CH 10

You Baiyue’s tone turned cold, “What are you saying.”

“If he had permanently marked you, you wouldn’t be only posting a photo. After all, it’s to pledge ownership.” According to Shen Dai’s observation of You Baiyue, this man never hesitates to show off his superior life. It’s not only his character, but also the image he wants to create. Getting the mark of a top-tier alpha is worth showing off more than anything else, how could he remain silent. 

“We’re still young and uncertain about our future plans. Of course we should be more cautious.”

“So you’re not pregnant and I haven’t heard anything of you guys getting engaged or married.” Shen Dai smiled and shook his head, “Which means that other than a mark, you have nothing. How can people not doubt the authenticity of the mark? What I can think of, President Qu can think of too.”

You Baiyue snorted and smiled, “So what if people doubt? It’s our business.”

“Many people don’t regard this as solely your business, but at least it has nothing to do with me.” Shen Dai saw a look of resentment appearing on You Baiyue’s beautiful face. Thinking that the other will definitely tell Qu Chengchen about this conversation, he can finally take revenge on Qu Chengchen for offending him that day. 

Shen Dai can understand why You Baiyue was so attached to the mark. As he said, it represents the huge wealth and status that will be presented in front of him in the future. He also gets to monopolize the reproduction resources of a top-tier alpha for creating top-tier living conditions for his offspring. People cannot get rid of their animal nature after all. Therefore, when he knew that Qu Moyu couldn’t give it to him, he turned to Qu Chengchen, which was actually very clear-minded and smart.

Unfortunately, which S-level alpha could be so easily manipulated? He’s guessing that there must be some sort of game between You Baiyue and Qu Chengchen.

These naked calculations hidden behind marriage and love make Shen Dai feel uncomfortable. He is by no means an idealist who puts romance first, on the contrary, he is very mature and pragmatic. He just feels that people should have feelings and trade-offs should remain as trade-offs. Two people should not only be having matching value, but also some connections from the soul. After all, these two conditions do not have to conflict, why must it be so materialistic?

Of course, perhaps he hasn’t seen much money and could not think from the cognitive level of the actual rich.

After being briefly angered, You Baiyue calmed his mood, “This is what Yu-ge told you, right? He suspects that there’s only a temporary mark between us?”

“No, I’m just following along with your chats about topics you’re interested in.”

You Baiyue chuckled, “Actually, you’re quite worried, aren’t you? After all, Yu-ge wanted to marry me. If I had no mark, why would he marry you?”

Shen Dai said helplessly, “Anyway, I got the money. You guys can do whatever you want.” 

You Baiyue stared at Shen Dai with a look of scrutiny, trying to catch some flaws from his expression, but Shen Dai acted as if he really didn’t care. He was calm and unperturbed from beginning to end, which made You Baiyue a little unwilling to give in.

Just as the atmosphere was awkward, Qu Chengchen arrived.

Shen Dai remembered the experience of being suppressed by pheromones and his natural fear of top-tier alphas. When Qu Chengchen came over, he immediately felt uneasy.

You Baiyue briskly took two big steps towards Qu Chengchen, put his arms around his waist, and said coquettishly, “Why are you so late.” 

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“I mean.” Qu Chengchen chuckled, “He can still rest assured leaving you here alone.”

Shen Dai replied quietly, “Is there any danger here?” 

Qu Chengchen said meaningfully, “There shouldn’t be.”

At this time, Qu Moyu also came over and very naturally grabbed Shen Dai’s waist, he said with a soft tone, “Are you hungry?”

The woody fragrance shrouded his head and instantly wrapped his senses. Shen Dai’s state of mind trembled, “I’m alright.”

Qu Moyu glanced at Qu Chengchen and You Baiyue, “Since everyone’s here, let’s eat.” 

As they walked towards the dining room, Shen Dai said quietly, “From his reaction, you probably guessed right.”

Qu Moyu made a “mn” sound.

Shen Dai really wanted to ask whether Qu Moyu have any plans or actions to be taken after knowing this. When they divorce depends on Qu Moyu anyway. However, he knows this is not something he should ask, it has nothing to do with him.

After the crowd took their seats, You Xinghai raised his glass and smiled, “Today is a great day. Since we’re at home and in front of so many relatives, I won’t say pretentious words. This first glass is to welcome A-Dai back to this family.” 

Shen Dai looked at You Xinghai without blinking and admired his shamelessness and determination. This is the psychological quality of people who do great things need to have.

The recent one, he remembered that when You Xinghai came to him to talk about their “cooperation”, he clearly had no other path yet still chose to put on airs. The distant one, he remembered that 20 years ago, his omega da took him to the You family but was driven out by You Xinghai. That year, he was only seven years old, but he knew what shame was and what it meant to be a disgrace. At least, children are even more sensitive to the emotions of disgust than adults. It was cold that day, and it may have also rained. His dad held him as he cried in the dark night, repeatedly saying how he regretted giving birth to him. He would never forget the helplessness during that moment in his life.

