The blind boss's nanny

A low, hoarse, and barely audible narration came through the surround sound system:

"...He heard the rhythmic sound of marbles coming from the attic, and he asked tremblingly, 'Who's there?' A hollow female voice rang in his ear: 'You...turn around and look at me...'"

Lu Tingzhao's back stiffened instantly.

This "Midnight Ghost Story Show" has been running for several days, and the stories are getting scarier every day.

With a dark expression, he reached for his phone and dialed Qin Xiu's number directly.

The phone rang for a long time before being answered. Suppressing the palpitations in his heart, a mixture of anger and agitation stirred by the plot, he said coldly:

"Please tell her to stop when she's had enough."

On the other end of the phone, Qin Xiu carefully moved Lu Tingxi's arm away from his chest, tiptoed off the bed, his mind still foggy:

"Chairman, you just said...who should I tell?"

"Lin Xiaoman".

Lu Tingzhao's voice sounded particularly cold in the quiet night.

Qin Xiu's sleepiness vanished almost instantly:

"Did she...do anything to harass you?"

He simply couldn't imagine what methods Lin Xiaoman could use to harass the chairman from a distance.

"Yes."

Lu Tingzhao had no desire to describe the embarrassing situation he had almost made turn around because of the phrase "look back at me," so he hung up the phone immediately.

Qin Xiu returned to bed, and Lu Tingxi, still half-asleep, turned over:

"My older brother?"

"Um."

Qin Xiu nodded, pulled her into his arms, and kissed her forehead.

"It's okay, go to sleep."

But in his heart, he was thinking that the chairman didn't sound angry, but rather... a little aggrieved?

The next morning, Lin Xiaoman received a call from Qin Xiu.

"Did I harass him?"

She chuckled softly.

"Yes, I might have harassed him with my thoughts and brainwaves!"

Lin Xiaoman hung up the phone immediately.

That same night, the same scene played out again.

When the narrator said eerily, "He felt something gently blowing on the back of his neck...", Lu Tingzhao suddenly sat up in bed and felt a cool breeze brush against the back of his neck.

He couldn't take it anymore, and his first thought was to smash up the entire smart home system and replace it.

But this violent thought only lasted a few minutes.

He took a deep breath and dialed Qin Xiu's number again.

Late at night, in Qin Xiu's apartment in the city center.

The warm yellow bedside lamp outlined their tender figures.

Lu Tingxi pinned him down, her fingers deftly unbuttoning his pajamas, strands of hair falling onto his neck, carrying a languid fragrance.

Qin Xiu's breathing became slightly erratic, and his usual meticulous elite image vanished, replaced by indulgence and pampering in his eyes.

Just as the atmosphere was getting heated, the shrill ringtone of a cell phone went off like an alarm.

Qin Xiu stiffened, instinctively reaching for his phone, but Lu Tingxi grunted in dissatisfaction, pressing his hand down, her lips brushing against his collarbone, and mumbled:

"Never mind it..."

"It's... the chairman's personal ringtone..."

Qin Xiu's voice was tinged with restrained panting.

Lu Tingxi paused, rolled her eyes, and rolled over to lie down on her side, covering her head with a pillow.

"My older brother better have something extremely urgent to do!"

Qin Xiu took a deep breath, trying to calm his agitated body, and answered the phone, keeping his voice as steady as possible:

"Chairman?"

On the other end of the phone, Lu Tingzhao's voice, cold and hard yet tinged with suppressed irritation, came through:

"You didn't do what I asked you to do?"

This abrupt and unrelated question, coupled with Qin Xiu's current awkward situation, made him feel powerless instantly, and a certain passion that had just been ignited began to cool down rapidly.

He almost "wilted" on the spot.

Qin Xiu, steeling himself, asked:

"You mean...?"

"Lin Xiaoman!"

Lu Tingzhao practically gritted his teeth as he uttered the name.

"Her harassment and retaliation against me are still ongoing!"

Hiding under the pillow, Lu Tingxi heard intermittently. Although he couldn't hear clearly, the name "Lin Xiaoman" and his older brother's obviously out-of-control tone made Lu Tingxi prick up his ears instantly.

She had never seen her older brother look embarrassed in all her life.

More precisely, no woman could evoke such a strong emotional response from his elder brother.

This is absolutely unprecedented!

Qin Xiu is still struggling to cope:

"Chairman, I will try to contact Ms. Lin again..."

The call was disconnected, leaving only a busy tone.

Qin Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, but then looked at Lu Tingxi with unease:

"The chairman seems...particularly angry this time."

She abruptly threw back the pillow and saw Qin Xiu's expression of unspeakable suffering. She couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter:

"Qin Xiu, you...you better help my brother solve this problem quickly! Hahahaha!"

Qin Xiu put down his phone, feeling like crying. He felt like an old lady from the neighborhood committee dealing with a fight between elementary school kids.

"The chairman insisted that Miss Lin was harassing him in retaliation."

He rubbed his aching temples, his voice filled with helplessness.

"Miss Kelin... doesn't even have his personal contact information..."

Not to mention causing trouble. Lu Tingzhao's manor has such a tight security system that even a stray cat can't sneak in, let alone a grown man.

At first, when Qin Xiu reluctantly contacted Lin Xiaoman, she was able to maintain basic politeness and calmly deny it.

After being harassed by the same fabricated charge for several nights in a row, Lin Xiaoman's voice on the other end of the phone became noticeably impatient.

Just yesterday, she even directly asked in return:

"Assistant Qin, do you think I'm just bored out of my mind, or do I have the ability to be in two places at once? Please tell Mr. Lu that if he has paranoia, he should get treatment!"

Qin Xiu felt like he was caught in the middle, caught between a rock and a hard place.

On one side is her imposing boss; on the other is her former nanny who feels she is being unfairly targeted.

He slumped onto the sofa and let out a long sigh.

Seeing his unusually disheveled appearance, Lu Tingxi laughed even harder, leaned over and poked his cheek:

"Oh dear, even our Assistant Qin has met his match!"

When Lu Tingxi finally finished laughing, she moved closer to Qin Xiu, her face beaming with the excitement of discovering a new world.

"Qin Xiu,"

She nudged his arm.

"You just gave Lin Xiaoman's contact information to my older brother."

Qin Xiu was taken aback:

"This is against the rules. And the chairman didn't request it..."

"Are you stupid?!"

Lu Tingxi gave him a reproachful look.

"Given my brother's temper, would he really lower himself to ask you for his contact information? The fact that he's doing this for you in the middle of the night clearly shows that he can't handle it himself and is too proud to ask someone else for help."

The more she spoke, the more convinced she became of her judgment, her eyes gleaming:

"He definitely hasn't let go of Lin Xiaoman! We have to give them a push. Otherwise, you'll be the one suffering later. Do you want to be getting these kinds of complaint calls every night?"

Thinking of the embarrassing situation he had just faced, where the arrow was about to be released but was abruptly interrupted, Qin Xiu fell silent.