It stars Ruco Chan, Linda Chung, Edwin Siu and Kristal Tin as the main cast of the series.

The serial, set between the years 1980 and 2013, depicts the moral life struggles of two half-brothers Kiu Tin-seng (Ruco Chan) and Lo Wai-son (Edwin Siu) during the late and post-colonial periods of Hong Kong and Macau.

[3] The serial was also exhibited as one of eighteen TVB grand television drama productions at the 17th Hong Kong International Film & TV Market in March 2013.

In Foshan, Yuk-mui got married with Lo Fu-shing (Lau Kong) and gave birth to Son a few years afterwards.

The very hardworking and ambitious Sam managed to graduate from college and became a police officer like his biological father, Kiu Sum.

He has a girlfriend named Rachel Cheuk (Linda Chung) whom he is willing to do anything to fulfill her dreams of opening a fashion store.

Sam is Chow Yuk-mui's eldest son, sired by Kiu Sum, who is also a Hong Kong police officer.

Rejected by his biological father, Sam suffers through a tremendously difficult childhood and is emancipated by his parents at an early age.

Chan expressed that he has high expectations for the serial and compares its time-lapsing scope to the likes of critically successful dramas such as The Greed of Man and Vanity Fair.

"[8] The younger son of Chow Yuk-mui, Shun is sole offspring of Mui's only marriage with Lo Fu-shing.

Resourceful, persistent, and confident, Shun's small mobile food business eventually expands to a large multi-chained bakery shop, the Pasterilia Lo Son Kei.

Shun's story from rags to riches is also inspired by the real-life story of Leong Chan-kuong, the owner of Macau's most famous bakery shop, Koi Kei[9] Moses Chan was originally cast for the role of Shun, which was announced simultaneously with Ruco Chan's casting in the late summer of 2012.

In August 2012, approximately a month before the serial was to commence shooting in Hong Kong, Chan was reassigned to play opposite Wayne Lai in TVB's legal drama, Will Power.