The story of Zhou Xiaomei, a country girl with a college education. She looks down on her parents, yet loves them dearly. She pursues love, only to end up divorced at an early age, still dreaming of a love worthy of legend. But her marriage brings her no happiness. Little by little, she falls into ruin and becomes addicted to a life of excess. Far from making her happy, it leaves her prey to predatory online lenders. In the end, she is buried under mountains of debt...