In the 1920s of the Republic of China, a small town at the intersection of land and water in the south of the Yangtze River appeared peaceful on the surface, but was actually tightly controlled by the dignity of the clan, the power of the chamber of commerce, and old-fashioned rules. In particular, a woman's illness, pain, and secrets were often more shady than the illness itself.
The heroine, who studied midwifery and gynecological nursing abroad, returned to her hometown and opened a clinic specializing in treating women in the old shop of her ancestral home. She originally wanted to rely on her skills to gain a foothold, but she was soon involved in one "unspeakable" medical case after another.
She faces not only medical problems, but also the squire's control over the woman's body, the family's obsession with respectability, and an old case that has been circulating in the town for many years.
As the clinic receives more and more patients, the heroine discovers that the pain of many women in the town is connected to each other, and that thread finally leads back to her own home.
