CH 97

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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Sister Chen, who came out of the kitchen, saved the embarrassment that was in a solidified state. She said: “Mr. Qu, the ingredients are ready. Do you want to come and try it?”

“Uh. Okay.” Qu Moyu whispered, “I’m going to make complementary food. I’m new at this.”

Until Qu Moyu’s back entered the kitchen, Shen Dai couldn’t get rid of the appearance of this person wearing an apron from his mind. In his impression, Qu Moyu would mostly wear suits and leather shoes. And at any time, he would pull out a chair to sit down and talk about big business. Even at home, he wears the kind of silk pyjamas with a high-grade lustre. A golden treasure that is not stained with dust. A custom-made apron of only dozens of dollars is worn on Qu Moyu’s body now. How to describe it? It looks like a thousand-yuan expensive honeydew melon imported from Shizuoka in a supermarket with a cheap price tag.

Qu Moyu is out of tune with all of this. So why should he pretend to fit in?

After a while, Sister Chen brought the prepared dinner to the table. Qu Moyu also came out with a bear bowl in hand.

“Mr. Shen, come and eat.” Sister Chen called.

“I’ll feed Qiuqiu first.”

“The milk is already warm. You eat, I’ll feed him.”

“It’s okay. You eat first. I’ll feed him.”

Sister Chen brought the warm bottle over. Qu Moyu sat next to Shen Dai and shook the bowl in his hand. He looked at Shen Dai expectantly: “Look. The complementary food I just made. Guess what’s in it?”

Shen Dai glanced at Qiuqiu. The bowl was filled with a gooey of indescribable colour.

Qu Moyu also didn’t expect Shen Dai to answer him: “It’s avocado and shrimp paste. It’s very fragrant.”

Shen Dai put the pacifier to Qiuqiu’s mouth: “He can’t eat so much.”

“It’s okay. I’ll eat the rest.”

Qiuqiu didn’t suck on the pacifier. His smart eyes stared at the bowl in Qu Moyu’s hand. He had just started eating complementary food recently. He couldn’t tell the scent yet, but he recognized the bowl.

Qu Moyu immediately understood and dug out a large piece with a small spoon.

“That’s too much.” Shen Dai reminded.

Qu Moyu wanted to pour the lump of shrimp paste back into the bowl, but the paste was too thick. He shook on it twice, unable to control the strength, and accidentally poured some onto his pants. His eyebrows immediately twitched.

“…” Shen Dai felt extremely helpless, “Is it too thick?”

Sister Chen hurriedly took a tissue and wiped Qu Moyu’s pants: “It’s not too thick. I’ve tasted it and he can eat it.”

Qu Moyu took a spoon and scooped it out again. He didn’t scoop so much this time. It was carefully handed to Qiuqiu’s mouth.

Qiuqiu stared at Qu Moyu with wide eyes. He seemed to be hesitant, but he couldn’t resist the temptation of delicious food. He also cautiously and tentatively stuck out the tip of his tongue, licked the shrimp paste, and then covered it with his lips. He slowly sips the paste into his mouth.

Qu Moyu showed a surprised expression: “Is it delicious, son?”

Shen Dai also looked down at Qiuqiu. His small mouth kept babbling. He obviously liked it.

Qu Moyu handed another spoonful. Qiuqiu let out a “Yah” and happily ate it.

“Ah Dai, look.” Qu Moyu looked like he was asking for credit, “Qiuqiu likes this shrimp paste.”

Shen Dai picked up the saliva towel and wiped the corner of Qiuqiu’s mouth, feeling inexplicably awkward: “He still can’t eat too many complementary foods. Let him just eat two more spoonfuls.”

“Next time I’ll try other ingredients.” Qu Moyu felt an indescribable sense of accomplishment, which was unrelated to how much money he made and how much he had negotiated about business. This is different. Just watching Qiuqiu slowly accepting himself and liking to eat what he made gave him a lot of satisfaction. Only with Qiuqiu’s approval can he open Shen Dai’s defensive heart step by step.

After eating the shrimp paste until half full, Shen Dai asked Qiuqiu to drink milk. But Qiuqiu was not very happy. So he only reluctantly sucked on the pacifier.

