MTLNOVEL Chapter 17
Chapter 17: Another Great Find in the Trash Bin:
Liu Yanran couldn’t believe her eyes. What was she looking at?! She rubbed her eyes, but nothing changed. It was Su Chen! Su Chen was actually picking through the trash! And not just anywhere—right in their own villa neighborhood! Even worse—he had made it onto the trending searches!
“Tycoon’s Son Collecting Trash!”
Humiliation! Absolute humiliation! The Su family’s reputation had been completely ruined! Liu Yanran could already imagine how people would mock her and the entire Su family in the future.
Seeing her frozen in shock, Su Zhenxing felt a little better. At least he wasn’t the only one suffering this disgrace! Liu Yanran was also responsible for this mess, so she should suffer along with him. Feeling a bit vindicated, his anger subsided just enough for his tone to soften slightly.
“You see now, don’t you?! Liu Yanran, was I wrong to question you earlier?! You were right here at home, yet you did nothing to stop Su Chen! You let him go out and completely destroy our family’s reputation! Tell me, if this isn’t your fault, whose is it?!”
Liu Yanran exploded in fury. “How was I supposed to know Su Chen would do something so outrageous?! He’s utterly disgraceful! If he wants to humiliate himself, fine! But why drag the entire Su family down with him?! He needs to be taught a lesson—a harsh one!”
Su Qiqi and Su Mu became curious. What had Su Chen done to make their parents so furious?! “Mom, what exactly did Su Chen do?” Su Qiqi urged impatiently.
Liu Yanran gritted her teeth but couldn’t bring herself to say it out loud. Instead, she simply shoved the phone into their hands. A moment later, both Su Qiqi and Su Mu were completely stunned.
T-this…
Su Chen had completely embarrassed himself! No, he had embarrassed the entire family! Their own social reputations were now at stake. Their friends and classmates would definitely mock them for this!
Su Qiqi’s face turned red with anger. Su Mu also felt deeply annoyed. Seeing the rage on their faces, Su Zhenxing regained his composure.
“Enough! Sitting here being angry won’t solve anything! We need to find Su Chen immediately before he embarrasses us even further! If we can stop him in time, maybe we can salvage our reputation!”
Liu Yanran, Su Qiqi, and Su Mu snapped back to reality. Yes! They had to find Su Chen! Without wasting another second, they rushed out of the villa, splitting up to search for him.
Su Chen had already gone through most of the trash bins in the neighborhood. From previous bins, he had found a wristwatch, a gold necklace, branded plush toys, Dior shoes, and several expensive perfumes. The moment he pulled those items out, his livestream viewers went crazy, and all the valuable goods were instantly sold to eager fans. So far, Su Chen had already made 6,000 yuan just from selling items he had picked from the trash.
His grin stretched so wide his teeth were practically shining, and his eyes squinted in joy. He had been rummaging through trash bins for two hours, but he wasn’t tired at all! This was the last bin. Hopefully, there was still some treasure left to find.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up. A luxurious red box appeared before him. The logo was Hermès.
From his vast experience as a trash scavenger, Su Chen could tell—this was definitely valuable.
“Streamer! That looks like something good! Hurry up and open it!”
“Streamer, I need to see what’s inside! That box screams money!”
“Hermès? No way! That must be expensive!”
“Bro, open it already! The suspense is killing me!”
Su Chen chuckled. He was in a fantastic mood now that he had money. “Alright, alright, I’ll open it!” he said, soothing his impatient audience.
He picked up the box and pressed the metal latch on the side. The lid clicked open.
Inside were five sleek, red, metallic tubes.
Lipsticks.
“Holy crap! Those are Hermès lipsticks!”
“Streamer, open them! I need to see what luxury tastes like!”
“Those must be crazy expensive!”
Su Chen wasn’t familiar with lipsticks, but his viewers were going wild. Since they were so excited, he carefully twisted open each tube.
Five perfect, untouched lipsticks.
The creamy, flawless surface showed zero signs of use.
The comment section exploded.
“THEY’RE BRAND NEW!”
“Those are completely unused Hermès lipsticks!”
“Ladies, I just checked—this is Hermès’ latest limited edition set. Each lipstick costs 500 yuan, and the full set is priced at 2,000 yuan!”
“Streamer, I WANT THEM! I CALL DIBS!”
“Ahhh, my hands were too slow! I didn’t type fast enough!”
Su Chen didn’t know much about makeup, but his chat was on fire. “Alright, same rule as always. The first person who asked gets it. Send me a private message, and we’ll sort out payment and shipping.”
“As for the price, let’s say… 500 yuan for the whole set.”
The chat went insane.
“WHAT?! ARE YOU INSANE?!”
“500?! You’re practically giving them away!”
“Why didn’t I type faster?! I’m going crazy!”
“Streamer, you’re such a good guy! But please, continue finding treasures! I need another chance to buy something!”
Just then, a furious female voice rang out.
“SU CHEN! YOU’RE AN ABSOLUTE DISGRACE!”
“HOW COULD YOU RUMMAGE THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD’S TRASH LIKE THIS?!”
“YOU’VE COMPLETELY RUINED THE SU FAMILY’S REPUTATION!”
“COME HOME RIGHT NOW!”
“YOUR FATHER IS WAITING FOR YOU—LET’S SEE HOW YOU EXPLAIN YOURSELF TO HIM!”
Panting heavily, Liu Yanran stormed over, her anger barely contained.
Her usually neatly styled hair was slightly disheveled, her breathing was ragged, and her graceful composure was nowhere to be seen.
Su Chen completely ignored her and continued his treasure hunt.
As for her warning that Su Zhenxing was waiting to lecture him at home?
He wasn’t worried at all.
From the moment he started livestreaming this “trash scavenging adventure,” he had expected this moment to come.
Liu Yanran, furious that he was ignoring her, lunged forward, attempting to grab his arm and drag him home by force.
But before she could touch him, Su Chen firmly grabbed her wrist.
Smiling, he spoke in a calm, almost playful tone.
“I’m livestreaming right now. Would you like me to introduce you to my audience?”
Liu Yanran instantly froze.
Then, with a shudder, she snatched her hand back and took several steps away, terrified that she might accidentally end up on camera.
That would be the ultimate humiliation.