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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Shen Dai sat up from the bed. He frowned and his face looked a bit dignified.

Qu Moyu brought him and Qiuqiu home. Sooner or later, Qu Shen would find out. Although this was not his own will, in Qu Shen’s eyes, it is conceivable that he would be judged as such a person. He didn’t want to be humiliated.

Apparently Qu Moyu also understood this: “You don’t need to go downstairs. You can go to accompany Qiuqiu.”

Shen Dai was more than just willing to accompany Qiuqiu at this time. He could not wait to even escape with Qiuqiu. Qu Shen came to the door on purpose. He must have known the existence of the child. Shen Dai had always wanted to keep his child away from the Qu family. Qu Moyu regards Qiuqiu’s custody as a piece of cake in his hands and it depends on his ‘performance’ before deciding whether to use it or not. So what about Qu Shen? What does Qu Shen want to do?

Qu Moyu saw Shen Dai’s worries. He held Shen Dai’s shoulders and pulled him closer. He hugged and kissed his omega: “Don’t worry. I’m here.”

Shen Dai glanced at Qu Moyu silently. He got out of bed and left.

When he came to the guest room, the nanny was feeding Qiuqiu. Qiuqiu’s two little hands were holding the bottle and he was eating very attentively. But as soon as Shen Dai entered the room, his two big eyes turned to his father and at the same time, his mouth whimpered. He spit out and pushed the bottle away with both hands. Even his little feet kicked in the air.

Shen Dai’s nerves were tense all night, but he relaxed the moment he saw Qiuqiu. He smiled helplessly: “Let me feed him.”

The nanny also smiled: “He doesn’t know how to speak, but he’s already so smart.”

Shen Dai took Qiuqiu and the bottle from the nanny, leaned on the sofa and put the pacifier back into Qiuqiu’s mouth.

Shen Dai asked the nanny about Qiuqiu’s situation last night. This was the first night he did not participate in the whole process after he gave birth to Qiuqiu. He just can’t stand it. He knew that he had to let Qiuqiu reduce his dependence on him step by step. Otherwise, he would not be able to do anything. But when it came time for him to quit it all together, he was reluctant. If it wasn’t for Qu Moyu holding him all the time last night, he would have come down long ago.

“Oh, he cried for a long time.” The nanny smiled bitterly. “Look. His eyes are still a little swollen. It’s the first time he spends the night without you. It’s normal. Every child has to get used to it slowly. It will be fine after a few days.”

Shen Dai gently touched Qiuqiu’s soft, pink eyelids. He can’t help but to imagine how sad Qiuqiu should be crying when he woke up in the middle of the night and didn’t see him there. “Did you take some of my stuff for him to smell?”

“Yes. And it works.”

“You can also spray some perfume in that transparent bottle. That is his favourite alpha’s pheromone.”

The babysitter’s face looked embarrassed.

Shen Dai understood her concerns: “Don’t worry. If Mr. Qu smells it, just tell him that I sprayed it. The most important thing is to appease Qiuqiu. You’ve done nothing wrong.”

The nanny smiled apologetically: “Okay.” She looked at the time: “Mr. Shen, I’ll change shifts with the eldest sister of the day shift in a while. Just tell her if you have anything to tell, or just call me.”

“It’s okay. You stayed up all night too. You can go to sleep.”

When the nanny packed her things and was about to leave, someone came in. But it was not the nanny who changed shifts. It was Madam Qu.

Shen Dai looked at Madam Qu and smiled reluctantly.

The nanny closed the door wisely and left. Madam Qu’s gaze fell from Shen Dai’s face to Qiuqiu, and then she was reluctant to move her gaze away. She came over and signalled to Shen Dai that she wanted to take over.

Shen Dai said softly: “Wait a moment. He is eating happily now and he doesn’t want to do anything else. I’m afraid of choking him.”

Madam Qu sat down and looked at Qiuqiu with infinite love and tenderness: “Why does he seem to have grown up a little after we haven’t seen him for a few days?”

“I weighed him myself yesterday and he was indeed two hundred grams heavier.” Shen Dai glanced at the door. He wasn’t sure if Madam Qu was the only one here.

Madam Qu saw through his thoughts: “I came here by myself. The father and son are quarrelling. It gave me a headache.”

“..”

“His father wants to see Qiuqiu. I think it’s better for me to bring him.”

Shen Dai’s face changed slightly: “Qiuqiu will definitely cry. He doesn’t like to be near unfamiliar alphas. He rejects even more..” In front of Madam Qu, he still endured the words to say that Qiuqiu rejected Qu Moyu.

“I know. But he has to see Qiuqiu. I think it’s better for him to see Qiuqiu alone than the two of you together. If Qiuqiu feels your nervousness and discomfort, he will cry with discomfort.”

Shen Dai hesitated. It was impossible for him to refuse. But Madam Qu was right. Qiuqiu could indeed accurately detect his emotions. If he was afraid, Qiuqiu would also be afraid.

Madam Qu touched Qiuqiu’s furry little head: “What a good boy.”

Shen Dai looked at Qiuqiu anxiously, seeing that he was carefree and only caring about eating. The bottle would soon be empty.

After Qiuqiu finished eating, Madam Qu took him into her arms. And when she saw his giggling appearance, her heart was about to melt. She tapped Qiuqiu’s little chest: “Qiuqiu, let’s go out with grandma to play. Will you be okay for a while?”

