After Crossing Over, I Marked the Empress

Experience proved that an Alpha and Omega showering together had nothing to do with pure bathing.

An Alpha who had tasted flesh was terrifyingly greedy!

This was the thought that appeared most frequently in Gu Junwan’s mind after being carried into the bathroom.

They had agreed to shower together to save time.

The result! By the time they came out of the bathroom, it was almost 2 PM!

Gu Junwan originally had the energy to handle affairs, but now she was exhausted again.

She sank limply into the center of the bed, so tired she could barely open her eyes.

Shen Han licked her canine teeth, still coated with the rich scent of cold plum, and asked apologetically in a low voice by the Omega’s ear: “Junwan, do you want more water?”

“Are you hungry? I’ll go get you something to eat.”

Gu Junwan was in a daze, vaguely hearing the other saying words like ‘hungry’ and ‘eat’ to her. She immediately recalled being bitten on the neck in the bathroom earlier.

At that time, Shen Han had also said such things, and then her gland had been bitten, with cedar rushing in.

Misunderstanding, the Empress somehow found a bit of strength from somewhere and grabbed Shen Han’s ear.

“Go away, no more, you’re so annoying!”

As soon as she finished speaking, she fell asleep.

Shen Han, with her reddened ear, gently placed Gu Junwan’s slender jade arm back under the covers.

She applied ointment to her own wounds, got dressed, and found her phone behind the sofa cushion.

There were several missed calls, all from Tang Yucai.

There was also an unread message from Xu Zhao.

[If you need anything, I can bring it up to you.]

Shen Han had entered the villa under the guise of a doctor, and staying all night was already conspicuous enough.

Now, she certainly couldn’t go downstairs openly.

So, she reported the items she needed to Xu Zhao.

It wasn’t much, just food and a few changes of clothes.

The turtleneck sweater she had worn underneath yesterday was not only saturated with pheromones but had also been mercilessly thrown at the foot of the bed all night.

It couldn’t be worn again before washing.

What Shen Han was wearing now was a slightly oversized shirt found in Gu Junwan’s wardrobe.

It wasn’t cold indoors anyway.

When Xu Zhao came upstairs carrying a food box and a bag of clothes, her expression was particularly unnatural.

She thought to herself: Surely the Empress and Shen Han won’t stay upstairs until evening?

My work phone has been ringing off the hook all morning, and I don’t know if I should report work at a time like this.

Soon, Special Assistant Xu realized she was still naive.

The Empress hadn’t woken up, so there was no possibility of reporting work.

Seeing Shen Han standing inside the door looking full of energy, Xu Zhao instinctively wanted to say a few words to her.

But the words of reproach reached the tip of her tongue and couldn’t be spoken.

After all, although her position was the Empress’s special assistant, it would be too improper to interfere with matters in their bedroom.

In the end, Xu Zhao said nothing, handed over the items, and went back downstairs.

Yu Xiao’s arrest brought many complex follow-up matters.

Fortunately, the former empress had been helping to solve thorny issues recently, so Xu Zhao didn’t have any urgent matters requiring the Empress’s immediate response.

Shen Han had requested some light, easily digestible liquid foods.

She gently woke Gu Junwan from her deep sleep, then sat by the bed and fed her porridge spoonful by spoonful.

They hadn’t eaten dinner yesterday, and today they hadn’t had breakfast or lunch.

Counting up, it had been three consecutive meals without food.

The Alpha’s strong physique could handle it, but the Omega’s constitution was naturally delicate, and such hunger could easily upset her stomach.

Shen Han fed her ‘little kitten’ while inwardly reproaching herself.

She thought: In the future, I absolutely can’t exhaust my Omega like this again.

Gu Junwan had never imagined there would be a day when she ate in bed!

In the past, even when she was sick in bed, she had never done this.

But now, she really had no strength to get dressed and go to the dining table to eat.

Her entire body was sore and weak, she was hungry and sleepy, yet there was a restlessness flowing through her body.

This contradictory feeling made her not want to think, not want to get up, just wanting to sleep well again.

After feeding her, Shen Han went to get water for her Omega to rinse her mouth.

Gu Junwan, with her beautiful eyes half-open, watched the Alpha bustling around her, her red lips unconsciously curving into a slight smile.

The feeling of being wrapped inside and out by the cedar scent made her feel particularly at ease.

Not long after eating, Gu Junwan fell asleep again.

Her fatigue came not only from Shen Han’s indulgence but more from a complete relaxation after keeping her nerves taut for a long time.

The heavy stone that had been hanging in her heart for nearly two years had finally settled!

After Gu Junwan fell asleep, Shen Han began to eat.

Half an hour later, when Xu Zhao came up to collect the dishes and saw all the food boxes emptied, she was somewhat shocked.

The food she had prepared was more than enough for four adults!

Special Assistant Xu was very clear about her Empress’s appetite.

‘So, did Shen the dog eat three and a half people’s worth of food by herself?’

‘How much energy has she expended since last night?!’

‘Is the Empress alright?!’

……

Peace Palace, Empress’s Office.

Gu Qianqiu, having just dealt with the last urgent matter, once again let her phoenix eyes fall on her personal phone on the desk.

