CH 69

Title: 顶级掠食者 (Alpha Predator)

Author：水千丞 (ShuiQianCheng)

Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)

Protagonists ：沈岱 (Shen Dai -MC), 瞿末予 (Qu Moyu -ML)

֍֍֍

Shen Dai asked helplessly, “Where?”

“Home.”

“…I’m not going there.” Shen Dai’s chest hurts when he thinks of the Qu’s house. All the painful memories that were once sweet and finally destroyed beyond recognition have settled in that house, hidden like cobwebs and dust in the corners just waiting to be discovered.

Qu Moyu hesitated for a moment: “Then, let’s go to the apartment in the city centre.”

Shen Dai was silent for a moment and then asked, “Is it really Madam Qu who wants to see Qiuqiu?”

“Qiuqiu?”

“My child’s nickname.”

“‘Qiuqiu’.” Qu Moyu pronounced it carefully and thought that the nickname was very cute. Just saying it out loud gave him a sweet feeling, “She wanted to see him.”

Shen Dai took a deep breath: “I’ll go bring him down.”

Shen Dai returned to the room and packed Qiuqiu’s necessities into his backpack. He then took the child from Cheng Zimei’s hand and faced her searching gaze. She reluctantly said, “It’s his mother who wants to see Qiuqiu.”

Cheng Zimei nodded vigorously: “Let’s go down.”

Qiuqiu babbled to Cheng Zimei, as if saying goodbye.

When they reached downstairs, Lao Wu was already waiting by the car door. The moment he saw Qiuqiu, his eyes brightened and he was even a little excited.

When Shen Dai got into the car, Qiuqiu was unaware at first, but as soon as the door was closed, Qiuqiu was stunned. He was blinking his round eyes and looking at Qu Moyu. Before Qu Moyu could say a word, his mouth was opened wide and he burst into tears.

This howling startled the three adults in the car. The pressure on the heart of this volume of crying in a closed car is about the same as being close to the power amplifier in a nightclub.

“Don’t cry. Stop crying.” Shen Dai stroked Qiuqiu’s back and gave Qu Moyu a complicated look.

Qu Moyu frowned, remembering that Shen Dai said the other day that Qiuqiu was afraid of him. He is the father of this little bastard, what is he afraid of?!

Qiuqiu’s fear of Qu Moyu is very obvious. He is still practising turning over and twisting his body hard, but he could only put his butt towards Qu Moyu and then grabs his two small hands in the direction of the car window, trying to escape from there. .

Shen Dai was so distressed by Qiuqiu’s crying that he released his pheromone, patted Qiuqiu with one hand and turned over his backpack with the other.

“What are you looking for?” Qu Moyu helped him unzip the zipper, took the opportunity to lean over and sniffed Shen Dai’s pheromone. Shen Dai’s pheromone’s scent was always light, but the wisp of pheromone he caught was enough for his body to heat up.

“A grey bear.”

Qu Moyu found the plush toy that was only the size of his palm from the bag and his face changed the moment he touched it.

That thing exudes a pure woody fragrance – it is Bai Xiangwan’s pheromone.

Shen Dai took the bear and stuffed it into Qiuqiu’s arms: “Be good. Be good. Don’t cry.”

Qiuqiu hugged the bear and under the comfort of Bai Xiangwan’s pheromone, his howling became weaker and he began to hiccup. But his body was still struggling in the opposite direction of Qu Moyu, his big eyes seemed to be soaked in water. He looked very pitiful.

Qu Moyu’s face was ashen: “What is this?”

Shen Dai was in a hurry to calm Qiuqiu and ignored Qu Moyu. Should he answer that this is just a baby toy? He freed his hand, took out another small spray bottle from his bag and sprayed the bear.

The scent of white elm in the car became more intense.

Qu Moyu clenched his fists with anger: “What are you doing? You still carry Bai Xiangwan’s pheromone with you?!”

Shen Dai explained calmly: “This is a substitute pheromone made by Senior Brother Bai’s gland fluid. Qiuqiu likes the scent. He needs a substitute pheromone when he grows up.”

“He should use mine.” Qu Moyu was also disturbed by Qiuqiu’s crying. His omega is using another alpha pheromone as pacifiers for their children, how can he ever be humiliated like this?!

Shen Dai gave him a cold look: “He has never seen you before. And now he is more afraid of you. To him, you are just a stranger who once threatened him.”

Qu Moyu was speechless. Thinking about what happened that night, he regretted it even more. He has never been someone who acts impulsively. Why has he repeatedly acted stupid in front of Shen Dai?

Seeing that Qiuqiu was crying so hard that she couldn’t breathe, Shen Dai really had no choice. So he opened the car door: “Send me the address and I’ll take a taxi there.”

“Don’t get out of the car.” Qu Moyu took a deep breath. He suppressed his anger and grievances. He then opened the door and got out to sit in the co-pilot.

Across the partition, Qu Moyu’s pheromone was successfully blocked. Qiuqiu’s senses had not yet developed and soon he could only smell the pheromones of Shen Dai and Bai Xiangwan. He gradually calmed down.

