Su Rong travels to the provincial capital with her little daughter to reunite with her truck-fleet husband, unaware he is consumed by an illicit relationship. Distracted by his mistress, the neglectful father accidentally seals his own child inside a subzero refrigeration trailer, subsequently accusing a decorated soldier who broke the lock of attempting grand larceny.
Rushing to the hospital upon discovering the truth, Su Rong sides with the benevolent veteran as he provides vital blood transfusions for her frostbitten girl. Disgusted by her husband's cowardice and his mother's callous excuses, she files for divorce to protect her daughter from his toxic family.
