Destiny

Yao Siqi (Joanne Peh) is optimistic and confident and firmly believes she is in control of her own fate. At a tender age, she witnessed the death of her parents who committed suicide as a result of failed business ventures. She then grew up in a loving environment thanks to her foster parents Mr and Mrs Fan Dawei. The Fan family has 2 sons. The elder Yining (Ix Shen) is upright and honest, while the younger Yijie (Hawick Lau) is lively and handsome.

Siqi's friend Cenfei (Michelle Chia) comes from a poor family. With a compulsive gambler as a father, the burden of having to support a family of six falls squarely on her and her mother. Cenfei is gentle and kind-hearted. As a result of her humble upbringing, she accepts her destiny and is consumed with the thought of giving her family a good life.

Siqi, Cenfei and Yijie are childhood friends. When they were young, out of playfulness, they tried their hands at drawing divination lots. Yijie got the divination lots mixed up. One of the lots literally meant "Better dead than alive", predicting a bleak future filled with dread. Siqi gave the better divination lot "They who sow in tears will reap in joy" to Cenfei. Both Siqi and Yijie give little thought to the divination lots. However Cenfei takes to heart the reading in the divination lot and is firmly guided by the belief that if she works hard, she will eventually be rewarded.

After she graduates, Siqi becomes a newscaster while Cenfei hopes to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry. However, things are far from rosy for Cenfei. Her family is still financially strapped and her relationship with Yining fails to take off. She catches the eye of entrepreneur Shen Congye (Huang Wenyong). Cenfei thinks that it's fate that she marrying well and that with her marriage into the upper class, her family will thus be able to live comfortably. Soon after her marriage, Cenfei discovers Congye is not only abusive and possessive, he is also highly suspicious . She is deeply perturbed that Congye is distrustful of her but does not have the courage to break away from him.

Siqi, whom Yining has shown much care and concern for, has always looked upon him as an older brother.She and Yijie, who is two years her junior, have a liking for each other. When Yining finally confesses his love for her, Siqi turns him down flatly and insists that Yijie bring their relationship into the open. As Yijie is preoccupied with legal issues and his career, he is reluctant to share his worries with Siqi and instead tries to dodge her questions. Siqi becomes disappointed with him for his indecisiveness towards matters of the heart.

During this time, Siqi becomes acquainted with the suave and mature Shen Jingwen (Tay Ping Hui). By the time Yijie realizes Siqi is still his true love, Siqi has become fast friends with Jingwen.

Jingwen is Congye's nephew. After Jingwen joins the family business Shen Enterprise, he raises concerns over Congye's investment plans. A conflict ensues and Congye decides to leave to set up his own business. Jingwen then discovers Shen Enterprise has become debt-ridden and is on the brink of bankruptcy.

Just as Siqi falls for Jingwen, she discovers Jingwen has been selflessly taking care of a handicapped lady Ye Ling (Lynn Poh). Emotional entanglements complicate both Jingwen and Siqi's lives. While going through the belongings left behind by her parents, she finally learns the truth behind her parents' suicides, which are linked to the Shen family. How will Siqi handle the truth?

Congye abducts Ye Ling to lure Jingwen and forces poisoned wine down their throats. Will Jingwen survive this ordeal?