A professor is desperate to live in a school district that will guarantee a good education for his daughter.

Jinxi is a violinist, about to fulfill her dream of moving to Vienna to continue with her music studies. While trying to settle her affairs before departing, her encounter with Panos, a Greek architect newly arrived to Shanghai, will have a disrupting effect on her life. During the course of one day, their relationship will go through ups and downs and bring them in front of life-changing dilemmas.

The story of Chu-hwa, the daughter of General Chu No-ho, a general of the Song Dynasty, becomes a gisaeng and approaches the truth of the murder case.