I changed the money part (it is there now in the last chapter) - Tao will receive his money every other month.

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Tao exited the office and closed the doors quietly.

'Might as well.'

Tao turned and walked back to the living room of Kris' mansion.

'Wait…was that there before?' Tao eyed the small two statues on the floor. 'I'm certain that it wasn't there before…or…' Tao looked behind and scratched the back of his head. 'Did I…or…'

Tao was getting confused now; he couldn't remember if Chanyeol and himself entered from the left or the right.

"Okay, I'm sure it was this way…no, 'cuz that statue wasn't there…or maybe." Tao turned around only to jump when he saw Yitao standing at the end of the hallway.

'Holy!!' Tao placed his hand over his heart. 'That kid!! Jeez…wait a minute! Yitao!!'

"Ah, Yitao right?"

The small boy just stood there, holding onto his alpaca plush.

"Um, do you know where I should go? I'm kinda lost and…Hey wait!!"

Yitao took off running; Tao sprinted to follow Yitao.

'Maybe he is taking me out of this maze!'

Yitao turned at the corners and Tao did his best not to lose him. Once Yitao turn to the right, Tao stopped to catch his breath.

'I swear…track star.' Tao coughed a little and tried to get his breathing back together. 'Crap, I lost him.' He ended up scratching the back of his head. At least he wasn't in that maze of a hallway.

Tao was now in another living room, painted with soft colors unlike the first living room that he entered where it was just all white walls with black accents. He started to walk around, admiring the furniture and the small plants around. The flowers smell divine and it made Tao feel warm inside.

Tao looked up from the flowers to see a painted family portrait.

'Whoa.' His eyes went wide. 'That is so…amazing!!' Tao approached the painting to get a closer look.

It was a portrait of Kris and his late wife, Tai.

"She is so pretty." Tao said to himself. Tai looked so flawless in the painting. Her eyes felt sincere, the her expression was very innocent. "Guess Yitao got all his mother's genes." Tai had black, curly hair that reached down to her waist and her eyes were also panda like. "Maybe Yitao got Kris' height. He looked pretty tall."

He continued to stare at the painting. "Seriously a shame…she was young too." Tao walked away and started to find his way out.

"This house is way too big!! I mean seriously!!" Tao whispered at himself. He continued to walk, until he started to hear people. "Oh! People!!" Tao walked quickly to the source of the voice. He finally reached the source, only to end up in the kitchen. He peaked through and saw another male wearing exactly what Chanyeol was wearing, only to have a golden color instead of a wine red like Chanyeol's. The male was talking to another in white, who was cooking.  Tao slowly approached and coughed to get their attention. Both of them jumped.

"Who are y-you?" The one with rounded cheeks said, holding onto his knife pointing towards him. "I'll call security!!"

"W-wait!! I'm a new worker here!! I-I'm the nanny for Yitao!!"

"What?" The other said. "Nanny? What happened to the other one?"

"Um, she quit." Tao rubbed the back of his neck. "She just did a while ago so yeah. I'm the new nanny for Yitao."

"Oh," Both males looked at each, then back at Tao. "Well,…okay then." The one with round cheeks said. "I'm Xiumin by the way. I'm the chef here." He pointed at the other male beside him. "And this is Chen, one of the chauffeurs for Kris."

Tao nodded at the both of them. "Nice to meet you. I'm Tao by the way."

Xiumin nodded. "Would you like something to eat or?" He walked over to the fridge to get some ingredients.

"I'm fine. Um, actually Kris told me to find you." He said while looking at Chen.

"Me?"

Tao nodded. "Yeah. He wants me to go back to my apartment and get my stuff. I'll be living here from now on. I would ask my friend, er, Chanyeol, but Kris took him."

Chen nodded. "Okay, we can go right now if you want."

"Yes, please, that would be great."

"Okay, hold on." Chen walked behind Xiumin and turned him around.

"Hey! I'm cooking here -- "

Chen placed a quick kiss on Xiumin's lips. "I'll be back my cute baozi!!" Chen walked off laughing, leaving a red Xiumin covering his mouth.

"Chen!! You…you!!" Xiumin huffed and turned to Tao. "I'm s-sorry about that."

Tao chuckled. "That was kinda adorable." He smiled at Xiumin and waved goodbye to him; he followed Chen and they both exited the house. Tao got in Chen's car and they both started to head back to Tao's place.

"So…Tao was it?" Chen quickly glanced at Tao who nodded. "Why a job as a nanny?"

"Well, this job was supposed to be something extra. I just wanted to make more cash because it's for my brothers. They are in the hospital and my father is already elderly and can't pay for it."

