Sseu-eong, the Vietnamese woman with dark-brown eyes and dark skin, and forbidden temptation in the strange land of Korea.

Sseu-eong dreams of a happy marriage and life in Korea, but instead she is abused by her mother-in-law while her husband idly watches. The village she lives in is a closed-off society where the residents watch her every move.

Meanwhile, Jang is seduced by the beautiful writer Yi-ryeong and proposes to her after divorcing his first wife. The couple moves to the isolated village after Jang builds a white house for Yi-ryeong there. One day, however, Yi-ryeong, while trying to run from a mentally retarded man in the forest, is injured and undergoes brain surgery. As a result, she loses her memory and linguistic abilities, and Jang must live his days taking care of her.

The only person who visits the white house is Sseu-eong, who is hired as domestic help. Her Korean is not perfect, but she is skilled at cooking Korean dishes. Yi-ryeong is intrigued by Sseu-eong and it drives Yi-ryeong to come out from hiding. Jang, who is drained from looking after Yi-ryeong, is also drawn to Sseu-eong and ends up desiring her.

Sseu-eong’s husband senses that Sseu-eong wants a new life outside of the village as she works taking care of Yi-ryeong, and he decides to burn down the white house. But Sseu-eong is the one arrested for arson. Having to act as her own lawyer, she suffers a sudden language impediment where previously she had no trouble communicating in Korean. Will she be able to tell the truth in court?