In a vibrant Chinese neighborhood in New York, the life of Wilhelmina Pang, a sixty-year-old young surgeon, is shaken when her mother, a strong-willed traditionalist, discovers that she is expecting a child out of wedlock. In a desperate search for her identity and acceptance, Wilhelmina grapples with her family's expectations that clash with her own desires. When she falls in love with Vivian, a talented dancer still trapped in the shadows of her own life, she faces an even greater dilemma: to embrace her love for Vivian while trying to hide their relationship from the traditional judgment of her mother and community.
As tensions rise, Wilhelmina feels caught between her family obligations and her longing to build her own life. Her relationship with her mother becomes increasingly complicated, as both women hold disparate ideas about love, family, and cultural expectations. Against the backdrop of a society flirting with modernity and traditional values, both women will learn to confront their own demons and find a way to accept themselves and their choices.
With a witty tone and a poignant approach, the story explores the search for identity and the importance of love, highlighting how, at times, saving face can actually mean losing the fear of being oneself.