Chapter 2: That’s Him, the Protagonist O!
The priest woke up shakily, and the wedding ceremony continued.
But after the sacred vows ended, the sound of the Omega saying “I do” did not ring out in the temple.
Not long ago, the Shi family had come to explain that Shi Yi had fallen ill some time ago and temporarily could not speak.
On the high platform, the Omega lowered his eyes, his gaze landing who knew where.
Being unable to make a sound made this already half-missing vow even more incomplete.
But Yu Mian and Lindsay both heard his voice—
“I do.”
“Was it really him speaking?”
After the banquet ended and the guests dispersed, Yu Mian and Lindsay gathered together again.
Yu Mian said, “What exactly is going on? Is he messing with us?”
Lindsay thought back to the Omega’s every move and also found it unbelievable. “Perhaps the Shi family has some mysterious talent? After all, uh, they are all scholars.”
Yu Mian said, “Do you find that convincing yourself?”
“At least there’s one thing we can be sure of.” Lindsay pushed up his glasses. “He probably isn’t afraid of us.”
Yu Mian sneered. “This is only the beginning. It’s not that easy to enter the Carlos family.”
He glanced at Lindsay. “Brother, it’s not like we’ve never heard sweet words meant to coax people before. Have you forgotten how those all ended?”
Under the moonlight, a trace of coldness appeared in Yu Mian’s lake-blue eyes.
“Call a few people over. Move the things I prepared into my eldest brother’s room.”
Yu Mian originally had no intention of allowing this Omega from the Shi family to stay in Elaine’s room, but now he had changed his mind.
After the servants finished setting everything up, Yu Mian leisurely arrived on the floor where the room was located. Holding a teacup, he elegantly entered the library next door.
Heh. Tonight, he was going to wait here and see how long this Omega could last.
Unexpectedly, the moment he sat down, that voice, which had already become somewhat familiar, rang beside his ear.
This time, it was even more excited than during the wedding.
[Ahhhhhhhhh!]
[Help, that scared me! So it was only a model. Why put it by the door?]
[So this is the room where Elaine lives? Heaven, it’s so cool!]
[What is this? A deer head? Wolf head? Tiger head? It’s only bones now, so I can’t really tell… But Elaine probably hunted it himself. Didn’t he win a hunting championship when he was only ten? So amazing!]
[What is this skeleton for? Are these organ specimens? Did Elaine study medicine? But why put them by the bed? So diligent.]
[So many photos from the battlefield… Even with technology developed to this point, war is still so cruel. Elaine works so hard.]
[I wonder what he’s doing right now. Is he injured?]
[He must come back safely…]
Yu Mian’s hand paused slightly, and he gently set down his teacup.
What was this Omega doing? He still had time to worry about his eldest brother? Shouldn’t he be worrying about what would happen once they discovered he was a fake?
Was the Shi family this arrogant?
After a while, the voice came again.
[Ah… Such a soft blanket!]
[Hehe, it smells so good. I wonder if it’s Elaine’s scent.]
[What does Elaine’s pheromone smell like? I really want to smell it… An Alpha as powerful as him must smell very good.]
[If I could be bitten by him… hehe… hehe…]
Yu Mian: …
What on earth was this guy thinking about?!
Yu Mian pushed his chair back at once and quickly left the scene with a red face.
He was done caring. Once his eldest brother came back, this guy would be in trouble! His eldest brother was not someone easy to talk to!
Shi Sheng, who was hugging the blanket, did not notice that Yu Mian had appeared next door.
The Carlos estate was very large. Elaine’s room was not in the same building as the other family members’ rooms. When the servant had led him upstairs earlier, the corridor had not even been lit, making it seem cold, lonely, and eerie.
But Shi Sheng was not afraid.
He was only constantly thinking about Elaine.
From that stunning glimpse in his childhood, to all the times he had secretly watched from afar over the years, and finally to the moment he had gotten into the wedding car under his brother’s name.
Everyone in the Shi family, including his parents, had been on edge the entire time.
Shi Sheng and his brother had one fatal difference. Even though the two of them were twins, once enough time passed, it would still be very easy for the truth to be exposed—
Shi Sheng could not speak.
Because of this, there was not a single member of the Shi family who was not afraid.
They were afraid the matter would be exposed. In essence, they were afraid of the cursed Carlos family from the rumors, and they were afraid of Elaine, who shook the Empire with the name of the god of death.
But Shi Sheng was not afraid.
Just as everyone criticized Elaine for being too arrogant and said that killing the leading senator and cabinet minister was far too inhumane.
But Shi Sheng knew that the senator had not only obstructed the implementation of the new policies, but had also committed countless crimes in secret. Even though His Majesty had long since obtained much evidence, he could not immediately deal with him because of various reasons.
Just as everyone said Elaine’s hands were covered in blood from years of fighting, ever since he had carried Shi Sheng out from a pile of corpses on the battlefield, Shi Sheng had always believed Elaine was a hero.
The whole world feared Elaine, but only Shi Sheng had run toward him with all his might.
And Shi Sheng had finally waited until this day.
He was so happy that even when he fell asleep, his heart was full of smiles.
At this time, on the border of the Empire.
The enemy army had been completely repelled by the legion, leaving chaos everywhere. Fortunately, there were not many civilian casualties in this small border city.
Mechanical warhorses marched past in neat formation.
