[6] After a year at Shih Chien, she reflected on her interests and realized that while she enjoyed art, she did not have a passion for designing on demand or providing services.

[3][9] While in the United Kingdom, she was discovered by a talent scout on Instagram and invited to audition for The Victims' Game.

[5][10] Lee's early roles before studying abroad in the United Kingdom included starring as Shih Yu-jie, a transferred student trying to fit into an elite school in the 2018 drama series On Children, and as Chou Hsin, a member of the underground reading club in the 2019 horror film Detention.

[17][18] Lee starred alongside Austin Lin in the 2021 film Terrorizers,[19] for which she was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 58th Golden Horse Awards.

[26] In 2024, Lee reprised her role as Chiang Hsiao-meng in the second season of The Victims' Game,[27] for which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the 6th Asian Content Awards,[28] and landed a lead role in the romance film I Am the Secret in Your Heart, starring alongside Tsao Yu-ning and Shou Lo.