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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Since Shen Qin had gone on a trip in the past two days, Shen Dai brought Qiuqiu home. His grandmother watched over the child. He spent a whole day packing out seven big boxes, most of which were books, materials, diaries, certificates of merit, as well as many paintings and handicrafts he and grandfather had made together.

These old things carry a lot of memories. In fact, it is okay for him not to take them away. But the house is too small. In order to put his things, Shen Qin has placed a lot of Shen Dai’s things that are important to him on the balcony. Maybe it will be thrown away directly. Obviously this is his house and obviously the grandfather he commemorates the paintings with is also Shen Qin’s father. Sometimes he envies people like Shen Qin. Selfishness seems to be a hard requirement for a happy life. He has a low sense of morality and does not easily feel guilty towards others.

It was getting dark after he had finished packing up. Shen Dai and the delivery company made an appointment to pick up the goods tomorrow morning. His grandmother asked the nanny to buy a lot of Shen Dai’s favourite things to eat and she cooked a table of meals in person. He hadn’t tasted his grandmother’s craftsmanship in a long time. And he didn’t know how many times he could eat it in the future. He was so emotional that he was close to crying.

At night, he and Qiuqiu slept at the house. His room had already been occupied by Shen Qin and the room was filled with the fragrance of orange blossoms. When omega gets older, the smell of their pheromones will become weaker so they will choose to decorate themselves and their living space with fragrances of similar scent. This is not only a rescue measure when people face old age. It is also necessary for their own emotions and health.

But he didn’t like the scent since he was a child. It’s not quite accurate to say that. Of course, he has deeply relied on the orange blossom pheromone, just like Qiuqiu relied on his pheromone. But after he was a little sensible, after countless attempts to get close to his father and only being returned with indifference, he gradually didn’t like orange blossoms. Although he was still young and ignorant, he realised that his father didn’t like him. Now, because of his disgust towards Shen Qin, he even felt disgusted by the scent.

As if he could feel it, Qiuqiu didn’t seem to like it either. So he refused to sleep. Shen Dai took him to the well-ventilated living room, walked him around and coaxed him for an hour, and then only he fell asleep. After a busy day, Shen Dai was too tired to straighten up and he soon fell asleep too.

The next morning, Shen Dai got up early to make small wontons for his grandmother. She got up early too. She didn’t care about eating so she went to feed Qiuqiu and was amused by any of Qiuqiu’s actions from time to time. Shen Dai had not been in such an atmosphere for a long time. He hasn’t experienced it before and he feels a lot of reluctance in his heart.

After breakfast, an unfamiliar phone call came in. Shen Dai thought it was the delivery service but when he answered the phone, he heard a familiar voice.

“Shen Gong, hello. Do you still remember me? I’m attorney Chen Wei.”

Shen Dai’s heart skipped a beat and he had a bad premonition. He was silent for a few seconds: “I remember. What’s the matter?”

“Is it convenient for you to meet with me? There are some things that need to be discussed.”

“It’s inconvenient.”

“Shen Gong, this matter has something to do with your child, Shen Yue. It’s very important. I hope you..”

“What does Qu Moyu want this time?” Shen Dai gritted his teeth.

“Where are you now? Shall I go to find you?” Facing Shen Dai’s anger, Attorney Chen was still calm, “Please believe me. This meeting is very important for you and your child. If you insist on not seeing me, you eventually have to see Mr. Qu. I think it would be better if you communicate with me first.”

Shen Dai only felt that his chest was heavy and it was difficult for him to calm down for a while. He didn’t know what he was going to face. Qu Moyu’s various behaviours were like a huge net being thrown on him. Where could he hide?

Half an hour later, Shen Dai met Attorney Chen at a small cafe near his house.

Judging from Attorney Chen’s obviously prosperous posture, he must have had a very fulfilling year this year. It is his job to handle legal affairs for the company, but being able to handle the boss’s private affairs most likely means that he will become the number one legal person for the future of the group.

Attorney Chen still smiled decently and deliberately looked behind Shen Dai, which probably meant he was looking for his ‘child’.

Shen Dai had no intention of explaining things to him. After sitting down, he said with a blank face, “Attorney Chen, please tell me whatever you have to say.”

Attorney Chen held his briefcase and took out a stack of papers from it. He nodded to Shen Dai gently, even respectfully: “Shen Gong, although I am an outsider, I have also witnessed the relationship between you and Mr. Qu all the way. The arrival of this child..”

“Attorney Chen.” Shen Dai didn’t want to bother with any unimportant matters and interrupted him, “Speak straight if you have something to say.”

Attorney Chen was not embarrassed. He began to perform basic operations – digging out documents. Then he put both hands on the table, showing a sincere smile that can be called pleasing: “Shen Gong, Mr. Qu has done a paternity test with Shen Yue to prove that Shen Yue is his biological son.”

Shen Dai’s face changed suddenly: “What do you mean? When did I agree to do a paternity test? What does he want?!”

At that time, Qiuqiu was required to do some examinations in the hospital and of course blood was drawn. But as Qiuqiu’s guardian, if he did not agree, anyone doing a paternity test without authorization would have no legal effect.

