Tanglin

The Rahmans are preoccupied with the constantly-changing wedding plans of younger daughter Norleena; the Tongs' youngest teenage son plays a trick on Shruti, the teenage celebrity blogger younger daughter of the newly-returned to Singapore Bhaskars; and the Lims' father and daughter pair, Kwong San and Xue Ling, cross swords in their power struggle for control of their family-run business.

The Rahmans are preoccupied with the constantly-changing wedding plans of younger daughter Norleena; the Tongs’ youngest teenage son plays a trick on Shruti, the younger daughter of Bhaskars; and the Lims’ father and daughter pair, Kwong San and Xue Ling, cross swords in their power struggle for control of their family-run business. Tongs’ matriarch Li Yan, who runs the Tanglin Coffee House, comes across a mysterious stranger Jay. She offers him a job at Tanglin Coffee but her suspicious daughter Diana is not agreeable to the idea. Shruti tries to befriend the gang of popular girls but steps on the toes of the Queen Bee Pam Poh . Xue Ling hatches a plan to trick her mother Bee Li into signing the lease to the new office. And Norleena is driving everyone at home nuts with her indecisiveness and high expectations in her quest for the perfect wedding.

Diana sends Madam Lee, a family friend, to hospital on an emergency case and runs into the most obnoxious and arrogant doctor (or so she thinks) she has ever met – Arjun Bhaskar. More clashes in the works as Xue Ling and Wafiq, acting as CEO on Kwong San’s absence, are at loggerheads over her proposed plans to rebrand KS Foods. And to ease the financial burden of the family, Salmah decides to looks for a job after much consideration, and applies for a Clinic Assistant job at Dr Bhaskar’s clinic.

Meera organizes a small dinner gathering with Arjun's boss Dr Krishna and family with a couple of agendas in mind – to get Arjun into Dr Krishna's good books and match-make him with Dr Krishna's daughter Anandhi (Ann), but Meera got more than what she bargained for when Bhaskar meets his old flame Li Yan, who is catering for the dinner party, after 30 years. Meantime, Shruti's quest to get close to Pam backfires when she outshines, unintentionally, Pam in a shoot for the Tanglin JC Recruitment video. The duo of Michael and Eddie are on a secret mission – to sell beers at the chalet outing. But first, they must find a place to stash the contraband without alerting any of the adult

At work, the clash between Xue Ling and Wafiq escalates when Xue Ling takes matters in her own hands and conducts a market survey with Wafiq's knowledge and approval. At home, Melissa (Valere Ng) stumbled upon the beers in Michael's room and informs Adam (Adam Chen) of her discovery. At school, Shruti gets the ultimate sabotage when Pam and gang steal her uniform/clothes from the locker room while she was showering after a PE lesson. Bhaskar, still reeling from his encounter with Li Yan, discovers that Li Yan was diagnosed with Breast Cancer and has been in remission for a year already.

Meera pressures Arjun to go on a date with Anandhi but Anandhi mistakes Diana to be Arjun's girlfriend after witnessing Diana and Arjun having a tiff at the hospital. Arjun thinks he has got everything under control after Anandhi backs off, but finds himself having to hatch a plan after Meera wants to meet this new girlfriend Diana. Xue Ling and Adam gets into a major argument over ways of disciplining Michael after the beer-stashing incident, with Bee Li adding oil to fire by suggesting that Adam is not doing a good job as a father. More wedding woes for Norleena as Salmah cannot agree with her ‘modern' idea of door gifts for guests, as well as her planned pre-wedding shoo

Salmah finally relents and allows Norleena to proceed with her pre-wedding shoot but on one condition – Salmah is to tag along, much to Norleena's horror. Arjun, under Meera's constant pressure and insistence that she wants to meet his new girlfriend, has to choice but pays Diana to pretend to be that mock-up girlfriend. Cool heads prevail as Xue Ling manages to convince Wafiq to change KS Foods' design and packaging. More feel-good moments for Xue Ling as Adam and her kiss and make up for the big fight the previous day.

Arjun sets conditions for Diana with regards to the 'date' meeting with Meera and Bhaskar; what to wear, what to do etc, resulting in Jay thinking that this deal between them in more than just an innocent 'girlfriend-for-hire' service, but the meeting proved to be a disaster as Meera finds out that Diana is a bogus girlfriend and Arjun tells Meera off for meddling in his life. Salmah, who thinks that she is qualified enough for the Clinic Assistant job, gets angry when she finds out that Dr Bhaskar did not call her for an interview. Shruti develops a huge crush on Ben, and her dream comes true when Ben offers to teach her to bake cupcakes, while Michael starts hanging out with a shady guy and comes home with bruises and cuts on his arms and body.

