After Crossing Over, I Marked the Empress

Everyone entered the masquerade ball in evening wear, their faces covered by masks concealing most of their features.

Combined with the elaborate head-to-toe attire, it was quite challenging to accurately identify a particular attendee unless one knew their identity beforehand or was extremely familiar with them.

Shen Han entered the venue surrounded by her comrades, instantly drawing the attention of everyone present.

Inevitably, with 30 Alphas entering together, everyone knew they were members of the guard team.

Not all of tonight’s “fathers-in-law” and “mothers-in-law” were vying for Shen Han.

The guard team had many other excellent, eligible Alphas who were also good son-in-law choices, and far less challenging to pursue than Shen Han.

Just moments ago, before the guard team entered, two Omega ladies in elegant attire nearly came to blows over whose daughter should invite Shen Han to dance first.

Old He Zheng of the He family silently smirked nearby.

‘You people, if you intend to set your sights on that Alpha, you’re all destined to fail.’

Thinking of this, he looked at his granddaughter He Meng standing beside him, glancing around.

“You’re not going anywhere tonight. Stay by Grandpa’s side.”

He Meng, wearing a fox mask, responded with a gloomy “Oh,” her gaze scanning the area where the guard team members were concentrated through the mask’s slits.

All 30 guard team members walked towards a rest area.

Halfway there, some had already gone off to dance.

By the time Shen Han sat on the sofa in the rest area, fewer than 10 people remained in the group.

She actually wanted to leave too – leave the venue entirely.

With Gu Junwan not here, she didn’t want to dance with anyone else.

Shortly after the guard team sat down, Omegas began approaching confidently to invite Alphas to dance.

Ning Xi had her eye on an Omega wearing a skull mask with an extremely curvaceous figure.

She took a sip of champagne and turned to Shen Han, “Boss, I’m going to have some fun! You should relax too, go dance with some Omegas. This kind of proper social dance – even if your girlfriend found out, she wouldn’t be upset.”

In Ning Xi’s view, dancing with Omegas in this setting was perfectly normal.

If a girlfriend would fuss over something like this, it must be the girlfriend’s own problem.

If Xu Zhao could hear her thoughts, she would certainly retort: How naive!

If Shen Han dared to invite other Omegas to dance, her girlfriend would make sure everyone knew exactly where the problem lay!

Shen Han didn’t discuss Alpha-Omega attraction with Ning Xi.

Everyone has their own relationship standards. Seeking common ground while reserving differences was fine; there was no need for everyone to follow the same set of rules.

She waved Ning Xi off, indicating she should go enjoy herself and not worry about her.

Ma Haoyu wore a baby-face mask and a finely tailored suit with a small bow tie, exuding a proper gentlemanly air.

He said to Shen Han beside him, “Boss, don’t worry! I’m not going anywhere. I’ll stay here with you.”

Hearing this, Shen Han felt slightly touched.

But she felt he didn’t need to keep her company either. Tonight’s ball had many quality Omegas; the little guy should go seek his own romance.

Just as she was thinking this, before she could urge him to mingle on the dance floor, an Omega in Lolita-style dress approached.

The little Lolita Omega stood prettily before Ma Haoyu.

Her voice sounded somewhat shy: “Hello, may I ask you for a dance?”

“Sure!” Ma Haoyu replied very promptly.

With that, the little guy stood up and walked shoulder to shoulder with the little Lolita towards the dance floor.

Shen Han: “!!!”

Damn it! You could at least hesitate a little!

In less than three minutes, only Shen Han remained in the rest area.

At the same moment, in an area where Omegas were concentrated, seven or eight people stood up successively, striding elegantly straight towards Shen Han’s location.

“Sisters, I’ve arranged for the other guard team members to be invited away! I don’t need to say more about what’s next, right?”

“Got it, got it. Sisters, may the best woman win, but let’s keep things orderly.”

“What should I do? I’m a bit nervous. My heart is racing. What if she doesn’t like the scent of my pheromones?”

“Hehe, sister, you’re jumping the gun here. Why don’t you worry about successfully inviting her to dance first before saying such things?”

“Let’s all talk less. What pheromones? Everyone’s wearing suppressant patches tonight. Anyone who dares release pheromones here will be immediately escorted out once detected!”

As they spoke, the group of Omegas approached Shen Han’s area.

Looking at the group walking straight towards her, Shen Han actually felt like she was being surrounded by a gang of delinquent girls!

But in this setting, she couldn’t just stand up and leave.

