In a leafy suburb of Shanghai lives Li Yang: a local employed by various foreign families to take care of their needs.<br /><br />It&#39;s the turn of the millennium, and China is evolving. At the centre of the dynamic change is the vibrant hub of Shanghai, a melting pot of cultures and businesses; a place of luck, fortune and chance. In awe of the homes in which these strange people live, the housekeeper Li Yang gets to know the families who she&#39;s working with.<br /><br />What the westerners don&#39;t know is that in addition to her unusual working life, Li Yang has a turbulent home life, with her own son hiding things from her. Something is going on, but Li Yang just can&#39;t seem to work out what it is.<br /><br />As the clock ticks, will she be able to stop the impending events before she loses the one thing she loves most?