Steps - Season 1 - Episode 2

1x1 - Episode 1

September 10, 2007

LEE LIK-KEUNG treats his colleagues some greasy food. His colleagues invite him to play mahjong at a clubhouse. As he is going to see his younger sister, LEE SUM-YING, dance, he cannot make it. Apart from him, the principal of Bo Bo Dance Sport Studio, TIK PO-PO, and her daughter, CHING KA-MAN, are also in the audience. PO-PO invites YING to teach at her school. YING, who has signed up for a dance troupe, turns her down. CHING KA-TSUN works at a beverage group. He wants to introduce to his big boss, YEUNG HON-TO, a new drink he has recently come up with but is stopped by his supervisor, CHENG KWOK-KUEN. KA-MAN’s housewife students are not happy with her teaching attitude. KEUNG and TSUN bump into YING at a supermarket. YING is hurt by the goods of the supermarket because of TSUN’s fault. As a result, her performance at the audition for the dance troupe is hugely affected. She is not giving up so easily though.… ...

1x3 - Episode 3

September 12, 2007

SZE-MAN’s mother holds a party at home to welcome the return of her daughter. Invited by her mother, SZE-MAN dances at the party. Her performance meets with loud applause. SZE-MAN is looking for a job, but her mother tells her to help out at Hei Yeung Yeung instead. She agrees unwillingly. SZE-MAN and YEUNG SING worship at a temple, where they run into SHENG. The three of them walk around the temple together. SZE-MAN is impressed by SHENG’s profound knowledge of Chinese culture. YING decides to take part in a dance competition to raise money for her studies abroad. KEUNG follows LAM. LAM settles her eyes on a crystal necklace. Later, KEUNG buys the necklace secretly and sends it to her company as an anonymous sender. LAM, however, thinks that it is from her old lover. She asks her ex-boyfriend out to thank him, who does not clarify the misunderstanding. TO and his staff go to a holiday camp.… ...

1x4 - Episode 4

September 13, 2007

TO has a heart attack. He finds it a pain that he has to be very careful with what he eats in future. KUEN demands his staff to all go for a body check-up. KEUNG refuses to so. He is marched to the hospital by TSUN in the end. YING takes a new look on TSUN when she sees him care so much about KEUNG. TSUN therefore tells her how his father had died from heart disease when he was still a child. PO-PO has difficulty in finding a partner for YING for the competition. LUN tells YING that KA-MAN has decided not to participate in the competition. He wishes that he could be her partner. YING accepts his idea. The doctor requests TO to take a leave and rest. TO wants SZE-MAN to take care of his business. LUN is going out with KA-MAN when YING calls. LUN lies to KA-MAN that something urgent has happened and he has to leave at once. KA-MAN follows him. She discovers that he is actually meeting YING to practice for the competition.… ...

1x5 - Episode 5

September 14, 2007

TAT has come up with a new drink. TSUN thinks very highly of it. On the other hand, however, he advises TAT to leave the company as soon as possible. TAT is confused. He asks LAM to see if she has any clue. LAM misconstrues that TSUN has learnt of the company’s lay-off plan. She goes to KEUNG. He guarantees TAT will not be sacked. SZE-MAN calls a meeting with KEUNG’s department. She requests everyone to each think of an idea. TAT points out that the company is too conservative. SZE-MAN appreciates him. KUEN deletes the file that contains TSUN’s new product and tells TSUN he is a good friend of TO. TSUN is very angry. PO-PO is designing a dance costumes for YING. KA-MAN accuses her of being impartial. YING apologizes to PO-PO for ruining her relationship with KA-MAN. PO-PO claims that YING has in fact do her a favor by rousing KA-MAN. SZE-MAN goes out with SHENG. They meet TAT. TAT tells her he will resign on his own accord.… ...

1x6 - Episode 6

September 17, 2007

In order to make YING lose and kick her out of the dancing school, KA-MAN makes YING an exhibition of herself at the dance competition. YING and SHENG come third in the end while KA-MAN and LUN forth. KA-MAN is angry. TSUN, YING and the other are celebrating when LUN calls and says that KA-MAN, who is drunk, is creating trouble at a bar. TSUN and PO-PO rush to where KA-MAN is. When they get there, KA-MAN is having an argument with a taxi driver. TSUN gives the driver some money to quiet him down. KEUNG is fired by SZE-MAN. Unwilling to reconcile, he swears to proof his innocence. He demands a colleague of his to put a tap in KUEN’s wallet. KEUNG is discovered by SZE-MAN when he is following KUEN. SZE-MAN finds out that it is in fact KUEN who uses inferior herbs. Without hesitation, she sacks KUEN. SZE-MAN invites KUENG and TSUN to return to the company.… ...

