lˈiː bɪɡˈæn hɜː kɚɹˈɪɹ ɪnðə jˈɪɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː wɛn ʃiː səbmˈɪɾᵻd ɐ stˈoːɹi tə tˈɑːŋ lˈaɪz mˈʌnθli mˈænhjuːə mˌæɡɐzˈiːn flˈaʊɚ ɡˈɜːl.
Lee began her career in the year 1992 when she submitted a story to Tong Li's monthly manhua magazine Flower Girl.