Chinese scholar Wei has traveled to New Zealand to study medical research at a prestigious university. Shy, introverted, and hiding a genetic scar on her face, Wei is shunned by her socialite butterfly cousin, Angela, and her glamorous friends. Determined to change her destiny, Wei immerses herself in research into her late father, working on a revolutionary skin graft procedure that could cure his deformity. As her experiments take a dark turn, she becomes more dangerous and unbridled, ready to eliminate anyone who threatens her secret.