Mouthpiece

The heir to the Marquis of Wu'an was born mute.

Three thousand renowned doctors examined him, and every one said it was an inborn defect that no medicine could cure.

The mighty Marquis of Wu'an had only one son, and he could only make strange, unintelligible sounds? Everyone in Chun City was waiting to laugh at him.

But later, people in Chun City heard that the Marquis of Wu'an had scalded his young heir's throat and tongue with a bowl of wine. Since he was already mute, he might as well be spared the embarrassment of making any sounds at all.

Then, after six years of pouring countless gold pieces into the search in the South Sea's Xuyai, the marquis finally caught a young merfolk.

A merfolk, said to have gone extinct long ago, who could read people's minds and speak human words.

The Marquis of Wu'an's son could not be allowed to have a defect. So what if he was mute? The marquis would spend a fortune to give him a new voice.

Ever since Si Qi could remember, he had lived alongside the young lord.

When the young lord studied, he prepared the ink. When the young lord ate, he served him. Whenever the young lord had something to say, Si Qi read his mind and spoke on his behalf.

He was the young lord's throat and tongue.

But one day, when he woke up, he suddenly couldn't read the young lord's mind anymore.

Panicked, he didn't dare tell anyone. He could only pretend to be sick and hide away for a few days. But he couldn't keep it up forever, and the young lord eventually came looking for him and cornered him in his room.

The young lord took his hand and placed it against his Adam's apple, then looked at him with a smile.

Feeling the faint vibrations beneath his fingers, Si Qi watched the young lord's lips and pieced together what he was saying: "You can't read my mind anymore? Could it be that you're... broken?"

There will be angst in the middle, so proceed with caution if that's not your thing. But I'm a fan of angst and sweetness, and the ending will be HE.

Also, despite everything, this will still be a strong-with-strong pairing. I'm unwavering in my love of strong-with-strong couples.

The whole story is complete, so feel free to dive in.

Theme: Love is the supreme law