Speech of Silence
television drama
Speech of Silence (Traditional Chinese: 甜言蜜語) is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in June 2008.
Synopsis
Taste the bittersweet, breathe the love...
Read my mind between silence and sound
Tong Tong (Kate Tsui) lost part of her hearing in an explosion at a young age while trying to save her foster father and siblings. Since the traumatic event, she uses a hearing aid to assist her. She is well liked by others and has an extremely positive attitude towards life despite her minor disability. With the support of her mentor Ko Ming (Yu Yang), Tong becomes a voice-over talent by utilizing her lip-reading ability.
At the production studio, she meets another voice talent Leung Kai-Yin (Kenneth Ma), who is also interested in the industry. Tong soon falls for Leung but is too shy to confess her love to him. Meanwhile, a colleague Yuen Siu Na (Claire Yiu) falls for Yin as well. Yin, however, is more fond of Tong, and they fall in love soon after and begin a relationship.
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