My father's inheritance is my mortal enemy.

Looking at the joyful scene on the screen, Li Bo smiled and said, "I'm not sad, it's the person I chose."

It was Li Bo who personally delivered Ruan Ge to Zhou Yanshao's side.

If Li Bo hadn't drugged Zhou Yanshao three years ago, Zhou Yanshao wouldn't have gone down this path, and he wouldn't have developed feelings for him.

This was a mistake, a greedy beginning, caused by Li Bo himself, and he deserves a good end.

Ruan Ge was carefully selected by Li Bo, but Ruan Ge was unaware of this. Li Bo kept it a secret very well, leaving no trace.

Li Bo chose Ruan Ge because she was passionate, bright, and innocent. Although her family background was not good, she was strong, positive, and straightforward, making her the most suitable candidate for Zhou Yanshao.

Zhou Yanshao disliked daughters of wealthy families; he disliked arranged marriages, marriages driven by self-interest. Ruan Ge's appearance, however, was perfectly reasonable, devoid of any ulterior motives, and wouldn't annoy Zhou Yanshao. Furthermore, Ruan Ge was nothing like Li Bo; in fact, they were complete opposites.

Only a new love that isn't the same type can cover up the traces of an old love.

Zhou Yanshao will not see Li Bo's shadow through Ruan Ge, nor will he think of Li Bo. As time goes by, the hatred in his heart will burn out, and he will naturally forget Li Bo.

After all, Li Bo is hardly a qualified "white moonlight" (ideal love/ideal partner).

Shu Lang placed a new cell phone and some medicine together on the bedside table.

Li Bo raised his eyelids: "Did you find my old phone?"

"No, it's turned off, and the locator is broken."

Li Bo lowered his gaze: "Okay, thank you for your hard work."

After Shu Lang left and the door closed, Li Bo entered an email address into his computer. Upon opening the email, he saw ten photos, snapshots of Zhou Yanshao during a competition, and a large video taken with a professional camera. Although the video was taken from a distance, it was still quite clear.

Li Bo scrolled through the videos one by one, watching them over and over again countless times.

The caregiver came in to remind Li Bo to take his medicine. Li Bo took the medicine, and soon the effects of the medicine kicked in. He was also a little tired, and the laptop in his hand slipped to the side. Li Bo fell asleep while listening to the noisy cheers in the video.

Li Bo was recuperating in the hospital ward, spending a long time in a daze. With the New Year approaching, the wine cellar finally found a clue—an employee had secretly entered the wine cellar and hidden himself. After the handover with the manager, he lowered the temperature of the wine cellar and then, the next morning, accused the manager of having an overheated wine cellar.

Li Bo looked into this employee.

It's highly likely that this was done by Zhou Qian's men; it was Zhou Qian's doing.

The plan was to lure Li Bo to Northern Europe so they could take action against him, but Uncle Xiang was one step ahead. Zhou Qian's men didn't catch up, and when they saw Master Fei, they naturally gave up the idea and returned to Beijing.

Zhou Qian's desire to take control of Zhihuai is not something that can be accomplished in a day or two.

After Zhou Huiyuan's death, everyone thought that Zhou Qian would take control of the deceased's heart.

Li Bo was not surprised at all by Zhou Qian's behavior.

Li Bo is a restless person. He was discharged from the hospital early and quickly dealt with the wine cellar matter. After finding the mole and winning over people's hearts, he promoted a junior leader to the management level, made grand promises, and groomed him as a confidant. The other party was immediately bought off and followed Li Bo's lead.

With the mole in the wine cellar gone and the temperature back to normal, it's time to move the wine from the base back to the cellar.

On the day of the move, Li Bo accompanied the vehicle the whole time. Shu Lang handed him a thermos filled with hot water and reminded him, "President Bo, you don't need to do all this yourself. I can take care of these small things."

Li Bo suffered an external injury. The wind is strong and the weather is cold in Northern Europe, making it easy for the wound to develop frostbite.

"It's alright." Li Bo, wearing leather gloves, flicked the lighter and lit a cigarette. The smoke obscured his vision, making him look very refined and elegant. He took a drag of his cigarette and said, "I'm not going in. Keep an eye on things inside."

Shu Lang paused for two seconds, then said, "Okay."

Shu Lang thought that Li Bo would go in.

At least... I'll catch a glimpse of Zhou Yanshao from afar.

Li Bo didn't go inside; he just stood at the base entrance. The person in charge, who had just finished eating, passed by and recognized Li Bo from afar, smiling and waving, "President Bo!"

Li Bo turned around, leaning one hand on the iron railing at the door, and slightly raised the hand holding the cigarette: "Mr. Dejin."

Mr. Dejin strode over to share the good news with Li Bo: "Yan Shao won an award this time, why didn't you come to see him?"

