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Main Characters: Supporting Cast: Plot Summary [ warning: SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS ] Fast forward around 18 years, and we begin the series in the summer of Hong Kong, where the youth of the series are enjoying their summer vacation and the main theme of the series is introduced- swimming. Busy's father Yau Dak was an extremely famous swimmer back in his day, and for years Busy has lived with him and her father's close friends and "students" of the same teacher, all well-known and accomplished swimmers who have retired. However, when Yau Dak's swim team comes under the threat of being kicked out of the local swimming association, Yau Dak comes out of retirement to try and save his team. This is futile, however, since he does not have enough time to prepare before the deciding competition. His swim team is therefore stuck with the 6am-8am time slot only, and this proves problematic since his so-called "team" consists of young children who would onetheless find it difficult to wake up that early. Rain returns to Hong Kong when she discovers that her father is not dead, but actually alive and living with the older sister she also has never known. Rain also happens to be a top swimmer who takes after her talented father. However, she refuses to acknowledge their relationship when she witnesses Yau Dak's inferiority in swimming and when she discovers the misunderstanding between her parents. She also refuses to acknowledge the existence of Busy as her blood older sister because Busy and good friend Stephy tricked her after misunderstanding that Rain was bullying an old man. As for Busy, she has stalked Edwin for two years, following and staring at him every morning in the park where he jogs. Feeling inferior due to her disability, Busy has not yet worked up the courage to introduce herself, much to the chagrin of good friend Stephy. By coincidence, however, Edwin shows up at the pool. Stephy makes good use of this chance and forces Busy to introduce herself to him, and they become friends. When it is revealed that Edwin was at the pool to write an evaluation against Yau Dak, however, Busy is disappointed and ends their friendship. Louis, who has been good friends with Busy and Edwin for years, helps them make up, which angers Rain since she has started to fall in love with Edwin. Louis, however, also has a thing for Rain- she is the girl he "proposed" to online. Rain straightforwardly tells Edwin that she has fallen in love with him, who is confused about his own feelings between Busy and Rain. Busy keeps her own feelings quiet, and Rain is overjoyed when Edwin doesn't reject her love. She also joins Yau Dak's swim team in an effort to save their position in the local swimming association. Busy is forced to swim in a competition when Theresa comes down with a stomachache, and she is rewarded with media attention, sponsorship for their team, and also a position as spokesperson for the team. This angers Rain and she becomes ruthlessly jealous, as she has always been the most talented and hardworking swimmer on the team. Rain becomes more angry and jealous when Edwin breaks up with her and when she realizes that he has always loved Busy, so without notifying Yau Dak's team (named the Angel team in opposition to the other team called Evil or Devils) Rain rejoins the Devils team. The Devils team is headed by Lok Hau Yun, who happens to be Yau Dak's "see dai" and also the man who he suspected had an affair with his wife. In reality, they never had the affair although Yun has tried to pursue Yau Dak's wife Yee for years. Yun is also the villain of the series, stealing the Angel team's design for a specialized bathing suit and also badmouthing Yau Dak in front of Yee. He also proposes to Yee, who accepts but then runs away before the honeymoon when she realizes that she still loves Yau Dak. The misunderstanding between he parents is revealed, and they get back together. Yun uses steroids to ensure that his Devils team will be victorious in the upcoming competition, and when Rain has terrible reactions to the drugs, Yun kicks her off the team. It is then that Rain acknowledges her true friends and family, and rejoins the Angel team. However, it is revealed that her contract with the Devils team can only be terminated if she is able to cough up five million dollars, which means one thing- Busy must replace her. But there is yet another problem. Busy trains so hard that her leg comes down with an infection, and she is unable to swim and must also go under a risky operation. She also treats Edwin coldly, who admits to being in love with her but didn't admit it in front of his other friends. Joe comes and saves the day- he is another guy on the Angel team who has always been laughed at for being poor and cheap. In reality, he is filthy rich but acts poor per his father's request because he was once kidnapped as a child. He provides the five million dollars and Rain trains for the Angel team again. Edwin decides to leave to Italy with his parents when he believes that Busy will never forgive him and doesn't trust that he truly loves her. The day he leaves, Busy suddenly decides that she will forgive him, and rushes to the airport with one of her friends. On the way, she gets into an accident and goes into a coma. This is also the day of the competition. Rain insists they compete because this is Busy's one true wish, and so they head for the pool. The competition is tense and dramatic, and the Devils team wins by a nanosecond. Dejected, the Angel team rushes to the hospital to see Busy, and there they see the Devils team being wheeled in, each member looking very unhealthy from the drugs. The truth about Yun using steroids is revealed, and the boss/sponsor of the Devils team fires Yun on the spot. The Angel team, Yau Dak, and Yee all boo him on the spot. Because the use of steroids disqualifies the Devils team, the Angel team automatically becomes champion. Overjoyed, they rush back to the pool and bring back the trophy to the hospital to show Busy, but are horrified when they see Busy being wheeled in for an operation... Fast forward one month. Joe and Theresa are going out, and Sam and Stephy have formed a mini-singer band called Double S. Rain is touched by Louis' profession of love, but must return to the US to finish her university degree. However, she agrees to continue being Louis' "online wife" and Louis is estatic. Edwin returns from Italy, and shows Busy the pair of shoes he has designed for her. She is in a wheelchair, and Edwin tells her that he is willing to push her for the rest of her life. When he starts to put the shoe on Busy's foot, she kicks him in the pool. The operation not only cured her infection, but the doctor was also able to fix her disability and now Busy can walk like any average person with normal shoes. The whole group comes out to the pool and cheers when Edwin Series Links Evaluation of the Cast and Characters - Edwin Siu as Edwin (Tong Gai Lok) - Bosco Wong as Louis (Chui Siu Lui) - Leila Tong as Rain (Yau Wing) - Other Performances Complaints Other things were just cheesy. Edwin, Stephy, and Theresa all have the same character names in real life and in the series. The fantasy scene where Busy imagines herself as Cinderella and Edwin as Prince Charming was also very cheesy. It was cheesy but also predictable to have Stephy attain her dream of becoming a singer in the series. In General
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