CHAPTER 53: CHAPTER 53 TRANSFER

Qingshui Street Bank Service Hall.

As the automatic door slid open to both sides, a bank staff member in uniform with elegant makeup approached with a smile and asked, "Hello, is there anything I can assist you with?"

Li Jing glanced at the not-too-crowded hall and calmly replied, "I want to make a transfer."

"You can operate the transfer on the ATM machine nearby; if you’re not familiar with using it, I can..."

"No."

Li Jing interrupted the explanation: "I want to transfer one million, it should be impossible on the ATM machine, right?"

One million?

The bank staff slightly froze for a moment, even with her professional smile; the unexpectedness of the number took her by surprise.

Although she’s accustomed to transactions of all amounts at the bank, lately she’s been helping elderly customers or handling bank card issues, and hasn’t encountered a one-million transfer in quite some time.

Especially seeing how young the other party is, along with the calm demeanor, added to her astonishment.

But she quickly regained her professional smile, apologetically said, "Sorry, I didn’t understand your needs beforehand. If you want to transfer one million, you need to proceed to the counter."

Li Jing nodded and then, led by the staff, walked towards the counter with Huang Jun.

The conversation just now wasn’t quiet, and the surrounding people heard it, all inwardly amazed, furtively glancing back at Li Jing and Huang Jun.

A person transferring a million might not be eye-catching online, but in real life, you can rarely come across.

Especially in this small bank branch mostly frequented by elderly people, with no serious business happening all day. Apart from seniors withdrawing pensions or checking holiday giveaways, there aren’t any big movements.

At this moment, a young girl in the waiting area on a phone call heard the conversation, and her expression changed rapidly, becoming both excited and curious. She immediately shared with her friend on the phone, "Oh my God, I saw a handsome guy in the bank who wants to transfer one million! That’s the first time I’ve heard such a number in real life.

Really, not kidding you. Taking a photo? Are you crazy? You want me dead? He also has a tall and burly bodyguard with him..."

Perhaps due to her excitement, although she consciously lowered her voice, Huang Jun, who was passing by, heard it and involuntarily twitched at the corner of his mouth.

Damn it...

What kind of perception is that?

Not recognizing me as a future internet celebrity is one thing, but what’s with the bodyguard label?

Have you ever seen such a handsome bodyguard?

Although he was tempted to turn around and tell her he wasn’t a bodyguard, he curbed the impulse and kept reassuring himself, "I’m the man who will become a top fitness influencer; this is obviously just trolling, don’t get mad, don’t get mad..."

Meanwhile, Li Jing had reached the counter and said to the young female teller, "I want to transfer one million."

"Okay, please provide... One million?"

The bank teller involuntarily paused her routine process and raised her head for another glance at Li Jing after hearing the one million, reconfirming, "You want to transfer one million?"

"Yes."

Upon receiving Li Jing’s firm reply, the teller slightly raised her eyebrows, but the thought quickly flashed by, and she returned to work mode.

Years of dealing with money have desensitized her compared to ordinary people.

Though still curious about Li Jing’s identity, she proceeded like a machine devoid of emotions, adhering to protocols for processing transactions.

Because her years of working experience taught her that no matter how much money the clients have, she still must take the bus daily and live in rented apartments, with hardly any change.

She and the clients are like parallel lines, seemingly close but never intersecting.

The teller took the documents and bank card Li Jing handed over, skillfully and politely said, "Okay sir, please wait a moment."

As the teller quickly entered details into the computer system, Huang Jun standing behind had kept silent, but his emotions were more tense and excited than anyone else.

One million might be nothing to Li Jing, but it’s a whole new experience to Huang Jun.

Having never had bank savings exceeding five digits, one million could make him wake up laughing several nights in a row, even though the money was borrowed.

He even started imagining potential thieves or suspects around, cautiously observing, scanning the surroundings for suspicious figures.

Not far away, the girl who had been on a phone call put down her phone in a hurry, bent lower, and whispered with her mouth covered, "I almost got caught; I shouldn’t have done video calls; you insisted on it.

You didn’t see, that bodyguard is super professional, eyes like an eagle, clearly from a top-notch company."

Unaware of Huang Jun’s intense acting behind him, Li Jing patiently awaited the teller’s operation.

Compared to ordinary transfers, Li Jing’s transfer of one million involved noticeably more complex procedures.

It required verifying information, questioning the purpose, and giving risk alerts.

When Li Jing mentioned that his transfer target was the robust Huang Jun behind him, the female teller once more glanced at the burly Huang Jun.

Perceiving the teller’s gaze, Huang Jun inwardly relished, slightly curled his lips, instinctively stood straighter, and discreetly flexed to enlarge his muscles.

