My father's inheritance is my mortal enemy.

During the official test jump an hour before the competition, Zhou Yanshao fell.

Nordic combined is inherently dangerous, and falls are common, but Coach Andrew was on tenterhooks when his son fell during a trial jump.

The results of the trial jumps affect the order of appearance, which puts athletes at a significant disadvantage because they don't know the opponent's target score. Furthermore, falling during a trial jump puts a lot of physical and psychological stress on the athlete.

Coach Andrew patted Zhou Yanshao on the shoulder: "Does your leg hurt? If it's not comfortable, play conservatively in the game..."

Zhou Yanshao shook his head: "It's nothing."

Coach Andrew handed him a bottle of water: "Don't be reckless, the athletes' safety is the most important thing..."

Zhou Yanshao put the water aside, his hands trembling slightly. He didn't know why, but his heart had been racing, he had been inexplicably short of breath, and he had lost focus, which was why he had fallen. Even with the shock absorbed and protective gear, falling from a height would inevitably hurt, but the tension and stabbing pain in Zhou Yanshao's heart lingered.

Zhou Yanshao didn't listen to what Coach Andrew said after that. He applied antifreeze, checked his equipment, and went onto the field.

Coach Andrew gave a series of instructions in the coaching area before the jump, and Zhou Yanshao nodded, still lost in thought. His gaze swept over the distant stands, which were quite far away, but Zhou Yanshao had excellent eyesight and didn't see Li Bo in the crowd.

Li Bo broke his promise and didn't come.

Zhou Yanshao frowned slightly and stepped onto the take-off platform.

Coach Andrew walked through the coaching area towards the observation deck in front of the landing area. Deman was there too. The two nodded to each other, and Coach Andrew sighed softly, "He was perfectly fine when we first came back from Beijing..."

"The match was just around the corner, and he couldn't take his medication, but he insisted on playing..." Deman said, "We shouldn't have let him play in the first place."

"It's my fault..."

Coach Andrew sighed. He knew Zhou Yanshao would be very aggressive in this match. And the consequences of that aggressiveness could be very serious.

He was unwilling to see a genius perish before his eyes.

To Coach Andrew's surprise, Zhou Yanshao performed exceptionally well in this competition, achieving a perfect score in distance and ranking among the top in posture. After the competition, Andrew and Deman hugged him tightly and excitedly, and the athletes embraced each other. With this score on the jump, as long as he performs consistently in the subsequent cross-country skiing, he could win the gold medal.

Although Zhou Yanshao's face showed joy, he was inexplicably absent-minded, constantly turning his head to look at the audience, his gaze sweeping across the crowd, but he still couldn't find the person he was looking for.

Dehman patted his arm: "What are you looking at?"

"It's nothing." Zhou Yanshao asked the coach for his phone, which didn't have any extra messages.

Zhou Yanshao was thinking...

Did he say something too harsh that day?

Or is it that... everything Li Bo said is true?

Li Bo never liked him; it was all for personal gain.

The next day, Zhou Yanshao performed very well in cross-country skiing, but he still didn't see Li Bo in the stands. People all over the world probably knew that the Winter Olympics were happening these past few days; Li Bo couldn't possibly be unaware of this, he just didn't want to come.

On the individual podium, Zhou Yanshao, with his gold medal around his neck, watched as the national flag was raised…

After stepping down, Zhou Yanshao approached Coach Andrew.

He said, "Coach, I think I lost my application report. I want to continue training in Northern Europe next year."

Coach Andrew breathed a sigh of relief, then scolded, "You weren't in good form this time. Even though you won the award, I'll still hold you accountable when we get back!"

……

in the hospital.

Li Bo lay in his hospital room, having just undergone suturing surgery. The hospital was broadcasting live on television; he had been confined to a cryo-chamber for two days and could only watch it while cross-country skiing. Seeing Zhou Yanshao receive the award through the screen, tears streamed down his face, sticking to his wound—scalding, burning, and stinging.

He was genuinely happy for Zhou Yanshao when he won the award.

