Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan

Ainu is kidnapped and sold to the popular Four Seasons brothel run by Madam Chun Yi. Upon arrival, the new girls are stripped nude and inspected, and when Chun learns one girl was deflowered by a kidnapper, she tracks him down and kills him as he tries to flee. This brutal initiation sets the tone for Ainu's trials within the brothel.

Ainu refuses to submit to Chun's methods and challenges the rules of the brothel. In response, Chun punishes her harshly, whipping her back. After the lashes, Chun leans in to lick the wounds, demonstrating the sadistic bond between captor and captive.

Ainu befriends Yan, a mute young man who tends to her cell. She pleads with him to rescue her, but he non-verbally signals that he cannot break her out at this time. Their fragile bond becomes a quiet thread of hope amid the oppression.

A group of rich nobles are invited to bet on courtesans, and Madam Chun presents Ainu in new clothes and makeup. Master Wei sedates her before he rapes her, and other nobles follow suit, subjecting her to a cycle of abuse. The episode marks Ainu's loss of autonomy within the brothel.

Overwhelmed by despair, Ainu tries to hang herself in her bedroom. Yan intervenes, saving her life, and privately reveals that he can speak and that Ainu reminds him of a lost love, which motivates him to help her. He longs to rescue her, though his strength is limited.

When Yan tries to move Ainu out of the brothel, Chun and her guards block him. He fights through them but is quickly killed, a sacrifice that deepens Ainu's resolve to escape or overthrow her captors. His death becomes a turning point for her.

With few options, Ainu submits to Chun and becomes a compliant courtesan. Chun's infatuation grows as she relies on Ainu, using the vulnerable girl to exert power over patrons and workers. The dynamic marks the start of a calculated, intimate manipulation.

Master Yiao is found dead, prompting the village's chief constable to visit Ainu, who was last seen with him. Ainu dodges the questions with wit and ambiguity, keeping her secrets intact. The inquiry foreshadows a broader reckoning with the brothel's horrors.

Chun warns that Ainu is dangerous and might kill again, testing her loyalty. Ainu claims she could not live without Chun, a reply that blurs the line between captor and dependent. The exchange deepens the psychological manipulation at the heart of their relationship.

Master Wei arranges another night with Ainu, while the chief constable tries to intervene to prevent further violence. Wei dies in a fire that Ainu starts, leaving the chief with insufficient evidence to arrest her. The incident intensifies the danger surrounding her.

The chief warns another noble that Ainu may target him next, but the noble ignores the threat and is killed by Ainu through an overdose during an orgy. Ainu's calculated method evades capture, further fueling the legend of her vengeance. The deaths accelerate the brothel's unraveling.

The final noble invites Ainu to his private chambers, and she seduces him, exploiting his guard's lapse to stab him. Guards and the chief burst in, but Ainu exposes the horrors she endured and identifies the real villains. The confrontation shifts the focus from personal revenge to exposing systemic brutality.

An all-out battle erupts as Ainu rebels, frees the other courtesans, and fights the guards. Madam Chun, moved by her affection for Ainu, sides with her, and together they kill the remaining defenders. Chun is critically wounded in the process, deeply changing the dynamics of power within the brothel.

Ainu explains that she turned love into a weapon against those who harmed her, completing her revenge. Chun, mortally wounded, still confesses love for Ainu and asks for one last kiss. In the dying moments, Chun reveals she secretly poisoned herself, and the chief constable arrives too late to prevent the tragedy.