AP Chapter 133

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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The day after Qu Moyu and Shen Dai received their certificates, Shen Dai was woken up by Cheng Zimei’s phone call.

Usually, he sleeps lightly, gets up early, and rarely sleeps until so late. But last night, Qu Mo Yu said that this was their first night as a legal couple and they shouldn’t ‘waste’ it — so, he was fucked until it was almost dawn before being able to fall asleep.

As soon as the phone rang, he woke up. But the ringing was quickly cut off. He opened his eyes in a daze and saw the shape of someone’s shoulder blades and arms above his head. The phone light shimmered in the dim bedroom.

A low voice came from above him: “It’s Cheng Gong. Do you want to pick it up?”

Shen Dai’s eyes were sore and he couldn’t focus his eyesight. He stretched out his hand but didn’t touch the phone. He just grabbed Qu Moyu’s arm.

“Don’t want to pick it up. Let’s go to sleep.”

Shen Dai nestled in Qu Moyu’s arms, surrounded by the fascinating and safe ebony pheromones. It was warm and comfortable. He became lazy and felt like he didn’t want to move at all. But he suddenly was worried about work. So he still said with his hoarse voice: “…let’s pick it up.”

“Okay.” Qu Moyu smiled and answered the phone. He put it on speaker.

Before the two could speak, Cheng Zimei yelled out a big “hello”. It was four notes higher in a tone. She then spoke in full surprise: “Ah Dai, you got married?!”

“…”

Qu Moyu looked at Shen Dai’s face. His hair was messy. His eyes were half-squinted. And his mouth was half-opened. It was full of daze. Qu Moyu’s heart felt that this is sweet and beautiful. He thinks that nothing is cuter than his wife who is being held by him at this moment. So he replied for Shen Dai : “Yeah.” 

It got quiet on the other end of the line. After three or five seconds, Cheng Zimei asked cautiously, “Mr. Qu…?”

Shen Dai grabbed the phone and it to his ear: “Hello? Zimei, how did you…”

“Then… then I won’t bother.”

Shen Dai forgot that the phone was on speaker. The loud volume went straight into the ear and startled him. He was about to say something, but the phone had already been hung up. Shen Dai stared at the phone in a daze. Qu Moyu’s low laughter could be heard in his ears.

Shen Dai looked at Qu Moyu: “How did she know?” He thought that even Qu Moyu’s parents didn’t know about it yet.

“I posted it on my WeChat Moment.” Qu Moyu said calmly. After that, he leaned over and kissed Shen Dai, “If you don’t want to sleep, let’s have breakfast.”

Shen Dai widened his eyes in surprise. He opened his WeChat apps and clicked on to see his contacts’ Moments. He saw that Qu Moyu’s post was at the top which was posted more than ten minutes ago. He posted the inner page of their marriage certificate and a photo of Qiuqiu holding a baby bottle. The accompanying text is also very good as the personal style of this S-class alpha – ‘The wife’s name is Shen Dai. And the child’s name is Qiuqiu.’

There are no provocative adjectives and parallel sentences. It was just a short, neat, and clear statement.

Both Cheng Ruoze and Professor Liu Xi’s blessings appeared in the comment area.

Shen Dai was still a little dazed.

Qu Moyu put his arms around Shen Dai’s waist from behind. He poked his slender finger on the screen, zoomed in on the inside page of the marriage certificate. He then said with appreciation, “I rarely take photos and I don’t like taking photos. But I think this is the best photo ever taken.”

Shen Dai asked, “Why don’t you like taking photos?” As soon as he finished asking, he regretted it. Obviously there were many more worthwhile questions to ask at this time. But why did he ask this useless one?

 “I don’t know. Maybe I feel like I need to force a smile for the camera.” Qu Moyu pointed to himself in the photo, “But this smile is good. That’s because I really wanted to marry you.”

Shen Dai looked at the wedding photo with the red background. The heads of the two of them consciously turned to each other, showing a happy smile at first glance. The anxiety in their hearts suddenly calmed down a lot despite him still having a feeling like he hasn’t woken up from a big dream yet. It’s still hard to believe that he really married Qu Moyu. Strictly speaking, it should be called a re-marriage. But the first time was not a real marriage in his mind. Only this time it counts because it’s what they had chosen together.

Shen Dai also followed Qu Moyu’s example. He tapped the face on the photo with his finger and joked, “Because you didn’t have to please others since you were a child so you didn’t even want to give the camera a smile.”

