Chinese scholarship student Wei travels to New Zealand to study medical research at a prestigious university. Shy, introverted and hiding a genetic facial birthmark, Wei is shunned by her socialite cousin Angela and her glamorous friends. Determined to change her fate, Wei immerses herself in her late father’s research, working on a revolutionary skin graft procedure that could cure his deformity. As her experiments take a dark turn, she becomes more dangerous and unhinged, determined to eliminate anyone who threatens her secret.