My father's inheritance is my mortal enemy.

Li Bo didn't know when or how his shirt buttons popped open. Zhou Yanshao nuzzled his chin, kissing him from his neck down to his shoulder blade, and then easily bit him on the shoulder. He didn't need to look to know that a very deep bite mark was left on his shoulder that wouldn't fade for a long time.

"Hmph..." Li Bo hummed softly.

Li Bo didn't refuse. He looked down at the empty staircase, raised his hand, his fingertips trembling, and placed it on Zhou Yanshao's head, gently smoothing his hair. He tried to keep his voice steady: "Alright, there are people downstairs."

That statement still has some merit.

If there were no one downstairs, Li Bo would have been stripped naked long ago.

Zhou Yanshao's hand slipped inside Li Bo's shirt, delivering a threatening warning: "Stay away from Shu Lang."

"..." Li Bo laughed, "Why are you saying he's got it again?"

"Hmm." Zhou Yanshao's voice was muffled, indicating he wasn't very happy.

"There's nothing between us."

"Oh." Zhou Yanshao hugged Li Bo tightly, gently rubbing his chin against Li Bo's collarbone, and said unreasonably, "You still need to stay away from him."

"OK."

"After I return to Northern Europe, you must eat on time."

"it is good."

"Tell me in advance when you come to Northern Europe."

"Um."

Zhou Yanshao hugged Li Bo tightly, saying his thoughts: "You must reply to my messages after I return to Northern Europe, or I will come back to find you."

"You're no longer an athlete?"

"Yes." Zhou Yanshao's voice was heavy and firm.

Li Bo frowned slightly. "I will reply to you. You can't say things like that again."

Zhou Yanshao remained silent.

Li Bo patted Zhou Yanshao's head: "Bring me back a trophy."

Zhou Yanshao asked, "Will you come to the Winter Olympics in February?"

Come whenever you have time.

"……oh."

Li Bo corrected: "Come."

"Then remember to apply for your visa and buy your plane ticket as soon as possible," Zhou Yanshao said. "I'll definitely win the award."

"Okay." Li Bo's phone rang. It was a message from Uncle Liu. Uncle Liu had arrived at the door. Li Bo answered and responded. Zhou Yanshao buttoned up his shirt.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yanshao cupped his face and kissed him. "Take good care of yourself in Beijing. Don't skip meals. I'll be back next year."

Li Bo felt the lingering warmth on his lips, nodded, and behind his glasses, his eyes were slightly sore. He smiled at Zhou Yanshao and nodded, "I'll wait for you to come back."

"Wait for me to come back, and I'll give you a home."

"..." Li Bo didn't reply, only saying, "Alright, I'm leaving now."

Li Bo pushed his suitcase to get off the train, but Zhou Yanshao hugged him tightly again, rubbing against the warmth of Li Bo's neck with obvious affection. "I'm still a little angry..."

Zhou Yanshao was angry that Li Bo didn't choose him because of the inheritance, and that Li Bo left Xizi Bay to join the Li family.

Li Bo ruffled Zhou Yanshao's hair. "Just trying to appease you."

Zhou Yanshao took Li Bo's suitcase downstairs. Li Bo told Zhou Yanshao not to see it off, and pushed the suitcase away. Uncle Liu came over from a distance to take the suitcase, opened the car door for Li Bo, and drove back to Li Bo's rented room.

Li Bo returned to the quiet, empty house.

He finds it difficult to describe this place as home.

When Li Bo got home, his phone vibrated. His landlord had sent him a text message. Li Bo had previously said he wanted to buy his house, and the two had discussed the price for a long time. The landlord agreed to Li Bo's price and asked when he would be free to sign the contract. Li Bo's screen went wet.

Sorry, I don't need it anymore. Could you please find another agent? I'll cover their fee.

Li Bo originally wanted to have his own home in the capital.

It seems that won't work now.

-

Zhou Yanshao left the country ahead of schedule. When he left, Sun Shengyang went to the airport to see him off. Sun Shengyang looked left and right but couldn't see Li Bo. He asked in surprise, "Brother Shao, where's Li Bo?"

Li Bo needs to give an explanation to the public; there must be a channel and a statement.

Zhou Yanshao said, "We don't need to mention him anymore."

Sun Shengyang was dumbfounded: "??????" They've broken up again?

Did Li Bo make Brother Shao angry again?!

Sun Shengyang was furious and said he was going to cause trouble for Li Bo.

Zhou Yanshao frowned: "There's no need to cause him trouble."

Sun Shengyang gritted his teeth in anger.

No, what kind of spell did Li Bo cast? He's angered Brother Shao time and time again, and Brother Shao is still protecting him!

Not wanting Zhou Yanshao to leave in a bad mood, Sun Shengyang gritted his teeth and changed the subject: "Didn't the doctor say he should rest for a while longer? Why are you going abroad so early? Will Master Wan agree to this?"

"There are still two months until the competition. Get back to training as soon as possible. I want to win an award." Zhou Yanshao instructed, "Please keep an eye on my grandfather for me. He's really upset this time."

"Okay... I'll go keep Wan company for you when I have time."

As Sun Shengyang saw Zhou Yanshao off at the airport, he kept reminding Zhou Yanshao to be careful with his hands and not to get injured again, and to keep his training in check. Zhou Yanshao didn't say anything. After they parted, their figures gradually disappeared into the crowd.

Before boarding the plane, Zhou Yanshao sent Li Bo a text message: "I'm on the plane. I'll call you when I land."

This time, Zhou Yanshao received a quick reply: 【Okay.】

Li Bo was not lying; Li Bo would reply to Zhou Yanshao's text message.

When Zhou Yanshao landed in Northern Europe, medical staff came to pick him up. This was Wan Gong's arrangement. The staff went back to the training base with Zhou Yanshao. After he returned to report, the coach looked at his injury, his brows furrowed, and told him to continue to rest for another week.

Zhou Yanshao said, "No need."

The next day, Zhou Yanshao resumed training.

The coach contacted Deman, a doctor who had returned to China with Zhou Yanshao and was also Zhou Yanshao's attending physician.

Deman and Coach Andrew exchanged a glance, then she sighed softly. She said, "Since returning to Beijing, I've been emotionally unstable and often doesn't reply to messages. I don't know why I suddenly became like this... but it's better than before..."

Zhou Yanshao fell ill before returning to China and would always have a physiological resistance to skiing. Now he is diligent and hardworking, but he has injured his hand. He doesn't know what is the source of this hard work. He doesn't even know if Zhou Yanshao should maintain such an excessively frightening level of hard work and effort.

Coach Andrew was unsure whether to be happy or worried: "Yan Shao is the most talented person I've ever seen. If he can adjust well, I'm confident he can win an award."

"Hopefully he'll be better when he comes back this time," Deman said. "Health is more important than trophies."

Coach Andrew nodded: "Of course."

Coach Andrew is Zhou Yanshao's coach, a notoriously strict coach, but he is also the person who appreciates Zhou Yanshao the most. He doesn't want any accidents to happen to a Nordic combined skiing prodigy in front of him.