[ABO] The Little Mute Had His Thoughts Heard by the Villain’s Whole Family – CH6

Chapter 6: Sharing a Bed?

Yu Mian stopped talking. He shrank his neck back and muttered, “It’s not like Big Brother eats breakfast at home every day.”

Lindsay, who was sitting to the side, looked thoughtful.

Elaine did not have much time. His movements while eating were elegant, but his speed was very fast. Before long, he rose to head to the palace.

“Family Head.” Lindsay quickly stood up as well and followed him. “May I leave with you? You can just drop me off at the research institute on the way.”

[Huh, Lindsay is already working at the biological research institute at this point?]

Hearing his own name, Lindsay’s footsteps paused.

[Then isn’t it almost time for him to court death…]

The moment that voice rang out, all three Carlos brothers looked toward Shi Sheng.

Shi Sheng had already been secretly looking at Elaine the whole time. This time, he met the Alpha’s gaze directly.

His hand trembled, and he hurriedly lowered his head. He looked as if he had been frightened by Elaine’s gaze, but in reality—

[Our eyes met, our eyes met! Elaine’s eyes are so beautiful!]

[He’s leaving already? We haven’t even met for long. I wonder if he’ll come back tonight?]

[He didn’t ask why I can’t speak either. Does he not care at all?]

[Sigh… If only I could properly and openly become Elaine’s Omega.]

[Brother, oh brother, please don’t come back no matter what.]

“…” Lindsay listened for a long while, even beginning to suspect that hearing his own name just now had been an illusion.

On the aircraft, Lindsay did not sit beside Elaine. Instead, he went to the front row.

He hesitated for a long time. Seeing that they were almost at the research institute, he still said to Elaine, “Family Head, you were away before, so I didn’t have time to report to you. About the genetic research I was doing…”

Elaine glanced at him calmly. “Do it without worry. There is no need to fear outside interference.”

“I know,” Lindsay said. “When I started this research, I never expected the imperial family to support it. I also know Carlos will protect me and my experiment. What I wanted to say today is…”

He fell silent for a moment. “As you predicted before, it hasn’t been going very smoothly. Although I will do everything I can to remedy it, judging from the current situation, I’m not optimistic about the goal I set before—to produce the relevant genetic medicine within ten years. At the very least… it won’t be ready before Yumi starts a family.”

“Lindsay.” Elaine’s expression did not change because of the bad news. His gaze fell outside the window, even seeming somewhat absent-minded.

“When Mother took you in back then, she only hoped you could grow up safely. That was all.”

“You have no obligation to sacrifice your life for a group of monsters born with problems.”

Lindsay opened his mouth, but for a moment, he could not say anything.

The research he was doing concerned an unknown secret of the Carlos family. If it succeeded, everything would be turned upside down.

Because of that, the imperial family not only would not support it, but once they discovered what he was doing, they would definitely do everything they could to stop him.

The aircraft stopped at the entrance of the research institute.

Only then did Lindsay realize that his hands were actually trembling. He let out a breath, then turned back and said gently,

“Family Head, I will still do my best to try. Not only for Yumi and Izel—”

He smiled slightly. “But also for Mother, for you, and for the future of the entire Carlos family.”

He thought perhaps it was also for that Omega who had entered the Carlos family without the slightest fear, and was even extremely excited.

After arriving at the palace, Elaine did not immediately get up. He only got off the aircraft when a guard came to remind him.

Regarding Lindsay’s research, Elaine was not completely unmoved.

For example, at certain times—

The image of the red-haired boy’s bright, puppy-like eyes appeared in his mind. A complicated emotion flashed through Elaine’s cold golden eyes.

A pure and fragile Omega like Shi Sheng needed a normal Alpha.

“Marshal.” A cautious voice sounded. “Please remove your sidearm.”

Elaine was stopped when he reached the entrance.

He did not speak, merely lowered his eyes and looked at the guard who had spoken.

He had not released any high-level pheromones. Just his height alone was oppressive enough.

The guard could not help shivering.

The captain of the guards hurried over and pulled that guard away. “Idiot, what are you doing!”

“I’m very sorry, Marshal! This boy is new. Please forgive him!” The captain apologized repeatedly and cleared the way for Elaine. “Please enter.”

Elaine, however, did not immediately step forward. Instead, he removed the sidearm at his waist and handed it to someone beside him.

The emperor of the Empire received Elaine’s audience in the council hall.

Ollito VI was already an Alpha of some age, but his eyes were still sharp.

Elaine placed his right hand over the left side of his chest and bowed slightly. “Your Majesty.”

“You went back and saw your newlywed wife?”

The emperor did not question his lateness. Instead, he asked about his marriage with a smile. “How was it? Are you satisfied with that child?”

Elaine’s tone was calm. “A marriage granted by Your Majesty is naturally good.”

The emperor studied him without showing his thoughts. “I’ve liked that child from the Shi family since he was young. Lively, full of spirit, and most importantly, sound in personality—wouldn’t you agree, Elaine?”

Elaine said, “He is a decent Omega.”

“You really are something.” The emperor stared at his expression for a while, then smiled and shook his head. “Always so lukewarm. Getting you to like anything is truly difficult.”

