In 1993, in Incheon, loan sharks Tou-seok (Sung Dong-il) and Jong-bae (Kim Hee-won) wanted to get back the money owed to Myeong-ja (Kim Yun-jin), but because of Myeong-ja's embarrassment, they had to take her daughter Seung-ri (Park So-yi) away as collateral. Myeong-ja, who was reported as an illegal stayer, was deported. Before leaving, she asked Tou-seok to send Seung-ri to her uncle. Tou-seok thought Seung-ri would be adopted by a rich family, but he found that Seung-ri was sent to a place where she shouldn't be. He resolutely decided to take Seung-ri back... After many years, Seung-ri, who was working as a translator for Sino-Korean diplomatic affairs in China, received a call from Jong-bae and learned about Tou-seok's long-missing news...