“Why should I? But now, every day I have to smile to please my wife and child.” Qu Moyu rubbed his face against Shen Dai’s face, “But our child is not filial. He urinated on me last time.”

Shen Dai let out a chuckle as he clicked on the screen: “You… Did you tell your parents?”

“I told my mom. As for my dad, let him digest it himself.”

“Oh.”

Qu Mo Yu could see Shen Dai’s worries so he hugged Shen Dai tightly and whispered in his ear: “You don’t need to worry about anything on my dad’s side. The actual control of Xingzhou is already in my hands. I will never let you suffer any grievances again.”

Shen Dai smiled: “I believe you.”

“Wife, what kind of wedding do you want?” Qu Moyu zoomed in and out of their wedding photos and spun them around. It seems that no matter how he looks at it or which angle he looks at it, it is still not enough.

“Well… I don’t know. I haven’t thought about it yet.” Shen Dai found that he had never imagined a wedding before.

“You can think about it slowly. I will meet all your requirements.”

Shen Dai turned his face and glanced at Qu Moyu gently. He thought that the fact that he and Qu Moyu are happy and loving is already like a dream which he once had imagined. If he further fantasised more than this, It could be too extreme.

Qu Moyu dragged Shen Dai up for breakfast and took his mobile phone to show Shen Dai the countless blessing messages he received and the beautiful comments pouring in like the tide in his WeChat Moment. Shen Dai looked at the familiar and unfamiliar names on it. His heart is soaked with warmth and the burden hanging over his head is also lifted. He knew that he would have unease and doubts because of what happened in the past and he would also encounter worries and troubles in his future work and life because of Qu Moyu’s identity. But Qu Moyu used his powerful actions to give him more security and calmness.

Qu Moyu looked at Shen Dai while eating breakfast. He looked at him flipping through his mobile phone and smirking. The curvature of the corner of his mouth never went down.

Shen Dai put down the phone and glanced at Qu Moyu embarrassedly: “Isn’t it too high-profile?”

“A happy event like marriage should be announced to the world.”

Shen Dai smiled again. The joy was about to overflow from his eyes. He hurriedly lowered his head and took a mouthful of porridge.

Qu Moyu’s eyes aimed at Shen Dai’s cell phone instead. He picked it up and placed it on the table: “Don’t leave it around.”

“Oh.” Shen Dai took it and put it in his pocket.

Qu Moyu was startled.

Shen Dai didn’t notice the strangeness of Qu Moyu and continued to wolf down on his food.

Qu Moyu coughed lightly.

“What’s the matter? You’re choking?” Shen Dai asked. He then said, “Drink some water.”

“No. I said that getting married is indeed an important happy event.”

“Yeah.” Shen Dai was still indulging in the thought of this unreal happiness.

“That should be announced to the…”

Before Qu Moyu finished speaking, Qiuqiu’s cry came from the back room. The nanny came out with Qiuqiu in her arms. She said with a smile, “he’s looking for his Dad.”

Shen Dai got up and held Qiuqiu in his arms. The child calmed down immediately. With tears in his eyes, he smiled at Shen Dai. His small mouth was still nudging in the direction of the dining table.

“You want to eat this? You don’t have any teeth yet. So you can’t eat it.” Shen Dai picked up a steamed bun and brought it to Qiuqiu’s mouth to tease him, “I’ll let you have a lick.”

Qiuqiu licked it very seriously. The crust oozed a little bit of soup and then he waved his arms excitedly.

Shen Dai smiled and looked at Qu Moyu: “Look at that. He is so greedy. Just like you.”

Qu Moyu gently supported his chin with one hand. He smiled looking at this warm picture and he nodded indulgently.

After eating, Shen Dai held the phone and replied to countless of blessing messages he received. Qiu Qiu sucked his own fingers in his arms and Qu Moyu sat quietly beside him. He was wrapping the two together in his arms as his chin rested on Shen Dai’s back. When he reached Shen Dai’s shoulder, he smelled the faint scent of Epiphyllum wafting from the glands. His body and mind were extremely relaxed. He said softly, “What did they say?”

“They were congratulating me.”

“Oh… congratulating you.”

Shen Dai was a little puzzled: “Of course. They are congratulating us on our marriage.”

“How did they know about it?” Qu Moyu covered Qiuqiu’s little head with his big hands and shook it like he was holding a ball. Qiuqiu tries his best to look up to see who is ‘manipulating’ him, but he can’t move his whole body.

“Of course it’s…” Shen Dai was stunned for a moment and suddenly understood what Qu Moyu was saying. He laughed and looked at Qu Moyu with his eyes narrowed.

