After Crossing Over, I Marked the Empress

The Empress’s residence was a villa with a vintage charm.

A real fireplace was embedded in the wall beneath the living room.

Ms. Fei Xi was 69 years old this year.

She had already been the acting housekeeper of the Gu family when the previous Empress was still a young girl.

After the coup six months ago, she voluntarily left the Peace Palace in the northern capital to come to the southern district and continue serving as the Empress’s private housekeeper.

Having served two generations of Empresses, Ms. Fei Xi was seen more as a stern elder in the eyes of the Gu family, rather than just a contracted domestic worker.

When she saw any improper behavior from the Empress, she would often point it out directly, unlike the other staff in the villa who feared Her Majesty’s dignity.

Now, the two were ascending the wooden stairs towards the living room on the second floor.

Gu Junwan maintained her usual calm expression, but her thoughts kept drifting back to the alley earlier.

The Alpha’s gentle yet domineering snow cedar scent seemed to linger on her lips.

Ms. Fei Xi’s mind was also on Shen Han at this moment.

However, the image she kept replaying was of Shen Han glaring at her.

As she thought about it, Ms. Fei Xi’s brows furrowed.

She spoke in a deep voice: “That Alpha who just escorted you back, her eyes were somewhat fierce when she glared at me.”

Hearing this suddenly, Gu Junwan’s steps faltered.

She turned her head slightly and nodded to the housekeeper beside her: “I’ll remind her to be mindful next time.”

But this wasn’t what Ms. Fei Xi wanted to hear.

She shook her head and continued: “I don’t care whether she respects me or not. I just want to remind you that that Alpha lacks some manners.”

For some reason, hearing Ms. Fei Xi say this, what flashed through Gu Junwan’s mind was the scene of Shen Han twisting those troublemakers on the street earlier.

‘Hitting people and then making them say New Year’s greetings, it was indeed a bit unreasonable and bullying.’

‘But, I really liked that side of Shen Han.’

‘Speaking of lacking, she does seem to be missing a scarf.’

‘Should I pick one out for her from an online store? Or…’

Before the Empress Omega could finish contemplating the scarf issue, Ms. Fei Xi’s slightly deep voice interrupted: “Your Majesty, are you listening to me?”

Caught daydreaming, Gu Junwan’s expression showed no panic.

Her eyes sincere, her voice calm: “Yes, I am.”

Ms. Fei Xi took a deep breath, then reminded her: “Your Majesty, you’ve gone the wrong way. Your room isn’t in this direction.”

Gu Junwan silently clenched her fingers hidden in her sleeve, then quickly turned around and headed towards the area where her room was located.

The small tips of her ears peeking out from her hair had turned red at some point.

……

Shen Han walked alone on the path back to her apartment.

She didn’t drive away the business car parked in the Empress’s villa courtyard.

That car had attracted enough attention tonight; it wouldn’t be appropriate to drive it around casually.

Additionally, the kiss with Gu Junwan in the alley earlier had left the Alpha’s entire body still emanating waves of heat.

She needed to walk in the cold wind a bit longer to better release the restless energy surging through her flesh and blood.

Recalling the Omega Empress’s sweet and soft scent, the Alpha couldn’t help but start bouncing along the small path.

She smiled shyly, then stopped beside a family car that still retained some warmth. Crouching down, she leaned close to the car’s rearview mirror, staring at her own lips in the reflection and grinning.

That spot had just been kissed by Gu Junwan on her own initiative.

Just as Shen Han was grinning widely at the mirror, utterly delighted, the mechanical sound of two car windows being lowered rang in her ears.

Then, three heads popped out from the front and back windows beside Shen Han – a middle-aged man and two children, all looking at her with surprised expressions.

Shen Han’s back suddenly stiffened, her toes curling tightly inside her shoes.

That somewhat familiar feeling of sudden social death spread rapidly through her entire body like poison.

“Haha, I won the lottery today and got a bit too excited. Sorry about that.”

Quickly tossing out this excuse, she hurriedly circled to the back of the car and ran swiftly into the distance.

Having just experienced a bout of social death, the Alpha didn’t even dare to run directly to her apartment’s main entrance.

She took a detour to the private passage used by Gu Junwan, only then slipping back home while wiping the sweat from her forehead.

Not far away.

A couple with their two children got out of the family car.

The wife bent down to pick up her little daughter, whispering to her husband: “Is that person gone? It was quite scary.”

The husband, holding his son’s hand in one hand and shopping bags in the other, laughed casually: “This is the base, security is tight! Didn’t she say she won the lottery tonight?”

The wife nodded, unable to help adding: “The amount she won must not be small, to be that happy.”

On the first day of the New Year, the members of the trainee guard team were no longer performing patrol duties.

They sat straight-backed and proper in a training room.

Instructor Liu, wearing camouflage combat fatigues, stood at the front speaking.

