My father's inheritance is my mortal enemy.

Li Bo's body stiffened.

The atmosphere around them froze instantly, and Zhou Yanshao's heavy breathing was very clear.

Li Bo calmly replied, "Not yet."

He looked up, met Zhou Yanshao's gaze, and said with a smile, "I had food poisoning before, so I couldn't taste anything, but I've gotten used to it now, it's nothing..."

Before Li Bo could finish speaking, Zhou Yanshao touched the corner of Li Bo's eye with a heavy expression. There were no tears in Li Bo's eyes, but when the rough hand caressed the corner of Li Bo's eye, his eyes stung, his nose felt dry, and tears began to well up.

He understood the heartache in Zhou Yanshao's eyes.

Looking into Li Bo's unreadable eyes, Zhou Yanshao knew that Li Bo had lied again.

Li Bo is a liar.

Zhou Yanshao was extremely grateful that he knew everything Li Bo had done for him.

This time, he was able to understand Li Bo's nonchalant attitude.

Zhou Yanshao withdrew his hand, took all the pumpkin from Li Bo's bowl, and put the meat from the bowl into Li Bo's bowl: "Eat more."

Zhou Yanshao didn't ask anything.

The silence made Li Bo vaguely sense something, and he looked at Ruan Ge.

Ruan Ge met his gaze, then immediately lowered her head.

Li Bo instantly understood everything.

He smiled to himself, didn't eat much at noon, and went back to the hotel to work.

In the afternoon, Yan Shao finished training and had lunch with him. On the way back to Li Bo, Li Bo looked up at the crescent moon overhead.

Zhou Yanshao took his hand and led him away, ensuring they would never bump into each other.

Actually, this was the first time Li Bo had ever walked while looking at the moon.

Neither of them spoke, maintaining a rare silence until they reached the foot of Li Bo's hotel. The moon was obscured. Li Bo sighed softly, "Shall we go up and talk?"

"it is good."

Zhou Yanshao boiled a kettle of water, brought a cup of hot water, and placed it in front of Li Bo.

Li Bo spoke first: "You knew all along?"

Zhou Yanshao's eyes stung: "Mmm."

"I'm sorry..." Li Bo said, his head down. The steam from the hot water clouded his eyes, leaving only a layer of misty white in his vision.

Li Bo's "I'm sorry" contained so much.

He couldn't hide Wan Tongzhi's death, presumptuously assuming that Zhou Yanshao would easily fall in love with someone else, and even pushed other women into Zhou Yanshao's life. He abandoned Zhou Yanshao in Northern Europe, causing him to fall ill, and didn't take the initiative to tell Zhou Yanshao the truth from others...

Zhou Yanshao's hands, which were resting on his knees, trembled slightly. He stood up, sat down next to Li Bo, and pulled him into his arms.

Zhou Yanshao asked, "That time I complained about you wasting food at the base...did you already...?"

Li Bo did not answer.

Today, Li Bo doesn't want to be a liar, and he never wants to be one again.

Zhou Yanshao's voice trembled with guilt: "I even gave you a burnt fried egg."

"It's okay, actually nothing tastes the same to me..."

"It's different." Zhou Yanshao's voice was heavy. "I'm the one who caused you to become like this, and I also bullied you."

"It's not bullying, it's just a fried egg, don't overthink it."

Li Bo gently hugged Zhou Yanshao back. Even though he was the one who couldn't taste the flavor, Zhou Yanshao was even more heartbroken than him.

Why?

It's probably love. Love brings heartache and guilt.

Zhou Yanshao loved Li Bo more than Li Bo did.

"When you graduated from high school, you originally wanted to leave Beijing, but I made you stay... It's all my fault."

"It's not your fault. Actually, even if I wanted to leave, I might not be able to. The Li family wouldn't let me go."

"Li Bo, you didn't have to get involved in this mess... It's all my fault... It's all my fault."

Zhou Yanshao's words were filled with anguish; his respected father had used coercion and enticement to push an innocent man who longed for a home into the abyss of darkness.

Zhou Yanshao can never be completely absolved of his responsibility.

He knew that if it weren't for his concern back then, Li Bo wouldn't have stayed in the capital; he had been able to leave several times.

Every time Zhou Yanshao spoke harshly to Li Bo, threw a tantrum, or complained that Li Bo didn't love him and only used him... these words were like a knife piercing Li Bo's heart.

Li Bo remained silent.

They never answer.

Li Bo couldn't answer; he felt wronged.

Li Bo loved him so much that he was willing to die for him, loved him so much that he didn't care if he lost his sense of taste, loved him so much that even though he was afraid of pain, he was locked up and beaten for seven days and was still happy for him winning an award, loved him so much that he didn't dare to return to Beijing for five years, afraid that he wouldn't be able to survive if he had a family.

Zhou Yanshao feels heartache every time he recalls the things he did and the hurtful things he said in the past.

He was the last person who should have been mean to Li Bo, and the last person who should have bullied Li Bo.

If even he isn't good to Li Bo, then no one else will be.

Li Bo has no family left, and no home.

Li Bo patted his head: "You're really alright."

"Something's wrong," Zhou Yanshao said. "I almost didn't see you again several times... When I heard the news of your death from Sun Shengyang, I felt so regretful... I regretted not staying in Beijing? Why did I have to throw a tantrum? Why did I have to make you come to Northern Europe to find me... If I had stayed in Beijing, you would have had a much easier time..."

"Li Bo, you knew you could keep me, I thought you would... When I saw Ning Zhi, I was just angry... I just wanted you to choose me this once, even if it was a little later. I sent you a message, but you didn't reply... I thought you would see it."

"If I said that the time we broke up was the last time we spoke... Li Bo, I wouldn't be able to live with myself."

Zhou Yanshao's arms tightened around him.

Li Bo gently patted Zhou Yanshao's arm, repeating, "I know, I know..."

Li Bo thought Zhou Yanshao could let go, thought his plan was flawless, and thought Ruan Ge was the most suitable "medicine" for Zhou Yanshao.

But he was wrong.

Li Bo wasn't there, so Zhou Yanshao wouldn't take his medicine.

Zhou Yanshao really doesn't want to live anymore.

So Li Bo came back.

Zhou Yanshao was a little angry. "You don't know. If you did, you wouldn't have left."

Li Bo rubbed Zhou Yanshao's head: "I understand now, I won't leave anymore."

"Then I'll give you a trophy, the one from seven years ago, I'm giving it to you this year."

Zhou Yanshao's eyes were bright, like the moonlight in the sky—not scorching, but ever-present.

Li Bo cupped Zhou Yanshao's face in his hands: "I have to ask you a question first, and answer honestly."