Pillow Talk

Below is an episodic synopsis of Pillow Talk, which consists of 21 episodes and broadcast on MediaCorp Channel 8.

Episodic synopsis

Episode Title Original Airdate Repeat telecast
1"1"April 2, 2012 (2012-04-02) PGMay 15, 2013 PG
Passe actor Zhang Maoshun (aka Zhang Qian) and Mao Yunling has a son Zhang Qiuyu and daughter Zhang Qiuxue. Qiuyu is married with a daughter. Qiuxue is dating He Tingkai. Tingkai however is very evasive whenever Qiuxue brings up the topic of marriage.
2"2"April 3, 2012 (2012-04-03) PGMay 16, 2013 PG
With the help of Zhang Qian and Qiuyu, Tingkai finally proposes to Qiuxue and starts preparation for the wedding. Zhang Qian is heavy-hearted when he realized that he will be alone with Yunling once Qiuxue moves out. Unbeknownst to all, Zhang Qian’s and Yunling’s marriage has reached a breaking point. Yunling tells Zhang Qian she is prepared to return him his freedom once their daughter is married.
3"3"April 4, 2012 (2012-04-04) PGMay 17, 2013 PG
Chuning purposely befriends Alice in the hope that Alice can help her daughter get into a good school. Qiuyu apologized to Alice but Alice expressed understanding behind Chuning's actions. Qiuyu accidentally discovered Alice's unhappy past.
4"4"April 5, 2012 (2012-04-05) PGMay 20, 2013 PG
Chuning attends an old school reunion. Upon finding out that her ex Junming will be attending as well, she took pains to dress up. Not only Junming is not able to recognize her, Chuning ends up embarrassing herself!
5"5"April 6, 2012 (2012-04-06) PGMay 21, 2013 PG
Qiuxue is unable to accept the fact that her parents are going on a divorce. Zhang Qian moves out and starts enjoying life again! Meanwhile, Yunling has to put up with the gossip in the office.
6"6"April 9, 2012 (2012-04-09) PGMay 22, 2013 PG
Yunling buys a single bed and tries to get Qiuxue to stay with her. However Qiuxue refused saying that Tingkai is not willing to as that would mean marrying into their family. Despite this, Qiuxue agrees to buy a house that is near to Yunling’s home.
7"7"April 10, 2012 (2012-04-10) PGMay 23, 2013 PG
Chuning is pregnant but refused to tell Qiuyu. She tried to test Qiuyu, and Qiuyu responded saying that it might be better not to have a second child. Chuning is disappointed that her hard work in grooming her daughter is seen to be a torture to her in Qiuyu's eyes. She decides to go for an abortion.
8"8"April 11, 2012 (2012-04-11) PGMay 24, 2013 PG

Chuning invites Alice to dine at an expensive restaurant, and puts on a blouse bought by Qiuyu to show off. Alice tells them she envies their happy family, but Chuning says she envies Alice's freedom as a singleton. Chuning chats enthusiastically but reveals her ignorance. Qiuyu and Alice exchange a meaningful glance.


Trivia: This episode had the sentence "A miracle!" said three to four times.
9"9"April 12, 2012 (2012-04-12) PGMay 27, 2013 PG
Qiuyu accompanies Qiuxue to her gynaecologist, but realised that Chuning had an abortion there. Qiuyu is shocked beyond belief and is unable to forgive Chuning. He goes drinking and bumps into Alice and her friends. Unwilling to go home, he seeks refuge at Alice's home. He breaks down in tears as Alice comforts him quietly.
10"10"April 13, 2012 (2012-04-13) PGMay 28, 2013 PG
Yunling chats with her classmates after her dance class, and they begin to chat about Maoshun's divorce, not knowing Yunling is his wife. They both take potshots at each other in front of their classmates.
11"11"April 16, 2012 (2012-04-16) PGMay 29, 2013 PG
Qiuxue develops a fever and her foetus is affected. She has no choice but to abort it as the heart stopped beating. Tingkai rushed home from Kuala Lumpur. Both are devastated over the loss of the baby. Yunling blames Peifang for not bringing Qiuxue to the doctor.
12"12"April 17, 2012 (2012-04-17) PGMay 30, 2013 PG
Qiuxue is offered a job by the club and works under Wenqiang. Tingkai is unhappy after learning that the ex-lovers will be working together. He tries to find an excuse for Qiuxue to turn down the offer. Qiuxue is unhappy when she discovers Tingkai had secretly read Wenqiang's short message to her.
13"13"April 18, 2012 (2012-04-18) PGMay 31, 2013 PG
Qiuxue accidentally discovers that Tingkai blood group is not the same as his parents. Tingkai begged his mother to lie about the adoption. Feifang feels uneasy about this but decided to help Tingkai.
14"14"April 19, 2012 (2012-04-19) PGJune 3, 2013 PG
Alice wants to buy Qiuyu lunch to thank him but Qiuyu finds an excuse to reject her. Alice is disappointed and berates herself for thinking about Qiuyu. Both however bumped into each other at the bar during the night.
15"15"April 20, 2012 (2012-04-20) PGJune 4, 2013 PG
Chuning asked Qiuyu's secretary out for lunch and is convinced that May is the other person in Qiuyu's life. May on the other hand tries to coax Qiuyu to stop his indiscreetness. Qiuyu is at a loss of words and can only lament that his relationship with Chuning has changed.
16"16"April 23, 2012 (2012-04-23) PGJune 5, 2013 PG
Guangming received a call from Tingkai's biological mother and learnt that his father has died. She hoped Tingkai would be able to pay his last respects to him. Tingkai refused to face reality and ran away en route to the funeral. Qiuxue is unhappy that Tingkai didn't come clean with her on his adoption matter.
17"17"April 24, 2012 (2012-04-24) PGJune 6, 2013 PG
Qiuyu and Chuning have a huge fight over Alice. Qiuyu explained that there is nothing between Alice and himself but Chuning refused to believe. Qiuyu is heartbroken over his failed marriage.
18"18"April 25, 2012 (2012-04-25) PGJune 7, 2013 PG
Alice is guilty for dragging Qiuyu into the whole mess and pays Chuning a visit to apologise to her. Chuning however attacks her. Qiuyu comes home in time to stop Chuning. Chuning is devastated when she sees Qiuyu showing concern for Alice instead of her.
19"19"April 26, 2012 (2012-04-26) PGJune 10, 2013 PG
Qiuyu pays Alice a visit and discovered that Alice likes him. Unable to help it, Qiuyu and Alice hugged each other but decide to put a stop to their emotions. To stop their relationship from developing further, Alice decides to go overseas for further studies.
20"20"April 27, 2012 (2012-04-27) PGJune 11, 2013
PG Some Violence
Three years is almost up and it is time for Maoshun and Yunling to sign the divorce papers. Both however feel that their relationship has taken a turn for the better. While everybody are hopeful for a reconciliation, both however do not have the confidence to see it through. Yunling finally decide to reconcile and intend to give Maoshun a surprise at the lawyer's office. However, Maoshun goes missing.
21"21 (Fin.)"April 30, 2012 (2012-04-30) PGJune 12, 2013 PG
Maoshun's sudden disappearance worried Yunling. Yunling delivers a heart-felt speech at a talk despite his absence. Chuning and Qiuyu are touched and enlightened by her speech. Both wondered if they have what it take to work on their broken marriages.

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