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Tong Ming, Ip Ching and Oi-ling discuss open brain surgery. Oi-ling is designated as chief surgeon as she is really certain about her approach to complete removal of tumor in the brain. While Oi-ling and Yat-to casually talk about surgery, Oi-ling abruptly brings out a wedding ring and asks Yat-to to put it on for her. Tong Ming returns home and sees sticky notes left behind by Zoe So. Tong Ming feels touched and also sad. Oi-ling begins the operation. Ip Ching keeps her company as a gesture of support. But she is also worried about the extreme surgical risks. Tong Ming and Ip Ching turn up at LegCo and wait for LegCo members to vote on the bill’s budget. Fast-forward six months and Ip Ching, in her capacity as Convener of the Bill, is interviewed by Cheung Ting. She delineates her views on Healthcare Reform.

Tong Ming livestreams from MarsPax. Ming-cheung shows up and pressurizes Tong Ming. Oi-ling falsely claims Yat-to’s approval for livestreaming has been obtained. Man-shun still insists on his way and threatens to revoke contracts in connection with Tong Ming, Ip Ching and Oi-ling. Zoe So and Zam-sam are determined to stand with the trio whatever the circumstances. Man-shun turns up at LegCo and earnestly strives for opportunities to speak out. Meanwhile, Yat-to rushes to LegCo. An eight-year-old boy plunges down some car park. He has serious internal bleeding due to sternum fracture. Apart from Tong Ming, nobody at CTS is confident enough to perform this operation. However, Tong Ming’s scalpel ban is still in force. MarsPax secretly takes care of a European hedge fund founder. Oi-ling feels awkward as Ming-cheung designates Yat-to as chief surgeon.

Tong Ming denies betraying Yat-to as he suddenly realizes there is some matter about recording. Yat-to announces the Bill Committee’s latest decision to MarsPax and MDA. Tong Ming is also disheartened due to Yat-to distrusting him. Man-shun and Oi-ling just cannot persuade the duo. Tong Ming comes to see Ming-cheung at the appointed time. Ming-cheung denies that he is the culprit behind the recording. He also asks Tong Ming to change sides and rally behind Ip Ching. Meanwhile, Yat-to issues an order that Tong Ming is suspended from work. Zoe So scolds Yat-to for taking revenge by abusing his power. On behalf of Tong Ming, Ip Ching wants to offer an explanation to Yat-to. Tong Ming mentions he finally understands Yat-to’s ambition. On bill voting day, Yat-to calls on the councilors to follow public opinion in his last speech. And on behalf of Ip Ching, Tong Ming gives a last speech.

Man-shun has to save Cheuk-hin at all costs as he has flashbacks of moments he spent with Cheuk-hin. Patient Cheung Kwai-fong’s cancer cells have spread to deeper parts of the heart, and Tong Ming decides to amend the surgical approach. Cheuk-hin comes round and realizes Man-shun has ignored his wish. He hopes Man-shun removes the bullet in the brain for him as he wants to give it to Man-shun as a gift. Ming-cheung asks to see Tong Ming. He uses the position of MarsPax CE as bait to again slyly deal a blow to Yat-to. Rare disease patients are invited to enjoy a band performance. The lead singer abruptly falls ills and fails to turn up. Six doctors, including Man-shun and Tong Ming, stand in for the band. Meanwhile, a rare disease patient stands up and cries out loud.

Tong Ming and his chums are performing lung transplant surgery on Siu-han. Yat-to has already prepared for the worst, and Ip Ching thinks of asking someone to come and help. Ming-cheung steps out from a lift and declares he is getting to the bottom of the issue. A young guy called Au Tsz-wing has suffered two strokes. Oi-ling and Zoe So suspect he is a drug addict. Upon further questioning, they understand there is some other reason. Starting with Yat-to’s bill press conference, the debate between Cheung Ting and Yat-to has reached the stage of public opinion warfare, and neither one of them is giving way. As night falls, Siu-han’s condition deteriorates quickly. Oi-ling eventually understands Ip Ching’s motive behind everything she has done as Man-shun tells her Ip Ching’s bill is based on her deceased boyfriend’s thesis. Someone collapses in a restaurant.… ...

