On one hand, she is supposed to be an innocent fresh free-spirited college graduate, on the other she is sophisticated as knowing how to please her boss, and is even cunning enough as to sneak into a high-end business banquet uninvited. Since the script is given to the actress, there is little room for the actress to smooth out the contradiction.
Feeling bad for yifei. She is perhaps trying to expand the zone of her acting career.
However, 夢華錄 and 有風的地方 are great success. You can't always win. So, I would say, a good try for her for this time.