My father's inheritance is my mortal enemy.

Shu Lang said regretfully, "Okay."

"Okay, that's all for now."

"Um..." Shu Lang called out to Li Bo, who was about to hang up the phone, "There are a lot of mosquitoes on Australian Island, and they're really vicious. I just remembered, Mr. Bo, I'll have someone send you some mosquito repellent."

Li Bo asked in surprise, "You have friends on Australian Island?"

"I know someone who does."

"No need to see me off, I brought it." Li Bo hung up the phone. To be precise, it was Zhou Yanshao who reached out his hand to his wrist. Li Bo was startled and his hand trembled as he hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, he turned his head to look at Zhou Yanshao, who was bent over with his canine teeth pressed against his neck.

Zhou Yanshao's brows furrowed with malice. He grabbed Li Bo's wrist with one hand and slammed him against the wall. Another button popped open on Li Bo's shirt, revealing the lines beneath his white shirt.

Zhou Yanshao, who was pressing down on Li Bo from behind, had changed into a sharp and formal suit at some point. Wearing a suit, Zhou Yanshao looked more mature and handsome, cold and dangerous.

Zhou Yanshao's breath brushed against Li Bo's earlobe, an unspoken ambiguity exploding in the quiet air.

Li Bo moved slightly and said, "My wrist hurts."

"I'll have to put up with it," Zhou Yanshao thought to himself. He hadn't listened to a single word of what he'd said or promised. Superiors and subordinates should maintain a distance; what couldn't be resolved with a simple message that required a phone call? And why was Shu Lang so concerned about him? Had they been like this for the past two years?

What angered Zhou Yanshao the most was that Li Bo did not acknowledge his existence.

Otherwise, this debt could be wiped clean in no time!

"It really hurts." Li Bo's tone softened, and he even hissed.

Zhou Yanshao released Li Bo's wrist, but did not leave Li Bo's back. He was poised to strike, and the corners of their clothes brushed against each other, as if to remind Li Bo that they had once had an extremely intimate relationship and physical contact.

Li Bo raised his hand, which was red from being pressed down, and touched the side of his neck: "You were born in the Year of the Dog."

My neck was wet; it had really been licked by a "dog," and it still stung from being rubbed raw.

Zhou Yanshao did not deny it, and removed Li Bo's hand from his neck.

Li Bo thought he was going to bite again: "No..."

Zhou Yanshao glared at him: "Take your hand away! Let me show you!"

Li Bo then lowered his hand. Zhou Yanshao leaned closer to take a look. The wound wasn't deep, but the hickeys were very heavy. It was hard to tell whether it was a bite or a kiss.

Zhou Yanshao touched Li Bo's wound.

Li Bo suddenly asked, "Don't you think Shu Lang looks like anyone?"

"Like a mistress."

"...?" Li Bo smiled helplessly. Oh well, he had worried for nothing.

Li Bo raised his hand and patted Zhou Yanshao's arm. "Okay, it's alright. Let's go eat first."

It wasn't painful, it just stopped Zhou Yanshao from doing anything further.

When Zhou Yanshao was tying Li Bo's shirt, his hand paused, staring at the pink patch for a long time without moving. Just as Li Bo was about to ask him something, Zhou Yanshao lowered his head, moved up a few inches, and bit Li Bo's collarbone.

The canines can switch effortlessly from biting to kissing.

A very beautiful purplish-red mark was left on Li Bo's collarbone.

After confirming that the marks were difficult to remove, Zhou Yanshao buttoned up Li Bo's shirt. Li Bo looked at him helplessly, his eyes seeming to say, "You really are a dog."

Before Li Bo came to Australia Island, Shu Lang hired a driver for him, who drove the two of them to the city center. In the car, Zhou Yanshao fell asleep, his head resting on Li Bo's shoulder, his soft hair brushing against Li Bo's skin.

Li Bo raised his hand and touched it.

The car was some distance from the city center, and Li Bo dozed off for a while. When they were almost at their destination, his phone rang. It was Uncle Xiang calling. When Li Bo saw the caller ID, he instantly became more alert.

He put the phone to his other ear: "Feed."

Uncle Xiang's tone was somber: "Yan Shao went to Australia?"

"Yes."

"You two met?"

"Um."

"Li Bo, when you do dangerous things, don't drag him down with you, and don't forget your place." Uncle Xiang's words were full of concern for Zhou Yanshao.