The saga between Shruti and Pam continues as Pam up the ante by putting a pack of cigarettes in Shruti's school bag and reporting her to the Discipline Mistress. Salmah goes for her interview with Dr Bhaskar, and in her bid to secure the job, gives Dr Bhaskar some white lies about her previous experience in the medical/nursing profession. Norleena and Sulaiman (Fauzie Laily) have an argument over the cost of the wedding venue while Michael continues sneaking out of the house for his secret rendezvous

It’s Salmah’s first day and work, and besides having to deal with an information overload from the long list of medication, the gossip in her has to contend with a much bigger challenge – patient confidentiality. More issues for the Rahmans as the wedding plans for Norleena takes a turn for the worst when Sulaiman calls of the wedding after an explosive exchange between Norleena and him over the dulang hantaram, the traditional gift exchange between husband and wife. Shruti, in contrast, is a picture of bliss, happiness and contentment of a girl in love when she thinks that Ben actually likes her while Meera is in distress – it’s been 2 days already and Arjun is still not speaking to her. Michael’s secret is blown when Eddie finds out about his secret rendezvous and hobby – breakdancing.

Li Yan discovers a lump in her breast at her old cancer site. Shocked and with no one to turn to, Li Yan finds emotional and practical support in Bhaskar. While Salmah struggles to keep up with the work in the clinic, Nadiah struggles to resolve the sister's wedding woes by seeking Sulaiman out to mediate the situation. Happiness abounds for Shruti and Meera with Shruti sharing her infatuation with Ben online and Meera succeeding in getting Arjun to move back home.

While Bhaskar spends the whole day with Li Yan at the hospital, Salmah struggles to manage the clinic. Distracted by Li Yan's medical condition and Norleena's wedding woes, Salmah gives the wrong medication to a patient unwittingly, resulting in a medical emergency. Back home, Norleena and Sulaiman receive counsel from Sulaiman's foster parents. Angered by Jay's assumption of her being an escort, Diana plays along in order to teach him a lesson.

Upon retracing her steps, Salmah discovers her mistake and confesses to Bhaskar. In a fit of rage, Bhaskar fires her when she lets slip that she had lied in her CV, but later retracts her termination after Li Yan mitigates on her behalf. Meanwhile after learning that Norleena and Sulaiman have no wedding venue, Li Yan offers TCH to them. Diana's prank on Jay backfires when her client cancels a huge contract after being reprimanded by Jay. Trouble brews for Michael when Eddie threatens to expose his breakdancing secret.

Bhaskar offers to deliver Li Yan's medical results to her after Li Yan shares her anxiety. While relaying Li Yan's medical results, Bhaskar makes a misjudged gesture that suggests his romantic feelings for her, resulting in Li Yan backing off. Meanwhile, Michael confronts Eddie for betraying his trust after a video of him breakdancing leaked online. Fun time for Jay and Diana after they clear up their misunderstanding and engage in game of saying sorry.

After his faux pas with Li Yan, a troubled Bhaskar tries to apologize and make amends but winning back Li Yan's trust will soon prove to be an uphill battle for him. His actions also give rise to Meera's suspicions about him - will Meera find out something that she is not prepared to know? Meantime, Shruti's crush on Ben continues to deepen and to have him all to herself, she invites him to her house under the guise of a food delivery. Adam is offered a job to be a martial arts instructor at a gym. However he questions if it is the right job for him.

Bee Li finds the job application forms that Adam disposed and questions him about it. When she gets no satisfying response, she rallies in Xue Ling's help to coax Adam into taking up the offer. On the other hand, the indecisive Suzanne (Gayle Nerva), unable to find a job she likes, tries out working in TCH but her carefree and sloppy attitude gets a rude awakening from Zul (Rahman Rahim). Also Shruti is tricked by Eddie into thinking that there will be an Ethnic Costume Contest at TCH which she takes very seriously, while Nadiah is once again pressured by Salmah to get married and settle down.

