Chapter 2: 2. Chapter 2: Space-Time Bank

Chapter 2: Time-Space Bank

The latest top-tier iPhone, official website price: 1.6888 yuan.

A classic Cartier diamond necklace, official website price: 24.9888 yuan.

A Ferrari global limited edition "Speed Cheetah" black diamond version, market price: around 2,100 yuan.

A 500-square-meter river-view flat at "Tomson Riviera" in the heart of Longcheng, market price: starting from 3,000 yuan.

Shen Ci sat on a park bench, scrolling through her phone for a full two hours, before finally grasping the true state of this world.

Almost all people, events, and objects remained unchanged; the only thing that had shifted was the price level. Based on the prices she remembered from her previous life, the current world had devalued by a factor of ten thousand.

In other words, the ten-yuan check Li Xiao’s mother had given her was equivalent to one hundred thousand in her past life.

However, the moment Shen Ci wanted to check how much money she had now and subconsciously tapped on her WeChat Pay wallet, she nearly screamed.

She covered her mouth with her hand, eyes wide, staring at the string of numbers following her balance: 648,755.6725 yuan.

Nearly 650,000!

Shen Ci was no stranger to this number. Before she retired, she had sold her car, and the dealership had transferred the money to her via WeChat in six installments of 100,000 each. Combined with her original balance, it resulted in the figure she saw now.

Had her WeChat balance actually followed her from age 65 back to age 20?

Wait...

If her WeChat balance could do that, what about her bank cards?

Her life savings and funeral money, totaling nearly five million, were all in a single "China Construction Bank" card.

Her fingers trembled slightly, beyond her control. She tapped on the interface for linked bank cards in her WeChat wallet. Although she didn't remember the full card number, she remembered the last four digits clearly.

1069.

The screen transitioned. WeChat was linked to only one bank card, and the card displayed four characters: "Time-Space Bank."

Seeing the last four digits, Shen Ci’s pupils trembled with excitement. It was "1069"!

Regaining her composure, she quickly switched the phone screen back to the home page and indeed saw an app labeled "Time-Space Bank."

Everything was so surreal that Shen Ci felt she wouldn't be surprised by anything unexpected that happened from here on out.

She opened the app. The system automatically scanned her face and logged her in directly. The interface was so minimalist that it lacked any messy text or advertisements; it only displayed Shen Ci’s name, card number, and the balance within.

4,762,359.88 yuan.

Every single cent of her savings from her previous life was there!

And in this world of global devaluation, her existing assets were equivalent to—over fifty billion!

Over fifty... billion?

The rarity of this number was on par with a 0.75% interest rate.

September in Longcheng was stiflingly hot, but Shen Ci sat in the square until nightfall before she finally managed to calm herself completely.

Finally, she stood up, hailed a taxi on the roadside, and returned to school.

Longcheng University of Technology, Girls' Dormitory 309.

Returning here once more, Shen Ci stood outside the door, let out a soft breath, and then pushed it open.

The dormitory was playing the latest hit single from a Korean girl group. On the bed to the left of the door, the plain-looking Lin Shuang was using a standard "cutesy" voice to play games with an online "wild king."

At the desk under the bed on the right, the stout Wang Hou was burying her head in a bowl of spicy hot pot, her phone propped up on a stand as she binged a BL drama.

Near the balcony on the left, the physically and facially striking Yu Xinxin was hunched over, holding her feet to paint her toenails.

Shen Ci’s appearance didn't elicit the slightest reaction from anyone; no one even turned their head or looked up at her.

The same old formula, the same old scene.

For the four years of her university life in her previous existence, she had spent her time in this exact environment of isolation.

She walked straight to her own spot. With the bed-above-desk structure, Shen Ci sighed impatiently at a single glance, realizing that most of the items on her desk and bed were gifts from Li Xiao.

She grabbed a trash bag from the desk and, without a second thought, dumped everything into it.

This action caused the three roommates who had previously ignored her to turn and look.

Then, the three of them subconsciously exchanged glances, their eyes filled with suspicion.

"Tch." Yu Xinxin let out a sneer, looking at Shen Ci with a sarcastic tone: "What kind of fit are you throwing? These things aren't cheap, aren't they all gifts from Li Xiao? Did you have a fight?"

The other two wore gloating smiles upon hearing this.

Lin Shuang temporarily muted her game voice chat and mocked her in her natural voice: "Did you break up?"

Upon hearing the word "break up," Yu Xinxin’s eyes lit up.

She was dying for Shen Ci to be dumped. Why was she prettier and more popular than her? Why was it that even though she had met Li Xiao first, he had fallen for Shen Ci?

Shen Ci couldn't be bothered to deal with them; she just focused on rummaging through her drawer. She remembered keeping the ring Li Xiao had given her in there—where had it gone?

After a while, she finally felt the ring in the very back. Shen Ci didn't even look at it before tossing it into the trash bag.

Yu Xinxin’s smile froze, and her eyes widened: "Shen Ci, are you okay? That ring cost nearly three yuan!"

"Do you want it?"

Shen Ci turned to look at Yu Xinxin, her face expressionless.

Yu Xinxin was startled and asked tentatively: "You... you really don't want it?"

Shen Ci curled her lips in a sneer: "If you want it, go pick it up from the trash can downstairs in a bit. Don't think I'll give it to you for free."

"You..." Yu Xinxin’s face turned embarrassed, and she snapped in shame and anger: "Who wants your crappy ring? Your own family is dirt poor. You have the nerve to act like a big spender in front of us!"

"Exactly, it’s Li Xiao who has money, not you," Lin Shuang chimed in with a disdainful tone, then realized she had forgotten to mute her voice chat again. She quickly switched back to her cutesy voice: "That wasn't me talking just now, it was my roommate. You're so amazing, another pentakill..."

The dormitory door was pushed open at that moment. Wu Yu from the next room appeared at the doorway, looking at Shen Ci with excitement: "Shen Ci, hurry downstairs. Li Xiao is waiting for you with a huge bouquet of roses."

As she spoke, Wu Yu gestured exaggeratedly to show how "huge" it was, wearing an envious expression.

Upon hearing this, Yu Xinxin sprang up from her chair. Wang Hou stopped eating, and Lin Shuang stopped playing. The three of them crowded to the balcony window to look down.

There were quite a few people gathered under the girls' dormitory building. Li Xiao stood there holding a massive bouquet of bright red roses, his head tilted slightly as he looked up at the window of Room 309.

Yu Xinxin’s eyes turned red with jealousy, her nails digging into her palms as she gritted her teeth: "Shen Ci, what are you pretending for? If you broke up, would Li Xiao still come to find you?"

Shen Ci didn't go over to look. She tied a dead knot in the trash bag, picked it up, turned around, and walked quickly out of the dormitory.

(End of chapter)