My father's inheritance is my mortal enemy.

Li Bo nodded: "Okay, bring back a trophy."

Zhou Yanshao's eyes were very serious: "Okay, take good care of yourself, and I'll bring back the trophy."

This was an agreement between them.

Li Bo ate breakfast in the car and fell asleep soon after. One hand, undeterred by the aching, carefully supported his chin.

After arriving at Xizi Bay, Li Bo was made to do some exercise. He had been too busy lately, and in order to deal with Zhi Huai and his gang, he hadn't worked out for almost a month. After a whole morning, Li Bo's whole body was sore.

Zhou Yanshao helped him stretch and he felt much better.

In the afternoon, Zhou Yanshao gave him a schedule, requiring Li Bo to rest and eat according to the schedule and to report back to him.

Li Bo smiled and agreed.

Weekends are a rare time of leisure, and they go by so quickly, far too quickly.

On Monday, Li Bo received some good news: Li Yao asked him to go to the Li family.

This time, Li Yao asked Li Bo to go because of the matter of adding him to the family genealogy.

Li Yao doted on Li Cheng. Last weekend, Li Cheng had just passed his seventh day memorial and was buried in the Li family cemetery, so Li Yao only invited Li Bo to the Li family home on Monday.

Li Bo had Uncle Liu escort him to the Li family's gate. This time, before he even entered, Li Yao unusually came to pick him up personally. The first time Li Bo stepped into the Li family's gate, Li Yao hadn't come to greet him. He had only glanced at Li Bo from afar as he left after receiving a phone call, asked his subordinate for his name, then frowned and told Li Bo to change it.

But now he came to pick him up in person.

It's truly absurd and dramatic.

Li Yao's current emphasis on Li Bo stems partly from his deep affection for him and partly from the need to ensure the continuation of his family line.

In the past two years, Li Yao's health has deteriorated, and he also suffers from asthenospermia, making it impossible for him to have any more children. Li Bo is the only heir of the Li family.

Li Bo is now in power in Zhihuai, which is a great opportunity for the Li family to annex the Zhou family. He must seize it. Secondly, even if Li Yao doesn't like Li Bo, he has to wait until Li Bo has a son so that the Li family has a bloodline to continue before he can take action against Li Bo.

"Father." Li Bo looked at Li Yao, who was standing in the main hall to greet him, through the gate of the Li family home. A slight smile appeared on his lips, an expression of extreme pleasure.

The Li family's door could no longer keep Li Bo out.

They truly acknowledged his existence.

Li Yao's tone was far from cheerful: "Come in."

Li Bo didn't care; all he needed was a formal title.

Li Bo stepped into the Li family home and followed them to the ancestral hall, where the elders of the Li family were sitting. They were going to hold a simple ceremony for Li Bo to recognize his ancestors and return to his clan.

The ceremony did not begin immediately upon Li Bo's arrival; it was more of a transaction than a ceremony.

To become a member of the Li family, one needs to show loyalty to the Li family, and there are many ways to show loyalty, such as... handing over Zhihuai shares. This is obviously unrealistic. Li Bo would not hand over the shares he worked so hard to obtain so quickly. He is not stupid.

Therefore, the Li family gave Li Bo a second option—to sever ties with the Zhou family.

Li Yao placed a stack of photos on the table. The photos showed Li Bo and Zhou Yanshao entering and leaving Xizi Bay together, and going to the hospital together...

During this period, someone has been following Li Bo.

"At the shareholders' meeting, Zhou Yanshao will back you up." Li Yao looked at Li Bo with a sinister gaze. Li Bo had stolen Zhou Yanshao's inheritance, but Zhou Yanshao not only didn't hold a grudge against Li Bo, he even voted for him.

As the quasi-heir of the Li family, Li Bo needs to provide a reasonable explanation.

"When I was in high school, the Li family often stopped paying my tuition. He supported me for a period of time, and we had a good relationship. It was through this relationship that I was able to obtain Zhihuai's shares."

Li Yao questioned, "Just because they have a good relationship, does he really want to give up Zhihuai so easily?"

Li Bo lowered his head and smiled, his expression unchanged under everyone's gaze: "He likes me, I'm using him."

A long silence followed, the atmosphere becoming strangely eerie. Li Bo's explanation was logical, but his tone was overly cold and matter-of-fact.

The old men of the Li family gasped, staring at the hickeys on Li Bo's neck, their shock unsettling for a long time.

Li Yao's face turned cold, a burning pain shooting through him. Rumors had long circulated in the capital that Li Bo and Zhou Huiyuan had an illicit relationship, and now Li Bo was also implicated with Zhou Yanshao… It was utter chaos!

No matter what, Li Bo is still a junior member of the Li family and Li Yao's only son. If such an unpleasant thing gets out, Li Yao will lose all face!

He paused for a while before saying, "The Li family members cannot get too close to the Zhou family; this is a family rule."

"I will give you a satisfactory answer within a week."

The ceremony for recognizing one's ancestors was ultimately not held today. Li Bo needed to demonstrate his sincerity and his stance to the Li family.

Only when Li Bo severs ties with Zhou Yanshao, ceases all contact, and truly takes away Zhihuai's shares, can the Li family feel at ease and officially announce to the public that Li Bo is a descendant of the Li family.

After leaving the Li family, Li Bo returned to Xizi Bay.

Before getting out of the car, Uncle Liu asked, "Does Mr. Bo still need a car?"

Li Bo usually returns to Xizi Bay and leaves again the next day; it's almost dinnertime now.

Li Bo: "Wait for me a moment."

The answer was unexpected. Uncle Liu nodded, "Okay."

Li Bo entered Xizi Bay, and the butler asked with some surprise, "Eh? Why is Mr. Bo back so early today?"

Is Yan Shao still at the gym?

"Young Master went out this afternoon and hasn't returned yet. If you're in a hurry, why don't you call him and ask?"

Li Bo frowned, took off his suit jacket, and went upstairs.

He sat on the sofa, hesitated for a few minutes, and called Zhou Yanshao. The call didn't go through, and several times went unanswered. Li Bo stood up and lit a cigarette.

Li Bo never smoked in Xizi Bay, and he rarely smoked in front of Zhou Yanshao. He would only have a couple of cigarettes when he was under a lot of pressure.

Li Bo's hands trembled slightly as he sent Zhou Yanshao a text message: "I need to talk to you. When are you coming back?"

Uncle Liu waited for more than ten minutes, but Li Bo did not come out of Xizi Bay. About half an hour later, he received a call from Li Bo: "Uncle Liu, you should go back first. I'll have to trouble you to come over again tonight."

"It's alright, it's not hard work." Uncle Liu hung up the phone, turned the car around, and drove away from Xizi Bay. Just outside Xizi Bay, he saw a black Mercedes-Benz G-Class with a familiar license plate.

Uncle Liu knew that this was Young Master Zhou's car.

The back window rolled down, and Zhou Yanshao's expression was extremely grave.