My father's inheritance is my mortal enemy.

Wan Gong asked, "How is Yan Shao doing abroad?"

"That's good, that's well-behaved."

"It's cold in Scandinavia. Let him come back soon. The World Championships are over and it'll be Chinese New Year soon." Wan Gong hasn't spent Chinese New Year with Zhou Yanshao for five years. Zhou Yanshao doesn't want to go back to China, and the Scandinavian base doesn't allow foreign guests to stay. At most, they can only visit.

"Master Wan," Li Bo smiled, "I've been in the capital for so many years, there's no point in continuing to play dumb. I'd better be frank with you."

Li Bo said, "I didn't try to dissuade Yan Shao from returning to China. You're getting on in years, and Yan Shao is the only close junior you have by your side. I was the one who begged you not to tell him about my background and my death, and he resented you for it. But we both know very well that I did this for his own good, and you did it for the sake of the continuation of the Wan and Zhou families' bloodlines."

"I can't control why he holds a grudge against you, nor can I. After all, I can't tell him the truth. If I did, he would only hate you more. In a way, this is our own karma, and we have to bear it ourselves, right?"

Li Bo used the phrase "cause and effect" to absolve himself of all responsibility, showing no remorse whatsoever.

How could Wan Gong not understand that Li Bo only needed to say a few words to get Zhou Yanshao back to China!

Zhou Yanshao could have returned to China six years ago!

Li Bo simply refused to do it, and then distanced himself from it all!

Wan Gong was furious. "Li Bo, you..."

Li Bo interrupted him: "Master Wan, don't say such unpleasant things. I'm a vengeful person, and I also like to tattle."

Wan Gong: "………………?"

Wow, Li Bo is really something!

When someone like Li Bo enters the house, chaos and unrest are sure to follow!

When the car arrived at the hospital, Wan Gong, his face dark with anger, warned as he got out, "If you complain to Yan Shao, I won't even live to see him return!"

Li Bo bent down to close the car door, a forced smile on his face: "It's not that bad, I'll still repay today's favor."

Li Bo closed the car door, and the car drove off incredibly fast.

Li Bo called Ning Zhi, asked for the floor and room number, and brought a fruit basket upstairs. When Ning Zhi's mother saw Li Bo, she smiled and tried to get up, saying, "Xiao Bo, thank you for your hard work this time."

"It's nothing, just a small favor." Li Bo put down the fruit basket. "Have you had any tests done? What did the doctor say?"

"The doctor said the surgery can be done tomorrow. Everything is going well. I feel much better now that you're here." Ning's mother is a pure, typical countrywoman, simple and hardworking.

Even after living in the bustling capital for so long, he still hasn't changed his inherent simplicity.

While tidying up Ning's mother's blankets, Li Bo said, "I'll take you out to bask in the sun later; it's such a rare sunny day."

"OK."

"By the way... where's Ning Zhi?"

"I'm going out to get some water."

A moment later, Ning Zhi returned with hot water and poured a cup for Li Bo as well, saying, "I bought this cup downstairs."

"Thank you." Li Bo sat down, drank a glass of water, chatted with Ning's mother, went out to bask in the sun for a while, and then Ning Zhi went out to buy food.

Ning's mother rested for a while after finishing her meal.

Li Bo and Ning Zhi then went out to eat. Ning Zhi found a nice private room in the restaurant, and the two sat facing each other. Ning Zhi said a few other things at first, but halfway through the meal, he couldn't help but ask, "Did you come back from Northern Europe?"

Li Bo smiled and said, "Mm."

"You finally let go, and you've been in Haicheng for five years. Why do you want to go back? Beijing is dangerous, and Northern Europe is just as dangerous."

Yan Shao is ill.

Ning Zhi was a little angry. "Li Bo, you have no obligation to care about him!"

Li Bo has no obligation to concern himself with the Zhou family's affairs, Zhi Huai's affairs, or Zhou Yanshao's affairs!

Li Bo frowned. He could understand Ning Zhi's anger, but he felt slightly uncomfortable about others' decision not to understand and to reprimand him.

"I care about him because his illness is related to me, and because he cared about me before." Li Bo stopped there: "This has nothing to do with Zhou Huiyuan's entrustment; it's my private matter."

Although Li Bo's words didn't contain any sharp or incisive language, his gaze and tone were very sharp and serious. There was no need for argument or discussion; it was the tone of a superior who only wanted the other party to follow orders and show respect.

Ning Zhi tried to suppress her anger, but she still became more and more agitated as she spoke: "Li Bo, when I saw you smile in Huzhen, you were very happy, but in the capital, I have never seen you happy... Many things are in the past, and that's the past. Zhou Yanshao used to be very good to you, but you have already risked your life to help him, what more do you want? Does he need you to take care of him even when he has a minor illness?"

"Zhou Yanshao is the eldest son of the family, the Crown Prince of Zhihuai... He has countless people fawning over him. Li Bo, I don't want you to get involved again. What if the Li family's tragedy seven years ago happened again? How many lives do you have left?"

Li Bo's forehead veins throbbed: "So, what do you want me to do?"

Ning Zhi repeatedly refuted Li Bo's points of view and repeatedly told him to leave. Where did Ning Zhi want him to go? What exactly was she trying to say?

"Xiao Bo, once my mother recovers, I'll take you away from the capital. We can go anywhere, far away, just like when we were little... I'll take care of you, I..."

Li Bo interrupted him with a laugh: "Stop fooling around, Ning Zhi."

"We're leaving, what about your parents? Putting aside whether I want them to or not, the Zhou family is powerful, and your aunt and uncle are getting on in years. Do you really want them to keep running around with you? Attorney Ning, wasn't your childhood dream to give your parents a good life? Is this a good life? When did you become so idealistic?"

Li Bo continued, "Whether I want to stay in Beijing or in Northern Europe is my own decision, a decision made after careful consideration. I don't have many friends, so please respect my decision and don't put me in a difficult position, okay?"

Ning was speechless and couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Ning Zhi originally had a younger brother, but his brother was in poor health and died young. Perhaps he placed this special affection on Li Bo, which is why he was particularly controlling of Li Bo. He always thought of Li Bo from the perspective of an "older brother" and always ignored the fact that Li Bo was a thoughtful person who had been working in the capital for many years.

After finishing my meal, I returned to the hospital. The doctor would be making rounds at 2 PM.

The two walked side by side, neither of them speaking a word along the way.

Not far away, Sun Shengyang, who was carrying medicine, stretching his shoulders and muttering about how he had pulled a muscle while playing basketball, looked up and saw Li Bo, dropping the medicine in his hand.

"What the heck?!"

Sun Shengyang rubbed his eyes. "I've seen a ghost!"

Sun Shengyang took several minutes to calm down. After Li Bo disappeared, he immediately called Zhou Yanshao. The call was answered quickly, but Zhou Yanshao's tone was indifferent, even somewhat disappointed.

"What is it?"

Sun Shengyang rubbed his eyes: "Brother Shao, I saw Li Bo! I saw Li Bo at the hospital! Is he... haunting me? He was with Ning Zhi... No, does he like Ning Zhi that much? Is he haunting him even as a ghost?"