1x7 - Episode 7

September 18, 2007

LAM’s boyfriend, PO, promises to take her to Maldives for a holiday. Encouraged by this, LAM has been practicing extra hard. So is KEUNG, as he wishes to dance with LAM before she goes on the holiday. YING asks LAM to take her to PO’s gymnasium. She worries for KEUNG when she sees how PO cares for LAM. YING tells KEUNG how good PO is to LAM. KEUNG is disheartened. TSUN’s new product is very popular. SZE-MAN is glad. TAT bumps into SZE-MAN at a bookshop. She tells him her parents never allow her to eat street side snack. TAT takes her to a snacking spree as soon as he hears this. SZE-MAN is overjoyed. TAT’s colleagues celebrate for him. JUDY breaks LAM’s crystal accidentally, but LAM thinks that it is KEUNG who breaks it. PO borrows 200,000 dollars from LAM. YING discovers that PO is dating other women and that he is a womanizer indeed. She calls and asks TSUN to tell LAM all about this in no time.… ...

1x8 - Episode 8

September 19, 2007

KEUNG is disappointed both at work and relationship. YING gives him some words of consolation. When doing this, she takes the opportunity to ask him about TSUN’s marital status. KEUNG tells him that TSUN has chosen to be single. YING goes to the herbal teashop to see TSUN, only to be given the cold shoulder. JUDY learns about TSUN and TAT’s idea for the packaging of the company’s products. She proposes the ideas to SZE-MAN at a meeting before TSUN and TAT can do so. YING cares so much of TSUN that he does not know how to react. KEUNG sees everything. While TSUN has been busy with product design, KEUNG has been drinking his sorrows away. KEUNG, who was drunk the night before, is late for work. SZE-MAN is displeased. Provoked by JUDY, KEUNG accuses TSUN of taking credit for his achievement. TSUN has a date with YING again.… ...

1x9 - Episode 9

September 20, 2007

SZE-MAN and SHENG have a good chat over their lives overseas. TAT feels a bit out of the place. Knowing that TAT is in a bad mood, SZE-MAN gives SING’s helicopter model to him as present. SZE-MAN and SHENG apologize to SING. To tease him, SING demands SHENG to pay for his model, which costs a great deal. SHENG agrees. SHENG expresses his love for SZE-MAN, who accepts him readily. Hei Yeung Yeung is looking for a female model for its new commercial. TSUN is a bit surprised to learn that KA-MAN is on the recommendation list. SZE-MAN encourages KA-MAN to have a go at the audition. KA-MAN has outdone a famous artiste and won the cast. KA-MAN insists in using her own make-up artist. As a result, she is late for the shooting. The director flies into a fit of rage. SZE-MAN and TSUN suggest using YING instead. YING agrees unwittingly. KA-MAN does not show up until the shooting has already begun.… ...

1x10 - Episode 10

September 21, 2007

KEUNG believes that KA-MAN hurt LAM and YING deliberately. He swears to sue her. He also suspects that TSUN was also involved in this. LAM feels uneasy when she hears the sound of glass shattering. Luckily KEUNG is by her side. PO-PO and TSUN visit LAM. They tell her they will take care of all her medical expenses. LAM begs KEUNG to let KA-MAN off. KEUNG agrees not to report to the police. On the other hand, however, he requests KEUNG to do something unreasonable. TSUN gives YING a lift to the hospital for her follow-up. He takes very good care of her; she is very pleased. Some herbal tea products of other brands are accused of containing ingredients that are harmful to people’s health. Affected by the news, the turnover of Hei Yeung Yeung has dropped considerably. Everybody at the company is very enthusiastic in making suggestions to help boost the sales. They come up with the idea of producing a TV program.… ...

