List of Can't Buy Me Love episodes
The television series Can't Buy Me Love ran for 32 episodes and was broadcast on TVB Jade in the third line series. The synopsis is according to Singapore's MediaCorp Channel 8's synopsis, with little name alterations.
Episodic Synopsis
| Episode | Title | Hong Kong Airdate | Repeat telecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | August 23, 2010 | TBA |
| On the day of Qixi Festival, Princess Chiu Yeung and her handmaiden Szeto Ngan Ping disguise themselves as boys and sneak out of the palace to join the festive celebration in Chang’an, where they get into a conflict with Kam Duo Lok, the second master of the Kam family. | |||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | August 24, 2010 | TBA |
| Chiu Yeung and Duo Lok's wedding goes smoothly as planned. Duo Lok is greeted by Chiu Yeung's smiling face as he steps into the bedroom. Chiu Yeung invites Duo Lok to have a drink, but Duo Lok believes that the princess is going to kill him with poisoned wine. | |||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | August 25, 2010 at 10.15pm | TBA |
| Granny Kam invites Chiu Yeung for dinner at Kam's house at the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Chiu Yeung accepts the invitation as she recalls the happy time she used to spend with her grandmother in the past. | |||
| 4 | "Episode 4" | August 26, 2010 | TBA |
| Chiu Yeung is shocked to discover that the lucky charm that her grandmother gave her has gone missing. Believing that she has dropped it inside Kam's house, Chiu Yeung goes to question Duo Lok and demands him to return it at once. | |||
| 5 | "Episode 5" | August 27, 2010 | TBA |
| Granny Kam blames Chiu Yeung for creating all the trouble. She knocks the princess' head and tells her off severely. The rest of the Kam family is shocked and appalled by what she did. | |||
| 6 | "Episode 6" | August 30, 2010 | TBA |
| Without any fear or regret, Granny Kam even urges Chiu Yeung to punish her. Loi Hei is so disappointed with her sons that she refuses to be the head of the family anymore and decides to spend the rest of her life repenting before the ancestral tablets. | |||
| 7 | "Episode 7" | August 31, 2010 | TBA |
| Ngan Ping decides to look for a husband through a matchmaker after obtaining Chiu Yeung’s permission to leave the Palace and get married. She gets Sei Tak to meet the matchmaker on her behalf as she wants to keep a low profile. | |||
| 8 | "Episode 8" | September 1, 2010 | TBA |
| Dowager Tsui begins to question Ngan Ping. Chiu Yeung tries to intercede for Ngan Ping and manages to have her step sisters be punished together for embarrassing Ngan Ping and damaging the royalties' reputation. | |||
| 9 | "Episode 9" | September 2, 2010 | TBA |
| The Kam family is shocked to hear that Ding Fung Gold Store has attracted a large number of customers through massive price deductions due to a former employee being familiar with their price range. Inspired by Sei Tak, Duo Sao manages to boost the sales by offering a wide range of packages. | |||
| 10 | "Episode 10" | September 3, 2010 | TBA |
| Chiu Yeung comes to Kam’s house and announces her decision to withdraw her divorce petition. Duo Lok and his family were astonished by the news and Duo Lok faints at once. | |||
| 11 | "Episode 11" | September 6, 2010 | TBA |
| Granny Kam holds Duo Sao in high regard for his brilliant business mind, thus causing Siu Yuk to feel worried that he might inherit the family business instead of her husband. | |||
| 12 | "Episode 12" | September 7, 2010 | TBA |
| Ngan Ping decides to seek compensation for Lee Yeung, her friend wo had work in the palace; along with Sei Tak when she learns that Lee Yeung's wedding has been called off as a result of Yau Wai's match-making error. | |||
| 13 | "Episode 13" | September 8, 2010 | TBA |
| Duo Lok and the consort princes grumble about their wives in a restaurant without knowing that the Emperor is just sitting next door. The Emperor summons the five princesses to the palace so that they can have a confrontation with their husbands and talk about their problems. | |||
| 14 | "Episode 14" | September 9, 2010 | TBA |
| The Emperor meets with Duo Lok and reveals how Chiu Yeung has praised him for his goodness. Later in the night, the Emperor enjoys his favorite sweet dumplings with Chiu Yeung, during which he expresses his appreciation for Duo Lok and his integrity. | |||
| 15 | "Episode 15" | September 10, 2010 | TBA |
| Choi Wong rushes to Yau Wai’s office to seek help after Yan Che is said to have been kidnapped. A huge ransom is demanded for Yan Che’s safe return. Left with no way out, Choi Wong decides to borrow money from Loi Hei, but is rejected very strongly despite Loi Hei's family's deciding to help. | |||
| 16 | "Episode 16" | September 13, 2010 | TBA |
| Yau Wai goes to see Loi Hei in the restaurant, from where he learns that the kidnap might have been planned by someone close to his family. | |||
