Life never promised her to go downstream, but she insisted on going upstream!
Since Tong Xiaoxiao left the ivory tower, she has gone from being a newcomer in the workplace to being on her own, from being a sweet lover to being a new mother. She thought that she could reach the other side of happiness by following the steps. However, the undercurrent of life is far more turbulent than imagined.
A huge gamble in starting a business that cost everything, only to lose everything and lose everything. Savings evaporate and trust collapses. The huge wave of "middle age" is coming unexpectedly. The elderly have high medical expenses after a stroke; their children are admitted to high-quality school districts; and she herself is also abandoned by reality under the dual labels of unemployment and age.
There is no retreat, sinking is the abyss. Tong Xiaoxiao wiped away her tears and tore off the halo of the past. Age prejudice is always there. No one can replace the hardships of working mothers. Every step of the tightrope between family and career is filled with fear.
When life pushes you into a corner:
√Should we admit defeat with dignity, or persevere in embarrassment?
√Should we bow to reality or fight for dignity?
√Choose a stable job or a dream of adventure?
This is a smokeless but extremely brutal battle for survival. Going against the current is her fate; going straight up is her choice. "Upstream" uses scalpel-like strokes to cut through the cruelest rules of survival in the glamorous city: when you lose everything, even your breathing can become a weapon. Despair is not the only thing at the center of the storm.
This is not a fairy tale with smooth sailing, but a steamy "survival" record. See how Tong Xiaoxiao uses her flesh and blood body as an oar and her unyielding will as a sail in the stormy waves of life to rise up in desperate situations and go straight up against the current!
