CH 32

Shen Dai sat aside, peeking at Qu Moyu’s reaction when he was eating wontons. Seeing his two eyebrows slightly raised and chewing slowly, he seemed satisfied.

“Is it delicious?” Shen Dai asked softly.

“Delicious. This wonton is very fresh, what’s in it?”

“In addition to shrimp and pork, mushrooms and seaweed are also added. When I was a child, I always experimented cooking delicious food with my grandmother and grandfather. Adding the seaweed was suggested by me.”

“What else can you cook?”

“There should be a lot. I didn’t cook much after I started working. I always like to cook before.” Shen Dai couldn’t help feeling sad when he thought of his colourful youth. The age of 20 was a watershed in his life. Before that, he had no real troubles. Although he didn’t have a complete family, the love and tolerance of his grandmother and grandfather for him are not bad at all. They have devoted a lot of energy and money to cultivate him, give him a comfortable life and high-quality education, and even support him to develop any hobbies or interest, for fear of not being able to make up for it. He has no regrets for not having a responsible parent. After the age of 20, his only top priority in life is to make money.

Today, when making wontons, Shen Dai briefly indulged in the good memories of the past. When he was young and ignorant, he fantasised about cooking and mixing delicious wine for his beloved, listening to music, playing games, watching exhibitions, and exercising together. He also dreamt about travelling, exchanging movies, art, literature or the funny variety show he just watched. Influenced by his grandmother and grandfather, he was very good at discovering and finding beautiful details in life. Whether it is a flower, a painting, or a set of tea sets… They all can be aesthetically appreciated for half a day. But now he seems to have lost that ability. But in this moment when he finally doesn’t have to worry about his livelihood, he wants to try to get that ability again.

“Very good. I will try your dishes when I have time.”

The corner of Shen Dai’s mouth lifted slightly. He lowered his head and took a bite of the wonton, thinking that it was the best wonton he had ever eaten.

After breakfast, Qu Moyu asked Shen Dai to ride to work with his car. On the road, he told Shen Dai that he needed to cooperate with him to hand over some assets after the New Year.

He has an M&A case that has been negotiated for about a year. Only now there has finally been substantial progress. This was also agreed with Shen Dai at the beginning, and he was required to cooperate with them to advance their work at certain points. As for what he is supposed to do, Shen Dai never asked about it. However, he doesn’t understand anything about the capital market, so he will just follow orders. Now he finally has the opportunity to ask, “What am I going to do specifically?”

“To put it simply, You Xinghai wants to transfer high-quality assets such as prospecting and mining rights to a subsidiary company and divide the debts. You will replace the current legal representative, that is, by transferring the company to your name. Our marriage relationships actually have little legal significance for mergers and acquisitions, not to say that there are no restrictions at all, but only limited impact. It is a foundation of trust and with this foundation, everyone can go on with more confidence in future work.”

Shen Dai nodded knowingly. What he understood was that he would be an intermediary. He is a credit guarantee for a third party to facilitate this transaction. The 10 million yuan could be counted as his intermediary fee. He thought to himself, with such a big merger, his intermediary fee was too low.

“Then after you get those qualifications, will you take all of You Xinghai’s mines?”

Qu Moyu shook his head: “I will keep one or two at most and sell the others or seek external cooperation. Otherwise, we can’t bear the cost. Moreover, there are several mines that have not been developed for a long time. They also do not meet the national land resource planning or environmental protection standards. For similar reasons, it is likely to be withdrawn by the government. There is too much work to be done and the cost performance is too low to be carried out.”

“If you will only keep one or two, I suggest keeping the one in Taklimakan. During my internship, the teacher took us to visit several domestic mines. That mine is our best evaluation.”

“Well, we have made a preliminary assessment. It belongs to an A-level. After the merger, we will do in-depth research.” Qu Moyu glanced at Shen Dai, “How about if I let you evaluate it?”

Shen Dai was stunned for a moment: “I’m not professional in the assessment. It involves geological exploration.”

“More than that, if you decide to do this mine, you need to explore not only the mine, but also the surrounding environment. After the exploration is completed, the investment and construction side will make a phased exploration and mining plan for me. You will be responsible for evaluating the exploitability of the mineral resources, as well as level and commercial value. This is a job that requires the collaboration of many talents and I think you can lead the team.”

Qu Moyu is giving him a chance. If this job is done well, it will greatly improve his career. The knowledge and data gained during this period are enough for him to publish one or two more research articles.

Shen Dai has never missed every important opportunity in his life, he said firmly, “I want to try it.”

Qu Moyu looked at Shen Dai with a smile in his eyes. He admired people with an enterprising and adventurous spirit. Few omegas have such a daring energy for challenges. He said: “You remember the last time you saw Yan Mingxiu?”

“Remember.” Shen Dai felt a little embarrassed.

“We spent 200 million to customise a new primary screening line from Longke Heavy Industry, which is already in the testing stage. It is at least 34% more efficient than the primary screening system of the Gansu mine. But there is currently no suitable product in China. I hope to get an ideal mine from You Xinghai and put this primary screening system on the ground.”