Zhou Yanshao was the only son of his closest friend, a junior whom he had watched grow up. Li Bo, on the other hand, was the beneficiary of this inheritance, an insignificant mayfly.

In the quiet back seat, Li Bo looked up at the window and said softly, "Yeah, I know."

"Bring him back right away."

"It will be difficult," Li Bo said. "We'll try our best."

Li Bo hung up the phone, and Zhou Yanshao woke up. He didn't know when he woke up, but his eyes were fixed on the phone in Li Bo's hand.

"Uncle Xiang called, urging you to go back."

"Did he hang up?"

"Um."

Zhou Yanshao told Li Bo, "Li Bo, don't answer calls you don't want to answer. Leave your phone with me."

Zhou Yanshao took Li Bo's phone, slipped it into his own pocket, and then handed his own phone to Li Bo.

Li Bo: "I have a work phone number..."

Zhou Yanshao: "I'll give you my work phone number."

Li Bo couldn't say anything more. When the car arrived at its destination, he got out, and Zhou Yanshao got out of the other car. As the two entered the restaurant, Zhou Yanshao lowered his head and said, "I have legs, I can go wherever I want. Next time I get a call like this, just say you don't know anything about it and let him call me."

"..."

Zhou Yanshao said, "I raised you all these years, not so you could go out and suffer at the hands of others."

Zhou Yanshao didn't even bother to say anything harsh to Li Bo; he let others say it all.

Li Bo laughed and said, "You have no manners."

Li Bo had made a reservation at the restaurant in advance. The waiter led the two into a private room. Li Bo ordered two bottles of expensive wine. When the investor arrived, Li Bo stood up and greeted him with a smile: "President Xianwen."

"Mr. Bo, it's been a long time. Please sit down, let's talk!"

Li Bo handed the menu to General Xianwen. After ordering, General Xianwen looked up at Zhou Yanshao next to Li Bo and asked in surprise, "This is... the eldest son of the Zhou family, right?"

Xianwen stood up and shook hands with Zhou Yanshao. "Young Master Zhou is really handsome. I even went to your thirteenth birthday party. You can just call me Uncle Xianwen."

Zhou Yanshao smiled slightly, being very polite.

The Zhou family is a truly prestigious and powerful clan. Zhou Yanshao's mother, Madam Wan, was also a daughter of a prominent family, an only child, who fell in love with Zhou Huiyuan at first sight, married him, and had children. Now, the most direct bloodline between the Zhou family and Madam Wan is Zhou Yanshao.

As the heir of both clans, Zhou Yanshao had been pampered and adored since childhood, and he had seen this kind of rhetoric about building connections countless times.

Seeing Zhou Yanshao remain silent, Li Bo smiled and tried to smooth things over: "You don't mind meeting Young Master Zhou yesterday, do you, Xianwen?"

"It's alright, it ...ll be more lively with one more person."

"Uncle Xianwen, have you been making investments lately?" Zhou Yanshao asked casually.

This form of address truly delighted Xianwen, and it was extremely rare for Zhou Yanshao to give him face.

"Yes, Platinum is a good company with a bright future. Mr. Bo is young and promising, and I value him highly." Zhou Yanshao gave him face, and Mr. Xianwen naturally followed suit. Today's business deal was negotiated very smoothly.

Originally, Xianwen was not very keen to see Li Bo. Although he was far away on the Australian island, he had cooperated with Zhihuai before, and it would be inappropriate to offend Zhihuai for Li Bo's sake. After all, they were well aware that Li Bo and the Zhou family had completely fallen out. Although Li Bo held the shares in Zhihuai, that was a completely different matter from actually managing Zhihuai.

Zhi Huai is full of old foxes. Although Li Bo is young and promising, he is no match for the Zhou family of Zhi Huai.

On his way here, he was thinking that if Li Bo didn't understand his implied meaning, he would simply say something harsh to dissuade Li Bo from his idea.

I never expected... Young Master Zhou actually came with Li Bo!

Zhou Yanshao's meaning was very clear during this lunch.

He stood behind Li Bo, serving as Li Bo's support.

Although he didn't know what had happened or what could have made the two, who were now enemies, so close, Xianwen always knew, and everyone in the capital knew, that whoever Zhou Yanshao stood behind was the one in power in Zhihuai.