My father's inheritance is my mortal enemy.

Zhou Yanshao's hand was moving.

Li Bo hissed. Two years ago, he had made ample preparations that night, but the next day his back still ached so badly it felt like it was going to break. The terrible pain and desire intertwined, as if he had just walked through the gates of hell.

Pain, discomfort... these were Li Bo's first feelings, but when he looked at Zhou Yanshao, he always felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.

Li Bo had a few drinks tonight, so he was less alert and less perceptive than usual.

Li Bo was truly afraid that if he continued to indulge Zhou Yanshao like this, it would lead to some irreversible consequences. With his last shred of reason, he lowered his head, muffled his voice, and didn't even utter a soft hum.

Zhou Yanshao knew, of course, that Li Bo was not asleep. No one knew better than him what Li Bo was like when he was asleep and what he was like when he was awake.

Zhou Yanshao asked, "Will it hurt?"

"..." Li Bo knew that his disguise had been seen through, and if he remained silent now, he would probably really be in trouble.

Li Bo opened his mouth to speak, but first let out a hum, then frowned slightly. "What do you think?!"

Li Bo tied his bathrobe back on, but as soon as he did so, Zhou Yanshao grabbed his hand with one hand and pinned him down, rendering him unable to move.

"you……"

Li Bo was quite annoyed, but the threatening gesture made him dare not provoke Zhou Yanshao. Although Zhou Yanshao usually acted like a dog, ignoring people when angry, he still possessed a dangerous and bestial nature at his core.

Biting someone twice is considered mild...

In the past, when he and Zhou Yanshao argued, if Zhou Yanshao got really angry, he would at most slap his hand and make him apologize. But now it's different... Zhou Yanshao can torment him in bed, and it's easy for him.

Zhou Yanshao has now found a balance between the two.

After considering it carefully, Li Bo said, "You're hurting me, please let go."

Zhou Yanshao found these words, which sounded like a coquettish remark, very pleasing.

"Let go and don't move." Zhou Yanshao released Li Bo's hand, but the threat from his other hand remained: "I have a question for you, and you can't lie to me."

"..." Li Bo did not answer, nor could he guarantee it.

What Zhou Yanshao wanted to ask, he could probably guess: Why was Zhou Huiyuan's Zhihuai Shareholders Association in his hands? Why did he become Zhou Yanshao's legacy? Why didn't he go to Northern Europe to see Zhou Yanshao? Why did he let Zhou Huiyuan send Zhou Yanshao away two years ago?

Li Bo had lived his entire life in lies; lying had become the norm. Logically, he should have been used to it by now, but he wasn't a person who liked to lie, and he was most unwilling to lie to Zhou Yanshao. So he always remained silent and made no promises.

Li Bo said, "Ask away."

The lights in the bedroom were off, and the curtains were drawn. In the darkness, we couldn't see each other.

Zhou Yanshao's inhalation was clear: "Have you had a hard time living alone in the capital these past two years?"

Li Bo froze, one second, two seconds, three seconds...

Li Bo didn't know how long he had been in a daze. In the endless darkness, it seemed as if a beam of light shone in.

Li Bo smiled slightly. "Have you been working hard...?"

He had never considered this problem. Ever since he sent Zhou Yanshao abroad two years ago, he thought that he and Zhou Yanshao would never have any relationship again, or if there was any, it would only be a lingering hatred.

Li Bo couldn't understand. His father had passed away, the inheritance had changed hands, and his former best friend had used him as a stepping stone, disregarding his life and death, and all his sincerity had been wasted. Why didn't Zhou Yanshao hate him? How could he not hate him?

"Would you believe me if I said I wasn't working hard?" Li Bo moved slightly, his deep eyes gazing towards the light in the darkness. "There's no such thing as an easy business. The beginning is the hardest, but it gets much better after a couple of years."

Zhou Yanshao didn't speak, his hand paused, and after a long while, he asked, "Is Platinum Rui that important?"

"It's important... How can I describe it to you? It's a sense of satisfaction." Li Bo said with a smile, "Platinum is something that truly belongs to me. You know, although I've been in the Li family for the past few years, I'm not really a member of the Li family. Platinum is the first thing I've obtained from the Li family."

"You want the Li family's approval?"

"Yeah, of course," Li Bo said through gritted teeth, "People like to act like masochists."

Zhou Yanshao remained silent. Li Bo wanted the Li family, not him.

But Zhou Yanshao couldn't seem to blame Li Bo. Li Bo had never received genuine care and love from his elders, things that Zhou Yanshao had been born with. He found it difficult to empathize with Li Bo's desire for family affection to outweigh everything else.

Zhou Yanshao didn't understand, but he also seemed to be able to understand.

Zhou Yanshao said, "You must keep your promise to me. I'll help you with everything else."

Li Bo couldn't understand the second half of the sentence for the time being.

He simply grunted in response, "You need to train hard when you get back to Northern Europe. We'll wait for you to win trophies and bring glory to the country."

Zhou Yanshao ignored him and said, "Go to sleep."

-

the next morning.

Zhou Yanshao woke up earlier than Li Bo. As soon as Li Bo woke up, he smelled the aroma coming from the kitchen. He got out of bed and walked to the kitchen door. Zhou Yanshao was making breakfast and didn't turn around, but athletes have very sharp senses and heard the footsteps behind him.

Zhou Yanshao: "You can eat now that you've washed up."

Li Bo took a shower, and when he sat down at the table, breakfast was already laid out.

Li Bo had just taken a sip of milk when Zhou Yanshao asked, "Did you forget something?"

"Hmm?" Li Bo remembered the apology and chuckled, raising his hand to pat Zhou Yanshao's head: "You're still thinking about it after a whole night? You're still quite angry."

"Don't touch it." Zhou Yanshao grabbed Li Bo's hand and took the breakfast away. "Hurry up, or you won't get to eat."

"I remember that this hotel offered a free breakfast."

"Li Bo!"

"Okay, okay, okay." Li Bo apologized under Zhou Yanshao's threatening gaze, "I won't tease you anymore, I apologize."

"What went wrong?"

"We should resolve the issue with you."

"Anything else?"

"I will take care of your health from now on."

"..." Zhou Yanshao stared at Li Bo with a fierce look in his eyes, and there was one more important point.

Li Bo said helplessly, "I won't pressure you to get married anymore."

Zhou Yanshao then released Li Bo's hand: "That's more like it. Eat up, and I'll take you out for a walk after you finish."

"I've been to Australia Island before. I have an appointment to meet a client at noon. Let's take a walk downstairs, and I'll take you to the night market in the city center tonight."

"Oh." Zhou Yanshao ate a fried egg, looked up, and asked, "Who did you come to Australia with?"

"..."

Li Bo said helplessly, "Are you even letting people eat here?"

"...Answer me first."

"He came alone to discuss business."

"That's more like it."

Zhou Yanshao was finally satisfied and poured Li Bo another glass of milk after he finished drinking it.

On the table, Li Bo's phone rang once.

It was a text message from Fei Ye: 【Happy to cooperate.】

Fei Ye agreed to let Li Cheng stay on the Australian island forever.

The deal was finalized, and Li Bo messaged his lawyer to have someone draft the equity transfer agreement.

At the brightly lit dining table, he watched Zhou Yanshao, with one hand in his pocket and a head of silver hair, looking for his coat, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Platinum is important, but Zhou Yanshao is even more important.