My father's inheritance is my mortal enemy.

"pharmacy?"

Sun Shengyang pointed in a direction: "There seems to be one there. Brother Shao, what's wrong? You can't just use any external medicine, can you?"

Zhou Yanshao is an athlete, so he has to pay special attention to his diet and medication. He almost never eats out and rarely gets sick. Even when he takes medication, he has to ask permission first, especially during competitions, to make sure that the medication does not contain any prohibited ingredients.

Zhou Yanshao strode towards the pharmacy, and under Sun Shengyang's suspicious gaze, he took an imported scar-reducing gel and paid the bill.

Sun Shengyang: "?"

He looked Zhou Yanshao up and down, then asked suspiciously, "Brother Shao, where are you injured?"

"It's not for me."

"...?"

-

At noon, Li Bo had arranged to have lunch with the new CEO. Shu Lang, noticing the time, reminded Li Bo. Li Bo pushed up his glasses and smiled, "Shu, have you eaten?"

"Not...not yet."

"Let's eat something together."

"OK."

Li Bo had arranged to meet the new president at the south gate of the company. He spotted him from afar, smiled, and reached out his hand. During the greeting, he gently patted the new president, Jiang Feng, on the shoulder: "Sorry to keep you waiting. I heard that President Jiang is from Guizhou and just returned from Malaysia. He must be craving spicy food. I know a good Yunnan-Guizhou-Sichuan restaurant, and I made an appointment early this morning, just waiting for you to come back."

Jiang Feng laughed and said, "Mr. Bo, you're so kind. I really do crave this."

Li Bo smiled and invited them into the car. Shu Lang sat in the passenger seat, while Jiang Feng and Li Bo sat in the back seat, chatting away.

The two had met before at a dinner party. Mr. Jiang was thirty-seven years old and held master's degrees in both finance and communication. To be honest, the finance industry is very complex, and without a strong background, it's extremely difficult to get by. In Beijing, Jiang Feng was someone who could hardly move an inch. After graduation, in order to stay in Beijing, he joined a planning company as a director.

Li Bo has a photographic memory and can remember the details of conversations. With Platinum Rui going public next year, he will have to deal with the shrewd people in Zhihuai and will definitely not have time to pay attention to Platinum Rui. After some thought, he poached Jiang Feng.

Although PlatinumRay isn't publicly listed yet and isn't as large as his previous company, Jiang Feng knows it's his stepping stone in Beijing. If PlatinumRay successfully goes public, leveraging the absurd news surrounding Li Bo and the Zhou family, and their promising future, Jiang Feng's abilities will become widely known.

Li Bo was aware of this, which is why he extended an olive branch to Jiang Feng.

Opportunities are valued when they are in the hands of those who need them most.

Upon arriving at the restaurant, Li Bo introduced Shu Lang: "This is my secretary. She's smart and hardworking. She's been working overtime with the company for more than a dozen nights recently, and I feel very sorry for her. President Jiang, you must treat her well."

Li Bo's words were undoubtedly meant to tell Jiang Feng that Shu Lang was highly valued by him and was someone he had identified with Platinum Sharp.

Jiang Feng nodded: "Of course, the secretary chosen by President Bo must have some extraordinary qualities, hahaha—"

Shu Lang offered Jiang Feng a cup of water instead of tea, saying, "President Jiang, I look forward to your guidance in the future."

Li Bo felt a burning pain in his stomach after eating lunch.

He doesn't like spicy food.

As Li Bo paid the bill and walked to the door, Jiang Feng suddenly asked, "Did you live in Guizhou before, Mr. Bo?"

"That happened when I was a child."

"You haven't gone back since, have you?"

"Yes, I haven't been back since I came to the capital."

"No wonder, Mr. Bo really can't handle spicy food. Next time..." Jiang Feng reached out to put his hand on Li Bo's shoulder as he spoke, but a hand grabbed his hand in mid-air, causing Li Bo's face to contort in pain.

"You're blocking the way."

Zhou Yanshao released Jiang Feng's hand, glanced down at Li Bo, and looked at him with a hint of displeasure.

Jiang Feng recognized Zhou Yanshao, the crown prince of Zhihuai, and smiled, "Young Master Zhou."

Zhou Yanshao and Li Bo were already at odds, and now that there was a dispute over the inheritance, it was only natural for him to make fun of Zhou Yanshao and put pressure on Li Bo.

Zhou Yanshao raised an eyebrow: "Who are you?"

Jiang Feng and Zhou Yanshao had never met him before.

"The new employee hired by Boss Bo."

Jiang Feng didn't say that he was the new president of PlatinumRay. If he had, it would have been tantamount to telling Zhou Yanshao directly: Li Bo hired me to manage PlatinumRay, and now he needs to focus on dealing with Zhihuai's people.