"Oh, I'm sorry. I hope it's nothing too serious."

Tao nodded. "Thanks." He coughed. "Um, I do have a question."

"Shoot."

"Ah, is it…kinda strange for a nanny to live in the house of the employer?"

Chen shook his head. "No, not really. The previous nannies lived in his house. Most were live-in nannies, while some were live-out, but majority were live-in since they live quite a ways"

"Oh. I see." Tao turned to look straight at the road. "I just wanted to ask. It just seemed so strange…thank you for telling me."

"No problem. If anymore, just ask me or my baozi anything." Chen started to chuckle. "So, is this your first time being a nanny?"

"Yes, it is."

"Ah, but you know how to cook, clean…basically all the house hold chores?"

Tao shook his head. "No, I don't…but I do clean, since that is kinda necessary if you live alone."

Chen chuckled. "Thats true."

"But, I'll learn how to do those things. It shouldn't be hard."

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Both where now at Tao's place; Tao quickly placed most of his belongs in his luggage and brought things that he absolutely needed. While Chen stored the luggages, Tao talked with the landlord. Of course the landlord was sad that Tao was leaving, but he wished him the best.

"Now, we have to go to my job so I can resign."

Chen started the car. "Okay, lead the way."

Once there, Tao resigned, even though he didn't want to. He was deeply sad to see his boss plead for him not to go.

"I'm sorry, but I have to."

"Oh…all right." She sighed. "I wish you the best though." Tao nodded and bowed at his former boss. He waved goodbye and headed to Chen's car.

"Ready?"

Tao sighed. "Yeah. Let's go."

They both got in the car. "You know," Chen said while buckling himself up. "We should go to like a scrub shop. You don't have any scrubs do you right?" Tao shook his head. "Great! Lets go buy some."

"B-but are scrubs for like nurses and stuff?"

"Same thing. Blah blah blah yeah." Chen said as he waved his hand in the air, making Tao slightly chuckle.

Chen started to drive until they stopped at a little scrub shop.

"I'll help you." Chen got out of his car and jogged his way to Tao. "I think we should get 5 scrubs for you. Wear one twice a day or once depending how much the mess is." They entered and started to look around.

"Oh Tao! Get this one!!" Tao turned around only to chuckle a little. "These panda pattern scrubs are so adorable!! Get this one!!"

"Okay, sure." Tao grabbed the scrubs from Chen's hands.

"Oh," Chen held one in front of Tao. "And this one!! It has little dinosaurs on them!!"

"S-sure Chen." He grabbed the scrubs. "Actually, you can pick my scrubs for me."

"Great! I'll be right back!" Chen quickly scanned the store, trying to find the best scrubs for the panda man. Within minutes, he came back with 3 more scrubs. "These will be fine for you."

Tao nodded and they both walked to the register. Tao paid for his uniform and thanked the lady in the front counter. With that, Chen and Tao entered their car and started to head back to Kris' place. By now, it was late afternoon and neither Chen or Tao ate lunch yet.

"Here, give me that." Chen pointed at one of Tao's luggages; he gave him one of his luggages and followed Chen to the house. They walked until they stopped at a door. "This will be your room." Chen gestured at the door. Tao sighed.

"I'm seriously gunna get lost." Tao looked back. "I don't even remember how we got here!!"

Chen chuckled. "Don't worry. It's one of those things that you will get used too. Come, your room is ready." Chen opened the door and Tao's eyes widen at the magnificent room before him.

"Holy mother of…wow!!" Tao's room was all white walls with a few of Tai's painting hanging. It was a modern room and it looked so way out of Tao's league. His room didn't even look like what he was seeing before his eyes. Tao probably couldn't afford the vase that was on his desk. "You sure this is a room for the nanny? It looks more like a guest room." Tao said not wanting to step inside to ruin the marble floors with his dirty shoes.

"Kris likes to have tasteful things. Even if it means that nanny's room has to be exquisite too." Chen placed Tao's luggage beside the door. "Lets go, probably you are hungry right? We didn't eat lunch or anything."

Tao followed Chen, closing his door in the process. He quickly jogged to catch up with the other chauffeur, not wanting to get lost. Soon, they arrived in the kitchen, greeted by Xiumin's cooking.

"Yah! That smells really good!!" Tao prevented himself from drooling in front of the chef.

Xiumin giggled. "I can make something for you if you want. What would you like?"

Chen back hugged Xiumin. "Hm, I would like a sandwich please."

"Yah!" Xiumin turned himself around and flicked Chen on the forehead. "I asked Tao not you."

"Actually, a sandwich sounds good." Tao smiled at the couple before him.

