Emerald On The Roof

Synopsis

The story begins at the Hainan island, two boys Nian Zhong (Wallace Huo) and Nie Kie (Hu Yu Wei) accidentally fall for a pretty yet unpredictable rich girl Mo Chia Chi( Sun Li). At school, Nian Zhong, to join the music class, intentionally uses his friend's name Nie kie and rightfully pretends as him. As an exhange, Nie Kie forces Nian Zhong to write love letters for him for Chia Chi. Because Chia Chi and Nian Zhong are attending the same music class, she finally gets to meet him as Nie Kie thinking that he is the mysterious person behind those letters. Nian Zhong, to lessen up conflicts finally reveals his real identity, afterall, Chia Chi accepts it and likes him even more. To make it more real, Chia Chi , with full intention, inserts the other pair of emerald that she owns into Nian Zhong's pocket, one is with her and the other one is with him. One day, Nian Zhong's mother becomes very ill and eventually dies not so soon after. Nian Zhong then accepts his rich aunt's invitation to live with her family in Shanghai. "I will wait for you on my birthday.." those are her last words, Chia Chi then bids farewell to him. Unfortunately, on the actual day of her birthday, Nian Zhong sees her being kissed by Nie Kie, a heartbreaking moment that results into a complicated separation. But right, we are not even lovers, do I really love her?

After some time, after a long wait, on a cold street in London, they meet again and become lovers. But what kind of spell do legends give? bad tricks or joy? or might be both? One day, Nian Zhong receives a tragic news of Chia Chi's death in a plane crash.
Many years after, Nian Zhong goes back to Hainan and takes up a position in a first class hotel. He is surprised to find out that Nie Kie, his long lost friend, is also working there. And what is more surprising, is to see a familiar figure cutting accross, Chia Chi is alive ..with both legs paralyzed. She survived a car crash and not a plane crash. Nian Zhong is startled, therefore is cheated by her, the truth, we do not know. Now that he is about to marry someone else, will things be changed?


Details
Title: 屋顶上的绿宝石 / 屋頂上的綠寶石 / Wu Ding Shang De Lu Bao Shi
English title: Emerald on the Roof
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 30
Broadcast network: GTV
Broadcast period: 2006-Sept-30 to ??
Air time: Sat. 22:00-23:30/Weekdays 21:00 (moved from 2006-Nov-06 onwards)


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