A wealthy couple in Beijing, Lin and Wang, struggle to come to terms with their infertility and the consequences of a traumatic event. When Lin's employee, Liu, is assaulted at his foot-massage parlor, the couple's lives become increasingly complicated as they navigate the aftermath and consider an unconventional solution to their childlessness.
Ping guo
Modern-day life in Beijing is explored through the complex relationships between a young woman, her husband, her boss, and her boss's wife in a tangled web of love, power, and identity.