"Okay then." Xiumin wiggled his way out of Chen's grasp, only to have him whine. "Sit over there with Tao." He pointed with his ladle.

"Yes, honey." Chen dragged his feet and sat on kitchen table. He patted a seat next to him, indicating that Tao should take a seat. While Xiumin was making the sandwiches, they heard a groan. Tao looked back and forth.

"Wh-what was that?"

"Hm? What?" Chen turned his head to face Tao.

"Th-that sound! Someone was groaning!!"

"Oh that probably was --"

"Xiumin!! I'm hungry!!"

"Speak of the devil…" Chen leaned back in his chair. Tao looked where the source of the voice was coming from. Another male came in with an irritated expression on his face.

"Xiumin," The male rubbed his eye. "I'm hungry."

Xiumin nodded and pointed at the table where Chen and Tao were sitting at. "Sit over there and I'll make you a sandwich. Oh and introduce yourself to the new nanny."

The male walked over to the table and looked to find the nanny, but only saw Tao sitting next to Chen. "Where is she?" The male asked as he turned to Xiumin.

"Sitting right next to Chen."

The male looked and was staring at Tao with a surprised look on his face. "Y-you're the nanny?"

Tao nodded. "Yup. The new nanny for Yitao."

"So," The male taking his seat. "You…are a female that is really boyish looking?"

"Sehun!!" Xiumin scolded the younger. "That is rude. Apologize!"

The one named Sehun pouted and turned back to Tao. "Sorry about that. Um, I'm Sehun, as you kinda guessed, and I am the gardener for the sir of the house."

Tao nodded. "I'm Tao. Nice to meet you."

Xiumin walked over and placed plates with 4 small perfectly square sandwiches in front of the three. "Eat up guys. Any water…tea…cold lemonade?"

"I'll just have water." Tao said as he munched on his sandwich.

"Same here." The other two said in unison. With that, Xiumin nodded and got a picture of water and 4 glasses.

"So, Sehun," The younger looked up from his sandwich to stare at Tao. "It must take a lot of work, being a gardener and all. I saw the garden walk way and the plants inside the house and I must say, they look so fresh and beautiful."

Sehun dabbed his mouth with a napkin. "Thanks. It does, but I mostly do the garden walk way. The plants inside are fake…well, some are fake.

"Kris' late wife loved to have plants and flowers around the house." Xiumin said as he took a seat across from Chen. "I guess Kris just continued that. Usually, his late wife would pick the flowers, but since Kris is busy and all…he made Sehun get some fake flowers to put in the mansion."

"The house smelled so…you know…flowery." Chen said as he waved his hand around. "Smelled great, but now it smells…like a house."

Tao chuckled; he took a bite out of his sandwich. "I have a question."

Xiumin looked over at Tao and placed his cup of water down. "Go ahead."

"Erm, I dunno if it is my place and all, but," Tao cleared his throat. "What happened to Tai? I mean, the news and stuff never really covered it. I know that she passed, but they never told the cause, so I was wondering, like if you guys knew about it."

The 3 workers were silent. Sehun looked over at Xiumin, who was contemplating if he should tell Tao about it or not.

"Well," Sehun adjusted in his seat. "The reason why the media didn't cover it was because Kris paid them not to get into it."

"Oh?" Tao tilted his head. "Why pay the media not to say anything?"

"He…well, he prevented any news to tell about because he didn't want Yitao to know. You see, Tai got into a horrible accident in London. She arrived from Paris, since she was hosting one of the big galleries there, and was going to see Kris open his latest fashion line, but a drunk driver hit them, more specifically, the driver hit Tai's side. He was devastated that he had to postpone the fashion line for the next day. Kris didn't want Yitao to know since he was still young and all."

"My god," Tao's face went pale. "That horrible." He looked down at his half eaten sandwich. "There were many rumors about how she passed…but I just wanted to know…the right one."

"Hm," Xiumin cleared his throat. "To continue that, Kris came home weeks later and told all the workers about it and forced us not to say anything to Yitao." He sighed. "I just remember when Kris came home, Yitao ran to him and hugged his legs and asked where his mother was. He knew that she was going to be with him…but for Kris, he avoided his question and told him to leave him since he was tired from his trip. And days later, Yitao would ask and still Kris wouldn't tell him. Yitao cried for his mother, so much that Kris was about to explode and he did."

Tao's eyes widen.

"Kris got so mad that he yelled at him." Xiumin looked down at his fingers. "It was the first time any of us heard him yell…at anyone. He was never like that. Even if one of us made a mistake, big or small, Kris never yelled. He would always tell us 'That's okay.' or 'Just be careful.' Something like that."

