Free Web NovelChapter 291: Chapter 290: Running in a Suit at High Noon
He reined in his excitement and turned his gaze back to the pile of trash in front of him.
Fang Chenyi spotted something, and his trash picker shot out. When he pulled it back, an old-fashioned book was clamped in its jaws.
From his past few experiences, Fang Chenyi knew there was a high chance of special rewards appearing one after another.
It was because of this that he didn’t just rashly pick something up and toss it into the woven bag this time. Instead, he first confirmed his target.
The reason he chose a book was because the special rewards for this type of item were pretty intense; it was very likely that a reward would be the entire contents of the book.
Just like the watch catalog from before.
Fang Chenyi brought the old-fashioned book closer to take a look. Just from its antique appearance, he could tell this book was definitely something special.
Sure enough, after seeing the two bold and powerful words on the cover, Fang Chenyi flung it away without a second thought.
At the same time, he couldn’t help but mutter:
"Damn it, *Jin Pingmei*? If this fucking thing activates a special reward, what the hell would it even give me?"
Shaking his head helplessly, he ignored the old-fashioned copy of *Jin Pingmei* he’d thrown far away and continued searching through the trash heap.
Since Fang Chenyi was specifically looking for them, it didn’t take long before seven tattered books appeared before him.
He placed them all in a row in front of him and began to examine the covers.
Looking them over, he saw the titles of the seven books: *Water Margin*, *How the Villain Was Made*, *My Taobao Connects to the Celestial Court*, *Global Aircraft Carrier Analysis*, *Shuke and Beita*, *Gun Recognition*, and a set of mock exams for the high school entrance test.
As he read through the titles one by one, a troubled look appeared on Fang Chenyi’s face. Among these books, very few were actually practical. For instance, *Shuke and Beita*, or *How the Villain Was Made*—Fang Chenyi had no intention of picking those up. After all, even if they triggered a special reward from the system, it surely wouldn’t be anything useful.
His gaze shifted to the other books, finally stopping on *My Taobao Connects to the Celestial Court*. This was a pretty good web novel about a mortal who could buy treasures from the heavens through a mutated Taobao. ’If I pick this book up and activate a special reward,’ he thought, ’will I get something from the Celestial Court?’
With that thought, Fang Chenyi tossed the book directly into his woven bag. Instantly, the system’s notification chimed in his mind.
[Host has collected one tattered web novel, ’My Taobao Connects to the Celestial Court’. System reward: 1,800 yuan. The reward has been deposited into the host’s bank account. Please check your balance.]
’Fuck!’ Listening to the notification in his head, Fang Chenyi couldn’t help but shake his head in disappointment. ’Sigh, I guess a novel is just a novel. No items from the Celestial Court for me!’
Since there was no special reward this time, Fang Chenyi didn’t dwell on it. He simply tossed the remaining books in front of him into the woven bag, one by one. freёwebnovel.com
[Host has collected one tattered novel, ’Water Margin’. System reward: 800 yuan. The reward has been deposited into the host’s bank account. Please check your balance.]
[Host has collected one tattered comic book, ’Shuke and Beita’. System reward: 600 yuan. The reward has been deposited into the host’s bank account. Please check your balance.]
Just as he expected, as he tossed the books in one by one, no more special reward notifications appeared in his mind.
Shaking his head, he thought, ’Looks like there was only one special reward this time.’
Just as he was thinking this, a notification suddenly sounded in his mind that made him freeze.
[Host has collected one old set of mock high school entrance exams, triggering a special system reward. Reward: Ten sets of mock high school entrance exams. The reward has been placed in the woven bag. Please retrieve it yourself.]
This notification left him completely dumbfounded. ’Son of a bitch, isn’t this just to piss me off? What happened to only one special reward? Why is there a second one now?!’
’And of all the things you could have rewarded me with, what’s the use of ten sets of test papers? Sigh, whatever. I’ll just give them to my little sister later.’
He shook his head helplessly. The system’s rewards were always so unpredictable.
His mood had soured after wasting a special reward. He glanced at the time—it was already 11:30 AM. After quickly tossing the last few books into the woven bag, he climbed back out of the garbage transfer station.
But when Fang Chenyi got out, he was left speechless. His electric scooter, which he had parked at the entrance to the station, was gone.
"The hell? What kind of asshole stole my scooter? Sigh... oh well, guess I’m walking back."
Luckily, it wasn’t far. Fang Chenyi shook his head, secured his leather satchel, and then walked out of the small alley, breaking into a run toward the nearby villa district.
And so, the people on the street were treated to the sight of a handsome young man in a suit jogging down the street in the middle of the day, which immediately drew looks from all the passersby...
「Ten minutes later, at the entrance to the villa district.」 The young man standing guard looked on in confusion as his boss ran back, covered in sweat and carrying a leather satchel. He didn’t ask any questions, however, and simply snapped to attention as Fang Chenyi approached.
Fang Chenyi finally breathed a sigh of relief upon returning to the villa district. ’This weather is just too hot. Running in this heat is inhuman!’
Even with his superhuman stamina, the heat had him dripping with sweat.
He waved to the security guard at the gate, said, "Thanks for your hard work," and then glanced at Villa No. 3, about five hundred meters away. He had no choice but to ask the guard for the keys to an electric scooter and ride toward his villa.
On the way, as he passed Villa No. 6, he saw Liu Yishou meticulously cleaning the interior of a car and couldn’t help but feel speechless. Liu Yishou had worked the night shift yesterday, so he was supposed to be resting today. Yet here the guy was, using his time off to wash a car.
"Aren’t you hot, kid? Wouldn’t it be better to be inside enjoying the AC with all this effort?"
Liu Yishou just grinned at Fang Chenyi, revealing two rows of white teeth. "Heh heh, I can’t. If I get addicted to it, I won’t be able to stand this heat anymore."
Shaking his head helplessly, Fang Chenyi told him to get the helicopter ready for a twelve o’clock departure, then returned to his villa to take a cold shower.
After changing into a fresh set of clothes and turning on the air conditioning, he finally felt refreshed. freewebnσvel.cѳm
Sitting on the living room sofa, he unzipped his leather satchel, then reached into the woven bag inside and began to rummage around. A moment later, twenty different watches were laid out on the coffee table.
And surprisingly, half of these watches were women’s models.
"YAWN~ What are you looking at, Yi?"
Just as Fang Chenyi took the ten sets of test papers out of the satchel and put the woven bag away, a lazy voice sounded from behind him.
