Title: 锶ēŗ§ę é£č
(Alpha Predator)
Authorļ¼ę°“åäø (ShuiQianCheng)
Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)
Protagonists ļ¼ę²å²± (Shen Dai -MC), ēæę«äŗ (Qu Moyu -ML)
That night, Shen Dai fell into a restless sleep. He was already a light sleeper but he woke up to the first cry of Qiuqiu.
He was always sensitive to Qiuqiuās cry at night to the point that his body would make a conditioned reflex before his brain. He sat up from the bed at once. The delayed sleepiness made him dazed for a while, but he quickly woke up and went to lightly pat Qiuqiuās small chest, soothed him in a low voice, and then hugged Qiuqiu and rocked him.
Cheng Zimei slept next door. She had to go to work during the day. Because Qiuqiu didnāt rest well these days, Shen Dai was very eager to hope that Qiuqiu would be quiet as soon as possible. But he soon found out that something was wrong. He touched Qiuqiuās forehead in a shock. It was so hot. He put his hand into the childās collar again and felt that the heat of the skin was obviously abnormal.
Shen Daiās brain was emptied and immediately filled with anxiety ā Qiuqiu had a fever! Generally, newborns do not get sick before they are half a year old, because the body still carries the immunity obtained from the mother. But because Qiuqiu lacks the pheromone of the alpha father during the whole pregnancy process, the physique is weak. The doctor reminded him of the related risks, so he must provide a stable and safe environment for Qiuqiu.
Flying on a plane, being unaccustomed to the environment, being frightened by Qu Moyu, and contacting strangers are all very stressful for a young child.
Shen Dai was deeply remorseful and his heart was as painful as if it was being roasted. The most painful thing for him was that he had no other way at all to stop this. There was no one who could help him to solve the problem of leaving. And also no one could take care of his child for him. And no one could stop Qu Moyu from approaching him again and again.
The hardships of life are indescribable. Just going through it has exhausted all of his strengths.
Shen Dai woke Cheng Zimei up with a sense of guilt and asked her to accompany him to the hospital. He couldnāt take care of the child and register and pay at the same time.
When the two got into the taxi, it was just dawn and Cheng Zimei was yawning. At the same time, they used their mobile phones to check how to care for the babyās fever.
When the driver learned that Qiuqiu had a fever, he drove very fast and did not forget to comfort them along the way.
When they arrived at the hospital, Shen Dai took Qiuqiu to consult the doctor. The doctor suggested using physical cooling and antipyretic medicines. No injections were given and they were kept in the hospital for observation for a period of time.
The nearest hospital is a public hospital. The paediatrics department is full of children. Some of them are big and some are small. One after another, the sound of crying can overturn the roof. Just being in this environment makes people feel irritable and it hurts the head like itās about to explode.
The doctors and nurses were too busy. After Shen Dai fed Qiuqiu the medicine, he sat with the crying child for more than an hour before the nurse took him to rub Qiuqiuās body with warm water. The nurse hurriedly explained to Shen Dai on how to wipe and demonstrated it for him to do it himself. She then quickly went to see other patients.
Shen Dai seemed to have been hit with adrenaline. His mobility was very high but he could clearly sense the tiredness of his body. He said to Cheng Zimei, āYou go to work. I will observe him for a few hours. When the fever subsides, it should be fine.ā
āIf I go, how can I let you be so busy all by yourself?ā Cheng Zimei looked at Shen Daiās haggard appearance and felt very uncomfortable. She sighed, āRaising children is too difficult. I donāt want to have children anymore.ā
Shen Dai wanted to say that raising a child alone is difficult but it would not be so difficult if a husband and wife were doing it together. But he couldnāt say it because he would be a typical negative example for her.
āYou rest for a while. I willā¦ I will wipe him.ā Cheng Zimei saw Qiuqiuās eyelids falling. āLook. He is about to fall asleep.ā
āI canāt leave. He will cry again soon if he canāt feel my pheromone.ā Shen Dai looked at Qiuqiu, who was shivering from crying. His face flushed red, his nose looked sore, and he almost burst into tears.
There are many, many difficult moments such as this in his life such as going to a maternity check-up himself with a belly up, preparing supplies for childbirth, the pain of childbirth and the pain after childbirth, the exhaustion of taking care of the child day and night, and seeing the business that has been painstakingly managed for many years being delayed. They all had left him with his emotions on the verge of collapse. Deep down in his heart, he questioned himself: Do you regret it?
He listened carefully to his inner voice every time, analysed and thought calmly after the pain, and the answer every time was always the same: There are no regrets.
He believes that the most difficult time is over and he believes that the faith and strength that this child brings him far exceeds what he had lost.
Shen Dai stood guard for several hours, not daring to rest and kept looking at Qiuqiu as he sometimes dozed off against the wall. Qiuqiuās temperature dropped a little, but the fever didnāt subside completely. Sometimes he woke up crying and sometimes he fell asleep. The doctor asked him to observe for two more hours before deciding whether to go home or to get further treatment.
When Qu Moyu walked into the noisy paediatric ward, what he saw was Shen Daiās weak, hunched back, with his shoulders and head pressed against the cold wall, congealed and motionless like a sculpture.
