At her ex-boyfriend's lavish wedding, Jia-Ling discovers the once-nerdy guy has become a success and married a younger woman. While her classmates chat about kids and in-laws, she feels hopelessly behind. Back at her apartment, drunk and defiant, she pounds on the bathroom door and proposes to her live-in boyfriend of four years, clutching the bouquet she fought to catch.

Jia-Ling is about to have a place of her own at last. Meanwhile, young Jia-Ling's happy winter break takes an unwelcome turn when visitors arrive, and her mother clashes with her aunt-in-law over whose daughter is more accomplished.

Jia-Ling and Da-Rong clash over his mother's meddling in their relationship. In the past, young Jia-Ling is haunted by the harsh punishment a neighbor girl receives for an innocent act, learning an unsettling lesson about how differently boys and girls are treated.

Da-Rong storms into Jia-Ling's workplace to confront her, dragging even the boss's wife into the chaos. In the past, young Jia-Ling falls ill from something she ate but can't bring herself to tell anyone the embarrassing truth.

Jia-Ling interviews for new jobs but keeps striking out. In the past, young Jia-Ling runs away from home after her grandfather says something that cuts deep.

Jia-Ling returns to her family home in Tainan for the Lunar New Year reunion dinner, where she finds herself telling lies to save face. In the past, young Jia-Ling cannot understand why the adults around her seem so unpatriotic.

The truth about Jia-Ling's rocky life in Taipei finally comes out in front of the family. In the past, her mother's unfulfilled dream of playing piano is forced onto young Jia-Ling, who suffers through lessons she never wanted.

Jia-Ling joins Yong-Sen's city council campaign team, but their canvassing vehicle breaks down on the road. In the past, young Jia-Ling boldly declares she wants to be a boss when she grows up.

Jia-Ling and her eldest aunt butt heads over their late grandmother's dying wish. In the past, young Jia-Ling becomes her grandmother's unlikely singing coach as the old woman prepares for a karaoke competition.

Jia-Ling receives a call that could pull her back to Taipei. Her brother's revelation sends shockwaves through the old family home. In the past, eighteen-year-old Jia-Ling's decision to leave Tainan ignites a family crisis that forces everyone to confront who she really is.