short series

Not the Good Girl, Chasing My Ambition

share time: 2026-02-02 02:31:19

Lin Xiaoman is every parent's "perfect good girl": accounting major, civil servant exam prep, a blind date with a state-owned enterprise manager—until she secretly submits a fashion design entry and lands in the finals. At the blind date table, when her mother urges her to "settle down," she slams her teacup, clutching the finalist letter: "I'm done being your copy!" She flees to Beijing that night, but reality hits hard: stolen designs, interviews branding her "too docile, no creativity," and her parents cutting off funds. Just as she's sobbing in her tiny rental, Gu Chuan—her mysterious former design mentor—shows up with a fashion week invite: "Your 'rebellion' is exactly what fashion is missing." But when her parents suddenly arrive in Beijing, blocking her apartment door and demanding she return home, Xiaoman faces a choice: the "good girl" life she's always known, or the ambition she's hidden for 20 years. Can she tear off the label and chase her own dream?

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