After Crossing Over, I Marked the Empress

Gu Junwan had thought her girlfriend would stop after indulging in a bit of pettiness.

She hadn’t expected the other to behave somewhat ‘wickedly’ and act shamelessly.

After the kiss ended, Shen Han didn’t move away from Gu Junwan.

She affectionately pressed her forehead against the other’s smooth brow, breathing slightly heavily as she spoke: “Did you like it?”

Gu Junwan felt her brain was somewhat oxygen-deprived, and her heart was beating particularly hard.

Her restrained wrists had been released, and now her slender arms were tightly wrapped around the Alpha’s back as if clutching a lifeline.

“Mm?” The Omega’s voice was soft and delicate, her tone tinged with a hint of hoarseness as if she’d been bullied.

It made one’s ears itch with desire.

Shen Han buried her head in the crook of the other’s neck, her lips brushing the nearby ear as she asked: “Junwan, do you like my scent?”

“Do you like it when I touch you like this?”

This was the first time Shen Han had uttered such explicit sweet nothings, and their devastating effect was self-evident.

Gu Junwan felt her entire face was about to burst into flames, and she instinctively wanted to hide.

But she was currently enveloped by the other, completely unable to move.

She also couldn’t speak.

Not because her lips and tongue were occupied, but because she was too embarrassed to answer Shen Han’s questions.

Hearing no response from the other, Shen Han wasn’t impatient.

She caught the now-heated, delicate earlobe between her teeth, coaxing gently: “Junwan, I want to hear your voice.”

“Just whisper it to me, okay?”

Gu Junwan was now both embarrassed and flustered, but hearing the Alpha’s ‘coaxing’ by her ear, she also found it somewhat amusing.

What did she mean by ‘whisper’? There was no one else here.

A few seconds later.

“I like it.”

A voice as thin as gossamer, carrying an unmistakable hint of sweetness.

How could Gu Junwan not like it? She liked everything about the other.

Including the other’s scent, and including the other’s touch.

Having heard the sweet nothings she wanted to hear, Shen Han was thoroughly satisfied, feeling as if her body was light as a feather, about to float up to the clouds.

However, in the current situation, she still couldn’t leave her pheromone scent inside Gu Junwan.

So she didn’t dare to continue any further.

Teasing her Omega, watching as the other’s passion was gradually ignited by her, though it delighted and excited Shen Han.

But if she couldn’t continue, ultimately the one who would suffer the most was Shen Han herself.

After cuddling with Gu Junwan in the reception room for over half an hour, they each returned to their own lodgings.

After returning to her room, Shen Han’s emotions took a long time to settle.

It wasn’t just because of her possessive intimacy with her Omega earlier, but also because the matter of Cao Zikun continued to prod at certain sensitive nerves of the Alpha.

She had originally wanted to inquire with Xu Zhao, and had even composed a text message to ask.

Just as she was about to hit send, she suddenly thought of something, and quickly deleted all the content she had written.

Shen Han thought to herself: It’s better not to ask, because as soon as she inquired with Special Assistant Xu, the other would surely tell Junwan about it immediately afterward.

And if her Omega knew she was particularly concerned about these things, the other would definitely expend mental energy to reassure her.

Shen Han didn’t want to consume Gu Junwan’s energy at a time like this.

In fact, she didn’t need to ask to probably guess the answer to the question.

After all, Gu Junwan’s charm was there for all to see, as dazzling as a lighthouse in dark waters.

Alphas weren’t blind, so it was perfectly normal for them to be attracted to her.

The only difference was in the degree of their liking, and whether they dared or were qualified to express this admiration to her.

Candidates like Cao Zikun belonged to the category of those who were infatuated to a high degree, had a passable status, and stubbornly refused to give up even after being rejected.

Shen Han felt that not inquiring blindly might actually make her feel more at ease.

If she were to find out from Xu Zhao about a hundred or so different types of suitors, wouldn’t she just drown in a vat of vinegar?

After much deliberation, Shen Han finally opened the small group chat with Ma Haoyu and Ning Xi at 11 pm.

This time slot happened to be when all three of them were off duty.

