The blind boss's nanny

Lu Tingzhao's gaze became clear, no longer empty.

He can see now.

This fact slowly crept into Qin Xiu's mind.

He was stunned at first, then struggled to tug at the corners of his mouth. The smile was faint, but his eyes were clear and sincere, as if he had shed all pretense and burdens.

He looked at Lu Tingzhao, his voice hoarse and weak, yet filled with relief:

"Chairman... you can see... that's... wonderful."

Like a traveler who has followed his master through a long period of darkness, who, at the last moment before falling off a cliff, looks up and sees that his master has finally ushered in the dawn, and then expresses a heartfelt sense of relief.

This expression of relief is highly contradictory to the crimes he had previously confessed to.

Lu Tingzhao's pupils contracted slightly. Qin Xiu's reaction at this moment had once again exceeded his expectations.

This only deepened his suspicions. This matter was definitely not that simple.

From then on, Qin Xiu remained silent and refused to utter another word.

On the other side of the world, Lin Xiaoman's phone beeped; it was a message from Aunt Mei's daughter, Xiao Gu.

The two had added each other on social media long ago. Aunt Mei had enthusiastically acted as a matchmaker, hoping that her daughter, who was studying abroad, could provide Lin Xiaoman with some life information when she was about to go abroad.

The two don't usually communicate much; their relationship is limited to liking each other's posts and occasionally commenting on them.

At that moment, Xiao Gu sent a long string of excited voice messages:

"Xiaoman! I'm graduating soon! A few classmates and I are planning a graduation trip to Europe! Our first stop is London! Do you want to come along? We can go to a musical, browse the markets, and even attend the Edinburgh Festival! It'll be so much fun with lots of people!"

Lin Xiaoman looked at the message, a thought suddenly occurring to her. Her journey to find old friends had temporarily come to an end, and the loneliness of traveling alone sometimes crept in. Traveling with Xiaogu and the others seemed like a good idea.

She replied with agreement without much hesitation.

The sun shone brightly on the day Jason left the estate. Jason stood before the vine-covered stone steps, a look of regret on his face.

"Oh, Maggie! This is so sudden! I haven't taken you on a real country hunt yet, nor have I taken you to my favorite hidden bar... and, you promised me spicy crayfish! You said you'd do it!"

He clutched his chest dramatically, his blue eyes filled with accusations of being "betrayed."

Lin Xiaoman was amused by him and went up to give him a friendly hug:

"Thank you, Jason. I'm sorry to have bothered you all this time. Your estate is wonderful, and I'm having a great time."

She stepped back, her eyes crinkling with a smile, and promised:

"Welcome to China this summer! I guarantee you'll get the most authentic and flavorful spicy crayfish, you'll eat your fill!"

Jason finally managed a forced smile and nodded vigorously.

Watching Lin Xiaoman drag her small suitcase towards the waiting taxi, her figure gradually disappearing at the end of the tree-lined avenue, Jaso took out his phone, quickly typed a message, and sent it to his old friend far away in the East:

"Lucas, I have a serious question to ask you. May I ask if I can pursue your nanny?"

After sending the message, he imagined Lu Tingzhao's dark expression when he saw it and couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

Almost immediately, my phone vibrated; a reply had arrived.

A concise and clear word:

【Can. 】

Jason's eyes lit up, and he was about to cheer, "Great job, bro!" before his finger even left the screen when the next message popped up, incredibly fast:

If you want to lose me as a friend, and all your business connections in China.

Jason: "..."

He stared at the cold text on the screen, as if he could see Lu Tingzhao's expressionless face through the screen.

He pursed his lips at the phone and muttered:

"Tsk, what a stingy, possessive Eastern wizard!"

In the end, he reluctantly put away his phone, shrugged in the direction Lin Xiaoman had left, whistled, and turned back to the manor.

Lin Xiaoman and Xiao Gu successfully "met" outside the agreed-upon café in central London.

Just as she expected, the daughter that Aunt Mei mentioned studying abroad was a vibrant and sunny hot girl.

Xiao Gu sports a neat head of short silver hair, has a healthy tan complexion, wears a trendy crop top and ripped jeans, and has a pair of oversized sunglasses perched on her nose, exuding a confident and cool aura.

Xiao Gu took off her sunglasses, revealing a pair of bright eyes with meticulously drawn eyeliner. She looked Lin Xiaoman up and down without any hesitation, a smile playing on her lips, and got straight to the point:

"You're... the girl my mom raved about on the phone?"

She deliberately dragged out her words, mimicking Aunt Meryl Streep's tone, then pouted, revealing an exaggerated "I'm so miserable" expression:

"Hmph, ever since you came into my life, my mom uses you to 'whip' me every few days! She'll say things like, 'Look at Xiaoman, she's so sensible and capable, so resourceful on her own! And look at you, what can I do besides spend money and be nice?'... In her eyes, I'm utterly worthless!"

Lin Xiaoman was taken aback at first, then couldn't help but burst out laughing. She blinked and replied in a tone of sudden realization:

"Oh dear! Now I'm the culprit! So all the praise Aunt Mei gave me was emotionally damaging to you? Well, I have to apologize..."

She cleared her throat with an air of seriousness:

"I'm sorry, I unintentionally raised Aunt Mei's expectations of you. How about this, I'll try to ruin my image in the future, so that Aunt Mei will think, 'Hmm, her own daughter is still the best!' What do you think?"

His vivid expressions and humorous tone instantly dispelled any subtle feelings of comparison that might have existed.

Xiao Gu was so amused by her witty and funny response that she laughed heartily, and her previous feigned "resentment" vanished.

"Hahaha! Okay! It's settled then! Lin Xiaoman, I see now, the 'well-behaved and sensible' template that my mom talked about is completely different! Interesting!"

Being the same age and both quick-witted and fun-loving, the two quickly became acquainted. Xiao Gu affectionately linked arms with Lin Xiaoman:

"Come on! I'll show you the real way young people have fun! I guarantee it'll be unlike anything you've ever experienced before!"