The Chinese drama The Regret That Consumed Us tells the tragic and emotionally charged story of Ethan Gray, a successful CEO devoted to his family despite his demanding career. Ethan cherishes every moment with his daughter, Lily, who deeply admires her mother, Sophie, for her professional accomplishments. However, Sophie’s career-focused life leaves little room for bonding with Lily. Their seemingly perfect family life begins to unravel when Lily falls gravely ill, plunging them into a vortex of betrayal and heartbreak.

As Lily lies dying in a hospital bed, Ethan discovers an unimaginable betrayal. Sophie had secretly donated Lily's kidney to save the son of her ex-boyfriend, John. This decision, which condemns Lily to death, shatters Ethan. He pleads with the doctors to save his daughter, but his cries are ignored, leaving Lily to suffer.

Lily, longing to see her mother in her final moments, compels Ethan to fulfill her wish. Ethan goes to find Sophie, only to witness her kissing John. When Ethan confronts Sophie, she humiliates and rejects him, refusing to visit their dying daughter despite his desperate pleas.

Heartbroken, Ethan returns to Lily’s bedside, only to find her in her final moments, enduring pain and sorrow. The story closes on a devastating note as Ethan watches his daughter slip away, consumed by grief and regret.

"Dad? Where's mom?" As lily ask weekly, as Ethan rush to her daughter and kneel down beside her bed and hold her hands.

"I'm sorry, in weak and pathetic not to fulfill your wish." He cry on his daughter's hands