After Crossing Over, I Marked the Empress

After resting for 15 minutes on the spot, Gu Junwan ordered everyone to continue the return journey.

The lingering pheromones in the car had long since disappeared under the air conditioning filtration system, preventing a recurrence of the scents clinging to the two Betas as before.

Xu Zhao, who had been standing guard by the car, was somewhat better off.

When the driver rushed into the clinic to buy suppressants, two Omega nurses nearly fell to their knees from weak legs.

Now everyone resumed their positions, speeding towards the guesthouse.

Perhaps because he now belonged to the ‘inner circle’, when the driver glimpsed Shen Han sleeping with her head on the Empress’s lap in the rearview mirror, though still surprised, it was far less shocking than before.

He raised his eyelids, sneaking another glance.

He thought: That Alpha sleeps so boldly!

At this moment, Shen Han’s body was curled up in the back seat, her face pressed close to Gu Junwan’s abdomen.

The red tip of her ear peeking out from her long hair was being gently stroked by Gu Junwan’s raised palm.

The driver couldn’t help but wonder: So this is what the Empress is like with someone she likes!

Just then, Xu Zhao in the passenger seat suddenly spoke.

“Your Majesty, the guard team may have guessed some of the truth.”

Gu Junwan’s voice was as calm as ever: “Let Shen Han handle it herself.”

Two hours later, the convoy returned to the guesthouse.

The guard team’s SUVs stopped at the entrance, while the Empress’s vehicle drove directly to the residential building within the guesthouse compound.

Gu Junwan was still considering whether to wake the Alpha sleeping soundly on her lap.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the car stopped, Shen Han opened her eyes and ‘woke up’.

The driver’s face twitched, suddenly unsettled.

Your fake sleep is too obvious!

Back at the guesthouse, with more people around, the environment became busier.

Given Shen Han’s current status, she couldn’t appear overly intimate with Gu Junwan in public, so she obediently prepared to get out of the car.

“Shen Han.”

Hearing her Omega’s call, the Alpha pulled back the leg she had just extended out of the car.

Her clear eyes full of expectation: “What is it?”

However, Gu Junwan didn’t say anything about having the other accompany her upstairs.

She looked at the Alpha’s wrinkled shirt and said with a light laugh, “Rich second generation from a small town, I don’t need enhanced security here for now. Go back and rest well, come back on duty tomorrow.”

Hearing Gu Junwan’s address, Shen Han immediately felt embarrassed and laughed.

She hadn’t felt it much in the car earlier, but now she suddenly felt very uncomfortable with these clothes sticking to her body.

It was kind of her girlfriend to let her sleep on her lap the whole way.

Thinking of this, she stole another glance at Gu Junwan.

The other was wearing a thin beige knit sweater today, with a subtle embroidered design that perfectly accentuated her intellectual elegance.

But now, Gu Junwan’s chest, abdomen, and the inside of her slender arms were stained with grayish mud.

It looked as if she had just hugged a group of stray dogs.

Shen Han scratched her face, quickly averting her gaze, and stammered a response.

Then she opened the door and jumped out of the car, running towards the guard team’s living area as if escaping.

She needed a shower! She needed to change clothes!

She wanted to make herself clean and fragrant before seeing her Omega again!

Xu Zhao got out of the car, covering her mouth to hide a smile, and walked to the back to open the door for her Lady Empress.

Unusually, Gu Junwan didn’t get out of the car as she normally would.

“Your Majesty, what’s wrong?”

Hearing her assistant’s question, Gu Junwan raised her hand to tuck a stray strand of hair behind her ear.

She spoke softly, “Let’s rest a bit more, my leg is numb.”

The last half of the sentence was barely audible.

Xu Zhao bent down to gently massage her Lady Empress to promote blood circulation.

She stared at the yellow mud stains on the other’s abdomen and legs, feeling both exasperated and amused.

She thought to herself: That Alpha really is something, only caring about her own comfortable sleep. Her Lady Empress didn’t sleep all night worrying about her!

Thinking of this, Xu Zhao sighed inwardly again.

The Empress truly doted on her, willing to let her own leg go numb rather than wake her once during the journey.

Even now at their destination, she had to find a way to quickly send her away, not letting her know about this.

……

Shen Han hummed a tune as she enjoyed a hot shower.

She changed into a set of camouflage uniform and headed energetically towards the guard team’s duty room.

Although Gu Junwan wanted her to rest well for the night, she still had things on her mind and couldn’t sleep without resolving them.

When she arrived at the duty room, she didn’t see the eight team members who had returned with her.

“Where are Ning Xi and the others?”

Hearing the captain’s question, someone immediately saluted and replied, “Report, Captain Shen, Ning Xi and the others went to the small conference room.”

“Conference room? What are they doing there?”

“I don’t know about that, but ever since they came back, I’ve noticed something off. They’ve all been acting very secretive.”

“Alright, I’ll go check. You continue your duty.”

When Shen Han silently approached the small conference room where the eight guard team members were, she heard it was extremely lively inside, like a New Year’s celebration.

