AP Chapter 11

Title: 顶级掠食者 (Alpha Predator)

Author：水千丞 (ShuiQianCheng)

Translator: 月野 見事 (TsukinoMigoto @ kin0monogatari)

Protagonists ：沈岱 (Shen Dai -MC), 瞿末予 (Qu Moyu -ML)

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When the car got back to Qu’s house, Shen Dai was already asleep.

The driver, Lao Wu, opened the car door and stood quietly, waiting for Qu Moyu’s instructions.

Lao Wu was the son of Qu Shen’s driver and was specially trained to serve for Qu Moyu. With such a close relationship, he naturally knew everything there is to know about Qu Moyu. However, even when Qu Moyu and Shen Dai were not a ‘real’ husband and wife, and even though he was just a Beta, he did not dare to touch anyone with the title of wife to Mr. Qu.

Qu Moyu got out of the car, went around to Shen Dai’s side, looked down on him for a few seconds, then bent down and held Shen Dai in his arms.

Shen Dai’s figure is bigger than most male Omegas, but he’s still light in his arms.

Shen Dai opened his eyes briefly while shaking. He stared blankly at Qu Moyu for a while, then closed it again, as if he was just dreaming.

Uncle Heng hurried up to meet him: “Master, has Mr. Shen been drinking too much?”

“Well, ask Aunt Lan to come and change his clothes.”

Aunt Lan ran over: “Would you like me to make some hangover tea?”

“He can’t drink now, just let him sleep.” Qu Moyu carried Shen Dai upstairs, walked into the guest room, and put him on the bed.

When he got up, Qu Moyu felt a little resistance. He looked down and found that Shen Dai had grabbed the corner of his clothes at some point. Very light, very cautious, but also very stubborn.

Qu Moyu frowned slightly, his eyes brightened, and he pondered. In the end, he pulled back his clothes effortlessly: “Take care of him.”

Shen Dai woke up and found that he had overslept. He usually gets up in the morning without setting an alarm clock for work, but he didn’t presume that he would drink too much unexpectedly.

Lying in bed, he reviewed what happened last night, and also remembered what he said to Qu Moyu in the car. He felt so annoyed that he wanted to hit his head against the wall. What did he say?! The intention of those words was too obvious. He tried his best to hide himself in front of Qu Moyu, just for fear of revealing some undeserved feelings. The best way for him and Qu Moyu to get along is for him to appreciate from a distance without any expectations, just like before.

What will Qu Moyu think now? Would he think he is also coveting an S-class Alpha’s mark?

But it was too late to regret it now. He couldn’t even remember what he said later, how he got back, who sent him into the house, and who changed his clothes.

However, how Qu Moyu sees him actually has no impact on their relationship. It should be said that Qu Moyu never really ‘sees’ him. These entanglements in his heart are nothing but self-disturbing. It’s poisonous.

Shen Dai looked at the time. Even if he got up to go to the research institute now, he would only be able to work half-day, and he still had a headache, so he simply sent a message to Cheng Zimei, asking for a day off.

He got up, took a shower, sorted himself up, and went downstairs to find something to eat. Last night, he was so disgusted by You Xinghai that he couldn’t even properly eat, and even drank a belly full of wine. So now he is hungry.

When Uncle Heng saw him, his expression was a bit strange: “Mr. Shen, good morning.”

Shen Dai didn’t care about his sarcasm: “Uncle Heng, I’m hungry, do you have anything to eat?”

“There’s still an hour for lunch. Would you like to wait for lunch or get something to cushion your stomach first?”

“I’ll just eat a little first, anything will do.”

“How about some pastries?”

“Okay, thank you.”

After a while, Aunt Lan brought a glass of milk and two pieces of mung bean cake: “Mr. Shen, these are appetisers. There will be many delicious delicacies at noon later.”

“Thank you, Aunt Lan. Let’s cook less at noon. I can’t eat too much after eating these.” In fact, Shen Dai eats a lot, but his stomach is uncomfortable now, and he just wants to eat something to relieve it.

“Eat more.” Aunt Lan said with a smile, “The pyjamas, I was the one who changed for you yesterday, oops, I noticed you are too thin.”

