CH 85

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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​​The first thing Shen Dai did when he woke up in the morning was to see his child.

Qu Moyu probably drank too much last night so Shen Dai’s movement of getting up did not wake him up. Shen Dai got out of bed and looked back at the sleeping Qu Moyu. The S-class alpha is wrapped in a soft quilt. There was a little bit of his usual sharpness remaining on his face but this undefended appearance gives the illusion of the two of them being close.

It was just an illusion.

Shen Dai retracted his gaze and tiptoed out of the room.

At this time, Qiuqiu hadn’t woken up yet. But the nanny had already got up to prepare hot milk for him.

“Mr. Shen, you got up so early.”

“Well, in the morning…” Shen Dai suddenly felt a little embarrassed, “I’m usually used to waking up to go to work.” It seems that such a common thing as going to work seems to have happened a long time ago that when he mentioned this again now, he felt uneasy.

“You went to work? What kind of work did you do?”

“I studied rare earths.”

“What are rare earths?”

“It’s some metal elements extracted from minerals and has many, many usages.”

The nanny said in surprise, “I didn’t expect Mr. Shen to be working on such a great job.”

Shen Dai smiled. He knew that the nanny was not malicious, but he also knew that before that, in the eyes of the other party, he was just an omega who relied on the rich by giving birth to his child.

The nanny warmed up the milk. Shen Dai had just taken it from her when Qu Moyu suddenly knocked on the door and came in. He was only wearing his pyjamas and his hair was a little dishevelled. He seemed to be running over in a hurry. After seeing Shen Dai, he looked relieved: “You disappeared early in the morning. You are indeed here.”

Shen Dai ignored him and walked to Qiuqiu’s bed. He looked at his watch: “It’s almost time to wake up.” It would be the longest day that he and Qiuqiu were separated. He was worried that Qiuqiu would not be able to bear it. He felt reluctant to let him bear it.

Qu Moyu walked over: “Let me try it.”

Shen Dai couldn’t stop him from trying to advance his relationship with Qiuqiu every day, so he had to hand him the bottle: “I hold him, you feed.”

Qu Moyu smiled and said, “I’ll listen to my wife.”

Shen Dai was stunned for a moment but then immediately lowered his head and held Qiuqiu. Qiuqiu made a small murmur and complained for a while before his eyelids trembled and wanted to open.

Qu Moyu handed the pacifier to Qiuqiu’s lips. Qiuqiu smelled the fragrance of milk, and immediately took the pacifier skillfully and sucked it up beautifully.

As he was sucking and sucking, he woke up. Qiuqiu opened his eyes, looked at Shen Dai, and then looked at Qu Moyu. He was stunned for a moment. His mouth was open. The milk that he hadn’t swallowed was mixed with saliva. The corners of his mouth came out.

Shen Dai quickly took a saliva towel to wipe him.

Qu Moyu released a soothing pheromone and patted Qiuqiu lightly: “Qiuqiu, daddy will feed you. Eat well.”

Qiuqiu blinked and gave Shen Dai a pitiful look, as if he wanted to find someone to call the shots for him. But with the bottle in Qu Moyu’s hand, he hesitated for a while, and tried to make a choice as to which is more important. So he continued drinking with Qu Moyu holding the bottle.

The three adults in the room breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Qu Moyu couldn’t hide his excitement and said to Shen Dai, “Look, he didn’t cry. He didn’t cry when I was so close to him. He can accept my pheromones.”

Shen Dai didn’t want to see this scene: “He’s just hungry. Right now he’s even more anxious to drink milk.”

“No matter what, it’s getting better than before.” Qu Moyu said with a smile, “Every day is a little better than before.”

Shen Dai looked at Qiuqiu with a sweet face and he was even more worried. He was worried that Qiuqiu had already developed feelings and dependence on Qu Moyu if one day he would be able to leave.

After feeding the child, Shen Dai washed up, changed his clothes, packed his backpack, and prepared to go downstairs for breakfast. He looked at himself in the mirror. Although he was thinner and haggard, there was a little more precipitation between his brows and eyes. He didn’t care whether he would look older or not with his appearance, he just hoped that he could live up to his name.

He remembered what the teacher said – if you can’t see the road ahead clearly, you should walk well first on this road.

When he came to the dining room, Qu Moyu was already at the table and was chatting with the newly hired nutritionist.

When Shen Dai appeared, everyone in the dining room looked at him.

Shen Dai walked over calmly. He looked at the breakfast on the table and determined that the fish maw porridge was specially prepared for him. Since he returned to Qu’s house, every meal was different from others.

“Ah Dai, come to eat.” Qu Moyu smiled faintly, “If you want anything else to eat, or something is not to your taste, please tell them at any time.”

“Okay.” Shen Dai nodded to a few people, “You don’t need to open a small stove for me, these foods are already good.”

“Your body needs to be nourished to make you gain a bit more weight.”

The nutritionist smiled and said: “Mr. Shen, I have formulated a 21-day diet plan for you according to the requirements of Mr. Qu and your physical condition. Each day will be adjusted according to your feedback. Do you need to take a look??”

“No, there’s no need.” Shen Dai looked at the overly rich breakfast in front of him and suddenly felt that he had no appetite.

“Okay, then I will follow the plan for the time being. You can make any suggestions at any time. The important thing is your taste and health.”

Shen Dai felt uncomfortable being seen this way by everyone. It was as if he suddenly became a sick patient who needed special care.

After eating, Qu Moyu insisted that Shen Dai would ride in his own car to go to work, but Shen Dai was unwilling: “Is my bicycle still there?”

After he came back, all the clothes and daily necessities he had used were there. It was as if the guest room had not been changed since he left, so his bicycle probably should not have been thrown away.