Qu Moyu felt sour in his heart, unable to accept that his omega had to work so hard and be in such a mess. He walked over slowly and just when he was hesitating whether to approach or not, Shen Dai sensed something first and turned around.
Shen Daiās eyes were gloomy, the white eyeballs were bloodshot, his complexion was paper-like, and his lips were chapped. He looked as if he was sick.
Qu Moyu was distressed and angry. The cries and screams of the children around him made the muscles of his temples throb. He had never been in such an environment before, a place where he was surrounded by pain, noise, anxiety, resentment and the smell of hydrogen peroxide. He really wanted to put his wife and child in his arms and leave this place immediately.
Shen Daiās face became even more ugly the moment he saw him.
Qu Moyu took a deep breath: āI called you but you turned off the phone and I went to the lobby to find you. The front desk said you took the child to the hospital in the middle of the night and I found that it was here.ā
Shen Dai was so tired that he didnāt even want to say a word. He just glanced at him and turned around.
āLetās go to my hospital, where there is no shortage of staff, doctors and nurses that can take care of Qiuqiu.ā Qu Moyu said softly, āYou canāt take care of him like this.ā
Shen Dai looked at Qiuqiu who was gasping for breath, his eyes turning red.
āDonāt be stubborn at this time. Come with me.ā
Cheng Zimei, who went out to buy coffee, had just came back. She stared at Qu Moyu with wide eyes.
Qu Moyu glanced at her: āCheng Gong, right?ā He knew that she was Shen Daiās classmate and friend. Although it is almost impossible for a male omega to have feelings for a female beta, at this moment, Cheng Zimei implicitly took his place and role, which still made him feel uncomfortable.
āPrin-ā¦ Mr. Qu.ā Cheng Zimei looked at Shen Dai.
āThank you for accompanying Shen Dai and Qiuqiu to the hospital. Iāll take them to another hospital. You can go back to work.ā
Shen Dai silently packed up his things and then hugged Qiuqiu: āZimei, you go back first. Itās too much trouble for you today.ā He didnāt want to have any conflict with Qu Moyu in the presence of Cheng Zimei. And not to mention, the most important thing now is to make Qiuqiu better.
Cheng Zimei nodded uneasily, looking at the two of them, feeling dumbfounded.
Shen Dai walked out of the ward with Qiuqiu in his arms. Qu Moyu took a few steps to his side and helped him block a parent who was pulling her child in the corridor with his shoulder.
The calm ebony pheromone penetrated the clouds and mist like a sharp sword. It floated into Shen Daiās breath under the heavy sterilisation of the air. He couldnāt help but smell the pheromone, at least at this moment, the smell gave him a little peace of mind.
After getting into the car, the door closed, and the three adults held their breaths nervously, observing Qiuqiuās reaction.
Maybe it was the fever that affected Qiuqiuās senses. He didnāt cry because of Qu Moyuās presence. He didnāt seem to notice it at all.
This made Shen Dai even more worried, he said, āLao Wu, please drive faster.ā
Qu Moyu looked at Qiuqiuās blushing face and became anxious: āWhy did he have a fever?ā
āWeāll go to the hospital and have a good check. Donāt worry, he will be well soon.ā
Shen Dai looked at Qiuqiu and whispered, āHow do you know?ā
āHeās my son. Heās our son. Heās in good health.ā Qu Moyu looked at Shen Dai who was looking at Qiuqiu. Compared with the confident and calm Shen Gong before, the person in front of him seemed to be trapped in a different body. The facial features clearly did not change, but it had become pale and had lost itsā glow. But he still couldnāt take his eyes off of him. He exudes a different glow now. Regardless of gender, there is only one unique radiance that an identity can radiateā the identity of parenting.
He felt sorry for his omega. He just wanted to hold Shen Dai in his arms, to block all the wind and rain, and to heal all his pain.
Luxurious private hospitals are vastly different from public hospitals in terms of environment and experience. Coming here is not like seeing a doctor, but to enjoy services.
Qiuqiu was assigned to the best ward. The doctors and full-time nurses immediately surrounded him to see and nurse him. The test results were the same as what the previous doctor had said. For a normal fever, it is best to take medicine and physically reduce the fever. The difference is that this place is quiet and clean. The nurses are not far away and Shen Daiās messy heart has calmed down. He is not so anxious and worried.
Qiuqiu still fell asleep and cried sometimes. The nurse said: āThe child is not feeling well. The mood is not good and it will also affect the speed of recovery. You can release more comfort pheromones to him, let him cry less, eat more and sleep more. With his physical strength returning, the fever will soon subside.ā
Shen Dai touched his bag, took out Bai Xiangwanās pheromone spray, and hesitated to use it. In fact, he had sprayed it a long time ago, but it didnāt work. This substitute pheromone could only deceive young children by smell, but Qiuqiuās sense of smell was temporarily disabled. Humansā perception of pheromones is far more than just smell, but also involves the nervous system, blood system and endocrine system. So Qiuqiu can still get his pheromone to appease, but he canāt get Bai Xiangwanās.
Qu Moyu took away the almost empty spray bottle and threw it into the trash: āLet me try it.ā He looked into Shen Daiās eyes with sincerity, āI am his alpha father.ā
*Translatorās note: If QMY doesnāt repent soon, Iāll burn the forest next to my house. -K