In an effort to mend the rocky relationship between Wafiq and him, Adam offers to look after Kalila (Aleeyah Nabilah) but things do not go as planned when Kalila gorges on sweet kueh and has a sugar high. Meanwhile, Shruti feels embarrassed after being tricked by Eddie but she has bigger fish to fry when she sees Suzanne being close with Ben and decides to teach her a lesson. Another comment from Salmah about marriage sends Nadiah over the edge, leading into a heated fight between the sisters where things quickly become ugly. Ben is thrown into a predicament when he finally learns about Shruti's feelings for him and struggles to find a way to let her down gently.

A tipsy, maturely-dressed Shruti tries to impress Ben but ends up embarrassing herself. Ben tells her they maybe they should not hang out anymore. Arjun returns home to find Shruti drunk, and demands to know what is going on. At Salmah's dinner party, Meera feels her age when she sees how stunning Rachelle is. Bhaskar and Li Yan have a heart to heart talk and Bhaskar makes a few confessions. Meanwhile, Salmah tries to get her daughters to make peace, without success. Diana and Arjun have another encounter, in which their opinions of each other's arrogance is reinforced.

To find out what’s troubling moody Shruti, Arjun and Diana probe into Shruti’s blog and find out that Shruti was out with a B. When Arjun sees a photo of Ben on Shruti’s phone, he confronts Ben. Shruti is humiliated in front of Pam and the gang. Meanwhile, Salmah reminds Norleena that she has yet to buy a langkah bendul gift for Nadiah, as a goodwill gesture out of respect for the elder. As Nadiah dismisses this tradition, Norleena misunderstands and the sisters get into a fight again. Bhasker is unusually attentive to Meera, which makes her suspicious, and leads to her feeling insecure about her looks and worries that her family doesn’t need her anymore

Diana runs into Arjun. Somehow, the awkward conversation leads to a date at Arjun's medical ball. Just as they are about to leave for the ball, Arjun is paged by the hospital. He needs to check in on a patient first. Unfortunately, the patient dies. Diana sees Arjun's vulnerable side and encourages him to talk, and they go on an official date. Meanwhile Norleena tries to mend ties and asks Nadiah to join her henna party. Nadiah agrees but returns only after the party has ended, resulting in Norleena lashing out at Nadiah. Shruti's humiliation worsens as Pam and her gang taunts her because of what happened with Ben yesterday.

It is Norleena's and Sulaiman's wedding day but Nadiah is left frustrated by Salmah's constant attempt to match-make her with the single male guests. Meanwhile, Wafiq launches his own investigation into the signing of the new office lease as Xue Ling takes Bee Li on a tour of the new office and tries to convince her that a new premise for KS Foods will do the company good

Bhaskar and Meera, shocked by the online insults being directed at Shruti, come up with an idea to soften the blow. Salmah, anxious that nothing happened on Norleena's and Sulaiman's first night, gets on their case about ‘doing it ASAP'. And as part of her plans to rebrand, Xue Ling arranged for an interview with John Scott, a leading columnist from the prestigious business trade magazine

Salmah continues to dispense advice to Sulaiman to take the lead on the consummation of the marriage, much to Sulaiman's annoyance and embarrassment. Over at the Bhaskars, Arjun is stunned when he thinks that Diana is treating him just like a friend, and nothing more, just as Meera and Bhaskar are equally shocked to learn that Diana is Li Yan's daughter. Still on her quest to rebrand KS Foods, Xue Ling organizes a focus group meeting but the result is not quite she expected. While she is halfway through her interview with John Scott, an unexpected visitor turns up

Kwong San cuts his overseas trip short and makes an unexpected return to take up issues with Xue Ling over the new office, and rubs her face in further by getting a potential investor into KS Foods and telling her that she should be spending her time getting revenues in rather than focusing her energy on the new office. Adam's request for funding for his MMA School is rejected due to his lack of experience and collaterals. A concerned Li Yan gives Arjun a ‘warning' about spending too much time with Diana. Meantime, Shruti's popularity increases when she rescues Lauren (Kimberly Chia) from Pam's sabotage

Despite his resistance, Diana accompanies Arjun to his dinner gathering with his high-class friends, and to her horror ends up paying equal share, even though she consciously orders the cheapest item on the menu. Li Yan is still very much against their relationship, somehow agreeing with Meera and citing the difference in their family background as the main divisive factor. Jay commiserates with Li Yan and they grow closer. Meanwhile, in the coffee house, a mysterious female voyeur emerges. Over at KS foods, Xue Ling and Wafiq are tasked by Kwong San to woo this potential investor, Peter Tay (Tay Ping Hui), whose arrogant and demanding style sends them into a tailspin. In the meantime, Sulaiman and Norleena's supposed sex problem becomes the gossip of the day at the coffee house, putting Salmah in the middle of the couple crossfire

