My father's inheritance is my mortal enemy.

The moment their eyes met, Li Bo's body stiffened slightly, his fingers tightened around his phone, and he didn't hear a single word of Shu Lang's response on the other end; his head was buzzing.

Although Li Bo had considered the possibility of running into Zhou Yanshao when he borrowed the ice cellar at the ski resort, it was all just wishful thinking until it actually happened.

Li Bo did not want to run into Zhou Yanshao.

He didn't know how to face Zhou Yanshao.

He couldn't even imagine what kind of look Zhou Yanshao would give him. Hate? Angry? Or cold and ridiculous?

The answer is yes, all of them.

This was the second time Li Bo had "used" Zhou Yanshao.

The first time, Li Bo seized Zhou Yanshao's inheritance and confessed to Zhou Yanshao that their relationship was based on mutual exploitation from the very beginning.

The second time was not long ago. Li Bo came to Northern Europe, but the wine cellar matter was secondary. He came to Northern Europe to take the shares that Wan Tongzhi left to Zhou Yanshao. Li Bo used Wan Tongzhi's belongings as a tool to please his father and handed them over without hesitation.

Li Bo knew that Zhou Yanshao must hate him.

No one will fall for the same person so many times.

Zhou Yanshao grew up pampered and couldn't fully empathize with Li Bo's obsessive desire for family affection, but he still understood and respected it, and willingly became the ladder to success.

He didn't blame Li Bo for taking advantage of him; in fact, he hoped Li Bo would have a better life in Beijing on his own. So he got the shares from Wan Gong and supported Li Bo becoming the new director.

But the second time, Zhou Yanshao realized that in Li Bo's eyes, there was only the deep bond of blood ties.

Anyone, and any other relationship, must come after family.

He became a bargaining chip for Li Bo's family ties, a bargaining chip for maintaining harmony between father and son.

Zhou Yanshao's affections over the years seem like a joke.

The sound in his ear disappeared, and Li Bo slowly and stiffly took the phone away from his ear. His gaze moved from Zhou Yanshao's indifferent face to Zhou Yanshao's injured left hand.

Li Bo hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Zhou Yanshao took a long stride to the side, and the blinding light shone on Li Bo again. His eyes narrowed slightly. Although the surroundings were bright, he felt as if he were trapped in an endless darkness, with coldness and chill seeping into him.

Zhou Yanshao neither scolded him nor laid a hand on him.

Li Bo, however, read the word "disgust" in Zhou Yanshao's eyes and expression.

"Mr. Bo, this is the last batch of raw liquor. Everything has been stored away," the staff member who was unloading the goods reminded him.

Li Bo snapped out of his daze and nodded slightly: "Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Li Bo looked at the Nordic Department manager who followed him: "The base is strictly managed. You can go out first. Find a restaurant tonight and have a good meal. Put it on my tab."

"Okay." The Nordic Department Manager said with a smile, "I'll take my men out now, Mr. Bo, you..."

"I'm having lunch with the base manager, you guys go ahead." As Li Bo told his subordinates to leave, Zhou Yanshao brushed past Li Bo, holding a ski in his right hand, and left indifferently.

The manager left with his men.

A woman in a light blue ski suit ran towards them from a distance, shouting, "Senior, wait for me!"

Ruan Ge's voice was calling out to Zhou Yanshao.

Li Bo felt a sharp pain in his heart.

As Ruan Ge ran closer, she saw Li Bo. Her pupils trembled slightly, and she paused for two seconds. But she still followed their agreement and pretended not to know him in any place.

Ruan Ge passed by Li Bo and caught up with Zhou Yanshao.

To be precise, Zhou Yanshao was standing at the corner on the second floor, not leaving, probably waiting for Ruan Ge.

Li Bo looked back and saw Ruan Ge catch up with Zhou Yanshao. Zhou Yanshao took a step and disappeared into the stairwell.

Li Bo's heart was in excruciating pain.

They were an incredibly well-matched couple, with compatible personalities. Li Bo stood there for a long time, watching them intently, a faint smile playing on his lips. This was the person he had carefully chosen for Zhou Yanshao… The two were a perfect match.

Li Bo's eyes stung, and he slowly looked away, made a phone call to the person in charge, and arranged to meet at a building.

Zhou Yanshao went up to the second floor, then suddenly stopped and walked towards the balcony. The chattering Ruan Ge quieted down and followed Zhou Yanshao to the second-floor balcony.

