My father's inheritance is my mortal enemy.

Zhou Yanshao has loved skiing since he was a child. Becoming a Nordic combined athlete is no easy feat. He trains very hard, and his coach is known for being very strict...

Over the years, Sun Shengyang knows better than anyone that Zhou Yanshao's time and energy, without absolute passion and talent, would not have been able to persevere to this point.

Sun Shengyang and Zhou Yanshao grew up together. Although Zhou Yanshao was a young master, he was not someone who couldn't endure hardship and would not give up skiing because of the hardship.

The casual remark "I don't want to ski anymore" nowadays must be the result of careful consideration.

Sun Shengyang was silent for a moment, then, unusually mature, asked, "What's the reason?"

What could have made Zhou Yanshao give up skiing?

Zhou Yanshao bent down, picked up the billiard cue from the ground, leaned against the wall, bent down to aim at the number seven ball, and with a bang, the number seven ball went into the pocket.

Zhou Yanshao did not answer Sun Shengyang's question.

Sun Shengyang hesitated, then suddenly remembered something: "You didn't get into any romantic troubles in Northern Europe, did you...?"

"..."

Zhou Yanshao's phone vibrated. He took it out of his pocket, glanced at it, and slowly replied, "I'll be there in half an hour."

Sun Shengyang: "..." It's definitely a debt of love!

Aside from this reason, Sun Shengyang couldn't think of anything that could make Zhou Yanshao give up training or even stop returning to Northern Europe.

After Zhou Yanshao finished replying to the message, Sun Shengyang leaned over and asked, "So you're planning to go back to China for training? Have you coordinated things here? Will your demanding coach let you go?"

"Not yet." Zhou Yanshao handed the billiard cue to Sun Shengyang: "I'm heading back now."

"oh oh……"

Sun Shengyang took the billiard cue and stood there for a while before he realized something was wrong... His best friend had been dating someone behind his back, and it had even caused a scene that prevented him from going to Northern Europe. He didn't even know who the other person was?

Aren't they best buddies?

Sun Shengyang was determined to find out what kind of emotional debt could make Brother Shao skip his training trip to Northern Europe!

……

Li Bo glanced at his watch, stopped what he was doing, and his secretary brought over a cup of hand-drip coffee: "Mr. Bo, coffee."

The secretary had gotten used to working late with Li Bo, and every night before leaving get off work, she would bring a cup of hand-ground coffee into Li Bo's office, and today was no exception.

The secretary put down the coffee and a strip of medicine: "Mr. Bo, this is fever medicine. You must take care of yourself."

Li Bo glanced at the coffee in his secretary's hand and smiled, "I forgot to tell you, I'm about to leave work."

The secretary was a little surprised, but quickly realized, "It's okay, I'll take care of the coffee."

"Hard."

Li Bo put the medicine in the drawer, tidied up briefly, and went downstairs. His secretary prepared the coffee, and they waited for the elevator together. When the elevator went down to the basement, the two walked to the parking space together.

A black G-Class was parked next to the secretary's old BMW. He had never seen the license plate before; it wasn't Li Bo's car.

The secretary asked, "Mr. Bo, has Uncle Liu arrived? If not, I'll take you home. You have a fever and can't drive."

Li Bo's secretary, Shu Lang, is a very proper and thoughtful person. He is perceptive, hardworking, and although he has not been with Li Bo for very long, he rarely needs Li Bo to give him personal pointers. He is a smart person.

In the garage, the G-Wagon honked its horn once, as if urging the driver to hurry.

Li Bo smiled and said, "No need. You've worked hard these past few days. After getting through the Wanrui Auto planning, take a good rest for a couple of days."

"Okay, Mr. Bo, please be careful on your way home."

Shu Lang opened the driver's side door of the BMW, and Li Bo stood beside the car. After Shu Lang drove away, Li Bo opened the door of the G-Class.

Zhou Yanshao, sitting in the car, watched the two chatting and laughing, his brows furrowed and his face grim.

Li Bo opened the car door and sat in the passenger seat.

"Is there something you need?"

Li Bo didn't fasten his seatbelt immediately; he didn't believe Zhou Yanshao had come to pick him up.

Zhou Yanshao's tone was fierce: "Seatbelt."

"it is good."

Li Bo fastened his seatbelt, and Zhou Yanshao stepped on the gas and sped away.

Li Bo asked, "Where are we going?"

Xizi Bay.

"..."

"..."

So, Zhou Yanshao came to pick him up tonight to go to Xizi Bay?

Are you here to settle accounts?

On the bus, Li Bo, who had a fever, was drowsy. In fact, apart from being exhausted from work and staying up all night, he rarely fell asleep on the bus; Li Bo suffered from sleep disorders.

He always managed to fall asleep in Zhou Yanshao's car, perhaps because of the people around him.

When the car arrived at Xiziwan Villa, Zhou Yanshao stopped the car, and Li Bo, who had been taking a nap, woke up, unbuckled his seatbelt, and got out of the car.

That evening, with neither the housekeeper nor the nanny present, the large villa was deserted and quiet. Zhou Yanshao turned on the lights, and Li Bo went to the kitchen to pour two glasses of hot water, brought them to the living room, and sat down facing Zhou Yanshao.

This is too formal.

But he figured that Zhou Yanshao had brought him to Xizi Bay tonight probably because he had something to discuss.

"How come I never realized you were such a good talker?" Zhou Yanshao's words made Li Bo pause for two seconds.

"Hmm?" Li Bo smiled and said, "That's my secretary."

Li Bo got back to the point: "What brings you here tonight?"

"Can't I contact you if there's nothing wrong?"

"no……"

"Li Bo, you're mine now." Zhou Yanshao turned his head away. "You have to listen to me. You have to come over when I call you, and do whatever I tell you to do."

Li Bo is an heirloom, and we should heed Zhou Yanshao's advice.

Li Bo remained noncommittal: "Okay."

"From now on, everyone will live in Xizi Bay." This was Zhou Yanshao's first order.

"..." Li Bo asked, "Is it convenient?"

"It's inconvenient, you can sleep on the floor."

"……OK."

"...?"

Zhou Yanshao looked up and glared at Li Bo.

Li Bo lowered his head to drink water, and for some reason, from Zhou Yanshao's perspective, he looked particularly weak and pitiful.

"Sleep in the guest room."

"Okay," Li Bo said, "thank you."

Zhou Yanshao got up and went to take a shower. Li Bo took off his coat, called Uncle Liu, and asked him to send over a suit the next morning. Then he went downstairs and looked around.

Xizi Bay was exactly as he remembered it; even the back garden downstairs still had a patch of epiphyllum flowers growing there.

The epiphyllum is Li Bo's favorite flower.

Two years ago, when Zhou Yanshao went abroad, he had all the epiphyllum flowers in the backyard dug up and thrown away. But somehow, they were replanted in the backyard.

When Zhou Yanshao first planted the epiphyllum, he said that since he didn't have any favorite flowers, there was no point in leaving such a large plot of land. Since Li Bo liked it, he would plant it for Li Bo, and they could come and see it together when they had time. The epiphyllum blooms only once, so it's quite rare.

Li Bo smiled and said, "Thank you."

Zhou Yanshao glared at him and said, "You're sick."

Li Bo always says thank you, especially when Zhou Yanshao is nice to him.

The epiphyllum flowers planted many years ago were dug up two years ago; this is the second time that epiphyllum flowers have been planted in Xizi Bay.

The first time was because they were friends, but the second time... what was the reason?