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 social butterfly 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 transplant procedure that could cure her deformity. As the experiments turn dark, she becomes increasingly dangerous and uncontrollable, intent on eliminating anyone who threatens her secret.