故事主要围绕方家一家人展开，方家以参茸海味店为祖业，十多年均由长女方沛琪主理，现今发展已上轨道。琪一向是方家支柱，在外坚守祖业；在内则姐兼父职，对一向醉心于演艺事业的妹方沛恩及甚受方母宠爱的弟方沛辉，均严加管教，但却关怀备至，对母曾丽卿则非常孝顺；而与方父老朋友兼海味店老伙计林汉忠，感情甚佳，忠更视琪为契女。 琪欲放下事业、家庭的包袱与拍拖多年的男友结婚，却料不到男友已另结新欢，琪悲愤之余，决定提出分手。琪情变之时，幸得一位因工作而认识的朋友方咏诗开解，彼此后来更成好友。此时，诗母冯贵娥由美返港，透露诗与琪其实为同父异母的姐妹，二人均感晴天霹雳。 诗与琪本性格相投，二人亦惺惺相惜，然上代错综复杂之恩怨，加上重重误会，却把二人推到互不相容的地步，在事业及感情上均有纠葛。

The Rising Sun series, is about a Thai lady name Praedow/Seiko who just got a scholarship from Japan for her master. Praedow's beauty impressed Takeshi, the second son of a very powerful family, Onizuka. He kept follow her but never approached her. Finally, Ryu, Takeshi cousin helped him to talk to her and their relationship started.