1x11 - Episode 11

September 24, 2007

YING would like to get a dance instructor license. She is supported by both PO-PO and KA-MAN. TSUN and YING have a date. Someone follows and pesters YING. TSUN therefore decides to be her partner so that he can help and protect her. Hei Yeung Yeung is organizing a “Dance Carnival” with a charitable organization. SZE-MAN appoints KEUNG and TSUN to be the persons-in-charge. TSUN gives YING a lift to her place after the exam. They bump into KEUNG on the way. KEUNG requests to go to TSUN’s house. The two men have a negotiation in the kitchen, where they almost have a fight. KEUNG’s colleagues tease him for his relationship with LAM. He makes up his mind that he will propose to her. KEUNG tries hard to look for a best time to propose to LAM. At the group dancing session he finally plunks up enough courage to do it. Everyone at the carnival supports his sudden move. Overwhelmed, LAM says “yes” in tears.

1x12 - Episode 12

September 25, 2007

SHENG gets an urgent call from Canada. He needs to go back to his family there as soon as possible. An idea occurs to SZE-MAN as she is seeing him off at the airport. She decides to open a branch along the MTR line. SHENG calls and tells SZE-MAN that he will not be able to return to Hong Kong and act as KEUNG’s best man as promised. SZE-MAN is hugely disappointed. Just when SZE-MAN is at her wit’s end as to how to design the new shop SING inspires her. She decides that her new shop will be minimalist. It is KEUNG and LAM’s wedding. As all guests are blessing the bride and the groom, TAT screws up his courage to express his feelings for SZE-MAN. She is turning him down when SHENG suddenly shows up. TAT did not realize until now that they are lovers. YING is awarded the certificate in dance teaching. She is a bit discouraged to see that the general public does not like dancing much.… ...

1x13 - Episode 13

September 26, 2007

The grand opening of SZE-MAN’s new shop is full of twists and turns. Fortunately, with the arrival of YING the artiste invited to perform the ribbon-cutting ceremony agrees to wait a bit longer. KUEN arrives with the intention to make a mess. His plan fails with TSUN and TAT’s collaborative efforts. SZE-MAN is fatigue with work. TAT accompanies her to the hospital. JUDY sees them. As a matter of fact, JUDY is KUEN’s lover. On his return from his honeymoon with LAM, KEUNG is a bit shocked to know that the launching of the branch shop, which he is responsible for, has already begun. With JUDY’s fanning the flames, KEUNG is even more biased against TSUN. SZE-MAN suggests selling soup at the shops. She asks KEUNG to take charge of the project. TSUN objects to her idea, saying that it will be too risky to do so now that the branch is still yet to open.… ...

1x14 - Episode 14

September 27, 2007

TO demands TSUN to tell him who is the people in charge of the soup project. TSUN stresses that it is a team project. TO blames KEUNG for not stopping SZE-MAN from developing too fast. KEUNG is fired. Misled by JUDY, KEUNG wrongly believes that TSUN has betrayed him for his own benefit. SHENG has been acting rather oddly recently. It turns out that he is already married with a five-year old daughter who has poor health. KEUNG runs into TSUN and YING on the street. He goes up to teach TSUN a good lesson. When he is home, he even requests his younger sister to leave TSUN. Irritated, YING tells him that she is moving out. WAI-KWAN, SZE-MAN’s mother, discovers that SZE-MAN is going out with SHENG. She hires a private detective to find out what kind of man he is. It hurts SZE-MAN to the core to see the intimacy between SHENG and his wife. SZE-MAN has a date with SHENG, who tells her everything honestly.… ...

1x15 - Episode 15

September 28, 2007

After learning that HO has tried to send away SHENG with money, SZE-MAN leaves home in anger. She puts up at YING’s for the time being. In the evening, SZE-MAN, who is rather lonely, looks at the moon. TAT gives her some words of consolation. The two also dance together. KWAN finds out that SZE-MAN is staying at YING’s. She visits SZE-MAN. She gives KEUNG a check of 300,000 dollars for the renovation of the apartment to make it a more comfortable place for SZE-MAN. SHENG takes SZE-MAN to see his daughter and his wife, ANITA. The meeting turns out to be a very awkward one. The workers of Hei Yeung Yeung’s factory in the mainland are staging a strike. With much mediation, TSUN finally manages to settle it down peacefully. TO appreciates his good work. He decides to take back his decision to invite KUEN back. On the other hand, KUEN, who is now working for another company, is caught once again for embezzlement. He is sacked.… ...