Ben is once again drawn into the love-hate affair with his unstable ex-girlfriend Vanessa (Roz Pho) whom he left eight years ago, much to the chagrin of his family, especially a very concerned and worried Li Yan. Norleena screws up while trying to remove a stain from Sulaiman's NDP uniform, causing much grievances in the Rahman family, with Salmah coming in to mediate, and the couple realizing the occasional squabble is part and parcel of true love. Meanwhile, Meera, who is so set on tearing Arjun away from Diana, employs the latter to clean her house, much to Arjun's disapproval and Bhaskar's annoyance. Adam's Mixed Martial Arts school takes off, with much help from Michael, Melissa and even Shruti, as they devise innovative ways to promote using social media.

Ben discovers more about Vanessa's harrowing past, but his saviour complex compels him to help her straighten up, and she draws him in further into her lair. With continuous help from the youngsters, Adam's MMA School is looking robust, with Xue Ling giving him moral support from the side; and even Li Yan, usually apathetic towards Adam, throws in her blessing. Xue Ling's defiant handling of the arrogant potential investor Peter Tay invites harsh criticisms from the profit-minded Kwong San. Li Yan and Bhaskar share their disapproval about their children dating, although their objection stems from not wanting history to repeat itself, a great departure from Meera's excuse. Meera is beginning to wrongly suspect that Bhaskar is having an affair. On the matter of Diana seeing Arjun, Jay seems to understand and commiserate well with Li Yan, and they bond further. Jay has his own hairy moment when Kwong San and Xue Ling bring Peter to tour the coffee house.

Ben discovers more about Vanessa's harrowing past, but his saviour complex compels him to help her straighten up, and she draws him in further into her lair. With continuous help from the youngsters, Adam's MMA School is looking robust, with Xue Ling giving him moral support from the side; and even Li Yan, usually apathetic towards Adam, throws in her blessing. Xue Ling's defiant handling of the arrogant potential investor Peter Tay invites harsh criticisms from the profit-minded Kwong San. Li Yan and Bhaskar share their disapproval about their children dating, although their objection stems from not wanting history to repeat itself, a great departure from Meera's excuse. Meera is beginning to wrongly suspect that Bhaskar is having an affair. On the matter of Diana seeing Arjun, Jay seems to understand and commiserate well with Li Yan, and they bond further. Jay has his own hairy moment when Kwong San and Xue Ling bring Peter to tour the coffee house.

As Peter proves to be a difficult, Xue Ling and Kwong San, despite their differences, team up and manage to impress Peter with the new office and salvage the investment deal. But trouble is not over for the Lims as Melissa slips closer towards anorexia. Li Yan reveals to Jay that she knows his real identity is Lim Jun Kai, the son of Bee Li and Kwong San, but she assures him that his secret is safe with her. Meantime, the Tongs console a distraught Ah Biao when Mdm Lee passes after suffering from a sudden cardiac arrest.

The growing rift between Kwong San and Xue Ling upsets Bee Li who persuades Kwong San to move ahead with the times. After his first martial arts class, Adam contemplates a business partnership with Han Xiong, still wary of his evasiveness about his past. Melissa's escalating depression shows when she snaps at Li Yan but Adam does well to bring the family back together. Excited over Lauren's birthday invitation, Eddie convinces Li Yan to let him wait tables for a wage and warmth all around as the families come together for Mdm Lee's remembranc

As the lease of the old office coming to an end, Kwong San has no choice but to get down to pack and leave his old office. Bee Li arrives to help him and in the process, finds an old photo of Abdul Rahman's restaurant which she later gives to the Rahmans. Fuelled by the advice from the blogs that she reads; Meera starts snooping around to gather evidence for Bhaskar's infidelity. Meanwhile, ex-girlfriend Vanessa makes a move on Ben. Meera's insecurity heightens when she learns that Bhaskar and Rachelle are going on a weekend work trip, but when she wants to tag along, Bhaskar discourages her, making her feel even more worse. Despite the disapproval from the Tongs, Ben and Vanessa take their relationship on another level. Xue Ling's attempts to improve relationship with Kwong San backfire and is forced to take leave from work. Aired as a double bill with episode 32

