In a small village in China's Yunnan region, Xiwen (Jingchu Zhang) mourns the sudden loss of her beloved and only child, a boy who was poisoned by contaminated food. Numb with pain, she searches for a reason to live. Although she is a woman of the highest integrity, she has become tough and uncompromising. Far away in Italy, Matteo (Luca Barbareschi) is a ruthless and high-powered player for Hong Kong-based Feng Multinational, an international conglomerate with many interests around the world... not all of which are honest. Lured into the highly lucrative international traffic in adulterated food, the suave and cynical Matteo has abandoned all scruples and conscience and is on his way up the corporate underworld ladder. After a series of cold-blooded successes, he is set to become CEO of the Feng group when fate abruptly intervenes. Crossing paths with Xiwen, the two instantly share a powerfully undeniable attraction. Tentatively, a verse begins, each experiencing...