He is an ex-con who tries to turn the page by working at a laundry store. She is a young woman with a physical disability and is taken on to help out at the store. Is the world willing to give them more?

Jing-Zi is a social recluse. Because of an accident three years ago, she’s been blaming herself deeply. Xian-Xian always hates it when people call her “cutie.” She doesn’t reveal her true emotions and seems to have no real “friend.” A-Jie, a master in the realm of online games yet a loser in real life. Due to an anime figure, the three get to know one another.

A film about the tormenting presence of absence. A young shop girl named Xiao Mei suddenly vanishes from her usual existence, without explanation or trace. Has she dissolved, or perhaps redeemed herself somehow? Nine people from her immediate surroundings try to fill the empty space left behind by this supposedly insignificant young woman. In a kaleidoscope of meandering memories, projections, confessions, interpretations, incantations and helpless speculations through which the young escapee wanders aimlessly, they attempt to solve the mystery of her disappearance.

The film begins with the discovery of a mysterious female corpse along the coast of Taiwan. Adorned in provocative lingerie and tattoos, her colorful nails stand out against her swollen and unrecognizable face. As the police delve into her identity, the intertwined stories of two girls emerge.