A Southern sugar-cane village family's peaceful wait for a new member is shattered by a sudden crisis, leading the matriarch, Chen Fengdi, on a journey of self-discovery and recovery.

A series of murders strikes the city of Fentun. The crimes mysteriously stop without the authorities having been able to find the perpetrator. Eight years later, a young police officer, close to one of the victims, decides to reopen the investigation.