“Understood. If I can have this opportunity, I will not let you down.”

Qu Moyu nodded in satisfaction. The more he gets along with Shen Dai, the more he discovers his advantages. He intends to cultivate Shen Dai, not because he is his bed partner or simply because he is a useful person. A bed that can be dismissed by small favour and kindness. Only a faint-hearted gentleman will use the company’s interests as a favour. But Shen Dai is different. A technical talent as a person that belonged to him will help him a lot and may even become his backbone in the future. In the past, he would never allow private affairs to be mixed with public affairs but they already had an intimate relationship. And Shen Dai just had the value he needed, and he could completely control him, so he might as well cultivate this person.

When they arrived at the company’s basement parking lot, Shen Dai looked out the window, determined that no one was around, and planned to get out of the car.

“Wait a minute.” Qu Moyu stopped him.

“What’s the matter?”

“You just wanna leave like that?” Qu Moyu raised his chin slightly, with a bewitching smile in his eyes, “You won’t see me until the next day.”

Hearing this, Shen Dai didn’t realise that Qu moyu was flirting. Lao Wu had already opened the door and got out of the car very wisely.

Qu Moyu patted his leg. Shen Dai’s heart beat faster and moved himself over. He was wearing shoes so he was afraid of dirtying the seat. He could only kneel on his side on Qu Moyu’s lap and hugged Qu Moyu by the neck.

“Let me smell you.” Qu Moyu supported Shen Dai’s waist and felt the narrow and powerful waist twist gently in his palm.

Shen Dai obediently turned his neck and presented his life gate to his alpha without reservation.

Qu Moyu put the tip of his tall nose against Shen Dai’s pheromone sticker, sniffed the faint fragrance of the ephemeral flowers, and smelled more of the omega pheromones that were deliberately released at him. Aggressively living in a corner, he needed to concentrate on smelling the fragrance that can only be tasted at a close distance. It is extraordinarily delicious. Not to mention that when this omega is in heat, the fragrance of the flowers will burst out, and the fragrance will make people want to do things. He asked, “It’s almost spring. You should be in heat soon.”

Shen Dai said awkwardly, “I’m not sure.”

“Not sure?”

“Well, mine does not always come on time. The number of times is less than normal.”

“Are you really not going to check your glands?”

“I think it’s good and easier this way.”

“But I like you in heat.” Qu Moyu suddenly nibbled on Shen Dai’s neck, not more than an inch away from the gland.

Shen Dai let out a low moan and his body couldn’t help curling up. It was not because of pain but because Qu Moyu’s act of biting his neck was too symbolic to the act of marking. It was difficult to calm down.

Qu Moyu pinched his chin and kissed his lips forcefully, as if he was thinking about something that Shen Dai can’t comprehend: “You are strong enough when you are in heat.”

For an alpha who refuses to give a mark, the omega’s heat period is a feast of indulgence. At this time, the omega who was arrogant will become obedient. It can give the alpha great physical and psychological satisfaction. But for a crazy desire to be marked, for an unacceptable omega, it is a period of loss of civilization, return to the primitive, and forced to surrender to the pain and pleasure of carnal desire.

When Qu Moyu said these words, Shen Dai could only reply with silence. He knew that Qu Moyu thought that he was ‘not strong enough’.

Qu Moyu didn’t notice Shen Dai’s mood. He bit Shen Dai’s ear and smiled softly: “During the annual leave, I’ll take you to wherever you want to go and let you get in heat once. I want you to have a good rest and I will do you a good job.”

Shen Dai’s face suddenly heated up: “I, I want to go to South Africa…”

“Okay, let’s go to South Africa.”

“I mean I want to go to that mine in South Africa…”

“There will be time for that later.” Qu Moyu pinched Shen Dai’s waist, “Okay, let’s go to work.”

Shen Dai got out of the car in a panic. He straightened his slightly messy clothes and hair, and ran towards the public elevator without daring to turn to look back.

Qu Moyu didn’t think about what the heat period meant to him. He would suffer because he couldn’t get the alpha’s mark, but so what? Qu Moyu wouldn’t think about him in the first place. But he no longer feels hurt easily. When he decides to take action this time, all the difficulties and obstacles he encounters along the way are within his expectations. He will not give up easily-unless what he encounters are far beyond what he could bear.

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Next update: 2022.05.02

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*Translator’s Note: “Mergers and acquisitions (often abbreviated as M&A) are some of the splashiest business decisions, often due to the large size of the deals and ability to quickly shake up market share” (https://www.rocketblocks.me/blog/). 

Taklimakan Desert is somewhere in Uyghur.

‘Not strong enough’ for Shen Dai means he thinks he is not qualified for Qu Moyu because he is not an S-class Omega. *Sigh*

There has been a debate for some time on Weibo where some fans guessed that our Sundae is actually an S-class Omega because his glands are not fully developed. I also suspect the same thing. But so far, in the raw chapters, there has been no confirmation yet to this suspicion of ours. If it’s true, wouldn’t our Squid suffer more blows??? I think it’s interesting if it’s true. -K