She suddenly leaned in and asked me: "You play in the crypto world, which ones are you buying?"

I felt a chill down my spine and stammered: "Just... the ones everyone is buying..."

The girl's eyes lit up: "Is it Jager? It has dividends, a great outlook, and is particularly stable!!" #Jager

My voice faltered: "No..."

"Then it must be mainstream coins? They are pretty good right now, with limitless potential." She was excited.

"No..."

I stared hard at the keyboard, wishing I could burn a hole through it.

"I don't like these..." My throat tightened, and my voice sounded like a bullet stuck in its casing.

The girl was silent for two seconds, then suddenly widened her eyes: "You can't be... buying Bob, can you?" #Bob #BOB

Her probing gaze felt like a spotlight on my face, and I was extremely uncomfortable, my heart racing.

I clutched my thigh tightly, squeezing out a mosquito-like tremor from between my teeth: "None... none of those!"

The air suddenly went silent.

The girl’s smile froze, and her voice dropped sharply: "Then what are you actually buying?"

"Buying Bob, what else could it be special?" Her words pierced my heart like an ice pick.

My knees buckled, and I dropped to the ground, my eyes reddening, with a choked voice I said: "I... I'm sorry... I bought Bob..."

The entire office area fell into an instant silence, only the sound of colleagues typing on their keyboards could be heard.

People around me cast pitying glances, as if they were watching me being snubbed at a crypto meetup.

I covered my face tightly, hot embarrassment seeping through my fingers.

The girl grabbed her coat and turned to leave.

I cried out, holding onto the corner of her clothing: "Please don't go!!"

The crowd erupted in laughter, but I held on tighter: "Don't laugh at us buying Bob! So what if we're easily crushed by whales? So what if it's thrilling every day!! I’m all in!! I see everyone saying good things every day! I can see it! As long as I buy fast enough and sell fast enough!! I will definitely get rich! Our Bob is really important!"

(At that moment, the sound of a leader's footsteps and a sigh echoed from a distance: "Another one buying Bob...")