Fate Cast In The Wind

Towards the end of the Ching Dynasty, China was in the middle of a revolution. A plantation owner, YU-HIN, have only one teenage daughter, YIK-CHEE. When his wife is pregnant again, they were excited. YIK-CHEE is promised to KU LAI-CHUN, a son of a wealthy man, KU MOU-KUEN. The two families are pre?paring for the wedding. YU-KAI, YU-YIN's half brother, didn't get a warm welcome, because he was made a eunuch and that shames the family. CHAO KAN-YE sneaked out through the back door being afraid to be scold~ because he works for the European at the mine. YIK-CHEE is having a bath meanwhile, and he was seen by WAI-HAN, who suspected him with bad intentions. The day before the wedding, the couple went for a walk and YIK-CHEE got knocked unconscious and raped. LAI-CHUN got...

YIK-HUN 's grown up into a very carefree person and doesn't want to learn the family business. That made his father mad. YIK-CHEE wanted to experience the city life of Shanghai, and also to visit PAT-NIN who has now lost his wife. Her father disapproved. The tea in the warehouse keeps on disappearing. YIK-HUN went there and was tricked by the servants. KAN-YE returned and was warmly welcomed, because YU-BIN felt guilty about treating him wrongfully. YIK-CHEE sent a letter home after she ran away, and said she already married PAT-NIN. Her parents became furious. YIK-HUN went to the warehouse again and found AH-SING and AH-KUEN together. AH-SING got away and AH-KUEN started to call rape. His father came and beat him heavily.

KAN-YE found out AH-SING's behind the tea stealing, and YU-HIN throw him out. YIK-HUN reclaimed his innocence. YO-HIN wanted KAN~YE to stay and work for him, but he refused. CHUNG-YUK was bullied by thugs. She later worked as a maid in a whore house ‧ ‧.. MOU-KUEN is trying very hard to have another son, but not successful. YU-HIN has only hope for YIK-HUN, and sent him to Shanghai to study. CHUNG-YUK stole a piece of Jade from a man and ran away.

CHUN-YUK met YIK-HAN on the way, but not recognizing each other. She tricked them and took all their belongings. YU-KAI accidently killed a dog belonging to the Empress and took his mistress back to Shanghai. With nothing to live on, they started a whore house, and SUI-LIN-LON as the Madam. YIK-HUN it too attracted by the new things in his sister's home, and the life of the city, he soon forgets his studies. CHUN-YUK escape City Shanghai and lived on her stolen goods. Soon she became brook and worked hard. She got into trouble, and with evidence in SUI LIN-?LON's possession, she was sold to her. SUI LIN-LON started to work her way amongst the rich.

YIK-HUN finally got to school, and there he met HAWK-SUN again, and took him home to his sister. She felt that she owned him his love, and asked her husband to employ him as private interpreter; Through HAW-SUN, YIK-CHEE met CHIN HQ-FU and was attracted by him. CHUN-YUK knocked down a hawker's supply and was asked to pay with the gold pendant she has got on. YIK-HUN came and found out that piece belongs to him and demanded for it. She screamed and scared him off. MOU-KUEN met CHUN-YUK in the whore house and wanted her. YIK-HUN met CHUN-YUK again and got his gold piece back. They also have a chance to remember each other, but she became self-pity and ran off.