Elder sister, Spring, seeks her origins before heading to university, Autumn, the mother, grapples with conceiving a child through artificial insemination, Summer, the younger brother, tries to engage with a paternal figure he barely knows just before his military service, and Winter, the father, desperately tries to change his fate as problems mount up.
After her divorce from her Taiwanese husband, Fu Jung, who has never experienced love, continues to live with him. She attempts to gain independence, explore love, and leave the house, but repeatedly finds herself staying. Is it the comfort of the bed, or the bonds of this unconventional family, that keeps her from leaving?
In the 1994 post-martial law period in Taiwan, the students were in the midst of protest. Chi-wei, a female college student, joins the strike to fight for their freedom of expression. During the protest, she slowly becomes attracted to Ching, the girlfriend of the leader of the student strike.
Mei is a beautiful and successful woman in many ways. However, her romantic relationships never go well. One day, Mei’s widowed father tells her he will marry Lan, an ugly and obese murder suspect. Even more shocking is that Lan is accused of being the “Poisonous Widow” who lives a luxurious life by killing her rich husbands. Mei begins to investigate Lan’s background to save her father from being a victim. Bit by bit, Mei is subconsciously influenced by Lan’s twisted views on love, money, and sex.
As Jun waits leisurely to enlist in the army, everything starts to go sloppy after two lines appear on his girlfriend’s pregnancy test. Jun, who lost his father as a child, is at a loss because of his sudden “fatherhood”. Meanwhile, his mother Jia-ling gives Jun a golden watch, a relic from his father. Looking at the oldfashioned watch, Jun wonders if he can become a reliable man.
A cold, hard-nosed lawyer, Zhang, discovers that his past client, Tang, is involved in yet another case of sexual assault. Thirteen years ago, Zhang was a rookie and mentored by a senior lawyer, Tu. Young and ambitious as Zhang was, his outstanding performance successfully helped Tang exonerated from the charge. However, the brutal cross-examination on the victim inevitably became his nightmare. After so many years, tormented by guilt, Zhang finally has the opportunity to atone for his mistakes and avenge the girl he loved. Challenged by Tu and Tang, he decides to pursue justice at any cost.
Living at her grandma's house - converted into a secret gambling den - a girl faces constant harassment as she struggles to earn money to pay for her upcoming graduation trip. Surrounded by sly neighbours, she must choose between her ethics and her desires.