A small child shakily ran out and blocked the path of the leading warhorse. In his hands, he held a bunch of colorful wildflowers.
“Fowwers…”
He was not even as tall as the horse’s legs. Even when he tried hard to tilt his head up, he still could not see the face of the person on the horse.
On the pitch-black mechanical warhorse, the Alpha’s long hair was tied high behind his head. The bite guard made of beast bone concealed his face from view, leaving only a pair of cold golden eyes.
A panicked Omega rushed out from the crowd and scooped the child back into his arms.
“I am very sorry, honorable lord! Please don’t be angry. I’ll take him away right now!”
The people around them all hid far away in fear, nervously wondering what kind of punishment this reckless child would receive.
They had all heard of Thanatos’s terrifying reputation.
Only the child did not understand. He simply wanted to give a bouquet of flowers to the hero who had driven away the bad people.
Suddenly, his hands became empty. For some reason, the small bundle of wildflowers left his hands and appeared in the hands of the person on horseback.
The Alpha said nothing. He rode away slowly.
Rows of mechanical warhorses followed him in perfect order. Among the troops, cyan flags fluttered beneath the moonlight, and no one present failed to recognize the pattern on them.
Victory and glory belonged to the Empire’s strongest fighting force—the Galactic Knights.
The adjutant had just reached the entrance of the hot spring room when a familiar figure walked out from inside.
He immediately saluted. “Marshal!”
The marshal was too tall, so the adjutant looked a little comical saluting with his head raised.
Elaine’s long hair was still dripping with water. He merely glanced at the adjutant lightly. “I’m going back to the capital.”
“Ah?” The adjutant was shocked, but he did not have the courage to object. “Marshal, there are still many matters that require your handling. Only after they’re finished can we leave according to regulations.”
Elaine said, “I’ll be back before dawn.”
The adjutant hurriedly followed him. “May I ask, if I’m not being too presumptuous… what are you going to do?”
Then, for the first time ever, he seemed to see the Alpha smile.
“To get married.”
Adjutant: ?
Shi Sheng woke up for no apparent reason.
There were rustling sounds coming from the terrace. Wearing his pajamas, he got out of bed, rubbed his eyes, and pushed open the floor-to-ceiling window.
In that instant, the night breeze rushed toward him, lifting the dark red hair on his forehead. Pure white light reflected in his eyes.
Beneath the moonlight, on the spacious terrace, a huge, dazzlingly beautiful white bird had landed.
Shi Sheng stared in a daze. He should have only ever seen this kind of bird in books. Its appearance resembled the phoenixes from ancient myths, with long tail feathers glowing with holy light, but the feathers all over its body were white.
The white phoenix landed in front of him and brought its forehead close to him. It had a pair of golden eyes.
Such a beautiful yet strange creature had suddenly appeared, but Shi Sheng was not afraid. He carefully reached out his hand.
The white phoenix lowered its head, took something out from under its wing with its beak, and placed it into Shi Sheng’s hand.
Afterward, it even rubbed against Shi Sheng’s palm.
Shi Sheng felt amazed, but he could not speak. He could not ask where this bird had come from, nor why it had given him a bouquet of flowers.
Before he could touch its soft feathers a little more, the white phoenix gave him a deep look, spread its wings, and flew into the night sky.
At that time, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. In a few more hours, dawn would arrive.
After Shi Sheng woke up and saw the flowers by his bedside, he was finally certain that what happened last night had not been a dream.
A servant came to knock on the door and asked whether he would like to have breakfast in the dining room or in his room.
Of course, Shi Sheng chose to go to the dining room. After all, he intended to get along well with Elaine’s family.
Unexpectedly, just as he passed through the garden and arrived at the dining room, he heard Yu Mian losing his temper.
“You’re receiving such a high salary. At the very least, you should bring your brain to work!”
Yu Mian was simply about to die of anger.
It was already upsetting enough that a fake substitute sister-in-law had come into the family. Early in the morning, a servant had even broken the companion robot he had used for more than ten years.
The servant who had caused trouble knelt trembling on the floor, and no one present dared to plead for him.
Everyone knew that the Carlos family’s youngest young master was not easy to talk to.
In the silence filling the room, someone suddenly walked out quietly.
“Young Master, perhaps I have a way to fix it.”
Yu Mian looked the person up and down coldly. “Xiao An’s model has long been discontinued. We might not even be able to buy the parts. What way could you possibly have?”
That person seemed to be a Beta. He was wearing a mask, so his face could not be seen clearly, but his eyes were quite beautiful.
“My father is a mechanical repairman. I can try my best.”
Treating a dead horse like a living one, Yu Mian hesitated, then nodded. “Then you…”
[Silly little brother. How can you believe whatever other people say?]
Yu Mian froze.
[His father isn’t some repairman at all. He specifically learned the skill just so he could show his face in front of you!]
[And he’s also in cahoots with the person who broke the thing.]
This voice was already far too familiar. Yu Mian frowned and looked toward the corner of the dining room.
Shi Sheng’s eyes were staring without blinking as the servants brought dishes to him one after another. He was not looking this way at all.
Yu Mian withdrew his gaze and spoke again. “What’s your name? Are you a Beta?”
The person said respectfully, “Young Master, my name is Noah. I’m a Beta.”
[That’s right, that’s right. It’s this Noah, the protagonist Omega in the story where Yu Mian becomes the villain!]
Yu Mian: ?
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