Qu Moyu was a little embarrassed: “Why didn’t you announce it?”

“Mr. Qu, it’s my fault. I forgot. I have made a mistake.” Shen Dai teased him, “I didn’t mean to not post on my Moment. I really forgot.”

“Why did you forget to do it?” Qu Moyu opened his mouth and bit Shen Dai’s neck lightly. He was clearly a little aggrieved, “I didn’t even forget it.”

“Because I was nervous, excited, worried and happy. All kinds of emotions are mixed together. So my brain was not working.” Shen Dai shrugged his shoulders and muttered, “Don’t bite me.”

“I should bite you.” Qu Moyu closed his mouth.

Shen Dai kissed him heavily and turned to his WeChat Moment: “Oh, how should I announce it?”

“Praise me.”

“How to praise you?”

“Say that being able to marry me is your greatest happiness.” Qu Moyu said it out loud.

Shen Dai refrained himself from laughing: “Isn’t that too…much?”

“Which is too much?” Qu Moyu clenched his teeth. His canine teeth were clearly visible. During ‘marking’, they would become pointed, long and sharp. But even during normal times, it still carries the symbol of power only belonging to an alpha.

Although Shen Dai is not intimidated by this ‘threat’, he still knows that he should not dismiss Qu Moyu casually. Or else, the guy will use other exaggerated methods to declare his dominion. He has experienced it many times. Shen Dai chose the same two photos as Qu Moyu and looked at the blinking input of the cursor and thought about what to write.

Qu Moyu looked at Shen Dai and then at Shen Dai’s cell phone. His eyes looked dominating. Shen Dai had the illusion that he was a boss who was supervising him during overtime. He was about to sweat. He hesitated for a moment and wrote “You guys are my happiness.”

Qu Moyu frowned: “That’s it?”

Shen Dai laughed: “Do you really want me to write something so nauseous? I have to consider the people I work with.”

“It’s okay.” Qu Moyu felt that this sentence was a bit simple but considering that Shen Dai himself is a very low-key person and his social network is almost all only work content, it must be embarrassing to be too provocative. Nonetheless, Shen Dai’s circle of friends will soon be submerged by the news forwarded by Shen Dai anyway. He still somehow felt a little lost. Shen Dai is the treasure he tried so hard to get back. He of course would feel uneasy and worried. He is also afraid that Shen Dai would not really be able to forgive him and stay by his side firmly. So he needed some boost of confidence for his own heart. But the confident and powerful mask had been worn for too long and had grown dead on his face. He didn’t want Shen Dai to see through his anxiety.

Shen Dai caught Qu Moyu’s obviously disappointed eyes. He took Qu Moyu’s hand and Qiuqiu’s little hand. Holding them together, he took a picture with his phone.

“Why did you take a picture?” Qu Moyu’s eyes lit up immediately.

“To set the background of my Moment.”

Qu Moyu was secretly delighted. But on the surface, he was calm: “Okay.” He turned his wrist slightly, “Make sure my watch is in the picture.”

“Huh?”

“This watch is 11 million yuan.”

“…”

“I don’t need to show off. But if someone wants to flirt with you, they will have to retreat.”

“…”

“Take the picture.”

Shen Dai reluctantly took the picture and he tried his best to turn to the best angle but he still couldn’t avoid having the side of the watch visible in the post. He still reluctantly changed the background image under Qu Moyu’s gaze.

Qu Moyu kissed Shen Dai with satisfaction. He then hugged Qiuqiu and kissed him several times too until Qiuqiu was not happy being kissed anymore. Seeing his happy and proud appearance, Shen Dai’s heart was filled with happiness.

***

Married life is not as chaotic as Shen Dai imagined. It was mainly because the relationship between the two is not a secret anymore. Shen Dai has also adapted to his invisible ‘extra identity’ inside Xingzhou. He is currently in a place he most yearns for and his state of life is stable.

He quickly threw himself into the application process. Due to four high-quality SCIs, high-anticipated and market-oriented scientific research results, and Professor Liu Xi’s strong recommendation, everything went very smoothly. He was on track to get his doctoral.

At the same time, he faintly felt that he could be pregnant again. During this time, he deliberately did not take any pregnancy test. This is mainly because he was worried that if he did, Qu Moyu would limit his work tremendously and he has so much work to complete. But he is basically aware of his own delayed estrus period and the early pregnancy symptoms he is experiencing now is similar to when he was pregnant with Qiuqiu.

