance, Tsung-chi learns abou...

Hai-min turns hostile towards Chih-hao hoping he would give up. But Chih-hao is positive about their future and willingly accommodates her whims. Wen-ping furiously reveals the aff...

Having broken up with Hai-min, Chih-hao indulges in his work in order to forget his sorrows. Shu-mei is worried about Chih-hao's tacturnity. Chia-yu tries in vain to soothe him of...

Touched by Chia-yu’s sincerity, Chih-hao decides to forget about the past and starts anew. Shu-mei is greatly relieved. Hai-min learns about Chih-hao's change with mixed feelings....

Hai-min's operation is a success. She stays in Tsung-chi's country villa to recover. Tsieh Te-hsing has high regards for Chih-hao. He decides to let Chih-hao handles all the cleari...

The depressed Chia-yu comes by Chih-hao and feels relieved talking to him. Her mother Tien Kuei further her studies overseas, and she sees her off at the airport sadly. Hai-min is...

Hai-min is saved by Tsung-chi who successfully dissuades her from ending her own life. As time goes by, Hai-min becomes touched by his earnest love and agrees to marry him. Pai-chi...

Hsiu-fang is worried that Pai-chin may learn the truth. She confides in Lang-hsien, who assures her that he would handle the matter. Lang-hsien seeks the help from rung of the unde...

Pai-chin is displeased that Royal Garden's cleaning job is sub-contracted to Chih-hao’s company, through Tsung-chi. Lang-hsien adds fuel to the fire with the aim to replace Tsung-c...

Lang-hsien’s pride is hurt when Chia-yu proposes a break-up. To vent his anger, he gets drunk and badly beats up Chih-hao. Chia-yu has by now developed deep affection for Chih-hao....

Chia-yu confides in Hai-min about the rape, without revealing who the rapist is. After a while, Lang-hsien seeks Chia-yu for repentance, and proposes marriage to her. Coldly refuse...

Chih-hao learns the marriage news of Lang-hsien and Tzu-fang and feels free now to accept Chia-yu. Chia-yu painfully reveals the rape to him. Chih-hao is shocked with dismay but wi...

Chih-hao is thrown into great sorrow at the death of Shao-hu. He then learns from one of the robbers that the robbery is contrived by the boss of the jewellry shop. Chih-hao believ...

Not wanting the frail Pai-chin to receive a guilty verdict, Hsiu-fang reveals to Chih-hao his background, hoping that he would withdraw from the witness stand. Pai-chin is overwhel...

Under strong persuasion from Tsung-chi and Shu-mei, Chih-hao finally agrees to accept most of the properties that Pai-chin has left him in his will. Chih-hao buys a big house for t...

Lang-hsien fakes remorse and is finally allowed to go back to Fu Lin. Later on, he is able to recommend Kuo-wei to work on the computerization of the company. Tzu-lung comes across...

Chih-hao is deeply touched that Hai-min has sacrificed her love for his sake. He proposes to Chia-yu to postpone their marriage. Lang-hsien mistakens the postponement to have relat...

Hai-min suddenly feels sick at Chih-hao's wedding feast. Chih-hao becomes so anxious that Chia-yu finds it disquieting. Chia-yu’s parents are able to reconcile with each other afte...

Tzu-lung has no choice but let his son be taken care of by Shu-mei and Chia-yu. Shan-shan, missing her son, picks him up after school and spends an afternoon with him. It causes a...

Tsung-chi suffers paralysis after a serious car accident. He becomes bad-tempered and suspicious. Thinking that Hai-min would desert him and go back to Chih-hao, he tortures her. O...

Lang-hsien learns with envy about Chia-yu’s pregnancy. He pays her a visit with the excuse of congratulating her. Chia-yu is distressed seeing him. Gangster Yung reaches a deal wit...

Chih-hao is grateful to Lang-hsien for taking Shu-mei to the hospital. Feng Zhao is a replacement of Feng Sin in handling the marketing section. He discovers the illegal deal betwe...

Lang-hsien remains silent about the love affair between his wife and Kuo-wei. Raged with envy, he drives carelessly, causing Tzu-feng to miscarry the baby. A Thai businessman Mr Ch...

After investigation, Chih-hao learns that Kuo-wei sells booty under Fu Lin's name. From Kuo-wei, he is shocked to learn that Lang-hsien is the boss. Shu-mei pleads with Chih-hao to...

The police starts investigating into Fu Lin on selling booty. Chih-hao gives statement about what he knows, but Lang-hsien slyly evades any accusation. The businesses of Fu Lin dro...

Hsiu-fang willingly sells her properties to help Chih-hao in this financial crisis. Lang-hsien rebukes Hsiu-fang for doing so. Despaired, Hsiu-fang moves out of the house and come...

Tsung-chi decides to help Hai-min revenge on Lang-hsien. He tries to win his trust in order to gather criminal evidence against him. Lang-hsien is aware of Tsung-chi’s contrival an...

Lang-hsien frequently meets with Chia-yu, in order to arouse the jealousy of Chih-hao. He threatened Chia-yu of revealing the rape to Chih-hao. Chia-yu gives birth to a baby boy, a...

Kuo-wei blackmails Lang-hsien with the accounts book. He plans to escape with Tzu-feng after getting the money. During the transaction, Lang-hsien kills Kuo-wei. In great despair a...

Chih-hao learns that Lang-hsien is again planning to rob his own company to fraud insurance money. He buys the gangsters into being arrested by the police, so that they would help...

Chih-hao confronts Lang-hsien, who is now at the verge of insanity. As Lang-hsien is about to kill Chih-hao, Tzu-lung comes for the rescue and is himself injured. Tzu-lung recovers...