Lin Wei was once a "trapped beast" in an urban office building - the exhaustion of editing the 17th version of PPT at three o'clock in the morning, the injustice of 996 devouring personal time, and theft of results made her miss her daughter's birthday and her husband's anniversary many times. It wasn't until the physical examination report showed red letters such as fatty liver and thyroid nodules that her obsession with "working hard = success" was shattered.
When she submitted her resignation letter, she felt relieved but also confused about the future. The family conflicts and financial pressure in the early days of leaving her job made her lose weight, but a short trip to the countryside and her renewed hobbies of painting and writing helped her find her love. Sharing her insights on social platforms unexpectedly aroused resonance. Her attempts to accept illustration orders and write columns allowed her to experience what it was like to be a freelancer, and she also grew up in frustration.
The high-paying invitation from her former boss failed to sway her - what she wanted was never a high-paying job, but a healthy life with her family. She uses her experience to help people in high-pressure workplaces, from listening to talking to systematic sharing, and has become an advocate of "balanced life."
In the end, Lin Wei did not become a "millionaire" in the traditional sense, but she lived the way she wanted: making breakfast in the morning, creating in the afternoon, and walking with her daughter in the evening. She proved that saying goodbye to hard work is not escape, but self-salvation; real success is to maintain love and peace in the ordinary and win your own life.
