My father's inheritance is my mortal enemy.

Zhou Yanshao: [Feeding the dog.]

Li Bo didn't seem to mind and asked, "What do you want to eat for lunch?"

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Xizi Bay.

"No, Brother Shao, what kind of miserable life did you have in Northern Europe?" Sun Shengyang was certain that his brother hadn't had a good life abroad, otherwise he wouldn't be eating a "Manchu Han Imperial Feast" so early in the morning.

"What time must the maid have gotten up to make this breakfast? But I must say, it's really thoughtful~ From Chinese to Western food, there's everything, as if she's afraid you won't be able to eat it."

Sun Shengyang continued to talk incessantly: "How much do you pay your nanny a month? After you go abroad, why don't you have her come work for me? I'll give her an extra thousand."

Zhou Yanshao lifted his eyelids and glanced at him.

Sun Shengyang felt a chill run down his spine, scratched the back of his head, and changed the subject: "Last night you said you'd borrow an umbrella to pick someone up, who did you pick up?"

"..."

"...?" Sun Shengyang thought to himself, "No way, did I say something wrong again?"

He should have checked the almanac before leaving home this morning, why did he keep running into people's guns?

Sun Shengyang coughed twice: "Isn't the Winter Olympics coming up soon? How long are you planning to stay in Beijing?"

"Half a month."

Sun Shengyang was surprised: "The coach will hire you for half a month?"

"..."

"…………" Oh dear, I said the wrong thing again.

Sun Shengyang quickly made a few remarks about his own family, and then a couple more about the Li family, explaining how Li Bo had gradually risen to his current position in the capital over the past two years. As he spoke, he kept glancing at Zhou Yanshao's attitude, which seemed to be a bit of a test.

Sun Shengyang was the only one who knew that Li Bo and Zhou Yanshao had a good relationship.

Two years ago, Zhou Yanshao suddenly went abroad, saying that he would never call Li Bo again, no matter where Li Bo was.

Actually, Sun Shengyang didn't like Li Bo, not because Li Bo had offended him. It was because he and Zhou Yanshao used to be extremely close, and their families were old friends with a very close relationship.

Since Li Bo appeared, Zhou Yanshao has rarely gone out with him. Sun Shengyang is a restless person and has a lot of prejudice against Li Bo. However, as a grown man, he is quite petty for fighting over brotherhood. So he has kept this matter to himself and is very worried.

Zhou Yanshao's gaze darkened slightly upon hearing about Li Bo's experiences over the past two years.

Sun Shengyang knew that they had truly broken up.

Some things just have to be said! Sun Shengyang finally let out all the grievances that had been bottled up inside him for years.

"I heard the Li family invited him to Old Madam Li's birthday celebration this morning, but he didn't go, without even an excuse! This winery deal is barely even finalized, and he's already turning against the Li family!"

"He's no good, and he was even brought back from a Miao village. I heard the people there use witchcraft, and you were treating him like he was under a spell! Look at you! Li Bo just rolled his eyes at you..."

Zhou Yanshao stared at Sun Shengyang with a cold gaze.

Sun Shengyang immediately shut up, took two steps back, raised his chin, and pointed to the breakfast he had brought for Zhou Yanshao on the table: "Brother Shao, I... I have something to do, I'll go first."

Sun Shengyang left in a hurry and went home to hide and look through the Chinese almanac.

Zhou Yanshao looked at the breakfast on the table, which was prepared by the two of them. He ate the one Li Bo made, and then took Sun Shengyang's portion with him when he went out to feed the dog.

……

Li Bo had attended two meetings, but still hadn't received a reply from Zhou Yanshao.

He called Aunt Wen and asked her to buy some groceries and fruit to put in the refrigerator, so she wouldn't need to come over to cook for him for a while. Aunt Wen listened with a smile and teased, "Mr. Bo is in a very good mood lately."

Li Bo only cooks when he's in a good mood; otherwise, he mostly just eats whatever's convenient, and when he's busy, he often forgets to eat.

Aunt Wen is Li Bo's nanny. Every afternoon, she goes to Li Bo's house to clean and tidy up, and then cooks dinner before leaving. Often, when she comes to clean up the next day, the food on the table hasn't been touched. Li Bo's eating habits are irregular, and he's always very busy, so Aunt Wen can't persuade him to eat.

Li Bo didn't say anything and hung up the phone.

At noon, Li Bo left work early, had his driver take him home, prepared lunch, and sent a message to Zhou Yanshao: "At Xizi Bay?"

Half an hour later, Li Bo delivered lunch to the entrance of Xizi Bay at the foot of the mountain. Sitting in the car, he sent a message to Zhou Yanshao: "At the entrance of Xizi Bay, I had the driver deliver lunch to you."

