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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This kiss made Shen Dai dizzy. His mind was chaotic. His entire existence was shrouded in an erotic atmosphere. And every breath was filled with the scent of Qu Moyu.

The scent that belongs to Qu Moyu. The woody, cold fragrance. It is as if a person is in a cold forest. The trunks of the trees which climbed up to the clouds and the lush canopy of the branches form an endless net. The sunlight cannot penetrate through the shade of the forest leaves. The big trees suck the nutrients from the soil. Only the dwarf flowers and moss can survive. It is cloudy and cold in the forest. If you raise your head, you will see the vast forest as the ruler of heaven and earth and find that you are so small. Even the oxygen you rely on for survival is released from these sacred trees. Thus, this bitter scent that is poured into your heart is this deep and solemn.

Shen Dai’s body and soul were ruled by this scent at this moment. He had fallen to his knees, worshiping this ancient and silent existence. He listened to the voice of revelation from the sky which made him willing to sacrifice himself.

Suddenly, a harsh ringtone penetrated into his eardrum. Shen Dai suddenly opened his eyes and his brain also caught a hint of sobriety in the confusion.

The Ebony Pheromone!

Shen Dai and Qu Moyu looked at each other. They both froze.

Qu Moyu grabbed his mobile phone and pressed the mute button. He gritted his teeth, feeling like he wanted to eat the phone!

Shen Dai pushed Qu Moyu away. He sat up in embarrassment and found that half of his buttons were already unbuttoned. The scent of both pheromones from an alpha and an omega were lingering in the air, forming a great contrast. It is full of an ambiguous atmosphere.

“You. You can release pheromones.” Shen Dai suddenly became angry, “You lied to me!”

“No!” Qu Moyu immediately defended, “It’s just that your pheromone stimulates my glands. I unconsciously released mine. I have been doing rehabilitation every day during this time but only this time I succeeded in releasing them.”

Shen Dai stared at Qu Moyu suspiciously.

“It’s true. I just really recovered a little bit from the feeling that I used to feel.” Qu Moyu smiled and said excitedly, “Ah Dai, what the doctor said is true. Only you can help me. I just kissed you and smelled your pheromones. This is the biggest reaction in this period of time.”

Shen Dai secretly scolded Qu Moyu a few words in his heart. If it wasn’t for the ringing of the phone that sobered him up, it is unknown what Qu Moyu would do. His butt rubbed back as he distanced himself from Qu Moyu. He quickly fastened his buttons: “I’m going back to the research institute.”

Qu Moyu grabbed Shen Dai’s wrist: “Don’t go. It’s not easy to even make a little progress. Ah Dai, don’t you want to help me?”

Shen Dai narrowed his eyes slightly: “Tell me the truth. Are you tricking me? I’m not that easy to deceive.”

“No. This is the first time I successfully released pheromones since I got hurt.” Qu Moyu said very seriously. He also moved over and lowered his head, “Ah Dai, do you want to look at my wound?”

Shen Dai was stunned and looked at the medical tape on the back of Qu Moyu’s neck, which is a circle larger than a normal pheromone sticker.

Qu Moyu slowly tilted his head on Shen Dai’s shoulder and rubbed his neck: “Just for you to see.”

Shen Dai was moved by this beast-like behavior and his heart softened instantly. After a moment of hesitation, he tore off the piece of tape. A scar slanted across the glands. The scabs had just fallen off and the newly grown pink tender flesh showed signs of stitching. This scar was stitched with six stitches. He stretched out his hand and stroked the scar lightly. He wondered if it was an illusion. The temperature of the newly born flesh seemed to be slightly higher and the pulp of his fingers felt slightly hot. He asked softly, “Does it hurt?”

“This question. I also want to ask you. But I didn’t dare.” Qu Moyu held Shen Dai’s waist in his arms.

Shen Dai was silent.

“Every time I think about that night when I was engaged and you were on the operating table in the hospital. You must be scared, hurt, and hate me..” Qu Moyu folded his arms and held Shen Dai tighter. With a trembling voice, he spoke, “I understand why you won’t forgive me. Even I can’t forgive myself.”