It was basic ball etiquette. You could refuse an invitation, but as a courtesy, you couldn’t abruptly leave when someone was about to invite you.

Soon, Shen Han’s rest area was occupied by Omegas of various characteristics.

These Omegas belonged to the highest quality tier at tonight’s event.

They lacked nothing in family background, temperament, or courage.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have the ability to collect information on the guard team members’ attire and arrange for other Omegas to clear the field for them.

Tonight, Shen Han wore an off-shoulder black gown, one side of her neck and shoulder exposed.

Her delicate collarbone and slender yet powerful white shoulder made the Omegas’ gazes slightly heated.

She wore a cat-patterned mask, revealing only a pair of clear black and white eyes on the upper half of her face.

The lower half showed lips that one wanted to kiss and a well-defined jawline.

At this point, an Omega in a red dress offered Shen Han a glass of champagne.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you. May I invite you for a dance?”

Shen Han politely accepted the champagne: “How pleased are you?”

The Omega in the red dress was briefly stunned, suddenly unsure how to answer.

Earlier, she had even prepared what to say if rejected.

She never expected the other’s response to be completely off-script!

Seeing that Shen Han didn’t seem interested in the red dress sister, another Omega immediately seized the opportunity.

She leaned slightly towards Shen Han, her voice noticeably soft: “Could you teach me how to dance? This song is one I particularly like, but I just can’t seem to learn it well.”

Hearing this, the other Omegas immediately accused her of cheating in their hearts.

Using psychological tactics right off the bat!

It’s well known that Alphas are generally competitive. With her soft, helpless learning posture, even if the Alpha wasn’t interested in her, they probably wouldn’t refuse.

While the Omegas were internally criticizing their sister,

Shen Han had already responded to her: “What a coincidence, I don’t know how to dance to that song either.”

The Omegas: “???”

A woman in a purple dress reacted fastest, quickly interjecting: “I know how! I can lead you in the dance.”

Shen Han thought for a moment, then replied: “I might step on your feet that way.”

The Omega who extended the invitation felt she had a chance and immediately stood up, reaching out her delicate hand to Shen Han: “I’m not afraid.”

Shen Han placed all the sunflower seeds she had been holding in her other hand into the Omega’s palm.

Then she said very seriously: “But I am.”

The Omega, now holding a handful of sunflower seeds, was completely dumbfounded.

While the surrounding Omega sisters were secretly gloating, they also felt very confused by Shen Han’s move.

What respectable Alpha would do such a thing?

Outside the rest area, others closely watching Shen Han’s situation were also stunned.

They particularly couldn’t understand why the Omega in the elegant gown would reach out to ask the Alpha for sunflower seeds?!

Shen Han’s rest area fell into silence.

Just as she was about to use the excuse of going to the restroom to slip away, an Omega wearing a black panther mask walked into her space.

The Omega wore a cheongsam-style gown, with a small button fastened at the diagonal shoulder, concealing all the skin of her neck and shoulders under the fabric.

Such attire seemed quite conservative among the bare-shouldered and backless gowns in the venue.

However, the elegance emanating from the Omega’s very being transformed this conservatism into mystery and nobility.

As she walked, a pair of long, snow-white legs occasionally peeked through the side slit of her dress.

The Omega wore almost no accessories, save for a pair of earrings dangling from her delicate earlobes.

As she moved, the chain earrings swayed. Though they made no sound, Shen Han felt she heard joyous chirping in her mind.

The Alpha slowly stood up. Through the other’s black panther mask, she saw a pair of golden phoenix eyes she knew all too well.

Shen Han was incredibly excited internally but didn’t speak up.

She worried Gu Junwan’s voice might be recognized by those around them.

The Omega in the black panther mask walked directly to Shen Han, sweeping a cool gaze over the surrounding beauties.

Then she fixed her eyes on the Alpha before her and extended her hand: “Shall we dance?”

Hearing these three short words, before Shen Han could react, the surrounding Omegas were already secretly mocking.

Pairs of eyes eager for drama all fell on the woman in the black panther mask.

They thought: Who do you think you are? Trying to lure away this Alpha with your mysterious act?

Heh, let’s see how you embarrass yourself. It would be best if the Alpha gives you a handful of sunflower seeds too. That would serve you right!

As the women were thinking this, they saw Shen Han gently grasp the delicate hand the Omega had extended.

Then, with an especially bright smile, she answered: “Certainly!”

The Omegas: “?!!”