Ten minutes later, a black Mercedes-Benz G-Class pulled up in front of Xizi Bay.

Li Bo's driver, Uncle Liu, got out of the car and handed over the lunchbox and thermos that Li Bo had prepared and packed. The driver's side window rolled down, and the driver turned to look at Zhou Yanshao in the passenger seat, waiting for Zhou Yanshao's opinion.

Zhou Yanshao glanced at Uncle Liu, his gaze slowly shifting until it landed on a trash can not far away. The driver got out of the car and threw the food that Uncle Liu had handed him into the trash can right in front of Uncle Liu.

When the driver of the G-Class got out of the car, Uncle Liu finally saw Zhou Yanshao's face clearly. His pupils trembled, and he instantly gasped, feeling a chill run down his spine.

What's going on?

Does Li Bo cook and deliver meals to Zhou Yanshao?

Uncle Liu has been working with Li Bo for almost a year. He knows that Li Bo usually doesn't even have time to eat, let alone cook. Recently, Platinum Brilliance has been quite busy. As the end of the year approaches, well-known domestic companies are already selecting suitable planning companies to prepare for company events at the end of the year and New Year's Day.

It's truly remarkable that Li Bo could still roll up his sleeves and cook such a meal at a time like this.

If it were anyone else, Uncle Liu would have cursed them out in his mind.

But it was Zhou Yanshao...

Compared to what Li Bo took from Zhou Yanshao, this meal was indeed insignificant.

And... why is Li Bo delivering meals to Zhou Yanshao? Could it be that Li Bo and the Zhou family have a special relationship as rumored?

Uncle Liu dared not think too deeply about it.

The Zhou family driver threw away the lunchbox and got into the car.

Zhou Yanshao, sitting in the passenger seat, said coldly, "Tell Li Bo that there's no need for this feigned hospitality."

After saying that, the car window rolled up, and the G-Wagon entered Xizi Bay.

Uncle Liu stood there for a moment, then walked to the back seat, bent down, and whispered in a more tactful tone, "Mr. Bo, Young Master Zhou said there's no need to see him off anymore."

Li Bo didn't say anything, but just smiled and looked down.

Uncle Liu got into the car and asked, "Mr. Bo, where are we going?"

Li Bo's gaze was still fixed on the trash can in the distance: "Let's go back to the company."

Li Bo didn't eat a single bite of food before returning to the company and immersing himself in the project. This time, he didn't send any messages to Zhou Yanshao, not even for several days.

Li Bo knew that Zhou Yanshao found him annoying and deeply disliked him.

Li Bo also knew that Zhou Yanshao needed a cooling-off period, and that he shouldn't show up before the seventh day after Zhou's father's death.

Therefore, Li Bo did not appear in front of Zhou Yanshao for the next few days, nor did he send any messages.

But he would go to Xizi Bay every night.

Li Bo was not the owner of the Xiziwan Villa. His car could only go as far as the foot of the mountain. He would always have the driver go back first, and then he would take a walk alone around the lake at the foot of Xiziwan Mountain. This was the closest place to Zhou Yanshao and the closest place to his home...

Two years ago, Li Bo drugged Zhou Yanshao because he wanted a home, in addition to love.

Actually, Zhou Yanshao had agreed to give him a home that night, but Li Bo regretted it the next morning.

……

Li Bo strolled around Xizi Bay for a long time. December in the capital was still quite cold, especially by the lake. The wind was biting. In addition, Li Bo had been caught in the rain a couple of days ago, and his already aching head felt dizzy and heavy.

He took the medicine very skillfully, found a quiet coffee shop to work in, and sat there until 10 p.m. when the coffee shop closed.

The coffee shop owner always gently reminded Li Bo, who would smile and apologize before leaving with his briefcase. He really had nowhere to go, so he stood in the dim woods, looking towards the entrance to Xizi Bay, watching the license plates of the cars passing by.

Zhou Yanshao's mother passed away five years ago, and Zhou Huiyuan passed away this year.

A once-glorious young master will be very sad if he loses his parents.

Li Bo was afraid that no one would tell Zhou Yanshao when he was upset.

He was also afraid that his presence would only cause trouble and disgust to others, so he stood far away and waited quietly.

When Zhou Yanshao remembers him and needs him.

On the fifth night, Li Bo saw Zhou Yanshao's car returning to Xizi Bay at 2 a.m.

The car passed by Li Bo, and Li Bo could clearly see a beautiful woman sitting in the back seat.

Li Bo's heart skipped a beat. He paused slightly, turned around stiffly, and watched the black car disappear into the entrance of Xizi Bay.

A layer of white fog covered Li Bo's gold-rimmed glasses, making it hazy and obscuring the road. In the end, he himself didn't even know how he got back.

On the morning of the sixth day, Li Bo fell ill.