Unable to hear clearly through the door, Shen Han took out her key and quietly opened the door a crack.

Instantly, her teammates’ laughter and chatter spilled out.

“I’m so envious of Captain Shen! When the Empress’s car first stopped, it must have been because they discovered Captain Shen suddenly showing signs of susceptible period, right? But instead of sending her away, the Empress even went to the clinic to buy her injections.”

“Ah! I wish I could have a powerful and beautiful Omega too!”

“Can I tell my aunt’s sister’s daughter about this? She really admires the Empress!”

“Speaking of which, aren’t you all curious? When did Captain Shen gain such favor from the Empress?”

“To be honest, since that day when Captain Shen carried the Empress across the road destroyed by the mudslide, my little radar on top had already vaguely sensed something. I just didn’t dare gossip with you all then!”

“Me too, me too. Although there’s no concrete evidence, I could also feel that the Empress treats our Captain Shen differently.”

“Ah, you should have said so earlier. I thought I was the only one thinking that way. Do you all remember when we went to protect Teacher Tang at the herb market? Captain Shen was practically risking her life on that mission! Do you know Teacher Tang’s true identity? I only heard later, she’s the Empress’s Alpha mother.”

“Hey, Ning Xi, why aren’t you saying anything? You’re so close to Captain Shen, you must know the inside story!”

Someone suddenly brought this up.

Immediately, seven pairs of eyes turned to Ning Xi.

Ning Xi first leisurely lit herself a cigarette.

Then she gave a dry laugh, without speaking.

Seeing her ‘I know everything, but I won’t tell’ expression, the others became even more itchy with curiosity, their desire to know overflowing.

“Come on, just tell us a little.”

“Yeah, anyway, Captain Shen and the Empress’s relationship has been exposed in our little team. We won’t spread it around. Just reveal a tiny bit, I’m dying of curiosity.”

As everyone was chattering and encouraging,

A clean and friendly voice suddenly sounded from the back of the conference room.

“Let me tell you instead. I know more.”

Hearing this, one team member immediately turned back with a grin, “Haha, finally someone who knows-”

The rest of the sentence hadn’t left his mouth before he froze, jaw dropping.

Seeing his ghost-like expression, the others also turned to look.

They saw their Captain Shen gently closing the door, and reaching to turn the lock.

“Click, click”

The mechanical locking sound kept coming.

Except for Ning Xi, the other seven felt their hearts tighten.

They felt their captain wasn’t turning the door lock, but the strings of their hearts.

“Captain, you’re here! This mission was completed beautifully. The Empress will surely reward us when we get back.”

“Yes, yes, we’ve all benefited from Captain Shen’s glory. Oh right, I suddenly remembered, it’s my turn for the next shift. I’ll go on duty now.”

Shen Han smiled at Ning Xi, “Guard the windows for me. If one escapes, you’ll take their beating.”

Ning Xi’s eyes rolled, and she immediately jumped up from her chair.

She grabbed a teammate trying to escape through the window and pushed him in front of Shen Han.

Then she said with a schadenfreude expression, “Don’t worry, boss. None of them will escape!”

Shen Han clasped her hands behind her back, looking around at everyone with an air of seniority.

Then she began to ‘spar’ with her teammates.

Although the guard team members were all skilled, how could they be a match for Shen Han?

Moreover, being caught gossiping behind her back made them too guilty to fight back much.

Soon, the small conference room was filled with cries and moans.

Of course, Shen Han was measured in her actions.

She just wanted to teach them a lesson, not really intend to beat up her teammates.

Although she understood that paper can never wrap up fire, in the current situation, her romance with Gu Junwan couldn’t be made public.

Others’ speculation was one thing, but having concrete evidence was another.

These teammates actually held a tea party in the conference room? Why not just use a megaphone to shout it on the streets!

The Empress held the reins of the Federation’s government; her personal affairs were equivalent to state affairs.

With the Northern District still not recovered, and many hidden dangers both domestically and internationally, it was really not suitable to publicly announce that the Empress had an Alpha now.

After making her teammates wail and howl, Shen Han asked Ning Xi for a pack of cigarettes and personally lit one for each person.

“Joking aside, I hope you all understand the seriousness of the situation.”

“I only gave you some physical pain, but if the words you just said were heard by the Empress or someone with ulterior motives, think carefully about what you would face.”

At this point, everyone sobered up from their gossipy mood.

They nodded their heads solemnly, with dejected faces.

The next morning, Ma Haoyu rejoined the team.

Seeing his teammates’ hangdog looks, he was immediately startled.

He quickly pulled one aside and asked, “What happened? Did the Northern Commander’s side send people to cause trouble?”

The teammates all shook their heads, claiming they had overexerted themselves in combat training last night.

Watching Ma Haoyu leave, these few people sighed softly, “Sorry, brother. It’s not that we don’t want to share with you. Some things, we hope you never understand.”

Ning Xi, passing by, happened to overhear their conversation.

She couldn’t help but snort inwardly: Huh, who are you looking down on? The little guy understands all too well!