Li Bo smiled and said, "I've been busy lately and haven't had time."

"So... Zhihuai's matter has been resolved?"

"Um."

"Next time Mr. Bo needs anything, you can just call me directly. There's no need to make a special trip to Northern Europe; it's quite cold here."

Li Bo nodded: "Thank you, Mr. Dejin."

The two chatted about other things for a while. After ordering the original liquor, Shu Lang watched the workers finish moving it, walked over to Li Bo, and gestured with his eyes that they could leave.

Li Bo looked at Dejin: "Mr. Dejin, according to the customs of our hometown, the New Year is just two days away. Yan Shao will probably have to ask for leave to go back for two days. His maternal grandfather is getting old and he is the only junior member of the family. He didn't go home for the past two years, and the old man is unhappy. It would be really unreasonable not to fulfill his filial duty."

"Okay, I understand! There's a saying... Filial piety is the most important of all virtues! I know a little about your culture." Dejin laughed heartily.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Dejin. If you have time to come to the capital, I will definitely treat you well!" Li Bochong said politely to Dejin, then turned around and got into the car with Shu Lang.

In the distance, Zhou Yanshao, holding his snowboard, frowned as he watched Li Bo and Shu Lang leave, his face full of anger.

……

With the wine cellar matter settled, Li Bo bought a ticket and returned to the capital alive before the Lunar New Year—this was unexpected.

The day after returning to the capital, Li Bo went to work in Zhihuai and convened the last shareholders' meeting of the year. Although it was called a shareholders' meeting, it was actually a way to settle scores after the fact. Those who had not voted for him at the previous shareholders' meeting were more or less suppressed and made things difficult for him.

Li Bo's words weren't too harsh. After all, even when beating a dog, one has to consider its owner. This "owner," Zhou Qian, was still here, so he had to give him some face.

As the meeting adjourned, Li Bo said with a smile, "Director Zhou, it must have been tough for you to come to the meeting in the dead of winter with crutches. I will always remember your hard work in supporting me."

Li Bo's sarcastic remarks were a dig at Zhou Qian's actions in Northern Europe.

Zhou Qian sneered, "It's nothing, no need to be polite."

The two were locked in a tense standoff, their swords drawn, and the atmosphere around them froze.

Finally, Uncle Zeng smiled and poured tea for the two of them, breaking the deadlock, but Zhou Qian still left angrily.

It's embarrassing to lose face if you can't beat a junior.

The damage to some of the original wine from the Northern Europe region resulted in a significant loss. Zhou Qian's willingness to sacrifice family interests to lure Li Bo to Northern Europe is unbecoming of his status, and this action inevitably caused some resentment among other members of the Zhou family.

Li Bo reduced Zhou Qian's prestige drastically in just two months.

There is no knife in the world more suitable for Li Bo than Li Bo's.

……

Lunar New Year's Eve, evening.

Zhou Yanshao landed in the capital and went straight to the Wan Mansion. Because of the Wan Tongzhi equity issue, Old Master Wan was very angry and had been angry for a long time. Anyone who appeared in front of him would be scolded.

But he still let his only grandson have the reunion dinner.

At the dinner table, Old Master Wan noticed that Zhou Yanshao had lost weight, and his anger vanished.

He was heartbroken and kept piling food onto Zhou Yanshao's plate: "Don't worry, it's all meat from the farm, there won't be any problems. Eat more, you've lost weight! Is the canteen at the base not good enough? If not, talk to your grandfather, he can get someone..."

Zhou Yanshao interrupted, "It's alright, no need to trouble yourself."

Wan Gong didn't continue speaking. After the New Year's Eve dinner, he had Zhou Yanshao come to his study and mentioned Li Bo.

Zhou Yanshao frowned: "We broke up."

Wan Gong: "Have you given up? Have you seen things clearly?"

Zhou Yanshao gave a lazy "hmm," and said, "I'm sleepy, I'm going back to Xizi Bay."

"You little brat! Don't be so stubborn!"

Zhou Yanshao left only a dashing silhouette, raised his hand and waved: "Grandpa, Happy New Year."

Zhou Yanshao returned to Xizi Bay.

This was something Li Bo hadn't anticipated. Li Bo thought that Zhou Yanshao would stay at the Wan Mansion after returning to the capital, at least—on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Instead of going back to Xizi Bay...

Li Bo stood at the entrance of Xizi Bay, facing the wind, wearing a baseball cap and a mask, one hand in his pocket, when a black Mercedes-Benz G-Class suddenly braked and stopped in front of him.

Li Bo exchanged a glance with the person in the driver's seat. Their eyes met, and Li Bo froze, realizing it was too late to escape the scene.

He could only hope that Zhou Yanshao wouldn't recognize him.