CH 70

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)

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“I’m sorry to you.”

Shen Dai was stunned for a moment. He really did not expect that the first sentence Qu Moyu would say would be an apology. He had already shaken off his entire body’s defence mechanism to face any harm that Qu Moyu might bring from his words and actions.

“When I was in Lancheng, I said some hasty words and acted impulsively. That was not my intention. I was not thinking straight at the time.” Qu Moyu looked at Shen Dai with sincerity.

Shen Dai thought for a while and nodded. He wouldn’t put down his guard just because of an apology. What Qu Moyu did to him couldn’t be smoothed out with a single ‘I’m sorry’, but he tried his best not to be angry at this person.

“I checked later. Bai Xiangwan usually lives in the company’s dormitory. Although you live in his house, there’s none of his daily necessities at home. I should have figured it out at the time…” Qu Moyu was very annoyed at his own stupidity. It’s just that when he smelled another alpha’s pheromone in Shen Dai’s room, all his emotion management training was in vain and he lost control.

Shen Dai also breathed a sigh of relief. At least Qu Moyu won’t bother Bai Xiangwan anymore. Bai Xiangwan has already helped him too much and he shouldn’t be dragged down by him anymore.

“As for Qiuqiu’s use of his pheromone as a substitute pheromone, this point needs to be corrected slowly. Don’t worry, I have consulted a doctor. His functional system is still developing. So it is not difficult to correct it.” There is no reason or relationship between Bai Xiangwan and Shen Dai that caused an alpha to help an omega to that point. Qu Moyu suspected that Bai Xiangwan must have some sort of feelings for Shen Dai. Not to mention, how can he bear his son to treat another alpha as his father instead?

Shen Dai frowned lightly: “No need to correct anything. The doctor said that the child will only need it until he is two or three years old. After that, he will naturally get rid of his excessive dependence on pheromones.”

“It has only been three months now. Are you going to keep using Bai Xiangwan’s pheromone? I’m his alpha father. My pheromone is the best for him.”

“Your pheromone will only frighten him and make him cry.”

Qu Moyu’s face changed slightly: “I admit that I scared him that time. That is my fault. But we are still connected by blood. Even if he lacks the participation of my pheromone in the process of gestation, as long as we get along more, he will definitely recognise me.”

Shen Dai said in a low voice, “That is not necessary.”

“…What is ‘not necessary’?”

Shen Dai looked at Qu Moyu calmly: “Qiuqiu is used to Senior Brother Bai’s pheromone. So I’ll just use his every time. There is no need to correct anything at the expense of increasing his anxiety. This child is just my child. His surname is Shen. You don’t need to get along with him.”

Qu Moyu stared into Shen Dai’s eyes and said solemnly: “Ah Dai, am I not clear enough? I miss you very much. I want you to take our child and come back to me. I will definitely give you the best life. Qiuqiu should also have his real alpha father around.”

Shen Dai’s heart was suffocating. In the beginning, Qu Moyu wished he could get rid of the trouble which was the existence of him and Qiuqiu as soon as possible. What is this now? He couldn’t guess the real purpose of Qu Moyu’s actions. But there was absolutely no possibility that it was simply because of ‘feelings’. This person has no feelings. He was silent for a while and then said: “Mr. Qu, what exactly is your intention?”

Qu Moyu took a deep breath and suddenly grabbed Shen Dai’s hand, preventing him from taking it back: “I like you.”

Shen Dai froze for a moment. There’s mixed feelings in his heart, accompanied by clear pain. He had imagined countless times before that this person would say that he liked him and now he did get it. There were two times in total. The first time was when Qu Moyu completely denied the value of the existence of this emotion. The second time was when Qu Moyu tried to use a flower to decorate the wild grass in his heart. So much so that he felt that it was blasphemy to hear the word ‘like’ coming out of this person’s mouth. His chest was boiling with anger but he suppressed it and said, “You don’t know what it’s like to ‘like’ someone at all.”

Shen Dai’s icy eyes made Qu Moyu feel extremely uncomfortable: “I have never treated anyone like how I treated you. And I have never wanted someone so much. How can you define what ‘liking’ someone means for me? Can my feelings even be defined by this one simple word? Forget it. What I mean is that I am willing to take care of you for the rest of my life.”

Shen Dai’s chest heaved for a while. He thought he would never have a chance to hear something like this in his life. But what’s the point of complaining about the wound to the executioner? Now the executioner wanted to expose his wound to the sun by saying things he no longer wants to hear. He gritted his teeth and said: “I can’t define how others feel. But you definitely don’t deserve to say that you ‘like’ me. Allow me to remind you again that when I said I didn’t collude with your enemies to trick you, you don’t believe me and you don’t care. You forced me to wash off the mark, knock out the child, and even while I was pregnant with Qiuqiu, you suppressed me with pheromones…”

“Ah Dai!” Qu Moyu interrupted Shen Dai loudly. His face was full of confusion and his pupils flashed with guilt, “…I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have treated you like that.” The more he longed for Shen Dai, the more he didn’t dare to recall what happened a year ago. And he didn’t dare to face the damages he had caused to Shen Dai. He has always been weighing the pros and cons since he was a child and he has hardly made a wrong decision. At the beginning, all the choices were made based on the current problem. He never considered right or wrong in his heart. He only considered himself. At that time, he felt that Shen Dai was just a highly replaceable lover, even if he was the one he cared about most, he would never influence his interests for the sake of a little personal love. He should never have let Shen Dai go. Today’s apology and negotiation are the biggest compromises in his life that he made by lowering his ego.

