My father's inheritance is my mortal enemy.

Zhou Yanshao said coldly, "We broke up."

Sun Shengyang was shocked and stood up abruptly: "No, you broke up?"

Sun Shengyang stopped eating, even putting down his chopsticks. He sat down, crossed his legs, leaned close to Zhou Yanshao, and asked seriously, "When did you start dating him? Why didn't you tell me?"

Zhou Yanshao frowned, but remained calm and composed: "Not long, fourteen days."

"…?" Sun Shengyang: "They broke up after only fourteen days? Who suggested it? Him?"

"Um."

"Is he playing you? He broke up with you after only two days? What kind of person does that?"

Zhou Yanshao remained silent.

Sun Shengyang immediately covered his mouth. Oh no, he was right.

Li Bo: "…………"

It felt like a thorn in my back, like a fishbone stuck in my throat.

Li Bo adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and continued eating slowly.

Sun Shengyang didn't dare to continue, afraid of touching on Zhou Yanshao's painful memories. He smiled and served Zhou Yanshao some food, saying, "Brother Shao, eat, eat."

Sun Shengyang comforted Zhou Yanshao, saying, "It's okay, it's just a breakup! Everyone breaks up before! Breaking up with you is definitely her loss! She's got the short end of the stick!"

"Brother Shao, with your family background, looks, and career abilities, you could have any type you like! Just name your type, and I'll find you a hundred or so, pick the best one, and make him furious, make him regret it!"

Zhou Yanshao interrupted, "Not interested."

Sun Shengyang was terrified: "Brother Shao, don't give up on love just because of these fourteen days! This wonderful life has only just begun! Even if you're sad now and can't see anyone else, you'll be fine once you recover! There are plenty of fish in the sea, why be hung up on just one!"

"If you're really upset, I'll have a few drinks with you tonight. You can forget about someone you've been dating for over ten days in no time. It's no big deal."

The two tables were not far apart, and the conversation could be roughly heard.

When Li Bo heard the words "it's nothing serious," his eyelids drooped, and his sadness was hidden very well. He was completely unrecognizable as the "person involved" mentioned by Sun Shengyang.

Seeing that Li Bo hadn't touched his chopsticks much, Ning Zhi picked up a piece of meat for him: "I heard that this place has very authentic Black Angus beef, you should try it."

"Thank you." Under Ning Zhi's gaze, Li Bo took a bite. "Not bad."

Li Bo's sense of smell was stronger than his sense of taste, so he couldn't taste anything anymore.

Ning Zhi smiled and said, "I'm going to Japan on a business trip in a while. I'll bring back some Wagyu beef when I come back, and I'll invite you over to try it."

"Alright, then I'll gladly accept your offer."

During lunch, Zhou Yanshao's face was extremely pale.

After Ning Zhi finished eating, Li Bo rolled up his sleeves and draped his suit jacket over his arm. "I brought a driver. You just returned to Beijing, so you probably don't have a car yet. Shall I give you a ride?"

These words were spoken to Ning Zhi.

Ning Zhi laughed and said, "Alright! Then I won't stand on ceremony with you."

Zhou Yanshao bit his cheek and cut the steak with tremendous force.

Sun Shengyang stared at Zhou Yanshao cutting the steak: "Brother Shao... is this steak... so tough?"

Zhou Yanshao didn't hear Sun Shengyang's teasing. All he could hear was Li Bo and Ning Zhi chatting and laughing, making plans to play golf together next time. His eyes were fixed on Li Bo's lean waist, and he wanted nothing more than to beat him up. He said in a deep voice, "Did I say you could leave?"

Li Bo paused in his steps.

Ning Zhi turned to look at Li Bo, who smiled and said, "It's nothing."

Li Bo showed no intention of staying and gestured for Ning Zhi to continue walking.

Sun Shengyang cried out in alarm, "Brother Shao! Brother Shao! Blood!"

The sharp blade accidentally cut Zhou Yanshao's hand, and Sun Shengyang watched helplessly as blood gushed out. He immediately got up and called for a waiter.

Li Bo told Ning Zhi a license plate number: "My car is downstairs. Just have the driver take you away and say it was me."

Ning Zhi glanced at Zhou Yanshao in the distance, "Here..."

"It's alright, I can handle it. I won't keep you here to laugh at me."

"Okay." Ning Zhi left, reminding him before he left, "Remember to put the chili sauce in the refrigerator."

"Okay." Li Bo turned around and walked to the table. Zhou Yanshao's hand had already been pressed with a damp cloth to stop the bleeding.

Li Bo asked the waiter, "Do you have disinfectant?"

"Yes, yes, I'll go look for it."

The waiter left in a hurry. Sun Shengyang said, "I remember there was a pharmacy downstairs when I came here. I'll go see if they have any band-aids."

Everyone around had left, leaving only Li Bo and Zhou Yanshao. Neither of them spoke, just like last night, just like the night more than half a month ago when Zhou Yanshao went to talk to Li Bo. The silence was deafening.

With long, even breaths, Li Bo hung his suit jacket where Sun Shengyang was sitting, and reached out to check Zhou Yanshao's injury. Zhou Yanshao dodged Li Bo's touch and retorted, "It's just a joke, nothing to see."

Li Bo frowned. "Let's take a look."

"I'm fine!" Zhou Yanshao stubbornly refused to let Li Bo see. If Li Bo had turned around because of his words, the two could have sat down and had a proper talk. But because of his injury, he turned around and said such a thing to Ning Zhi, as if he had deliberately cut himself to gain sympathy.

Zhou Yanshao had no intention of playing the victim.

That's so boring and childish.

"Zhou Yanshao!" Li Bo's voice rose a little.

Zhou Yanshao's pupils trembled slightly, somewhat shocked, and he became even angrier: "It's none of your business, and you don't need to pretend to be so sympathetic here."

"..." Li Bo realized his tone was inappropriate, "We've broken up, but that doesn't mean we can't be friends..."

"Be friends?" Zhou Yanshao laughed. "Ask anyone who's friends with their ex? Is there any point in lingering ties? Or do you think I'm easy to fool, that I'll come running at your beck and call? You think you can play games with me whenever you want? If we've broken up, let's cut ties cleanly."

"..." Li Bo was stunned.

"Li Bo, there are some things I can't pretend they never happened. We understand each other, and you know my bottom line. I don't care about Zhihuai Shares, but you using my mother's inheritance as a stepping stone is something I can never forgive."

No one will be fooled a third time in the same place.

Li Bo always deceived, always broke his promises, and always took advantage of others. He valued profit above all else, and Zhou Yanshao's sincere feelings were completely trampled on.

Li Bo looked into Zhou Yanshao's eyes and slowly uttered the words: "...Okay."

Li Bo turned and left, his heart throbbing with pain. Perhaps he was too sad to even take the clothes hanging on his seat, and just kept walking out with his head down.

They bumped into Sun Shengyang. Sun Shengyang wanted to help him up, but was afraid of being misunderstood by Li Bo, so he didn't. Li Bo staggered a couple of steps and almost fell. After regaining his balance, he took the elevator downstairs, looking like he was in a hurry, as if he was escaping.