The blind boss's nanny

Lu Tingzhao did not tell anyone about this.

He feared it was all an illusion, that he was letting everyone down.

He chose to tell only Qin Xiu.

The two were in the study, and just as Lu Tingzhao was about to bring up the matter, Ye Qiyun rushed to the manor.

She pushed open the door without saying hello and saw her son talking quietly with Qin Xiu. Her expression changed slightly.

"Assistant Qin,"

She tried to keep her voice steady.

"You go back first. I have something I want to say to my son alone."

Lu Tingzhao looked displeased, but Ye Qiyun's attitude was very firm, and she refused to budge in the slightest.

Qin Xiu looked at Lu Tingzhao, and after receiving a nod from the latter, he politely took his leave.

Ye Qiyun walked quickly to the window, and only after she saw Qin Xiu's car drive away from the manor gate and disappear into the night did the intense anxiety on her face ease slightly, only to be replaced by a deeper unease.

She turned around, walked up to Lu Tingzhao, and spoke with an unprecedented firmness:

"Tingzhao, your mother must accompany you on this trip abroad for treatment. I cannot leave your side for even a moment."

Lu Tingzhao was looking forward to using this opportunity to discuss the matter with her, but upon hearing this, he calmly refused.

"Mom, you can stay in China and rest well. Tingzhou and his medical team are there over there."

"No!"

Ye Qiyun hurriedly interrupted him, her voice unconsciously rising.

"Mom won't let anyone have the chance to hurt you! Anyone!"

Lu Tingzhao frowned, keenly catching the specific implication in her words:

"Who are you referring to?"

Ye Qiyun took a deep breath and finally let out her panic:

"It's Qin Xiu! I'm talking about Qin Xiu!"

Lu Tingzhao gave a very light sneer:

"I know you've always been unhappy about his relationship with Tingxi. But that can't be..."

"It's not just because of that!"

Ye Qiyun became emotional. She stepped forward, grabbed her son's arm, her fingertips trembling slightly.

"It's precisely because I objected that I was even more worried! I... I secretly used every connection I had to investigate him, to investigate him thoroughly! And guess what I found out?!"

She stared into her son's unseen eyes, speaking slowly and deliberately, her voice filled with fear and lingering dread:

"Your car accident back then...was related to Qin Xiu!"

The calm on Lu Tingzhao's face was finally broken by these words. He froze, his body stiffening for a moment.

Reason told him immediately: It's impossible.

If it were Qin Xiu, why would he risk his life to push me away at the critical moment when the car accident happened?

That was almost an instinctive action. If Qin Xiu had intended to harm him, why would he have gone to such lengths? He might even have risked his own life.

But Ye Qiyun's tone was so certain, filled with extreme anxiety and panic, that it didn't seem like she was making it up out of thin air.

"Do you really think... I don't care about you kids at all?"

Ye Qiyun's tears finally rolled down her cheeks, her voice choked with sobs.

"After you told me last time that you agreed to let Tingxi be with him, I was restless day and night! I was afraid that Tingxi had entrusted himself to the wrong person, so I secretly investigated, and... and I found those clues, all pointing to him!"

Lu Tingzhao fell silent. He sat alone in his large office chair, lost in deep thought.

What if... the clues Ye Qiyun found weren't just baseless rumors?

A detail I had never thought about before suddenly popped into my mind... Since he lost his sight, Qin Xiu had been in charge of the investigation into the car accident.

From initially suspecting his uncle Lu Shen to later focusing on Lu Tingshen... one suspect after another was brought up, only to be ruled out by various pieces of evidence or logic.

However, the truth remains elusive, with no progress to date.

Is this long, fruitless investigation itself... the most ingenious cover-up?

If Qin Xiu was leading the investigation, he was fully capable of silently erasing, distorting, or redirecting any clues that might point to him in another direction.

At this moment, the foundation of trust showed its first crack.

In the office, only Ye Qiyun's suppressed sobs and Lu Tingzhao's heavy breathing remained.

The night was as dark as ink, so thick it was impossible to see through.

After Ye Qiyun left, the heavy door to the study was gently closed.

Lu Tingzhao sat alone in the large armchair, without turning on the light. At this moment, the familiar tranquility had taken on a weight, pressing heavily on his senses.

So much has happened these past few days. Leng Feng's betrayal and attempted attack, his mother's sudden accusations... Information and emotions surged like turbulent currents, assaulting his nerves and bringing a rare sense of bewilderment.

He subconsciously raised his hand, his fingertips gently touching his closed eyelids.

Now, his vision is extremely blurry. But when he could see clearly before, was he... also unable to recognize people?

Qin Xiu.

The name came to mind, followed by a series of clear images.

He first met Qin Xiu next to an inconspicuous security booth in the Tianze Group building.

He was only eighteen years old then, and his physique was still somewhat thin for a young boy. Lu Tingzhao inadvertently caught a glimpse of the boy intently reading a crumpled high school textbook during a break between shifts.

After a brief conversation, Lu Tingzhao learned his story:

His mother died early, and his father was an irresponsible alcoholic who neglected him. Unwilling to accept his fate, the boy ran away with his meager savings and found a job that could provide a living, but he never gave up the idea of ​​studying.

Lu Tingzhao began to sponsor him, and Qin Xiu did not disappoint him, gaining admission to a key university with excellent grades.

From then on, during every winter and summer vacation, Qin Xiu would voluntarily come to Lu Tingzhao's side, starting with the most basic errands, document organization, fending off drinks, and driving, without taking a penny, only saying that it was an internship and a way to repay him.

Lu Tingzhao watched him grow step by step. From naive to composed, from cautious to capable of standing on his own.

After graduating from university, Qin Xiu officially became Lu Tingzhao's assistant. His resume was clean, a typical path of a small-town exam-taker achieving success against all odds, every step of which was solid, clear, and impeccable.

Loyalty, diligence, intelligence, humility... Lu Tingzhao used these words generously to describe Qin Xiu.

Even after he lost his sight, he entrusted most of his external affairs and private security to this young man whom he had personally promoted.

Trust is built little by little over a long period of time and through countless details.

Sometimes, all it takes to destroy it is a single doubt.

What did the mother find out? What exactly were those "clues"? Is Qin Xiu... really related to the car accident that changed his fate?

If Qin Xiu has nothing to do with this matter, why have they been investigating for so long and still have no clue?

If he's involved in this... was the scene where he pushed me away back then a ruse, or... was even that push part of a plan?