Ling’s childhood friend Mei has died. Together with Mei’s sister, Ling visits the scene of Mei’s death – in an imposing landscape of rivers, mountains and forests – for the first time. On the way there they discuss their love lives, the traditional fishing methods on a lake and Ling’s life-like, mysterious dream about Mei.
Confrontations with the unexpected elicit pure emotions in these four narratives. Once the dust has settled, some people retract their initial response.