Legend of Star Apple

Legend of Star Apple [星蘋果樂園]

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http://www.chinatv.com.tw/event/2006/starapple/

http://www.cnave.com/news/viewnews.php?news_id=2844&year=2006

15 years ago, a young boy drowns at a farm. Fortunately, he was saved by a young girl. The two children arrive beneath the star apple tree to make their wishes: They wish that they will soon meet the one that they love and be blessed with happiness. They even made a promise to meet under this star apple tree again in 15 years. The young boy didn’t get a chance to ask this little girl for her name before he was separated from her…

In order to prove that he is capable, Tao Si (portrayed by Ming Dao) takes the initiative to propose to his father to let him manage the farm. Father Tao wishes that Tao Si and Meng Xin (portrayed by Yang Ya Zhu) get married as soon as possible. Even though Tao Si has hinted many times that he doesn’t like Meng Xin, but Meng Xin still refuses to give up. After running away from the marriage, Tao Si meets up with Rui Rui (portrayed by Zhang Xin Yu). Even though there was a time when the two of them were stranded at Shan Zhu Island and had a favorable impression of one another, but very quickly, they started disliking each other over numerous things.

Tao Si’s childhood friend, Tian Qi (portrayed by Li Yang) promises to keep their past relationship a secret in order to help his first love, Meng Xin. Moreover, he tries his best to get her and Tao Si together. To Rui Rui, who also has the same bumpy experience in life as him, Tian Qi regards her only as a younger sister yet he is unaware of Rui Rui’s admiring feelings for him.

Tao Si unexpectedly confirms that Rui Rui is the girl whom he made his promise with 15 years ago. He gathers up his courage and confesses to her but Rui Rui rejects him based on the reason that she already has Tian Qi in her heart. At that moment, Tao Si is so upset that he almost breaks down. Luckily, Meng Xin is beside him giving him support. Tao Si is touched by the fact that Meng Xin has stayed by his side through thick and thin and for this reason, he gradually starts to accept Meng Xin…- from CTV

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15 years ago, young Tao Si was saved from drowning by young Rui Rui at the farm. The two children arrive beneath the star apple tree to make their wishes: They wish that they will soon meet the one that they love and be blessed with happiness. Young Tao Shi didn’t get a chance to ask this little girl for her name before he was separated from her. 15 years quickly pass by…

In his heart, Tao Si could not forget the girl who saved him many years ago and has always hoped that he would be able to find her again. At the same time, he is miserable over the fact this parents want him to marry Meng Xin, who is hardworking and has an excellent family background. Even though Tao Si has hinted to Meng Xin many times that he doesn’t have feelings for her but Meng Xin refuses to give up which makes things even more difficult for Tao Si.

After running away from the marriage, Tao Si meets up with Rui Rui again but they both didn’t recognize each other. Even though there was a time when the two of them were stranded at Shan Zhu Island and had a favorable impression of one another, but very quickly, they started disliking each other over numerous things.

On the other hand, Tao Si doesn’t know that his childhood friend, Tian Qi is actually his fiancé, Meng Xin’s first love. Tian Qi and the 18 year old Meng Xin were dating when they were studying in college. At that time, even though life was hard but they were both very happy. Later, their relationship ended after Meng Xin went aboard for school. 3 years after their break up, Meng Xin and Tao Si returns to the farm once again. However, Meng Xin is now his childhood friend, Tao Si’s fiancé and this type of situation is extremely painful for Tian Qi.

Even though Tao Si and Meng Xin’s wedding is temporarily called off, but Tian Qi is still being a gentleman and is not willing to snatch back his former love. He could only bury his love deep inside his heart. However, Meng Xin asks Tian Qi to keep their past relationship a secret and this makes Tian Qi feel even more painful.