Shen Dai coaxed softly and hummed a lullaby in a low voice, hoping that Qiuqiu would fall asleep soon. Usually, after crying like this, he will be tired.

Sitting in the co-pilot, Qu Moyu kept peeping at Shen Dai from the rearview mirror, seeing him with lowered eyebrows and softly coaxing their children. His patience and tenderness looked heart-warming. Despite that, Qu Moyu’s eyes didn’t portray any warmth.

That is his omega. That is their child. The three of them should be together.

Qiuqiu fell asleep halfway through. When they got there, Lao Wu carried Shen Dai’s bag and took them upstairs. Qu Moyu could only follow behind them and he didn’t even dare to take an elevator with Qiuqiu.

“Mr. Shen, is this child a little alpha? He’s so cute. When I hear his cry, I think he is very energetic.” Lao Wu looked at Qiuqiu frequently.

Shen Dai smiled lightly: “Yes. I’m sorry. I’ve troubled you.”

“It’s alright, there’s no way a child doesn’t cry.” Lao Wu said with a smile, “Oh, Madam must be very happy.”

When the two entered the room, Mrs. Qu seemed to have been waiting for a long time. She immediately stood up from the sofa and walked over quickly: “Shen Dai… How are you?”

When Shen Dai saw Mrs. Qu, he was filled with emotion. Without her, there would be no Qiuqiu. He will never forget this kindness in his life. “We are fine.”

Mrs. Qu looked at the sleeping Qiuqiu and reached out her hand cautiously. But she didn’t dare to touch him. It was as if it was a fragile dream that could not stand the test of reality. She smiled, but her eyes quickly turned red. She stared at Qiuqiu without blinking, fingers pressed against her lips, suppressed her thoughts and trembled slightly.

Shen Dai couldn’t imagine the turbulent emotions in her heart at the moment. He whispered, “Would you like to hold him?”

“He… he is asleep.”

“It’s okay. He was tired from crying just now. It’s not so easy for him to wake up once he falls asleep.”

Mrs. Qu stretched out her hand. Her slender arms changed angles several times, eager to try, but she seemed unable to start. She had not held a child for too long. And she no longer knew how to properly hold such a precious and fragile thing.

In the end, with the help of Shen Dai, he placed Qiuqiu into her arms. Qiuqiu slapped his mouth twice, his red eyelids trembled, but he didn’t wake up.

Mrs. Qu took a deep breath. She looked at Shen Dai and smiled in relief.

Shen Dai said softly, “Let’s take him into the room.” Qu Moyu would come in soon, so he couldn’t let him get close to Qiuqiu.

Mrs. Qu carried Qiuqiu into the bedroom. There was a large double bed measuring 1.8 metres in the bedroom. But she still wanted to hold the child in her arms and looked at him with joy: “He is so cute. Just like when Mo Yu was a child.”

Shen Dai was a little embarrassed.

Mrs. Qu also realised that this sentence should not be said. She asked, “Why did he cry just now?” Her original intention was to change the topic, but unfortunately this topic was even more embarrassing.

Shen Dai heard the voice of Qu Moyu entering the door of the house and could only tell the truth: “He is afraid of Mr. Qu. So he can’t get too close to Mr. Qu.”

Madam Qu was stunned for a moment: “Why?”

“…” Shen Dai didn’t really know how to explain.

Mrs. Qu might have vaguely guessed something and sighed in her heart: “Then don’t let him come close.”

The two stayed in the room for a while and Mrs. Qu asked a lot of questions about Qiuqiu including why Qiuqiu had other alpha pheromones and Shen Dai answered truthfully.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Qu Moyu’s voice came in a low voice: “Can I come in?”

Shen Dai hurriedly got up. He pulled the door open a gap and stuck out only half of his head: “Qiuqiu is asleep.”

Qu Moyu smelled the scent of Bai Xiangwan that was on Shen Dai’s body. He suppressed his jealousy and said in a low voice, “Can we talk a little?”

Shen Dai looked at Qu Moyu alertly, not wanting to go out, nor letting Qu Moyu come in. The last time Qu Moyu said he wanted to ‘talk’, what did he do?

Qu Moyu softened his tone: “I won’t do anything to you. I just want to talk.”

Shen Dai looked back at Qiuqiu, walked out sideways and closed the door. He stared at Qu Moyu and warned coldly, “Your mother is here. Be decent, okay?”

Qu Moyu only felt his face get hot, as if he had been slapped by Shen Dai. In Shen Dai’s eyes, what kind of person did he become? A person who would resort to violence? Or a pervert who would fuck anywhere?

He was blinded by anger and jealousy before. But now that he is sober, he knows very clearly that he wants Shen Dai. Whether he likes him or is just possessive of him, he can’t stand Shen Dai being with others. The yearning and longing for this person during the susceptible period has made him experience torture. No matter what means he uses, he wants to bring both his omega and his child back to him obediently!​​​​

֍֍֍

Next update: 2022.07.05

֍֍֍

*Translator’s note: I’m most annoyed when QMY still regards SD as ‘his omega’. He must be delusional!!! ARGHH!  -K