Chinese scholarship student Wei goes to New Zealand to study medical research at a prestigious university. Shy, introverted, and hiding a genetic marker on his face, Wei is forced to leave by his estranged cousin Angela and her glamorous friends. Determined to change his fate, Wei immerses himself in his late father’s research and works on a revolutionary skin transplant procedure that could cure his deformity. As his experiments take a dark turn, he becomes increasingly dangerous and unstable, ready to eliminate anyone who threatens his secret.