Wei, as a child, observed her father, a dedicated scientist, laboring relentlessly to create a skin graft formula aimed at curing their shared rash-like facial deformity. Tragically, she also witnessed the experiment's catastrophic failure, as the living tissue he engineered spread across his face, leading to his suffocation, even as she desperately attempted to save him with a scalpel. Now a college student committed to advancing her father's research, Wei is en route to New Zealand to pursue her studies on a science scholarship. Her mother is eager to remove her from China, where her appearance has led others to label her as “a monster.” Living with her materialistic aunt and socialite cousin Angela, Wei struggles to forge friendships. Angela and her gossiping friends ostracize her for her looks and for her unfamiliar cultural cuisine, which they deem unappealing. When not battling her dwindling self-esteem, Wei dedicates her time in a laboratory, where her biochemistry pro...