Shen Dai was a little embarrassed: “I’m sorry, I’ve caused you trouble.”

“It doesn’t matter, what trouble do we have?” Aunt Lan smiled ambiguously, “Young master is a little more troublesome, last night, young master-…”

Uncle Heng coughed lightly beside him.

Aunt Lan ignored him: “Young Master, last night, he took you from the car to the room.”

Shen Dai was slightly startled, he lowered his eyes to cover up his emotion, took a bite of the soft and glutinous mung bean cake, and felt that the sweet taste entered his heart at once. A moment ago, he wished that he could forget the embarrassment that happened last night, but at this moment, he just wanted to remember every step that Qu Moyu had taken with him.

“Ah Lan, don’t you need to go to the kitchen and supervise?” Uncle Heng urged, as if afraid that she would say more.

“I’m not a chef either, what am I supervising for?”

Both Uncle Heng and Aunt Lan have been serving in the old house since Qu Moyu was a child. After Qu Moyu became independent, he brought them here. Although Uncle Heng is the main housekeeper, only Aunt Lan can disobey him at times.

Uncle Heng said angrily, “Watching the time, there is a traffic jam today, so I have to deliver meals to the young master earlier.”

Aunt Lan looked at her watch: “It’s too late. Mr. Shen, do you want to go to the kitchen? You don’t say what you like to eat, you always eat whatever they make. You can tell the chef directly what you like.”

“No need, today at noon, I…”

“Come on, come on.” Aunt Lan warmly pulled Shen Dai up, “You’ve moved here for so long, you haven’t been anywhere except the living room, dining hall and your own room.”

Qu’s house’s kitchen is terrifyingly large, divided into hot and cold areas. There is an entire wall full of cabinets, as well as a walk-in refrigerator, with a chef and two apprentices. At this time, the kitchen counter is loaded with carefully selected ingredients.

After Aunt Lan introduced him to the chef, she began to introduce today’s dishes: “Recently, the young master is tired of eating meals at work, so we have prepared to send them to him at noon every day. The young master likes a lighter taste. But if he eats little, how can he grow so tall?”

Shen Dai said with a smile: “Mr. Qu’s work meal was also delivered by the company’s canteen. In fact, our canteen is quite good, but after eating for a long time, it will indeed become boring.”

“That’s right, it’s impossible to compare to home-cooked meals.” Aunt Lan said to the chef, “Xiao Wang, prepare to cook, Uncle Heng said that there is a traffic jam today, so you have to leave early.”

“Okay, I’ll hurry up.”

Shen Dai picked up a piece of paper on the counter, which was written the dishes to be made today.

Chef Wang explained: “I wrote this for my apprentices to be prepared with the menu, not necessarily all of them will be cooked.”

“Mr. Shen, do you know how to cook?” Aunt Lan asked.

“I used to cook often when I was at home, but then I didn’t have the conditions to cook when I lived in the company dormitory.”

Aunt Lan looked at him with a smile: “Why don’t you come and cook a dish for the young master? Let the young master change his taste and we can save some time.”

Uncle Heng who followed up immediately objected: “Ah Lan, how can you let Mr. Shen cook himself? Don’t make trouble for Xiao Wang.”

Aunt Lan glared at Uncle Heng: “How about it, Mr. Shen?”

Shen Dai couldn’t help but be excited: “Let me try it.” At this time, his mind was full of thoughts that Qu Moyu would eat the dishes he made.

“Come on, look at these ingredients, you can use any that you want.”

“Let me make a pot of shrimp tofu, hurry up.” Shen Dai couldn’t help the smile on his lips, “My family said that  this dish I made is delicious.”

Aunt Lan came over to help, and whispered so Uncle Heng won’t hear: “Let’s put less salt. When the young master comes back in the evening, I will ask him if he has eaten it.”

Shen Dai wasn’t sure what Aunt Lan’s intentions were, and he didn’t dare to speculate, but he could only feel pure goodwill.

Aunt Lan could see what he was thinking of at a glance, and whispered: “You are all married, it doesn’t matter if you are having a good life or not. I think the young master is also good to you, you can find a way to enhance your relationship. “

“Thank you, Aunt Lan.” Shen Dai said sincerely.

