Ruo Lan meets at the local pool a young Japanese clock repairman: Ah Liang (played by Haruma Miura). Ah Liang is very shy and his mandarin still approximate. They fall in love. but Ruo Lan has twin sister, almost identical: Ru Mei (both played by Shi Shi Liu). Ru Lei is an actress, but since they are kids, they are used to interchange roles, as a game. Most of the scene are in Shanghai downtown, french quarter.