Chinese scholarship student Wei travels to New Zealand to study medical research at a prestigious university. Shy, introverted and hiding a genetic birthmark, Wei is shunned by his social butterfly cousin Angela and her glamorous friends. Determined to change his fate, Wei immerses himself in research into his late father, working on a revolutionary skin graft procedure that could cure his deformity. As his experiments take a dark turn, he becomes increasingly dangerous and unhinged, willing to eliminate anyone who threatens his secret.