Xiao Ning (Ting Ning) and Ah Meng (Tseng Hsien-chung) are a couple living together in Hualien whose relationship has grown deeply strained ("同床異夢"). Xiao Ning initially fell in love with Ah Meng because of her fascination with his evocative black-and-white photography. However, as time passes, the romance shatters as Ah Meng becomes entirely consumed by his obsessive pursuit of documentary filmmaking and eccentric artistic projects, leaving Xiao Ning emotionally isolated and adrift amidst the changing political and social landscape of Taiwan.