Prisoner of Fashion

Freshman Lin Yifan deliberately reports a day late to maintain his fake persona of being from a well-off family and a fashion enthusiast. He befriends his roommate Gu Yufan, whom he believes is a true rich kid. Soon, Lin discovers that Gu is in a close relationship with a woman in her thirties who regularly transfers him money and buys him designer clothes. Tempted by money and luxury brands, Lin crosses his bottom line and becomes the woman's lover alongside his roommate. Two months later, the police arrive at school. The woman is not a wealthy benefactor—she embezzled over 300,000 yuan saved for her son's overseas education. Her husband reports her and demands the money back. Lin's father scrapes together compensation; Lin is placed on probation and receives a disciplinary record. Gu drops out and disappears. Years later, Lin becomes an ordinary office worker, realizing that what he gained at the cost of dignity and principles came with a price far beyond imagination.