Occasionally, Shen Dai raised his eyes and glanced at Qu Moyu beside him. He found that Qu Moyu’s eyes that were looking at Qiuqiu were so delicate and gentle. It was like he was looking at some fragile treasure. He was stunned.

He thought that he had seen Qu Moyu’s disguise and the real him. He thought he had seen all of this person. But this side of him was something he had never discovered before. What surprised him was that no matter how ruthless a person turned out to be, he would have an instinctive love for his own future generations.

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On Saturday morning, Shen Dai was going to take Qiuqiu to the hospital to see his grandmother.

He fed and dressed Qiuqiu up. He put the boiled red bean porridge in a thermos box and brought some daily necessities.

When he arrived at the hospital, his grandmother had just woken up. Although she was in good spirits, her body was getting thinner. In the past few months, it seemed to be withering at an accelerated rate.

His grandmother was very happy to see Qiuqiu. She held Qiuqiu in her arms and coaxed him lovingly.

Shen Qin was also very excited. He kept asking various questions about Qiuqiu and begged Shen Dai for him to hold the child. Shen Dai didn’t want to make his grandmother sad, so she had to agree. But Qiuqiu was very sensitive and seemed to be able to sense Shen Dai’s emotions, so he didn’t even like Shen Qin. He would cry after being held by him for a while.

Shen Dai could see that Shen Qin really liked Qiuqiu. But this liking was not because Qiuqiu was his child. It was because Qiuqiu was Qu Moyu’s child. Perhaps Shen Qin saw in Qiuqiu the wealth that he could not get from when he had Shen Dai.

When it was almost noon, the nurse brought lunch for his grandmother. Shen Dai also took out the red bean porridge. The thermos was open and it was still hot.

His grandmother smiled as soon as she smelled it: “Red bean porridge. I used to cook this porridge when you were in school.”

“I wanted to make soup, but you can’t eat greasy things for now.” Shen Dai filled a small bowl for her, “Grandma, come and have a taste.”

As soon as the nurse left, someone knocked on the door and entered. Shen Dai turned his head to look and the whole ward was quiet.

Holding a bouquet of pale pink carnations and a box of supplements, Qu Moyu walked in with a calm smile on his face.

Shen Dai frowned and looked at Qu Moyu: “Why are you here? Did the director say anything to Assistant Cheng?”

Qu Moyu didn’t respond to his negativity: “I’m here to see grandma.”

Shen Dai looked at his grandmother, only to find that both his grandmother and Shen Qin were rigidly maintaining their original positions. They were neither moving nor speaking. He just remembered how shocking it is for ordinary people to suddenly appear within a social distance of an S-class alpha. The powerful aura and superior appearance of an S-class alpha will make the scene of any simple life become full of storytelling. Nobody is not nervous when they’re about to get so close to this tall, beautiful, gifted creature.

Qu Moyu handed the flower to Shen Dai’s grandmother: “Hello grandma. I’m Shen Dai’s alpha, Qu Moyu. I came to visit you today.”

Shen Dai glared at Qu Moyu.

Qu Moyu only smiled at Shen Dai.

Grandma looked at Shen Dai at a loss and Shen Dai’s scalp was tightening. He stood up and gave Qu Moyu a wink to signal him to leave.

Shen Qin was the first to react. He stood up and stretched out his hand to Qu Moyu excitedly: “Hello, Mr. Qu. I’m Ah Dai’s father.”

Qu Moyu knew that Shen Dai hated his omega father deeply and he also knew that Shen Qin used Qu Chengchen’s money to plot against them, causing him to misunderstand Shen Dai deeply. But he still shook hands with Shen Qin calmly.

“Mr. Qu, sit down.” Shen Qin pushed the chair over, “I didn’t expect you to come to see grandma. You’re so thoughtful.” 

Shen Dai’s grandmother also whispered “thank you” and inquired Shen Dai with her eyes. She didn’t know the details about the relationship between Shen Dai and this S-class alpha. She only knew that Shen Dai didn’t say anything about his fears or his worries. He left his favourite job and went so far away to secretly give birth to Qiuqiu. Regarding Qiuqiu, she could imagine how much grievance and pain her grandson had swallowed alone.