Sehun nodded. "It really shocked us all. That was probably the most scariest thing ever. Plus, that wasn't the most worst part of it. Kris accidentally slipped out that Tai died. My god, you should've seen Yitao's face. His eyes were like owls and I remember tears were forming on his eyes. My heart just…you know…broke after seeing that." He sighed "Ever since then…Yitao never spoke." He looked at Tao. "He was 2 then…now he is 4."

"What?!" Tao was absolutely shocked. 'Yitao was able to not talk for 2 years?! But…how…' Tao felt a tug on his heart. 'Poor Yitao…'

"Now," Chen leaned in against the table to rest his elbows on. "The whole house isn't just what it used to be. I'm sure Yitao misses playing with his dad and I'm so sure that Kris misses his son too, but he is just guilty for yelling at him those years ago." He shook his head. "Now their father and son relationship is so distant. I wonder how Yitao will grow up to be. I even forgot what his voice sounds like."

Xiumin and Sehun nodded; Tao sat there filled with sadness. He couldn't imagine himself in Yitao's position. Him not talking to his father for 2 years; he would probably go nuts. Tao had a good and strong relation with his family, especially his dad; he was like his best friend.

Tao sighed; it was silent. Xiumin drank his drink while the other two resumed back into eating.

"Um, what Chanyeol said…about Yitao not listening to others…is it true?"

Xiumin slightly chuckled. "It's sorta true. Sometimes he doesn't listen, but he is still a child yeah?" Tao nodded. "Well, there are times where he doesn't."

"He listens mostly to Xiumin though, but never speaks with him." Sehun said. "Mostly it is like trial and error. For the nannies, some are so impatient, that's why some leave." Suhan snapped his fingers. "Like that. But there are those that are willing to it up, but they leave because they can't take it."

Tao nodded, but was slightly nervous. 'What if Yitao drives me up the wall? I would go crazy and probably quit…then I won't be able to send money to Luhan and Yixing…No! Come on Tao you got this!!'

While nodding to his inner prep, Sehun tilted his head looking at Tao. "You know," He placed his hand under his chin. "You kinda look like Tai."

Xiumin and Chen looked at Tao and tilted their heads in the process. Tao looked at them with weirded out expression. "W-what are you talking about?"

Sehun motioned his hand. "You have…like her eyes and lips…" Sehun raised his hands and made a picture frame with his fingers. "Just your face. All you need now is long wavy hair then bam! You are Tai!"

Xiumin shook his head, while Chen started to chuckle. Tao ended up rolling his eyes. "Sehun…I checked this morning and I am very positive that I am a guy."

"No no, what I am saying is that you look like Tai. Just from your neck up."

"Tai is an elegant goddess! Even though she has passed, may she rest in peace, I for one, if I was a female, I wouldn't look as great as her!"

Everyone started to chuckle, even Tao. Their laughter died down when Xiumin saw Yitao standing beside the the kitchen doorway.

"Oh Yitao," Everyone turned at the same time, making Yitao shift in discomfort. "Would you like something to eat?"

Yitao nodded his head. Xiumin got up and headed to the fridge. "Ah, we have some pudding…you want pudding?"

Yitao shook his head. "Okay, what about…jello?" Another shake of the head. "Um, lemme see." Xiumin listed down the foods that were in the fridge, but Yitao would shake his head every time. "Ah…what about strawberries? You want them?"

Yitao this time nodded his head, making Xiumin smile. "Okay then. Sit over at the table okay? I'll bring them to you when I am done." Yitao nodded once again at Xiumin and left to sit at the table.

"Well, I'll be heading out now." Sehun stood up holding onto the plate. "I'll see you later Tao."

"Okay. See ya." Tao gave a small wave goodbye towards Sehun. Once he left the kitchen, Chen stood up.

"I'll be right back."

"Um," Chen pushed in his chair and placed his plate in the sink. "O-okay then." Tao sighed. Now it was just him and the kid.

Tao looked at Yitao and was surprised to see him staring at him with his big panda like eyes. "Erm," Tao shifted in his seat. 'Think Tao! Converse with the kid!!'

"Ah, how are you Yitao? Good?" Tao gave a thumbs up.

Yitao looked at Tao's thumbs up sign and tilted his head as if he was confused at what Tao was doing.

"Um," Tao rubbed the back of his head. "I'm Tao…if you didn't know. I'll be your new nanny."

Yitao blinked; he turned around in his seat and now was staring at Xiumin, who's back was towards them.

'Man, this is going to be hard.' Tao sighed. 'For Luhan and Yixing!!'

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I like strawberries................yeah that was random lol

Mistakes? Sorry ; 3 ;