Workplace Rivalries

New to the workplace, Lin Yao enters a turbulent professional world with her ideals in hand, only to be dragged into factional disputes and power struggles. Her colleagues each have their own agendas, her superiors undermine one another, and her peers scheme against her. Everyone takes sides to survive, but she holds fast to her principles and refuses to attach herself to any faction.

Through one clash of interests, workplace trap, and moral dilemma after another, she advances carefully on the strength of her professional skills. Clear-eyed and resilient, she stands up to unspoken rules, holding on to her original convictions as she transforms amid the thorns. From a naïve newcomer to a formidable professional who can stand on her own, Lin Yao proves through her own experience that taking sides is not the only way to get ahead at work: competence and principles are the true foundation for success.