Lung disease girl patient Law Siu-han is in critical condition. Man-shun and Oi-ling want to facilitate drainage for the girl patient by thoracentesis. But Zam-sum is worried this approach could affect lung donation after death ranking. Mr Guo agrees to Ip Ching’s request. Yat-to asks Oi-ling and Man-shun to persuade some rare disease patient to attend a press conference. Ip Ching wants to prevent patients from attending the press conference through Ming-cheung’s influence. Siu-han’s condition keeps getting worse, and Tong Ming makes a last-ditch effort to persuade her big brother to donate his lungs. A sudden traffic accident causes Siu-han’s big brother to suffer a brain hemorrhage and eventually succumb to brain stem death. Siu-han’s big sister-in-law agrees to donate her deceased husband’s lungs to save his younger sister.… ...

Tong Ming endures the pain and operates on Zoe So. In his mind, he recalls certain moments when they first met. After going through a busy night, Man-shun draws an analogy between medical development at MarsPax and saving lives. Ip Ching reconsiders the drug development center’s direction. After Zoe So underwent surgery, Tong Ming has not gone to the ward to check on her. Oi-ling rushes back to Hong Kong and visits Zoe So on her sickbed. She eventually vents her negative emotions that have been bottled up all day long. Mainland tycoon Mr Guo takes his son, who suffers from refractory epilepsy, to MarsPax to seek medical treatment. He also asks Man-shun and Ip Ching to handle this matter in a low key manner. Zoe So calls Tong Ming as Ip Ching tells her Tong Ming has not left the hospital. Zoe So approaches Tong Ming and persuades him to go home and have a good rest. She also honestly tells him why she had a divorce.

Ip Ching finds out Yat-to and Oi-ling go to Shanghai to attend a W.H.C.O. conference as they want to make a pitch for the bill. During an interview, she emphasizes that dominance among pharmaceutical companies can only be attained through her bill. In Shanghai, Yat-to gives Oi-ling a sweet promise before the conference. At Silent Night, a stampede incident takes place on bar street. Zoe So, Man-shun and their chums promptly embark on a rescue mission. While Tong Ming receives some morning message from Zoe So and is so happy that he dances with joy, Zoe So, who is saving lives at the scene, has a serious accident. Ip Ching readily comes forward to act as assistant surgeon to Tong Ming. Zoe So’s buddy Dr Yu Zam-sum and Tong Ming then realize Zoe So is pregnant. Before surgery, Zoe So gathers all her strength and whispers to Tong Ming that he has to keep her baby at all costs.

Yat-to approaches Man-shun as he wants to use Man-shun and Vice-Secretary-General, W.H.C.O.’s friendship to promote his bill. An anonymous message causes everybody at MarsPax to feel anxious. Ip Ching asks Yat-to to help clarify the situation, and Yat-to faces a dilemma. Ip Ching finds the message sender. She declares she still has the upper hand against Yat-to without engaging in shenanigans. She tells the antagonist not to cause any trouble. A female firefighter has hurt her lungs due to smoke inhalation, and Tong Ming plans to remove her left lung. But Man-shun is moved by her fellow firefighters. Christmas is just around the corner, and Oi-ling hopes to spend sweet moments with Yat-to and nobody else. But Yat-to decides to go to Shanghai to attend the W.H.C.O. conference. Zoe So lets Zam-sum know she is going to tell Tong Ming her secret on Christmas Day.

