The blind boss's nanny

As soon as she entered, Lu Xingqi was in a hurry to go towards the glass room, but her mother grabbed her wrist.

Where are you going?

Ye Qiyun's gaze was sharp and piercing.

Lu Xingqi's eyes flickered:

"I'll go check if Second Sister has arrived yet..."

"Don't try to fool me."

Ye Qiyun sneered.

"Last time you said you were going on a study tour, but actually you were accompanying that Ah Zhe abroad for treatment. Your older brother spoils you, but I won't."

Her fingertips tightened, her voice low but each word clear:

"Remember your place. A young lady from the Lu family shouldn't get too close to that kind of unknown laborer."

Lu Xingqi's eyes reddened with anxiety, and she was about to argue when Lu Xingyuan, who was standing to the side, clicked his tongue impatiently, put his hands in his pockets, and walked towards the main house on his own.

The boy's bright orange jacket danced in the twilight like a restless flame.

Feeling bored, Lu Xingyuan wandered around the main house.

Qin Xiu was called to the study by his eldest brother, while only his second sister, Lu Tingxi, was checking reports in the living room.

The siblings chatted casually for a few minutes, but he found it boring and wandered off to the backyard.

The courtyard was exceptionally quiet in the twilight. He saw a girl in the distance, squatting by the garden pond, giving the golden retriever a bath.

The afterglow of the setting sun outlined her delicate profile, and her simple ponytail hung down her neck, swaying gently as she groomed the dog.

What attracted him most was the girl's tranquil temperament.

She was gently combing the dog's fur, her voice soft:

"Our Yuanbao was so brave today, he brought the chairman back safely..."

The roads were not clean after the rain, and Yuanbao was covered in mud.

The muddy bathwater stained the edge of the pool, but she didn't care at all, patiently combing through the knotted down with her fingers.

As Lu Xingyuan watched her figure bathed in the golden light of the setting sun, he suddenly felt an urge to break the tranquility.

He deliberately strode heavily and began to speak in what he thought was his most charming voice:

"Miss, can we get to know each other?"

Lin Xiaoman looked up at the person who had come... a young man wearing a flashy orange jacket, with an air of pampered arrogance in his eyes.

He looks to be about the same age as Ah Zhe.

She calmly picked up the comb from the water and continued grooming Yuanbao's fur:

"Little friend, are you lost? The main house is over there."

Lu Xingyuan was speechless at the term "little kid," and deliberately took two steps closer:

"My sister is so fierce! It's just making friends."

"I don't make friends with people who can't even introduce themselves."

She didn't even look up.

"Lu Xingyuan."

He proudly announced his name, waiting to see the other person's surprised expression.

To everyone's surprise, Lin Xiaoman simply gave a faint "Oh":

"Never heard of it."

Enraged, the boy strode over and, without warning, bent down to touch her cheek.

Lin Xiaoman nimbly dodged to the side, but because the ground was slippery, she fell to the ground.

Yuanbao immediately let out a threatening growl and stood in front of her.

Looking at her disheveled appearance, Lu Xingyuan couldn't help but laugh out loud:

"What's wrong?"

He extended his hand in a gentlemanly manner.

"Miss, do you want me to help you up?"

Lin Xiaoman ignored the hand, stood up nimbly, and continued rinsing Yuanbao with foam.

After being repeatedly humiliated, the boy became enraged.

"Hey! Do you know who I am?"

"have no idea,"

Her tone was flat.

"I don't want to know."

Aunt Mei once said that in this manor, she only needed to be responsible to Lu Tingzhao.

Lu Xingyuan, however, was intrigued by her unyielding attitude.

He carefully examined the unfamiliar face...it was neither a servant's uniform nor a guest.

Could it be Lu Tingzhou's volatile female companion? Or Qin Xiu's expressionless girlfriend?

He wanted to get involved in either one.

Because he disliked both of them.

"Miss,"

He leaned close to her ear, his voice deliberately suggestive.

"Shall I take you for a drive tonight? I'm younger than them, and I know more about romance..."

Lin Xiaoman stepped aside to avoid his approach and continued to focus on grooming Yuanbao's fur:

"Not interested."

This attitude of completely disregarding him only made Lu Xingyuan even more eager to get closer to him.

He was seized by a playful impulse, grabbed the water pipe on the ground, and the water sprayed unexpectedly towards Lin Xiaoman.

"Not interested?"

He chuckled as he adjusted the angle of the water pipe.

"Then I'll make sure you're interested!"

The icy water jet instantly soaked through Lin Xiaoman's clothes. She screamed and instinctively protected Yuanbao as she backed away, but was forced to stumble and fall by the current.

The soaked fabric clung tightly to her body, outlining her slender waistline.

"Woof!"

Yuanbao barked wildly and lunged at the water pipe, but the water flow made it impossible for him to open his eyes.

"How is it?"

Lu Xingyuan approached smugly.

"Are you willing to speak properly now?"

Just as Lin Xiaoman was about to unleash a torrent of profanity, she saw Aunt Mei and that elegant, beautiful woman push open the door leading to the backyard.

"Xingyuan, what's going on?"

Ye Qiyun's gaze swept over the water pipe in her son's hand.

Lu Xingyuan shrugged nonchalantly:

"Just kidding."

Aunt Mei looked at Lin Xiaoman, who was soaking wet, and immediately understood.

She knew all too well the young master's bad deeds; many servants in the manor had been tricked by him.

"Lin Xiaoman,"

Aunt Mei frowned and said,

"This is none of your business. Go back to your room and change your clothes."

Lin Xiaoman felt as if she had been granted a pardon and was about to turn around when Ye Qiyun spoke calmly:

"Sister Mei, the foie gras isn't very fresh tonight. Could you please go to the kitchen and check on it to get a replacement?"

Aunt Mei glanced at Lin Xiaoman with concern, but ultimately left in response.

Now, Lin Xiaoman is left to face this difficult mother and son alone.

"Did she provoke you first?"

Ye Qiyun's question was quite meaningful.

Lin Xiaoman couldn't help but sigh inwardly... This mother clearly didn't understand her son's character.

"I was the one who approached her to play first."

Lu Xingyuan readily admitted it, shaking the water pipe in his hand.

"Mom, you even have to meddle in this?"

Ye Qiyun's face was as cold as frost:

"You go in first."

The boy shrugged indifferently, lowering his voice as he passed Lin Xiaoman:

"Go change your clothes quickly, don't catch a cold."

After saying that, he even made a face at his mother.

"Get inside."

Ye Qiyun said coldly.

Only after her son's figure disappeared did she slowly turn to Lin Xiaoman.

"Listen, I don't care what your relationship with Tingzhao is,"

She looked Lin Xiaoman up and down; her slender figure was even more striking after she was soaked.

"But you better stay far away from Xing. He's only eighteen, innocent and naive. Don't use your methods on him."

Lin Xiaoman could hardly believe her ears.

Does this lady have some misunderstanding about "simple-mindedness"?

Given Lu Xingyuan's spoiled and dissolute behavior, who exactly led whom astray?

"Mrs. Lu,"

She tried her best to remain polite.

"I think you've misunderstood..."

"That's enough."

Ye Qiyun raised her hand to interrupt.

"You'll stay in the yard tonight and reflect on your actions. Don't come inside without my permission."

After saying that, she turned and left, her high heels clicking crisply on the stone pavement.