1997. Joy Sing, alpha female, optimistic, hard working and demanding is the CFO of a big corporation. She has just given birth to a son. With the handover approaching, her career is thriving. On the other hand, due to his strong British affiliation, her husband has lost his position as CEO to BC Ching and moves to Singapore to start a new business.

Joy's hard work and exceptional abilities have impressed BC, yet has left her with little time to devote to her family and her husband who is struggling in Singapore. Joy spends any spare time she has with her best friend and assistant, Sung. Sung introduces Joy to her handsome new boyfriend, Kenny., who later accuses Joy of seducing him. It upsets Sung and she resigns.

After the handover, Hong Kong is hit heavily by the Asian financial crisis and the economy suffers badly. Joy's company starts to lay off staff to cut costs and the staff go on strike. BC and Joy work together to solve the crisis and Joy, representing the company, manages to stave off the strike. During this time, Joy discovers that BC has feelings for her...