The blind boss's nanny

Ye Qiyun suddenly raised her head, her face still streaked with tears, but her eyes were filled with shock and disappointment.

How could she... how could she have given birth to such a cold-hearted son?!

Even though she was forced to marry Lu Xing, whom she did not love, and even though her married life was full of humiliation, Ye Qiyun often felt fortunate in her heart that at least she still had Lu Tingzhao, her smart and outstanding son.

He was her pride, the guarantee of her future stable life, and the only support she could hold onto in this twisted life in the Lu family.

But at this moment, what truly made her feel bone-chilling cold and despair was this very son.

"Ting Zhao..."

Her voice trembled, filled with hurt and accusation.

"How could you treat your mother like this?! Is that little nanny all you care about?! Have you ever thought about how your mother feels? If your mother hadn't humbled herself and begged your uncle to use his connections to vote for you at the board meeting, you, a mere young man who's barely an adult, would have been completely devoured by those ruthless old foxes on the board!"

Lu Tingzhao listened to her sobs without showing any emotion. He slowly walked up to Ye Qiyun and stopped.

The oppressive feeling of being above him made Ye Qiyun, who was sitting on the ground, involuntarily shrink back. For a fleeting moment, Ye Qiyun almost had a hallucination...

Can her son see now? At this moment, it seems he is piercing through the darkness, looking straight into the most selfish and despicable corner of her heart.

The next second, Lu Tingzhao, in an icy tone, threw out a series of even sharper questions:

"so,"

His voice wasn't loud, but every word was clear, striking the silent air.

"Is this your justification for mistreating Tingzhou and neglecting Tingxi all these years?"

He never even thought of mentioning himself. In his mind, he was the eldest son, the heir, and it was only natural for him to bear all the responsibilities.

"Do you know that Tingzhou lives like a soulless walking corpse every day? Isn't your contribution partly to his gloom and his aloofness?"

"Tingxi is a girl. During her adolescence, with her growing pains, have you fulfilled even a single day of your duties as a mother? Have you given her the care and guidance she deserves?"

"Just because you hate our father, hate that forced marriage, so... you're going to take your resentment towards Lu Xing out on his child, making us suffer in the 'cold palace' with you?"

Ye Qiyun felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing this. Lu Tingzhao leaned slightly forward, uttering each word clearly:

"You keep saying you'll help me fight for my rights and stabilize the Lu family... then Mother, please tell me..."

Lu Tingzhao's voice suddenly turned cold, carrying a cruel calm:

"How much of this is truly for my son's sake?"

"And how much of it... is to preserve your own honor and comfortable life?"

"..."

A series of soul-searching questions directly ripped away Ye Qiyun's self-justifying shell, exposing her selfishness and indifference that she was unwilling to face to the light of day.

Ye Qiyun's mouth was agape, her face drained of all color, she forgot to shed tears, her whole body trembled uncontrollably, and her eyes revealed the terror and embarrassment of being exposed.

She felt short of breath and suddenly couldn't say a word.

Lu Tingzhao straightened up again. He had little patience left, and the last trace of emotion on his face vanished. He repeated himself, his tone even more somber than before:

"I'm asking you, where did she get off the bus?"

Just then, Ye Qiyun suddenly laughed softly, her laughter hoarse, filled with madness and sorrow.

"It seems... my son, deep down, still wants to learn from your father..."

Her eyes were unfocused, as if she could see through the young and aloof Lu Tingzhao in front of her the same powerful and ruthless Lu Xing from back then.

"You want to bring her back, don't you? Lock her in this golden cage, so she can't go anywhere, can only depend on you, watch over you, and then..."

As she spoke, Ye Qiyun's voice suddenly turned sharp.

"Then make her bear you one, two, three children! Use blood ties and so-called responsibility to completely bind her to your side, just like your father did to me!"

Ye Qiyun's eyes appeared calm, but deep within them surged years of hatred and bone-chilling coldness. When that gaze swept over Lu Tingzhao, he felt a chill for no apparent reason.

"and then?"

Ye Qiyun leaned forward, each word sounding like a curse.

"And then, you'll end up like your father!"

You will never! You will never get her true love!

"Your child will never have a mother whose heart is filled with sunshine and happiness!"

"What you'll get is just another me! A prisoner who appears compliant but is filled with resentment and a desire to escape! A failed mother who unconsciously projects her distorted emotions onto the next generation!"

"Lu Tingzhao, is this the kind of 'family' you want?!"

boom--

Ye Qiyun's last few roars exploded in Lu Tingzhao's mind like a thunderclap!

He was completely stunned.

Compared to the mother's accusations against the father and the dark past she revealed, it was more about the mother's accusations against the father and the dark past she exposed.

The line "You will never get her true love," and the future scenario it depicted, sent chills down Lu Tingzhao's spine and filled him with dread.

He had never considered this question before.

He thought that now that his eyesight had recovered, as long as he loved Lin Xiaoman, as long as he could protect her from the wind and rain, give her the best of everything, and remove all obstacles, they could naturally be together and live happily ever after.

He had already sketched out a plan in his mind: once the internal and external troubles were completely resolved, he would confess everything to her, give her a grand wedding, and make her Mrs. Lu rightfully. She would stay by his side, and they would have their own children…

Everything seemed perfectly natural.

But Ye Qiyun's words shattered his self-evident illusion.

If... he uses coercion, confinement, and deprivation of freedom to keep her by his side, no matter how "justified" the reason, what would Lin Xiaoman think?

Will she, as her mother described, appear compliant on the surface but harbor resentment and bitterness in her heart?

What kind of distorted family atmosphere will their children grow up in?

What he wanted was Lin Xiaoman's wholehearted embrace, full of smiles and love, not an empty shell bound by responsibility and fear.

The family he wanted was warm and bright, not another Lu family clone filled with secrets, resentment, and emotional deprivation!

Lu Tingzhao felt an unprecedented shock, even... fear.

A long, deathly silence fell over the study.