Shen Dai wiped the corner of Qiuqiu’s milk-stained mouth and said sternly, “Madam, what does Master Qu want?” Whether it was out of instinct or other considerations, he didn’t want to take Qiuqiu to show Qu Shen. Qu Shen wouldn’t look at his ordinary alpha grandson born to an ordinary omega, so why should he scare Qiuqiu off?

Madam Qu said indifferently: “I don’t know. I don’t want to bother with the Qu family’s affairs. But I don’t want him to scare you. Don’t worry, I will send him back soon.”

“....Ok.” Shen Dai was ten thousand times reluctant but could only watch Madam Qu take Qiuqiu away.

In the study, the father and son of the Qu family were looking at each other across a desk. There’s tension in their eyes and there was no sign of any of them backing down for a while.

“You actually brought your mistress and illegitimate child to live at home. What do you mean by this? You even let them enter the house?”

“The child is still young and it is convenient to take care of him at home.”

“Bullshit. You can take care of him wherever. Did you do it on purpose for the Zhou family to see?”

Qu Moyu said calmly: “No. I just want to take care of them close to me. The break off is my fault. I can’t deliberately embarrass Zhou Xiaochu. I will handle it myself.”

“What are you going to handle it with? You don’t have to break off the marriage.” Qu Shen said sternly, “When the words spread out that we have used and discarded the Zhou family, what about our future cooperation? You want to break off the marriage as soon as your mind is feverish. You know how much profit was involved here. Your brain is muddled, isn’t it?!”

Qu Moyu lowered his head and stressed his words, “I will handle it myself.”

Qu Shen was so angry that his face turned blue: “Qu Moyu, I think you’re really lovesick! Zhou Xiaochu is such a perfect wife candidate. The matter of Shen Dai and this child, you should give them some money and say something nice. He will definitely accept it. If you like Shen Dai, just keep him by your side. No one gives a shit about that. But you must know what is really important!”

“Shen Dai doesn’t accept it.” Qu Moyu slowly raised his head and looked directly at his father. He also thought that way at the beginning. As long as he kept Shen Dai by his side, he had countless ways to make Shen Dai ‘voluntarily’ stay by his side. He did it. But he found that what he wanted was much more than that. What he wanted is the Shen Dai who will have a place for him in his eyes and in his heart.

Qu Shen was stunned for a while. He then came back to his senses and said with contempt. “‘He doesn’t accept it’? Why? He still wants to marry into the Qu family? Yes. He is indeed a high-end talent who can enter our research institute. He has extraordinary skills. While you are lovesick, he gave birth to a child for you by any means at the same time. You are an S-class alpha yet you are tricked into this? Are you still not sober yet?!”

Qu Shen is worthy of being Qu Moyu’s father. He knows very well how to deal with his son’s painful points. These words slapped hard at the face of this S-class alpha.

Qu Shen gave another powerful blow: “You can’t even handle your own omega. It’s really embarrassing for the Qu family to be led by the nose by him.”

Qu Moyu took a deep breath, pressed his jaw down and stared at his father with sharp eyes. His pupils were dark and unpredictable, implying anger: “I want to keep Shen Dai. I like him. We have a child and it makes sense for me to marry him.”

That look made Qu Shen shudder. Although he is Qu Moyu’s father, the oppressive feeling of facing an S-class alpha will not completely disappear because of blood relation. He paused and restrained the messy pheromones: “A wife with no family background and low pheromone level of only B-class and an A-class alpha son. Are you satisfied with this life?”

“We will have more children.” Qu Moyu said coldly, “Besides, I won’t ‘mark’ him. If he can’t give birth to an S-class heir, I will find someone else to give birth to one.”

Qu Shen narrowed his eyes.

“Father, this is my compromise.” Qu Moyu stared at Qu Shen. His eyes seemed to say it’s your turn to compromise.

Qu Shen’s face was tense and his lungs were about to explode with anger.

Just as the father and son were playing a game with their eyes, Madam Qu came in with Qiuqiu in her arms.

Qu Moyu stood up immediately, carefully restrained his pheromone and watched Qiuqiu’s reaction nervously.

Qu Shen also stared at Qiuqiu.

Qiuqiu’s round eyes twitched between the two of them and he immediately pouted in disgust. He made a ‘yah’ sound in protest and twisted up in Madam Qu’s arms. He looked like he was about to cry.

“Be good. Qiuqiu is a good boy.” Madam Qu patted Qiuqiu.

Qu Moyu took a few steps back silently and Qu Shen glared at his son and said, “Bring the child over here.”

“Keep your voice down. Don’t scare him.” Madam Qu walked over with Qiuqiu in her arms.

Qu Shen looked at Qiuqiu who was howling. His brows knitted together. His expression was very complicated and he coughed lightly: “How old is he?”

“Four months old.”

“He’s quite sturdy.” Qu Shen said coldly, “After all, he is an A-class alpha. Shen Dai has done a lot for our Qu family. This child can be named Qu. And Shen Dai will also be rewarded. But he will never enter the Qu’s family door.”

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Next update: 2022.07.22

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*Translator’s note: Go to hell. Who the fuck wants to enter your Qu’s family door?! And later on, QMY will beg SD to ‘mark’ him. This jerk! -K