Love or Bread

A young man living above his means and a young woman waiting for her boyfriend to return keep bumping into each other in unexpected ways. Frank (Joe Cheng Yuan Chang) grew up without a family after his parents died and has no money. But he likes to wear designer clothing and live above his means, borrowing money from loan sharks to support his lifestyle. Tseng Shan-Mei (Ariel Lin) is a hard-working young woman who supports her family but is in love with her boyfriend, who went to Mainland China to attend a university but promised to return to marry her.