Wishful thinking! —Not meeting expectations is also good

★Recommended by Zhang Jian, the best new director at the Golden Horse Awards!
★New preface by the Taiwanese author!
★The creation and imagination of Lin Weijia, an aesthetic promoter

Born into a medical family, he chose not to be a doctor. He graduated with a degree in economics but resolutely left the financial industry to build a cultural and creative boutique business.

How much courage does it take to step outside the social norms?
From a unique female perspective, she writes about her love entanglements, growth choices, and business journeys in Taiwan, Malaysia, the United States, and Singapore, outlining her imagined future.

Perhaps, after experiencing endless escapes and a rough life, I gradually entered middle age. When picking up the disordered puzzle of light, I vaguely saw a graceful figure walking in God's back garden in this free and easy book that peeks into the youth diary and growth inspiration. What a free soul that is at ease, happy and independent.
If the hand of God clearly created the composition for the first half of the book, then the other half must be the vibrant blossoms cultivated by the gardener. She before me is like Du Liniang living in reality, and between the lines, there is a delight to the eye.
——Zhang Jian, the Golden Horse Award for Best New Director

The annual Asian Handicrafts Expo is where we met. Eve grew up in both Taiwan and Malaysia, and studied in the United States, which made me feel particularly familiar with my Malaysian friend, who is essentially Taiwanese.
What ultimately brought our relationship closer was Eve's chivalrous character and actions. I sensed her genuine sincerity and honesty. I remember when we first entered the Malaysian market, things weren't going smoothly. Eve didn't let that deter her. She was even moved by the creatives and willing to immerse herself in this environment. This didn't seem like something someone with a financial background would do.
——Chen Xiaomai, Executive Producer of the Asian Handicraft Exhibition

You understand other people's wishes and their expectations of yourself. However, it's also okay not to meet expectations.

Lin Weijia's first book explores the female psyche and her perspective on love, her observations on urban life, and her upbringing as a doctor. She navigates the many invisible lines of life, each with her own impressive approach.

Lin Weijia

Born in Penang, Malaysia, he attended kindergarten and first grade of elementary school in Taipei, and later returned to Penang with his family to settle down.

A graduate of the Department of Mathematical Economics at the University of Missouri-Columbia, he previously worked as a financial management consultant at an international consulting firm. After leaving the financial industry, he founded Ninth Gallery, where he currently serves as a director. He is also a director of the Asian Handicraft Fair in Singapore and Malaysia, and a brand consultant for Dajiang Publishing.

Determined to promote cultural creativity and life aesthetics.

2 Preface 01／CITYPlus FM Radio DJ and Producer Huang Peiling
5 Preface 02 / Asian Handicraft Exhibition Executive Producer Chen Xiaomai
8 Preface 03／Cross-border media person Guo Chaohe
11 Preface 04 / Film and Television Director Zhang Jian
13 Preface by Lin Weijia , Founder of Ninth Gallery

18 Why don’t you become a doctor?
28 Find Yourself
33 Blacklist of Renovation Masters
42 This Doesn’t Seem to Be Love
52 Homeless
57 I am so poor that I only have one necklace left
61 Xiao Hei
66 Messing Around
70 Sense of Superiority
77 Learn piano
82 Grandpa didn’t go to collect the debt
89 Androphobia in the Workplace
100 Goodbye, Coward
107 Actually I Just Can’t Afford to Lose
119 Speak Politely
124 I am the one who is most at fault
130 I am also in Arcadia
134 I want to do it. I also want to love
142 Give her a slap
151 Mr. A
161 Conscience Score Table
168 Confused
173 Those Strange Love Quotes
181 Another Person
185 Don’t choose the one you didn’t love that much from the beginning
190 The Daily Life
197 Grandma's Sewing Machine
204 Butterfly Flies
208 Not meeting expectations, but also good
216 Postscript