Ding Xiao-Hui

Ip Cheung and her husband, a senior police inspector, had been happily married for 18 years. One day, Ip runs into her neighbour, a Taiwanese woman. As they are talking, three men suddenly appeared and tried to kill them. The Taiwanese woman is killed but Ip and the kid, Yen, managed to escape. At the same time, Ip's husband commits suicide. His superior suspected him of corruption. Ip finds out that the Taiwanese woman was her husband's mistress and Yen, his illegitimate son. Ip is given custody of Yen but they are unable to get along. However she will save his live when the gang go after him.

Sophia est bouleversée quand elle apprend que sa grande amie Nina a eu un terrible accident et qu'elle est plongée dans le coma. Même si une grave dispute les a éloignées l'une de l'autre pendant quelques mois, elle s'empresse de se rendre à son chevet. Elle découvre alors, dans le sac de son amie, un manuscrit écrit de sa main. Il raconte l'histoire d'amitié de deux jeunes femmes, Lily et Snow Flower, se déroulant dans la Chine du XIXe siècle. À la lecture de ce récit poignant de deux amies rassemblées et séparées par la vie, Sophia se remémore sa propre relation avec Nina.