She knew that this alpha was not good for her Ah Dai.

“Qiuqiu.” Qu Moyu stretched out his hand and quickly rubbed Qiuqiu’s little head, “Did you miss Dad?”

Qiuqiu was holding a red bean that was boiled until it went soft and was attracted by the sweet smell. When he realised that Qu Moyu touched him, the brief touch was already over. He only stared at Qu Moyu blankly, not knowing how to react.

Shen Dai couldn’t stand Qu Moyu appearing so calmly in front of his relatives as his alpha or Qiuqiu’s father. So he whispered, “Let’s go out.”

Qu Moyu pretended not to hear him. He was wearing a perfectly peaceful smile as he said to his grandmother: “Grandma, Director Xu is the most authoritative doctor in this field. We will do our best for you. You don’t have to worry about anything. They will take good care of your illness and I will take good care of Ah Dai and Qiuqiu. “

Shen Dai’s grandmother said embarrassedly, “Thank you.”

“Mr. Qu.” Shen Qin showed a grateful expression, “I really want to thank you. Without you, my mother would not be able to live in such a good ward and get such good treatment. Director Xu is very attentive to us. You are so kind to our family. We can rest assured that Ah Dai already met such a good alpha.”

Shen Dai looked at Shen Qin coldly. If Shen Qin knew how this alpha, whom he was so satisfied with, had treated him and Qiuqiu, how would he react? He’s afraid it will still be the exact same reaction. Shen Qin doesn’t care whether he has suffered or not. He only has a big dream of ‘climbing a high branch’ for him.

Qu Moyu smiled and said, “You’re welcome. We are a family. This is what I should do.”

The word ‘family’ made Shen Qin elated, “Mr. Qu, if there was any misunderstanding in the past, it’s all over now. When are you and Ah Dai going to get-…”

Shen Dai stood up abruptly: “Mr. Qu, let’s talk outside.”

Qu Moyu looked at Shen Dai with gentle and patient eyes: “I’m here just to deliver a bunch of flowers. I wish grandma a speedy recovery. I will leave now and will not disturb you.”

Shen Dai went straight to the door and opened it.

Qu Moyu bowed slightly towards his grandmother and said politely: “You have a good rest.” 

The two walked out of the ward. Shen Dai closed the door and stared at Qu Moyu: “What are you doing?”

“I came to visit grandma . .”

Shen Dai was upset: “What do you want to do?” He couldn’t figure out the meaning of Qu Moyu’s abnormal behaviour during this time. He didn’t believe in Qu Moyu’s feelings for him. To him, this person has no feelings. And since there is no emotional drive, then it must be done for profit. The more he couldn’t figure out Qu Moyu’s profit drive, the more anxious he became. He was afraid that Qu Moyu would have any other hidden plans that he could not think of. So he was waiting for him to tell him directly.

Qu Moyu could see the defensiveness and impatience on Shen Dai’s face. He felt uncomfortable and his eyes dimmed: “Ah Dai, no matter what I do, will it make you unhappy? I’m just doing this out of kindness. I just came to visit your grandmother. I just want… I want your family to accept me too.”

Shen Dai shook his head: “I only have my grandma. She is old and can’t stand the stimulation. Don’t you bother her again. And mostly, don’t you even think about using her against me.”

Qu Moyu took a deep breath: “What am I using her for? Using her to please you? Yes. I want to be good to your family. I want to be good to you. I want to solve your troubles as much as possible and let you become happier and feel less tired. Is this also wrong?”

Shen Dai stared at Qu Moyu’s eyes, trying to seek truth and find out his real thoughts. But those eyes were bright and his emotions were real. So he lowered his head. He shook his head and said in a hoarse voice, “Don’t come here again.” Then, he turned back into the ward and closed the door.

Looking at the closed door, Qu Moyu’s face turned a little paler. He came with the intention to show his favour. But his motives were questioned. It was such a bitter and unpleasant taste.

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Next update: 2022.08.19

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