My father's inheritance is my mortal enemy.

Today is Lunar New Year's Eve. Li Bo is like a rootless duckweed, with no relatives left and nowhere to go.

Especially on such special holidays, Li Bo's home was very quiet, out of place with the hustle and bustle of the outside world. Loneliness enveloped him tightly, making it hard for him to breathe. So he thought of going out for a walk, and somehow... he ended up at Xizi Bay.

He looked up at the fence at the foot of Xizi Bay, lost in thought.

Perhaps Li Bo considered Xizi Bay his home from the bottom of his heart, so he came here by some strange twist of fate, but he did not go in. Not long ago, Xizi Bay was no longer his home.

As Li Bo regained his senses and prepared to leave, he unexpectedly encountered Zhou Yanshao's car. His heart tightened, and he lowered his head as he walked past the car.

Zhou Yanshao's Mercedes slowly passed by Li Bo on the left. Li Bo breathed a sigh of relief; Zhou Yanshao didn't recognize him.

Just as he was secretly relieved, the car stopped, the driver's side window rolled down, and Zhou Yanshao, with one hand on the door, asked, "Is something wrong?"

Li Bo was recognized, and his body stiffened.

He quickly calmed down, his mask concealing his emotions and injuries perfectly: "I've lost a document, and I don't know if it's still in Xizi Bay. I wanted to come and check on it. Is that convenient for you?"

"What document?"

"A project proposal."

Zhou Yanshao didn't say anything. Li Bo left, and after taking only two steps, Zhou Yanshao said, "Get in the car and find it yourself."

"..."

"What? You want me to find it and send it to you?"

"...No need." Li Bo made no excuse to leave. If he said it was just an unimportant document, then his reason for being in Xizi Bay would not be sufficient. Li Bo got into the passenger seat, fastened his seatbelt, and entered Xizi Bay.

From the foot of the mountain to Xizi Bay, the only sounds on the bus were the intermittent breathing, creating an eerie silence.

After Li Bo entered Xizi Bay, he searched through the second bedroom. Zhou Yanshao sat on the sofa with his arms crossed and legs crossed, watching Li Bo search from the second bedroom to the master bedroom and then into the study, but he still couldn't find the project proposal.

Li Bo came out of the study: "I probably accidentally put it somewhere else. Sorry for disturbing you tonight."

Li Bo's cold and serious words made it seem as if there really was such a thing.

Zhou Yanshao sneered. Apart from work-related matters, Li Bo would never take the initiative to contact him, much less reach out to him.

Zhou Yanshao didn't speak, lit a cigarette, bit his lip, and said, "Go on your own."

This was a clear invitation to leave. Actually, it was quite a long walk down from the foot of Xizi Bay Mountain. Zhou Yanshao had no intention of seeing Li Bo off. Uncle Liu was already on vacation, and besides... his car couldn't drive in.

"Hmm." Li Bo didn't speak, glanced back twice, his gaze lingering on Zhou Yanshao's pale knuckles, and then left.

Zhou Yanshao has changed a lot. He no longer likes to talk to him, nor does he follow him around, scold him for his inaction and lack of explanation, and he no longer insists on an explanation from him. He also no longer wears the ring.

Given the circumstances surrounding the share fraud, Zhou Yanshao couldn't possibly be indifferent, nor could he pretend nothing had happened.

You won't fall in the same place a third time.

Everything went as Li Bo wished, but he seemed to have a hard time being happy.

Despite his sadness, Li Bo breathed a slight sigh of relief, thinking that forgetting him was actually a good thing.

Li Bo walked to the foot of Xiziwan Mountain, sat in the car for a long time before taking off his mask, breathing heavily, and only drove away after a long time.

After returning home, Li Bo stayed home for several days without going out. It wasn't until after the New Year that Li Bo went out for work and unexpectedly ran into Ning Zhi at a restaurant.

Ning Zhi was probably also talking about work, and sitting opposite him was a blond, blue-eyed middle-aged foreign man. The two seemed to be getting along very well.

Li Bo greeted Ning Zhi with a smile.

Ning Zhi said "Excuse me" to the person in front of her in French, stood up, and followed Li Bo. "Li Bo, I was in such a hurry at the airport last time that I didn't get your contact information."

Ning Zhi handed the phone to Li Bo.

Li Bo entered his number.

Ning Zhi smiled and said, "Yi An, come to my house for dinner sometime. My parents live in Beijing."

Li Bo smiled and said, "Let's skip eating at your house. It would be too much trouble for you, Uncle and Aunt. I'll treat you to a meal out sometime."

Ning Zhi's expression stiffened for a moment, then he said cautiously, "Okay..."

Ning Zhi and Li Bo hadn't seen each other for almost ten years. Ten years can change a person drastically, and it could make Li Bo give up his freedom to stay in the capital.

Not only Li Bo changed, but Ning Zhi did too. His subconscious polite words and invitations made him overlook and forget something very important—Li Bo didn't like being called Lin Yi'an.

After Li Bo left, Ning Zhi called him that evening and invited him to dinner at a restaurant the next day. This time, Ning Zhi didn't call Li Bo "Yi An" anymore, but called him "Li Bo".

Li Bo agreed and arrived at the restaurant early the next day at noon.

Before Ning Zhi arrived, Li Bo ran into Sun Shengyang and Zhou Yanshao.

Zhou Yanshao had one hand in his pocket, his silver hair standing out clearly in the light. Their eyes met, and Li Bo pretended to be calm, as if taking a sip of water.

Ning Zhi arrived travel-worn, leaving behind a strong scent of cologne as he passed by Zhou Yanshao, who frowned slightly.

Sun Shengyang clicked his tongue: "Where did this butterfly come from, displaying its tail feathers! How come the bees didn't sting him to death!"