My "Spiritual" Ex-Lover () is a 2015 Hong Kong period, fantasy, comedy-drama produced by TVB. The drama is TVB's 2015 Lunar New Year drama starring most of the same cast from TVB's 2014 Lunar New Year drama Queen Divas. Filming of the drama took place from September till November 2014. The series began airing on February 9, 2015, and will be broadcast weekly from Monday to Friday on TVB Jade channel 9:30-10:30 pm timeslot.
The plot is loosely based on the fantasy story Nie Xiaoqian (Nip Siu Sin) from Pu Songling's Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, about a poor traveling scholar who encounters a beautiful female ghost.
Synopsis
Ning Choi San (Edwin Siu) is on his way to take the government official exam, along with his second older brother Ning Choi Kwan (Oscar Leung) who is with him to take the army general exam. While listening to a fellow scholar tell other scholars about his encounter with a female ghost, Choi San offends him by questioning his integrity and causes both Choi San and Choi Kwan to be thrown out of the inn they are staying at. With nowhere to stay for the night, they decide to stay at an abandoned shrine. At the shrine they encounter Nip Siu Sin (Nancy Sit) who tells them that she is a ghost. Looking at her haggard old appearance both Choi San and Choi Kwan do not believe her. Wanting to prove herself right, Siu Sin almost disintegrates from the sunlight but is saved when Choi San helps her inside the shrine. Seeing how Choi Kwan was rude to her, Siu San sabotages his examination while trying to help Choi San, who was nice to her, pass his examination. However, Siu San's plan to help Choi San backfires when she is discovered and hunted by a Taoist priest named Yin Chek Ha (Angela Tong). Choi San who was just passing by unknowingly saves Siu Sin from Chek Ha, making Siu Sin promise to be by his side until her gratitude can be repaid.
Cast
Ghosts and spirits
Nancy Sit 薛家燕 as Nip Siu Sin
Kaki Leung 梁嘉琪 as young Nip Siu Sin
A ghost and occupant of the abandoned Lan Yurk Temple. She survives by taking over bodies of young girls and luring young man to the abandoned shrine in order to suck their human breath. Ali Lee 李佳芯 as Nine-tailed Fox/Siu Nei 九尾狐/小妮 A nine-tailed fox evil spirit who is disguised as a young human female. She is believed to be killed and skinned by Yin Chek Ha. Kevin Tong 唐嘉麟 as Satyr Seven 七色狼 A satyr wolf evil spirit who is disguised as a human male. He is finally killed by Yin Chek Ha with "The power of love".
Ning family
Edwin Siu 蕭正楠 as Ning Choi San 寧采臣
The over honest youngest son of the Ning family. His dream is to be a righteous and justified imperial government official, but he has failed the exam many times. He works at his love interest Ying Chun Kiu's family lantern factory as a lantern artist. Evergreen Mak 麥長青 as Ning Choi Man 寧采民 The oldest son of the Ning family. He is a selfish cheapskate who thinks of every possible way to save money. He works at the Ying family lantern factory as a lantern weaver. Henry Yu 于洋 as Ning Bing Yan 寧丙寅 The patriarch of the Ning family. Choi San, Choi Man and Choi Kwan's father. Hoping that his youngest son will one day pass the imperial official exam so that he can live a better life. He works at his daughter-in-law Ying Chun Fa's lantern factory along with his sons as a lantern weaver.
Ying family
Joyce Tang 滕麗名 as Ying Chun Fa 迎春花
The oldest daughter and head of the Ying family. Ning Choi Kwan's wife. Due to her family not having any living males she runs the family paper lantern business called "Lucky Star Bright Shine Lanterns" and has her husband Ning Choi Kwan marry into her family taking her surname. She treats her husband badly and often verbally and physically abuses him. Oscar Leung 梁烈維 as Ning Choi Kwan 寧采君 The second son of the Ning family. He is a bullish person who is good at fighting. His fighting tactics are similar to Bruce Lee's. He married into his wife's family because she thought he would be an ideal husband and able to give her many sons, but he disappointed her. Jinny Ng 吳若希 as Ying Chun Kiu 迎春嬌 Ying Chun Fa's younger sister and Ning Choi San's love interest. She does not get along with her older sister Ying Chun Fa and desperately wants Ning Choi San to marry her so she can get away from her sister. Kitty Lau 劉桂芳 as Mother Chu 朱媽 Ying Chun Fa's personal maid. Snow Suen 孫慧雪 as Siu Wan 小環 Ying Chun Kiu's personal maid.