Qian Yan comes from a wealthy merchant's family and has led a carefree existence. She has a husband, a lovely daughter, and more money than most of her neighbours. What more could she possibly want? Qian Yan is content with her life. That is, until she meets the young man who opens her eyes to the endless possibility of pleasures... What the young man fails to mention, however, is that every pleasure comes with a cost, and Qian Yan soon realises she can no longer afford to pay.