The Charm Beneath
The Charm Beneath
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The Charm Beneath

6.0 / 10
2005
1 season
30 episodes
Drama

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...

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  • Ep 1

    1.Episode 1

    17-10-200544m

    The first perfume retail shop of Halle de Fleur opens for business. The second young master, CHUK YAU YIP, returns from abroad; he brings along a big clock for the business opening...

  • Ep 2

    2.Episode 2

    18-10-200544m

    SHING has a dispute with SHAN over the background of SHEUNG. All the CHUK’s family members (CHUK, the last name of the family) have prejudice against SHEUNG; WAI also thinks that i...

  • Ep 3

    3.Episode 3

    19-10-200544m

    After taking SHEUNG to leave Moon Yuen, the big house of CHUK’s family, SHING comes to know that SHEUNG is pregnant. However, he does not want SHAN to make concession because of SH...

  • Ep 4

    4.Episode 4

    20-10-200544m

    On witnessing the calamity happening to SHING, SHEUNG faints and she is sent to hospital. YIP tells SHAN the pregnancy of SHEUNG; SHAN is eventually allowed into the CHUK’s family....

  • Ep 5

    5.Episode 5

    21-10-200544m

    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 cr...

  • Ep 6

    6.Episode 6

    24-10-200544m

    SHEUNG is diagnosed to have prenatal depression. SHEUNG is discharged and returns home, where SIN, YUNG and others feel uneasy. In a street, MAN and WAI see a man, who sells his da...

  • Ep 7

    7.Episode 7

    25-10-200544m

    MAN discovers CHING sends the product to the girls working in brothels. When returning home, MAN reprimands YIP for helping the unhealthy growth in the society; YIP does not think...

  • Ep 8

    8.Episode 8

    26-10-200544m

    When CHEONG falls from height, YUEN WING WAH, the advisory lawyer of Halle de fleur, happens to appear and CHEONG is rescued. WAI has a dispute with SIN and YUNG over CHEONG’s inci...

  • Ep 9

    9.Episode 9

    27-10-200544m

    SHAN is heartbroken because SHING does not have a son to continue the family line while WAI comforts him. Later WAI feels relieved as SHAN has given his granddaughter a name as MEI...

  • Ep 10

    10.Episode 10

    28-10-200544m

    TIN pretends to hit SIN to win the sympathy from SHAN, who does not want this to happen; he orders the family members not to disclose the family scandal to outsiders. After taking...

  • Ep 11

    11.Episode 11

    31-10-200544m

    SHAN warns the family members not to question WAI’s identity, but WAI cannot feel relieved for this. CHING buys a brooch for YUNG while FONG thinks that CHING is an obedient son an...

  • Ep 12

    12.Episode 12

    01-11-200544m

    KEUNG sees that YIP and HIU CHING are in good relationship; he then forces HIU CHING to set up a plan to kidnap YIP. FONG suggests YIP to manufacture gardenia perfume so as to conf...

  • Ep 13

    13.Episode 13

    02-11-200544m

    YIP and FONG return home safely; YIP does not allow his family to report to police. SIN hurriedly tries to take back her part of the ransom money that she has given earlier; WAI ri...

  • Ep 14

    14.Episode 14

    03-11-200544m

    Actually, WAI comes to make order of sweet soup for the birthday party of SHAN; FOON and HUNG are feeling lucky that WAI does not overhear what they have said. YUNG selects return-...

  • Ep 15

    15.Episode 15

    04-11-200544m

    HIU CHING denotes to YIP that her elder brother has involved in a traffic accident in Tianjin, where the victim of the accident asks for compensation. YIP is not aware there is a t...

  • Ep 16

    16.Episode 16

    07-11-200544m

    HIU CHING confesses to YIP frankly that it is the money that brings them together. The half drunk YIP cannot cope with the instigation; he picks up a knife on the ground and he sta...

  • Ep 17

    17.Episode 17

    08-11-200544m

    On seeing that SHAN has done a lot of things for YIP, WAI is touched and she cannot help but be grateful to his love and care since childhood. PUN suggests to SHAN that YIP and SUE...

  • Ep 18

    18.Episode 18

    09-11-200544m

    In order not to let WAI have further grievances because of him, LONG decides to leave Moon Yuen. The floating cash in CHUK’s family becomes tight as SHAN has admitted into hospital...

  • Ep 19

    19.Episode 19

    10-11-200544m

    MAN and WAI make some sweet snack for SHAN, who feels relieved to see the two girls more intimate than before; he decides to amend the will. In order not to make SHAN instigated ag...

  • Ep 20

    20.Episode 20

    11-11-200544m

    WAI reprimands TIN when seeing him wearing SHAN’s overcoat; with the explanation given by BONG, it comes to know that it is a misunderstanding. In his dream, YIP has the encouragem...

  • Ep 21

    21.Episode 21

    14-11-200544m

    With FONG’s encouragement, YIP vows to work hard in front of the signboard of Halle de Fleur. SIN and TIN try to make all others back down in the face of difficulty by humiliating...

  • Ep 22

    22.Episode 22

    15-11-200544m

    YIP and others question BONG for the matter of fake signature; SIN firmly takes up the responsibility of the accusation to alleviate the great family pressure placed on BONG. SIN i...

  • Ep 23

    23.Episode 23

    16-11-200544m

    Oversea Imports, “Add Beauty”, become the new opponent to Falle de Fleur; YIP and his team have to figure out some strategy hurriedly. For bringing happiness to children, FAI draws...

  • Ep 24

    24.Episode 24

    17-11-200544m

    Seeing that the smile of MAN is so sweet, FAI uses her as a blueprint in his cartoon characters. Because the chemical substances in “Add Beauty” is over the required standard, it i...

  • Ep 25

    25.Episode 25

    18-11-200544m

    MAN slaps FAI on the face, thinking that he only comes close to her simply because he wants to collect information of the whereabouts of HIU CHING. Unable to bear the other people’...

  • Ep 26

    26.Episode 26

    21-11-200544m

    YIP goes to FAI’s house, where he is surprised to see FAI is dead. YIP is suspected to commit murder and detained by police. Yip points out that WAH is able to be his time witness....

  • Ep 27

    27.Episode 27

    22-11-200544m

    YIP comes across HIU CHING; he then chases after her with negative result to get her. HIU CHING is shocked to know that FAI is dead. She goes to look for YIP as YIP has something t...

  • Ep 28

    28.Episode 28

    23-11-200544m

    On seeing that YIP cares for HIU CHING, FONG runs out of the door; YIP chases after and he explains; FONG forgives him finally. On one side, SHEUNG tells HIU CHING that YIP loves F...

  • Ep 29

    29.Episode 29

    24-11-200544m

    WAI has a miscarriage, while CHEONG hurries to hospital; he eventually sees WAI after a long begging. However, WAI denotes that she wants to divorce him. For revenge, SHEUNG not on...

  • Ep 30

    30.Episode 30

    25-11-200544m

    YIP does not believe WAI’s accusation against SHEUNG. WAI reads again the letter that CHEONG has given her; she even has more sorrow. Japanese armies invade China and the situation...

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