Pei Ying receives a devastating terminal diagnosis but decides to enter the operating theater without uttering a word to her distant spouse. She believes suffering in silence will protect Shi Mingzhou from heartache, yet that very afternoon he walks into their home escorting another woman. When he coldheartedly presents termination papers under the pretense of supporting his sick companion, Pei Ying signs without fighting back.
Packing her few belongings, Pei Ying vanishes into the quiet ward to spend her remaining days peacefully away from his cruel gaze. Mingzhou stumbles upon her hidden clinical records too late, discovering that his loyal partner bore the fatal agony while he pampered a pretender. Paralyzed by shame, he launches a frantic citywide search to beg for her forgiveness before time runs out.
