My father's inheritance is my mortal enemy.

Zhou Yanshao remained silent for a long time.

Sun Shengyang: "Brother Shao? Where are you? Brother Shao!"

Zhou Yanshao: "Okay, I have to hang up now."

"Oh... then you go ahead and get busy, but be careful with your hands! It's cold in Scandinavia, you're prone to frostbite!"

Zhou Yanshao's tone was cold: "Hmm."

He hung up the phone and sent Li Bo a message: "Is there something you haven't told me?"

Li Bo was so busy that he didn't see it until very late, and his heart skipped a beat.

It's a common occurrence that secrets can't be kept forever; some things, once done, will inevitably be discovered.

Li Bo just hoped that the lie would be exposed later and slower, so that he and Zhou Yanshao could stay together a little longer.

Li Bo replied: 【Hmm?】

Zhou Yanshao did not reply.

Li Bo made a phone call, a very rare one. Since Li Bo started working with Li Yao, he rarely called Zhou Yanshao, not even when Zhou Yanshao was angry.

Li Bo didn't know how to face Zhou Yanshao about the equity issue.

He was most unwilling to lie to Zhou Yanshao, especially such a colossal lie.

Zhou Yanshao hung up on the first phone call.

Princess Zhou is truly angry that she's not answering the phone.

Li Bo sent a message: 【What's wrong?】

Zhou Yanshao did not reply.

Li Bo made another call. The call was answered just before the ringing time was about to end. Zhou Yanshao remained silent, waiting for Li Bo to speak.

Li Bo changed the subject: "Why aren't you asleep yet so late?"

I don't want to sleep.

"Something on your mind?" Li Bo walked onto the balcony, braving the cold wind.

"Um."

"Would you like to tell me about it?"

"..." Zhou Yanshao was silent for a moment, then asked, "Li Bo, is there something you haven't told me?"

After returning from Northern Europe, Li Yao and Li Bo's relationship improved significantly... When Li Bo went to Northern Europe, he met Zhou Yanshao and had Zhou Yanshao sign a document. No one knew better than Zhou Yanshao that this equity transfer document would make Li Yao feel better and repair the father-son relationship between Li Bo and Li Bo.

Silence fell over the phone, and he could vaguely sense that Zhou Yanshao seemed to know something.

Even so, Li Bo still lied: "No."

Li Bo could hear a soft gasp on the other end of the phone: "Li Bo, some things are unforgivable."

"Hmm? What is it?"

"It's nothing, I'm hanging up." Zhou Yanshao hung up the phone.

"Good morning..." Li Bo hadn't finished speaking when the phone was hung up.

Li Bo could no longer continue working. He stood alone on the balcony for a long time, staring at the screen of his phone, which went dark and then lit up again. He didn't know how long he had been looking at it. His eyes were sore, and his heart was aching.

Li Bo certainly knew what he should and shouldn't do.

He knew exactly how to appease Zhou Yanshao, but there was always a purpose to appease someone, such as seeking profit, or making concessions and seeking reconciliation in order to maintain a relationship.

Li Bo never coaxed Zhou Yanshao for personal gain; as for maintaining the relationship...

Li Bo never intended to maintain his relationship with Zhou Yanshao.

Li Bo knew that it was only a matter of time before Zhou Yanshao hated him. He ignored Zhou Yanshao's feelings time and time again, doing things that hurt him. In order to make this hatred last longer, he even fueled the flames.

But when that day actually comes, Li Bo won't know how to face it, or what to do on his own.

He only has this one lover, and he doesn't want to hurt her.

Even the shrewd, intelligent, and capable CEO Bo has moments of confusion and helplessness.

In the middle of the night, Li Yao drank too much at a dinner party. His secretary called Li Bo and asked someone to come and save the day. Li Bo put on a coat, called Uncle Liu over, and hurriedly left. When he entered the club, Li Yao's friends were still pouring drinks for him.

Li Bo shielded Li Yao from the drinking, as the younger generation had to drink double the amount when being asked to drink. Li Bo drank until his stomach ached, and he was able to help Li Yao leave. His secretary then helped him into the car.

The driver took the car and drove Li Yao home first.

In the quiet car, only the heavy breathing of someone drunk could be heard. Li Bo had really drunk too much tonight; he leaned back in the back seat and drifted off to sleep, clearly murmuring a name.

"Zhou Yanshao..."

Li Yao, who was originally drunk and had a flushed face, instantly sobered up. Alarm bells rang, his brows furrowed, his kind smile disappeared, and his facial expression even became somewhat distorted.

It was because Li Bo had crossed a line.

Li Bo lied. The Li Bo who used to say coldly, "He likes me, I'm using him," called out Zhou Yanshao's name when he was drunk.

The name that can be called out when drunk is obviously of great importance; Zhou Yanshao's importance far exceeds that of his biological father.

Li Bo harbored feelings for Zhou Yanshao, which was a grave mistake.

Li Yao's gaze turned cold. The filial piety they had maintained during this period was shattered by a single name he heard while drunk.

……

The next morning, Li Bo had a fever. Rubbing his temples, he finally managed to open his eyes. The nanny came in with a thermometer and medicine, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Mr. Bo, you're finally awake... You scared me to death..."

"When I came this morning, you had fallen off the bed and were still unconscious. I helped you back onto the bed and found that you were burning up, so I immediately bought you medicine and a thermometer. Here, take your temperature quickly."

Li Boxian took his temperature; it was 39 degrees Celsius. He took the fever reducer, propped himself up, and picked up his phone from the bedside table. The screen was full of text messages from Zhou Yanshao.

[Li Bo, can't you tell I'm angry?]

Can't you even try to comfort me?

How much time has passed since last night?

You only try to comfort me after I tell you.

Am I important to you?

……

When Li Bo saw these text messages, his eyes stung. After washing up and eating breakfast, he didn't reply to Zhou Yanshao.

Li Bo received a call from Uncle Liu while he was on the table. Uncle Liu said he was downstairs, Li Bo responded, and the call ended. As he was getting ready to get up, the housekeeper said in surprise, "Mr. Bo, your health can't take this kind of strain. Why don't you stay home? Work is nothing compared to your health!"

"It's nothing, just a minor cold," Li Bo said casually. When he got up from the dining table, he was swaying slightly. The nanny reached out to help him.

Li Bo dodged slightly: "No need, it's alright."

Li Bo still went downstairs and stubbornly went to work.

After getting in the car, Uncle Liu reminded Li Bo that Li Bo had gotten drunk the night before and had called out Zhou Yanshao's name in the car.

It rained a little in the capital in the early morning. Li Yao left without even opening an umbrella, and his expression wasn't very good.

Although Li Bo had only recently reconnected with Li Yao, he knew that Li Yao was a very suspicious person, and all the hard work to dispel his suspicions could be wasted on a single name.

This was something Li Bo himself hadn't anticipated.

He took out his phone, opened the chat window with Zhou Yanshao, and slowly replied to Zhou Yanshao's message with trembling fingers.

Let's break up.