The blind boss's nanny

In an instant, the joyful atmosphere in the courtyard vanished.

Ah Zhe was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he curled up, his lips trembling so hard he couldn't make a sound.

Leng Feng leaped down from the treehouse and, before everyone could recover from their shock, steadily supported Lu Tingzhao.

"Chairman, are you injured anywhere?"

Lu Tingzhao used the leverage to steady himself, and used his knuckles to exert force:

"I'm fine."

Leng Feng's sharp gaze swept over the wooden flower stand by the door, his voice icy:

Who put this here?

He knelt on one knee to check the location of the flower stand.

"To people with normal vision, this is just a decoration, but to the chairman, it is a deadly danger."

Ah Zhe was so frightened by this fierce aura that he trembled all over, his nails digging deeply into his palms.

"It's me."

Lin Xiaoman stepped forward, her voice clear but trembling slightly.

"I just moved the flower stand to let it sunbathe and forgot to put it back in its place."

Ah Zhe stared wide-eyed in disbelief... It was clearly him who moved the flower stand to make room for Yuanbao to play.

Lin Xiaoman carefully wiped the fallen white cane clean and handed it to Lu Tingzhao with both hands.

She lowered her head, her eyelashes casting shadows on her cheeks.

"Chairman, I'm sorry. I will accept whatever punishment you deem appropriate."

At this moment, countless possibilities flashed through her mind... withholding wages, being fired, or even facing legal consequences.

Leng Feng's sharp expression made her realize that this mistake was far more serious than she had imagined.

For Lin Xiaoman, this is the biggest crisis she has ever faced in her career.

She was just a nanny, unaware of the cutthroat world of business, only knowing how to take good care of her employer.

But just now, she had watched helplessly as Lu Tingzhao fell down in front of her, and Lin Xiaoman was filled with guilt.

Those corners she used to check repeatedly, those reminders she always had to nag a bit more, now felt like knives stabbing into her conscience.

She stared intently at the ground, unable to bear looking at the expressions of the two people in front of her.

Leng Feng looked at Lin Xiaoman's nervous expression and hesitated to speak.

He silently looked away and sighed inwardly.

Lu Tingzhao completely ignored Lin Xiaoman's apology, turned his ear towards the courtyard, and softly called out:

"Gold ingot."

The golden retriever, which had been lying on the ground, immediately stood up, its ears perked up alertly, and its muscles tensed.

The man bent down and ruffled its fluffy head, then nodded to Leng Feng:

"Let's talk in the study."

This was the first time Leng Feng had stepped into this study since joining the company.

Both men exuded a powerful aura; one was sitting, and the other was standing.

One is the composure and ease with which those in power operate.

One is the ruthless and chilling experience of facing life and death.

"Want a smoke?"

Lu Tingzhao took one out of the cigar box.

Leng Feng stepped forward and took it with both hands:

"Thank you, Chairman."

A sandalwood cigar twirled between his fingers as Lu Tingzhao leaned back in his leather seat, his other hand toying with the lid of a celadon cup.

"Leng Feng, do you think... there's anyone suspicious in this house?"

Lu Tingzhao spoke more slowly than usual, with the prudence characteristic of someone in a superior position.

Leng Feng's expression shifted slightly.

He had been here for almost a month, and Lu Tingzhao had almost never summoned him alone.

Compared to the battlefield amidst gunfire, this job only requires recording personnel coming and going and patrolling every day, it's practically like a vacation.

No abnormalities have been found so far.

The answer was exactly what I expected.

Lu Tingzhao put down the cup lid.

"Keep an eye on things. Especially... people on my mother's side."

"clear."

Leng Feng responded but did not leave.

He stood straight in place, his gaze fixed on the wood grain of the desk.

"Is there anything else?"

Lu Tingzhao tilted his head slightly.

Leng Feng was silent for a moment, then lowered his voice:

"I was in the treehouse all afternoon. Lin Xiaoman... didn't go near the flower stand."

He paused for a moment, noticing that Lu Tingzhao's stroking of the cigar paused slightly.

Lu Tingzhao slowly leaned back in his chair, and after a long while, he spoke:

"I see."

Leng Feng nodded slightly and quietly left the study.

In the courtyard at dusk, Lin Xiaoman squatted in front of Yuanbao's doghouse and added three large bones with meat to the food bowl.

Watching the golden retriever wag its tail happily, she gently combed its thick fur, her voice slightly trembling:

"Yuanbao, the chairman hasn't said how he's going to punish me yet..."

"If he kicks me out again, then no one will groom you anymore."

"You did very well today, and you did not let your sister down."

She buried her face in the warm, soft fur and whispered:

"If your sister is no longer here, you must protect the chairman just like you did today."

"..."

That night, when Lin Xiaoman was helping Lu Tingzhao put on his pajamas before bed, her fingers were trembling.

As he fastened the third button, a deep voice came from above:

Why are you shaking?

She then realized her lapse in composure and forced a smile.

"No, haha..."

She had just applied medicine to him.

There was a noticeable bruise on the man's elbow.

Even with the gold ingot as a cushion, the fall still left marks.

After fastening the last button, she finally couldn't help but look up:

"Chairman, just give me a quick death."

"Am I going to be fired...?"

Lu Tingzhao remained silent for a moment, then decided to stop beating around the bush.

Why did you take the blame for Ah Zhe?

Lin Xiaoman looked up abruptly, her eyes filled with astonishment... How did he know?

"You don't need to guess how I knew."

The man's tone was calm.

"Ah Zhe came to see me this afternoon."

He paused, his fingertips tracing the cuff of his sleeve:

"Autistic people don't lie. He said he was a moving flower stand."

In fact, he knew from the beginning that Lin Xiaoman, with her meticulousness, would never make such a basic mistake.

On her first day, Aunt Mei repeatedly emphasized the importance of putting things back in their proper places.

What puzzled him was why this usually thrifty nanny would take on the responsibility for a boy she had only known for a short time.

"I accepted Ms. Xingqi's money and promised to take good care of Azhe."

This sense of responsibility is almost ingrained in Lin Xiaoman's bones.

At Sunshine Home, each able-bodied child is responsible for taking care of two or three disabled peers to prevent them from getting injured or causing trouble.

Now, she has clearly included A Zhe in her sphere of protection.

If you make a promise, you must keep it.

"The situation at that time..."

Her voice trailed off.

"Ah Zhe was trembling in the corner, terrified. If we exposed him on the spot, I'm afraid he'd have an emotional breakdown and do something even more extreme..."

Lu Tingzhao almost laughed out of anger.

This woman has truly taken "opportunism" to the extreme.

She managed to expand her job as a nanny into so many different business lines.

"So, who did you take advantage of to take care of Yuanbao?"

He raised an eyebrow and asked.

Lin Xiaoman quickly waved her hand:

"No, absolutely not! If I had to say... well, it would be that I received a favor from you."

"How so?"