▁she ▁had ▁an ▁on - and - off ▁love ▁relationship . ▁J ian ing ▁only ▁let ▁go ▁of ▁her ▁anger ▁for ▁her ▁father ▁after ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁second ▁wife ▁were ▁killed ▁by ▁Jay ▁F ang . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁arc ▁focused ▁on ▁F ang ▁Y uch eng , ▁who ▁lost ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁an ▁accident ▁early ▁in ▁his ▁life . ▁He ▁v owed ▁to ▁att ain ▁great ▁wealth , ▁going ▁to ▁no ▁ends ▁to ▁achieve ▁them , ▁even ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death : ▁F ang ▁Hu ak ang . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁the ▁drive ▁for ▁reven ge ▁and ▁wealth ▁had ▁ru ined ▁many ▁person ' s ▁lives , ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁characters ▁real ised ▁that ▁they ▁can ▁return ▁to ▁a ▁happ ier ▁time ▁when ▁they ▁return ▁to ▁where ▁they ▁started . ▁ ▁D iffer ences ▁between ▁R ising ▁Ex pect ations ▁and ▁The ▁Begin ning ▁Although ▁this ▁drama ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Television ▁Corporation ▁of ▁Singapore ▁drama ▁series ▁R ising ▁Ex pect ations , ▁many ▁plot ▁differences ▁exist ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁series . ▁ ▁J ia hui ' s ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁( port rayed ▁by ▁Z oe ▁T ay ) ▁was ▁much ▁col der ▁and ▁un comp rom ising ▁in ▁her ▁quest ▁for ▁reven ge , ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁re make . ▁ ▁Sh i ▁J ian ing ' s ▁father ▁in ▁this ▁re make ▁was ▁more ▁sympath etic ▁towards ▁his ▁daughter , ▁although ▁he