Liu Xi, a student from a poor family, enters medical school determined to secure a position there and change her fate. But when Lu Yancheng, the surgery department chair, tries to coerce and tempt her, she is caught in a dilemma. Her best friend Zhou Yang loses her way amid the competition, and the two gradually grow apart. Chen Xu, an upright and courageous senior student, quietly looks out for Liu Xi. In this struggle over their futures and their principles, the three weather many setbacks and gather evidence of Lu Yancheng's crimes, successfully exposing him. Once the turmoil subsides, Liu Xi stays on as a member of the faculty and, together with Chen Xu, carries on the spirit of medicine, beginning a new chapter in her life.