“When Shen Yue was hospitalised, you signed some relevant documents. Maybe you were anxious and didn’t read it carefully..”

Shen Dai slapped the table hard and leaned forward unconsciously.

Attorney Chen immediately sat up straight and moved back an inch quietly. He looked at Shen Dai’s fierce expression of gnashing his teeth. He didn’t expect that one day he would be frightened by an omega’s aura.

“You guys will play this kind of game, right?” Shen Dai said sharply, “What does he want to do?!”

Attorney Chen straightened his clothes and said cautiously, “Mr. Qu wants the custody of Shen Yue.”

Shen Dai felt like he was struck by lightning and froze on the spot.

“The consent form for the paternity test was signed by you and it is evidenced by the surveillance video of the hospital. If you think you signed it involuntarily, you can sue him. I have your medical records here to prove that the child was in his hospital. If you are pregnant with Mr. Qu during the marriage, although considering that Shen Yue is still an infant, the custody judgement is usually more inclined towards you. But the lawsuit itself is not good for you. You have no financial resources, physical strength, and mentality. You don’t even have any income now.” Attorney Chen spread out Shen Dai’s disadvantages one by one, like opening a fish, and then pulling out all the internal organs.

Shen Dai was trembling all over. The huge malice was so overwhelming that he could hardly breathe.

Seeing Shen Dai’s appearance of being emptied of his soul, Attorney Chen couldn’t bear it. He repeated “You should just accept the benefits given by Mr. Qu to avoid disasters”. He then sighed softly: “Shen Gong, Mr. Qu is not here so let me tell you something. Let’s talk from the side of the laws and regulations. Your current situation has no advantages at all. Apart from what I said just now, you also had signed a prenuptial agreement but giving birth to Mr. Qu’s child is a breach of contract. The amount of compensation is outrageous. And also, do you remember that you are now the legal representative of a subsidiary of Chuanghai? As long as you think about it, you can carry a debt of 100 million yuan with just a little operation. Why do you have to piss Mr. Qu off and provoke him?”

Shen Dai clenched his hands into fists. His short nails pierced into the flesh with a force. He is exchanging pain for a price of sobriety. He glared at Attorney Chen fiercely and asked angrily, “What did I piss him off with? What does he want? He wanted divorce? We have divorced. He wanted me to wash off the ‘mark’? I have washed off the ‘mark’. Didn’t he not want any children with me? So I left my hometown and I never intend to let him know about this child in my life. I am afraid of him. I had obeyed him. I know that I can’t fight with him. So do I dare to provoke him?”

“Hey, these emotional matters..”

“There is no relationship between us!” Shen Dai’s heart was full of hatred, “He has no feelings. He only has unbelievably big pride and he has to get whatever he wants. In his eyes, neither I nor my child are human!”

They are just some tools to meet Qu Moyu’s needs.

Attorney Chen lowered his head and pondered for a moment. He then said in a low voice, “Shen Gong, maybe you are right. But it doesn’t change anything. After a few contacts, it can be seen that you are a very stubborn person with a clear distinction between love and hatred. In fact, with Mr. Qu, you can slowly show your weakness to him. If you let him take a step forward towards you, he won’t have to come up with this strategy. Life is full of reluctance. Think of the word ‘resignation’. I think there is great wisdom in it. You should give it a try.”

Shen Dai’s eyes were red and the muscles on his face twitched slightly. He is full of anger and pain.

Attorney Chen rubbed his brows helplessly and said warmly, “You are still young. So let me share some sociological viewpoints with you. The S-class alphas are very animalistic in their bones. They only wear the cloak of civilization on the outer part of their skin. Many of normal people’s logic cannot work with them. They seem to be very intelligent and inhumane. That is their way of hunting. So they must understand the prey and the predation environment. In their eyes, life is a big hunting game. Everything else in the world is their prey. You stop him from doing a certain thing, making him unhappy, you are his enemy. And he will use the same way to deal with the enemy in order to deal with you, to conquer you, and to do whatever he wants with you. This is their stress response when they are in a state of battle for a long time. When they feel hurt, they will only act instinctively. That is one move – to fight back. Instead of communicating, compromising, explaining misunderstandings, and understanding each other like ordinary people.” Lawyer Chen shook his head, “Few people can get through their closed up emotions. If they didn’t receive enough love when they were growing up, it’s hard for them to give love in return in their life. Plus, the way many people educate S-class alphas is to make them become unemotional machines that pursue power and profit. This is why most S-class alphas are reluctant to give ‘mark’. On the surface, it is pride. But deep down, it is actually fear. It is for fear that the law of the jungle on which they had lived on will be overturned.”

Shen Dai looked at Attorney Chen and his eyes looked even more empty.

“Although it’s unreasonable, it’s such a pity. Because they are too powerful. And we can only adapt to them.” Attorney Chen delivered a concluding statement, “I can only advise you to decide carefully about what you can do.”

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Next update: 2022.07.13

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*Translator’s note: I’ve forgotten if I use ‘Lawyer’ or ‘Attorney’ before. But I’ll just use ‘Attorney’ this time. Lol. Attorney Chen does have a point there in his long ass speech. -K