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