| 17 | "Episode 17" | September 14, 2010 | TBA |
| Granny Kam and Loi Hei are surprised to hear that Duo Sao has fallen for Sei Tak. Taking into account the social class differences between the pair, Granny Kam and Loi Hei decide to find Duo Sao a new girlfriend. | |||
| 18 | "Episode 18" | September 15, 2010 | TBA |
| Duo Lok gets stabbed in the heart while trying to shield Chiu Yeung from the assassinator. Chiu Yeung is worried, only to find that he is unhurt because he came prepared. | |||
| 19 | "Episode 19" | September 16, 2010 | TBA |
| Duo Sao decides to pull himself together and promises his family that he will concentrate on his work. Meanwhile, Sei Tak asks for Loi Hei's consent to transfer her to the princess's house so that she no longer has to be confronted with Duo Sao. | |||
| 20 | "Episode 20" | September 20, 2010 | TBA |
| Chiu Yeung invites the Kam family to dinner at the Princess’ house, hoping that this will solve the misunderstanding among them. Contrary to her wish however, the dispute becomes more serious and Duo Fok even asks to divide the family assets. | |||
| 21 | "Episode 21" | September 21, 2010 | TBA |
| Loi Hei hands over the keys and management of Kam’s Gold Shop to Duo Fok in the presence of the family and the ancestral tablets. Meanwhile, Duo Fok picks an argument with Duo Sao again because of Siu Yuk. Duo Lok tries to reconcile them but fails and causing the brothers to argue among themselves. | |||
| 22 | "Episode 22" | September 22, 2010 | TBA |
| Ngan Ping goes to see Yau Wai in the company of Sei Tak. She asks Yau Wai to arrange a blind date for her and offers to pay the fee herself. Yau Wai is worried. | |||
| 23 | "Episode 23" | September 23, 2010 | TBA |
| Lady Wai reveals to the Emperor that the assassination was plotted by Chiu Yeung who has a big secret to hide. She claims that Chiu Yeung is not the Emperor’s biological daughter while Sei Tak is a real princess by blood. Chiu Yeung, Sei Tak and the Emperor take a blood test to prove their kinship. | |||
| 24 | "Episode 24" | September 24, 2010 | TBA |
| Yau Wai discovers the seriously injured Ngan Ping and takes her to a shabby temple for a rest. To prove his love, Yau Wai decides to marry her and the pair completes the ceremony right away inside the temple. | |||
| 25 | "Episode 25" | September 27, 2010 | TBA |
| The Emperor and Lady Wai are enjoying tea in the royal garden when Chiu Yeung is about to be executed. Suddenly an assassinator shows up and tries to attack Lady Wai. After listening to the assassinator, the Emperor declares Chiu Yeung's innocence and immediately sends an eunuch to stop the execution, much to Lady Wai's fury. | |||
| 26 | "Episode 26" | September 28, 2010 | TBA |
| Duo Lok thanks Tou-yun for looking out for him during his brief appointment with the Arts & Culture Directorate as the Procurer. Tou-yun would like to continue to hire Duolu as his assistant as he thinks highly of Duo Lok. | |||
| 27 | "Episode 27" | September 29, 2010 | TBA |
| Knowing that Duo Sao and Duo Lok are coming to the palace the following day, Sei Tak asks her handmaidens to arrange a banquet for the brothers. However, Lady Wai suddenly appears and interrupts their conversation, then she demands Sei Tak to cut all ties with the Kam family. | |||
| 28 | "Episode 28" | September 30, 2010 | TBA |
| The Emperor finally returns from his visit to the disaster zone. Sei Tak immediately went to see him and reveals how Lady Wai has tried to frame and kill Chiu Yeung. She admits that she is just a fake princess while Chiu Yeung is the Emperor's real daughter. | |||
| 29 | "Episode 29" | October 1, 2010 at 9.35pm | TBA |
| Duo Lok tells Duo Fok that there are of rumours going around about Sei Tak and Yu-Man Kit. To protect Sei Tak's reputation and stop the scandal, Man Kit proposes to marry her. However, Sei Tak has some reservation. | |||
| 30 | "Episode 30" | October 2, 2010 at 9.30pm | TBA |
| Loi Hei learns from Tou-yun that the Emperor is going to make a special gold collection for the Tibetan government. Taking into account Duo Fok's profound knowledge of the gold jewelry industry, Tou-yun asks Duo Lok to take charge of the project. | |||
| 31 & 32 | "Episodes 31 & 32 (Finale)" | October 3, 2010 at 8.30pm | Episode 31: Episode 32: |
| In episode 31, the Kam family is sentenced to execution but Chiu Yeung manages to save herself from the punishment by divorcing Duo Lok and breaking off relations with the family. Then, Chiu Yeung tries every possible way to rescue Duo Lok and his family, to meet her father, but in vain. In episode 32, Duo Lok does not give up searching for his missing wife, in spite of Chiu Yeung and Sei Tak being kidnapped since three days ago. Duo Lok meets an old lady who has accidentally twisted her ankle, and offers to send her home and is surprised to find a number of paper dragonflies along the way… | |||
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