Upon arriving at the company, Shen Miao was immediately summoned by the HR department, who coldly informed her, "You've been fired."

Shen Miao's blood pressure instantly spiked to the top of her head.

Along the way, the strange looks from her colleagues and the criticism from her parents and boyfriend had already made her very unhappy. The words from HR were the last straw that broke the camel's back.

She slammed the termination letter on the table, shouting, "Why are you firing me? Give me a reason!"

The HR person looked at her coldly: "You want a reason? Fine, the reason is that you plagiarized other people's work and obtained honors that didn't belong to you. Your personal behavior has seriously damaged the company's image. How about that reason? Is that enough?"

"Who said that? Who said I plagiarized someone else's work?"

"Don't you know whether you stole it or not? I advise you not to make a scene. The boss already knows. If this gets out of hand, it won't do you any good," the HR person said coldly.

Shen Miao stared at her for a while, then turned and left without saying a word.

The crowd that had been watching the commotion at the entrance dispersed in a panic.

Shen Miao ignored them, not even her boyfriend, and went straight to her workstation. But her workstation was already piled with other things, while her own things were piled up in a corner like trash.

Shen Miao felt like a frog holding its breath.

She took a deep breath, turned on the computer, and quickly started working on it.

That design was hers. Because it didn't match the company's design style, she didn't plan to submit it after drawing it. Instead, it sat on her computer for a while before she remembered to send it to the competition.

She knew nothing about what happened after the competition, because she had time-traveled. She never expected that the ending would be like this.

"Why haven't you left yet?" A sarcastic female voice rang in my ears.

Shen Miao looked up and gave the woman in front of her a cold look. This was her mortal enemy at the company. The other woman was always picking on her, but Shen Miao couldn't do anything about her because her boyfriend was the design department director.

This woman was also recruited by the director.

However, apart from Shen Miao, no one else in the company knew about this.

This woman had already tripped her up before, but now she's resorting to slander. Fine, if she wants to play, she'll play along and see who outplays whom!

"Why should I leave? The award-winning work was designed by myself. Some people don't like it and slander me. You're the one who should leave," Shen Miao retorted sarcastically.

The woman scoffed, crossing her arms. "You're really shameless. My design predates yours. You're accusing me of stealing yours? Are you out of your mind?"

Shen Miao curled the corners of her lips, "Whether you were here before me or not, you know the answer in your heart."

Shen Miao got up and left, and everyone else in the office pointed and whispered about her.

"How can she still be so arrogant? If I were her, I'd probably want to crawl into a hole right now."

"If it were me, I would jump off the building."

"Me too, me too. I stole something and even won an award for it. How can I have the face to live?"

Shen Miao straightened her back, ignoring him. Her boyfriend rushed over, pulled her aside, and demanded, "You didn't apologize? You were fired?"

"Yeah, this lousy company, I'm tired of it anyway."

The boyfriend yelled, "Are you crazy? Do you know how hard it is to find this job? I went through so much trouble to get you in, and you just want to leave? Have you even considered how I feel?"

Shen Miao was annoyed and didn't want to talk to her. Just then, her phone rang, and her father's furious voice came from the other end, "Shen Miao, if you don't find a way to stay, don't come back to this house!"

Shen Miao found it unbelievable. Everyone thought that if she lost her job, she should die. In their eyes, her job was more important than her as their daughter/girlfriend.

Her heart ached, and a voice seemed to be urging her on: This world is not worth your time, go die, no one loves you, you should die.

Suppressing the strange feeling, Shen Miaoqiang ran to the rooftop alone.

She sat on the rooftop for a while, looking down, and several times she wanted to jump, but in the end she held back.

She realized she couldn't stay there any longer, so she slowly walked downstairs.

As I passed through the company building, I overheard the two of them talking.

"Are you sure she doesn't have any earlier drafts? I'm a little scared. She said she's going to find evidence. What should I do? Those design drafts weren't mine to begin with."

"No, I've already deleted it, so don't worry. Come here, let me give you a hug."

"Hate."

Shen Miao took out her phone and recorded the scene. Then, she immediately sent it to the company's group chat. Fortunately, she had just resigned and the group chat hadn't deleted her yet.

After the video was uploaded, the company group chat exploded.

Then, things took an incredible turn.

The director was demoted, the woman was fired, and HR wanted to keep Shen Miao, but she refused and left gracefully.

Her boyfriend chased after her, looking somewhat embarrassed. Shen Miao simply said two words, "Break up!"

People who have already broken up shouldn't be together anymore.

Her parents still criticized her for being too reckless, saying that she didn't answer Shen Miao's calls, and that those weren't her parents at all; she was an orphan, so where would she get parents?

Walking down the street, Shen Miao suddenly missed Qing Chen and the children. They were her family. No one and nothing here was worth her lingering over.

Just as she was thinking this, the scenery suddenly changed. She had left the hustle and bustle of modern society and was standing in front of the old man again. The one-eyed old man rarely showed a smile.

"Congratulations on passing my three tests. It is truly remarkable that you were able to break through the illusion and return here."

Shen Miao looked at her hands, somewhat dazed.

Did she really pass the test? Was the so-called test simply about severing all ties with the modern world?

But in modern times, her life is a mess, and there's nothing for her to care about.

On the contrary, it is here, with family and friends, that she is more reluctant to leave.

If she had hesitated even slightly in the illusion, whether it was because of her boyfriend or her so-called parents, she would never have been able to return here.

Shen Miao suddenly realized that from this moment on, she completely abandoned her past life and regarded this place as her home.

"Here's your prize, take it." The old man handed her something.

Shen Miao looked down and saw a small, fiery red plant that looked like a pipa (a traditional Chinese stringed instrument).

Is this the Fireflower Seed?

“Old man…” Shen Miao looked up, only to find that the old man had disappeared without her noticing.

Shen Miao felt a little lost. Perhaps the three illusions she had entered in a row had taken a toll on her mental energy, leaving her feeling somewhat weak.

She found a place to sit and rest for a while, and also used her supernatural abilities to soothe her injuries.

Shen Miao closed her eyes and concentrated, focusing intently on allowing the supernatural power to circulate within her body.