During his stay at the farm, Tao Si manages to bring a boy, Xiao Yi, who kept to himself and closed off the world around him after his parents past away, out of his shell. This incident makes Tao Si realize that he can’t continue to live under the protection of his father, Jing Yu. As a result, he proposes to his father to let him manage the farm. His father only gives Tao Si 3 months of time to show some results. Otherwise, Tao Si must return to Taipei and accept the arrangements that have been planned for him and get married to Meng Xin.

In order to prove that he is capable to his father, Tao Si agrees. However, his eagerness to bring changes and to reform the farm is impractical and brings about a lot of controversies causing Tao Si even more distress. The end of 3 months seems to be drawing closer…

Just when Tao Si begins to get really frustrated over his work, he unexpectedly confirms that Rui Rui is the girl whom he made his promise with 15 years ago. He gathers up his courage and confesses to her but Rui Rui rejects him based on the reason that she already has Tian Qi in her heart. At that moment, Tao Si is so upset that he almost breaks down. Luckily, Meng Xin is beside him giving him support. Tao Si is touched by the fact that Meng Xin has stayed by his side through thick and thin and for this reason, he gradually starts to accept Meng Xin. As for Rui Rui and Tao Si’s relationship, it seems that it is about to come to an end.

Rui Rui has always admired Tian Qi and several times, Tao Si has tried to get the two of them together. Yet Tian Qi has always regarded Rui Rui as a younger sister and his heart still thinks about Meng Xi. As a result, he has not accepted Tao Si’s arrangement to match him up with Rui Rui. Yet every time he sees Meng Xin getting inadvertently hurt by Tao Si, he would also suffer. Thus, his resentment towards Tao Si gradually increases. On top of this, after Tao Si takes charge of the farm, he made several mistakes due to his eagerness. Not only this but under Meng Xin’s plans, Tao Si keeps on misunderstanding Rui Rui and being that Tian Qi regards Rui Rui as his younger sister, Tian Qi would constantly get into disputes with Tao Si. Tao Si and Tian Qi’s hostile situation slowly takes shape.

Time and again having failed to confess her feelings to Tian Qi, Rui Rui finally manages to express her feelings with the help of Sha Sha and the rest of the gang. Tian Qi doesn’t want to lie to Rui Rui and truthfully tells her that he regards her as a younger sister only. However, just at this time, he discovers the news that Tao Si has accepted Meng Xin and is feeling very dejected. Seeing Tian Qi like this, Rui Rui once again suggests that they start dating each other. Tian Qi had no other choice but to accept. Unfortunately, the mismatched pairing of these 2 couples did not make the 4 of them any happier. On the contrary, it makes them question the happiness that they have in front of their eyes right now…

A long time ago, Rui Rui’s father Da Qin, witnessed his wife’s death due to a car accident while she was on her way to buy a birthday present for him. Not being able to save her and an injury to his head caused him to become mentally unstable. He spends all his time catching butterflies on the farm and outsiders would have no idea why he is always trying to catch butterflies.

Until one day, everyone finds out that Da Qin insists on catching 1000 butterflies all because of his belief in an unrealistic legend. He believes that by catching 1000 butterflies then his wife who passed away would be alive again. Da Qin’s genuine love enlightens Rui Rui and Tao Si. It also causes Rui Rui to bravely make a decision to honestly face her own feelings and be with the one that she truly loves. Tao Si and Rui Rui who has always had good feelings for each other, under Da Qin’s story of the “1000 butterflies”, starts to scrutinize themselves and see where their feelings lie…

But under Meng Xin and the greedy Xiao Hui’s plan, Rui Rui and Tao Si are always misunderstanding each other and are not able to get together…

After experiencing all the setbacks, Tao Si still hasn’t given up. He gradually starts to handle things by himself and regards the people at the farm as his friends which cause them to begin to show Tao Si respect and support. The farm’s income slowly shows a sign of increasing. However, at this time, a manager from another financial group (Tian Hao) offers an enormous price to acquire the farm and rebuild it into an office building. Furthermore, they are thinking about pulling Tian Qi over to work with them. Tao Si, who has developed feelings for the farm and regards it as his home, along with everyone else at the farm couldn’t accept this move from Tian Hao.

