My father's inheritance is my mortal enemy.

Li Bo couldn't remember the exact day when he couldn't taste anything. His eating habits had been irregular lately, he had little appetite, and his stomach was always aching badly. Perhaps it was because the prolonged vomiting had burned the surface of his tongue, or perhaps it was for some other reason, but it didn't matter anymore.

What we eat and what it tastes like are no longer important.

Li Bo only wanted to complete all his plans before Zhou Yanshao returned.

As February approached, with the help of Zhou Huiyuan's confidants, Li Bo finally gained a foothold in Qian Yuan. His ambition gradually became apparent. Li Yao had anticipated this and immediately published the equity transfer agreement signed by Zhou Yanshao on social media.

Li Yao wanted to cut off Li Bo's path in Zhihuai and wanted to use the Wan and Zhou families to kill him.

Li Bo was doomed to die, and since he had no children, his shares should rightfully be taken over by his immediate family. Li Yao killed Li Bo, a major threat, and also obtained Zhi Huai's shares—killing two birds with one stone.

On the day the equity transfer agreement was issued, Li Bo sat in his study, repeatedly looking at his phone, repeatedly opening his chat window with Zhou Yanshao, refreshing Zhou Yanshao's Moments, and checking if he had been deleted.

As expected, Li Bo was blocked, and he could no longer see Zhou Yanshao's WeChat Moments.

Zhou Yanshao, far away in Northern Europe, saw the news from Beijing.

Li Bo sighed softly, rubbed his temples, and couldn't sleep all night.

When Li Bo was deleted a year ago, his situation was no different from now.

……

On the first day of the second lunar month, Li Bo was in a car accident. The hood of his Bentley was smashed, and the A-pillar was twisted and deformed, almost totaled. Fortunately, the airbags deployed, and the front windshield was made of bulletproof glass. Li Bo's injuries were not serious, but he suffered a mild concussion. He stayed in the hospital for two days, and Uncle Liu took good care of him.

Sun Shengyang came to get medicine for his father. He ran into Li Bo in front of the restroom in the stairwell, and stormed over, standing in front of Li Bo, looking down at him and shouting, "Li Bo, you're a real ingrate!"

"So that's why you suddenly made up with Brother Shao! It turns out you were after the shares Aunt Wan left behind! Brother Shao has treated you well these past two years, and Aunt Wan has been good to you too! The day Aunt Wan passed away, Brother Shao didn't even tell you so as not to affect your exams, but what about you?"

"You turned around and gave Aunt Wan's betrothal gifts to Li Yao! Li Yao... Ha, your disgusting father even posted it online, making Old Master Wan almost faint from anger!" Sun Shengyang unleashed all the harshest words he'd ever uttered on Li Bo: "A person like you will get your comeuppance sooner or later!"

Li Bo frowned: "Someone like me?"

What kind of person is Li Bo?

Li Bo smiled faintly, his lips pale and his whole body looking very weak. He clenched his jaw and his hands were trembling.

Uncle Liu bought lunch and came over. Hearing the arguing from afar, he ran over.

Seeing that someone had arrived, Sun Shengyang stopped making a scene and pointed at Li Bo, saying, "I misjudged you, Brother Shao misjudged you! Be careful when you go out in Beijing from now on!"

Sun Shengyang left after uttering some harsh words.

Uncle Liu helped Li Bo up: "President Bo, why are you out alone? It's too cold outside."

Li Bo's glasses were bloodshot, and he pursed his lips: "I came out to clear my head."

Uncle Liu looked in the direction Sun Shengyang had gone and comforted him, "President Bo, don't take some things to heart."

Li Bo looked at Uncle Liu and asked, "Uncle Liu, what kind of person do you think I am?"

Uncle Liu chuckled, looking very honest: "Boss Bo is a very good boss. He never delays wages, and the year-end bonus is very generous. If it weren't for Boss Bo helping my wife find a doctor, my son and wife might have already... In my eyes, Boss Bo is a very good person."