After Qu Moyu urged him a couple of times and he could no longer avoid it, the two finally came to the hospital together. After drawing blood and waiting for the result, Qu Moyu looked at his watch from time to time, pretending to be calm to hide his nervousness. Shen Dai was calm.

“Are you in a hurry?” Shen Dai asked.

Qu Moyu was stunned for a moment: “I’m not in a hurry. Nothing is in my schedule today.”

“Then why do you keep looking at this expensive watch?” Shen Dai teased him.

Qu Moyu quickly explained: “I looked at the watch because I thought that they were slow in delivering results. This is something important for you.”

“Don’t worry about it.” Shen Dai patted his arm and comforted him.

“How can you be patient?” Qu Moyu whispered.

“It’s not like it’s our first child.”

“This is different.”

“What’s the difference?”

Qu Moyu was silent for a moment. He then held Shen Dai’s hand tightly: “When you were pregnant with Qiuqiu, not only did I fail to fulfil my responsibilities, I have made a lot of… Well, anyway, this time, it is my chance to make amends.”

Shen Dai smiled: “That’s really a lot of work to do.”

“I will do my best.” Qu Moyu stared at Shen Dai. His eyes looked firm, powerful, and affectionate, “Ah Dai, trust me. I will be a good husband and father.”

Shen Dai also held Qu Moyu’s hand tightly and said with a smile, “I trust you.” If he didn’t trust him, how can they move forward?

At this time, the doctor trotted over with the test sheet. The joy on his face had already explained everything: “Congratulations to Mr. Qu. and your wife!”

Shen Dai was already prepared for this. But when he heard the confirmed results, his heart still melted. After processing the information, he touched his still very flat lower abdomen and suddenly his nose became a little sore.

Qu Moyu’s pheromone fluctuated strongly. He usually didn’t show his emotions in front of people. But this time, he stretched out his hand to take the test sheet: “Great! Is it a boy or girl?” His hands were shaking slightly.

“It’s a girl. The second sex hasn’t developed yet. You can check it out in three more months.”

Shen Dai smiled and couldn’t help crying. He whispered, “Qiuqiu has a sister. “

Qu Moyu carefully put away the test slip. He rubbed his hands and became obviously nervous: “What should I do now? We should adjust your working hours. You can’t work overtime. The chemicals and machines are harmful to the baby. Hmm. By the way, don’t go abroad for business meetings at the end of the year. This year’s annual meeting will be held locally, and…”

“Moyu.” Shen Dai said with a low smile, “Don’t be nervous. It won’t affect anything now.”

“Then…we… should figure out something.” Qu Moyu’s helplessness comes from his eagerness to ‘do something’ and to prove to Shen Dai of what he can do and what he will do. It is so as to lessen the burden and be a good husband and father.

“Then we…” Shen Dai thought for a while, “Let’s have a dog.”

“Ah?”

“I always wanted to have a dog when I was a child. But my grandma thought it smelled bad and I didn’t have the conditions to take care of one since I was working. I think pets accompanying children growing up is a good thing. Moreover, our Qiuqiu is very possessive, clingy and stubborn. Having a dog can also prepare him to adapt to having a sister in advance. He can learn companionship, sharing and responsibility. The parenting books also said the same thing.”

Qu Moyu looked at Shen Dai gently: “Okay. I’ll listen to you.”

“Don’t worry too much. There are a lot of things to do in the future. I really need you to accompany me, help me, and support me by my side.” Shen Dai stared at Qu Moyu, “The process of raising a child can make people feel good. We can revisit our personal growth. Although it is very hard, I can’t wait to share the result with you.”

Qu Moyu nodded lightly: “Ah Dai, you will raise our children very well.”

“We will,” Shen Dai corrected him with a smile.

“Hmm, we will.”

We will accompany and support each other forever. We will experience all the flavours of life together. We will work together through the rain and spring and winter. We will be in love and grow together. We will reap the stable happiness that we have been looking for all our lives.

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*Translator’s note: If I’m not mistaken, 11 million yuan should be equivalent to around 1.5 or 1.6 million USD. 

That was a long chapter! Lol! Anyway, I should make a statement here that in Chinese culture among gays, it’s okay to regard a man as ‘wife’ if he carries that role. I understand that in some cultures, it could be offensive but that’s just how it is in Chinese culture. However, it still depends on individuals. Some people might not want to be regarded as a ‘wife’ even when he plays that role so yeah… But this is an omegaverse so anything goes, I guess? We dunno if there’s more extra chapters. I will mark the story as complete for now and will update if any more extra chapters are released. Byebye, guys… -K

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