This phone had been lying quietly for a day.

She had been waiting since morning for Gu Junwan to call her back.

But now, with the sky almost dark, the phone hadn’t rung once.

Shen Han was an Alpha she approved of, so after ending the call with Xu Zhao last night, she hadn’t chosen to disturb them.

She even had a sense of ‘old mother’s gratification’ in her heart.

But now, even this calm and steady former empress was becoming restless.

She pressed her aching brow, then dialed Xu Zhao.

“Has Junwan come downstairs?”

“Not yet.”

“Have they not eaten at all?”

“No, no, Her Majesty ate something in the afternoon, I sent it up.”

At this point, Xu Zhao was almost dripping with cold sweat.

She knew what the former empress was calling to ask, and didn’t dare to answer just one question at a time.

After carefully considering her words, she began to report proactively: “Madam, Her Majesty might be tired from recent events, so she’s sleeping longer.”

“You needn’t worry, Shen Han has been upstairs taking care of her the whole time, and I’m always attentive to the situation. There won’t be any problems.”

Hearing these words, Gu Qianqiu finally felt reassured.

After all, the overall situation in the Federation was still in turmoil, and no one could guarantee absolute safety even inside the Peace Palace.

However, those two little ones were really too unrestrained!

It was already so late!

When calling in the evening, she would still need to give them a bit of a lecture!

In the end, Gu Qianqiu didn’t receive a call from her daughter even before bed.

……

When Gu Junwan woke up, it was already 10 PM.

With the current situation unsettled, the Empress’s romance couldn’t be made public yet.

So, Xu Zhao played the role of meal deliverer again, letting the two eat dinner in the leisure area of the bedroom.

To the outside world, it was said that the Empress had caught a slight cold.

This explained her absence and also covered up Shen Han’s stay in the villa.

The Empress was sick, and the doctor was constantly by her side taking care of her. Was there anything wrong with that?

This logic made sense!

Gu Junwan had slept all day, so she couldn’t sleep much at night.

She wanted to call her mother back, but seeing it was late, she didn’t.

Shen Han took a shower and came out without even drying her hair.

“Junwan, there’s a spot on my back I can’t reach. Can you help me apply some ointment?”

Gu Junwan was sitting on the sofa checking information on her tablet. Hearing this, she immediately shifted her gaze from the screen to the Alpha who had come up to her.

The other was wearing loose two-piece pajamas, her fair cheeks slightly reddened from the steam, crouching pitifully by her feet like a big dog waiting for its owner to scratch its chin.

The wet hair ends scattered over the Alpha’s shoulders and back, leaving patches of water stains on the silk pajamas.

Gu Junwan only looked once before pulling her onto the sofa to sit properly, exasperated.

She put away the tablet and got up to fetch the hair dryer.

“Why are you so careless? Is this how you are when you’re alone in your apartment too?”

Hearing her Omega’s clear and pleasant voice, Shen Han felt utterly comfortable from her ears to her heart.

She narrowed her eyes, thoroughly enjoying the other grooming her hair: “No, I usually dry it properly. It’s just today my back hurts, so I thought I’d apply some medicine first and then dry it.”

Gu Junwan’s slender fingers ran through the other’s black hair, the smooth texture making her feel as if she were stroking high-quality silk.

The cordless hair dryer was very quiet, allowing them to speak at normal volume without interference.

While running her hands through the other’s hair, Gu Junwan said: “Now you know it hurts? Weren’t you so brave when you rushed out to fight earlier?”

“Acting on your own and then using me as a shield, saying ‘mission accomplished’. Did I assign you any mission?”

Shen Han chuckled, not arguing back.

She thought to herself: Even when scolding, my wife is so gentle!

After completely drying the other’s hair, Gu Junwan began to apply medicine for her.

They had already done this and that in bed, so applying ointment to the other’s back wasn’t embarrassing for Gu Junwan anymore.

She had the other sit cross-legged on the sofa, while she knelt behind her.

Reaching under the hem to lift Shen Han’s top, her gaze then froze.

Gu Junwan had seen the other’s body during the day and knew there were several bruises.

But now, looking closely in a clear-minded state, those injuries seemed more serious.

Thinking about it, it was normal. There were few in the entire Fifth Army Group who could withstand Yu Xiao’s heavy punches.

Shen Han had fought with him for quite a while, and neither had held back much. How could the injuries be light?

Thinking of how that silly Alpha had clung to her for so long with a body full of bruises, Gu Junwan felt both heartache and reproach.

Just as she was about to say something, her gaze flickered, and the words on her lips were swallowed back.

Because she saw that the spot on the back the other had said was very painful was scratched by herself.

At the site of a fist-sized bruise, several long, thin scratch marks were particularly eye-catching.

The fresh red marks with some raised skin looked as if they had been plowed!

As Gu Junwan looked, her entire ear tip and neck flushed red.

She remembered!

At one point of reaching the peak of pleasure in the bathroom at noon, she had tightly gripped the other’s back.

At that time, her mind had been blank, and she hadn’t paid much attention.

Now she realized how fiercely she had scratched.