Tian Hao’s acquisition plan starts with getting close to Rui Rui’s good friend, Sha Sha. Sha Sha has a lively and straightforward personality and doesn’t like beating around the bush. She is always trying to get Rui Rui, who has a crush on Tian Qi, to confess her feelings and comes up with many plans to help Rui Rui which causes many funny things to happen. However, when Tian Hao shows up in front of Sha Sha like a knight in shining armor, she quickly becomes another person. Falling into the love trap, Sha Sha becomes confused and lost. Under Tian Hao’s enticement, she discloses many confidential information about the farm. When Tian Hao’s identity as the buyer of the farm is exposed, that’s when Sha Sha finds out that she has been used.

Actually, Tian Hao’s appearance, aside from acquiring the farm, his other goal is to disclose his identity that he is Tian Qi’s brother. Although Tian Qi is shocked, but under the orphanage’s director, Yue Bai’s confirmation, Tian Qi had no choice but to accept this fact. Yet Tian Qi expresses that he won’t go to work for Tian Hao because of their relationship.

Tian Hao shows evidence that Meng Xin’s father has become a wanderer and he uses that evidence to blackmail Tian Qi. Tian Qi didn’t want Meng Xin to lose everything because of her family’s bankruptcy and as a result, he agrees to go work for Tian Hao. At the same time, he proposes the condition of having everyone at the farm taken care of. Tian Hao agrees to Tian Qi’s condition and requests that Tian Qi keep it a secret.

Everyone at the farm couldn’t understand why Tian Qi would agree to work for Tian Hao and is treating him badly. In order to protect Meng Xin, Tian Qi didn’t provide any explanations at all. Instead, he deliberately expresses that he has betrayed the farm because of money. This causes everyone to be very angry but Tian Qi is doing all this in order to protect Meng Xin’s secret.

Deliberately hiding her identity, Meng Xin’s real last name is Tang. Her father used to be the owner of a company but due to Tao Si’s father’s acquisition of the company, Meng Xin’s dad’s company went into bankruptcy. From then on, her father disappeared and her mother fell ill. As a result, after graduating from high school, Meng Xin deliberately changed her last name. Furthermore, after getting acquainted with Tao Si while studying aboard, she is even more determined to get married into his family…

However, no matter how much Meng Xin plots, she did not anticipate that she will truly fall in love with Tao Si. Sandwiched between the person she really loves and Tian Qi, she didn’t know what to do…

The area of the farm is about to be acquired by Tian Hao and changed into an office building. Many times Tao Si has tried to communicate with his father but being a businessman, his father believes that by rebuilding the land, the profits and benefits would be much better and sees no reason to refuse. This forces Tao Si and the people on the farm to solve the problem by themselves. Under everyone’s efforts, Tao Si’s father is finally moved and causes him to decide to keep the farm land and not sell the piece of land to Tian Hao. Tao Si’s parents are also surprised and deeply gratified by the change in Tao Si after his time with working at the farm.

Later Meng Xin finds out that Tian Qi agreed to work for Tian Hao all because of keeping her identity a secret. He would rather everyone misunderstand him as long as Meng Xin can marry into the Tao family and have a happy life. Meng Xin couldn’t help but is deeply moved. She finally realizes that somewhere deep within her heart, the one that she loves the most is Tian Qi. As a result, she decides to accept Tao Si and Rui Rui and everyone is happy.

Tao Si and Rui Rui, this pair of destined lovers, arrives beneath the star apple tree again. This time they are here to thank the fairy within the tree for allowing them to find the happiness and the love of their life. They prayed that they can be together for a long, long time because what follows will be a luxurious and grand wedding. They both mumbled to each other that they must live a happy and blissful life together… - from CNAVE

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