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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 was in shock and Qiuqiu was equally uneasy. He held the child tightly in his arms and comforted him. He heard a thumping heartbeat. At first, he thought it was Qiuqiu’s, but he soon found out that it was his own.
Before Qiuqiu calmed down, the man in black came in and urged Shen Dai to pack up since they will be leaving soon. Shen Dai didn’t dare to delay or disobey. The appearance of Qu Chengchen… This madman… made him really scared.
Even though he knew that they were kidnapped before, Shen Dai didn’t worry too much about personal safety. Both You Xinghai and Qu Chengchen would just be asking for money. As long as they negotiated a price with Qu Moyu, they could go back.
At least that’s what he thought before Qu Chengchen walked into this room. What happened just now made him see that Qu Chengchen has a real deep hatred for Qu Moyu. It is Qu Chengchen who is also an S-class alpha with hidden competition for fame and fortune. But for more than 20 years, he had been suppressed by the unwillingness, resentment after resentment, and even blaming his sister’s death on Qu Moyu. So he competed against Qu Moyu everywhere, trying to snatch Qu Moyu’s things away from him from time to time. It was not only to prove himself, but also to… seek revenge!
In Qu Moyu’s eyes, the person who always had a casual smile might just be a disobedient and ambitious younger brother. But in fact, he had a knife hidden in his hands behind his back.
Qu Chengchen did all this not only for power and interests. But it was also to make Qu Moyu suffer. Upon realising this, Shen Dai also realised how dangerous his situation was.
He didn’t dare to say how much love Qu Moyu had for him, but possessiveness was the instinct blended into an alpha’s bone and blood especially for an S-class alpha. When Zhou Lan just expressed his interest in him, Qu Moyu dealt with him on the spot. He was also aggressive when he went to live with Bai Xiangwan for a moment and what’s more when he saw that a child was born. Qu Moyu also showed strong aggression when Bai Xiangwan ‘marked’ him temporarily. Another S-class alpha, Qu Chengchen, knew very well how to give Qu Moyu the humiliation and cruel blow at the least cost – ‘marking’ his omega.
Shen Dai’s back was cold. Disgust and fear invaded every cell in his body. He remembered what Qu Chengchen said in his ear. The pheromone maliciously released when he sniffed his glands. Those sharp and sinister eyes left him with no doubt that Qu Chengchen can do what he said he would do. From the beginning to the present, he has been the victim of these brothers’ rivalry. Although they are not in harmony, they are the same in wanting to trample others.
He would never allow the smell of Qu Chengchen to appear on himself. He would never allow himself to surrender to such a beast. Maybe the glands are really just a burden to him. He thought of this countless times. If he was born as a beta, there would be no shackles of pheromones. Without the shackles of gender, life would be much better.
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The place where Qu Chengchen set the meeting was a private club they were all familiar with. Not long ago, Qu Moyu used a decompression chamber there. It had severely damaged Yu Fengcheng’s newly imported high-end goods and he was sent to the hospital by him.
What Qu Moyu saw was Qu Chengchen who had just finished ‘exercising’. He was wearing a Polo shirt and sports shorts, his hair was half dry, and his body exuded the fragrance of him just being done with bathing.
“Brother.” Qu Chengchen sat across from Qu Moyu with a smile on his face, “I heard from Brother Cheng that your destructive power was amazing last time.”
Qu Moyu looked at Qu Chengchen silently. His face tense. There were no emotions shown.
“I heard some gossip today. They said that this place was opened by Brother Cheng for his boyfriend. It seems that the other party is his comrade-in-arms. There was a lot of discipline in the organisation.” He smiled, “Can you imagine that Yu Fengcheng, when someone asked him about it, he said, ‘you will know when the marriage application is approved’.”
Qu Moyu narrowed his eyes slightly: “Where are Shen Dai and Qiuqiu?”
Qu Chengchen is still talking to himself: “It’s hard for me to understand. An S-class alpha soldier can be regarded as a fighting machine. Maybe they can even resist the most powerful pheromone drugs. This kind of person can actually be in love? Oh, and also, Mr. Yan from the Dragon Division, he is interested in a beta.” He squinted at Qu Moyu, “Looking at you again, I haven’t found your flaws for so many years. But you would actually want to be a B-class omega. Why? Why? Why fall in ‘love’?” He let out a string of sarcastic laughter.
“Where. Is. Him. And. My. Child?” Qu Moyu issued a dangerous warning word by word.
