The blind boss's nanny

Such discussions reached their peak after Qin Xiu was born.

Whispers of "not like his father" and "like that southerner" pierced Qin Jianguo's heart like poisonous thorns.

He began to drink heavily, and the alcohol amplified his inner inferiority and suspicion. When drunk, the mask of that honest man was completely torn off, and fists and foul language rained down on his innocent wife and children.

His beautiful wife became a symbol of his shame, while the precocious and sensitive Qin Xiu became living evidence of his "bastard child."

For Qin Xiu, escaping that home was a desire etched into his bones since childhood. So when his mother told him to "go far away," even though his heart was breaking, seeing his mother's trembling shoulders as she turned away, and hearing his younger brother Qin Xin crying and chasing after him for a full kilometer until his voice was hoarse from calling "brother," he still gritted his teeth and left without looking back.

Later, through his intelligence and ruthlessness, he finally gained a foothold in the big city and acquired status and wealth.

But in the dead of night, the deepest pain and guilt in his heart always came from his hometown... He could never make amends to his deceased mother; and he felt responsible for his younger brother, Qin Xin.

Qin Xiu had complex feelings towards Qin Xin. Qin Xin was one of the few sources of warmth he experienced at home.

Every time Qin Jianguo's belt or fist was about to fall, young Qin Xin would rush forward without hesitation, using his smaller body to shield his older brother.

Qin Xiu's biggest regret in life was that he failed to take his younger brother with him when he fled in panic.

After his mother drowned herself, Qin Jianguo became completely consumed by alcohol. With nothing to his name, no one to discipline him, and constant hunger, Qin Xin quickly learned to steal, rob, and cheat to fill his stomach.

The little boy who used to protect his older brother gradually developed a fierce and numb look in his eyes, becoming a delinquent disliked by everyone on the streets.

Qin Xiu did try to help him. He used his connections and money time and time again to "get" Qin Xin out of the juvenile detention center, arrange jobs for him, rent houses for him, and patiently persuade him.

However, the distorted upbringing and established way of life meant that every time Qin Xin was pulled out of the mire, he would soon slip back into the abyss due to various reasons.

Between the brothers, the distance is no longer just of time and space, but of two completely different worlds, and they cannot understand each other.

Especially when Qin Xin accidentally discovered that his brother Qin Xiu's client was actually Lu Xing's son, Lu Tingzhao, his years of pent-up resentment suddenly erupted.

"It's his dad! That bastard Lu Xing killed Mom! He ruined our family!"

Qin Xin's eyes were bloodshot as he grabbed Qin Xiu's collar and roared.

"You actually went to work for his son?! Bro, tell me, are you... are you really that Lu's son?! Is that why you went to lick their shoes?!"

Qin Xiu immediately denied it:

"No! Xiaoxin, calm down, I have no blood relation to the Lu family! I work to..."

"For what? For money? For power?"

Qin Xin couldn't listen to any explanations. All he saw was his brother's 24-hour schedule on his phone, and all he heard was the gentle tone in his brother's voice when he answered Lu Tingzhao's or Lu Tingxi's calls.

"Being an assistant means being called to the company in the middle of the night to work overtime? It means being like a nanny, remembering what his sister likes to eat, and personally buying and cooking it? Brother! You used to do these things for me!"

In Qin Xin's mind, his older brother Qin Xiu not only "recognized the enemy as his father," but also devoted all the warmth and care he had for his own brother to the children of his enemy.

Old grudges and new jealousy intertwined, pushing his already extreme mind to the brink of madness.

Fueled by multiple layers of hatred, Qin Xin bribed a fellow inmate who was suffering from AIDS.

Taking advantage of Qin Xiu's inattention, he secretly saw Lu Tingzhao's itinerary for that period from the folder in his brother's study.

So, at that seemingly ordinary intersection, a meticulously planned "accident" occurred.

After the incident, Qin Xin saw the news that Lu Tingzhao was seriously injured and unconscious. Before he could even savor the joy of revenge, he was horrified to learn that his brother, Qin Xiu, was also in that car and had been seriously injured while protecting Lu Tingzhao.

He rushed to the hospital in a state of collapse and confronted them:

"Why did you save him?! Why didn't you risk your life to save him?! Is Lu Tingzhao that important to you?! Brother! I'm your younger brother! If something happens to you, what will I do alone in this world?!"

Only now did Qin Xiu fully recover from the shock and excruciating pain. Looking at his younger brother, whose face was contorted with rage yet filled with fear and helplessness, he felt a wave of lingering dread.

He never expected that Qin Xin would be so audacious as to actually have the intention to kill someone, and that his target would be Lu Tingzhao!

In order to silence his terminally ill fellow inmate, Qin Xiu had no choice but to wire a huge sum of money to his family, buying out their eternal "silence."

Then, he did something that Qin Xin never expected.

He personally collected evidence and, on charges of "stealing confidential documents from the group and attempting to cause commercial damage," personally called the police and sent Qin Xin back to the detention center.

Through the iron bars, Qin Xin looked at his brother's cold face, and the last glimmer of light in his eyes went out.

He felt that his brother had completely betrayed their mother, and also betrayed him.

Qin Xiu's heart was also bleeding. He realized:

He and his younger brother had been separated for so long that Qin Xin's heart had been eroded beyond recognition by hatred and the distorted environment, and so long that he had failed to discover the dangerous seed in his brother's heart sooner.

He couldn't let Qin Xin continue like this; it would only drag them both into an abyss of no return. Temporarily "locking him up" was the only way Qin Xiu could think of at the time to forcibly stop his mad behavior.

Although this method is clumsy and painful, it may give him a chance to think calmly.

Especially after he himself had fallen hopelessly in love with Lu Tingxi.

This love made his feelings for the Lu family more complicated, and also made him more fearful of Qin Xin's behavior.

He couldn't imagine how Lu Tingxi would cope if Qin Xin's plan succeeded, if Lu Tingzhao really died, and what he himself would do...

How will she face Lu Tingxi, and how will she face her own heart that has already been captivated?

Lu Tingzhao awoke from his coma, only to find the world plunged into darkness. Upon learning the outcome, Qin Xiu stood outside the ward, his body ice-cold, barely able to stand.