Li Bo smiled and returned to the ward with Uncle Liu.

He sat on the hospital bed, looking out the window. The temperature difference between indoors and outdoors was large, and fog climbed up the glass window. Li Bo was somewhat lost in thought.

Actually, Sun Shengyang said something wrong just now. On the day Wan Tongzhi passed away, Zhou Yanshao did not tell him, but he saw the news. He was waiting for Zhou Yanshao to tell him, but Zhou Yanshao did not. He acted as if nothing had happened and brought him breakfast and ate with him as usual.

Zhou Yanshao wasn't worried that Li Bo would affect the exam; it was just an insignificant exam.

Zhou Yanshao didn't say it because of Li Bo.

Because Li Bo doesn't have a mother.

Zhou Yanshao didn't want Li Bo to be too sad, and didn't want Li Bo to think about too many painful things.

Li Bo was discharged from the hospital after only two days. When Uncle Liu tried to persuade him to stay, he simply said, "Actually, it's not much different from being at home."

Li Bo continued working even while in the hospital; returning to work from home was a second-best option, a safer one.

But so-called security is utterly insignificant in the face of real rights.

The day after Li Bo was discharged from the hospital, Wan Zhong came to his door.

The neighborhood where Li Bo lives is not bad, but it can't compare to the top-tier neighborhoods. Getting in isn't that difficult.

When Wan Gong arrived, Li Bo was calmly drinking coffee. The nanny looked at the large crowd at the door and Wan Zhong, who had gray hair, exuded an air of authority, and was leaning on a cane. She couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.

The nanny's voice trembled: "Sir, who are you looking for?"

Wan Gong looked down on everything in front of him with disdain, including Li Bo, who was sitting in the living room, drinking coffee and remaining calm as usual.

Li Bo smiled faintly and said, "Auntie, this is my guest. You should go home now. Thank you for your hard work."

The nanny nodded, "Oh, oh..."

The nanny packed her things, preparing to leave. Before leaving, she glanced back at Li Bo, who was working in the living room, with a hint of worry in her eyes. There was a large group of people at the door. Who would bring so many guests when they came to visit? Moreover, these people were all dressed formally and were tall, looking like a group of trained martial artists.

The nanny knew that Li Bo had just been in a car accident... The other party was driving under the influence of alcohol, and although it was a very ordinary van, they easily came up with a considerable amount of compensation. No matter how she thought about it, something didn't seem right.

It seems Li Bo has offended someone.

The nanny looked at Li Bo, as if asking him if he wanted to call the police.

Li Bo smiled, showing no panic or fear on his face, and gave the nanny a reassuring look before she left.

After the nanny left, Wan Gong strode in, sat down opposite Li Bo, with his bodyguard standing behind him, and kindly reminded him, "You should have her call the police for you."

Li Bo put down his coffee: "Please wait a minute, Mr. Wan."

Li Bo entered the study, took out a document, and handed it to Wan Gong. As Wan Gong flipped through it, his pupils trembled slightly, and he looked at Li Bo with a deep gaze.

Li Bo said, "This is my explanation."

An explanation to Zhou Yanshao, an explanation to the Zhou family, and an explanation to the Wan family.

Wan Gong was fairly satisfied with this "explanation" and left with it.

Li Bo calmly continued drinking his coffee. The coffee in his mouth wasn't bitter at all; this time, he really couldn't taste anything.

He put down his coffee and dialed Fei Ye's number.

Master Fei hadn't returned to Australia yet, so Li Bo asked him to stay, saying he had something to ask.

After hearing Li Bo's plan, Fei Ye was somewhat shocked. "Then you..."

Li Bo said casually, "It's okay for me."

Fei Ye remained silent for a long time on the phone before finally nodding in agreement.

The next day, Li Bo bought a plane ticket and went to Northern Europe, five days earlier than expected.