Lina, an ambitious young woman, leaves her husband and son in China to go to Paris to build a brighter future for them. But once there nothing happens as planned and she locks herself into a world of lies so as not to give up on her dream.

Thirtysomething Chinese-born Lina borrows money to move to Paris to save up money to pursue her entrepreneurial dreams, leaving behind her husband and son in Dong Bei province. But once in Europe, nothing goes as planned, and she is forced into a line of work she never would have imagined. When her flighty sister-in-law shows up on her doorstep, Lina becomes inevitably tangled in her own web of lies.—anonymous