Break Free (Chinese: 曙光) is a television series and the eighth Malaysian production by MediaCorp Studios Malaysia.
The series is about four men (Tay Ping Hui, Terence Cao, Zhang Zhen Huan, Andie Chen) from different backgrounds who were convicted to jail and their aftermaths when they were released.
He originally led a happy and contented life, not knowing that his wife, Huang Hai Tang, was having an affair with her qigong master, Wang Xiao Tian.
Tianming had suddenly lost everything, including his house, son and daughter, to Wang Xiao Tian.
Luckily Jin Yong Cheng arrived in time to rescue his daughter, but was too late to save his wife.
As he was guilt ridden and drank even more, he killed Ye Zhi Bin’s cousin while drink-driving and was sentenced to prison.
Ye Zhi Bin was the chief financial officer of a finance company owned by his uncle.
Haolong is also a HIV positive patient, who was infected after a prostitute with AIDS pricked him with a contaminated needle after a quarrel, when he was working as a nurse.
With Shishi’s help, he managed to convince the judge into letting him have custody of both his son and daughter, and won the court case for the return of his money that his wife had taken from him.
Over this issue, Ye Zhi Bin and his wife quarrelled bitterly, and Wang Zi Yu kept nagging him, forbidding him from having any further contact with the other three men.
However Xu Hao Long’s medical condition suddenly deteriorated, so he began to get cold feet about dating again.
Zhi Bin and Wang Zi Yu’s marriage was on the rocks with their constant bickering, so Ziyu stopped respecting him and insisted on a divorce.
Jin Hui Chen was grateful for the opportunity, and worked hard to change her attitude, thus her relationship with her father started improving as well.
When Ye Zhi Bin knew that his wife had a miscarriage, he left to work in a plant nursery.
When she realized that her willfulness had caused her father to be hospitalized, Jin Hui Chen finally turned over a new leaf.
When Li Tian Ming tried to ask Huang Hai Tang why his daughter had drowned, she would not tell him and threatened suicide.
After discussing the matter with Jin Yong Cheng, they decided to confront Wang Xiao Tian.
Then, Huang Hai Tang turned herself in and admitted that she had drowned Wang Xiao Tian after finding him maimed on that fateful day.
As the four of them looked at the dawning sun, they knew that despite all that had happened in one’s life, with hope, one would always have the courage to face their daily trials.