“After months of training, the fact that you 45 people can still sit here listening to this old man ramble proves that you are excellent elite soldiers in all aspects.”

“However, a soldier who has never truly been on the battlefield can never learn to revere life, can never become a qualified warrior!”

“So next, you will enter the final round of assessment. The top 30 ranked members will become the Empress’s official personal guard team-”

Listening to Instructor Liu’s impassioned pre-battle mobilization, Shen Han felt both excited and slightly depressed.

She had just confirmed her romantic relationship with Gu Junwan, and now they had to separate so soon?

She wasn’t too worried about going to the battlefield, but damn, this decision came too suddenly!

It hadn’t been mentioned at all before, and now they were leaving just like that.

She still wanted to kiss and hug Gu more! Who knew how long it would be before they could return to the base?

After Instructor Liu finished speaking, several other instructors immediately brought over agreement documents.

They explained the contents while guiding the Alphas to sign and leave their fingerprints.

After all, the trials on the battlefield were always a matter of life and death.

The Alphas could still choose to refuse now, but once they signed in black ink and red fingerprint, there was no turning back.

Instructor Liu left the training room and went directly to the Empress’s office.

The final battlefield assessment was indeed a necessary part of the Empress’s guard team, but logically, the timing shouldn’t have been this early.

Gu Junwan didn’t immediately respond to Instructor Liu’s request.

Because she knew someone must have intervened in this matter, and that person was likely her mother.

Perhaps seeing that the Empress was pondering for some time,

Instructor Liu couldn’t help but offer some quiet reassurance: “Your Majesty, you don’t need to worry too much. The illegal armed forces of Mount Zhixing won’t use weapons of mass destruction. The casualty rate is relatively low. This is a test that the trainee guard team must go through. I will do my best to ensure they all return safely.”

Gu Junwan finally signed her approval on the document.

Because as Instructor Liu said, this was something they couldn’t avoid.

The trainee guard team was to assemble and depart in the afternoon.

Shen Han hurriedly made a phone call to Gu Junwan.

At that time, Gu Junwan was in a video call with a foreign member of parliament.

Seeing Shen Han’s incoming call, she apologetically rescheduled the meeting time with the other party and answered Shen Han’s call.

Shen Han first briefly explained that she had to leave the base in the afternoon.

Then she said pitifully on the phone: “When we depart, our phones will be collected. Not only will I not be able to see you, I won’t even be able to hear your voice soon.”

This mutter, which could hardly be called sweet talk, still tinged the sensitive ear tips of the Empress Omega with a touch of red.

But Gu Junwan didn’t know how to comfort her Alpha girlfriend with sweet words.

She could only give some reminders about staying safe.

Listening to the clear and pleasant voice on the other end of the phone, Shen Han chuckled softly: “After I complete this mission and return, I’ll be your official guard. Then I can go wherever you go, so I’ll do my best this time!”

A cloud seemed to float into the Empress Omega’s heart, softly caressing her heart’s lake.

“Shen Han.”

“Ah, I’m here!”

“I’ll be waiting for your return.”

Just this one sentence seemed to set off fireworks in the Alpha’s mind.

Just as Shen Han was about to say something more, interrupting voices came from both ends of the phone simultaneously.

“Boss, the doctor for the physical examination is urging us.”

“Your Majesty, the President of Xinli Country is on the line.”

Time was pressing, and Shen Han had no way to express her inner joy to the other. She could only kiss the phone.

That unusually clear kissing sound immediately brought back memories of last night for Gu Junwan.

Her heart felt as if it had been gently brushed by a feather. The Alpha’s soft lips seemed to have penetrated through the electric current, directly imprinting on the Omega’s cheek.

When Xu Zhao pushed open the office door, she looked up to see her Empress sitting in a daze, holding a phone with a flushed face and red ears.

This efficient Special Assistant was instantly shocked.

She wondered suspiciously: What’s wrong with Her Majesty? The room temperature isn’t set very high, is it?

……

The camp Shen Han and the others were heading to was located deep in the mountains of the Fifth District.

Although this planet’s technological development far surpassed the Blue Water Planet she had come from, not every inch of land here was covered by information cities.

In many areas with special magnetic fields, it was impossible to establish information base stations.

The people in these areas mostly maintained the old way of life.

In some ways, it was similar to some small county towns before Shen Han’s transmigration.

Their mission this time was to participate in the suppression of the non-governmental armed forces of Mount Zhixing.

The military vehicles wound their way up the mountain roads. By midnight, several people had already developed severe altitude sickness.

The vehicles temporarily stopped on the rugged mountain road, with medics hurrying about with oxygen tanks.

Shen Han jumped down from the military vehicle. The cold mountain wind, full of chilly air, ruffled the loose hair at her temples.

The young Alpha raised her hand to adjust her cap brim, revealing a pair of bright black eyes full of excitement.

Highland terrain? What a familiar and nostalgic battlefield!