“Yes, but you won’t have to use it again.”

“Why?”

“My omega can’t ride a bicycle to work or take the subway.” Qu Moyu held the door and made a ‘please’ gesture, “Get in the car.”

Shen Dai looked at his watch. He would be late if he continued to stalemate. He couldn’t be late on the first day after returning to work.

Qu Moyu closed the car door for Shen Dai and got in the car himself. He adjusted his clothes and glanced at the person beside him with a smile. A sense of satisfaction suddenly flooded into his heart: “We used to go to work together like this several times before.”

Shen Dai said: “I can’t ride in your car all the time, I will be seen…”

“Let them see it.” Qu Moyu said uncaringly.

Shen Dai was stunned.

“But you really can’t take my car all the time. My itinerary is not fixed. Sometimes I don’t go to the company first. I often have to meet clients. When I have to come back late, I will arrange for you a special car and a driver.”

“No, I don’t want these. It makes me uncomfortable.” Shen Dai whispered.

Qu Moyu looked at Shen Dai and suddenly reached out his hand. He pulled his slightly long bangs behind his ears: “You will have to get used to it sooner or later.”

Shen Dai sighed in his heart.

When he arrived at the company parking lot, Shen Dai saw that there were several cars and people moving outside. It was the rush hour for work and even the exclusive parking space for the CEO was not deserted. There were high-rise cars all around.

Lao Wu got out of the car and opened the door for Shen Dai first. Shen Dai bit the bullet and walked out.

Qu Moyu said: “At noon, the house will send you a special nutritious meal. Don’t eat in the cafeteria. And don’t eat fast food outside.”

Shen Dai walked quickly without looking back.

Getting out of Qu Moyu’s car under the watchful eyes of others is just the first test he will have to face today. He has to go back to the place where he used to work and face a group of acquaintances and accept their words or eyes.

When he arrived at the research institute, Shen Dai felt uneasy in his heart. But on the surface, he walked in calmly. Liu Xi greeted him in advance and his colleagues didn’t show much exaggeration when they saw him. But the curiosity in the expression during the greetings could not be hidden at all.

Cheng Zimei was afraid that he would be embarrassed so she picked him up from the door and led him straight to the office: “I still keep your previous office for you.”

As soon as he entered the office and closed the door, Shen Dai let out a big sigh of relief. He looked at Cheng Zimei. Seeing that Cheng Zimei was also looking at him, the two looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

“Don’t think too much. The teacher had already explained it for you. They won’t ask you anything. You came back to work and you don’t need to explain your private affairs to anyone.”

Shen Dai forced a smile: “But what they will say in private, no one can control it.”

“So what? You don’t need to care so much about other people’s opinions.” Cheng Zimei walked to the bookshelf and fiddled with Shen Dai’s certificates and medals. “This is the research institute. Let’s talk using our strengths.”

Shen Dai also looked at the honours he had won in the past. Sitting in the familiar office, he remembered the academic ideals he once pursued. At this moment, it seemed that a fire was rekindling in his chest.

***

On the first morning when he came back to work, Shen Dai was busy sorting out the past work process. His absence for more than a year had a great impact on him. Several topics he had followed in the past had progressed to varying degrees and he had to make up many classes for it.

This morning was not very comfortable. Due to psychological effects, he could not face his former colleagues completely. Although everyone behaved very naturally, he felt guilty. At the same time, his stomach was also a little uncomfortable. Maybe that breakfast was too nutritious. He obviously didn’t eat too much but he was still a little nauseated.

At noon, everyone was going out to eat. Cheng Zimei said that there was a Thai restaurant opposite the company, which was opened after he left and she wanted to take him to try it.

Shen Dai had forgotten that Qu Moyu said that the house wanted to deliver meals to him but he still didn’t plan to go out to eat. He wanted to buy only a bottle of milk for lunch so as not to spit out anything that he had eaten.

Just as the colleagues were walking out, there was a sudden commotion at the door.

The two of them looked towards the commotion in confusion and saw that Qu Moyu was walking in against the flow of people. He was tall and had long legs. He also had a superb appearance and temperament. He stood out in the crowd.

Shen Dai froze. The only thought in his mind at that moment was to run.

But it was only in his mind. In reality, where can he run?

Qu Moyu nodded to the people who greeted him and walked straight towards Shen Dai with a bag in his hand.

Cheng Zimei narrowed her eyes and silently took a few steps to the side.

Qu Moyu walked to Shen Dai’s side and handed him the bag as usual: “I just delivered food from home. You can eat it while it’s still hot.”

Shen Dai looked at Qu Moyu in disbelief. At the same time, he felt the eyes around him pierced like rays.

Qu Moyu looked around casually and found the intern named Zhou Lan not far away. No, he is now a full-time employee. This kid who once had a crush on Shen Dai will be around Shen Dai in the future. After getting along for a long time in one environment, he hoped that Zhou Lan would be smart enough and aware of current affairs, but he was still a little anxious. So he simply came over to ‘observe’.

Zhou Lan came into contact with Qu Moyu’s gaze and lowered his eyes unconsciously.

Qu Moyu said in a loud enough voice that everyone around him could hear: “I originally wanted to eat with you but I have a dinner party at noon. So I have to leave now. You have a good meal. I will pick you up after I get off work.”

Shen Dai took the lunch in his hands. He already did a whole morning’s psychological construction. He didn’t care about other people’s eyes and evaluations. He returned to work naturally and focused on his scientific research career. 

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Next update: 2022.08.03

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*Translator’s note: Hmm… I’d have to say I was quite amused with QMY coming to ‘observe’ like that. Lol. Sorry for my one week MIA hehe. I’m back now. -K