He’s not denying that his dad’s fate was largely due to his own fault, but it was still because he initially met You Xinghai, the scumbag who discarded him after making use of him.

Now that You Xinghai’s faction is riding on the crest of success, he says he “welcomes” him back to this family? Of course You Xinghai is pleased. The moment the You family building was about to collapse, he climbed up this big tree, the Qu family. He has both You Baiyue and him in his hands. No matter which one he bets on, he won’t lose. If he could rely on surviving from marriage alliances, let alone welcoming him, even his dad could be respectfully invited in. 

He looked at You Baiyue again and noticed that You Baiyue was also raising his glass and smiling calmly. Does he not care about the harm his mother has suffered? With this calmness of seeking nothing but profits, they really proved themselves to be blood-related father and son.

He felt so disgusted, but could only fake a smile and drink a mouthful of wine.

He doesn’t drink very often and has a low tolerance for alcohol. At this moment, in order to escape the social field that made him extremely uncomfortable and the surge of unbearable memories, he could only feed it into his stomach mouthful by mouthful.

When dinner was over, Shen Dai felt a little dizzy. 

“It’s time to go back.” A magnetic male voice sounded next to his ear, which was accompanied by the fragrance of pheromones that intoxicated him more than alcohol.

He raised his head and was met with a pair of deep black eyes. Then he was pulled up by his arm.

“Sorry.” Shen Dai said with an inflexible tongue, “I’m a little… I’m not drunk, just a little dizzy.”

“Mn, let’s go.” 

Qu Moyu’s strong arm crossed the back of Shen Dai’s waist and supported his swaying body. Shen Dai knew he was a little unstable, but more of it was because he didn’t want to be stable. He would rather give up the balance he had learned since he was 1 year old to get closer to Qu Moyu in the name of drunkenness.

The two walked out of the You house. When the driver opened the door, Shen Dai hesitated and dared not to get in. He was afraid of the smell of wine on his body and was afraid that he might vomit in the car.

Qu Moyu pushed him into the car.

Shen Dai said quietly with his eyes closed, his head was hot and confused, “I’m sorry, President Qu, I lost my manners.” 

“As long as you know.” Qu Moyu said displeased.

As soon as the door was closed, a faint fragrance of epiphyllums mixed with the scent of wine filled the car. Qu Moyu frowned. He doesn’t like this scent. He didn’t like Shen Dai’s pheromone mixed with the scent of wine. He looked at Shen Dai, who tilted his head back. He could see the small bump of his Adam’s apple rolled up and down gently under the skin. Under the dim light, his thoroughly pink skin showed a soft and moist gloss that was like glaze, which had none of his usual composure and restraint.

“I’m sorry…” Shen Dai was still murmuring an apology. His eyebrows were furrowed, and the tails of his lashes were visibly wet.

Qu Moyu suddenly noticed the clear pain that appeared on Shen Dai’s face. 

Shen Dai did indeed “lose his manners” today, and the reason why he lost his manners and drank too much is self-evident. When investigating this man’s background, Qu Moyu learned about his past from a few paragraphs. The background data did not come with adjectives, but at this moment, Qu Moyu saw the pain under those words.

Qu Moyu handed Shen Dai a bottle of mineral water. Shen Dai took it and drank half a bottle. He lowered a crack in the window and let the wind blow at his forehead. He really wanted to suppress the wine, he didn’t want to be a mess in front of Qu Moyu.

“Close the window. It’s too noisy.”

Shen Dai could only close the window, “President Qu…” 

“Stop apologizing.”

“Yes.” Borrowing the strength of the wine, Shen Dai’s courage grew, “President Qu, do we need to divorce?”

“What?”

“You Baiyue, if he’s only temporarily marked, are you going to marry him?” 

“I’m not that free.”

Shen Dai breathed a sigh of relief, “Then you told me to inquire about this…”

“This information is useful to me.”

“Oh.” 

There was a moment of silence.

“President Qu.” Shen Dai felt as if there were two groups of people sawing away on a two-sided saw in his head. He very much wanted to say the words that came next, but he was also certain that he shouldn’t say them. However, he still said them, “I know You Baiyue’s is a temporary mark because I also had a temporary mark before. You gave it to me, do you remember?”

Qu Moyu gave no response. He only looked out the window without any expression. The interior of the car was small enough that it was impossible for him to miss it, he seemed to have ignored it.

“Temporary marks are similar to permanent marks, but it’s not…” Shen Dai said slowly, “But I had one before.” 

Another long silence.

Finally, Shen Dai said quietly, “Thank you.”