My father's inheritance is my mortal enemy.

A biting wind, carrying the smell of alcohol, blew in. Li Bo took two steps forward. "Have you been drinking?"

Zhou Yanshao didn't speak. His tall figure emerged from the darkness, his handsome face flushed, and he walked slowly and unsteadily. He was truly drunk.

Li Bo reached out to help him, but Zhou Yanshao pulled his hand away, not letting him help, "No need."

Zhou Yanshao walked to the door and fumbled for his key. He searched for a while but couldn't find it. Finally, feeling extremely dizzy, he frowned and gripped the doorknob with a grim expression.

Li Bo helped him up again: "You lost your keys?"

Zhou Yanshao remained silent.

Li Bo then asked, "Didn't your roommate come back with you?"

"..."

"It's cold outside in Scandinavia, let me help you to my place to rest for a while."

"I'm not going." Zhou Yanshao squatted down uncomfortably, pulled his hood up to block his vision, and looked down at the pair of leather shoes in front of him.

"Don't be temperamental, or you'll catch a cold."

"..."

Li Bo shielded Zhou Yanshao from the wind, looking down at him like a homeless big dog, both pitiful and stubborn.

Li Bo watched for a while, but Zhou Yanshao's roommate didn't return. The porridge in his hand was almost cold. He took out his phone and called Mr. Dejin, the person in charge, to borrow an athlete to help help Zhou Yanshao to his room.

The athletes arrived shortly after, and the two of them helped the drunk Zhou Yanshao back home. Zhou Yanshao had already drunk a lot, and the wind made the alcohol kick in again. In addition, he felt very uncomfortable in his stomach, so he was relatively well-behaved. However, given his height and weight, it was still quite difficult for Li Bo to support him.

They finally managed to get him back to Li Bo's room.

The athletes were all panting heavily. Li Bo poured them a glass of water. After drinking the water, the athlete was about to go back to sleep when he suddenly remembered something as he reached the door. He reminded him, "By the way... Brother Shao doesn't sleep well after drinking too much. Please keep an eye on him."

"Um?"

"Brother Shao wasn't in good health before, and we took turns being his roommates. He gets very temperamental when he's drunk. If you can't handle it, call me again, and I'll save your number."

"It's alright, no need, I can handle it. Thank you for your hard work tonight."

The athlete glanced at Zhou Yanshao with some concern: "...Okay."

After the athletes left, Li Bo heated up some porridge and placed it on the bedside table. Zhou Yanshao was already half asleep. Li Bo looked at Zhou Yanshao's furrowed brows, sat down by the bed, and called out to him twice, trying to wake him up to drink some porridge before going back to sleep.

Zhou Yanshao rolled over, raised his hand to hug Li Bo's waist, and placed his other hand between Li Bo's legs. Li Bo instinctively tensed up, but Zhou Yanshao didn't move; it was just a simple roll over.

Li Bo took a breath: "Would you like some porridge?"

Zhou Yanshao frowned even deeper, his morning grumpiness kicking in; he found the noise unbearable. Most people, seeing Zhou Yanshao's furrowed brow, wouldn't dare to continue the conversation.

Li Bo brought over the porridge from the bedside table, touched Zhou Yanshao's lips with his fingertips, and said gently, "Have a couple of sips before you go to sleep."

Zhou Yanshao stirred slightly, probably annoyed, and got up to drink a couple of mouthfuls of porridge. Li Bo put the rest of the porridge back in the kitchen. When he returned, Zhou Yanshao was asleep with his back to the door.

Li Bo sighed, and with great effort, took off Zhou Yanshao's coat and pants, put them aside, covered him with a blanket, and quietly got into bed. He took off his gold-rimmed glasses, put them aside, and turned off the light to go to sleep.

Li Bo didn't know how far apart he was from Zhou Yanshao.

He was too afraid to move, lest he disturb Zhou Yanshao.

Listening to the even breathing of Li Bo, he looked at the ceiling. After a while, drowsiness came over him. Just as he was about to fall asleep, a hand suddenly came from the side and pulled him into an embrace. The two leaned against each other closely.

Li Bo's heart was pounding.

He knew Zhou Yanshao had drunk too much.

Remembering the athlete's parting words, Li Bo patted Zhou Yanshao on the shoulder, "Does this often happen when you've had too much to drink?"

Zhou Yanshao propped his legs up against Li Bo, turned sideways to hug him, buried his head in the crook of Li Bo's neck, and heard his warm breath clearly.

Li Bo raised his hand and rubbed Zhou Yanshao's head: "Don't drink so much next time, it'll give you a stomachache."

"..."

"The competition is almost here, and you're still drinking? What if you have to get tested?"

"..."

Zhou Yanshao didn't respond to what Li Bo said; he was truly drunk and sleepy.

Li Bo patted Zhou Yanshao's head again. "I won't talk about you anymore. It's good that you're back."

Li Bo, with his hand resting on Zhou Yanshao's shoulder, fell asleep in bed.

the next morning.

Li Bo gets up exceptionally early.

By the time Zhou Yanshao woke up, Li Bo had already left for work. Actually, Zhihuai didn't need to go to work so early, but Li Bo knew that if they had slept together last night, Zhou Yanshao would probably be angry again. So, he got dressed, washed up, bought breakfast, and took a taxi to Zhihuai.

As soon as Zhou Yanshao woke up, he saw breakfast and a note on the bedside table.

Remember to eat breakfast. I'm going to work now. Try to drink less alcohol in the future.

Zhou Yanshao didn't eat the breakfast Li Bo bought. He put on his coat and went back to his dormitory.

Zhou Yanshao's roommate came back early in the morning, carrying two breakfasts, and handed them to him: "Breakfast, packed from the cafeteria."

Thank you.

"Why did you go back so early last night? It's a two-hour drive from the city to the base. You drank so much and then took a car ride. Doesn't your stomach feel uncomfortable?" Zhou Yanshao's roommate suggested to him yesterday that he stay out overnight, but Zhou Yanshao insisted on coming back.

At last night's gathering, Zhou Yanshao said he was sleepy halfway through the drinks and went home without his keys or phone.

Zhou Yanshao said calmly, "It's alright."

Zhou Yanshao's roommate handed him his phone and keys: "I left them behind last night. The phone rang not long after you left, but I didn't answer it for you. See if you want to call back."

Zhou Yanshao opened it and took a look.

Haicheng's IP.

In addition to missed calls, there were also text messages.

Are you coming back tonight?

I made you some porridge.

Zhou Yanshao's eyes darkened.

My roommate glanced at the doorway. "Where did you sleep last night...?"

"..."

"By the way, that junior sister from last night said she wanted to get your contact information and asked me to ask you about it."

"No, I'm not interested."

"You wouldn't... still be thinking about your ex-boyfriend, would you?"

"..."

……

At noon, Li Bo and Dejin had lunch outside, and Li Bo promised to give bonuses to the athletes who won awards this year.

In the evening, Li Bo ate dinner at the cafeteria.

He had just finished buying food when he saw Zhou Yanshao from afar. Zhou Yanshao was sitting alone. Li Bo walked towards Zhou Yanshao, but halfway there, his junior sister, who had been drinking with Zhou Yanshao the night before, got ahead of him and sat down opposite Zhou Yanshao.

"Good evening, senior."

Zhou Yanshao didn't even look up: "Hmm."

Li Bo stood there, frozen for a moment.

Li Bo sat at the table next to Zhou Yanshao, without disturbing the two of them.