Seeing Huang Jun’s effort to tense his muscles, the bank teller was speechless, inwardly mused:

Why do these men think muscles bulging like frogs would attract women...

Don’t they know most girls would prefer men with less muscle but slender build over guys full of bulging muscles...

Huang Jun, unaware of the teller’s thoughts, saw her avoiding gaze and assumed that his charm had won her over, feeling particularly satisfied inside:

Today’s another day full of charisma...

If being handsome is a mistake, I’ve made it perfectly.

...

Soon after, the female teller completing the transfer breathed a slight sigh of relief, then handed the transfer receipt and bank card back to Li Jing, smiling again as she said, "Sir, your transfer is completed, please take your receipt."

"The transfer went through? How come I didn’t receive any notification?"

Before Li Jing could speak, Huang Jun, clearly more concerned about the money, couldn’t help but step forward and ask, "Are you sure there’s no mistake?"

"Sir, large transfers, even if within the same bank, can sometimes be a bit slow. Please wait a moment, and you should receive a notification soon."

"Oh, so that’s how it is."

Hearing the teller’s response, Huang Jun seemed relieved, but his eyes glued to his phone indicated he wasn’t entirely convinced.

Soon after, he thought of something, grinned at Li Jing, and said, "Hey, bro, when the money arrives, you don’t mind if I post it on social media, do you?"

"It’s your money now, why would I mind?"

Li Jing waved the IOU in his hand: "But I shouldn’t have to remind you of the saying ’don’t flaunt your wealth,’ don’t get scammed before you’ve even used the money."

"Relax, you think I’m dumb? Whoever dares cheat me out of this money, I’ll twist their head off!"

Just as Huang Jun flexed his muscles trying to look intimidating, he heard his phone chime with a notification.

His expression changed, and he hurriedly picked up the phone, opened it, and stared at the received text message, forcing himself to count the digits through the excitement: "One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, hundred thousand, million..."

"I’ve actually got a million, I really have a million!"

His face flushed with excitement, if it weren’t for being in public, he would’ve scooped Li Jing up and spun around.

Then, he grinned sheepishly, immediately took a screenshot of the message, erased his personal information, and posted it to his social media, showing off.

With his love for showing off, not boasting about this would be extremely uncomfortable.

A little while later, his social media had a new post:

"A million on hand, yet it still can’t fill that faint melancholy in my heart."

His usual pretentious showy caption was immediately followed by the message screenshot with personal details erased.

Soon, there were many comments under his post.

"Wow, Brother Bao Bing turned into Brother Sea a few days ago, now Brother Sea has become Brother Melancholy?"

"Back when Brother Melancholy wanted to quit literature, I was firmly against it."

"Is Brother Melancholy getting poetic again? To be honest, this generic meme has quite a vibe, I’ll take it."

"Everyone sit down, don’t make a scene, our Brother Melancholy is about to start showing off! But a million is not enough, you gotta photoshop a couple more zeros."

Seeing his friends’ and colleagues’ teasing, Huang Jun neither explained nor minded, but waited smugly, thinking that when he becomes a top fitness influencer, they’ll understand the value of this post.

Li Jing saw the comments on Huang Jun’s post and was speechless. Thankfully, he’s not fond of posting on social media; otherwise, he couldn’t imagine the mockery he’d face.

"President Jing, where to next?"

Huang Jun’s excitement clearly hadn’t worn off, as even his way of addressing Li Jing changed.

Li Jing glanced at him and quipped, "Weren’t you the one who called me to Linshui? What was your original plan?"

"Me?"

Huang Jun scratched his head and chuckled, "I did have a plan, but looking at you, a big boss now, I feel the original plan wasn’t upscale enough..."

Li Jing curiously raised an eyebrow and asked, "What was the original plan?"

"Internet cafe gaming..."

"Gaming?"

The mention of this, a term he hadn’t heard much since graduation, left Li Jing nostalgic. He then nodded, "Let’s go, I haven’t played in years. Now that you mention it, my hands are starting to itch."

"Really?!"

Huang Jun looked thrilled and exclaimed, "What I miss most are the days we gamed together. Now that we have money, we should go to an e-sports venue and hire companions, we must fulfill the dreams we couldn’t afford before!"

"E-sports venue?" Li Jing asked, "Wouldn’t an e-sports hotel have better amenities?"

"E-sports hotel?" Hearing this, Huang Jun smirked mischievously, "Ah, I see your intentions lie beyond gaming..."

"Don’t talk nonsense, I don’t have any such thoughts, just thinking the environment at an e-sports hotel would be better." Li Jing was honest, judging by his current standards, he indeed wouldn’t be interested in female gaming companions.

"No such thoughts then we should definitely go to the e-sports venue!"

Huang Jun put his arm around Li Jing, and with a mysterious smile, said, "As for the reason, you’ll find out soon enough."