Shen Han: [Are you both free now? I want to talk to you about something.]

As soon as the message was sent, the other two in the small group began to report in succession.

[Here, Boss, what can I do for you! Little Ma is willing to serve you in any way.]

[Here, Boss, Little Ning is just a brick, ready to be moved wherever you need.]

Shen Han first sent a ‘shocked tiger’ emoji, and then went straight to the point.

[It’s like this, I have a friend who’s recently encountered some problems in her love life.]

Ning Xi: [‘Gaze of wisdom’ emoji!]

Ma Haoyu: [‘Tired gaze of an adult’ emoji!]

Shen Han knew that those two had already seen through the truth, which actually made her feel less embarrassed.

So she began typing away.

[Question: The Omega has many admirers, and her Alpha knows clearly that she won’t look at anyone else. How can the Alpha appear calm and composed, without getting unreasonably jealous?]

Ning Xi: [Don’t worry, Boss. The Empress dotes on you so much, it doesn’t matter even if you get unreasonably jealous.]

Ma Haoyu: [I agree with Ning Xi’s view.]

Shen Han: [‘Sighing tiger’ emoji.]

[I just feel it’s not good to always be irrationally jealous, that’s why I’m asking you guys!]

Seemingly sensing that Shen Han was genuinely troubled by this matter, Ning Xi, who was experienced in matters of the heart, immediately put aside her playful attitude and began to seriously offer advice.

[Boss, think about it carefully. If the Empress were to be jealous of you, how would she behave?]

[I think you can imitate her a little. This way, you can appear composed while also staying on the same wavelength as the Empress.]

Ma Haoyu replied instantly: [I think so too!]

Shen Han thought for a moment, then replied in the small group: [When the Empress is jealous, she directly docks my pay.]

Ning Xi: [Sorry for disturbing you!]

Ma Haoyu: [I often feel out of place with you guys because of my poverty!]

The three discussed in the small group for half a day, and ultimately didn’t solve any problems.

However, Shen Han’s mood had lightened considerably.

Whatever!

Just as Ning Xi said, even if she gets jealous and acts petulant, Junwan will always gently accommodate her.

Life has so many unsolvable problems, let this one remain unsolved.

Several days later, the Empress’s team finally got the opportunity to secretly investigate Li Jianye’s residence.

The captain in charge of this operation was Shen Han. All members of the Group 1 Team were deployed by her, distributed around and within the First Retirement Home, each performing their duties and coordinating the action.

Among the members of Group 1, only Jiang Xinyue, being an Omega, did not participate.

She continued to stay by Gu Junwan’s side, carrying out the task of screening for awakened individuals.

The Li Jianye lead was too important, so Gu Junwan could only entrust the investigation task to her guard team.

Unlike other retired old gentlemen and ladies, the model couple Li Jianye led a very regular life.

The two spent most of their time within their residential area, and on the rare occasions they went out, it was basically always as a pair.

Since Li Jianye was an authority in the art of bonsai, friends and students from academic circles would occasionally visit.

Shen Han and her team chose to act today because Li Jianye and his wife had a fixed outing once every month.

The couple would go to a woodland area 20 kilometers away from the rest home to select soil for bonsai.

This gave Shen Han’s team ample time to conduct their operation.

Moreover, after several days of reconnaissance and surveillance, the action team members had gathered about 70-80% of the basic intelligence within the First Retirement Home.

They needed to ensure as much as possible that this secret search would not be detected by Li Jianye.

According to the detection equipment, there were 4 surveillance cameras in Li Jianye’s yard alone.

One can imagine that there must be even more inside his house.

Signal interference could directly render these surveillance devices ineffective, but that would also easily reveal their intentions.

So the plan Shen Han and her team devised was to use a power outage in the villa area as a breakthrough, first successfully infiltrating Li Jianye’s yard, then replacing and disguising the information for the indoor surveillance systems equipped with backup batteries.

Although this method was time-consuming and labor-intensive, it could achieve ‘traceless access’ to a great extent.

After resolving the surveillance issue, Shen Han led Ma Haoyu in climbing into Li Jianye’s residence.