Downstairs at the indoor training ground not far away, Li Bo smiled and waved to the person in charge. The two chatted and laughed as they walked away, the setting sun shining on Li Bo.

The smile on Li Bo's lips was incredibly irritating.

Li Bo is always like this... he never gets sad, as if nothing has happened.

Zhou Yanshao's brows furrowed slightly.

Ruan Ge shivered inexplicably.

Ruan Ge and Zhou Yanshao are the same coach. Ruan Ge can call Zhou Yanshao "senior brother". But Ruan Ge knows better than anyone that the quietest and most difficult person to get along with in the training base is her senior brother Zhou Yanshao.

Ruan Ge had been at the base for almost a month and hadn't exchanged more than a few words with Zhou Yanshao. This was the first time she had seen Zhou Yanshao's eyes so cold. The usually lively Ruan Ge became quiet at this moment. She didn't dare to say a word until Zhou Yanshao left, and just silently followed behind.

……

The person in charge communicated with Li Bo entirely in English. He first took Li Bo on a tour of the ski resort and then brought up the matter of the facilities. Li Bo was a smart man and knew that this person was trying to take advantage of him.

The most expensive aspect of these ski resorts is maintenance. They need to be inspected and repaired every year, as it concerns the safety of the athletes.

Compared to the maintenance costs, the short-term rental fee for the wine cellar is just the tip of the iceberg, but Li Bo still covered the cost of the site maintenance this year, much to the delight of the person in charge.

Li Bo smiled faintly and said, "The safety of the athletes is the most important thing. Aren't there athletes from our country here too? Thank you for taking good care of them, Professor Dejin."

"Definitely! Definitely!" The person in charge glanced at his watch: "Has Mr. Bo had dinner yet?"

"not yet."

"At this time—what would you like to eat, Mr. Bo? It's on me."

"The cafeteria is fine. Are there any dishes left at this hour?"

"Yes, there is more..." The person in charge preferred to treat Li Bo to a meal out, since the repair fee was not a small amount of money. Li Bo had invested such a large sum of money, and it would be somewhat unreasonable for him to treat people to meals in the cafeteria.

"Let's eat at the cafeteria. I've always been curious about what athletes eat." Li Bo patted the person in charge on the shoulder, indicating that they didn't need to worry too much.

Following Li Bo's instructions, the person in charge led the group to the cafeteria.

At this time, the athletes are already eating in the cafeteria.

The food in the cafeteria was delicious and visually appealing, not too oily, and nutritionally balanced. Li Bo ordered his food in front of the glass window and then sat down to eat.

The manager cautiously probed, "Mr. Bo, how's the taste?"

Li Bo couldn't taste anything; it tasted like chewing wax, and he'd been eating less of it lately.

But Li Bo still smiled at the person in charge and said, "It tastes good."

The person in charge was relieved and wanted to continue discussing cooperation when a dark figure walked in through the door. Zhou Yanshao had changed out of his sportswear and came in to eat with his hands in his pockets. He paused for a second as he passed in front of Li Bo.

The person in charge spotted Zhou Yanshao and Ruan Ge: "Hey? Yanshao! President Bo is also from Beijing. You two should be around the same age. Come and eat with us!"

Li Bo: "No..."

Zhou Yanshao and Li Bo exchanged a glance and raised an eyebrow: "Okay."

Zhou Yanshao went to order food, and the person in charge looked away, smiling as he said, "Ruan Ge and Yanshao are both from Beijing, and they are the team's young skiing prodigies."

The person in charge was a kind, approachable man in his sixties, who was well-liked by the young athletes at the training base. However, he wasn't a coach; he was only responsible for managing the base's affairs and finding local investors and partners. He wasn't in charge of the athletes and didn't know much about their backgrounds.

Moreover, Zhou Huiyuan had deliberately concealed Zhou Yanshao's identity before he entered the base.

Li Bo simply smiled slightly, his expression somewhat stiff.

The person in charge rarely gossiped like this: "This Ruan Ge is a downhill skier. She was just sent here recently and is a rare female athlete at the base. She has a cheerful personality and is quite hardworking. I heard that many foreigners in the team like her, but she only likes to hang around Yan Shao. When she first arrived, she kept calling him her idol—oh, Yan Shao is the male athlete next to her just now, a Nordic combined athlete. He's a rare talent."

The person in charge could remember few trainees, but Zhou Yanshao was the one who left the deepest impression on him.

Li Bo frowned slightly and said, looking down, "They're quite a good match."