Aimless young woman Shu An flees from the police with her criminal boyfriend Shun when his gang's apartment hideout is raided, injuring her leg when she jumps from a balcony.

Zhou Yufen, a woman suffering from depression after a miscarriage three years prior, struggles to write a novel about a couple with marital issues.

The section chief of the hospital her husband Li Lizhong works at dies, leaving himself, his longtime friend and colleague Jing, and a third man up for the spot.

She returns to the gang's apartment and discovers Qiang has put up a collage of photos on his wall that form the picture of her.

Li drinks with his police chief friend Gu, claiming he was given the promotion, and steals his gun in the morning.

Shen survives the shooting and Li wanders the streets until he encounters Shu, who has been seducing and extorting men with Shun's help.