Master Fei brought over a bowl of hot porridge and sat down beside the hospital bed, reeking of cigarette smoke. He sighed and looked at Li Bo, hesitant to speak. He had said before that there was no need to spend two days testing Uncle Xiang; it was putting his own life at risk, but Li Bo wouldn't listen.

Li Bo said that the most authentic words people utter after they've used all their methods are the most intense.

Li Bo used his two days of darkness and beatings to confirm that Uncle Xiang had not poisoned Wan Tongzhi and Zhou Huiyuan; he had only been misled and instigated by Li Yao to make a deal.

The relationship between Uncle Xiang and Li Yao is purely based on mutual benefit.

Li Bo nearly died in the cryogenic chamber while trying to determine if Uncle Xiang had poisoned him, but luckily Master Fei arrived in time.

Master Fei remained silent for a long time before asking, "What about the Wan family? The Li family? The Zhou family? How many lives do you have? What more do you want to try?"

Li Bo came to Northern Europe to lure out the enemy. He deliberately revealed his ambition in the capital to make everyone turn their attention to him, all in order to find out everyone's purpose and to find out what happened back then.

Li Bo's opponents are all wolves and tigers, old foxes who have lived deep in the mountains for a long time. Only by putting himself in danger and making his opponents believe that he has no ability or chance to turn the tables will the truth of what happened back then come to light, and only then can he wipe them all out.

Perhaps he will die in some test... perhaps one day no one will even know how he died, perhaps no one will remember Li Bo at all.

Fortunately, Zhou Huiyuan left behind many pawns, and someone will surely clean up the mess. However, Li Bo is not entirely at ease entrusting many things to others. Self-interest cannot drive people to take risks, and others may not be as dedicated.

When Fei Ye came to save him, he was already on the verge of death. He relied on his willpower to support his body and managed to get to the operating table.

There was a spy hidden for many years, but no one knew who it was.

There were also dishonest people in the Zhou family's old residence. Wan Tongzhi's poison was due to them, slowly consuming his life until he died from the poison.

For Zhou Yanshao's safety, Zhou Huiyuan arranged for him to move to Xiziwan early on and agreed to let him learn skiing and become an athlete. He believed that the food tested was the safest option.

The father's plans for his son were far-reaching.

Li Bo is a chess piece, and also the most suitable knife.

He was sharp, cold-blooded, and fearless in the face of death.

Li Bo opened the porridge himself and calmly said, "Uncle Xiang, could you please take care of things here?"

"Um."

Shu Lang walked in, and Fei Ye stood up: "I'm going out for a smoke."

Shu Lang fed Li Bo porridge and said, "Uncle Xiang's matter has already alerted the enemy. The Zhou family came by and just bought return tickets and went back."

Li Bo rubbed his forehead: "Mmm."

Li Bo took a couple of sips, then decided he didn't want any more. He asked, "Is there a computer?"

"Now?" Shu Lang was somewhat shocked. Li Bo seemed to have no idea how serious his injuries were.

Two ribs were broken, the ankle was swollen, there was a wound on the face covered in tears, and the back of the hand was ulcerated...

With injuries like that, you're still thinking about working?

"Yes, now."

Shu Lang politely declined, saying, "You're not suited to work right now. You should rest."

Li Bo said, "It's not work. I just wanted to watch the replay, but my phone is broken."

Shu Lang hesitated for a moment: "I'll go back and get it for you."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. You don't need to come for the next few days. I'll hire a caregiver here. Please keep an eye on the wine cellar management."

"..."

Shu Lang went back to get Li Bo's computer. Li Bo watched the replay video, his hand on the screen as if touching Zhou Yanshao's face. When the video zoomed in, Zhou Yanshao was hugging other skiers, including Ruan Ge.

Shu Lang frowned: "Are you sad?"

Shu Lang could sense Zhou Yanshao's special feelings for Li Bo.

Shu Lang even boldly speculated that Li Bo liked Zhou Yanshao and stayed in the capital for Zhou Yanshao's sake.