Shen Dai clenched his fists that were twitching gently with every breath.

“I faced Qu Chengchen after that.” Qu Moyu said sternly, “He admitted that he was the one who plotted against me during the susceptible period. I know I misunderstood you. You and Qiuqiu are both innocent. Let me bear the burden and take responsibility, okay?”

Shen Dai once wanted to prove his innocence very much. But now, he got it so lightly. He was in the same mood as when Qu Moyu was too lazy to listen to his explanation. Now, it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter. It really doesn’t matter anymore. He no longer needs Qu Moyu’s approval. Because he no longer needs Qu Moyu. He looked at Qu Moyu with his eyes that seemed to be covered with a layer of grey fog and asked, “If you know the truth from the start, will the outcome be different?”

Qu Moyu was stunned for a moment. Shen Dai took advantage of him to be stunned and finally pulled back his painfully clenched hand from Qu Moyu’s grip.

“I’m still an inferior omega who doesn’t deserve your ‘mark’. I’m from a poor background, with a low pheromone level, and I can’t give birth to an S-level alpha heir for you. You’re still going to marry someone who matches you and have kids with them. And you’re still going to divorce me and let me wash off the ‘mark’ and knock out the child, won’t you?”

Qu Moyu looked at his empty palm, where there was still warmth belonging to Shen Dai lingered. But Shen Dai refused to let him touch him again. He opened his mouth, trying to justify himself. He could lie without changing his face anywhere and to anyone at all. But under the staring gaze of Shen Dai’s eyes that seemed to see through everything, he couldn’t say anything. Shen Dai was right. He felt ashamed being judged under that kind of gaze.

Qu Moyu lowered his head and adjusted his breath slowly, restraining the irritability of being repeatedly rejected and the embarrassment of being poked at where it exactly hurts. When he raised his head again, his eyes regained clarity. He said softly, “Ah Dai, we came from two different backgrounds, experiences, education, and cognition. They are completely different. But I like you and you like me too. We also have a child together. We have to find a way to live with each other in order to go on, right?”

Shen Dai looked at Qu Moyu coldly. He had already guessed what Qu Moyu was going to say.

“My background determines that my marriage will not be the result of love. Instead, it is for the integration of resources and interests. My fiancée is also very aware of this. He can give me what I really need in my marriage.” Qu Moyu stared into Shen Dai’s eyes, “We don’t need marriage or ‘mark’. But I promise to give you and Qiuqiu a future far beyond your imagination. Why should you be obsessed with what your status is?”

This time, Shen Dai looked at Qu Moyu for a long time. It was for more than ten seconds, as if he was repeatedly confirming that they were really in the same time and space. But they are still so far away from each other and it hurts him. It was like being pierced in the heart. But he still formed a smile: “Mr. Qu, you are right. Different people have different ways of living. You can pursue what you want, no one dares to stop you. And I also want to pursue what I want.”

“What do you want?” Qu Moyu felt that his patience was quickly being worn away.

Shen Dai said seriously: “I want nothing to do with your money. I want nothing to do with your name. I want you not to appear in front of me. I want nothing from you and I don’t want you.” He spoke slowly. It was as if he was afraid that Qu Mo Yu might have missed listening to a single word he had said and could not fully understand his determination.

Qu Moyu’s complexion turned pale in an instant. He has never been repeatedly rejected and despised like this in his life. Even if he let go of the spirit that hangs above the nine heavens and bowed his head to a mere omega, he was still at the upper hand in his life. The compromises he made were returned in exchange for such contempt! He stared at Shen Dai, gritted his teeth and said, “Why are you so stubborn and ignorant? You can sell your body to a stranger for 10 million yuan but why is love above everything now? Do you want me to suspect that you wanted to raise the price and hoped for a bigger profit??”

Shen Dai seemed to be numb to these poisoned words and he was not surprised by Qu Moyu’s change of face. He knew the arrogance of this S-class alpha too well. For him to pretend to be docile was just a strategy at the negotiating table. If he still believed him, it meant that he had not learned enough lessons. He stood up and said, “Mr. Qu, if you really feel a little bit of guilt and pity for me and Qiuqiu, please don’t bother us again.”

Qu Moyu followed Shen Dai’s back gloomily with his eyes, until the person in sight walked into the room and closed the door behind him.​​​​

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Next update: 2022.07.06

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Qu Moyu to Shen Dai: I like you and you like me too.

Me: Who dafakk likes you?