After Cocona's conversation with her parents.
A gift box beside her was glowing.
Upon investigating.
A line of white text appeared on the black screen.
"That exquisitely beautiful gift box encapsulates my already decayed future."
In front of the screen.
Seeing this line of text.
Cocona was instantly shattered!
If the reappearance of the previous scene and memories had only made her sigh.
Then this line of text was like a cold, piercing knife, instantly plunging into her heart!
Cocona seemed to realize...
Why Yu Ling had arranged her storyline.
It was to use her miserable life as a cautionary tale—
To dissect and lay it bare before everyone.
To warn all players!
If you don't want your future to rot away, then when making crucial decisions, you must think carefully and make choices you won't regret!
Sure enough,
Next,
The humiliating memories from when she first started working resurfaced.
[With outstanding ability and a diligent work ethic, Cocona quickly became the sales star of the store.]
However.
Not far away, two colleagues were watching coldly.
Approaching them to converse.
A lavishly dressed colleague spoke in a sarcastic tone:
"Congratulations, Cocona. I heard Mrs. Gerwin and Mr. Rilke are notoriously difficult, picky, and harsh."
"If only I had a voice as pretty as yours... I'm sure I could charm people into emptying their pockets too."
[They're not like that.]
[I'm just treating customers sincerely.]
Cocona's defense seemed to provoke the two colleagues instead.
Like cats whose tails had been stepped on.
"Are you saying our work attitude isn't sincere enough?"
"We all know. Someone saw you having dinner with Mrs. Gerwin's son last time. I heard you two were quite intimate. How far has it gone? Be careful with those rich people; they're experts at playing with emotions."
"Oh, and that time you stayed in the boss's office for so long, chatting and laughing... I bet you got a lot of premium client leads, huh?"
"You locals from Penacony really go all out, using any means to climb the ladder—oh, right, I heard your job was also secured through connections?"
[Amidst whispered laughter and jealous gazes, Cocona returned to reality and began to dread the next day.]
...
"What kind of people are these? What kind of people?"
"Workplace bullying."
"Such annoying colleagues, I really want to shoot their precious selves dead!"
"The immersion is strong; I can't help but want to slap them!"
"My heart aches for Cocona. She earned her achievements purely through her own abilities."
"Talented people are always envied."
...
Ahead.
Two superiors stood stiffly, their expressions stern.
"Cocona—what's going on with you lately? At this rate, I'm questioning whether it's necessary to renew your employment contract."
[There's an issue with the recent batch of products.]
[I can't deceive my loyal customers.]
"Who told you there's a problem with this batch? Cocona, remember—at the Golden Hour, what wealthy customers care about isn't the quality of the product, but the brand's image!"
"As long as there's a brand and a story, even a tattered burlap sack will sell! The rich don't care if the shoes they buy are durable because they never have to walk on their own feet—got it?"
"And, I've heard from more than one person recently that you've been maliciously poaching their loyal customers, ruining the collaborative atmosphere among colleagues. Frankly, I'm quite disappointed in you..."
"Your family isn't well-off either, right? Then stop acting so high and mighty. Do you really think Penacony is some kind of dream? Let me tell you, it burns so brightly because of fuel like us!"
The boss's words were sharp, and his demeanor was exceptionally fierce.
Cocona could only lower her head.
[But I'm not wrong...]
"Then who is wrong? Is it me?"
The boss looked down at her from above.
Cocona cautiously asked:
[How should I correct myself?]
"Is that something I need to think about? Figure it out yourself."
"You need to completely change your ways and learn more from your colleagues."
...
"Haha... this is making me laugh in anger!"
"This is that luxury store at Golden Hour, right? I'm never going back there again."
"Last week I bought a watch from that female clerk, I'm returning it tomorrow!"
"I suggest firing all these troublemakers at the store, leaving Cocona alone might still save it..."
"These people are the typical type who only respond to toughness, I have plenty of idiots like that around me."
"If I were Cocona, I'd slap that boss so hard he'd spiral into the sky!"
"I can't stand it! Next time I pass by that store and see these people, I'm going to punch their heads off!"
...
Seeing so many people in the comments standing up for her...
So many people with similar experiences...
Cocona was momentarily dazed.
Perhaps,
she wasn't the only one being targeted.
There are countless ordinary people in the world just like her.
There are always some disgusting people in every industry.
Now.
Through the storyline of "Honkai: Star Rail".
People are striving to voice these injustices!
"Could this be what Yu Ling intended...?"
A flash of realization crossed Cocona's eyes.
...
Meanwhile.
Inside the luxury store.
Conference room.
Cocona's boss and her colleagues were holding an emergency meeting.
The boss's face was extremely gloomy, as if shrouded in a dark cloud!
The colleagues were still somewhat clueless.
They had just been working in the store when they were suddenly called over.
Seeing the boss's expression, they immediately had a bad feeling!
"Bang!"
The boss slammed his hand on the table.
He said coldly, "I'm telling you, the store is in big trouble!"
"Everything we've done in the store has been exposed by 'Honkai: Star Rail'!"
The female colleague looked innocent, "What did we do?"
"You know very well what you did to Cocona!"
"No, we were just following your instructions to deliberately ostracize and isolate her!"
"It's too late to say all that now, before the boss finds out, you better pack up your things and get out of this store," the boss said coldly.
The female colleague screamed:
"This isn't what we agreed on... it was you!"
"You're just killing the donkey after it's done the grinding!"
At that moment.
The door to the conference room suddenly opened.
The person who entered wasn't the store's owner, but a family overseer.
The overseer said coldly:
"Your actions have severely damaged the image of Penacony, you know very well what the consequences are."
"No, you should talk to our store manager, talk to our boss!"
"Hehe, he was already dismissed by the family long ago. He couldn't even distinguish the troublemakers from the core members among his subordinates. Such a person is utterly unqualified to manage the family's enterprises."
"As for the rest of you, you've breached contracts, passed off inferior goods as high-quality ones, and profited from it. Aside from facing astronomical compensation, all your personal rights will be stripped by the family."
The boss and colleagues were struck as if by lightning!
In an instant, it felt like they had fallen from a dream into hell!
After taking away all the personnel from the luxury store, the supervisor sighed, "Will this be enough to quell the players' anger?"
"Of course not."
"The influence of Honkai: Star Rail is simply too immense now."
"This store will be transferred to Miss Cocona free of charge as compensation for the family's failure in oversight."
"Additionally, the family will conduct a thorough investigation of all its affiliated industries."
"To prevent such injustices from happening again."
"Let all those useless parasites get out of Penacony."
"Once again, Honkai: Star Rail has changed reality…"