

Men in Pain
Women will never understand, why face is a matter of life and death to men. They say that life is difficult and that it is particularly difficult if you are a woman. But the 50-year-old HONG TIN-YAM (LAU CHUNG YAN, DAMIAN) finds it equally hard to be a man. YAM was widowed at an early age and was once a single father. Years later he was married to his second wife WONG TAK-KIU (SO YUK WAH, LOUISA) who helped a lot in looking after his son. But YAM is not yet free from trouble – his and his wife’s families have placed a huge burden of responsibility on him and it has never been an easy job to deal with. What really worries him is his only son, SAI-HEI (NG CHEUK HAI, RON), who has grown to be a frivolous young man. HEI has to marry an undergraduate KO FUN (LEUNG CHING KI, TOBY) whom he has made pregnant…
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Episode 1
13-06-200644mTin Yam is a professional engineer. His wife died when their son, Sai Hei, was eight years old. He then married Tak Kiu, who is a teacher. Yam thought he found a good mother for...
- Ep 2
2.Episode 2
14-06-200644mLan is shocked to learn that Kiu has not had sex with Yam for six months and she believes that Yam must have been seeing someone else. She is determined to find proof with the hel...
- Ep 3
3.Episode 3
15-06-200644mHei leaves behind the AIDS prevention promotion leaflet at the house where he is delivering some takeaway. Fu, a talented high school student, thinks that he is infected with AIDS...
- Ep 4
4.Episode 4
16-06-200644mHei goes to work at the Japanese restaurant owned by Chi and Man. He comes across Fun there. He invites Fun to join him at a street party and they have fun together. Kiu begins...
- Ep 5
5.Episode 5
19-06-200644mYam seeks help from Lei and she reasons that the root of his problem is due to some mental stress and proposes to help him solve his problem at a hotel. However, Lan and her frien...
- Ep 6
6.Episode 6
20-06-200644mKiu finds Fun’s pregnancy test result but Yam mistakenly thinks she is cheating on him. Kiu clarifies and finds out that Hei is responsible for Fun’s pregnancy. Kiu and Yam feel...
- Ep 7
7.Episode 7
21-06-200644mKiu asks Lei out to talk about things. Yam tries to solve the misunderstanding. He does not know that Lei hasn’t told Kiu anything. He, however, makes things more complicated wh...
- Ep 8
8.Episode 8
22-06-200644mFun is upset as Hei does not understand her and sacrifices time not on their wedding, but on patching up his parents’ relationship. She then loses her jade and decides to run away...
- Ep 9
9.Episode 9
23-06-200644mKiu is disappointed that Yam cannot bring himself to face reality; their relationship worsens, as Yam is upset for losing face in front of his friends and relatives. Cheong and He...
- Ep 10
10.Episode 10
26-06-200644mYan is unhappy with Hei and assigns him to work dangerously at the construction site. Hei nearly gets hurt, but luckily, Chi helps him out. The work at the construction site has...
- Ep 11
11.Episode 11
27-06-200644mYam is determined to sue Kiu and Kiu knows she has a slim chance of winning. Though reluctant, she must agree to Yam’s irrational requests. Cheong and Man appear to be a loving c...
- Ep 12
12.Episode 12
28-06-200644mInstead, Chung finally decides to go to the church himself. However, when he arrives, the ceremony is over. Hei then brings him to the martial arts centre to work out his frustra...
- Ep 13
13.Episode 13
29-06-200644mYam finally chooses Kiu to help him and Li leaves in anger. Afterwards, Kiu feels lost. On the other side, Chung volunteers to participate in a martial arts match and gets bruise...
- Ep 14
14.Episode 14
30-06-200644mHei and his friends go to a street party as usual and come across Chung and Wai. Chung tells Hei that Wai helped him improve his relationship with his mother. Yam, on the other s...
- Ep 15
15.Episode 15
03-07-200644mFun moves back home and faces Lan’s sarcasm. To save face, Yam goes to Fun’s school and takes her home. Wai is not happy and tries to interfere. Suddenly, Fun does not feel well...
- Ep 16
16.Episode 16
04-07-200644mYam goes home alone after visiting his baby grandson. He is having his birthday and no one celebrates with him. Hei remembers the past when he sees the gold medal, decides to for...
- Ep 17
17.Episode 17
05-07-200644mBen teaches Kiu to work out on a treadmill, but she nearly hurts herself as a result. Fortunately, Hak is there to save her again. Ben and Hak express their love for Kiu at the s...
- Ep 18
18.Episode 18
06-07-200644mChung’s ex-girlfriend, who is now married to another man, calls and asks him for help. Wai senses that something is wrong and learns that she wants to cheat Chung for his money....
- Ep 19
19.Episode 19
07-07-200644mWai and Chung come across Chi and Pui. When they learn about what has happened, Chung lends them his boat to stay at temporarily. Chung then expresses his feelings for Wai and th...
- Ep 20
20.Episode 20
10-07-200644mHei panics when he discovers that his baby is missing. Luckily, Tseung is only playing a trick on him. Fun must make a painful choice between her studies and her baby. Hei encou...
- Ep 21
21.Episode 21
11-07-200644mYam tells Kiu his true feelings and Kiu is touched. She tells him the truth and her feelings too. Fun spends a wonderful time with Hei and the baby before she goes abroad for her...
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