Wearing gloves and detection glasses, the two searched the interior for quite a while but didn’t find any evidence proving that Li Jianye’s identity was problematic.

The detection glasses Shen Han wore would transmit signals in real-time to a collection vehicle outside the rest home.

And Gu Junwan, far away in the White Egret Hotel, could synchronously see the situation inside Li Jianye’s house from Shen Han’s perspective.

At this time, Shen Han spoke into the communication device: “We have now completed the basic search of the interior. Except for finding an information-shielded area in the corner of the study, we haven’t found anything else suspicious.”

“The power outage in the villa area can’t exceed two hours. If there are no new discoveries within the time limit, I’ll have to withdraw with the team.”

When Shen Han began the operation with her team, Gu Junwan had already stopped receiving visitors.

At this moment, she was in a temporary command room with Xu Zhao and Jiang Xinyue, watching Shen Han’s actions through projected images.

The room also contained an information officer responsible for adjusting data, as well as two members of the guard team.

After hearing Shen Han’s report, Gu Junwan didn’t immediately respond.

Her gaze was fixed on the projected image, surveying the slightly old-fashioned interior decor from Shen Han’s perspective.

After quite a while, Gu Junwan suddenly spoke: “Li Jianye’s residence has undergone significant renovation. This villa was built according to modern standards during its planning, but the interior structure of his house has been restored to the old style from my great-grandmother’s era.”

The Empress’s sudden mention of the villa’s decor and structure seemed unrelated to this search operation.

But none of the people present, either on-site or off-site, showed any impatience.

Because everyone knew that the Empress never engaged in futile efforts.

Nor would she digress at such a crucial moment.

As everyone expected, after a brief description, Gu Junwan provided an important piece of information.

“During my great-grandmother’s rule, wars were quite frequent within the Federation. Many people had the habit of digging underground shelters in their yards.”

At this point, Gu Junwan’s voice raised slightly: “Shen Han!”

“I’m here!”

“Now, immediately return to the storage room on the first floor next to the kitchen. Check carefully to see if you can find a sealed door to a basement.”

Upon receiving the order, Shen Han immediately headed towards the storage room.

Ma Haoyu continued searching through some document-type items.

Through the communication device, Gu Junwan’s clear and pleasant voice continued to sound.

“The habit of my great-grandmother’s generation was to dig basements in the yard, using well covers to conceal the entrance and exit.”

“If Li Jianye needed a basement, he wouldn’t have built it in the yard, as that would be very inconvenient for entering and exiting.”

“There are two places indoors that fit the concealment characteristics needed for building a basement. The storage room has the highest possibility. If you don’t find anything there, go to the second location.”

As Gu Junwan finished speaking, Shen Han had already arrived at the storage room.

This was a small room piled with various items, a dark room without windows.

Through the night vision function of Shen Han’s detection glasses, Gu Junwan and the others could clearly see the layout and arrangement of the storage room.

After Shen Han entered the room, Gu Junwan stopped speaking.

Different fields require different expertise. She was more adept at information sorting and logical analysis, but for specific searches and investigations, Shen Han was clearly more professional.

Shen Han was almost lying on the wooden floor, carefully examining every gap between the floorboards.

In the signal collection vehicle outside the rest home, and in the temporary command room at the White Egret Hotel.

Everyone held their breath, waiting nervously with bated breath for the results of Shen Han’s inspection.

Jiang Xinyue didn’t have much of a role to play in this operation.

So while watching the projection, she secretly observed the Empress.

Today, Gu Junwan was wearing a navy blue suit with high heels, looking very capable and efficient.

Especially when she calmly gave orders for the operation, she exuded an ultra-Alpha cool and commanding aura!

Jiang Xinyue couldn’t help thinking: No wonder Captain Shen always likes to hold fan meetings in her heart!

Such a Empress would make even her, an Omega, blush and her heart race, let alone Alphas.

Just as Jiang Xinyue’s thoughts began to wander.

Suddenly, Shen Han’s excited voice came through the projection screen: “I’ve found the door to the basement!”