Chinese scholar Wei travels to New Zealand to study medical research at a prestigious university. Shy, introverted and hiding a genetic birthmark on her face, Wei is shunned by her gregarious cousin Angela and her glamorous friends. Determined to change her fate, Wei begins researching her late father, working on a revolutionary skin graft procedure that could cure her deformity. As her experiments take a dark turn, she becomes increasingly dangerous and unbridled, ready to eliminate anyone who threatens her secret.