Shen Dai carefully cooked the dishes, sprinkled them with fresh green onions, and took pictures from several angles with his mobile phone. Although it was just a home-cooked dish, it was full of colour, fragrance, and appetising. He used to have a wide range of interests, and photography was one of them, but then he was in debt, so his life revolved around nothing but work. Now it seems that the technology has not regressed too much, at least the first dish he cooked for Qu Moyu was very tasty.

This shrimp and tofu casserole was put into a thermal insulation box. After a bumpy ride, when it was delivered to Qu Moyu, it must have passed most of its’ delicious and beautiful times. If he had the opportunity to chat with Qu Moyu about the taste of the dish later, he would take out the photo and show Qu Moyu its most perfect moment. The little joy and expectation in his heart can’t help but magnify.

It was almost ten o’clock in the evening when Shen Dai heard the sound of Qu Moyu’s car. He checked the data for an afternoon, and his back was sore. This SCI that he has been writing for half a year needs to have several important experimental data which he has been unable to prove yet. It’s hard when he’s stuck when writing. He stood up from the computer, walked to the window, stretched his waist, and peeked at Qu Moyu through the gap in the curtain.

Hearing the sound of Qu Moyu entering the door, he hesitated for a moment and decided to go downstairs to apologise and thank him for what happened last night.

As soon as he opened the door, he heard Qu Moyu scolding softly: “Don’t let him cook again, what are you thinking about?”

Shen Dai froze immediately. He just heard Aunt Lan say something in a low voice, he couldn’t hear clearly what she said, but her tone was clearly a little aggrieved.

Then came the sound of some footsteps.

Shen Dai quietly took two steps back and closed the door quietly. It’s not a disappointment. After all, this is a reasonable development. At least Qu Moyu ate the food he made, which is already good enough. What else does he want, five-star praise? He just didn’t understand why Qu Moyu scolded Aunt Lan for this. This made him feel embarrassed for Aunt Lan.

The next morning, he finished his breakfast as usual, packed his bag, and took his bicycle from the basement to go to work.

When he met Aunt Lan while he was going out, Aunt Lan looked at him a little dodgingly in her eyes. He never mentioned what happened yesterday, and he pretended that nothing happened.

When he was pushing the bicycle through the courtyard, Uncle Heng was watering the flowers, and when he saw him, he came over: “Mr. Shen, good morning.”

“Uncle Heng, you can go about your work, I’m leaving.”

“Mr. Shen.” Uncle Heng said, “I have to say a few words to you.”

Shen Dai had an intuition that he didn’t want to hear these words, but he had nowhere to hide, so he parked his bicycle and looked at Uncle Heng calmly.

“Last night when the young master came back, Ah Lan told him about you cooking for him. The young master was not happy. He said a few words to Ah Lan. Ah Lan raised the young master from a young age, and the young master seldom speaks like that to her.”

Shen Dai lowered his eyes and waited for him to continue.

Uncle Heng’s tone was very gentle: “Ah Lan is not educated, and she has been working in the mansion all her life. She is relatively simple. She has taken care of the young master for more than 20 years. People in the world can’t use her thoughts to trick the young master’s mind, if I don’t order her, she won’t even know why the young master is angry.”

Shen Dai said indifferently, “What do you want to say?”

“You’ve educated and you’re so smart. In fact, you should understand everything. The young master is good to you, because the young master has cultivated well, but the young master will not want you to have some unnecessary thoughts about him, he will find it troublesome.”

Shen Dai felt a burst of heat on his cheeks, and his hand subconsciously wanted to find the large pocket of his lab coat, but the sweater on his body had no pockets, which made him feel at a loss.

Uncle Heng sighed: “Don’t think that I’m being mean, through this period of time, I know that you are a serious and good person, and I respect you very much, so I don’t want you to get hurt. The world of S-class Alpha is not for us ordinary people to mingle with. It is understandable that there are too many people who like the young master, but what the young master needs is just any person, he can only find someone who is beneficial to him in the future.”

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Next Update: 2022.04.07

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*Translator’s Note: Aunt Lan has good intentions but Qu Moyu is just a natural scum. Sigh… -K