He propped his forehead as if thinking of something, then said, “A month ago, Ah-Zhao left the palace. The people following him said he went to see your family’s Yu Mian. Oh, Elaine, would you say such a thing happened?”

Elaine said lightly, “Your Majesty has forgotten. A month ago, I was still at the border.”

“Oh, look at my memory.” The emperor tapped his own head and said casually, “Yu Mian is also a good candidate for Crown Princess Consort. Though I wonder whether he can control his temper.”

“Elaine, what do you think? Does the imperial family need the Carlos bloodline?”

The supreme ruler of the Empire asked such a question with a smiling face.

Not far from him, the undefeated Marshal of the Empire slowly raised his head, his gaze calm beneath his golden eyes.

“Your Majesty, I have always respected Yu Mian’s choices.”

“Just as I do with the Galactic Knights.”

The emperor’s expression changed slightly.

Sunlight shone into the cold palace hall. The two most powerful men in the Empire silently looked at each other.

After Elaine returned to the aircraft, he changed the originally set route home to the military headquarters.

His expression had also been normal when he left the palace, but after he sat down and poured himself a glass of water, the glass in his hand shattered with a crack, crushed barehanded.

A faint scarlet color gradually surfaced in his golden eyes. Elaine expressionlessly allowed blood and water to flow all over his hand, and only then did the murderous urge rising in his heart slowly get suppressed.

He closed his eyes. When he opened them again, his eye color had returned to normal.

But this state was still unsuitable for going home. It would frighten his newlywed wife.

So Elaine stayed at the military headquarters until nightfall. Only after handling the mountain of accumulated work did he return to the Carlos estate again.

Lights had already come on in the small buildings one after another. Only the building where his room was located seemed especially dim.

As soon as Elaine stepped into the corridor, he heard Shi Sheng’s voice.

[It’s already dark. Has Elaine not come back yet?]

[The military headquarters is so busy. Maybe he won’t come back.]

[Or has he already come back, just not here? We’re already married. Can’t we sleep in the same room…]

[Sigh… Forget it. Just thinking about sharing a bed with Elaine makes me quite nervous too.]

Hearing this, Elaine’s footsteps stopped outside the bedroom door.

[But I’m also really looking forward to it. After all, it’s Elaine!]

[If he falls asleep, maybe I can smell his pheromones. I’m really so curious.]

[Ah! I don’t want to hug a pillow. I want to hug Elaine to sleep.]

[But he probably doesn’t like being touched.]

[We barely spoke today. After so many years, does he still remember me? Can he recognize me?]

[Forget it. My current identity is my brother’s. It’s better if he doesn’t recognize me. Just let me stay by his side a few more days…]

The voice grew weaker and weaker, as though Shi Sheng had fallen asleep while thinking.

Elaine started walking again, and the bedroom door opened automatically without a sound. Shi Sheng had actually not drawn the curtains. Under the moonlight, the figure on the bed was clearly visible.

The room was kept at a constant temperature. Shi Sheng was sleeping on his side while hugging a pillow, without a blanket over him. He wore a fluffy white set of pajamas, like a little lamb.

Elaine stood beside the bed and looked at Shi Sheng’s sleeping face for a while. The restless factors that had irritated his blood all day miraculously calmed down.

Shi Sheng’s skin was very fair, and his face looked very soft. Elaine bent down. Before his hand could touch Shi Sheng’s cheek, the Omega suddenly woke with a start and sat up at once, dodging him.

Elaine’s hand froze in midair. He said in a low voice, “It’s me.”

Shi Sheng was still hugging the pillow. Only after hearing Elaine’s voice did the nervousness on his face ease. He opened his mouth blankly.

Only then did he react and remember that he could not speak. In a flurry, he began searching for the voice device at the head of the bed.

“You, are, back.”

He lowered his head and pressed the buttons quickly, then carefully looked at Elaine.

“Sorry. I, thought, it, was, a, bad, person.”

“There won’t be bad people in this house.” Elaine sat down by the bed and looked at Shi Sheng’s voice device. “What happened to your voice?”

Shi Sheng pressed his lips together and typed, “A, small, little, problem.”

Then he quickly smiled at Elaine, as if afraid that Elaine would get angry.

He looked a little like a red-haired puppy wagging its tail.

Thinking this, Elaine reminded himself that he should be gentler with Shi Sheng.

But this almighty man did not know how he was supposed to chat with his own Omega.

Shi Sheng hugged the pillow and looked at him. Elaine did not hear his inner voice.

For a moment, the room was so quiet that only someone’s heartbeat could be heard.

“…Rest,” Elaine could only say. “I’ll go shower.”

Shi Sheng nodded expressionlessly and watched Elaine enter the bathroom.

The bathroom door cut off the gaze behind him. Elaine rarely rubbed his forehead.

He had thought that marrying the person and bringing him home would be enough. Only now did he realize that getting along with an Omega was actually a subject of its own. Perhaps he should ask Izel for advice.

At the very least, he should not make Shi Sheng face a silent, cold, stiff Alpha.

Fortunately, Shi Sheng’s inner world was far more unrestrained than he appeared.

[ABO] The Little Mute Had His Thoughts Heard by the Villain’s Whole Family