Power, Lies & Maternity
Yu Man, a Chen Group executive, was supposed to be promoted to Marketing Director. However, the company's chairman, Henry Chen, had to travel abroad for urgent business negotiations, delaying her promotion. Before leaving, Henry entrusted Yu Man with full authority over company operations and assigned his recently returned son, Kevin Chen, to work under her for training. Kevin pretended to comply but, behind the scenes, exploited his status as the chairman's son. Along with his overseas-educated girlfriend, Debbie, he arrogantly bossed around key employees and openly defied authority. As Yu Man approached her due date for maternity leave, she tried to reason with Kevin out of respect for his father. Instead, Kevin abused his power, declaring that all pregnant employees—and even women planning to have children—should be fired. This reckless statement devastated the company's loyal staff. Zhou Ying, the co-owner of a partner company and Yu Man's close friend, was furious upon hearing the news. She urged her husband, Zhang Yang, to terminate their collaboration with Chen Group. However, since the contract was already in effect, backing out would result in massive penalties. Yu Man a