Li Bo had shown Jiang Feng a great deal of kindness, but they hadn't known each other since they were both unknown. Jiang Feng was now thirty-seven years old and had worked his way up through the ranks. He knew all too well that there were no true friends in the capital. He could cover for Li Bo for now, but he was unwilling to offend the Zhou family for Li Bo's sake.

Zhou Yanshao said lazily, "Oh... President Bo is so considerate of his subordinates, so approachable, personally accompanying me to dinner."

As they spoke, Zhou Yanshao's gaze fell upon Shu Lang: "Oh, there's another one here?"

Shu Lang: "..."

A black Mercedes-Benz G-Class pulled up in front of them. The window rolled down, and Sun Shengyang, with one hand on the steering wheel, said, "Brother Shao."

Sun Shengyang spotted Li Bo next to Zhou Yanshao at a glance, his eyes showing surprise.

Seriously? ...It's said that enemies always meet, right? You can't believe you bump into each other while having a meal?

Li Bochong and Zhou Yanshao smiled faintly: "The car is here. There are cameras for illegally parked vehicles here."

Zhou Yanshao frowned as he got into the car. After the G-Wagon drove away, Uncle Liu arrived in his car. On the way back to the company, Li Bo's phone rang.

Zhou Yanshao: [If anyone touches you again, get out and sleep outside.]

Zhou Yanshao: [Don't you understand that I'm telling you to keep your distance from your subordinates?]

Li Bo replied: 【Understood.】

Zhou Yanshao was still very angry.

Especially after Sun Shengyang's words.

Sun Shengyang said, "Brother Shao, Li Bo is always so nice to everyone, how come he didn't even apologize to you?"

"You treated him well back in high school, didn't you? How can you be so ungrateful? What does he mean by this? Does he really want to fight you for the old man's inheritance?"

Sun Shengyang was completely unaware that his words were like stirring up trouble.

In his view, Zhou Yanshao was not a vengeful person.

Li Bo can't take away Zhihuai's shares; at most, he can only get a large sum of money. Although it's unclear how Li Bo got Zhou's father to give him the shares, Li Bo shouldn't have accepted them.

If it weren't for Zhou Yanshao, Li Bo would have died long ago.

After graduation, Li Bo took a part-time job and lived away from home for a while. He caught a cold and developed a fever, but his family didn't know and wouldn't care. It was Zhou Yanshao who took care of him. Without Zhou Yanshao, Li Bo wouldn't have survived that high fever and might have died in his rented room without anyone knowing.

Li Bo should repay this favor.

When Sun Shengyang heard that Li Bo had inherited Zhou's father's estate, he didn't believe it until Zhou's father wrote a letter revealing the contents of the will.

However, Sun Shengyang always believed that Li Bo would return Zhihuai's shares to Zhou Yanshao, apologize to Zhou Yanshao, and offer an explanation. Given Zhou Yanshao's temperament, this matter would be easily forgotten.

Zhou Yanshao remained silent the entire way.

The car drove back to Xiziwan, and Sun Shengyang was starving. Zhou Yanshao couldn't eat out, so he could only eat back in Xiziwan or at the Sun family's house.

Sun Shengyang had no desire to go back.

Sun Shengyang rushed to the dining table and sat down, burying his head in his food. After finishing a bowl of rice, he looked up and realized there was a third set of chopsticks and a bowl on the table.

"Brother Shao, are there more guests?"

Uncle Wang explained, "I thought..."

Zhou Yanshao's expression was icy: "No."

Uncle Wang swallowed back what he was about to say and carefully walked away.

Sun Shengyang also realized that the atmosphere was a bit strange, so after he finished eating, he asked Uncle Wang to take him home.

At the dinner table, Zhou Yanshao ate a little and sent a message to Li Bo.

-

In the CEO's office at Platinum Brilliance, Li Bo's phone rang.

Shu Lang came in to deliver the medicine: "President Bo, you have a sensitive stomach, so you should avoid spicy food and alcohol."

"Don't spoil the fun." Li Bo swallowed his pills and picked up his phone.

When he saw the message, his brows furrowed, his hand gripped the table, his fingertips trembled slightly, and his face was extremely pale, as if something terrible had happened.

Shu Lang noticed something was wrong: "What's wrong, Mr. Bo?"

Li Bo smiled and said, "It's nothing."

Zhou Yanshao's message was: "Li Bo, you can only choose one: me or the inheritance."

Zhou Yanshao gave Li Bo a choice: Zhihuai shares or Zhou Yanshao himself; Li Bo could only choose one.

Zhou Yanshao went abroad after choosing Huaiquan shares.

Choose Zhou Yanshao and hand over Zhihuai shares.

This multiple-choice question wasn't difficult for Li Bo. He would have chosen Zhou Yanshao, but now he had to choose Zhi Huai first before he could choose Zhou Yanshao.