"Love, marriage, humanity, and life all have an unreal colored veil in front of them. Unveiling this veil will be a path to tranquility.
Kitty, a beautiful but vain British woman, and Walter, a reclusive bacteriologist, are a couple who hastily marry despite not knowing much about them. After learning about Kitty's infidelity with Hong Kong Assistant Chief Secretary Charlie Thomson, Walter did not expose it on the spot, which triggered a series of butterfly effects. In order to retaliate, Walter took Kitty to Meitan Prefecture, an epidemic area in Chinese Mainland, and lost his life. Away from the temptation of high society, Kitty saw the hypocrisy of her lover, her own vulgarity, and her husband's deep affection, hoping to be forgiven, but only received Walter's dying words, 'The dog died.'. On the way back to London, Jiti was hit by the death of her mother and ultimately decided to leave London with her father to start a new life.
爱情、婚姻、人性和生活面前都有一层不真实的彩色面纱，揭开这层面纱，"将是一条通往宁静的路"。
长相貌美但是爱慕虚荣的英国女子吉蒂，和性情孤僻的细菌学家沃尔特，是一对不甚了解却匆匆结合的夫妇。知晓吉蒂出轨香港助理布政司查理•唐森后，沃尔特没有当场揭发，由此引发了一系列蝴蝶效应。为了报复，沃尔特带着吉蒂深入中国大陆的疫区--湄潭府，反丧了性命。远离上流社会诱惑，吉蒂看到了情人的虚伪、自己的庸俗和丈夫的深情，希望得到原谅，却只得到沃尔特临终前说的一句"死的却是狗"。返回伦敦途中，吉蒂遭受母亲病逝的打击，最终决心跟随父亲离开伦敦开始新生活。