“I really can’t forgive you for that matter.” Shen Dai said in a low voice, “the most unforgivable one was when you used pheromone suppression on me to force me to kill Qiuqiu.”

“I’m sorry.” Qu Moyu murmured. His heart is full of shame and remorse.

Shen Dai sighed lightly: “But.. Qiuqiu grows up day by day. He will lead us to the future and I can’t keep myself in the past forever.”

“Is there me in the future you imagine?” Qu Moyu raised his head and looked at Shen Dai intently.

Shen Dai also looked at Qu Moyu. He was looking straight into the deep and affectionate pupils. He finally dared to face directly the love that was contained in it. At the same time, he also dared to directly face his own heart. It’s not that he can’t leave Qu Moyu. In fact, he has prepared countless times for a moment where he will never see this person again in his life. He has persuaded himself over and over again for countless nights that pain is an indispensable part of life. However, for a while, he also has countlessly thought of how great it would be if Qu Moyu could love him too. Even if he was treated so cruelly, he still couldn’t let go of his own obsession. They made him doubly ashamed and desperate, so he could only choose to put his whole heart away, buried with memories. However, this thing is a seed. Even if it was crushed under a huge boulder, it will find a gap to break through the ground and germinate. He can’t deceive himself and he can’t turn a blind eye towards it.

So he could only nod.

Qu Moyu’s breathing became rapid. He grabbed Shen Dai’s shoulder excitedly: “This is the best news I have heard this year. Ah Dai, I will give you the best future.”

Shen Dai took a deep breath: “Then you promise me first. Don’t do some.. private affairs at the company.”

“Okay, I’ll listen to you.” Qu Moyu said happily, “I will listen to whatever you ask of me, okay?”

Shen Dai was silent for a few seconds: “I don’t want you to ‘mark’ me.”

Qu Moyu was stunned for a moment. He suddenly felt like a bucket of cold water was poured over him. He frowned deeply: “Why?”

“I don’t want that any more. After experiencing the feeling of losing myself, I don’t want to go through..” Shen Dai shook his head. He didn’t want to take any more risks.

Qu Moyu slowly lowered his head. The indescribable dull pain began to form in his heart again. He suddenly smiled bitterly and he didn’t know whether he was talking to Shen Dai or to himself: “I didn’t expect this day to come.” Before meeting Shen Dai, he firmly practiced the principle of ‘never giving a ‘mark’ to anyone in this life’, which is also the biggest insistence of most S-class alphas. But now, he wanted so desperately to ‘mark’ the omega he loves but the other party did not want it. He was rejected not once but over and over again.

“Listen to me.” Shen Dai said slowly, “Perhaps you think that an alpha ‘mark’ for an omega is the ultimate goal and highest form of a relationship. However, the ‘mark’ can be washed off and the relationship can be terminated. The ‘mark’ is a promise between you and the person you love. They are naturally two people willing to deliver the hearts that are connected to each other rather than forcibly tied up through a physical connection. Isn’t that the whole point?”

There was a hint of surprise in Qu Moyu’s eyes. It was a shocking revelation to him. He listened to Shen Dai as he continued to speak.

“So, I hope that we, as two mature and independent people, will make corrections to our mistakes. I also have to grow and repair myself. We will try to re-establish trust and our feelings. Instead of thinking on solving it once and for all through ‘marking’, let’s face all the contradictions ourselves first.”

Qu Moyu’s emotions slowly settled down. Shen Dai has a magical ability that can calm the frizz in his mind, which has been that way before. He touched Shen Dai’s cheek and smiled gently: “I understand. All along, what you want to express and what my mother had told me is the same thing. It is that love is more important than ‘marking’.”

Shen Dai nodded: “So..”

“So I will wait until you are willing to put your trust in me and be ‘marked’ by me. And willing to be my omega.” Qu Moyu leaned over and kissed Shen Dai’s forehead, “And my wife.”

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***Author’s Note: This chapter is really hard to write, I can’t write it anymore.. I’m missing 700 words and I’ll make up for it in the next chapter. -SQC

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Next update: 2022.09.30

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*Translator’s note: The problem is when SQC makes up for the lack of words in her later chapters.. There will be a long chapter for me to translate *translator died* -K