“Don’t worry.” Qu Chengchen made a false gesture of raising his hands and surrendering, “I warmed up in advance, just because I was afraid to have a conflict with you. Let’s discuss it well. Okay, brother?”
“I want to make sure they are safe.” Qu Mo Yu said coldly, “I want you to make a video call.”
Qu Chengchen shrugged and took out his mobile phone. He made a video call: “Sister-in-law and little nephew are okay. Qiuqiu is so cute and chubby. But his voice is scary.” He looked at Qu Moyu faintly, “I really envy my eldest brother. His first child is the perfect heir.” After the video was connected, Qu Chengchen said to the man in black: “Let him talk in one minute.” Then he threw the phone to Qu Moyu.
Qu Moyu’s heart suddenly tensed. The video shook for a while and finally Shen Dai’s face appeared: “Ah Dai!”
The moment Shen Dai saw Qu Moyu, his eyes obviously lit up. He instinctively took a step forward as if wanting to take the phone. The man in black took a step back: “Sit down. I’ll hold it.”
“Ah Dai, are you okay? Is Qiuqiu okay?” Qu Moyu clutched the phone tightly, wishing he could cross over the screen to stroke Shen Dai’s pale face.
Shen Dai sat back in the chair. He fixedly looked at Qu Moyu and took a deep breath: “I’m okay. Qiuqiu is okay. We moved to a new place.”
Qu Moyu sighed. Before meeting Qu Chengchen, he was updated with the latest information that a person who was going to buy designated baby products had been detected. He was a person with a criminal record and he had been compared through face recognition. If he followed the clues, he should be able to find Shen Dai. But now they have moved to a new place. But it is also a great gain to be able to target a suspect.
Qu Moyu said solemnly: “Don’t be afraid. I will pick you up soon. I swear.”
Shen Dai took a deep breath. He couldn’t say a lot and he couldn’t show fear: “…Okay.”
“Ah Dai…” The other party hung up the phone. Qu Moyu was stunned for a moment, only to hear a click. The phone was crushed. He glared at Qu Chengchen viciously.
Qu Chengchen rested his chin lightly with his two hands and his voice was a little erratic: “Why are you always so lucky? You and a B-class omega can give birth to an S-class alpha?”
“The difference between our genes is not that huge. So maybe Shen Dai has this talent?” Qu Chengchen curled his lips and smiled, “He is very smart, has a high IQ, is healthy, and looks good. He doesn’t look like he is just B-class. Maybe he can also give me a child.”
Qu Moyu’s pheromone rushed towards Qu Chengchen violently. Qu Chengchen was already prepared and turned on his defence instantly. After the barrier was removed, two powerful pheromones were fighting in the air and many objects in the room seemed to be under the mutated atmospheric pressure, gradually deforming and distorting. Qu Chengchen had already predicted this and most of the things in this club were born to be destroyed.
Qu Moyu took the lead in withdrawing the pheromone. His blood was surging in his chest and his murderous intent was rolling. If he had no scruples, he might really fight Qu Chengchen to the death. But right at this moment, this is the first time in their more than 20 years of war, he drew a full stop.
Qu Chengchen’s face was also pale. His chest was heaving violently. He licked his lips and grinned: “You are this angry. When I took Xiao Yue, I didn’t see you this angry. How is Xiao Yue worse than him?”
“What do you want?” Qu Moyu asked through gritted teeth. Knowing that Shen Dai fell into the hands of Qu Chengchen, he was in extreme anxiety and panic. He knew Qu Chengchen too well. Qu Chengchen loved to snatch everything that belonged to him. Whether it was power, resources, interests, attention, objects, or even people.
“You know what I want.” Qu Chengchen stared deeply into Qu Moyu’s eyes, “After so many years, everyone should be very tired. I don’t want to live in your shadow all the time and you don’t want to be threatened by me all the time. When our grandfather was there before, our parents wanted to split up the family without dividing. So let’s just settle it between us.”
“There are so many shareholders. There are hundreds of thousands of shareholders as a listed company. Can this be decided by me alone?”
“You can push it to happen.” Qu Chengchen said with a smile.
Qu Moyu said coldly, “Okay. I promise you.”
Qu Chengchen’s body leaned forward, as if he was about to get closer to take a closer look at his brother who he had known for more than 20 years: “For a mere omega, you are willing to split up a business segment? Do you really care about him that much?” He said, revealing a strange-looking smile.
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Next update: 2022.09.15
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*Translator’s note: Just to soothe you guys… SD will be okay. Don’t worry. -K