A Taiwanese language film

Kueiyuan is a deliveryman for a cosmetics company. He is a womaniser and dreams of making a quick buck. He meets a romantic 20-year-old girl, Qingmei, who feels trapped by her mother’s small restaurant and is eager to escape. Kueiyuan earns a commission fee by introducing Qingmei to a cabaret, run by Yuchan. Qingmei falls in love with Kueiyuan and sleeps with him. However, under pressure from Kueiyuan and Yuchan, Qingmei agrees to become a mistress to an old millionaire. Meanwhile, Yuchan seduces Kueiyuan and controls him with money and sex. When Qingmei discovers that she is pregnant by Kueiyuan, the latter demands an abortion. Qingmei runs away and hides. When Kueiyuan proposes marriage to Yuchan and is rejected by her, he finally realises that he is in love with Qingmei and goes out to look for her.

The son of a hospital director returns from abroad and reunites with his former lover at a welcome party. As a single mother and radio singer, she rekindles their romance, but his family forbids her from bringing her child into the marriage. Torn between love and maternal duty, she faces an impossible choice. This Taiwanese adaptation of the Japanese melodrama Flower in Storm reworks its romantic tale of class divide, shifting its focus to maternal sacrifice and female solidarity through a vibrant ensemble cast.