1x16 - Episode 16

October 1, 2007

After thinking about it very carefully, SZE-MAN has made up her mind to leave SHENG. At the last moment, nevertheless, she does not dare to tell him her decision. TAI takes SHENG to SZE-MAN and makes him tell them who is woman he loves the most. In the meantime, SHENG receives a call telling him that ANITA has been sent to hospital. SZE-MAN proposes to break up with SHENG. He expresses frankly that he is not willing to. SZE-MAN retorts that he is already heavily indebted to his daughter. After dancing a last dance, SZE-MAN leaves without turning her head. TO visits an old employee of his with TSUN. It so happens that KEUNG is now the security guard of the building in which that employee lives. TSUN and KEUNG have a verbal fight. TSUN and YING are taking part in an amateur dancing competition. TSUN is very nervous. YING tries all she can to calm him down. TSUN keeps making mistake. They fall on to the ground.… ...

1x17 - Episode 17

October 2, 2007

LAM tells TO that SZE-MAN has fallen ill. She is so careless to reveal to him that SZE-MAN is planning to start her own business. TO takes this very seriously. He asks LAM to steal SZE-MAN’s proposal. LAM is so clumsy that she fails to do so. When practicing, KA-MAN surprises everyone by saying that she is not partnering with LUN anymore. PO-PO follows KA-MAN. She discovers that KA-MAN is learning dancing from AMANDA, the prestigious dancer. PO-PO forgets herself and tells KA-MAN to go home with her. PO-PO used to learn dancing with AMANDA many years ago. AMANDA seduced their teacher, who was already married, and ruined his family. She had to leave Hong Kong in the end when PO-PO exposed what she had done. KA-MAN is moving out when PO-PO and TSUN are home. PO-PO tries but fails to stop her from moving to AMANDA’s place. AMANDA goes to PO-PO’s school with her students to challenge her to a dance fight.… ...

1x18 - Episode 18

October 3, 2007

TO is glad to see that SZE-MAN has been doing quite well at work. Though he does not say it, he appreciates her effort in his heart. YING’s vision blurs suddenly when everybody is having a good chat but she does not pay too much attention to it. LAM tells her friends that she might be pregnant. Everybody gives her their blessings. It turns out later that LAM has enterogastritis and has put up on weight instead. To lose the few pounds gained she decides to dance hard. SING meets up with SZE-MAN, during which he requests her to go to his place to celebrate his birthday. The birthday dinner ends up in discord as SING argues with his daughter over some trivial matter. The business of the dancing school has dropped considerably since PO-PO was injured. To make things even worse, AMANDA is trying to rent the school from the landlord.… ...

1x19 - Episode 19

October 4, 2007

KEUNG withdraws at the last minute. SZE-MAN is enraged. In addition to consoling her, TAT expresses that he will keep his promise to follow wherever SZE-MAN is. CHRIS, SZE-MAN’s business partner, decides not to cooperate with her all of a sudden. This comes as a big strike to her. Overstressed for too long, SZE-MAN collapses at last. She cries in TAT’s arms. SING and other colleagues have arranged a date for TO and SZE-MAN. The father and daughter dance together. They both grasp the opportunity to apologize to each other. YING’s eye problem is getting worse and worse. She goes to have a check-up. It turns out that her retina has detached. If she does not have an operation as soon as possible she may go blind. She asks SZE-MAN to keep this a secret so as not to affect her competition. AMANDA is also busy preparing for the competition. She teaches KA-MAN some dirty tricks.

1x20 - Episode 20

October 5, 2007

SZE-MAN advises YING to withdraw from the competition. TSUN has also learnt of the news. YING lies to him that her eye problem is now under control so that he will not be detracted. During the competition, YING loses her sight temporarily suddenly. Determined to redeem the reputation of the dancing school, she refuses to give up. Neither YING nor KA-MAN’s team wins any place, but YING and TSUN are given a special award for their performance. After the defeat, KA-MAN realizes that AMANDA has been using her to revenge her mother. She and AMANDA have a fight. In the midst of the chaos, KA-MAN pushes AMANDA down the stairs. AMANDA is seriously injured. Feeling helpless, KA-MAN calls her mother. During her recuperation, YING keeps pressing TSUN to marry her. TSUN says that he will propose to her when Hong Kong snows. YING does not know whether to cry or laugh. TAT expresses his love for SZE-MAN once again.… ...

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