Issues keep cropping up after Yat-to arranged for Yuen-lan to attend LegCo. Dr Wan Ming-cheung, Chairman of MDA, persuades Yat-to to put the bill on the back burner. Tong Ming and Zoe So are reunited. Tong Ming then really wants to again bring up the topic of marriage with Zoe So. But Zoe So will only reconsider getting married after her girlfriend returns safely. Man-shun joins the MarsPax team and then promptly shows off his skills in A&E. But Oi-ling covertly feels uneasy. Ip Ching approaches Yat-to and claims seven Cluster CEs invariably oppose the bill. While Yat-to feels disheartened, Yuen-lan is in critical condition. Ip Ching braves the rain to look for Yuen-lan’s daughter in the hope that she could still have a chance to see her mother. On the pretext of something to do with Yuen-lan’s daughter, TNN Director Cheung Ting holds Yat-to accountable. Ip Ching approaches Tong Ming and claims she can help Yat-to overcome this hurdle.

TONG MING performs surgery for CHUNG-HOK privately. Unfortunately, while removing the tumor, he notices that the cancer cells spread to his spine, leaving him no other choice but to stop the surgery. All of them know that only through YAT-TO’s help can CHUNG-HOK have a higher survival rate. OI-LING tries to convince her father to let go of his prejudice against the healthcare reform, unfortunately, CHUNG-HOK insists on doing everything his own way, refusing to let YAT-TO be the chief surgeon. After YAT-TO frankly tells TONG MING that he knew the current situation of CHUNG-HOK, TONG MING invites him to jointly perform the surgery, to which YAT-TO proposes his one and only condition. TONG MING contacts MING-CHEUNG on the sly while disclosing the condition of CHUNG-HOK to the management of Marshall Paxton. MING-CHEUNG puts pressure on CHUNG-HOK, wanting to terminate his employment contract early.… ...

Marshall Paxton Hospital CE Yeung Yat-to puts forward Opening Up of the Drug Formulary Bill in LegCo, and he has also invited tuberous sclerosis complex patient Chiu Yuen-lan to share her experience. But oncologist Ip Ching simply opposes the bill. Yuen-lan abruptly passes out. Dr Lee Man-shun has a traffic accident, and he and some public light bus driver are taken to MarsPax. Dr Lui Oi-ling forces her ex-boyfriend Man-shun to act as assistant surgeon. While Yat-to removes blood clots in the brain for Yuen-lan, her lung tumor abruptly ruptures and bleeds. Ip Ching comes forward to offer help. Yat-to is not sure whether Deputy CE Tong Ming and Ip Ching should perform collaborative surgery. Meanwhile, Oi-ling and Man-shun attempt to extract splinters from the cervical spine and repair some artery for the public light bus driver.

Yat-to asks Ming-cheung why he lets him down. In return, Ming-cheung advises Yat-to to learn to adapt to circumstances. Tong Ming, Zoe So and their chums expect there will soon be some seismic change at MarsPax. A man with a stab wound to the chest is taken to hospital in critical condition. However, he refuses to undergo surgery and keeps bothering Tong Ming on the ward. Tong Ming finds out the truth and decides to save this guy. Violinist Wu Chi-kiu, who suffers from brain tumor, feels unwell during a performance. Ip Ching knows only Yat-to has the abilities to save Chi-kiu. While Ip Ching starts a new job at MarsPax, Tong Ming advises the consultants to hold a vote. Surprisingly, Yat-to is the one who readily agrees to Ip Ching taking the helm. Ip Ching instantly arranges for Chi-kiu to be transferred to MarsPax as her aim is to hopefully have Yat-to perform surgery on her.

