Nanjing, present day, springtime. Luo Haitao has been hired by Wang Ping's wife to spy on the passionate relationship between her husband and another man. However, Luo slowly loses control of the situation, as he becomes drawn into the love affair with his own girlfriend, Li Jing. The members of this love triangle are soon overcome by the fever of drunken spring nights and an exhilarating madness of the senses. Their affair becomes a dangerous malady that leads both heart and head astray. Best Screenplay winner at the Cannes Film Festival.