The Record of a Gold-Digger's Character Collapse

Gold-digger is the persona Ruan Tang, a young woman from a small town, created for herself. Since childhood, she and her mother relied on each other, her mother being strong-willed her entire life never bowing to her father, forced to live a hand-to-mouth existence.

Although Ruan Tang is outwardly adorned in designer brands and only dates wealthy, handsome men, leading outsiders to believe she is a small rich woman, her wallet is actually always empty: wealthy, handsome men are not that easy to fool.

She yearned to marry into a rich family, her goal being to escape poverty and give her mother a good life. She refused to be independent and self-reliant; she only wanted to be a delicate hothouse flower.

Yet, she ultimately falls in love with the "penniless" Feng Xue, and her carefully constructed persona finally collapses.