Zoe So is delighted when she receives a report from the gynecologist. Oi-ling feels apprehensive as Ip Ching decides to assign the task of removing brain tumor for Chi-kiu to her. Yat-to meet up with Ho-bun and Ming-cheung, and he puts forward his terms for entering the operating theater for Chi-kiu. Ip Ching tells Tong Ming Yat-to’s proposal is simply nonsense, and she has some alternative plan. Oi-ling is relieved as Yat-to abruptly stands in for her as chief surgeon to perform surgery on Chi-kiu. During the operation, Yat-to and Ip Ching face the dilemma of removing the brain tumor or preserving musical performance ability. Zoe So notices some Pompe disease patient’s condition deteriorates. Zoe So simply feels helpless as their mother tearfully mentions she cannot afford the exorbitant medical costs. Ip Ching and Zoe So pass some city street in their car, and they notice someone plunges down a building.

Through Ho-bun’s introduction, Yat-to eventually manages to meet the Financial Secretary. However, Yat-to then finds out the two senior officials have some other plan. Armed with some heavy duty staple gun, some man hijacks a coach and stabs a passenger in the chest. Tong Ming, Man-shun and rookie Fan Wai-san rush to the scene to save the victims. But the suspect will not allow the hostages to be taken to hospital, so the trio resort to racing with death by performing emergency surgery on the hostages in the vehicle. Yat-to is certain Ming-cheung has betrayed him, so he then tells someone to investigate Ip Ching’s background. Tong Ming and his chums convince the staple gun-wielding man to surrender, and some victim is taken to MarsPax to undergo ventricular repair surgery. Wai-san again embarrasses herself due to hemophobia. Meanwhile, Yat-to eventually obtains information on Ip Ching’s background.

Ip Ching asks to see Man-shun as she wants to ask him to side with her. Man-shun mentions he is only interested in saving lives. Some boxer’s head is seriously hurt during a match, and Yat-to simply reduces intracranial pressure for the boxer in A&E. Meanwhile, an old brain tumor female patient, who is undergoing chemotherapy, exhibits drug allergy symptoms. Her brain tumor has to be removed. Oi-ling is chief surgeon on this occasion, and she astonishingly realizes assistant surgeon is Man-shun. Some actress is taken to hospital due to pneumonia, and she is then diagnosed with AIDS. News of the actress’ illness spreads around, and Tong Ming is singled out as the leaker. Zoe So suspects Ip Ching is the culprit. Ip Ching is going to attend a hearing as Yat-to finds out she inappropriately performed surgery on her boyfriend in the UK.… ...

Tong Ming has to attend MDA disciplinary hearing. Yat-to asks Ip Ching whether she, Cheung Ting and Ming-cheung have teamed up to deal with Tong Ming. Zoe So eventually manages to meet up with Cheung Ting, who takes a tough stance and is adamant that Tong Ming is the leaker. Ip Ching probes Tong Ming about his attitude towards attending the hearing. Surprisingly, Tong Ming ironically asks her to continue following up on actress Man Ka-lam’s condition. Meanwhile, Tong Ming receives news about Ka-lam having a traffic accident. Zoe So rushes to the scene to perform resuscitation on Ka-lam. She carelessly grazes her arm while descending some slope. She is covertly worried about getting infected. Tong Ming then openly performs lung repair surgery on Ka-lam. On hearing day, Ming-cheung fiercely attacks Tong Ming. Yat-to turns the situation around, but not all committee members are convinced.

Oi-ling is curious about why Ip Ching let Tong Ming off the hook at the disciplinary hearing. She mentions Zoe So thinks Ip Ching probably fancies Tong Ming. Tong Ming finds out Ip Ching tells Man-shun to convince Ka-lam. Ip Ching hides her affectionate feelings for Tong Ming. Some reckless internet celebrity passes out and is taken to hospital, and they have to be promptly transferred to an oxygen chamber. Yat-to summons Tong Ming, Man-shun and Oi-ling as he invites the trio to join the Bill Committee and take up former committee members’ positions. The trio promise to go along with Yat-to whatever the circumstances. And old person is taken to hospital and diagnosed with spinal infection. Oi-ling is annoyed as Man-shun is adamant that Yat-to is performing the surgery. Tong Ming agonizes over performing surgery on conjoined twins with connected hearts, who are about to arrive.… ...