The blind boss's nanny

His world was pitch black, which made his other senses unusually sharp.

He could hear the slight breathing sounds as she spoke, and feel the subtle vibrations in her chest as she spoke... She was nervous, but deliberately masked it with jokes.

Like a little dog trying to fetch a toy to amuse its owner, its tail wags happily, but its eyes hide worry.

The next second, Lu Tingzhao released Lin Xiaoman's hand, raised his arms, and cupped her face.

"Lin Xiaoman".

He called her softly, his voice deep.

"You're laughing so hard, do you think I won't hear you secretly sniffing just now?"

Lin Xiaoman froze.

She did secretly wipe her eyes before entering the room... When Yuanbao's operating light went out, the doctor's words, "You can't be a guide dog anymore," almost made her burst into tears.

"I don't."

She tried to argue her way out of it, but her voice trembled slightly.

Lu Tingzhao sighed, his sigh carrying a sense of helplessness, but also a heavy weight of a resolute decision.

He pressed his forehead against hers, a gesture so intimate that Lin Xiaoman forgot to breathe.

"Lu Tingzhao..."

"I'm thinking,"

He interrupted her, his voice low, as if he were talking to himself.

"If my eyes could see... Yuanbao wouldn't be like this today, and no one would hurt you..."

Lin Xiaoman's heart tightened, and she hurriedly grabbed his collar:

"Don't overthink it! Yuanbao's situation isn't your fault, it's that madman's fault—"

"I'm thinking,"

He continued speaking, as if he hadn't heard her attempts to dissuade him.

"If my eyesight could recover, would I have been able to see him approach Yuanbao before the accident? Would I have been able to... protect you like a normal man?"

He paused.

Lin Xiaoman felt his body tremble slightly... This man, who was always calm and composed, revealed a vulnerable side he had never shown before in the darkness.

She suddenly understood.

He doesn't need jokes or teasing.

What he needs is someone to face the darkness with him and then show him the way to the light.

"Lu Tingzhao".

She dropped all her teasing, her voice gentle yet firm.

"You're willing to accept the new treatment plan, right?"

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He nodded silently.

"Then we'll treat it. If once doesn't work, we'll try twice; if twice doesn't work, we'll try ten times."

She cupped his face in her hands, and even though she knew he couldn't see, she still looked intently in the direction of his eyes.

"Yuanbao can no longer be a guide dog, but it is still alive, it still wags its tail, and it still rubs against your palm."

"And I—"

She took a deep breath.

"I will be your most responsible eyes until your eyes recover. Whether it's Lu Tingshen or any other demons and monsters, I will keep an eye on them for you and not let a single one escape."

Lu Tingzhao's breath hitched for a moment.

"Do you know what you're saying?"

His voice was hoarse.

"I know."

Lin Xiaoman tried to make her voice lighter.

"I'm applying for a permanent position. My salary expectations are very high; I want meals, accommodation, and snacks included, and I also want the boss to give me a smile occasionally as a bonus."

In the darkness, Lu Tingzhao finally chuckled softly.

The laughter was soft at first, then gradually became more real. He reached out and pulled her back into his arms, resting his chin on the top of her head.

"make a deal."

He says,

"But one more thing... there is no option to leave this position."

"That will cost extra."

Lin Xiaoman nestled in his arms, muttering softly.

"My everything."

Lu Tingzhao's deep voice reached her ear.

Is that enough?

Lin Xiaoman didn't answer, but buried her face deeper into his chest and nodded vigorously.

Even if it's just empty promises, she'd accept it at this moment!

At this moment, Lu Tingzhao silently completed the sentence in his mind:

Lu Tingshen... this is just the beginning. He wants to investigate not only this matter, but also the car accident and those unresolved mysteries.

As for the eyes... Lu Tingzhou said that the new neurostimulation therapy has risks, but may bring breakthroughs.

Then he'd be willing to take the gamble.

He was willing to pay any price to see her expression for himself, to see the light in her eyes, instead of just guessing from her voice.

Before that, he would eliminate all potential threats to her safety using other methods.

On the surface, and in secret.

Lin Xiaoman's shoulders finally relaxed completely at this moment.

She never expected that behind Yuanbao's accidental injury, there would be an unexpected gain... Lu Tingzhao was willing to re-treat his eyes.

She had heard this story from Aunt May when she first arrived at the manor.

Shortly after Lu Tingzhao's car accident, the Lu family mobilized almost all of their medical resources. Top neurology experts in the country were invited one by one, and the consultation reports piled up into a thick stack.

The final conclusions were surprisingly consistent: there was a possibility of regaining sight, but the hope was slim... The location of the nerve damage was too delicate, and the repair process was long, painful, and full of uncertainty, like searching for a specific grain of sand in a vast desert.

At first, Lu Tingzhao had tried it.

He endured all those complicated examinations, those stimulation therapies that sent electric shock-like pain directly into his brain, and those agonizing hours of needing to remain absolutely still...

But hope is like sand slipping through your fingers; the tighter you grasp it, the faster it slips away.

After more than two months of treatment with no progress, one late night, after finishing his treatment and sitting alone in the dark, he calmly called off all the treatments.

He was tired of being suspended in the endless darkness by the faint "possibilities," like a traveler chasing a mirage.

He chose to coexist with this darkness and start a new life in a different way.

So later, when Lu Tingzhou occasionally brought new technologies and treatments from abroad, Lu Tingzhao would always reply indifferently, "There's no need."

until today.

Until Yuanbao's screams subsided, until he clearly heard the unusual noise but couldn't immediately "see" where the danger came from, until he realized that this darkness might prevent him from protecting the people he wanted to protect.

Lin Xiaoman felt his arms around her tighten slightly.

She finally understood... This was not a decision made on a whim, but a silent and solemn compromise made by a proud man to fate after weighing all the costs, in order to grasp something more important.

She sniffed, buried her face deeper, and spoke in a muffled voice, yet with a soft resolve:

"Then... can I accompany you during your treatment?"

Lu Tingzhao's chin gently brushed against the top of her head.

"It will be very boring."

His voice remained low.

"I can read you gossip magazines."

She immediately said,

"Or read the recipe aloud until you feel like cooking yourself."

He must have chuckled softly, a slight vibration coming from his chest.

"It could also be very painful."

"Then I'll..."