Shine

Economist Trin meets singer Thanwa as protests erupt outside, clashing with his uncle’s military authority.

Reporter Naran challenges Colonel Khrairoot over corruption as a romantic letter column captivates the nation.

Thanwa draws closer to Trin while political tensions ease at school and secret messages pass behind the scenes.

As a love letter column stirs hearts, proof of Khrairoot’s collusion lands in Naran’s hands.

Thanwa clashes with his father at a public event as military pressure mounts near the power plant site.

An exposé halts the power plant project, leaving Naran accused of leaks and isolated at his newspaper.

While Trin and Thanwa find happiness, looming crackdowns threaten protests—and Trin’s safety.

Grief and guilt consume Thanwa as Naran quits journalism and Khrairoot admits acting under military orders.

CHOI, with a basket of fruit in his hand, makes a formal apology to CHOI-WAN but is rejected. CHOI and SZE go to see WAH trying to get him to say sorry to CHOI-WAN. To their surprise, WAH is peddling in the street and is later arrested by …

CHOI asks about the competition results as soon as he wakes up. He is chuffed to bits when he hears that both WAH and the cheering group are awarded medals. Having become more confident, CHOI wants his students to take part in basketball c…

LEUNG proposes to YAN but is rejected. He is therefore very upset. Knowing that LEUNG is in a bad mood, the students mean to get him and YAN to go bowling, which offers the pair a chance to make up with each other. YAN has fallen behind sc…

YIN’s food business has been going down, so LEUNG turns to CHOI for advice. LEUNG suggests YIN should close her business as her workers and machines are too old to cope with any large-scale production. His suggestion is however not accepte…

While CHOI is trying to express his love for her, SZE receives a phone call informing her that SHAN is again arrested for possessing drugs. SHAN insists that he is innocent but SZE does not trust him. Feeling deeply frustrated, SHAN stomps…

CHOI tries every possible way to please SZE, which makes him an object of ridicule for SHAN. Having been mocked continually, CHOI starts to feel discouraged. CHOI offers to help HO who is lured into debt by DIANA. HO is therefore very grat…

CHOI asks YIN to provide the school with lunch boxes and YIN accepts the offer. YUET and SHAN argue about how to distribute the lunch boxes, almost causing a fight between the boys and the girls. CHOI hurries to the scene to settle the dis…

CHOI knows something strange is going on when he sees LEUNG pick up an earring for SZE. He tries to find out from BIU whether LEUNG is still in contact with YAN, hoping that it will give him more hints about the development of the relation…

Knowing that LEUNG and SZE will go camping with their students, CHOI decides to join them. He again challenges LEUNG to a fair competition to see who can win SZE’s heart, which is overheard by SZE who passes by. CHOI seeks every chance to …

SZE is so confused. When she is back to school, she meets FUNG who advises her not to rush to make a decision until she has spent some time with CHOI and LEUNG. SHAN’s supervision order has finally completed. After visiting the tomb of his…

The new school term has started but YUET is disappointed to know that LEUNG is no longer her class teacher. YUET asks LEUNG to sign the birthday card for SZE. Knowing that SZE’s birthday is coming soon, LEUNG has got a plan in his head. YU…

SHAN sees YUNG off at the airport. He asks LEUNG to go with him and arranges a dinner between SZE and LEUNG. SZE feels guilty for having dirtied LEUNG’s shirt. Two teachers from CHOI’s school have been caught in a love triangle. CHOI seems…

CHOI is going to join LEE SIU-CHIU’s corporation as a senior member of staff. SZE and LEUNG support his decision although they are sad to see him go. Impoverished student MAK KING-KEI has won the National Essay Competition and is awarded a…

YUET cannot make a go of her relationship with LEUNG and has got so depressed. Her academic performance has also been affected. SZE and LEUNG host a home party for their students, during which YUET has been so rude to SZE. SZE understands …

CHOI enjoys the massage device designed by the students. He looks so proud of his students and himself and gets teased about this. Caretaker NGO is not feeling well. CHOI is pleased to grant her sick leave and even asks YIN to substitute f…

LEUNG remembers that he was chosen as the bone marrow donor for KWONG but that he did not show up for the bone marrow transplant as he had an urgent matter to deal with. He suspects that KWONG was the patient waiting for his bone marrow an…

SZE and LEUNG have been downcast about their separation. In order not to affect SHAN in any way, they have decided to keep it secret. SHAN notices that SZE and LEUNG have not been on speaking terms. Believing that SZE still cannot get over…

SHAN is diagnosed with Leukemia. CHOI tries to console SZE who is devastated by the news. SHAN remains quite calm although he knows he is suffering from a fatal disease. He is so optimistic that he even tells SZE not to worry about him. CH…

SHAN’s operation is a success, which thrills everybody utterly. SHAN is very grateful to CHOI and considers him one of his greatest friends. This makes LEUNG a little upset and jealous. WAH is allowed to join the Hong Kong Team but nobody …

The students have begun a campaign to save the school and are trying to collect signatures from their schoolmates. CHOI presents to WING the signatures from the students and the annual report by the teachers. He pleads with WING to change …

YUET is blamed for agreeing to WING’s request. WAH and SHAN give a few words of encouragement to their classmates. CHOI tries to convince the students of their power with the success of the vigil. All teachers have put their students on th…

CHOI reveals that five students got an A respectively, adding up to five distinctions in total. WINSON claims that the school is bound to close and immediately gets told off by the teachers. WING attends a meeting at the school, during whi…