Mei, the beautiful and capable Madonna of the workplace, is troubled by her cold marriage. She wants to repair her relationship with her husband, who continues to have a sexless marriage, but the reality is that things are just going awry and not going well, which makes her feel increasingly depressed. Kurokawa, a colleague who has a crush on Mei, decides to listen to her troubles. Mei's loneliness is soothed by Kurokawa's kindness as he listens to her with empathy. Meanwhile, Kurokawa's love, which she has been nurturing, reaches its limits as the person she likes relies on her.