Chinese scholarship student Wei travels to New Zealand to study medical research at a prestigious university. Shy, introverted, and hiding a genetic birthmark, Wei is shunned by her social butterfly cousin Angela and her attractive friends. Determined to change her fate, Wei immerses herself in her late father’s research and works on a revolutionary skin grafting procedure that could cure her deformity. As the experiments take dark turns, she becomes increasingly dangerous and persistent, intent on eliminating anyone who threatens her secret.