As the lease of the old office coming to an end, Kwong San has no choice but to get down to pack and leave his old office. Bee Li arrives to help him and in the process, finds an old photo of Abdul Rahman's restaurant which she later gives to the Rahmans. Fuelled by the advice from the blogs that she reads; Meera starts snooping around to gather evidence for Bhaskar's infidelity. Meanwhile, ex-girlfriend Vanessa makes a move on Ben. Meera's insecurity heightens when she learns that Bhaskar and Rachelle are going on a weekend work trip, but when she wants to tag along, Bhaskar discourages her, making her feel even more worse. Despite the disapproval from the Tongs, Ben and Vanessa take their relationship on another level. Xue Ling's attempts to improve relationship with Kwong San backfire and is forced to take leave from work. Aired as a double bill with episode 31.

Ben's relationship with Vanessa hits a bump when the double date with Sulaiman and Norleena turns sour after Vanessa acts out in jealousy against Norleena. Excited and eager to impress Lauren, Eddie arrives at her birthday party only to find out that he is way out of her league. Suspicions grow when Meera discovers a selfie that Rachelle sent to Bhaskar, thanking him for the gift. In retaliation, she cancels a dinner reservation which was meant for their wedding anniversary celebration

Bhaskar has big wedding anniversary plans in store for Meera but cannot believe that she has forgotten all about their big day. Ben's concern for Vanessa goes up a notch when he learns she is meeting up with her abusive ex-boyfriend. When Eddie gets annoyed with Mark for flashing the cash, it turns into an unexpected money-making opportunity for him.

Meera turns nasty when the tension between her and Bhaskar reach breaking point. Adam's MMA classes get a great reception until Xue Ling gives him a reality check. Eddie gets a lucrative new job that turns out to be much more than he bargained for. Ben tries to stay away from Vanessa but her emotional pull is too strong for him.

Being away on leave from KS Foods prompts Xue Ling to help start-up Adams' new martial arts venture, although her strict business techniques prove to be more of a hindrance than a help to Adam's carefree and relaxed approach. More trouble brews when Adam contemplates accepting Han Xiong's proposal to go into business together. Determined to oust Rachelle from her husband's life, Meera seeks the help of a cold, collected socialite, Nadine. She assures Meera that with her connections, Rachelle will be but a distant memory for the Bhaskar family. Li Yan cannot figure out why the usual chatty and cordial duo of Jay and Suzanne seems to not be on the best of terms, but little does she know that they have a big surprise waiting for her. Meanwhile, Eddie is a bundle of nerves as he gets ready for his first-ever date as an escort.

Sulaiman is pressured by Salmah to quickly start a family while she and Nadiah have to deal with extra expenses when their water heater breaks down. Meanwhile, Norleena, who has been feeling under the weather, finds out the real reason behind it, which ultimately will cause more expenses in the Rahman household. Xue Ling tries to find an investor for Adam's business venture but it does not sit well with Adam when she uses the Lim name to sell the business. Frustrated, Adam makes a decision about his business that could ultimately cause friction between husband and wife. Eddie wants to earn more money as an escort but cannot get enough jobs. He seeks advice from Mark, who plainly tells him that being an escort is not an easy job and that he has to up his game if he wants to flourish in the business.

Xue Ling discovers that Jay is working at the coffee house. She puts pressure on him to return home. Meanwhile, Nadiah suspects that Kwong San was underhanded with her father, Abdul Rahman, withholding crucial information which might have changed the fortunes of the Rahmans. Norleena and Salmah are excited because they think Norleena is pregnant, but Sulaiman is not so enthusiastic. Mark advises Eddie to treat his clients as cash cows and put emotions aside. Eddie is conflicted.

Nadiah investigated a photo, trying to find out if Kwong San had lied and thus misled Abdul Rahman into selling his shares before KS Foods made it big. Salmah is upset. She suffered through Abdul Rahman's obsession with ‘injustice' and cannot go through that again. After Michael catches him out on a lie, Eddie confesses that he is an escort. Norleena wants to try hard for a pregnancy and is upset when Sulaiman feels they should wait.

Michael urges Eddie to quit the escort business but he refuses. Later, on a date with Ai Lin, she suggests they skip dinner and go to her home instead. A flustered Eddie finds himself in hot soup when Ai Lin's husband returns home unexpectedly. Meanwhile, upon learning that Nadiah is graduating from a course in Human Resources, Xue Ling offers Nadiah a job at KS Foods.