Xiao-Le Wu

Adapted from the novel by author Wu Hsiao-Le, the series consists of five independent stories about parenting, as well as children's pressures of growing up, when faced with the tragic consequences of social pressure, parental oppression and family dysfunction. Each story is told in two parts in this ten-part series.

A student from a modest home goes to an elite private school and makes a life-altering agreement with a talking peacock in the schoolyard.

When Molly commits suicide, her mother uses technology to relive her experiences and investigate why she died.

When her daughter's slipping grades threaten their status in life, a mother resorts to extreme measures to avoid losing social standing.

After discovering that her son faked his report cards, a single mother uses a device to grant her utter control over his life -- but at a great cost.

After finding a box of kittens above his unstable parents' apartment, teenager Kuo-Yen finds a terrifying way to cheat his exams.